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Typically we think of power as economic, political, or military, but fictional narratives attached to kings, empires, re......more
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"If you read just one book about economics, make it Andrew Leigh’s clear, insightful, and remarkable (and short) work." ......more
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Infectious disease has been the biggest threat to human life throughout history, and specific outbreaks have imprinted t......more
Infectious disease has been the biggest threat to human life throughout history, and specific outbreaks have imprinted t......more
This volume explores the global history of natural dyes from the Americas and asks how their production and trade have s......more
This book is a systematic investigation of the origins and nature of the international society of today. The work of a s......more
During the 20th century dam-building became a truly global endeavour. Built around the world, they generated networks of......more
Explaining how nations and narratives have been the products of transnational, cross-border forces of migration and cult......more
An intellectual and cultural history of liberalism--one of the most widely used yet misunderstood terms today--that unta......more
There have been numerous books on genocide in the last twenty years, but To Kill a People, Second Edition offers a diffe......more
The Sixties were a time of dramatic change and conflict: a historical moment in which new questions were asked, old answ......more
In 1822, Black Charlestonians attempted to overthrow slavery. They were exposed before they could strike, and many were ......more
In 1822, Black Charlestonians attempted to overthrow slavery. They were exposed before they could strike, and many were ......more
Hegel’s Lectures on the Philosophy of World History brings together the works of Georg W. F. Hegel (1770-1831), one of t......more
Hegel’s Lectures on the Philosophy of World History brings together the works of Georg W. F. Hegel (1770-1831), one of t......more
With fun exercises and invaluable advice from leading dog trainer Claire Arrowsmith, learn how to improve your dog’s men......more
This book considers histories of home from the margins, highlighting the perspectives of displaced, colonised, and disen......more
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The African diaspora is widely recognized as one of the world’s major diasporas. Most of the existing studies of it have......more
A famous White European male named Eugen Sandow (1867-1925) toured colonial South Africa and South, Southeast, and East ......more
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From 1919 to 1922, Greece and Turkey fought a brutal war for Anatolia that reconfigured international politics. This vol......more
Examining the public information strategies employed by the League of Nations between 1919 and 1940, this book brings to......more
For the first time, this volume centers the rich but little known history of radical Jewish politics in the Middle East ......more
For the first time, this volume centers the rich but little known history of radical Jewish politics in the Middle East ......more
Offers a transformative reading of the Marxist tradition by uncovering its connections to the institutions and practices......more
Offers a transformative reading of the Marxist tradition by uncovering its connections to the institutions and practices......more
An original study of empire creation and its consequences, from ancient through early modern times The world’s first gre......more
A revelatory history of enslaved people’s resistance and self-emancipation, across the Atlantic world and beyond. The en......more
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Mankind has come a long way since our ancestors first stood up on two feet, but how did we get to where we are today? Th......more
Why are we so fascinated by gold? Why is it so revered and so valued? From the earliest times to the present day, humans......more
A revelatory new history of Britain’s industrial revolution and the exploitation that enabled it Was Britain’s industria......more
From YouTube’s Map Men comes a funny and fascinating journey into the maps that messed up: big time! In their long-await......more
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A bracing account of how our current planetary crisis emerged from the worst cataclysmic destruction in human history, w......more
An illustrated story of the relationship between mapping and secrecy, charting the role maps played in concealing and re......more
Fitness, exercise and physical culture is a key part of our modern lives, but has this always been the case? In this boo......more
Fitness, exercise and physical culture is a key part of our modern lives, but has this always been the case? In this boo......more
From the hit Short History of... podcast comes the dramatic and thrilling story of ancient Rome, an immersive account pa......more
Sweet potatoes were among the American crops Christopher Columbus brought back to Europe--where they were thought to be ......more
Sweet potatoes were among the American crops Christopher Columbus brought back to Europe--where they were thought to be ......more
In this fresh, eye-opening global history, economist David McWilliams charts the relationship between humans and money--......more
From the New York Times bestselling author of A History of the World in 12 Maps, this is the revelatory history of the f......more
A celebrated economist argues that economic development is not really development unless everyone has the right to conse......more
A prize-winning historian’s fascinating and unfamiliar recasting of America’s war of independence as a transformative in......more
How have the sounds of China crossed borders, shaped by cultural, political, and technological forces? This volume trace......more
This collection analyses the concept of minority and minorities in global history. Taking transnational, transregional a......more
A landmark event eight years in the making, a brilliant global narrative that unravels the defining story of the past th......more
A panoramic history of the Muslim world from the age of the Prophet Muḥammad to the birth of the modern era This book de......more
Do you feel like we’re living in the end times? Does it seem like everything is on fire, and one disaster follows anothe......more
From an esteemed military historian, a sweeping history of the revolutions in war-fighting that have shaped the modern w......more
The epic, "fascinating" (Wall Street Journal) story of the planet’s oldest trees and the making of the modern world Huma......more
Longlisted for the 2025 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award One of The New Yorker’s "Essential Reads" of 2024......more
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Praise for a previous title in the series: Fifty Minerals that Changed the Course of History "Interesting, affordable an......more
Monsoon Voyagers follows the voyage of a single dhow, the Crooked, along with its captain and crew, from Kuwait to port ......more
Monsoon Voyagers follows the voyage of a single dhow, the Crooked, along with its captain and crew, from Kuwait to port ......more
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However diverse our origins, our histories can always be explored through the tales we tell. Stories are our worldwide l......more
The globetrotting story of how humans have harnessed the geographical landscape and written ourselves onto our surroundi......more
This book reorients our understanding of the history of modern male homosexuality by focusing on Europe’s ’internal Othe......more
A call to safeguard some of the most important monuments of our shared cultural heritage From the fabled towers of Babyl......more
Populist rage, ideological fracture, economic and technological shocks, war, and an international system studded with ca......more
An Economist Best Book of the Year "Richard Overy [is] one of the world’s finest military historians.... [His] book is t......more
An acclaimed scholar tells the full, breathtaking history of Rome, from its emergence in the Iron Age to the capture of ......more
A groundbreaking history that explores how human desires have affected our relationship with the natural world, and why ......more
Explore the failures, mistakes, and missed opportunities that shaped history in this new entry in the bestselling series......more
To many ancient Greeks and Romans, the outer reaches of their world was where civilization ceased to exist. But what was......more
Civil War Americans, like people today, used the past to understand and traverse their turbulent present. As Aaron Sheeh......more
Civil War Americans, like people today, used the past to understand and traverse their turbulent present. As Aaron Sheeh......more
How do socio-environmental conflicts and entanglements relate to small and large-scale mining and energy projects? This ......more
Parting Gifts of Empire narrates an untold story of how Arabs and South Asians in the twentieth century sought to decolo......more
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