In the early hours of 15 April 1912, the Cunard steamship Carpathia receives a distress call from the new White Star lin......more
Guy D. Stiebel provides an in-depth study of Roman weaponry as used in Judaea from the arrival of the Romans in the area......more
The Sea Dogs were seafaring merchantmen who originally traded mainly with Holland and France. During Queen Elizabeth’s r......more
J3, a small boat around 6 meters long, was discovered by the Institut Européen d’Archéologie Sous-Marine (IEASM) in the ......more
This book explores the lessons that can be gleaned through a look from the East Central European experience of dissent f......more
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Charlotte Alston’s important new study explores the relationship between Russian anti-state activists and western public......more
Aiming to understand the ways in which depictions of the Nazi genocide relate to the societies that produce them, Holoca......more
Winner of the Bloomsbury and World History Association Diversity in World History First Monograph Prize Exploring the hi......more
No organization was more central to the history of Ireland in the 20th century than the Irish Volunteers. This is the fi......more
A gripping art history cold case: the previously untold story of Victorine Meurent, forgotten painter and famous muse to......more
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Nestled at the bottom of an old leather trunk for well over a century lay a forgotten manuscript--a long-lost story the ......more
In 1827 the Duke of Wellington - former Commander-in-Chief of the British Army and British Prime Minister - ordered the ......more
The first biography of performing artist, writer, and civil and human rights activist Fredi Washington. Following Fredi ......more
"Anyone wanting to add an excellent reference and history book detailing Anne Bonny and Mary Read and related informatio......more
In the history of Christianity, the so-called ’Church Fathers’ hold an immensely important place. This title, which we n......more
What did people in Britain know (or not know) about the Holocaust as it was unfolding? Did the news of what was happenin......more
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The stories of America’s unsung computing women, brought out of the shadows and into their rightful place in the history......more
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The incredible untold stories of the British women who broke the rules and pioneered female running today. Did you know ......more
The 20th-anniversary edition of Gary Kinder’s bestselling dramatic story of shipwreck, treasure lost and found, and a ne......more
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In Three Stars of Redemption: Influential Women in the Life of Franz Rosenzweig, Amy Hill Shevitz highlights three women......more
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An expansive spatial history of Drancy, the Parisian antechamber to Auschwitz, from the 1930s to the present day. Drancy......more
"There are many women like Belén whose names we don’t know, but whose stories are just as important. An uplifting chroni......more
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From the streets of Petrograd during the heady autumn of 1917, to Mao’s stunning victory in October 1949, and Fidel’s tr......more
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How Hollywood’s greatest actresses proved women didn’t need leading men to rule the box office in one of cinema’s most d......more
A historical tour de force that demolishes the myths and taboos that have surrounded Jewish and Israeli history, The Inv......more
Aristocrat Lady Charlotte Bertie navigated a surprising and adventurous life marked by familiar disapproval, business ac......more
In 19th-century Newcastle, women played essential yet underappreciated roles in society, balancing labor, family, and ac......more
The Black Book of Espionage: Secret Tradecraft of Russian Female Agents - A Tale of "Red Swallows" (’Lastochki’, in the ......more
When the call went out in 1917 for volunteers willing to serve both at home and on the Western Front in a newly founded ......more
Although my head was shaved and I had a number on my arm, I had not lost my identity totally. I may no longer have had a......more
A leading historian’s revelatory exploration of antisemitism in the United States--from 1940s anti-Jewish riots until to......more
Vivienne Westwood was a conundrum. Softly spoken yet forthright, she straddled the worlds of fashion, politics, social j......more
"Terrifying, fascinating, and important." --Sara Sheridan, author of Where Are the Women? and The Fair Botanists Nothing......more
A unique blend of personal reflection, historical fiction, and interview-based nonfiction that vividly imagines the live......more
Homophobia in Nazi Concentration Camps is a seminal study of the often-stigmatised topic of homophobia among prisoners i......more
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The last decades of the Ottoman Empire saw heated debates about and changes to the role of women in society. This book a......more
Here, Daniel Zisenwine looks at Tunisia under the rule of Ben Ali, from 1987 when he rose to power until the 2011 protes......more
This book examines the reception of Graeco-Roman sculptures of Venus and their role in the construction of the body aest......more
Huey P. Newton has always been something of an intellectual enigma. Famous for co-founding the Black Panther Party in 19......more
At just 24 years old, Tanja Nijmeijer left the Netherlands to join the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a ......more
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A new history of two centuries of Jewish revolts against the Roman Empire, drawing on recent archeological discoveries a......more
Examines how young Jewish Americans’ fundamentally Jewish values have led them to organize in solidarity with Palestinia......more
With Virginia Woolf as a guide, the stories of eight radical 20th century women--wanderers, rebels, explorers, mentors--......more
Written in 1939 and unpublished until 2000, Sebastian Haffner’s memoir of the rise of Nazism in Germany offers a unique ......more
The candid, definitive biography of professional tennis’s first openly transgender player, Renée Richards, featuring nev......more
A remarkable firsthand account of the rise and fall of the Nazis told from the inside of a prison cell. The first comple......more
Once regarded as a critical maritime highway in the wake of British abolition, the channels of The Bahamas became a cros......more
Once regarded as a critical maritime highway in the wake of British abolition, the channels of The Bahamas became a cros......more
Should willingness to kill be a requirement for U.S. citizenship? Girl Without a Country tells the compelling, confoundi......more
Women played an essential role in the creation and incorporation of the Society for Ethnomusicology. Charlotte J. Frisbi......more
Women played an essential role in the creation and incorporation of the Society for Ethnomusicology. Charlotte J. Frisbi......more
A sweeping biography that opens a window onto the gilded age of Jewish philanthropy. Baron Maurice de Hirsch was one of ......more
A gripping true story of sacrifice, sabotage, survival and impossible choices, in the darkest days of war. One child. Tw......more
The first study of Somali piracy by a native Somalian, this book adds a new, a much-needed perspective on an issue that ......more
A sweeping history of the Italian Jewish experience from antiquity to today Jews arrived in ancient Rome before Christia......more
During the late 1930s, a small group of American and Filipino diplomats played cards regularly. While their poker matche......more
In Nazi Germany, telling jokes about Hitler could get you killed. Is it permissible to laugh at Hitler? This is a questi......more
The world has changed since the 1930s, but human nature has not. What can we learn when comparing far-right populism in ......more
The only power otherwise powerless people possess lies in their numbers. Riots and Rebels is an examination of how peopl......more
From propaganda posters to Pablo Picasso’s Guernica, images of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) reemerge across the glo......more
The Constitutional Revolution of 1908-1909 is one of the most transformative yet misunderstood moments in late Ottoman h......more
Olga of Kyiv, the first female ruler of the Rus, was a leader unlike any other. Best remembered for her ruthless revenge......more
Though often restricted as aviators, women helped build a stable aircraft industry that became the envy of the world. Ba......more
Though often restricted as aviators, women helped build a stable aircraft industry that became the envy of the world. Ba......more
Iran is home to one of the largest Middle Eastern Jewish communities outside of Israel, numbering around 10,000 people t......more
Provides a rare study of Jews in small town America For many years, histories of Jews in the United States focused on Je......more
Provides a rare study of Jews in small town America For many years, histories of Jews in the United States focused on Je......more
From Pulitzer Prize finalist and historian Micki McElya, the first complete, in-depth look at a critical but overlooked ......more
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A National Jewish Book Awards Finalist WINNER, ZIBBY AWARDS FOR BEST FAMILY DRAMA & BEST STORY OF OVERCOMING Weaving mys......more
Modernist painter, socialist realist, Holocaust survivor, and student of the Parisian Avant Garde, Jewish-Polish artist ......more
This book provides the first ever English translation of the Yiddish play, Mississippi. Penned in 1935 by Leyb Malakh, i......more
This book provides the first ever English translation of the Yiddish play, Mississippi. Penned in 1935 by Leyb Malakh, i......more