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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

More than 6,000 ships have met their doom in the waters along the North Carolina coast, weaving a rich history of traged......more

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The Holocaust was one of the most significant events of the 20th century. As survivors of that tragedy continue to leave......more

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Close to a time when there will be no more survivors to speak about their suffering, this innovative study takes much-ne......more

No organization was more central to the history of Ireland in the 20th century than the Irish Volunteers. This is the fi......more

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The definitive history of all 61 American women astronauts that’s perfect for fans of The Six eager for more Sally Ride ......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

An essential, groundbreaking history of the Black Joke, the most famous member of the British Royal Navy’s anti-slavery ......more

Aristocrat Lady Charlotte Bertie navigated a surprising and adventurous life marked by familiar disapproval, business ac......more

This book introduces students to the key concepts of women’s history, gender as a category of analysis, and the history ......more

The significant participation of Jews in medieval European daily life culture and economy is common knowledge in modern ......more

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This book presents a contextualised volume of memoirs penned by the pioneering Polish-Yiddish actor Ester-Rokhl Kaminska......more

This biography of Abraham Lincoln, told through the stories of the women in his life and work, is also the story of the ......more

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In response to the upheavals engendered by World War II, revolutions broke out or loomed throughout the world. Nationali......more

Even voracious readers are often unaware that women have worked outside the home from the earliest recorded history. A s......more

Charlotte Alston’s important new study explores the relationship between Russian anti-state activists and western public......more

This book, based on new research, sheds light on the history of the Social Democrat Hnchakian Party, a major Armenian re......more

Winner of the Bloomsbury and World History Association Diversity in World History First Monograph Prize Exploring the hi......more

A major biography of a mesmerizing statesman whose complex bond with the Jewish people forever shaped their lives--and h......more

The 20th-anniversary edition of Gary Kinder’s bestselling dramatic story of shipwreck, treasure lost and found, and a ne......more

From her native Austria to the limelight of Hollywood, Hedy Lamarr was constantly bombarded with societal limitations an......more

This book chronicles the history of early spaceflight and asks how American gender culture shaped the public image of th......more

It’s complicated! For centuries the Middle East conflict was framed as "Arabs vs. Israel." Now, in the aftermath of the ......more

A groundbreaking history of childbirth filled with medical, political, and social triumphs, Born is the story of how we ......more

From an award-winning historian comes a fresh analysis of the rise of Nazi extremism, how such thinking gained popularit......more

How did American Jews come to learn about the Holocaust in the immediate aftermath of the war? What kinds of images and ......more

At the dawn of the twentieth century, three trailblazing women’s associations emerged from the Austro-Hungarian middle c......more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A groundbreaking exploration of the ancient rules women unwittingly follow in order to be co......more

This book provides an authoritative history of the Holocaust in Eastern Europe and makes a compelling case for why the r......more

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How an event once considered the greatest of all political dangers came to be seen as a solution to all social problems ......more

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Leonard Bernstein, Mel Brooks, Betty Friedan, and Norman Mailer. Brilliant, brash, 100 percent Jewish and 100 percent Am......more

Showcases the life of the first American woman in space, from her childhood, to her accomplishments as a tennis star, an......more

A moving exploration of the origins and fate of the little-known Chinese passengers aboard the Titanic--and how they sur......more

A dramatic history of how American Jews reckoned with slavery--and fought the Civil War. Since ancient times, the Jewish......more

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The hidden history of a nation sleepwalking its way into evil Charlotte Beradt began having unsettling dreams after Adol......more

This is the story of a murder, not a murderer . . . In Story of a Murder, bestselling author of The Five and celebrated ......more

The riveting story of a radical campaign to change the way we value work Women do more than three-quarters of all the wo......more

The first book to explore the history of the It girl across the centuries. Nell Gwyn and Clara Bow, Marilyn Monroe and E......more

Backyard Revolution contributes in-depth socio-cultural histories of the popular antisemitic pogroms that shook Hungary ......more

The Nazis and their collaborators buried over 100,000 victims at Babyn Yar, a ravine in modern-day Ukraine. Most of the ......more

Documenting one of the most comprehensive surveys of a shipwreck ever conducted, Simon Mills’ new book takes you inside ......more

The long history of how restricting access to abortion has been used to curtail women’s advancement Attitudes about abor......more

A gripping art history cold case: the previously untold story of Victorine Meurent, forgotten painter and famous muse to......more

The most influential voyages of all time were launched on a misunderstanding. When Columbus set sail from Spain in 1492,......more

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A human history told through clay--and how it has shaped us from ancient times to the present day. This book is a love l......more

What could possibly go wrong in a wealthy matriarch’s country home when her dilettante son, his restless wife, and his w......more

The incredible untold story of four women who helped win WWII by generating a wave of black propaganda. Betty MacDonald ......more

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An illuminating exploration of 31 incredible women--across art, architecture, dance, literature, and more--whose culture......more

Draw a card and gain inspiration from 40 incredible women--across art, architecture, dance, literature, and more--whose ......more

Tracing the experiences of women who were designated insane by judicial processes from 1850 to 1900, this book considers......more

"An examination of perpetration and complicity under National Socialism and beyond which covers self-understandings, rep......more

A bold, new history of British Jewish life since the Second World War. Historian Gavin Schaffer wrestles Jewish history ......more

Muriel White was a scion of several "first families" of the U.S. Born into great wealth at the height of the Gilded Age,......more

The purpose of this volume is not simply to compile yet another wearying chronicle of the horrors that have been committ......more

From a preeminent historian, the definitive history of the sixteenth-century uprising that revolutionized Europe The Ger......more