History

In the first detailed examination of Britain's transition to paper currency, Hiroki Shin explores how state, nation and community each played their...

A comparative legal history of Jewish sovereignty and religious freedom, illuminating the surprising ways that collective and individual rights hav...

Jon Savage, the author of the canonical Englands Dreaming, explodes new ground in this electrifying history of pop music from 1955 through 1979. In...

Provides vital new evidence that Union veterans remained stubbornly opposed to the nations reconciliationist tendencies and unwilling to surrender ...

Provides vital new evidence that Union veterans remained stubbornly opposed to the nations reconciliationist tendencies and unwilling to surrender ...

How Americas greatest marketing triumph in World War II shaped race, ethnicity, and class in modern America The World War II Bond Campaign is a his...

How Americas greatest marketing triumph in World War II shaped race, ethnicity, and class in modern America The World War II Bond Campaign is a his...

This book explores the complex issue of building a common European identity and the factors that contribute to it, with special regard to the role ...

How museums are changing to embrace a more inclusive vision of American artUS museums have faced increasing pressure to reckon with their histories...

An early commentary on one of the Chinese Five ClassicsThe Documents classic (Shangshu) was central to the political life of imperial China. This o...

The dramatic story of a pivotal figure in the Haitian Revolution, who shook the Atlantic world to its core Born to an enslaved mother in Grenada, H...

Do you want to play a game?Incarceration Games reexamines the complex history and troubled legacy of improvised, interactive role-playing experimen...

The Latino Continuum and the Nineteenth-Century Americas argues that the process of recovering Latina/o figures and writings in the nineteenth cen...

A history of how humans have created monsters out of one anotherfrom our deepest fearsand what these monsters tell us about humanity's present and ...

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminos...

The question of economic justice for Black Americans continues to be the subject of contentious political debate. Here, Michael K. Brown examines t...

The question of economic justice for Black Americans continues to be the subject of contentious political debate. Here, Michael K. Brown examines t...

Während der westeuropäische Humanismus im zaristischen Russland nur wenig  Resonanz fand, ging er seit den dreißiger Jahren als proletarischer und ...

Bodies of Art, Bodies of Labour by Kate Beaton, award-winning author of Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands and Hark! A Vagrant, explores connections...

In two volumes, Judson Jeffries brings together essays on 21 accomplished and influential members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., demonstrating ...

In two volumes, Judson Jeffries brings together essays on 21 accomplished and influential members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., demonstrating ...

The incredible true story of a blind musician, a brutal crime, and the making of an American folk legend In June 1936 James Lee Strother performed ...

Reimagining our cities for a sustainable and human-centric future In her groundbreaking book Wonder City, Lynn Ellsworth delves deep into the heart...

The book outlines the sociological arguments and political activities of the US pragmatist sociologist, Herbert Adolphus Miller (1875-1951). Miller...

A stunning art book showcasing The Singh Twins' 'Slaves of Fashion' series.This richly illustrated, artist-designed book showcases Slaves of Fashio...

Virtue That Matters is a groundbreaking exploration of the intricate dynamics of chastity culture in Chosn Korea from 1392 to 1910, shedding light ...

A poignant and deeply researched history of gay oppression in the USSR.In 1934, Joseph Stalin enacted sodomy laws, unleashing a wave of brutal dete...

This book explores the establishment and development of a multi-ethnic frontier society on the HabsburgOttoman border, in the historic region of th...

Rediscover the Civil War through the voices that refused to be silenced Unforgettable Sacrifice offers a groundbreaking exploration into the heart ...

Rediscover the Civil War through the voices that refused to be silenced Unforgettable Sacrifice offers a groundbreaking exploration into the heart ...

Decades before the impeachment of an American president for a similar offense, Angelo Herndon was charged under Georgia law with attempting to inci...