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The Holocaust and World War II

In History and In Memory

Edited By: Wendy Koenig, Nancy Rupprecht, Nancy E. Rupprecht

£49.99

This interdisciplinary volume explores the connection between World War II and the Holocaust in history and memory. Nineteen articles from prominent scholars, including acclaimed historian Gerhard L. Weinberg, examine presidential decisions, racial hatred, and more.

On Theory

Brain-Mind Teleology and the Failure in the Success of the Human Use of Science

By: Richard J. Arend

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This book demystifies theory—the ubiquitous, flawed thing that undergirds humanity’s greatest successes and failures. For anyone studying, writing, critiquing, or applying theory, it unifies the sciences in terms of goals and duties and explains the responsibilities it entails.

Undoing Plessy

Charles Hamilton Houston, Race, Labor, and the Law, 1895-1950

By: Gordon P. Andrews

£44.99

Undoing Plessy explores the life of Charles Hamilton Houston, a “social engineer” who used the law to dismantle racial barriers. Houston understood the right to work was necessary for true freedom and built a strategy to win civil rights in the pre-Brown era.

Colonialism and National Identity

Edited By: Paolo Bertella Farnetti, Cecilia Dau Novelli

£47.99

This book addresses the neglected link between national identity and colonial culture in Italy. It is a critical reflection on a denied past, reconstructing uncomfortable memories that overlap the challenging present circumstances of rigidity, racism and rejection.

An Australian Family Poignancy in WWI

Two Brothers Killed on the Western Front, France, 1916-1917

By: Bob East

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This book traces the enlistment and subsequent deaths of two Australian brothers on the Western Front. Rich in primary evidence, such as correspondence to their families, their story provides a personal lens on the main battles and Australia’s enormous losses in World War I.

Byron’s Romantic Politics

The Problem of Metahistory

By: Peter Cochran

£44.99

Byron exists as romantic myth: a passionate lover, staunch friend, and fighter for democracy. This book proves the truth is the opposite. Using letters never before transcribed, it argues Byron was an unscrupulous sponger who despised democracy and the Greeks.

Blue Black Sea

New Dimensions of History, Security, Strategy, Energy and Economy

Edited By: Giray Saynur Bozkurt

£59.99

Experts from the Black Sea states analyze the region’s complex security, political, and economic dynamics, offering essential assessments of the international policies shaping the area today.

British Decolonisation, 1918-1984

Edited By: Richard Davis

£39.99

Few subjects are more controversial or important to today’s world than the British Empire. Using case studies, this book examines how the Empire ended, how independence was won and resisted, and what its collapse tells us about its legacy.

New Perspectives on Anarchism, Labour and Syndicalism

The Individual, the National and the Transnational

Edited By: Constance Bantman, Dave Berry

£39.99

This collection presents new research on the history of anarchist movements and revolutionary syndicalism in Europe. It revisits national histories through transnational perspectives, exploring cross-border interactions and the fascinating itineraries of individual activists.

The Great War against Eastern European Jewry, 1914-1920

By: Giuseppe Motta

£61.99

During WWI, Jews in the Tsarist Empire experienced a unique tragedy. Targeted by violence, persecutions, and expulsions, they were branded traitors. The Great War became a chilling anticipation of the tragedy that would befall Eastern European Jewry.

Africa and the First World War

Remembrance, Memories and Representations after 100 Years

Edited By: De-Valera NYM Botchway, Kwame Osei Kwarteng

£64.99

This anthology brings together essays written by scholars of African history, society, and military about African experiences of the war. It complements and problematises some key themes on Africa and the First World War, and offers a stimulating historiographical excursion.

Living History

Encountering the Memory of the Heirs of Slavery

Edited By: Ana Lucia Araujo

£39.99

This book analyses the memorializing of slavery as a transnational movement. It explores how reconstructing the past legitimizes demands for recognition and reparations through monuments, museums, and public apologies across the Americas, Africa, and Europe.

The Search for Wholeness and Diaspora Literacy in Contemporary African American Literature

Edited By: Silvia Castro-Borrego

£39.99

This volume explores the search for wholeness and spirituality in the writings of contemporary African American women. Across fiction, drama, and poetry, this search is analyzed as a source of creativity and agency, healing spirit and body by reconciling past and present.

England’s Earliest Woman Writer and Other Studies on Dark-Age Christianity

By: Andrew Breeze

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Was Whitby home to the earliest English woman writer? Was St Patrick born in Somerset? How did a saint rid Cornwall of a dragon? This book breaks spectacular new ground on Christianity in early Britain, revealing the hidden history of female writers in a world dominated by men.

Public Memory, Race, and Ethnicity

Edited By: G. Mitchell Reyes

£39.99

This book explores how race and ethnicity influence public memory. Nine provocative investigations address how our collective remembrance shapes racial and ethnic identities—and why this often leads to conflict in the United States.

Female Beauty Systems

Beauty as Social Capital in Western Europe and the United States, Middle Ages to the Present

Edited By: Christine Adams, Tracy Adams

£47.99

Female beauty systems sort individuals into "more" or "less" desirable. These essays examine Western female beauty systems over the centuries, considering how women have complied with, contributed to, profited or suffered from, and resisted them.

Female beauty systems sort individuals into “more” or “less” desirable. These essays examine Western female beauty systems over the centuries, considering how women have complied with, contributed to, profited or suffered from, and resisted them.

Islands and Britishness

A Global Perspective

Edited By: Jodie Matthews

£39.99

What does it mean to be an islander? This collection explores the complex relationship between islands and Britain, examining how empire, tourism, and language shape identity from Jersey to Jamaica, offering a global perspective on Britishness.

Urban Elections and Decision-Making in Early Modern Europe, 1500-1800

Edited By: Jan Marco Sawilla, Rudolf Schlögl

£44.99

In early modern cities, oligarchies collided with community expectations for participation. This book offers new interpretations of the techniques elites used to cope with these tensions, examining elections, consent, dissent, and even urban revolts.

The Ionian Islands

Aspects of their History and Culture

Edited By: Anthony Hirst, Patrick Sammon

£54.99

The Ionian Islands: an East-West crossroads ruled by Venice and Britain. This book explores their rich history, archaeology, and culture, from Homer’s Bronze Age to today, with a special focus on the British Protectorate (1815-1864).

The 1960s in Australia

People, Power and Politics

Edited By: Shirleene Robinson, Julie Ustinoff

£39.99

The 1960s is a heavily mythologised decade. This collection challenges that myth, showing that not everyone in Australia experienced it the same way. Expert historians explore the complex social realities, power, and politics of this significant time.