History books

This book explores the post-harem lives of Ottoman palace women who, unlike valide sultans, mothers of princes (şehzades),...  Read More >>

This book is the first study to use a Digital Humanities methodology to examine witchcraft as represented in the...  Read More >>

Time is an essential dimension of our shared understandings of the historical significance or fairness of a particular...  Read More >>

First published in 1936, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the history of Europe from 1715-1814. The...  Read More >>

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By the early 1850s, the former slave James W.C. Pennington had become an internationally prominent African American...  Read More >>

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2026 by The New York Times From the award-winning, bestselling author of classic...  Read More >>

Volume One of Skywatch traces the history of the Observer Corps, from its origins in World War One, through the...  Read More >>

The De Gruyter European Handbook on Hate Crime offers a comprehensive overview of key themes and the latest research...  Read More >>

First published in 1948, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the history of Europe from 1610 to 1715....  Read More >>

First published in 1966, The Habit of Authority looks at the continuity of paternalism and its attitudes in the...  Read More >>

First published in 1963, The Irish in Britain tells the story of the many facets of the Irish migration and discusses...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1958 this is a comprehensive account of European relations. 70% of the book is devoted to...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1926, this volume provides an analysis of the history of social conditions in England during...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1930, the main focus of this book is the study of the man and the homes for children which...  Read More >>

First published in 2000, J. R. Edmondson's The Alamo Story: From Early History to Current Conflicts thoroughly examines...  Read More >>

Every family has a story, and this is the story of the last four generations of my family . . . So begins The Dorchesters-a...  Read More >>

A concise modern history of Portugal  Read More >>

A New Yorker Most Anticipated Book of the Year - A Financial Times Most Anticipated Nonfiction Book of the Year...  Read More >>

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The Bibliothèque Nationale de France preserves an extraordinary document: a fourth-century CE papyrus codex from...  Read More >>

The Mongol Empire changed the world, but early chronicles of its conquests, written from regional perspectives and...  Read More >>

Is it possible for foreign things to be perceived as local? Transcultural things sets out to examine this seeming...  Read More >>

Historians largely understand Native American education through the Indian boarding schools and reservation schools...  Read More >>

Protestant missionary children's historical lives are examined from the perspectives of parents, churches and children,...  Read More >>