New collections of classic works by Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters enable a better appreciation of a beloved but understudied genre of American music.

A new exhibit on Nigeria’s royals shows that the country’s greatest asset is its dizzying array of ethnic groups and languages.

Wolf Hall: sex, religion, violence, and why the Tudors still captivate 500 years later.

Bored of writing about the Kim regime’s antics, two veteran journalists offer a rich portrait of ordinary life in North Korea—how people dress, date, work, and play.

The humble Jewish peddler, in bringing his wares to the hinterlands of the new world, played a surprisingly important role in shaping modern American society.

The classic Ron Shelton film Bull Durham (1988) takes its hero on a Dantean journey from purgatory to paradise.

A new biography of Brent Scowcroft captures some of the man the author once worked for, but only some.

War remains one of the most consistently misunderstood of human behaviors.

Authors tapping into the renewed interest in the history and nature of capitalism are stumbling over an unexpected problem: There’s no agreement on what capitalism is.

The South China Sea’s contested islands are host not only to conflict between China and its smaller neighbors, but also to a standoff between Chinese ambition and American strategic resolve.