History books

How nineteenth-century environmental sciences laid the groundwork for global mineral extraction. Unearthed depicts...  Read More >>

An incisive conceptual history of global democracy in the transnational political thought of W.E.B. Du Bois. The...  Read More >>

This book is the first written history of the development of African dance in the UK covering the last sixty years...  Read More >>

The iconic See Rock City barns celebrated and restored to their original glory. Beginning in the 1930s, roads...  Read More >>

Surnames give us a sense of identity and belonging. Even in today's mobile society they can have strong links with...  Read More >>

The 2000-plus years of Scottish history have seen a huge variety of events, from great national moments to personal...  Read More >>

From the award-winning author of American Sirens and A Thousand Naked Strangers comes a real-life thriller about...  Read More >>

A pictorial guide to over 150 homes dating from the late 18th, the 19th and the 20th centuries throughout the province...  Read More >>

This volume brings together all the major essays by Jenny Wormald on James VI and I. She wrote on almost every aspect...  Read More >>

""Gorgeously drawn, full of captivating historical drama, and rich with unforgettable characters, Eleanore of Avignon...  Read More >>

With a legendary beginning as a printing press floated up the Arkansas River in 1819, the """"Arkansas Gazette""""...  Read More >>

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Is photography a Eurocentric practice that others its subjects? Rather, the nation, photography, and history are...  Read More >>

Before the American Revolution, the Fight for Liberty Began in North Carolina The Regulators Movement in colonial...  Read More >>

The first book to trace the development of Iran’s nuclear program in the broader context of its relationship with...  Read More >>

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Ghosts of My Old Dominion: Memory and History from the New South stares down the long shadow of the Civil War to...  Read More >>

This groundbreaking book tells the story of American propaganda campaigns in the Middle East after 9/11, drawing...  Read More >>

This book tells the stories of the last generation to work on manned lighthouses in Scotland. The interviews record...  Read More >>

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When Ohio Was Blue is a book about politics for people who aren't steeped in it and who may not even like politics...  Read More >>

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40 Maps That Will Change How You See the World is a collection of historic and contemporary maps and the insights...  Read More >>