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This comprehensive volume details the variety of constitutions and types of governing bodies in the ancient Greek world. A collection of original scho…

The fifth edition of Michigan: A History of the Great Lakes State presents an update of the best college-level survey of Michigan history, covering th…

For many centuries Germanic peoples occupied much of northern and central Europe. From the fourth century onward migrant groups extended their power a…

The period in which we live is marked by increasingly frequent and intense cultural encounters of all kinds. However we react to it, the global trend …

Spaniards in the Colonial Empire traces the privileges, prejudices, and conflicts between American-born and European-born Spaniards, within the Spanis…

With contributions from the most accomplished scholars in the field, this fascinating companion to one of America's pivotal presidents assesses Harry …

Contemporary Latin America presents the epochal political, economic, social, and cultural changes in Latin America over the last 40 years and comprehe…

Contesting the Reformation provides a comprehensive survey of the most influential works in the field of Reformation studies from a comparative, cross…

In this stimulating new text, renowned military historian Jeremy Black unpacks the concept of culture as a descriptive and analytical approach to the …

Poland in the Modern World presents a history of the country from the late nineteenth century to the present, incorporating new perspectives from soci…

Utilizing new primary source material from the Papers of George Washington, a documentary editing project dedicated to the transcription and publicati…

Empire, State, and Society assesses the external and internal forces behind Britain's transformation from global superpower to its current position in…

This book offers students a concise and clearly written overview of the events of the Haitian Revolution, from the slave uprising in the French colony…

Roger Collins, a leading historian, investigates a time in Spanish history known for its multi-religious society – when Christians, Jews and Muslims l…

Times Are Altered with Us: American Indians from Contact to the New Republic offers a concise and engaging introduction to the turbulent 300-year-peri…

A Companion to Marcus Aurelius presents the first comprehensive collection of essays to explore all essential facets relating to contemporary Marcus A…

Sexuality in modern western culture is central to identity but the tendency to define by sexuality does not apply to the premodern past. Before the 'i…

A History of the Cuban Revolution presents a concise socio-historical account of the Cuban Revolution of 1959, an event that continues to spark debate…

The financial crisis seemed to present a fundamental challenge to neo liberalism, the body of ideas that have constituted the political orthodoxy of m…

Michael Mann is one of the most influential sociologists writing today. His three-volume work The Sources of Social Power, the third volume of which h…

In this brilliant and widely acclaimed work, Peter Burke presents a social and cultural history of the Italian Renaissance. He discusses the social an…

In Homes and Homecomings an international group of scholars provide inspiring new historical perspectives on the politics of homes and homecomings. Us…

A Companion to Julius Caesar comprises 30 essays from leading scholars examining the life and after life of this great polarizing figure. Explores Cae…

It is commonly assumed that we live in an age of unbridled individualism, but in this important new book Montserrat Guibernau argues that the need to …

Featuring updates and revisions that reflect recent historiography, this new edition of The Portuguese Empire in Asia 1500-1700 presents a comprehensi…

Everything you need to know about the Kokoda Trail and its place in Australian history Interest in the Kokoda Trail is growing rapidly among many Aust…

In this book, William Caferro asks if the Renaissance was really a period of progress, reason, the emergence of the individual, and the beginning of m…

This Companion contains 31 essays by leading international scholars to provide an overview of the key debates on eighteenth-century Europe. Examines t…

This revealing study shows how careful analysis of recent farming practices, and related cultural traditions, in communities around the Mediterranean …

The American Military: A Narrative History presents a comprehensive introduction to more than four centuries of American military history. Presents a …

The Aztecs brings to life one of the best-known indigenous civilizations of the Americas in a vivid, comprehensive account of the ancient Aztecs. A th…

A Short History of the Modern Media presents a concise history of the major media of the last 150 years, including print, stage, film, radio, televisi…

Mothers Making Latin America utilizes a combination of gender scholarship and source material to dispel the belief that women were separated from—or u…

Using new research and considering a multidisciplinary set of factors, Contemporary China offers a comprehensive exploration of the making of contempo…

The fully updated third edition of “Farewell, My Nation” considers the complex and often tragic relationships between American Indians, white American…

The Hollywood War Film offers readers a lively introduction to the theory, history, stars, and major films constituting this vital genre, from Hollywo…

A History of Greece: 1300‒30 BC, offers a comprehensive introduction to the foundational political history of Greece, from the late Mycenaean Age thro…

This history of Native Americans, from the period of first contact to the present day, offers an important variation to existing studies by placing th…

Osborne's work is the first history text to explore the sweep of California's past in relationship to its connections within the maritime world of the…

Gender and the City before Modernity presents a series of multi-disciplinary readings that explore issues relating to the role of gender in a variety …

The first English-language survey of ancient Greek divinatory methods, Ancient Greek Divination offers a broad yet detailed treatment of the earliest …

This fifth edition of the essential history of world population is updated with the most recent and significant scholarship on the topic. Reworked sec…

Over twenty two centuries ago, the Greek general Pyrrhus questioned the real gains of military victory. Today we might reflect on the recent wars in I…

Locus Amoenus provides a pioneering collection of new perspectives on Renaissance garden history, and the impact of its development. Experts in the fi…