History books

Articulates the importance of oral traditions and symbolism as repositories of philosophical knowledge and reaffirms...  Read More >>

An exploration of displacement and exile in Shakespeare's plays and our world today. This compelling collection...  Read More >>

This ground-breaking history examines the Red Army's occupation of Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Hungary, and Austria...  Read More >>

In this innovative reinterpretation of African and European economic history, Warren Whatley contrasts how Western...  Read More >>

By examining the letters, autobiographies, dialogues, polemics, and fictional works of the early Italian humanists,...  Read More >>

Liang Cai harnesses newly excavated manuscripts and techniques from the digital humanities to reveal how early Chinese...  Read More >>

Why do people write about politics? And why does political writing get published? This innovative study explores...  Read More >>

This study examines the fate of smallholder families in central Kenya during a period of rapid change, as Nairobi's...  Read More >>

This collection interrogates how art with anti-racist intent can move beyond identity politics, embracing an inclusive...  Read More >>

Offering a working-class perspective on Ottoman modernity, this study focuses on a naval worksite to explore how...  Read More >>

Spanning nearly two centuries of conflict, The Crusades: Knights, Kingdoms, and the Holy War delivers a vivid, immersive...  Read More >>

En su narración sobre la invasión israelí, Plestia Alaqad «transforma el dolor en poesía» (Rupi Kaur). En octubre...  Read More >>

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE • A BOSTON GLOBE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • This remarkable work about...  Read More >>

Violence and Lies examines the relationship between violence and deception, from the Conquest of the Americas to...  Read More >>

Exploring the evolution of adventure tourism in Russia from imperial times to the present, this book highlights...  Read More >>

This book explores the profound intellectual legacy of the late Ntongela Masilela, a groundbreaking literary historian...  Read More >>

A Secret Between Gentlemen: Faith and Desire is the third volume of the unique A Secret Between Gentlemen historical...  Read More >>

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How the Chinese liberal intellectuals launched the civil society movement and how it later disintegrated  Read More >>

In the first book to tackle the subject in forty years, the true extent of the Viking discovery and colonisation...  Read More >>

States torn by violent conflicts such as civil wars may survive rather than collapse and disappear. The history...  Read More >>

Historical look at the Hermetic tradition by focusing on three texts that are often grouped together but not always...  Read More >>

Through its balanced, inclusive approach, Of the People reveals the compelling story of American democracy from...  Read More >>