History books

Examining and recreating many of the details of ordinary lives in early medieval England between the 5th and 11th...  Read More >>

This addition to the Daily Life Through History series outlines the details of the lives of American Indians, miners,...  Read More >>

Focusing on the everyday lives of medieval European women: how they ate and slept, what their work was like, and...  Read More >>

A clarion call for taking back the American Revolution from the far right, published for the 250th anniversary of...  Read More >>

An innovative exploration of the understudied phenomenon of local history-writing in the early Islamic World. Harry...  Read More >>

In the wake of the 2011 uprising in Syria, a number of Syrian intellectuals were forced into exile. This study explores...  Read More >>

What is a religion? That is the question that Richard Kent Evans attempts to answer in this book. He does so through...  Read More >>

In an era of instability and global competition, Statecraft offers a vital guide to understanding how states succeed,...  Read More >>

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When did whiteness begin? John Broich's powerful history traces its rise, from its roots in colonialism to the racial...  Read More >>

Set in nineteenth century Mongolia, under the sway of the Manchu Qing Emperor in Beijing, G.Mend-Ooyo's novel tells...  Read More >>

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Late Antiquity was a world at war: barbarian migrations, civil wars, and porous frontiers affected millions of its...  Read More >>

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Reevaluates the so-called first wave of democratization in Western Europe, arguing that Pre WWI Europe was not dominated...  Read More >>

As an African American woman in the first half of the twentieth century, Price's contribution to art music was highly...  Read More >>

Analysing the interaction between belonging, nation-state and the vote in the Ghana-Togo borderlands, this study...  Read More >>

Examining sectarian divergence in the early modern Middle East, this study provides a fresh perspective on the Sunni-Shi'i...  Read More >>

Uncovering the intertwined histories of the Nicaragua Canal and the Mosquito Coast, this book will appeal to readers...  Read More >>

Heritage branding and heirloom cultures are twin strategies for...  Read More >>

Showcases current research on the political and economic significance of elite women during the Roman Republic,...  Read More >>

Exploring 'early globalism and Chinese literature' through the lens of 'literary diffusion,' this Element analyzes...  Read More >>

In Sophia Peabody Hawthorne: A Life, Patricia Dunlavy Valenti presents Nathaniel Hawthorne's spouse on her own terms,...  Read More >>

Moving between intellectual traditions, this study offers a historically grounded social theoretical account of...  Read More >>

In Sophia Peabody Hawthorne: A Life, Patricia Dunlavy Valenti presents Nathaniel Hawthorne's spouse on her own terms,...  Read More >>