History books

Since the beginning of the twentieth century, communities in the Downriver region of the Detroit River have forged...  Read More >>

Upon America’s 250th anniversary comes the story of a new republic forging unity through ambition and action, inspired...  Read More >>

An incisive conceptual history of global democracy in the transnational political thought of W.E.B. Du Bois. The...  Read More >>

The Loyalists who supported the British during the American Revolution have frequently been neglected in accounts...  Read More >>

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Since the beginning of the twentieth century, communities in the Downriver region of the Detroit River have forged...  Read More >>

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William and Benjamin Frank joined the Second Rhode Island Regiment in the spring of 1777, following the tradition...  Read More >>

The true story of how a woman and her daughter survived and saved others in brutal bomb-making slave labor camps...  Read More >>

This book tells the stories of the last generation to work on manned lighthouses in Scotland. The interviews record...  Read More >>

Surnames give us a sense of identity and belonging. Even in today's mobile society they can have strong links with...  Read More >>

The 2000-plus years of Scottish history have seen a huge variety of events, from great national moments to personal...  Read More >>

How nineteenth-century environmental sciences laid the groundwork for global mineral extraction. Unearthed depicts...  Read More >>

This Element aims to explore borders in ancient Egypt, both the territorial and ideological boundaries of the state....  Read More >>

Moving beyond familiar narratives of abolition, Xia Shi introduces the contentious public presence of concubines...  Read More >>

This Element explores Greek mythology through diachronic narratology, focusing on how stories evolve over time....  Read More >>

This volume brings together all the major essays by Jenny Wormald on James VI and I. She wrote on almost every aspect...  Read More >>

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Treasure makes respectable people do dishonourable things…  Read More >>

A sparkling biography of the legendary Fulvia of Ancient Rome, described by Cicero as 'a thoroughly rapacious woman'....  Read More >>

The new Sunday Times bestseller from the Baillie Gifford-winning author of East West Street and The Ratline  Read More >>

Nordic, Central, and Southeastern Europe 2025–2026 provides students with vital information on these countries through...  Read More >>