History books

An incisive and engaging account of post-Soviet Russia—showing how and why the country has come into confrontation...  Read More >>

What makes human activity meaningful? This book explores how social, economic and political forces have shaped...  Read More >>

This book offers a practical guide to analysing a wide range of documents, from identity papers to social media....  Read More >>

The life story of the Judean queen Berenice, descendant of Herod the Great, who became a player on the stage of...  Read More >>

Uncovers the network of Spanish-language writers and editors in 19th-century New York, whose media innovations fueled...  Read More >>

A groundbreaking study of U.S. Army quartermasters during the wars of the nineteenth century. Historian John Wendt...  Read More >>

From balls to wars, Tsar Ferdinand grooms Prince Boris, but the shadow falls over Marutsa's boy, Todor Zhivkov:...  Read More >>

This book is not about a single night, a single raid, or a single courtroom. It is the story of how Nicolás Maduro...  Read More >>

August 28, 1943: King Boris III of Bulgaria dies at age 49. How did he die and where is his coffin? Stunning new...  Read More >>

The untold story of the Black patriots-from soldiers in combat to peace protesters-who ended the Vietnam War and...  Read More >>

The inspiring, previously untold tale of survival, defiance, heroism, and an unlikely hero - the Jewish civil engineer...  Read More >>

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The Sage Handbook of Interpreting Chinese History is an essential resource for understanding China′s past and its...  Read More >>

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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is among the six largest national space agencies in the world, along...  Read More >>

This book offers a comprehensive study of twentieth-century Chinese historiography, tracing the evolution of New...  Read More >>

How college students in mixed-status families are affected by immigration policies Focusing on Latinx students...  Read More >>

Redrawing the map and resetting the clock of the Age of Revolutions In 2015, Bryan Banks and Cindy Ermus launched...  Read More >>

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

A Collector Collected presents the journals of bookseller, librarian and collector William Upcott (1779–1845). Chronicling...  Read More >>

The first of it's kind, this is a complete history of Britain's love affair with baking.  Read More >>

Contributors explore these films' transnational circuits of production, distribution, and exhibition, as well as...  Read More >>

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

Tracing grassroots activism in response to a devastating transnational oil spill On the morning of June 23, 1976,...  Read More >>

Jacopo Passavanti is a complete English translation of Jacopo Passavanti's summa on penitence that explores sin,...  Read More >>