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This book brings together eight of the most influential recent articles on Oliver Cromwell and the Interregnum. Brings together seminal articles on Ol…

This Companion provides scholarly yet accessible new interpretations of Greek history of the Classical period, from the aftermath of the Persian Wars …

A Brief History of Ancient Astrology explores the theory and practice of astrology from Babylon to Ancient Greece and Rome and its cultural and politi…

A Companion to Roman Rhetoric introduces the reader to the wide-ranging importance of rhetoric in Roman culture. A guide to Roman rhetoric from its or…

This authoritative Companion introduces readers to the developments that lead to Britain becoming a great world power, the leading European imperial s…

A Companion to the American Revolution is a single guide to the themes, events, and concepts of this major turning point in early American history. Co…

In Food in the Ancient World, a respected classicist and a practising world-class chef explore a millennium of eating and drinking. Explores a millenn…

Covering the period from the accession of James I to the death of Queen Anne, this companion provides a magisterial overview of the ‘long' seventeenth…

Lives of the Caesars tells the stories of 12 of Rome’s most fascinating and influential rulers, uncovering the unique features of their reigns which a…

A Companion to 20th-Century America is an authoritative survey of the most important topics and themes of twentieth-century American history and histo…

This book makes a selection of writings by the great medieval historian, Sir Richard Southern, available to the wider audience they deserve. A collect…

There is an extraordinary range of material in this anthology, from Lincoln’s Gettysburg address to a contemporary account of a visit from the Ku Klux…

The Vandals is the first book available in the English Language dedicated to exploring the sudden rise and dramatic fall of this complex North African…

Alexander the Great is one of the most celebrated figures of antiquity. In this book, Carol G. Thomas places this powerful figure within the context o…

Covering the period from the death of Alexander the Great to the celebrated defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at the hands of Augustus, this authoritativ…

The Idea of Latin America is a geo-political manifesto which insists on the need to leave behind an idea which belonged to the nation-building mentali…

This volume of original essays by leading scholars is an innovative, thorough introduction to the history and culture of California. Includes 30 essay…

Since the fall of the Iron Curtain, migration has become a major cause for concern in many European countries, but migrations to, from and within Euro…

A Companion to the Ancient Near East offers students and general readers a comprehensive overview of Near Eastern civilization from the Bronze Age to …

A Companion to American Cultural History offers a historiographic overview of the scholarship, with special attention to the major studies and debates…

A Companion to American Technology is a groundbreaking collection of original essays that analyze the hard-to-define phenomenon of “technology” in Ame…

A Companion to American Immigration is an authoritative collection of original essays by leading scholars on the major topics and themes underlying Am…

This book explores the development of law in Europe from its medieval origins to the present day, charting the transformation from law rooted in the C…

This book is an introduction to the war machine of New Kingdom Egypt from c. 1575 bc–1100 bc. Focuses on the period in which the Egyptians created a p…

A Companion to 19th-Century America is an authoritative overview of current historiographical developments and major themes in the history of nineteen…

A Companion to the Vietnam War contains twenty-four definitive essays on America's longest and most divisive foreign conflict. It represents the best …

A Companion to Colonial America consists of twenty-three original essays by expert historians on the key issues and topics in American colonial histor…

This innovative book explores of the grandest and longest lasting empire in Indian history. Examines the history of the Mughal presence in India from …

This major survey of the history and culture of Roman Britain spans the period from the first century BC to the fifth century AD. Major survey of the …

This cultural history challenges the standard depiction of the 1660s as the beginning of a new age of stability, demonstrating that the decade followi…

This fascinating volume brings together leading specialists, who have analyzed the thoughts and records documenting the worldviews of a wide range of …

This reader brings together original and influential recent work in the field of early modern European history. Provides a thought-provoking overview …

This book illuminates Warwick's character and motivation, showing that he was an emotional, charming, and popular man with a strong sense of family lo…

Bojana Mojsov tells the story of the cult of Osiris from beginning to end, sketching its development throughout 3,000 years of Egyptian history. Draws…

An in-depth exploration, through his plays and poems, of the philosophy of Shakespeare as a great poet, a great dramatist and a «great mind». Written …

This companion provides an extensive account of the Roman army, exploring its role in Roman politics and society as well as the reasons for its effect…

The Soviet / Russian space program was in the hands of three industrial empires: those of Serguei Korolev, the Soviet von Braun who launched Sputnik-1…

This volume brings together a distinguished group of international scholars to discuss the major debates in the study of early twentieth-century Europ…

Robin Seager has updated his classic biography of Tiberius, which focuses on the Emperor’s complex character as the key to understanding his reign. Th…

A Companion to Contemporary Britain covers the key themes and debates of 20th-century history from the outbreak of the Second World War to the end of …

In this ground-breaking new study,Jacques Le Goff, arguably the leading medievalist of his generation, presents his view of the primacy of the Middle …

This major new work by Professor Anthony D. Smith challenges the notion of nationalism as a product of modernity. Major new work by a leading historic…

A Companion to Japanese History provides an authoritative overview of current debates and approaches within the study of Japan’s history. Composed of …

A Companion to the American South surveys and evaluates the most important and innovative writing on the entire sweep of the history of the southern U…