A war is being waged against the Past. Whether it’s toppling statues, decolonising the curriculum or erasing terms from ......more

Critical approaches to public archaeology have been in use since the 1980s, however only recently have archaeologists be......more

What would our country be today if Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy had survived t......more

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Sieges were the exception, rather than the norm, of the Napoleonic Wars. This simple truth may seem unremarkable to the ......more

This collection of vivid essays examines some of the most fascinating aspects of the German resistance to Hitler. It inc......more

Setting out a history of cyberspace and its relationship with the discipline that was to become digital humanities, this......more

A desire for intimacy in domestic spaces - motivated by a growing sense of individualistic expression, an incentive to c......more

Assessing the impact of Germany’s defeat on the policing of Berlin, this book addresses the reconstruction of the police......more

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Guaranteed to change how you picture Prohibition, this lively history turns the spotlight on four women in the immediate......more

This microhistory of a shipping accident reveals how racialized labor management fuelled maritime capitalism in the age ......more

The exchange of populations between Poland and Ukraine, which took place in the context of the modification of territori......more

Essential reading for anyone interested in this period, or simply curious as to how Christmas was celebrated in the past......more

An immersive history of a pivotal stretch of water ’Fascinating, spellbinding, erudite and great fun.’ Roddy Doyle ’Rema......more

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An engaging look at ocean routes’ complicated beginnings and elusive impact. Sara Caputo’s Tracks on the Ocean is a swee......more

This book charts the history of gin from its arrival in England in the sixteenth century to the present day. In doing so......more

In his introduction to the foundational 1925 text The New Negro, Alain Locke described the "Old Negro" as "a creature of......more

Enlightenment studies are currently in a state of flux, with unresolved arguments among its adherents about its dates, i......more

A history of regionalism in Indonesia. Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous country, is a vast archipelago with a......more

Discover a vast treasure trove of botanical knowledge in The Botanist’s Library, a superbly illustrated collection of 30......more

Hindu Dharma presents Gandhi’s views on Hindu dharma. Gandhi, being a Hindu himself, closely observed and studied the ph......more

In Vitreous Vitae: St. Margaret of Antioch in Thirteenth-Century Stained Glass, Ashley J. Laverock considers the represe......more

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From the early days of the Renaissance to the Great Northern War, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was one of the grea......more

A visual icon and a global phenomenon The Rubik’s Cube was invented in 1974 by Ernő Rubik, a Hungarian architecture prof......more

When a little dog named Cherry died in 1881, his owners arranged for a grave in a nearby gatekeeper’s garden in London. ......more

Fresh perspectives on the implications of gender and race in US military history from a diverse group of scholars in the......more

Critically reassesses Canada’s Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration in light of its contribution to ecological cha......more

What was the mood of the British people during the middle and later years of the Second World War? How did they react to......more

The experience of all occupied countries during the Second World War was characterized by severe material shortages. Foo......more

For the past decade at least 25% of the UK population and 30% of children have been in poverty by internationally accept......more

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Americans often use the words progressive, liberal, and radical more or less interchangeably without understanding their......more

From the hosts of the criminally popular podcast Criminalia, Holly Frey and Maria Trimarchi, a dangerously delicious coc......more

What is the history of ’everyday health’ in the postwar world, and where might we find it? This volume moves away from t......more

From a "brilliant, one-of-a-kind maestro" (Booklist), a vibrant tapestry of memoir, research, and criticism Again, today......more

A Hudson Valley Reckoning tells the long-ignored story of slavery’s history in upstate New York through Debra Bruno’s ab......more

Border of Water and Ice explores the significance of the Yalu River as a strategic border between Korea and Manchuria (N......more

The Speeches That Defined Our Era What were the most important and influential speeches of our time? Discover the answer......more

Winner of the Clinton Jackson Coley Book Award from the Alabama Historical Association In the first-ever narrative histo......more

Few would dispute that these days Vancouver is a prime craft beer destination, with over 70 breweries in the greater Van......more

The new edition of Viral Pandemics illuminates how the increasing emergence of novel viruses has combined with intensify......more

In 2021, the American Historical Association published a study on how the American public perceives and understands the ......more

This book discusses the history of the Parental Advisory Label (PAL) in the USA and the Parents Music Resource Center (P......more

This book sheds light on the untold stories of individual student activists at Queens College, New York City, during the......more

’You have given a faithful portrait of a Thug’s life, his ceremonies, and his acts’ Often overshadowed by Kipling’s Kim ......more

For readers of How Democracies Die, two legal scholars expose the history of the GOP’s hidden political strategy to roll......more

For the last two centuries, groups of influential men have, in the professed interest of fiscal responsibility, crime re......more

A rousing history of the penalty kick and its introduction in English football by a famed British writer & editor. "Foot......more

The compelling history of a struggling Canadian mining region. The Canadian postwar economic boom did not include one we......more

Projections of Dakar studies the audiovisual creations and practices of twenty-first-century Senegalese filmmakers livin......more

Projections of Dakar studies the audiovisual creations and practices of twenty-first-century Senegalese filmmakers livin......more

Have you ever stopped and thought about the name of your home country or one you’re travelling to? What it means, where ......more

Arabic Dialogues explores the motivations of historical Arabic learners and the effectiveness of the instructional mater......more

Arabic Dialogues explores the motivations of historical Arabic learners and the effectiveness of the instructional mater......more

A ground-breaking new study brings us a very different picture of the Second World War, asking fundamental questions abo......more

The explosive history of weaponized mail over hundreds of years. This book unfolds the gripping history of weaponized ma......more

A powerful biography that presents analysis of a black working-class woman who rose from a tenement slum in intensely ra......more

Winner of the ECPA Book of the Year Award for Bibles Explore the Ancient World Behind the Written Word The ESV Archaeolo......more

In June 1609, two judges left Bordeaux for a territory at the very edge of their jurisdiction, a Basque-speaking provinc......more

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"A richly detailed and well-informed month-by-month accounting of all the major Polish customs and traditions practiced ......more

A "thought-provoking and timely" (The Times) global history of witch trials across Europe, Africa, and the Americas, tol......more

We navigate our interactions with strangers according to a host of unwritten rules, rituals and (sometimes awkward) atte......more

Celtic Names is a rich source of reference for anyone interested in, and inspired by, the Celtic world. The influence of......more

Anthropological Theory: An Introductory History presents a selection of critical essays in anthropology from 1860 to the......more

At the beginning of this history, in the ninth century, Iceland was uninhabited save for fowl and smaller arctic animals......more

Richard Heppner is Emeritus Professor of Communications and the former Vice President of Academic Affairs at Orange Coun......more

Travel to Planet Drag and explore the styles, influences, artists, and events that have made the art of drag so outrageo......more

In June 2022, former miners secured through the Scottish Parliament a collective pardon for convictions acquired during ......more

In June 2022, former miners secured through the Scottish Parliament a collective pardon for convictions acquired during ......more

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