History books

Detailed historical context, biographies of each writer, and evocative illustrations support this meaningful collection...  Read More >>

A surprising look at how American writers envision a more equitable healthcare system In the United States,...  Read More >>

This book considers the shift in the regional administrative centre from Wroxeter to Shrewsbury, the powerful evidence...  Read More >>

A new, naturalistic theory of consciousness and sensory experience. Philosophers of mind and neuroscientists often...  Read More >>

This book explores enduring narratives about Confucius, shedding light on his role as a symbol of cultural ideals...  Read More >>

Three ordinary lives connect to make history. Edwin, the son of a fisherman in Earl Godwin's village of Bosham,...  Read More >>

The Jesus Christ Version of the Holy Bible is set in two volumes. Volume I spans the Old Testament from creation...  Read More >>

Africa Reclaimed examines colonial structural legacies and the ""colonial machine."" It focuses on African agency,...  Read More >>

In her new book, Catherine Malabou argues that the French Revolution existed in name only, not in reality – privileges...  Read More >>

Focusing on Egypt’s Mosireen Collective, this book examines how citizens mobilised digital technologies to expose...  Read More >>

Early Missions to the Mongols (1245-1248) focuses on a watershed period in the relations of the Christian West with...  Read More >>

In this book, evidence from a long-run history of epidemic-society interaction in the Low Countries shows that most...  Read More >>

Cartesian Imagery is the first collection of essays entirely devoted to the role of images in Cartesian philosophy...  Read More >>

Original comics scholarship offering methodologies developed from the histories, artistic traditions, and socio-political...  Read More >>

Disaster mapping and reconstruction from the 19th century to the present, with European case studies illustrating...  Read More >>

A compelling dual biography of Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle that shines new light on two of the greatest...  Read More >>

The Observationes tumultuariae provide a unique insight in the working of the highest court in the Dutch Republic....  Read More >>

Die Eroberung der Kanarischen Inseln war einer der komplexesten und entscheidendsten Prozesse der europäischen Expansion...  Read More >>

What if Iran's military doctrine cannot be understood through conventional Western strategic theory alone? In The...  Read More >>

In September 1898, Europe was shaken by the assassination of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. In Vienna in mourning,...  Read More >>

This book is a compilation of essays on disparate topics from crop dusting to cowboys to chocolate cake to niksen...  Read More >>

She Speaks, She Builds is a collection of inspiring, narrative-driven biographies celebrating girls and women who...  Read More >>

In the heart of the Nazi ""model ghetto"" of Terezín, a chilling paradox is born. While Jews are deported, starved,...  Read More >>

Geschichte ist nicht langweilig, Sie ist explosiv. Was wäre, wenn der Wunsch eines Königs nach einem Sohn ein...  Read More >>

Are you ready for the future as predicted by the enigmatic Bavarian seer Alois Irlmaier? Discover the powerful...  Read More >>