General & World History

Cuban Studies is the preeminent journal for scholarly work on Cuba. Each volume includes articles in English and Spanish and a large book review se...

Two decades into the twenty-first century, contemporary Latinx writers have established themselves within an evolving literary tradition. Imaginati...

In the evolution of global capitalism and geopolitics, digitalization presents a new and yet unresolved chapter. In the lead up to digitalization, ...

Leisure is a genealogy of the concept of leisure, from its peak in the classical age to its inversion and fall in modern liberalism. The goal of th...

This book offers a novel critical intervention in medical humanities, foregrounding the importance of spaces and senses in medical experiences. It ...

This wide-ranging introduction to the history of modern Britain extends from the eighteenth century to the present day. Vernon structures his compe...

This wide-ranging introduction to the history of modern Britain extends from the eighteenth century to the present day. Vernon structures his compe...

In this essential new work, Christopher D. Bahl departs from the established historiography on trade, shipping and pilgrimage to argue for the emer...

In this compelling work, Sascha Auerbach offers a bold new historical interpretation of late-stage slavery, its long-term legacies, and its entangl...

History, completed.'Excellent . . . bursting with extraordinary women' Anita Anand, broadcaster and author of The Patient AssassinMoving, illumina...

Four writers. Four dictators. One world, changed out of all recognition. ENGINEERS OF HUMAN SOULS is an intimate and shocking shadow history of cre...

From true-crime legend T. J. English, the epic, behind-the-scenes saga of Los Muchachos, one of the most successful cocaine trafficking organizatio...

How did the temple-scape of Suzhou transform into garden-scape during the 13th to 16th centuries? This book investigates the landscape evolution of...

A panoramic global history of Africa in the age of imperialismAfricas long nineteenth century was a time of revolutionary ferment and cultural inno...

Drawing on archival and ethnographic work, this book analyzes how indigeneity, Christianity and state-making became intertwined in the Colombian Am...