Paul Roquet’s new book traces the very different trajectories of virtual reality in the U.S. and Japan.

In a new book, MIT political scientist Evan Lieberman examines a quarter-century of post-Apartheid government and finds meaningful progress.

This aspect of syntax helps us do much more than just build sentences, linguist Shigeru Miyagawa contends.

In a new book, an MIT scholar examines how game-theory logic underpins many of our seemingly odd and irrational decisions.

In his book, “New Industrial Urbanism,” Eran Ben-Joseph looks at the evolving form and function of 21st-century cities.

Historian Tanalís Padilla’s new book about activist rural schools in Mexico highlights long-running tensions in the nation’s politics.

Professor Lily Tsai’s new book explains how “retributive justice,” the high-profile sanctioning of some in society, helps authoritarians solidify public support.

Dwaipayan Banerjee’s new book examines the psychological and social terrain of living with cancer in a country where the disease has long been downplayed.

In a new book, Professor David Kaiser describes dramatic shifts in the history of an evolving discipline.

In a new book, political scientist David Singer finds two key factors connected to financial-sector collapses around the globe.