Humanities books

A new, concise history of buildings erected all over Britain and its colonial empire during the long nineteenth...  Read More >>

‘A terrifically readable account of a fascinating figure’ Max Hastings, The Sunday Times ‘A...  Read More >>

An unflinching, often darkly humorous account of life as a young soldier in the British Army during the Troubles....  Read More >>

Texas history is often recounted through tales of revolution, oil booms, and cattle drives. But what if we considered...  Read More >>

A FORGOTTEN MANUSCRIPT. A FAMILY SECRET. AND...  Read More >>

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Discover the weirdly wonderful world of ferns-plants that outlived the dinosaurs, inspired a Victorian-era obsession,...  Read More >>

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‘Dominic Gregory hasn’t just delivered a survey of courage and determination – Lifeboat at the End of the World...  Read More >>

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This exquisite 4-color Bible features 100 original Reformation-era woodcut prints throughout the text that illuminate...  Read More >>

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Citizens must vote to defend democracy, otherwise it will not be there to defend them. Therefore, this book promotes...  Read More >>

With two of the most important documents in American history, this handsome edition features both the Constitution...  Read More >>

The 1810s are often overlooked as a transitional time between Romantic and Victorian literature and culture. The...  Read More >>

Can Hegel's defense of the bourgeois nuclear family be reconciled with family abolition? This study argues yes by...  Read More >>

This Element examines how sexuality was constructed and experienced in ancient Mesopotamia, Anatolia, and the Levant....  Read More >>

The Self in Premodern Thought reconfigures the historical study of the self, which has typically been treated in...  Read More >>