The Public Square books in order

A book series from Princeton University Press exploring contemporary political and cultural debates, with several volumes by Jill Lepore.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Uncouth Nation: Why Europe Dislikes America 2007 Jill Lepore Buy
2 The Politics of the Veil 2007 Jill Lepore Buy
3 The Case for Big Government 2008 Jill Lepore Buy
4 The Posthuman Dada Guide: Tzara & Lenin Play Chess 2009 Jill Lepore Buy
5 Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities 2010 Jill Lepore Buy
6 The Whites of Their Eyes: The Tea Party’s Revolution and the Battle Over American History 2010 Jill Lepore Buy
7 The End of the West: The Once and Future Europe 2011 Jill Lepore Buy
8 On the Muslim Question 2013 Jill Lepore Buy
9 Sex & Secularism 2017 Jill Lepore Buy
10 Renewal 2021 Jill Lepore Buy

The Public Square series from Princeton University Press publishes concise books on important political and cultural questions. Jill Lepore’s contributions include “The Whites of Their Eyes” (2010), which examined how the Tea Party movement invoked the American Revolution.

Other volumes in the series address topics from European identity to Islam and secularism, making complex political debates accessible to general readers.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the The Public Square series?

There are ten books in the The Public Square series, published between 2007 and 2021.

What is the first book in the The Public Square series?

The first book in the The Public Square series is Uncouth Nation: Why Europe Dislikes America, published in 2007.

What is The Public Square series?

The Public Square is a Princeton University Press series of short, accessible books on political and cultural topics. Jill Lepore contributed The Whites of Their Eyes (2010), about the Tea Party’s use of the American Revolution, among other entries in the series.

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