A "supremely entertaining" (The New Yorker) exploration of who gets to record the world’s history--from Julius Caesar to......more
The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Memory Studies will be the first major reference work in the rapidly developing field of Me......more
The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Cultural Heritage and Conflict critically analyses therelationship between cultural heritag......more
A COMPANION TO GLOBAL HISTORICAL THOUGHT A Companion to Global Historical Thought provides an overview of the developmen......more
This book examines and corrects the most common, enduring and pernicious historical misconceptions about Jews and the pr......more
Though many archival digital objects were not "born digital," the archive is now a location for digital research. And, w......more
Though many archival digital objects were not "born digital," the archive is now a location for digital research. And, w......more
Human beings have an overwhelming tendency to overemphasize the significance of the present without considering context ......more
For all of the recent debates over the methods and theoretical underpinnings of the historical profession, scholars and ......more
On the surface, historical scholarship might seem thoroughly incompatible with political engagement: the ideal historian......more
The purpose of this small book is threefold. It aims to furnish an outline survey of the entire body of Irish placenames......more
Written by one of the country’s most renowned rulers, A Description of Moldavia provides unique insight into the geograp......more
Presenting a new historical narrative on European integration and identity this title examines how the concept of Europe......more
Offers a rich interpretation of the region’s vexed history through a detailed study of the commemorative practices enact......more
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Illuminates how this larger-than-life military figure evolved into the hero and legend we know today...more
Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) is, by far, the most celebrated military theorist, whose prestige has reached new height......more
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Based on her own sweeping research, an award-winning Oxford history professor overturns the way the West thinks about it......more
The encounter of indigenous history-making tradition with Western historical practice has been long neglected in Southea......more
This book explores the intersections of affect, memory and privilege among Bogota’s upper middle class. Combining appro......more
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This volume convenes eight noted scholars with varied positions at the interface of formal and historical literary criti......more
Migrants cuts through the toxic debates to tell the rich and collective stories of humankind’s urge to move. ’Fascinatin......more
Dwelling is both an action and a location; it combines the spatial idea of habitation (dwelling in) with the temporal id......more
While the social and cultural history of the early modern military has greatly advanced in the last few decades, the rel......more
This edited volume encompasses a range of themes and approaches relevant to the field of South African history today, as......more
"This book examines authority in discourse from ancient to modern historians, while also presenting instances of current......more
This book seeks to overcome the tension between ’western’ and ’non-western’ categories and tools in the study of global ......more
The first systematic inquiry into the Texas Rangers did not begin until 1935 with Walter Prescott Webb’s publication The......more
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Making Makers presents a comprehensive history of a seminal work of scholarship which has exerted a persistent attractio......more
If history were music, then the genre of this book would be punk. For nearly 400 years, it has been widely accepted that......more
This Manuscript is an analysis of the African Diaspora. It will define the African Diaspora and how the concepts behind ......more
This Manuscript is an analysis of the African Diaspora. It will define the African Diaspora and how the concepts behind ......more
Through a collection of essays that reflect the complexity of the island’s historical past as it operates today, Public ......more
Ahmad bin Yahuya al-Baladhuri’s History of the Arab Invasions is perhaps the most important single source for the histor......more
The history of the Soviet Union has been charted in several studies over the decades. These depictions while combining a......more
Oral History at a Distance is the first publication to explore both the ideas behind and application of oral history in ......more
Oral History at a Distance is the first publication to explore both the ideas behind and application of oral history in ......more
This book aims to address a neglected field of research by providing evidence-based insights into how contemporary visit......more
What makes historical writing distinctive? In Representation, Franklin Rudolf Ankersmit--the preeminent figure in the ph......more
What makes historical writing distinctive? In Representation, Franklin Rudolf Ankersmit--the preeminent figure in the ph......more
From the early fourth century, the veneration of saints and relics spread rapidly across Christendom from the British Is......more
This book explores the writing of church history during the early Byzantine period, reconsidering the evidence for the n......more
Like its predecessor, Writing Mormon History, this book delves into the captivating narratives of multiple historians as......more
This open access book sheds light on collective practices of remembering, imagining and anticipating in relation to rece......more
This open access book sheds light on collective practices of remembering, imagining and anticipating in relation to rece......more
Reflecting the growing interest of historians in memory studies, this edited collection examines the relationship betwee......more
Bringing together a fascinatingly diverse yet closely related group of subjects, Where Words and Images Meet asks us to ......more
Bringing together a fascinatingly diverse yet closely related group of subjects, Where Words and Images Meet asks us to ......more
While humanists agreed on identifying the main requirement of the historical genre with truthfulness, they disagreed on ......more
Lessons of history are often referred to in public discourse, but seldom in scholarly discussions. This book wants to ch......more
To date there has been no plotting of punk scholarship which speaks to ’time’, yet there are some clear bodies of work p......more
At a time when rapidly evolving technologies, political turmoil, and the tensions inherent in multiculturalism and globa......more
This book contributes to a worldwide history of textual criticism and critical editions of ancient scientific texts. It ......more
This book addresses the emergence of ’protest memory’ as a powerful contemporary shaper of ideas and practices in cultur......more
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Imagining Ireland’s Pasts describes how various authors addressed the history of early modern Ireland over four centurie......more
This documentary history is the first to present readers with the rich and innovative source base deployed by everyday l......more
At a time when it’s all too easy to see history in black-and-white terms, historian Jacques R. Pauwels urges readers to ......more
An "extraordinarily brilliant" and "pleasurably naughty" (André Aciman) investigation into the Shakespeare authorship qu......more
Illustration and Heritage explores the re-materialisation of absent, lost, and invisible stories through illustrative pr......more
Illustration and Heritage explores the re-materialisation of absent, lost, and invisible stories through illustrative pr......more
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR ’An absolute joy to read and an early contender for every list of History Books of the Year’ Su......more
Milwaukee in Stone and Clay follows directly in the footsteps of Raymond Wiggers’s previous award-winning book, Chicago ......more
This annotated translation of To the Far North presents the diary of a twenty-seven-year-old Russian physician who was p......more
This annotated translation of To the Far North presents the diary of a twenty-seven-year-old Russian physician who was p......more
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A series of essays that use archival records of legal processes to piece together a picture of daily life across varied ......more
This book identifies some of the key metaphorical resources employed by historians....more
History Below the Global aims to foster an entangled knowledge of global history, and to place "others" at the centre st......more
History Below the Global aims to foster an entangled knowledge of global history, and to place "others" at the centre st......more
The past is what happened. History is what we remember and write about that past, the narratives we craft to make sense ......more
The fastest way to success in any endeavor of life is to study the wisdom of people who have been where you want to go--......more
Apart from an opening survey of modern study of ancient Jewish history, which emphasizes the foundational role of German......more
"History", suggests Robert Gildea, "is a battlefield." Questions of power, rights, identity and nationhood always have a......more
This book uses historiography and discourse analysis to provide a new insight into understanding the nexus between ideol......more
Making History Move: Five Principles of the Historical Film builds upon decades of scholarship investigating history in ......more
Making History Move: Five Principles of the Historical Film builds upon decades of scholarship investigating history in ......more
This book examines the memories of the Partition of India in 1947 with a focus on the generation of postmemory (those wh......more
This volume is both a study of the history of Polish Jews and Jewish Poland before, during, and immediately after the Ho......more
This book explores commemoration practices and preservation efforts in modern Britain, focusing on the years from the en......more
Professor Mary Lindemann inspired several generations of historical researchers in early modern history and culture. She......more
The second generation of Pacific historians, who began their careers in the 1970s and 1980s, is gradually fading from th......more
This book investigates the entanglement of memory and morality in an extended case study of the memory policy of the Eur......more
What is a classic in historical writing? How do we explain the continued interest in certain historical texts, even when......more
What is a classic in historical writing? How do we explain the continued interest in certain historical texts, even when......more