Social & Cultural History

A journey through Europes old towns, exploring why we treasure thembut also what they hide about a continents fraught history  [A] fascinating chro...

This book examines the rising global prominence of Chinas art market throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. To understand the far-rea...

History has never been as present in our daily lives as it is today. Through any number of media outlets, tens of millions of people are in daily c...

History has never been as present in our daily lives as it is today. Through any number of media outlets, tens of millions of people are in daily c...

East Asian population history has only recently been the focus of intense investigations using ancient genomics techniques, yet these studies have ...

East Asian population history has only recently been the focus of intense investigations using ancient genomics techniques, yet these studies have ...

This book explores the entangled relationship between marching and political ceremonies for the consolidation of the nation-state. The main questio...

Max Webers classical notion of enchantment serves in this book to highlight the clash and rewiring of ethical and cosmological codes in European an...

Max Webers classical notion of enchantment serves in this book to highlight the clash and rewiring of ethical and cosmological codes in European an...

What does it mean to fight for womens rights in the 21st century? Around the globe, women stand up to repression, violence, and authoritarianism to...

'A Scout is a Friend to all' An amalgam of imperial myth, borrowed tips on health and hygiene, and object lessons in woodcraft, the 1908 text of R...

The Business of Bobbysoxers reconsiders the story of American popular music, celebrity following, and fan behavior during World War II through clos...

Drawing on a wide variety of European sources, Childhood in the Middle Ages (1992) examines attitudes towards children, images of childhood, and th...

From railway disasters and robberies to mycology and mountain biking, twelve authors tell true stories of Cumberland, BC, that highlight the divers...

A poetic new essay collection in which the symbols of the tarot brush up against life in a changing world. The Tarot de Marseille is a 16th-century...

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Cinema history might have been very different had the first James Bond film not been Dr. No starring Sean Connery in 1962, but Thunderball directed...

Over the decades, gay cinema has reflected the community's journey from persecution to emancipation to acceptance. Politicised dramas like Victim i...

As part of the controversial Earl Grey Scheme, this is the true story of the Kerry girls who were shipped to Australia from the four Kerry Workhous...

A century ago a Labour government took power for the first time, meet the Wild Men who led the way...'Superb' -- New Statesman 'Fascinating' --...

With the nation badly divided and the two major parties on a bitter collision course, what can we learn from Americas last great president?A lot, s...

Imagination is about far more than whether people think of themselves as creative or not. We use our imagination all the time in planning, anticipa...

'Extraordinary and thrilling ... This story should be known to every man, woman and child' - Lemn SissayIn 1868, British troops charged into the mo...

Journey with Ernesto Galarza through time, place, and culture in this stunning memoir of Mexican American identity and acculturation. Barrio Boy is...

This book examines the concept of moral economy originally established by E.P. Thompson, focusing on the impact of religious norms on economic prac...

Homo Temporalis focuses on the importance of temporal concepts for four German Jewish thinkers who profoundly shaped twentieth-century intellectual...

Homo Temporalis focuses on the importance of temporal concepts for four German Jewish thinkers who profoundly shaped twentieth-century intellectual...

For years, HIV activists and researchers have expressed deep concerns about the stigmatizing and sensational tone of news stories about HIV crimina...

The 1960s transformed art in Canada. The Scene traces the remarkable reshaping of the Canadian art landscape during that era. Written by renowned a...

The Hermetic Museum takes readers on a magical mystery tour spanning an arc from the medieval cosmogram and images of Christian mysticism, through ...

For years, HIV activists and researchers have expressed deep concerns about the stigmatizing and sensational tone of news stories about HIV crimina...

East Anglia has provided inspiration for writers for centuries. Whether the writers were natives of the region itself or came as visitors, the land...

Since the 1890s, New Jersey has attracted hundreds of thousands of Caribbean and Latin American migrants. The states rich economic history, high-in...

Since the 1890s, New Jersey has attracted hundreds of thousands of Caribbean and Latin American migrants. The states rich economic history, high-in...

In recent years, there has been increased attention towards activism in sporting spaces. A vast majority of these contributions have focused on int...