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The nineteenth century laid the foundations of history as a professional discipline but also popularized and romanticize......more
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From celebrated writer Jill Lepore, a literary and political history of American origin stories In The Story of America,......more
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Hamel takes us on a delightful, audacious romp through The History of the Persian Wars. Debra Hamel’s book is a lively i......more
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When, why and how did Spain fall from its pre-eminent position as a leading world power in the seventeenth century? Thes......more
Looks at when, why and how Spain declined in status from its pre-eminent position as a leading world power in the sevent......more
This fascinating new volume brings together seventeen authors from across disciplines to offer a detailed and comprehens......more
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A collection of articles addressing research trends in the history of British leisure while also presenting a wide range......more
Arnaldo Momigliano was one of the foremost classical historiographers of the twentieth century. This collection of twent......more
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Vigilantes and lynch mobs not only usurped the authority of the law, they shaped the histories of their actions...more
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Critical Essays on British South Asian Theatre marks a major contribution to the understanding of one of the most remark......more
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A new approach to a vital historical source of the twelfth century, examining its author’s ethical purpose in its creati......more
This volume brings to English-language readers the results of an important long-term project of historians from China an......more
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This book examines forms of Chinese historical production happening outside the mainstream of academic history, through ......more
The Eighty Years’ War and the establishment of two states in the Low Countries inaugurated the publication of numerous t......more
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This definitive interdisciplinary collection by leading scholars probes the theoretical and historical contexts of films......more
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Draws together key documents in the history of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) in a single, student-friendly......more
Pulitzer Prize--winning historian Douglas Southall Freeman, perhaps more than any other writer in the first half of the ......more
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Presenting History highlights the vital role of presenters in establishing why history matters and communicating the pas......more
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This stimulating volume presents an overview of key gender theories and debates, tracing the development of gender as an......more
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