History books

Your smartphone, your electric car, your laptop-what if the power behind them came at the cost of human lives? Few...  Read More >>

A bargain between mortal enemies changed the map before most people knew it had been redrawn. This is the story...  Read More >>

A state can look fearsome and be frightened at its core. This book follows the systems that turned fear into policy:...  Read More >>

The Tai Lue of Sipsong Panna, located in China’s southern Yunnan province, are the largest community of Theravada...  Read More >>

How can a war--labeled a police action yet costing millions of lives, traumatizing countless other individuals,...  Read More >>

The various words for ""divorce"" in Japanese—rien, enkiri, fūfu wakare, rikon—reflect how the socially constructed...  Read More >>

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This book provides readers with a thorough grounding in a sub-discipline that revisits the past through a geographical...  Read More >>

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First published in 2004, Mumbai by the Sea delves into Mumbai’s rich maritime heritage, tracing its relationship...  Read More >>

""Cultures of Vigilance"" aims to research the historical and cultural foundations of vigilance. Within this context,...  Read More >>

Turn back the dial and relive the soundtrack of your youth. From jukebox hits to smooth radio voices, the music...  Read More >>

""They are deceived who imagine that slavery is a cheerful state of contentment."" - Solomon Northup Twelve Years...  Read More >>

The Wealth, Power, and Hidden Stories of Medieval Africa Did you know that an African king was so wealthy, his...  Read More >>

Faithless friends? Replacement lovers? Love is not always what it seems... From the multi-award-winning fiction...  Read More >>

A handful of speeches, a few battalions across a bridge, a handshake under flashbulbs. The signs were there and...  Read More >>

When confidence thins, even good laws feel brittle. This book is a clear-eyed tour of how fear, scarcity, and the...  Read More >>

A generation traumatised by one war tried to avoid another, and in the effort, taught rivals how far they could...  Read More >>

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A clear look at the U.S. Electoral College and 17 presidential elections (1960-2024). Jerry Spriggs explains how...  Read More >>

This book is written for readers without military experience -- a hundred photos and diagrams support the text....  Read More >>

""Civilization is not an innocent passenger on Planet Earth but a metabolic system inherently geared towards expansion...  Read More >>