History

The Rhodesia Civil Service List 1902 provides a comprehensive record of individuals employed by the British South Africa Company in the administration of Rhodesia and Northern Rhodesia in 1902. This...

The Clash of Cultures on the Medieval Baltic Frontier by Alan V. Murray explores the complex and multifaceted process of cultural transformation in the medieval region surrounding the Baltic Sea. In...

The gun played a pivotal role in shaping Revolutionary France. In "Engineering the Revolution", Ken Alder offers a fresh perspective on the eighteenth century by focusing on this single artifact. By...

Guerrilla Warfare in the Irish War of Independence, 1919-1921 explores the development of Ireland's military volunteers and their guerrilla campaign against British rule. The book begins with an...

This paper examines military reform and democratisation in two key countries: Turkey and Indonesia. It explores how the militaries in these nations, with their predominantly Muslim populations and...

Set against the sombre backdrop of World War 1, Emily is a heart-wrenching historical romance that follows the devastating journey of its protagonist. After losing her loved ones and struggling to...

Rebecca Adami's Women and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights explores the pivotal role played by non-Western women delegates in shaping the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration...

The Casualties of Peterloo by M. L. Bush is a historical account of the 1819 mass protest in Manchester, England, which turned violent and resulted in significant loss of life. On that fateful day,...

Parades in Berlin during the Third Reich era were presented on special occasions to honor foreign guests and showcase the military's grandeur. This photo album showcases the Wehrmacht's military...

New Negroes from Africa: Slave Trade Abolition and Free African Settlement in the Nineteenth-Century Caribbean explores the lives of Africans who were rescued from slave ships and settled in British...

Elinore Pruitt Stewart's previously unpublished and uncollected letters offer a candid portrait of life as a woman homesteader in the American West. Combining these letters with extensive research,...

First published in 2001, this book offers a comprehensive introduction to the study of motorised road haulage in Britain from its early beginnings up to the outbreak of World War II. Covering the...

Codebreaking and Signals Intelligence explores the complex history of signals intelligence, an often-overlooked field that played a crucial role in shaping global events.This book lifts the veil on...

Sarah Carter's Imperial Plots: Women, Land, and the Spadework of British Colonialism on the Canadian Prairies examines the complex relationships between women, land ownership, and colonialism in...

Lincolnshire Church Notes made by Gervase Holles, AD 1634-1642 is a historical publication that provides insight into church architecture and inscriptions in Lincolnshire during the early 17th...

Southern Africa provides a concise overview of the region's contemporary history, covering economic, social, political, security, foreign policy, health, environmental, and gender issues. By...

The American Revolution was a multifaceted conflict that involved not only men but also women in various capacities. This book examines the often-overlooked contributions of women to the war effort,...

England Under Edward I and Edward II 1259-1327This book explores the key events and institutions of late-thirteenth and early-fourteenth century England, using a wealth of artistic material to...

Uncertain Powers: A Groundbreaking Analysis of Female Leadership in Medieval JapanSachiko Kawai challenges traditional views of medieval Japanese history with this original and nuanced study of the...

Thomas Harriot and His World: Mathematics, Exploration, and Natural Philosophy in Early Modern England This collection of papers offers new insights into the life and work of Thomas Harriot, a true...

Baltimore's story serves as a powerful examination of bigotry and residential segregation in America. Antero Pietila explores how discriminatory practices towards African Americans and Jews have...

The Young Lords: A Reader offers a unique perspective on a pivotal moment in American history. This collection brings together the writings and images of the Young Lords, a radical Puerto Rican...

Philanthropy in America: A History by Olivier Zunz explores the growth of philanthropy as a powerful force in American society during the twentieth century. This book delves into the connections...

The Rejection of Palestinian Self-Determination is an in-depth examination of the period from the rise of the Zionist movement to the creation of the state of Israel, shedding light on how the seeds...

The Roman Book of Gardening brings together an extraordinary selection of texts on Roman horticulture, spanning five centuries. In vivid new translations by John Henderson, these works celebrate herb...

Las Siete Partidas, Volume 4: Family, Commerce, and the Sea presents a unique window into medieval Spain's social, intellectual, and cultural history. Compiled by Alfonso X the Learned of Castile in...

European Sailors and the Maritime Labour Market, 1570-1870 This collection of reports from maritime historians provides a comprehensive historical overview of European sailors and their experiences...

Classical Spies is an insider's account of the American intelligence service in World War II Greece. Initiated by archaeologists and scholars with personal contacts, languages, and knowledge of...

History, Historians, and Autobiography by Jeremy D. Popkin explores the intersection of history and autobiography, challenging traditional views on the reliability of first-person accounts. Drawing...

Mingyur Peldrön: A Woman of Power and Privilege This biography explores the life of Mingyur Peldrön, a Tibetan Buddhist nun who leveraged her privileged status to play a central role in the...

The development of written law in ancient China has had a lasting impact on the region's legal systems. This book explores how the Qin dynasty's institutions influenced the creation and use of...

Material Strategies explores how dress and textiles have been used to convey and negotiate gender in history. From the sixteenth century to the twentieth, this comprehensive study covers women, men,...

The End of the Chinese 'Middle Ages' Essays in Mid-Tang Literary Culture by Stephen Owen explores a pivotal period in Chinese literary culture, spanning late eighth and early ninth centuries. This...

Discover how Mexico's rural yam pickers contributed to the development of modern medicine in this fascinating study of the barbasco industry. In "Jungle Laboratories", Gabriela Soto Laveaga explores...

The .50 Cal spat out rounds at a rapid rate of fire. Bullets ripped up the ground, foliage, and anything else they made contact with, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. As the munitions...

Discover the rich musical heritage of North Carolina, where old-time and bluegrass legends have shaped American music. This collection profiles the state's most influential string musicians, from Doc...

Blacks in Niagara Falls is a detailed study of the history of African Americans in a small upstate New York city from the days of the Underground Railroad to the deindustrialization of the 1980s.The...

The Mulid of Al-Sayyid Al-Badawi of Tanta Egypt's Legendary Sufi Festival by Catherine Mayeur-Jaouen. Every year, in the heart of the Nile Delta, millions of believers from neighboring regions and...

Revisionist Histories by Marnie Hughes-Warrington explores the underexplored topic of revision in historical practice. This accessible volume examines the role of authors and audiences as writers and...

Patrick Geary's Phantoms of Remembrance explores how people in eleventh-century Europe preserved their past and imagined their future. Through detailed descriptions of everyday acts of remembrance,...

This volume sheds light on the pottery-making depot attached to the pre-Flavian vexillation fortress of Longthorpe near Peterborough, revealing insights into the Roman army's supply chain during...

Only Water Between: A Family Story from the Great WarThis poignant family story is drawn from a long-lost archive held at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. It tells the tale of Captain Jack Adam...

A Miscarriage of Justice: Women's Reproductive Lives and the Law in Early Twentieth-century Brazil by Cassia Roth. In early twentieth-century Brazil, women's reproductive health became a critical...

The 1704 French and Indian Raid on Deerfield is a masterful work of history that reexamines the infamous attack on the Massachusetts village of Deerfield. Evan Haefeli and Kevin Sweeney draw on...

This study explores how upper middle-class men in early 20th-century Britain were socialized into class and gender roles, shaping their affiliations with social institutions and ideologies.Through a...

Love with No Tomorrow: Tales of Romance During the Holocaust By Mindelle Pierce This book tells extraordinary stories of love affairs during the most dangerous and degrading conditions of genocidal...

Buried Histories: The Anticommunist Massacres of 1965-1966 in IndonesiaBy John Roosa, University of Wisconsin Press, 2022. This book sheds new light on one of the most overlooked episodes of modern...

Lord Acton's Selected Writings offer a profound insight into the liberal intellectual of the last century. Volume III explores the intersection of religion and moral, political issues, featuring...

Crisis Cultures: The Rise of Finance in Mexico and Brazil by Brian Whitener explores the complex relationships between culture, finance, and society in Latin America since 1982. Drawing on a range of...

Chancellor Otto Bismarck's creation of the German Reich in 1871 was a remarkable achievement that brought an end to chaos and laid the foundations for a unified state. This book explores the life and...

African Medical Pluralism by William C. Olsen and Carolyn Sargent explores the diverse ways in which people across Africa approach health and illness. Through ethnographic essays, the authors examine...

Joseph Stalin's rise to dominance in French political culture is explored in this book, tracing his influence from the 1930s through the 1950s. French writers played a crucial role in building...

Ballast is a poetic sequence that uses the 1841 slave revolt aboard the brig Creole as a lens to view the vitality of Black lives and the afterlife of slavery. In 1841, 135 people escaped chattel...

The Kirk and the Kingdom: A Century of Tension in Scottish Social Theology 1830-1929 by Johnston McKay. This study sheds new light on the history of the Church of Scotland, revealing its role as a...

Major Taylor: The Extraordinary Career of a Champion Bicycle RacerA groundbreaking biography that reveals the life of a trailblazing athlete who defied odds to become a world champion in 19th-century...

Catholics and Anti-Catholicism in Chosŏn Korea by Don Baker and Franklin Rausch explores the complex history of Christianity in 18th-century Korea, marked by intense persecution and violence. This...

Visualizing American Empire explores how visual imagery and design shaped the political and cultural landscape of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America. David Brody examines the role...

The Long Sixties: America 1955 - 1973This concise and engaging history covers the major political, social, and cultural developments of the tumultuous 1960s. From the early Cold War to Watergate,...

The Edinburgh Housemails Taxation Book, 1634-1636 provides a unique snapshot of life in seventeenth-century Edinburgh. In 1633, plans were made for a new tax on house-rent, or "mail", intended to pay...

The Supporting Personnel of the Wartime RAF This book tells the story of those who kept the RAF flying during World War Two. While aircrew received the praise, it was often the ground personnel who...

A History of Italian Colonialism, 1860-1907: Europe's Last Empire by Giuseppe Finaldi provides a comprehensive narrative history of Italy's colonial expansion in Africa during the late 19th century...

The Union Soldier in Battle: Enduring the Ordeal of Combat by Earl J. Hess The Civil War was a terrifying experience for volunteer armies, with relentless bloodshed and devastating firepower often...

Imperial Powers and Humanitarian Interventions: The Zanzibar Sultanate, Britain, and France in the Indian Ocean, 1862-1905 by Raphaël Cheriau The Zanzibar Sultanate played a pivotal role in European...

Down in My Heart Peace Witness in War Time by Kim Stafford and William Stafford is a memoir that offers a unique perspective on World War II. From 1942 to 1945, William Stafford was interned in camps...

The Imperial City's Enduring Presence: Modern Kyoto Building for Ceremony and Commemoration Alice Y. Tseng explores how Kyoto continued to play a vital role in Japan's emperor-centered national...

The Navy and the Nation: Australia's Maritime Power in the 21st Century by Tim Barrett is a thought-provoking exploration of the Royal Australian Navy's role in shaping the country's future...

Remains of the Everyday: A Century of Recycling in BeijingThis book explores how waste recovery and secondhand goods markets have shaped China's economic functioning and cultural identity over the...

Navigating the Seven Seas: Leadership Lessons from a Father and Son Duo in the U.S. Navy This book tells the story of two African-American men who rose to leadership ranks in the U.S. Navy, despite...

The Long Campaign: A History of the 15th Fighter Group in World War II by John W. Lambert Hardcover, 192 pages This book tells the story of the 15th Fighter Group's combat operations across the...

Dangerous Memory: Nagasaki Prayers, Protests and Catholic Survivor NarrativesOn 9th August 1945, the US dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. This devastating event had a profound impact on the...

Jordan in Transition by E. George H. Joffé explores the complex process of transition in Jordan between 1990 and 2000. This multifaceted process is shaped by various factors, including economic...

Delhi's Meatscapes: Muslim Butchers in a Transforming Mega-city explores the lives of an urban occupational group engaged in the meat sector. This ethnographic study examines the transformation of...

The Diary of Sir Hyde Gowan Governor of the Central Provinces, India, During the Years 1933 To 1938Reprinted in its entirety alongside some of his speeches, this collection offers an intimate look at...

The poems in Zone commemorate the dead and wounded of the wars in Bosnia-Herzegovina in the 1990s. They explore the ironies of subverted signs, the contrasts between peace and war zones, and the...

Exploring cross-dressing in medieval Europe, this comprehensive study examines the phenomenon across the entire medieval age. By analyzing hagiographies from the first centuries, famous cases like...

Japan's modern international history began with the signing of the "unequal" commercial treaty in 1858. This treaty marked a significant turning point in Japanese diplomacy, as the country navigated...

Lost Stories of West Coast Latino Boxing by Gene Aguilera explores the often-overlooked world of Latino boxing in California's Southland. This collection of anecdotes and narratives sheds light on...

The Ottoman Empire in the Tanzimat Era offers a fresh perspective on the Tanzimat reforms in two key provinces: Edirne and Ankara. This study explores how local actors, including notables, tribal...

Northwest Bronx explores the history and heritage of this unique region in New York City.The area is home to a diverse range of attractions, including Wave Hill, Van Cortlandt Park, Woodlawn...

Satires by Juvenal presents three poems that explore contentment in various forms. Written with humour and wit, these satirical works poke fun at the pretensions of the foolish and the wicked, urging...

The Business of Abolishing the British Slave Trade, 1783-1807 by Judi Jennings A well-researched and readable account of four Quaker businessmen who played a key role in transforming abolitionism...

The Mystery of Missing Flight F-BELV by Stephen Wynn is a gripping account of one of the most enduring unsolved mysteries of the Vietnam War. On 18 October 1965, an ICSC aircraft vanished while en...

In seventeenth-century Lima, women's spiritual lives were marked by profound theological understanding and innovative expressions of devotion. This book explores how these women created and navigated...

Stefano Bottoni's Long Awaited West explores what binds Eastern European countries together in an increasingly globalized world. By examining economic and social policies, Bottoni sheds light on how...

This illustrated guide explores the intriguing people and places of Ireland's Southern counties. David P. O' Malley shares his adventures as he searches for his adventurous cat Whiskey, encountering...

The Ladysmith Siege: A Record of the Defenders and the Besieged Borough. During the Second Boer War, the town of Ladysmith in South Africa was besieged by the enemy. This record contains detailed...

Bear Child: The Life and Times of Jerry Potts tells the story of a remarkable individual who played a pivotal role in the settlement of the Canadian West. Born into the Upper Missouri fur trade in...

Status in Classical Athens by Deborah E Kamen offers a fresh perspective on the social structure of ancient Athens. Contrary to the commonly accepted view of three neatly defined status groups, this...

This introduction to the Zamyad Yast, one of the most beautiful hymns of the Younger Avesta, provides a comprehensive overview of its significance. Based on a larger German edition by Almut Hintze,...

Israel's Past in Present Research Essays on Ancient Israelite Historiography explores the history of historiography and its significance for understanding ancient Israelite history. This collection...

The first comprehensive history of how Jews became citizens in the modern world spans five centuries. David Sorkin's book offers a fresh perspective on Jewish history by exploring the complex and...

Materia Magica: Uncovering the Material Remainders of Ancient Magic in Roman Egypt, Cyprus, and Spain. This study draws on archaeological evidence from three Mediterranean sites to uncover previously...

Hardcover, 292 pages, published December 2018. This book tells the story of five ordinary men who became extraordinary peace activists. Ernie Sanchez, Woody Powell, Gregory Ross, Daniel Craig and...

The American Civil War was fought over more than just the abolition of slavery. It was also a conflict about what it meant to be civilized. Union and Confederate politicians, military commanders,...

Auberon Herbert's essays offer a profound exploration of individual freedom and the role of the state. In "The Right and Wrong of Compulsion by the State and Other Essays", Herbert presents his...

China A Yellow Peril? Western Relationships with China by Richard Muirhead The history of contact between the West and China is complex and multifaceted. While some argue that connections date back...

The Metamorphoses: A Novel of Transformation and Identity in Ancient Africa. Written by Apuleius, a native of Roman North Africa, this Latin novel is based on the model of a lost Greek novel. It...

The Decolonizing Pacific: A New World in Collision. In the decades following World War II, thousands of soldiers and civilians from Asia and the Pacific found work with the US military, drawn by...

Marxism and the French Left offers a fresh perspective on the history of labour and politics in France over the past 150 years. Tony Judt's essays bring together previously separate topics to create...

The Finnegans Wake Notebook Edition - Volume VI.B.3 A comprehensive and cross-referenced edition of Joyce's working notebooks, compiled after the completion of Ulysses. This volume is part of a...