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Ancient Warfare

Introducing Current Research, Volume I

Edited By: Geoff Lee, Helene Whittaker, Graham Wrightson

£52.99

This collection presents current research on ancient warfare, covering a wide range of themes and neglected topics. Readable and engaging, it offers a high standard of scholarship appealing to historians, students, and a wider audience.

Global Safari

Checking In and Checking Out in Pursuit of World Wisdoms, the American Dream, and Cosmocitizenship

By: Zekeh Gbotokuma

£73.99

Global Safari is a memoir-travelogue chronicling a journey from a local village in the Congo to the global village. It is a story of courage, international friendship, hope, and homecoming—the quest and conquest of a new self through transits and transitions.

Africa’s Many Divides and Africa’s Future

Pursuing Nkrumah`s Vision of Pan-Africanism in an Era of Globalization

Edited By: Vincent Dodoo, Charles Quist-Adade, Wendy Royal

£57.99

"If in the past the Sahara divided us, now it unites us," Kwame Nkrumah declared. Determined to bridge Africa’s many divides, he proposed a pan-African government. This collection of papers contextualizes his vision in an era of globalization.

“If in the past the Sahara divided us, now it unites us,” Kwame Nkrumah declared. Determined to bridge Africa’s many divides, he proposed a pan-African government. This collection of papers contextualizes his vision in an era of globalization.

Governing Sex, Building the Nation

The Politics of Prostitution in Postcolonial Taiwan (1945-1979)

By: Wan-Chen Yen

£47.99

Exploring the sexual politics of Chinese nationalism in Taiwan, this book focuses on the politicisation of prostitution and its role in postcolonial nationhood. It uncovers the interlinkages between colonialism, prostitution and nationalism in East Asia.

40 Years are Nothing

History and memory of the 1973 coups d’état in Uruguay and Chile

Edited By: Fernando López

£41.99

The 1973 coups in Uruguay and Chile ushered in a new kind of dictatorship. Through state terror and ideological genocide, they imposed radical neoliberal systems whose brutal legacies continue to shape both nations today.

Consuming St. Patrick’s Day

By: Dominic Bryan, Jonathan Skinner

£47.99

On St. Patrick’s Day, ‘Everyone is Irish’. But how is this day celebrated, consumed, and contested around the world? This volume explores its global appeal and how it has been commoditized, from the symbolic and religious to the political.

Yea, Alabama! A Peek into the Past of One of the Most Storied Universities in the Nation

The University of Alabama (Volume 1 – 1819 through 1871)

By: David M. Battles

£47.99

A history of the University of Alabama as never before published. Years of research into newly discovered documents reveal dramatic rivalries, political intrigue, the University's near-total destruction, and the never-before-told story of slavery.

A history of the University of Alabama as never before published. Years of research into newly discovered documents reveal dramatic rivalries, political intrigue, the University’s near-total destruction, and the never-before-told story of slavery.

The Foreignness of Foreigners

Cultural Representations of the Other in the British Isles (17th-20th Centuries)

Edited By: Vanessa Alayrac-Fielding, Claire Dubois

£47.99

This collection examines Britain's encounters with the Other through literature, art, and politics. It explores how figures of the foreigner were imagined and fabricated, revealing the crucial role Otherness played in fashioning Britain’s national identity.

This collection examines Britain’s encounters with the Other through literature, art, and politics. It explores how figures of the foreigner were imagined and fabricated, revealing the crucial role Otherness played in fashioning Britain’s national identity.

Mathematics in Industry

Edited By: Angela Slavova

£57.99

This book presents achievements in industrial and applied mathematics, offering new methods and algorithms for solving real-life problems. It promotes interdisciplinary collaboration and covers topics like numerical methods, control systems, and scientific computing.

Identity, Migration and Belonging

The Jewish Community of Leeds 1890-1920

By: Aaron Kent

£47.99

This book explores the development of the Jewish community of Leeds from the 1880s to WWI. It reveals a side of Jewishness not fully understood, providing a greater understanding of the relationships between majority and minority communities.

Historical Bibliography as an Essential Source for Historiography

Edited By: Bernadette Cunningham, Václava Horčáková, Kristina Rexová

£47.99

This book explores the significance of historical bibliography for historical science. Bibliographers, historians and librarians from across Europe compare different methodological and technological approaches, and discuss the future of the field.

In the Iberian Peninsula and Beyond

A History of Jews and Muslims (15th-17th Centuries) Vol. 1

Edited By: Maria Filomena Lopes de Barros, Lúcia Liba Mucznik, José Alberto R. Silva Tavim

£52.99

Beginning with the forced conversion of Iberian Jews and Muslims, this volume examines the effects on their respective diasporas, focusing on a variety of approaches, from language and culture to identity discourses and interchanges between those communities.

In the Iberian Peninsula and Beyond

A History of Jews and Muslims (15th-17th Centuries) Vol. 2

Edited By: Maria Filomena Lopes de Barros, Lúcia Liba Mucznik, José Alberto R. Silva Tavim

£47.99

Beginning with the forced conversion of 16th–17th century Iberian Jews and Muslims, this volume examines the effects on their diasporas, focusing on language, culture, identity discourses, and interchanges between those communities.

Einstein’s Pathway to the Special Theory of Relativity

By: Galina Weinstein

£52.99

This book pieces together the jigsaw of Einstein’s journey to discovering special relativity. Lacking notes from this critical period, it explores his creative process, Poincaré's parallel work, and the paradoxes of the revolutionary theory.

This book pieces together the jigsaw of Einstein’s journey to discovering special relativity. Lacking notes from this critical period, it explores his creative process, Poincaré’s parallel work, and the paradoxes of the revolutionary theory.

A Divided Hungary in Europe

Exchanges, Networks and Representations, 1541-1699; Volumes 1-3

Edited By: Gábor Almási

£73.99

Despite fragmentation and Ottoman pressure, early modern Hungary flourished through intense cultural exchange. This series draws an alternative map of Hungary, replacing centre-periphery conceptions with new narratives that balance Western-Hungarian relationships.

Between Time and Space

Edited By: Sulevi Riukulehto

£41.99

This volume explores regional history from around the globe, showing how time and space are connected. Through case studies ranging from romantic operas in Europe and gold-mining in South Africa to urban planning in New Zealand, it examines the most personal level of belonging.

Between Memory and Mythology

The Construction of Memory of Modern Wars

Edited By: Natalia Starostina

£47.99

This volume examines the relationship between myth and memory, exploring how war narratives are used to construct modern identities. These essays show how political elites engage in mythmaking to shape national and cultural self-perception.

Tradition as the Future of Innovation

Edited By: Elisa Grimi

£52.99

Does tradition clash with innovation? This study brings together insightful contributions that focus on the complex relationship between the two, viewing tradition as the cornerstone for the future.

Medieval or Early Modern

The Value of a Traditional Historical Division

Edited By: Ronald Hutton

£41.99

The historical terms ‘medieval’ and ‘early modern’ are imprecise and carry ideological baggage. This collection of essays assembles concerned scholars to debate this problem, suggesting different solutions for different kinds of history-writing.

Men in the Bible and Related Literature

In the Grip of Specific Males

Edited By: John Tracy Greene

£47.99

International scholars explore the roles of men in the Bible. These essays examine shepherds, lawgivers, tricksters, fathers, sons, and prophets, offering unique perspectives on leadership, family, and faith. A vital study for any student of the Bible.