History books

Challenging the received wisdom, this candid portrait of three cities reveals a history of co-existence between...  Read More >>

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The gripping story of the siege of Khartoum and Britain's extraordinarily bloody 1882 campaign in Egypt and Sudan...  Read More >>

From two leading writers and thinkers on Palestine: a profound meditation on memory and what we choose to memorialise...  Read More >>

The epic, multi-millennia story of humanity's obsession with the North Pole, from Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge...  Read More >>

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE, 2014 Haunted by the fate of Dora Bruder – a fifteen-year-old girl listed...  Read More >>

Throughout the history of the Western world, Jews have suffered various forms of exclusion, stigmatisation, and...  Read More >>

A historical introduction to the world economy and globalisation, showing that while we live in a globally interconnected...  Read More >>

Covering a brief history of the Scottish witch trials, the role of an obsessed king, and how it all came to an end,...  Read More >>

Part memoir and part peace and conflict study, creating innovative ways that people can better see and understand...  Read More >>

How France integrated the seafloor into its national territory through an interplay of science, technology, and...  Read More >>

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The second in the stunning romance timeslip adventure Ancestor Memories series set in Japan  Read More >>

This Element explores Jacques Derrida's concept of 'hauntology' and its connection to experimental music. Focusing...  Read More >>

Gender has a special relation to history as an academic practice, as a form of writing, and as a way of understanding...  Read More >>

Fought between November 1942 and May 1943, the Second World War's Tunisian Campaign has often been described as...  Read More >>

A revision of the history of modern sports in late Ottoman Istanbul, showing how Muslims, Christians, and Jews created...  Read More >>

Operation Power Pack was the U.S. intervention in the Dominican Republic in 1965 due to a civil war, followed by...  Read More >>

To mark its 90th anniversary, FlyPast presents a 100-page tribute to Britain's greatest fighter. Featuring rare...  Read More >>

Relive the Stormy Saga of WV 14th Reg. Co. F Union Infantryman *THOMAS MASON* _____________________________________________________________________...  Read More >>

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Could Putin or other war criminals ever be put on trial? Steve Crawshaw's compelling new history of prosecuting...  Read More >>

A gripping, deeply moving novel about one man's search for truth and identity in the long shadow of war. Heinz...  Read More >>