Social & Cultural History

Piccadilly, Londons milelong western artery, was originally known for its busy coaching inns and magnificent aristocratic palaces, and, more recent...

In this profoundly personal journey through British history, Martin Wall traces the influence of Magic and Myth from the earliest times to the pres...

It is a myth that either of the World Wars liberated women.The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act of 1919 was one of the most significant pieces of...

WINNER OF THE LAURA SHANNON PRIZE 2021 AND ITALY''''S CHERASCO HISTORY PRIZE 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE LIONEL GELBER PRIZE 2020A TIMES LITERARY SUPPL...

In this invaluable reference work, the worlds foremost authorities on Frances political, social, cultural, and intellectual history explore the his...

'There have always been lighthouses in my life. There has been a closeness and steadiness to our relationship, as if they have kept pace and in clo...

Although it lasted only thirty years, German colonial rule dramatically transformed South West Africa. The colonial government not only committed t...

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. was American television at its best. In the sixties, spy series just didnt come any cooler than this. Almost a direct resul...

The Prado takes an unconventional look at Spains most iconic art museum. Focusing on the Prado as a space of urban leisure, Eugenia Afinoguénova hi...

From Theodore Roosevelt to Barack Obama, discover the most significant speeches of the modern era!Whether it was Churchill rousing the British to t...

A TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2022 SO FAR Shortlisted for the Pushkin House Book Prize 2022 Sparkling historywith a fairytale atmosphere of sleigh rides, ...

For researchers seeking detailed information about the black diaspora in North America, this authoritative reference provides more than 300 years o...

A literary and cultural history of the intimate space of the eighteenth-century closetand how it fired the imaginations of Pepys, Sterne, Swift, an...

This account shows the full range of Hugh Miller's interests - the lyrical description of the scenery and accounts of beautiful fossils show a deep...

Until the 1960's The Clyde was synonymous with shipbuilding with many yards dotted on both sides of the river all the way from Glasgow to Greenock....

Our Great Southern Land started out just that - Great. But what has happened after several centuries of white settlement and development and progre...

Phil Jarratt's critically acclaimed book, Bali: Heaven and Hell, is now in paperback and includes an additional chapter. Phil Jarratt shares his pe...

A lively account of the little known story about the birth of surfing in Australia and the early beginnings of our beach culture and sporting herit...

From workaday marigolds to hand-wear custom crafted for the Queen, gloves perform many functions insulation from the cold, protection from injury,...

Now in its fifth edition, A History of the Canadian Peoples covers our nation's history from pre-contact to present day in one concise volume. Poli...

The terrified yell of my comrades makes me stop. I drop the potatoes into the grass and turn around. He has pulled out the pistol and is taking aim...