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Just who are ‘the Malays’? This provocative study poses the question and considers how and why the answers have changed over time, and from one region…

Slavery and Emancipation is a comprehensive collection of primary and secondary readings on the history of slaveholding in the American South combinin…

This sharp and authoritative account of American foreign relations analyzes the last fifteen years of foreign policy in relation to the last forty yea…

A Companion to American Indian History captures the thematic breadth of Native American history over the last forty years. Twenty-five original essays…

A Companion to the American West is a rigorous, illuminating introduction to the history of the American West. Twenty-five essays by expert scholars s…

The Persians is a succinct narrative of Iranian history from the time of Cyrus the Great in 560BC to the present day. A succinct narrative of Iranian …

This beautifully illustrated new biography of Cleopatra draws on literary, archaeological, and art historical evidence to paint an intimate and compel…

In a major revision of this popular text, Dr. Justus Doenecke integrates scholarly research conducted in the 1990s to offer readers a fresh picture of…

A Companion to Nineteenth-Century Britain presents 33 essays by expert scholars on all the major aspects of the political, social, economic and cultur…

A Companion to African American History is a collection of original and authoritative essays arranged thematically and topically, covering a wide rang…

This book introduces students to the chief disciplines, methods and sources employed in 'doing' ancient history, as opposed to 'reading' it. The book:…

This sourcebook presents a wealth of material relating to every aspect of Roman spectacles, especially gladiatorial combat and chariot racing. Draws o…

In this book, Professor Christopher Coker presents an original and controversial thesis about the future of war. Argues that the biotechnology revolut…

A Companion to the Civil War and Reconstruction addresses the key topics and themes of the Civil War era, with 23 original essays by top scholars in t…

A Companion to Post-1945 America is an original collection of 34 essays by key scholars on the history and historiography of Post-1945 America. Covers…

Spanning the period from Alexander the Great's accession to the throne in 336 BC to the defeat by Octavian of Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC, this volu…

Pompey the Great gives readers a look inside the political and military world of ancient Rome and at one of the characters that shaped its destiny.

In this book Toner offers a new way of looking at Roman society at all levels, not just among the elite, by examining the imperial games and the baths…

This book provides students and general readers with an introduction to revolutionary France whilst also presenting a clear argument to explain the ev…

This is an authoritative volume of historiographical essays that survey the state of U.S. diplomatic history. The essays cover the entire range of the…

This book offers a comprehensive overview of Britain's development since the end of the Second World War. It comprises 23 contributions from leading a…

This book invites readers to join in a fresh and extensive investigation of one of Ancient Greece’s greatest inventions: democratic government. Provid…

The first book to focus on the social impact of warfare and the Roman army in Late Antiquity. Explores the implications of war and the army in a broad…

This volume brings together 29 new essays by leading international scholars, to provide an inclusive overview of recent work in Reformation history. P…

In America and the Great War, 1914-1920, the accomplished writing team of D. Clayton James and Anne Sharp Wells provides a succinct account of the pri…

This history traces the development of democracy in Europe from its origins in ancient Greece up to the present day. Considers all the major watershed…

This book focuses on the work of the great sixteenth-century traveller and map-maker Andre Thevat and explores the interrelations between representati…

By examining his military and political career, home life and relationships with women, Always I Am Caesar provides a vivid portrait of Caesar’s life …

In this history of Florence, distinguished historian John Najemy discusses all the major developments in Florentine history from 1200 to 1575. Capture…

This broad survey introduces readers to the major themes, figures, traditions and theories in Western historical thought, tracing its evolution from b…

This book challenges the reputation of the Spanish Inquisition as an instrument of religious persecution, torture and repressionand looks at its wider…

This book aims to understand the different readings of Castiglione's Cortegiano or Book of the Courtier from the Renaissance to the twentieth century.

This is the first biography in English of King Hammurabi, who ruled Babylon from 1792 to 1750 BC and presents a rounded view of his accomplishments. D…

This authoritative survey of Britain in the later Middle Ages comprises 28 chapters written by leading figures in the field. Covers social, economic, …

This volume examines the period from Rome's earliest involvement in the eastern Mediterranean to the establishment of Roman geopolitical dominance ove…

Spain, 1157-1300 makes use of a vast body of primary and secondary source material to provide a balanced overview of a crucial period of Spanish as we…

The Reformation Movement in Germany provides readers with a strong narrative overview of the most recent work on the Reformation in the German lands.

This collection of twenty-four original essays by leading scholars in American women's history highlights the most recent important scholarship on the…

A comprehensive history that focuses on the crises of Spain in the late middle ages and the early transformations that underpinned the later successes…

This Companion provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of Roman Republican history as it is currently practiced. Highlights recent developme…

Written by the late Patrick Wormald, one of the leading authorities on Bede’s life and work over a 30-year period, this book is a collection of studie…

This history of Spain in the period between the end of Roman rule and the time of the Arab conquest challenges many traditional assumptions about the …

This concise overview of the history and historiography of the American South puts the major problems and issues of that region into clear, accessible…

A Companion to the History of the Middle East offers a fresh account of the multifaceted and multi-layered history of this region. A fresh account of …

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…