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ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL BRITAIN The Real Lives of Roman Britain Guy de la Bédoyère The Britain of the Roman Occupation is, in a way, an age that is dark to us. While the main events from 55 BC to AD 410 are little disputed, and the archaeological remains of villas, forts, walls and cities explain a great deal, we lack a clear sense of individual lives. This book is the first to infuse the story of Britannia with a beating heart, the first to describe in detail who its inhabitants were and their place in our history. A lifelong specialist in Romano-British history, Guy de la Bédoyère is the first to recover the period exclusively as a human experience. He focuses not on military campaigns and imperial politics but on individual, personal stories. Roman Britain is revealed as a place where the ambitious scramble for power and prestige, the devout seek solace and security through religion, men and women eke out existences in a provincial frontier land. De la Bédoyère introduces Fortunata the slave girl, Emeritus the frustrated centurion, the grieving father Quintus Corellius Fortis, and the brilliant metal worker Boduogenus, among numerous others. Through a wide array of records and artifacts, the author introduces the colourful cast of immigrants who arrived during the Roman era while offering an unusual glimpse of indigenous Britons, until now nearly invisible in histories of Roman Britain. ‘To redeem the dead and the forgotten from the shadows of obscurity is one of the noblest responsibilities that a historian can take on. All honour, then, to Guy de la Bédoyère for breathing life back into the spectres of Roman Britain.’ – Tom Holland 2015 264 pp. 32 colour illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20719-4 £20.00/$40.00
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Blood and Mistletoe
The History of the Druids in Britain Ronald Hutton Crushed by the Romans in the first century A.D., the ancient Druids of Britain left almost no reliable evidence behind. This captivating book by a world expert examines what is known of the Druids, then explores how and why they have been repeatedly reinvented to play varying roles in English, Scottish and Welsh history. ‘This book is a tour de force: surely the definitive work on our perception of the Druids.’ – David V. Barrett, Independent 2011 492 pp. 32 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-17085-6 £18.99/$32.00
The True History of Merlin the Magician Anne LawrenceMathers Merlin the Magician has remained an enthralling and curious individual since he was made famous by Geoffrey of Monmouth in the twelfth century. Anne Lawrence-Mathers explores just who he was believed to be and what he has meant to Britain. ‘Lawrence-Mathers wears her considerable learning lightly and the text is both easy to read and fascinating.’ – Steve Moore, Fortean Times 2012 256 pp. 10 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-14489-5 £25.00/$45.00
The AngloSaxon World N. J. Higham and M. J. Ryan The essential history of Anglo-Saxon England, brought completely up to date with new discoveries and interpretations. The Anglo-Saxon period, stretching from the fifth to the late eleventh century, begins with the Roman retreat from the Western world and ends with the Norman takeover of England. Between these epochal events, many of the contours and patterns of English life that would endure for the next millennium were shaped. In this authoritative work, N. J. Higham and M. J. Ryan reexamine Anglo-Saxon England in the light of new research in disciplines as wide ranging as historical genetics, palaeobotany, archaeology, literary studies, art history and numismatics. The result is the definitive introduction to the Anglo-Saxon world, enhanced with a rich array of photographs, maps, genealogies and other illustrations. ‘You could hardly have a better, more timely, and more attractive demonstration of why the AngloSaxons still matter to us.’ – Michael Wood, author of In Search of the Dark Ages ‘Whether you want an accessible introduction to all things Anglo-Saxon, a thorough refresher of key points, or a reliably comprehensive reference
Pagan Britain Ronald Hutton In this enthralling account of paganism in Britain from the Paleolithic Age to the arrival of Christianity, the author explores new evidence concerning pagan beliefs and rituals and the meanings of such sacred sites as Stonehenge and Avebury. ‘[A] magisterial synthesis of archaeology, history, anthropology and folklore.’ – Jonathan Eaton, Times Higher Education Supplement ‘A thoughtful critique of how historians and archaeologists often interpret ruins and relics to suit changing ideas about religion and nationhood … [Hutton is] a lovely writer with a keen sense of the spiritual potency of Britain’s ancient landscape.’ – The Economist ‘Hutton writes as an even-handed observer of his own discipline, and it is here that most of the solid evidence of ritual behaviour can be found.’ – Graham Robb, Guardian ‘Any book from Ronald Hutton is something of an event, and his newest, Pagan Britain is as rigorous a guide to this disputed territory as you’ll get. His scholarship is honest and cuts through the sheer nuttiness that invests the subject.’ – Melanie McDonagh, Tablet ‘It’s a superb piece of work and beautifully written, too … a deeply rooted, or grounded, book, which sets religious and spiritual beliefs in their social context. To my mind it is just the sort of book one should read before visiting the newly made-over Stonehenge.’ – Francis Pryor 2015 496 pp. 103 b/w illus. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-20546-6 £12.99/$35.00 IN PAPER
tool to dip into, this is a wonderful book … It is an interdisciplinary work, combining lively analysis of written sources with archaeological discoveries, linguistic evidence, landscape archaeology, palaeobotany, genetics, and more. The scope is broad but often zooms in on interesting digressions … Complementing this treasure trove of information is a series of superb maps, we well as generous quantities of big, colourful photos that vividly illustrate the masterpieces that these supposedly Dark Age peoples were able to create.’ – Current Archaeology ‘A beautifully illustrated overview of the foundational period in British history … It’s a pleasure to peruse, and a mine of fresh insights and new discoveries.’ – Michael Wood, BBC History Magazine ‘Drawing on a rich array of sources and disciplines such as historical genetics, paleobotany, and numismatics, the authors use primary material, illustrations, maps, photographs and genealogies to bring alive a part of history which ‘witnessed the birth of the English people, the establishment of Christianity and the development of the English language.’ Superb.’ – William Yeoman, West Australian ‘A magisterial new overview … the AngloSaxon worlds in all their violent splendour come alive in these pages.’ – Steve Donoghue, OpenLettersMonthly.com Available October 2015 496 pp. 100 colour illus., 40 line drawings, 60 maps NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21613-4 £16.99/$30.00 IN PAPER
The English Castle 1066–1650 John Goodall
This compellingly written and lavishly illustrated volume explores the architecture of England’s castles over six centuries. It brings to life their history and describes the changing role of these buildings in warfare, politics, domestic living and governance. ‘Majestic in scale and sumptuously produced, it is an authority that scholars will consult for generations.’ – Clive Aslet, Sunday Telegraph ‘Scholarly and sumptuous in equal measure, John Goodall’s survey of the long history of the English castle is probably the finest ever produced, and unlikely to be surpassed.’ – Paul Stamper, British Archaeology ‘John Goodall’s impressive new book offers the fullest and most authoritative account to date of castle history … This is a superb book, beautifully produced and illustrated.’ – Nigel Saul, History Today ‘A magnificent achievement, likely to become the standard and certainly the most lavishly illustrated account for many years to come. It deserves the widest of readerships.’ – Nicholas Vincent, Times Literary Supplement ‘This is the most handsome and extensive tribute to English castle building yet compiled, ingeniously designed to appeal to a wide readership.’ – Marcus Binney, The Times 2011 480 pp. 250 colour + 100 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-11058-6 £45.00/$75.00 PMC
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MEDIEVAL BRITAIN & EUROPE Robert the Bruce
King of the Scots Michael Penman This fascinating new biography of the great Scottish hero focuses on his kingship in the fifteen years that followed his triumphant victory at Bannockburn. ‘Penman’s book is first-class history: detailed, closely argued and ringing with the authority of one steeped in the period … [His] scholarship is commendable, his style clear, his contribution to this field a truly original and quietly groundbreaking addition to the known facts of Robert the Bruce … essential reading.’ – Rosemary Goring, The Herald ‘His biography, well researched, fresh and distinctive, knocks off the top perch G.W.S. Barrow’s Robert the Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland, published in 1965.’ – Katie Stevenson, London Review of Books 2014 456 pp. 16 pages of b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-14872-5 £25.00/$45.00
The Wars of the Roses Michael Hicks Written by a renowned historian, this magisterial account of the Wars of the Roses explains, for the first time, why they began, why they kept recurring and why they ceased. Combining a meticulous dissection of competing dynamics with a clear account of the course of events, this is a definitive and indispensable history of a compelling, complex period. ‘This book will be required reading for all serious students of the late-medieval English polity.’ – David Grummitt, English Historical Review ‘Well-judged, vigorous and vivid … The Wars of the Roses interweaves a strong narrative thread with important analysis to explain the issues on which England’s rulers and their rivals vied so often, and with such brutal consequences, between 1450 and 1485. For anyone interested in the personalities and controversies that surrounded the reigns of Henry VI, Edward IV, Richard III and Henry VII, [it] will make vital and compulsive reading.’ – Mark Ormrod, author of Political Life in Medieval England 2012 352 pp. 24 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-18157-9 £12.99/$33.00
Julian of Norwich, Theologian Denys Turner Offering a fresh and elegant account of Julian’s thought, Denys Turner argues that her approach to theological questions places her legitimately within the pantheon of great medieval theologians. ‘Groundbreaking … a bold and utterly compelling case that her works warrant a place in the higher echelons of rigorous, systematic theology.’ – Jonathan Wright, Catholic Herald 2013 288 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19255-1 £13.99/$25.00
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Bannockburn The Triumph of Robert the Bruce David Cornell
The Invention of Scotland
Myth and History Hugh Trevor-Roper
In Bannockburn, Robert the Bruce’s vastly outnumbered Scottish troops spectacularly defeated the English army led by Edward II. This groundbreaking book brings the battle to life with colourful detail and fresh insights, explaining what happened in the years leading to 1314, how the battle unfolded, and the impact of its legacy in both Scotland and England. ‘Excellent analysis of Edward II’s political ineptitude and Robert the Bruce’s strategic skills … Bannockburn is a terrific story.’ – Magnus Linklater, The Times ‘The bones of the story of Bruce’s remarkable victory might be well known, but this latest work adds considerable flesh (and plenty of blood) both to the two-day encounter and to the wider political context that led to England’s most famous loss.’ – Scottish Field
In this work Trevor-Roper argues that while AngloSaxon culture has given rise to virtually no myths at all, myth has played a central role in the historical development of Scottish identity. He explores three myths across 400 years of Scottish history: the political myth of the ‘ancient constitution’ of Scotland; the literary myth, including Walter Scott as well as Ossian and ancient poetry; and the sartorial myth of tartan and the kilt, invented – ironically by Englishmen – in quite modern times. Trevor-Roper reveals myth to be an often deliberate cultural construction used to enshrine a people’s identity. While his treatment of Scottish myth is highly critical, indeed debunking, he shows how the ritualisation and domestication of Scotland’s myths as local colour diverted the Scottish intelligentsia from the path that led German intellectuals to a dangerous myth of racial supremacy.
2014 320 pp. 8 pages of b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-20794-1 £14.99/$30.00
2014 304 pp. 12 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-20858-0 £10.99/$17.99
The Culture of Food in England, 1200–1500 C. M. Woolgar In this revelatory work of social history, C. M. Woolgar shows that food in late-medieval England was far more complex, varied and more culturally significant than we imagine today. Drawing on a vast range of sources, he charts how emerging technologies as well as an influx of new flavours and trends from abroad had an impact on eating habits across the social spectrum. From the pauper’s bowl to elite tables, from early fad diets to the perceived moral superiority of certain foods, and from regional folk remedies to luxuries such as lampreys, Woolgar illuminates desire, necessity, daily rituals and pleasure across four centuries. Available January 2016 336 pp. 16 pages of b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18191-3 £30.00/$45.00 NEW
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Queen of France, Queen of England Ralph V. Turner Untangling the myths and legends of many centuries, this biography gives us the real Eleanor – tenacious, defiant and powerful. ‘Eleanor’s remarkable career is done full justice in this life, which is readable, lively and convincing. It provides insights into many aspects of the twelfth century as well as a radically new assessment of the queen herself.’ – Michael Prestwich, University of Durham 2011 416 pp. 16 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-17820-3 £30.50/$39.00
The Late Medieval English Church
Vitality and Vulnerability Before the Break with Rome G. W. Bernard The later medieval English church is invariably viewed through the lens of the Reformation that transformed it. But in this bold and provocative book historian George Bernard examines it on its own terms, revealing a church with vibrant faith and great energy, but also with weaknesses that reforming bishops worked to overcome. ‘Superbly researched and coherently argued.’ – Peter Marshall, Literary Review 2013 320 pp. 12 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19712-9 £14.99/$30.00
Durham Cathedral
History, Fabric, and Culture Edited by David Brown Lavishly illustrated and meticulously researched, this landmark publication is a celebration of Durham Cathedral’s enormous historical, spiritual, cultural and architectural significance. ‘Some 30 experts contribute essays on the architectural and artistic fabric of the building, as well as on its historical use, spiritual significance and role as a centre of learning; the book’s rich mixture of new photography and archival images does its scholarship justice.’ – Apollo 2014 602 pp. 200 colour + 200 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20818-4 £75.00/$125.00 PMC
MEDIEVAL EUROPE The Battle of Agincourt Edited by Anne Curry and Malcolm Mercer Published in partnership with the Royal Armouries, this comprehensive, sumptuously illustrated volume provides a defining reassessment of England’s legendary victory on the fields of Agincourt on October 25, 1415. Dramatised by William Shakespeare in Henry V, the Battle of Agincourt changed the course of the Hundred Years War and Britain’s relationship with her longtime enemy, France. In a remarkable work commemorating the 600th anniversary of arguably the most iconic military engagement of the medieval era, a wide range of experts examine the battle in its political, cultural, and geographical contexts, detailing strategies, tactics, armour, weapons and fighting techniques while exploring the battlefield experiences of commanders and ordinary soldiers alike. In addition, this allencompassing study offers deep analyses of many artifacts and aspects of the battle and its aftermath that have rarely been covered in other histories, including medicine and hygiene, the roles of faith and chivalry, the music of the times, and the experiences of women. ‘Agincourt is a battle of totemic importance. This book is not only a worthy contribution to a significant anniversary in its own right, but also an essential addition to scholarship on medieval military history.’ – Jeremy Black Available September 2015 352 pp. 120 colour + 80 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-21430-7 £30.00/$50.00
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The Hundred Years War
A People’s History David Green The Hundred Years War (1337–1453) dominated life in England and France for well over a century. It became the defining feature of existence for generations. This sweeping book is an exploration of what life was like for ordinary and extraordinary French and English people, embroiled in a devastating conflict that changed their world. ‘Green’s brilliant evocation of the period, his eye for telling detail, and his powerful narrative voice serve to transform the history of war and nationhood in later medieval England and France.’ – Mark Ormrod, author of Edward III ‘Green writes with sensitivity, intelligence and an eye for detail.’ – Nick Vincent, BBC History Magazine ‘Well-researched, meticulously referenced, and thoughtfully written, this is an absorbing contribution to the study of the Hundred Years War.’ – David Flintham, Military History Magazine ‘Green holistically explores aspects of the war’s effects with exceptionally thorough research on subjects as diverse as the Catholic Church, women, peasants and even language.’ – Kirkus Reviews, starred review Available October 2015 360 pp. 23 b/w illus. + 5 maps NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21610-3 £14.99/$25.00 IN PAPER
Postcards on Parchment
Markets and Marketplaces in Medieval Italy
The Social Lives of Medieval Books Kathryn M. Rudy
c.1100 to c.1440 Dennis Romano
Medieval prayer books held not only the devotions and meditations of Christianity, but also housed, slipped between pages, sundry notes, reminders and ephemera, such as pilgrims’ badges, sworn oaths and small painted images. Many of these last items have been classified as manuscript illumination, but Kathryn M. Rudy argues that these pictures should be called, instead, parchment paintings, similar to postcards. In a delightful study identifying this group of images for the first time, Rudy delineates how these objects functioned apart from the books in which they were kept. Whereas manuscript illuminations were designed to provide a visual narrative to accompany a book’s text, parchment paintings offered a kind of autonomous currency for exchange between individuals – people who longed for saturated colour in a grey world of wood, stone and earth. These small, colourful pictures offered a brilliant reprieve, and Rudy shows how these intriguing and previously unfamiliar images were traded and cherished, shedding light into the everyday life and relationships of those in the medieval Low Countries.
Cathedrals and civic palaces stand to this day as symbols of the dynamism and creativity of the city-states that flourished in Italy during the Middle Ages. Markets and Marketplaces in Medieval Italy argues that the bustling yet impermanent sites of markets played an equally significant role, not only in the economic life of the Italian communes, but in their political, social and cultural life as well. Drawing on a range of evidence from cities and towns across northern and central Italy, Dennis Romano explores the significance of the marketplace as the symbolic embodiment of the common good; its regulation and organisation; the ethics of economic exchange; and how governments and guilds sought to promote market values. With a special focus on the spatial, architectural and artistic elements of the marketplace, Romano adds new dimensions to our understanding of the evolution of the market economy and the origins of commercial capitalism and Renaissance individualism.
2015 362 pp. 80 colour + 140 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20989-1 £45.00/$85.00
The Murder, Betrayal, and Slaughter of the Glorious Charles, Count of Flanders
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The Origins of Corporations
The Mills of Toulouse in the Middle Ages Germain Sicard Translated by Matthew Landry Edited by William N. Goetzmann With an introduction by David Le Bris, William N. Goetzmann and Sébastien Pouget
The historical roots of the modern corporation are explored in this richly detailed and scrupulously researched examination of the medieval mill societies in Toulouse, France, during the Middle Ages, which gave rise to the corporate business enterprise as we know it today. 2015 520 pp. 9 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-15648-5 £60.00/$100.00
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The Virgin Warrior
The Life and Death of Joan of Arc Larissa Juliet Taylor How did a teenage peasant girl change the course of European history? Larissa Juliet Taylor paints a vivid portrait of the charismatic and resolute Joan of Arc, from her early years to the myths and fantasies that surround her today. ‘An utterly convincing portrait.’ – Michael Kerrigan, Scotsman ‘An admirably nuanced, critical biography, which, in its straightforward approach to the sources, serves as a necessary corrective to much current scholarship … Taylor uses original and hitherto unexploited source material to great effect.’ – Brenda Bolton, Church Times
2015 280 pp. 30 colour + 70 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-16907-2 £35.00/$65.00
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Galbert of Bruges Translated and with an Introduction by Jeff Rider
This excellent new translation of medieval Flemish cleric Galbert of Bruges’s twelfth century journal describing the scandalous assassination of Glorious Charles, count of Flanders, and its bloody aftermath provides a fascinating, first-person account of life, politics, power and murder in Europe during the Middle Ages. 2014 296 pp. 6 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-15230-2 £15.99/$25.00
The Conversion of Scandinavia Vikings, Merchants, and Missionaries in the Remaking of Northern Europe Anders Winroth
Through a painstaking analysis and historical reconstruction of archaeological and literary sources, Anders Winroth presents a radically new interpretation of the conversion of Scandinavia from paganism to Christianity in the early Middle Ages. ‘A fascinating description of the distinctive political dynamics that characterised all of Western Europe after the barbarian invasions.’ – Patrick Madigan, Heythrop Journal 2014 256 pp. 24 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-20553-4 £16.99/$28.00
2010 280 pp. 16 pages of b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-16895-2 £11.99/$22.00
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MEDIEVAL EUROPE & THE MEDIEVAL WORLD The Lost World of Byzantium
Holy Bones, Holy Dust
How Relics Shaped the History of Medieval Europe Charles Freeman
Jonathan Harris For more than a millennium, the Byzantine Empire presided over the juncture between East and West, as well as the transition from the classical to the modern world. Jonathan Harris, a leading scholar of Byzantium, eschews the usual run-through of emperors and battles and instead recounts the empire’s extraordinary history by focusing each chronological chapter on an archetypal figure, family, place or event. Harris’s action-packed introduction presents a civilisation rich in contrasts, combining orthodox Christianity with paganism, and classical Greek learning with Roman power. Frequently assailed by numerous armies – including those of Islam – Byzantium nonetheless survived and even flourished by dint of its somewhat unorthodox foreign policy and its sumptuous art and architecture, which helped to embed a deep sense of Byzantine identity in its people. Enormously engaging and utilising a wealth of sources to cover all major aspects of the empire’s social, political, military, religious, cultural and artistic history, Harris’s study illuminates the very heart of Byzantine civilisation and explores its remarkable and lasting influence on its neighbours and on the modern world. Available August 2015 280 pp. 16 pages of b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-17857-9 £25.00/$38.00
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The End of Byzantium Jonathan Harris Shedding new light on the final turbulent years of Byzantium, this evocative book recounts how the Ottoman Turks conquered the thousand-year empire and reveals the consequences for ordinary Byzantines and their remarkable legacy. ‘Lucid; extremely well written with an excellent array of quotes and spread of information.’ – Michael Angold, Reviews In History ‘Harris … records a saga seething with treachery and avarice with rich political overtones and giant cannonades. Christendom is at flashpoint in this scholarly journey into a barbaric age.’ – Colin Gardner, Oxford Times 2012 320 pp. 16 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-18791-5 £14.99/$35.00
Chivalry Maurice Keen Chivalry – with its pageants, heraldry and knights in shining armour – was a social ideal that had a profound influence on the history of early modern Europe. In this eloquent and richly detailed book, a leading medieval historian discusses the complex reality of chivalry: its secular foundations, the effects of the Crusades, the literature of knighthood, and its ethos of the social and moral obligations of nobility. ‘Scholarly, original, beguiling.’ – Fiona MacCarthy, The Times ‘A most readable and comprehensive survey: stimulating, informative, a splendid creation of context.’ – Nicholas Orme, Times Higher Education Supplement ‘All historians of Western society … will do well to refer to this book.’ – Georges Duby, Times Literary Supplement 2005 352 pp. 18 colour + 35 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-10767-8 £14.99/$20.00
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This intriguing, beautifully illustrated book encompasses a thousand years of holy relics across Europe, deepening our understanding of the medieval world by revealing how relics were used in religion and also in business, politics and warfare. ‘This superbly put together and elegantly written book is the first proper history of the cult of relics from the early days to Counter-Reformation. Ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous, this is a marvellous study.’ – Catholic Herald
Malcolm Barber The only full account of life and culture in the twelfthcentury crusader states, where religious battles raged and civilisations collided. ‘With its highly readable prose, numerous maps, plans and illustrations of objects and places, Malcolm Barber’s study of the crusader states is an enriching account of the expansion of the political and cultural frontiers of the Latin West in the central Middle Ages. It will doubtless be of value to scholars, students and a much wider audience, intrigued by the challenges and possibilities of state building in the medieval world.’ – William Purkis, History Today 2014 496 pp. 15 b/w illus., 2 figs and 21 maps PB ISBN 978-0-300-20888-7 £18.99/$32.50
2012 324 pp. 16 pages of b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-18430-3 £12.99/$25.00
Medieval Christianity
A New History Kevin Madigan This new narrative history of medieval Christianity, spanning from A.D. 500 to 1500, combines both what is unfamiliar and what is familiar to readers, offering an essential guide to a historical era of profound influence. ‘An outstanding work of church history that should be popular with the general reader as well as students … Madigan shows how developments in medieval Christianity paved the way for the Reformation.’ – Paul Richardson, Church of England Newspaper ‘This will undoubtedly be the fundamental narrative account of medieval Christianity for the next generation, smartly and engagingly written.’ – John Van Engen, University of Notre Dame Available January 2016 512 pp. 47 b/w illus. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21677-6 £16.99/$27.50 IN PAPER
Meister Eckhart
Philosopher of Christianity Kurt Flasch Translated by Anne Schindel and Aaron Vanides
Renowned philosopher Kurt Flasch offers a full-scale reappraisal of the life and legacy of medieval German theologian, philosopher, and alleged mystic Meister Eckhart, effectively arguing for the need to understand Eckhart’s ideas as a ‘philosophy of Christianity’ rather than as a theology or a way into mysticism. Available November 2015 344 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20486-5 £25.00/$38.00
The Crusader States
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Age of Transition
Byzantine Culture in the Islamic World Edited by Helen C. Evans
Fighting for the Cross
Crusading to the Holy Land Norman Housley This vividly written book recreates for the first time the experience of medieval European crusaders, from the elation of taking up the cross, through years of staggering privation, to the difficult adjustment upon returning home. ‘[Housley] makes skilful use of all [his] material … [an] excellent book.’ – Jonathan Sumption, Literary Review 2008 376 pp. 20 colour + 40 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-11888-9 £25.00/$45.00
Thomas Aquinas A Portrait Denys Turner
A concise and illuminating introduction to the elusive Thomas Aquinas, the man and the saint. ‘A marvellous introduction to the thought of the most daring and most important thinker of the Christian Middle Ages … the best single-volume introduction to St Thomas.’ – Eamon Duffy, Tablet ‘One of the finest analyses of the great man’s work, Turner’s account is rich, provocative and sophisticated, a work of both passion and serious scholarship. It is a triumph.’ – Jonathan Wright, Catholic Herald 2014 312 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-20594-7 £14.99/$20.00
Francis of Assisi
The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Saint André Vauchez Translated by Michael F. Cusato
This compilation of eleven papers by internationally distinguished scholars demonstrates the importance of Byzantine culture during the early years of Islamic rule in the eastern Mediterranean and across North Africa.
The most authoritative biography of Francis of Assisi in more than a generation, this book brings the medieval saint to life and explores the abundance of writings by contemporaries who set down their memories of him. ‘[A] well-informed study … Vauchez writes lucidly and thoughtfully.’ – Robert E. Lerner, Times Literary Supplement
2015 160 pp. 123 colour + 20 b/w illus. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21111-5 £30.00/$50.00 MMA
2013 416 pp. 2 maps PB ISBN 978-0-300-19837-9 £14.99/$24.00
YALE ENGLISH MONARCHS SERIES Æthelstan
The First King of England Sarah Foot ‘An outstanding biography … From a wide range of sources … Foot has pieced together a narrative that speaks of the realities of a vanished world … Revisionary, thoughtful, beautifully written and exhaustively researched, this biography of Æthelstan is set to become a classic.’ – Helen Fulton, Times Higher Education 2012 304 pp. 16 pages of b/w illus. + 3 maps PB ISBN 978-0-300-18771-7 £14.99/$35.00
Edward III W. Mark Ormrod ‘Ormrod has mastered the complex interplay of circumstance, motive and personality to provide an original and important account not only of a King but of a nation at a critical stage of its history. Edward III is a remarkable achievement and deserves a wide readership.’ – Scott L. Waugh, Times Literary Supplement 2013 752 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19408-1 £16.99/$35.00
Mary I
England’s Catholic Queen John Edwards ‘Edwards has comprehensively defeated a persistent and painful historical myth and replaced it with something more complicated, more human and much more accurate. This is the best biography of Mary we have yet seen.’ – Lucy Wooding, Times Higher Education 2013 408 pp. 16 pages of b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19416-6 £14.99/$28.00
George II
King and Elector Andrew C. Thompson ‘Thompson has finally, and triumphantly, given us one of the essential, basic building blocks for royal history in the eighteenth century … I’m utterly delighted that this longstanding gap has been filled so authoritatively.’ – Lucy Worsley, BBC History Magazine (Books of the Year) 2012 328 pp. 24 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-18777-9 £14.99/$35.00
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Edward the Confessor
Henry VI
Frank Barlow
Bertram Wolffe
2011 373 pp. 16 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-07156-6 £16.95/$26.00
With a new foreword by John L. Watts
William the Conqueror
2001 432 pp. 48 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-08926-4 £19.99/$30.00
David C. Douglas
Edward IV
1999 512 pp. Illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-07884-8 £18.99/$27.00
With a new Foreword by Ralph A. Griffiths
William Rufus Frank Barlow 2000 512 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-08291-3 £19.99/$29.00
Henry I C. Warren Hollister Edited and Completed by Amanda Clark Frost
2003 588 pp. 16 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-09829-7 £19.99/$35.00
King Stephen Edmund King 2012 384 pp. 16 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-18195-1 £15.99/$38.00
Henry II W. L. Warren
Charles Ross 1998 510 pp. 37 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-07372-0 £19.95/$33.00
Richard III Charles Ross 2011 268 pp. 36 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-07979-1 £16.95/$25.00
Henry VII S. B. Chrimes 1999 400 pp. 42 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-07883-1 £16.95/$27.50
Henry VIII J. J. Scarisbrick 2009 560 pp. 23 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-07158-0 £18.95/$27.00
Edward VI
With a new foreword by Judith A. Green
Jennifer Loach
2000 600 pp. 20 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-08474-0 £19.99/$22.50
Edited by George Bernard and Penry Williams
Richard I John Gillingham 2002 400 pp. 22 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-09404-6 £17.99/$32.00
King John W. L. Warren
2002 256 pp. 12 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-09409-1 £15.00/$26.00
James II John Miller 2000 304 pp. 20 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-08728-4 £14.00/$26.00
Queen Anne
With a new foreword by D. A. Carpenter
Edward Gregg
1998 376 pp. 8 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-07374-4 £16.99/$23.00
With a new Preface by the author
Edward I
2001 512 pp. 20 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-09024-6 £18.95/$32.00
Michael Prestwich
George I
1997 640 pp. 25 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-07157-3 £20.00/$38.50
With a new Foreword by Jeremy Black
Edward II Seymour Phillips 2011 704 pp. 20 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-17802-9 £18.99/$35.00
Richard II
Ragnhild Hatton 2001 432 pp. 40 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-08883-0 £31.00/$34.00
George III
America’s Last King Jeremy Black
Nigel Saul
2008 448 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-13621-0 £14.99/$24.00
1999 416 pp. 20 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-07875-6 £19.99/$27.00
George IV
Henry V Christopher Allmand
E. A. Smith 2001 320 pp. 25 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-08802-1 £25.00/$32.00
2011 480 pp. 30 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-07370-6 £20.00/$28.00
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EARLY MODERN BRITAIN The Rise of Thomas Cromwell
Books by Eamon Duffy The Stripping of the Altars Traditional Religion in England, 1400–1580 Second Edition Eamon Duffy
This prize-winning account of the pre-Reformation church recreates lay people’s experience of religion in fifteenth-century England. Eamon Duffy shows that late medieval Catholicism was neither decadent nor decayed, but was a strong and vigorous tradition, and that the Reformation represented a violent rupture from a popular and theologically respectable religious system. ‘A mighty and momentous book: a book to be read and re-read, pondered and revered.’ – J. J. Scarisbrick, Tablet ‘With the publication of this book, a kind of map or illustrated atlas of late medieval English Christianity, English Reformation studies will never be the same again.’ – Patrick Collinson, Times Higher Education ‘A magnificent scholarly achievement [and] a compelling read.’ – Patricia Morrison, Financial Times Winner of the Longman/History Today Book of the Year Award 2005 700 pp. 141 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-10828-6 £15.99/$25.00
Marking the Hours
English People and Their Prayers, 1240–1570 Eamon Duffy Surviving copies of the Book of Hours, the most personal and widely used book of the later Middle Ages, offer precious clues to the lives of their owners and the times in which they lived. Religious historian Eamon Duffy examines these prayer books and the messages and jottings in their margins for insights into an era of great religious and social change. ‘A fascinating book, full of insights into medieval spirituality and religion … a book to treasure.’ – Juliet Barker, Literary Review ‘It takes subtle insight and deep historical understanding to interpret these traces of intimate spiritual experience. Duffy is a master of both, wearing extraordinary learning with extraordinary lightness.’ – Helen Castor, Sunday Telegraph ‘Medievalists will welcome Marking the Hours … This richly illustrated analysis of Books of Hours used for prayer and meditation shows what can be learned from the scribbles and annotations that the owners, including many women, have added.’ – Sarah Williams, BBC History Magazine 2011 208 pp. 120 colour illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-17058-0 £16.99/$27.50
The Voices of Morebath
Reformation and Rebellion in an English Village Eamon Duffy This delightful book offers a rare glimpse of life in a remote sixteenth-century English village during the dramatic changes of the Reformation. Through vividly detailed parish records kept from 1520 to 1574 by Sir Christopher Trychay, the garrulous priest of Morebath, we see how a tiny Catholic community rebelled, was punished and reluctantly accepted Protestantism under the demands of the Elizabethan state. ‘A book of exceptional quality.’– John Adamson, Sunday Telegraph ‘This great book is a monument not only to scholarship but also to the numinous spirituality of our past.’ – Daniel Johnson, Daily Telegraph ‘Duffy’s scholarship is meticulous and exact … A book to be read by enthusiasts and general readers alike … Significant and striking.’ – Peter Ackroyd, The Times 2003 260 pp. 16 colour + 26 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-09825-9 £12.99/$18.00
Fires of Faith
Catholic England under Mary Tudor Eamon Duffy
Power and Politics in the Reign of Henry VIII, 1485–1534 Michael Everett How much does the Thomas Cromwell of popular novels and television series resemble the real Cromwell? This meticulous study of Cromwell’s early political career expands and revises what has been understood concerning the life and talents of Henry VIII’s chief minister. Michael Everett provides a new and enlightening account of Cromwell’s rise to power, his influence on the king, his role in the Reformation, and his impact on the future of the nation. Controversially, Everett depicts Cromwell not as the fervent evangelical, Machiavellian politician, or the revolutionary administrator that earlier historians have perceived. Instead he reveals Cromwell as a highly capable and efficient servant of the Crown, rising to power not by masterminding Henry VIII’s split with Rome but rather by dint of exceptional skills as an administrator. Newly identified archival sources emphasise Cromwell’s expert overseeing of Crown lands and King’s works, as well as his command over the administration and finance of the English Church. By scrutinising Crowell’s early career, Everett hrows new light on the nature of power at the Henrician Court. 2015 376 pp. 16 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20742-2 £30.00/$40.00
Thomas Cranmer A Life Diarmaid MacCulloch
In this book, acclaimed historian Eamon Duffy presents a controversial reassessment of ‘Bloody Mary’ Tudor’s reign, contending that the Counter-Reformation had widespread support and almost succeeded. ‘A dazzling exercise in historical reappraisal, after which the reign of Mary Tudor will never look quite the same again.’ – Peter Marshall, Times Literary Supplement ‘Completes the story of the English Reformation which began with the author’s masterpiece, The Stripping of the Altars.’ – John Sumption, Spectator ‘A fascinating piece of revisionist history.’ – The Sunday Times
‘At last we have the truth about Archbishop Cranmer, the most controversial bigwig in the history of the English Church … The best biography of Cranmer, sympathetic and candid about Cranmer’s shortcomings.’ – A. L. Rowse, Evening Standard ‘Marvellous – extremely good to read as well as being a definitive biography.’ – Robert Harris, The Times Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Biography, The Duff Cooper Prize and the Whitbread Biography Award
2010 280 pp. 30 colour illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-16889-1 £12.99/$20.00
Anne Boleyn
For other titles by Eamon Duffy see page 33
1998 704 pp. 40 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-07448-2 £18.99/$30.00
Fatal Attractions G. W. Bernard
In this groundbreaking biography, G. W. Bernard offers a fresh portrait of one of England’s most captivating queens. Through a wide-ranging forensic examination of sixteenth-century sources, Bernard reconsiders Boleyn’s girlhood, her experience at the French court, the nature of her relationship with Henry and the authenticity of her evangelical sympathies. ‘Here at long last is a historian of great skill and persuasive power … who cuts through the fog of speculation to get to the woman herself.’ – Alexander Lucie-Smith, Catholic Herald 2011 256 pp. 16 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-17089-4 £12.99/$24.00
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EARLY MODERN BRITAIN John Knox Jane Dawson Jane Dawson has written the definitive life of John Knox, a leader of the Protestant Reformation in sixteenthcentury Scotland. Based in large part on previously unavailable sources, including the recently discovered papers of Knox’s close friend and colleague Christopher Goodman, Dawson’s biography challenges the traditionally held stereotype of this founder of the Presbyterian denomination as a strident and misogynist religious reformer whose influence rarely extended beyond Scotland. She maintains instead that John Knox relied heavily on the support of his ‘godly sisters’ and conferred as well as argued with Mary, Queen of Scots. He was a proud member of the European community of Reformed Churches and deeply involved in the religious Reformations within England, Ireland, France, Switzerland and the Holy Roman Empire. Casting a surprising new light on the public and private personas of a highly complex, difficult and hugely compelling individual, Dawson’s fascinating study offers a vivid, fully rounded portrait of this renowned Scottish preacher and prophet who had a seismic impact on religion and society. ‘The very model of what academic biography can achieve … judicious and even-handed without being hobbled by caution … It brings to bear new source and archive material on its subject and is suffused with deep reading on the period.’ – Stuart Kelly, Scotsman 2015 384 pp. 8 pages of b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-11473-7 £25.00/$45.00
Burghley
William Cecil at the Court of Elizabeth I Stephen Alford The first modern biography of the most powerful politician in late Tudor England. ‘Written by a master of the source material who has a feel for the nature of the Tudor Court and writes with balance and sympathy.’ – Diarmaid MacCulloch, University of Oxford ‘An excellent biography.’ – Times Literary Supplement 2011 432 pp. 16 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-17088-7 £18.00/$32.00
The Arch Conjuror of England John Dee Glyn Parry
Based on primary documents, this new biography of John Dee, the great magus of the Elizabethan world, challenges many of our beliefs about his occult, religious and political involvements. ‘Parry has rescued Dee from the shadows of his own secrecy and restored him as a glittering light in the magical Elizabethan firmament.’ – Nigel Jones, Sunday Telegraph ‘An important contribution to our understanding of how magic became science.’ – Philip Ball, Nature 2013 352 pp. 14 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19409-8 £12.99/$40.00
On Display
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and the World of Elizabethan Art
Painting and Patronage at the Court of Elizabeth I Elizabeth Goldring This detailed and pioneering study offers the first indepth look at Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, whose patronage and art-collecting activities made him a powerful influence on Elizabethan taste. 2014 380 pp. 100 colour + 111 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19224-7 £40.00/$75.00 PMC
The Murder of King James I Alastair Bellany and Thomas Cogswell A year after the death of James I in 1625, a sensational pamphlet accused the Duke of Buckingham of murdering the king. It was an allegation that would haunt English politics for nearly forty years. In this exhaustively researched new book, two leading scholars of the era, Alastair Bellany and Thomas Cogswell, uncover the untold story of how a secret history of courtly poisoning shaped and reflected the political conflicts that would eventually plunge the British Isles into civil war and revolution. Illuminating many hitherto obscure aspects of early modern political culture, this eagerly anticipated work is both a fascinating story of political intrigue and a major exploration of the forces that destroyed the Stuart monarchy. Available October 2015 512 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-21496-3 £30.00/$65.00
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Making Make-Believe Real
Politics as Theater in Shakespeare’s Time Garry Wills This fascinating study of political stagecraft during the Elizabethan era explores a period of vast political change when a canny Protestant queen understood the power of make-believe to make power real. ‘Riveting.’ – John Simon, New York Times 2015 424 pp. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21271-6 £10.99/$20.00 IN PAPER
Lord Strange’s Men and Their Plays Lawrence Manley and Sally-Beth MacLean ‘This is a thorough and important book for those interested in the pioneering years of the commercial theatre.’ – Peter J Smith, Times Higher Education 2014 488 pp. 30 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19199-8 £35.00/$65.00
The King’s Pictures
The Formation and Dispersal of the Collections of Charles I and His Courtiers Francis Haskell With a foreword by Nicholas Penny Edited and with an introduction by Karen Serres
Henrietta Maria and the Materials of Magnificence Erin Griffey In the early modern period, rulers demonstrated their power and influence through carefully curated ‘display’ – their presence in court ceremonies, their palaces and their contents, and their portraits. Henrietta Maria of France, queen consort of King Charles I of England, embraced these opportunities for display with particular flair. This richly illustrated book follows Henrietta Maria through and beyond the Bourbon and Stuart courts to chart her patronage and engagement with the visual arts, building works and the luxury trade. It develops a powerful picture not just of the images, fashions, interiors and buildings shaped by the queen’s directorial influence but also of the political and religious factors that governed her choices and policies of court display. Erin Griffey analyses the full spectacle of the queen’s represented image, not only through the well-known portraits by Sir Anthony van Dyck but also through her rich bed ensembles, tapestries, jewellery, clothing and devotional goods – the objects that embodied and conveyed her royal power. Available October 2015 272 pp. 75 colour + 45 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-21400-0 £40.00/$85.00 PMC NEW
Rebranding Rule The Restoration and Revolution Monarchy, 1660–1714 Kevin Sharpe
This is the definitive study of how successive British monarchs attempted to culturally justify their rule in the years following the restoration of Charles II. ‘A fitting monument to one of the foremost historians of the early modern world … It will be the starting point for any consideration of the cultural presentation of the early modern English monarchy for the foreseeable future.’ – Daniel Szechi, BBC History Magazine 2013 872 pp. 90 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-16201-1 £45.00/$65.00
Image Wars
Promoting Kings and Commonwealths in England, 1603–1660 Kevin Sharpe ‘This is a formidable book and part of a formidable series … The research is remarkable for its depth and breadth … a mine of useful information and lively comment.’ – John Morrill, BBC History Magazine 2010 512 pp. 90 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-16200-4 £35.00/$75.00
Selling the Tudor Monarchy
Authority and Image in Sixteenth-Century England Kevin Sharpe
‘A fascinating study of how the cultural map of the seventeenth century responded to geopolitical rupture.’ – Apollo
‘The book will stand as the first point of reference on its subject … [Sharpe’s] achievement demands attention and respect.’ – Anthony Fletcher, Times Literary Supplement
2013 260 pp. 80 colour + 40 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19012-0 £30.00/$60.00 PMC
2009 588 pp. 66 illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-14098-9 £45.00/$75.00
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EARLY MODERN BRITAIN Apethorpe
The Story of an English Country House Edited by Kathryn A. Morrison With contributions by Kathryn A. Morrison, Emily Cole, Nick Hill, John Cattell and Pete Smith
Dating from the mid-15th century, Apethorpe in Northamptonshire was home to a succession of leading courtiers and politicians. At the command of King James I, the house was refurbished with a richly decorated state apartment. The suite, with its series of rare plaster ceilings and carved chimneypieces, unquestionably ranks as one of the finest in Britain. In 2004, English Heritage rescued the house from ruin and has since restored it to much of its glory. This book places Apethorpe in its wider historical and architectural context, comparing it with other Tudor and Jacobean houses. It sheds new light on the furnishing, decoration and circulation patterns of state suites in country homes. Written by architectural and archaeological experts from Historic England, this monograph, the first on Apethorpe, is illustrated with new and historical photographs, paintings, maps, engravings and specially commissioned interpretive drawings that reveal how the house looked at key moments in its history. Available November 2015 480 pp. NEW 250 colour + 50 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-14870-1 £60.00/$125.00 PMCHE
Owning the Past
1688
The First Modern Revolution Steve Pincus By expanding the interpretive lens to include a broader geographical and chronological frame, Steve Pincus demonstrates that England’s Glorious Revolution was a European event, that it took place over a number of years, not months, and that it had repercussions in India, North America, the West Indies and throughout continental Europe. His rich historical narrative, based on masses of new archival research, traces the transformation of English foreign policy, religious culture and political economy that, he argues, was the intended consequence of the revolutionaries of 1688–1689. ‘A magnificent, fully documented, very well written study of how the first thorough-going modern revolution was achieved with effort and against substantial obstacles over several years. Pincus overturns many received views: this book will raise fascinated interest in the late seventeenth century for many years to come, making it indispensable reading.’ – Nigel Smith, Princeton University ‘Mr. Pincus’s cogently argued account of what really happened during England’s revolution destroys many comforting notions that have prevailed for more than 200 years … It leaves the reader with something much more exciting: a new understanding of the origins of the modern, liberal state.’ – The Economist 2011 664 pp. 72 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-17143-3 £16.99/$27.50
In a lively re-examination of the British collectors who bankrupted themselves to possess antique marble statues, Owning the Past chronicles a story of rivalry, nationalism and myopic obsession with posterity. ‘Tackles the bankruptcies, rivalries, unbridled snobbery and social snakery in the world of collecting. More riveting than Downton Abbey.’ – Vanity Fair 2014 412 pp. 100 colour + 200 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20819-1 £55.00/$85.00 PMC
Hubbub
Filth, Noise and Stench in England, 1600– 1770 Emily Cockayne A not-for-the-squeamish tour of pre-Industrial Revolution England. Focusing on offences to the eyes, ears, nose, taste buds and skin, Hubbub paints a nuanced and highly detailed portrait of everyday English city life. ‘This is a book about vile bodies and personal space in the days before privacy was invented.’ – Frances Wilson, Sunday Telegraph ‘A veritable feast of filth and foulness, and I loved every minute of it.’ – Christopher Hart, Literary Review 2008 352 pp. 50 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-13756-9 £14.99/$22.00
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Conspiracy and Political Trust in William III’s England Rachel Weil This fascinating study of the turbulent decade following the Revolution of 1688 uses stories of plots, sham plots and the citizen-informers who discovered (or fabricated) them to illuminate the Williamite regime’s struggle to establish political trust and the painful tension it faced between liberty and security. ‘An exciting and important contribution to our understanding of the politics of transitions. Weil preserves the chaos and uncertainty of her story, noting the limits of the evidence and inviting the reader to share in the challenges of interpretation. This is a rare and lovely accomplishment.’ – Alan Houston, University of California, San Diego 2014 360 pp. 15 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-17104-4 £25.00/$40.00
Ill Composed
Sickness, Gender, and Belief in Early Modern England Olivia Weisser The first in-depth study of how gender determined perceptions and experiences of illness during England’s early modern period, this unique cultural history of patients and medicine offers unprecedented insight into what it was like to live, suffer and inhabit a body in the seventeenth century. Available August 2015 296 pp. 15 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20070-6 £60.00/$85.00
His Life and His World Leo Damrosch In this deeply researched biography, Leo Damrosch draws on discoveries made over the past thirty years to tell the story of Jonathan Swift’s life anew. Probing holes in the existing evidence, he takes seriously some daring speculations about Swift’s parentage, love life and various personal relationships, and shows how Swift’s public version of his life – the one accepted until recently – was deliberately misleading. ‘This will be the definitive life of Swift for years to come.’ – Jonathan Bate, New Statesman ‘The enigma of Swift’s life and character continues to tease us. This magisterial biography reminded me how much, in his writings, there is to relish – even outside the mainstream of the great, the immortal, works.’ – A. N. Wilson, Tablet ‘Damrosch is incisive about Swift’s personality … and writes with fine Swiftian clarity, but does not simplify. He acknowledges that, investigating Swift, you run into a revolving door of contradictions … But Damrosch sees him, rightly, not just as a tragic figure but as a fearless thinker whose works are an antidote to optimism’s happy lies.’ – John Carey, The Sunday Times 2014 592 pp. 94 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-20541-1 £10.99/$22.00
Making Ireland English
A Plague of Informers
Why the English Collected Antique Sculpture, 1640–1840 Ruth Guilding
Jonathan Swift
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The Irish Aristocracy in the Seventeenth Century Jane Ohlmeyer
This groundbreaking book explores the remaking of Ireland’s aristocracy during the tumultuous seventeenth century and offers a major new interpretation of the role of aristocrats in establishing English control over Ireland. ‘[A] stimulating study … [of] one of the most interesting (and controversial) social transformations in the British Isles over the last 500 years.’ – Daniel Szechi, BBC History Magazine 2012 680 pp. 24 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-11834-6 £40.00/$75.00
The Great Plague A People’s History Evelyn Lord
In this intimate history of the extraordinary Black Plague pandemic that swept through the British Isles in 1665, Evelyn Lord focuses on the plague’s effects on smaller towns, where every death was a singular blow affecting the entire community. Lord’s fascinating reconstruction of life during plague times presents the personal experiences of a wide range of individuals, from historical notables Samuel Pepys and Isaac Newton to common folk who tilled the land and ran the shops. She brings this dark era to vivid life through stories of loss and survival from those who grieved, those who fled, and those who hid to await their fate. ‘Evelyn Lord gives a microscopic, local account of the countrywide calamity, basing it on the most laconic of witnesses.’ – Lucy Hughes-Hallett, The Times 2014 192 pp. 16 pages of b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-17381-9 £16.99/$40.00
EARLY MODERN BRITAIN Art in Britain 1660–1815 David H. Solkin This book presents the first social history of British art from the period known as the long 18th century, and offers a fresh and challenging look at the major developments in painting, drawing and printmaking that took place during this period. It describes how an embryonic London art world metamorphosed into a flourishing community of native and immigrant practitioners, whose efforts ultimately led to the rise of a British School deemed worthy of comparison with its European counterparts. Within this larger narrative are authoritative accounts of the achievements of celebrated artists such as Peter Lely, William Hogarth, Thomas Gainsborough and J.M.W. Turner. David H. Solkin has interwoven their stories and many others into a critical analysis of how visual culture reinforced, and on occasion challenged, established social hierarchies and prevailing notions of gender, class and race as Britain entered the modern age. More than 300 artworks, accompanied by detailed analysis, beautifully illustrate how Britain’s transformation into the world’s foremost commercial and imperial power found expression in the visual arts, and how the arts shaped the nation in return. Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series Available November 2015 320 pp. 320 colour illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-21556-4 £55.00/$80.00 PMC
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A Natural History of English Gardening 1650–1800 Mark Laird
Inspired by the pioneering naturalist Gilbert White, who viewed natural history as the common study of cultural and natural communities, Mark Laird unearths forgotten historical data to reveal the complex visual cultures of early modern gardening. Ranging from climate studies to the study of a butterfly’s life cycle, this original and fascinating book examines the scientific quest for order in nature as an offshoot of ordering the garden and field. Laird follows a broad series of chronological events – from the Little Ice Age winter of 1683 to the drought summer of the volcanic 1783 – to probe the nature of gardening and husbandry, the role of amateurs in scientific disciplines, and the contribution of women as gardener-naturalists. Illustrated by a stunning wealth of visual and literary materials – paintings, engravings, poetry, essays and letters, as well as prosaic household accounts and nursery bills – Laird fundamentally transforms our understanding of the English landscape garden as a powerful cultural expression. ‘Laird pushes garden history into new territory – one where the garden is seen as an ecological and cultural system.’ – Andrea Wulf, Guardian ‘The extent of Mr. Laird’s research and memory for learning is remarkable. For social historians of the period, there are rich rewards in this detailed exposition.’ – Charles Quest-Ritson, Country Life 2015 464 pp. 300 colour + 100 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19636-8 £45.00/$75.00 PMC
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Queen Caroline
Facts and Inventions
Selections from the Journalism of James Boswell Edited by Paul Tankard This fascinating selection of the journalistic writings of James Boswell, best known as the biographer of Samuel Johnson, reveals an intriguing new facet of this complex and engaging literary figure, while providing a vivid insight into British journalism and public life in the second half of the eighteenth century. 2014 496 pp. 19 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-14126-9 £70.00/$115.00
The Gardens of the British Working Class Margaret Willes Spanning four centuries, Margaret Willes’s vibrant people’s history examines the myriad ways that the cultivation of plants, vegetables and flowers has played a crucial role in the lives of ordinary British people over more than four centuries. ‘Margaret Willes’s overview of working-class gardens … provides a great introduction to an often overlooked history … Thanks to books such as this, historians can no longer ignore the stories of these other gardens, created outside of the estate boundary.’ – Clare Hickman, BBC History Magazine ‘A marvellously illuminating book … Fascinating as a work of history.’ – Miranda Seymour, Literary Review 2015 424 pp. 16 pages of colour + 87 b/w illus. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21235-8 £12.99/$35.00 IN PAPER
Behind Closed Doors
At Home in Georgian England Amanda Vickery Amanda Vickery unlocks the homes of Georgian England to examine the lives of the people who lived there. ‘What Vickery illuminates, often brilliantly, always entertainingly and through a myriad of examples from many different people, are the ways in which family and gender relations were played out in Georgian England.’ – Stella Tillyard, Times Literary Supplement ‘A perfect balance between academic and popular history … graceful, delicate, sparkling with sprezzatura.’ – Lisa Hilton, Independent on Sunday (History Books of the Year) ‘A compelling narrative packed with anecdote, strange characters and all manner of weird and wonderful details about Georgian home life.’ – Dan Cruickshank, Country Life ‘If until now the Georgian home has been like a monochrome engraving, Vickery has made it three dimensional and vibrantly colored.’ – Andrea Wulf, New York Times Book Review Accompanied the BBC TV series ‘At Home with the Georgians’ 2010 368 pp. 25 colour + 80 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-16896-9 £10.99/$28.00
Cultural Politics at the Early Eighteenth-Century Court Joanna Marschner
As the wife of King George II, Caroline of Ansbach became queen of England in 1727. Known for her intelligence and strong character, Queen Caroline wielded considerable political power until her death in 1737. She was enthusiastic and energetic in her cultural patronage, engaging in projects that touched on the arts, architecture, gardens, literature, science and natural philosophy. This meticulously researched volume surveys her significant contributions to English arts and culture. ‘Throws interesting new light on Georgian England.’ – John Martin Robinson, Art Newspaper 2014 232 pp. 120 colour + 40 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19777-8 £40.00/$75.00 PMC
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Mary Wollstonecraft Edited by Eileen Hunt Botting
A comprehensive new edition of Mary Wollstonecraft’s visionary eighteenth-century feminist treatise. ‘This is the first edition of the Vindication to make a comprehensive case for Wollstonecraft as a persistent point of reference within the western tradition and as a substantive political thinker who argued for women’s rights as human rights.’ – David Armitage, author of Foundations of Modern International Thought 2014 368 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-17647-6 £9.99/$15.00
The Gentleman’s Daughter
Women’s Lives in Georgian England Amanda Vickery This lively book, based on letters, diaries and account books of over one hundred middle class women, transforms our understanding of the position of women in Georgian England. ‘Both an academic triumph and a spell-binding read.’ – Julie Wheelwright, Independent ‘The most important work of social history since Lawrence Stone’s Family, Sex and Marriage. From now on, any historian writing about eighteenth-century women will have to address the arguments in Vickery’s book … It succeeds on two levels, first as an academic argument of the highest order, and second as a fascinating and enjoyable read. Serious history is rarely this fun.’ – Amanda Foreman, The Times ‘A major contribution to the study of women in eighteenth-century England and a delight to read.’ – Jeremy Black, History Today Winner of the Wolfson History Prize, The Whitfield Prize and the Longman/ History Today Book of the Year Prize 2003 448 pp. 66 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-10222-2 £9.99/$24.00
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EARLY MODERN BRITAIN The Fortunes of Francis Barber
The True Story of the Jamaican Slave Who Became Samuel Johnson’s Heir Michael Bundock There were thousands of black Britons in the eighteenth century, but few accounts of their lives exist. This compelling book chronicles a young boy’s journey from the horrors of Jamaican slavery to the heart of London’s literary world, and reveals the unlikely friendship that changed his life. Francis Barber, born in Jamaica, was brought to London by his owner in 1750 and became a servant in the household of the renowned Dr. Samuel Johnson. Although Barber left London for a time and served in the British navy during the Seven Years’ War, he later returned to Johnson’s employ. A fascinating reversal took place in the relationship between the two men as Johnson’s health declined and the older man came to rely more and more upon his now educated and devoted companion. When Johnson died he left the bulk of his estate to Barber, a generous (and at the time scandalous) legacy, and a testament to the depth of their friendship. ‘Completely captivating … one of the very few books about Johnson worthy to stand beside that classic.’ – John Carey, The Sunday Times 2015 296 pp. 30 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20710-1 £20.00/$35.00
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The Moral Culture of the Scottish Enlightenment 1690–1805 Thomas Ahnert
Upending decades of Enlightenment scholarship, Thomas Ahnert argues that, contrary to common belief, the champions of the Scottish Enlightenment were more reliant on religion, and more sceptical of the power of reason alone, in achieving ‘enlightenment’. 2015 224 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-15380-4 £45.00/$65.00
Britons
Forging the Nation 1707–1837 Revised Edition Linda Colley How was Great Britain made? And what does it mean to be British? This brilliant and seminal book examines how a more cohesive British nation was invented after 1707 and how this new national identity was nurtured through war, religion, trade and empire. This edition contains an extensive new preface by the author. Lavishly illustrated and powerful, Britons remains a major contribution to our understanding of Britain’s past, and continues to influence ongoing controversies about this polity’s survival and future. ‘Controversial, entertaining and alarmingly topical … Not only scholarly, but witty, lively and a delight to read. A book that could hardly present complex and challenging argument with greater lucidity and grace.’ – Philip Ziegler, Daily Telegraph
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When London Was Capital of America Julie Flavell
Competing Visions of Empire Labor, Slavery, and the Origins of the British Atlantic Empire Abigail L. Swingen
In this first-ever portrait of eighteenth-century London as the capital of America, Julie Flavell recreates the famous city’s heyday as the centre of an empire that encompassed North America and the West Indies. ‘An engaging social history, written with a novelist’s eye for character and plot.’ – Gaiutra Bahadur, Observer ‘Original … Julie Flavell … reveals an extraordinary, almost forgotten world, rich with anecdote.’ – Duncan Fallowell, Daily Express
Abigail L. Swingen’s insightful study provides a new framework for understanding the origins of the British Empire while exploring how England’s original imperial designs influenced contemporary English politics and debates about labour, economy and overseas trade. Focusing on the ideological connections between the growth of unfree labour in the English colonies, particularly the use of enslaved Africans, and the development of British imperialism during the early modern period, the author examines the overlapping, often competing agendas of planters, merchants, privateers, colonial officials and imperial authorities in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
2011 320 pp. 36 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-17813-5 £12.99/$24.00
2015 288 pp. 1 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18754-0 £60.00/$85.00
Sex, Money and Personal Character in EighteenthCentury British Politics Marilyn Morris How, and why, did the Anglo-American world become so obsessed with the private lives and public character of its political leaders? Marilyn Morris finds answers in eighteenth-century Britain, when a long tradition of court intrigue and gossip spread into a much broader and more public political arena with the growth of political parties, extra-parliamentary political activities, and a partisan print culture. Analysing the changing views of political virtue in eighteenth-century Britain, Marilyn Morris explores the origins of the modern dilemma over private lives, public character and suitability for leadership. 2014 272 pp. 16 colour illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20845-0 £35.00/$85.00
‘Challenging, fascinating, enormously well informed, ambitious in its scope … The argument develops by means of a wonderful narrative invention … so that the very different components of Britishness are understood as an increasingly complex and developing configuration.’ – John Barrell, London Review of Books ‘[A] penetrating account of the rise of British national consciousness … Using sharp analysis, pungent prose and choice examples, Colley probes beneath the skin and lays bare the anatomy of nationhood.’ – Roy Porter, New Statesman ‘It was [Colley’s] clinical analysis of the political and cultural construction of 18th-century Britain which did so much to kick-start our debate about national identity. The clarity of her prose and cohesiveness of her argument remain bewitching.’ – Tristram Hunt, BBC History Magazine ‘The general reader cannot fail to enjoy it and the professional historian will be stimulated by it.’ – J. H. Plumb, Financial Times Winner of the Wolfson History Prize 2009 469 pp. 81 illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-15280-7 £14.99/$22.00
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William Beckford
First Prime Minister of the London Empire Perry Gauci This first-ever biography of William Thomas Beckford provides a unique look at British history from the perspective of the colonies where he spent his early years. Even in his own time, Beckford was seen as a metaphor for the dramatic changes occurring during this era. ‘The first complete study of the life of one of the most important transatlantic figures of the mid-eighteenth century … deserves a wide historical readership.’ – David Armitage, Harvard University ‘Perry Gauci has brought to life an eighteenth century magnifico.’ – Leslie Mitchell, Literary Review 2013 304 pp. 24 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-16675-0 £22.50/$45.00
History and the Enlightenment Hugh Trevor-Roper Arguably the leading British historian of his generation, Hugh Trevor-Roper is most celebrated and admired as the author of essays. This volume brings together some of his most original and radical writings – many hitherto inaccessible, one never before published – focusing on the writing and understanding of history in the eighteenth century. ‘[This book] is a rallying cry for those who cherish history. The reading of it left me exultant.’ – Richard Davenport-Hines, Literary Review 2010 352 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-13934-1 £30.00/$55.00
The Hellfire Clubs Sex, Satanism and Secret Societies Evelyn Lord
The first authoritative account of the Hell-Fire Clubs, who joined them, and which notorious legends about them are true. ‘Evelyn Lord supplies a proper context for 18thcentury aristo shenanigans.’ – Vera Rule, Guardian 2010 250 pp. Illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-16402-2 £14.99/$26.00
MODERN BRITAIN Wellington
Waterloo and the Fortunes of Peace, 1814–1852 Rory Muir Wellington’s momentous victory over Napoleon was the culminating point of a brilliant military career. Yet Wellington’s achievements were far from over: he commanded the allied army of occupation in France to the end of 1818, returned home to a seat in Lord Liverpool’s cabinet, and became prime minister in 1828. He later served as a senior minister in Peel’s government and remained Commander-in-Chief of the Army for a decade until his death in 1852. In this richly detailed work, the second and concluding volume of Rory Muir’s definitive biography, the author offers a substantial reassessment of Wellington’s significance as a politician and a nuanced view of the private man behind the legend of the selfless hero. Muir presents new insights into Wellington’s determination to keep peace at home and abroad, achieved by maintaining good relations with the Continental powers and resisting radical agitation while granting political equality to the Catholics in Ireland rather than risk civil war. And countering onedimensional pictures of Wellington as a national hero, Muir paints a portrait of a well-rounded man whose austere demeanour on the public stage belied his entertaining, gossipy, generous and unpretentious private self. 2015 728 pp. 32 pages of colour illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18786-1 £30.00/$40.00
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The Path to Victory 1769–1814 Rory Muir This masterly new biography provides an authoritative re-evaluation of Wellington’s career, as both a soldier and a politician, while giving new and unexpected insights into this talented, complex and often difficult man. ‘The Wellington biography for our time.’ – Gary Sheffield, BBC History Magazine ‘Extensively researched and anchored in fact, [Muir] gives an invaluable picture of the duke in his early years that will be unfamiliar to many who know only of his military exploits. Muir has researched his subject for thirty years and it shows … [The] second volume – to judge by his first – cannot come soon enough.’ – Simon Heffer, New Statesman ‘This deeply researched and brilliantly written book supercedes all previous work on the subject. A masterpiece.’ – Tim Blanning, author of The Pursuit of Glory: Europe, 1648–1815 ‘Muir’s mastery of his subject is certain to make the second volume of Wellington’s life an equally fascinating read.’ – Jules Stewart, Military History 2015 744 pp. NEW 32 pages of illus., maps + plans IN PAPER PB ISBN 978-0-300-20548-0 £12.99/£25.00
A provocative reappraisal of Wellington’s military career, his victory at Waterloo and the source of his genius as a general. ‘Huw J. Davies should be congratulated on producing such an original treatment of Wellington’s development.’ – Jonathan Eaton, Military History ‘Well written, with a strong human interest dimension … Deserves a wide readership.’ – Gary Sheffield, BBC History Magazine ‘Highly original, audaciously irreverent and yet admirably scrupulous.’ – Michael Kerrigan, Scotsman 2014 320 pp. 13 b/w illus. + 12 maps PB ISBN 978-0-300-20865-8 £12.99/$30.00
Captain Cook
Master of the Seas Frank McLynn A vivid reappraisal of the legendary Captain Cook, from bestselling biographer Frank McLynn. ‘A great biography of a fascinating and important life.’ – Joe Cushnan, Tribune ‘Historians thought Beaglehole had written the last word about Captain Cook in his classic study. Frank McLynn shows they were wrong, with a more searching, more lively, more profound reading of the evidence and of the protagonist’s character.’ – Felipe Fernandez-Armesto 2012 512 pp. 45 colour illus. + 4 maps PB ISBN 978-0-300-184310 £12.99/$22.00
The Fatal Land
This Seat of Mars
‘Deserves to become a classic text on war itself and on Britain’s martial ancestry.’ – Allan Mallinson, The Times ‘Readable, thought-provoking and humane.’ – Barbara Donagan, Times Literary Supplement
This compelling account of the Scottish soldier’s service in Britain’s North American colonies demythologises the image of the Highlander as a noble savage and explores how the Highlands of Scotland were transformed from the most maligned region of the British Isles into an essential centre of British imperial activity.
2013 360 pp. 24 b/w illus. + 10 maps PB ISBN 978-0-300-19714-3 £14.99/$30.00
2015 320 pp. 18 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19672-6 £40.00/$65.00
The Napoleonic Wars saw Britain immersed in a conflict of unprecedented scale and intensity. With France dominant on the European mainland, the fate of the British population rested first and foremost on the Royal Navy and the thousands of individuals who served on warships around the world. Most famous of all was Horatio Nelson, who won a notable victory over the French at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. This victory did not, however, end the war at sea. Over the subsequent decade, the Royal Navy played a crucial role in the struggle against Napoleonic France, and helped ensure his final defeat. In this compelling history, James Davey traces the numerous roles played by the Navy between 1803 and 1815. From battles and blockades to convoys and raids, he shows that British ships were a constant presence, thwarting Napoleon’s ambitions and helping to ensure a British victory. Dramatically narrating famous events alongside less well-known actions, Davey tells the story of the many individuals who followed in Nelson’s wake. From reckless officers and courageous sailors, to canny politicians and those who laboured in the Royal Dockyards, he shows how people from across Britain made a fundamental contribution to the war effort and, in doing so, helped shape British history.
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Nelson
War, Empire, and the Highland Soldier in British America Matthew P. Dziennik
War and the British Isles, 1485–1746 Charles Carlton
The Navy and the Napoleonic Wars James Davey
Available October 2015 352 pp. 42 colour illus. + maps HB ISBN 978-0-300-20065-2 £25.00/$40.00
An accompanying commentary by Rory Muir is available online at: www.lifeofwellington.co.uk
Wellington’s Wars
The Making of a Military Genius Huw J. Davies
In Nelson’s Wake
Wellington
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Love and Fame Edgar Vincent The perennially fascinating Admiral Horatio Nelson is captured in all his vigour on the pages of this captivating biography. ‘This is a wonderful book, the best modern biography of Britain’s greatest admiral … [Nelson] deserves his place on the highest public monument in Britain. Edgar Vincent explains why.’ – John Keegan, Daily Telegraph ‘Riveting, revisionist … one of the best biographies I have read in point of clarity, breadth and penetration.’ – Hilary Spurling, Daily Telegraph ‘Offers a profusion of detail about Nelson’s health and finances, his way with the welfare and discipline of his men and how his battles were fought and usually won … A true portrait of an extraordinary man.’ – Tom Pocock, Spectator Shortlisted for the BBC4 Samuel Johnson Prize 2005 656 pp. 70 b/w illus. + 12 maps & battle diagrams PB ISBN 978-0-300-10861-3 £12.99 /$19.95
Livingstone
Revised and Expanded Edition Tim Jeal Jeal’s masterful biography draws on fresh sources and archival discoveries to provide the most accurate portrait yet of the celebrated explorer/missionary who was first to cross Africa from coast to coast. ‘This lip-smacking biography inspires as well as thrills.’ – Jake Kerridge, Sunday Telegraph 2013 456 pp. 16 pages of b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19100-4 £16.99/$28.00
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MODERN BRITAIN Liberty’s Dawn
A People’s History of the Industrial Revolution Emma Griffin
Dirty Old London The Victorian Fight Against Filth Lee Jackson
This remarkable book looks at hundreds of autobiographies penned between 1760 and 1900 to offer an intimate firsthand account of how the Industrial Revolution was experienced by the working class. The Industrial Revolution brought not simply misery and poverty. On the contrary, Griffin shows how it raised incomes, improved literacy, and offered exciting opportunities for political action. For many, this was a period of new, and much valued, sexual and cultural freedom. ‘Liberty’s Dawn is a triumph, achieved in fewer than 250 gracefully written pages. They persuasively purvey Griffin’s historical conviction.’ – Anthony Fletcher, Times Literary Supplement ‘This is a brave book that challenges accepted wisdom by offering a decidedly optimistic view of the impact of the Industrial Revolution on the opportunities, freedoms and choices available to the working class.’ – Pat Hudson, Times Higher Education ‘Through the ‘messy tales’ of more than 350 working-class lives, Emma Griffin arrives at an upbeat interpretation of the Industrial Revolution most of us would hardly recognise. It is quite enthralling.’ – Elizabeth Grice, Oldie Magazine
Lee Jackson guides us through the muddy streets, squalid slums and decrepit graveyards of the Victorian metropolis, wading through stinking sewers and soot-drenched fog, introducing us to the men and women who bravely struggled to stem a rising tide of filth in nineteenth-century London. ‘This is a tightly argued, meticulously researched history of sanitation that reads like a novel.’ – Paula Byrne, The Times ‘Lee Jackson considers in fascinating, sometimes gruesome detail, the filth and nuisances of the time … Utterly engrossing in its own right, Dirty Old London also serves as an illuminating companion to Victorian literature.’ – Jo Baker, New York Times Book Review ‘This is a fascinating work that will engage both those interested in Victorian history in general and London in particular.’ – Stephen Halliday, BBC History Magazine ‘Rich in wonderful contemporary details gleaned from newspapers and archives, Jackson’s study is a vivid account of the enormous challenges faced by a city expanding at an unprecedented rate.’ – P. D. Smith, Guardian.
2014 320 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-20525-1 £12.99/$35.00
Available October 2015 304 pp. 40 b/w illus. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21611-0 £9.99/$22.00 IN PAPER
The Marquess of Queensberry Wilde’s Nemesis Linda Stratmann
Stratmann paints a riveting, complex picture of the man who is as famous for his role in the downfall of one of our greatest literary geniuses as he was for helping establish the rules for modern-day boxing. ‘More than just a biography, this is a brilliant portrait of an age in which homosexuality was beyond the pale, yet public fisticuffs and violent assaults in the streets were part and parcel of normal life … An irresistible page-turner, this biography combines high passion, violence, tragedy and farce.’ – Robert Carver, The Tablet 2014 336 pp. 16 pages of b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-20520-6 £10.99/$30.00
Palmerston A Biography David Brown
The first comprehensive biography of Lord Palmerston, a grand and fascinating figure in Victorian politics who became foreign secretary, prime minister and one of the defining figures of his age. ‘Rich, thoughtful … always rewarding … the surely definitive biography.’ – Ferdinand Mount, Times Literary Supplement ‘Brown is a superb writer and his Palmerston ought to be required reading for all students of 19th-century political history.’ – Amanda Foreman, Financial Times 2012 584 pp. 30 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-17796-1 £16.99/$38.00
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Engines of Truth
Producing Veracity in the Victorian Courtroom Wendie Ellen Schneider During the Victorian era, an emerging cultural emphasis on truth-telling drove the development of new ways of inhibiting perjury. Drawing on a broad array of archival research, Wendie Schneider chronicles this period of experimentation and how its innovations – particularly cross-examination – shaped contemporary trial procedure. Available February 2016 288 pp. 4 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-12566-5 £60.00/$85.00
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The Great Charles Dickens Scandal Michael Slater Was Charles Dickens the secret lover of young actress Nelly Ternan? How would a man of his renown have hidden such an affair? This is the first complete account of the scandal that threatened to ruin Dickens and of the cover-up that continued for generations. ‘[An] elegant little history of how the truth came out, drop by scandalous drop.’ – John Bowen, Times Literary Supplement ‘Impeccably sourced and dashingly narrated.’ – Miranda Seymour, Sunday Telegraph 2014 232 pp. 16 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-20528-2 £9.99/$28.00
Jack the Ripper
The Forgotten Victims Paul Begg with John Bennett How many murdered women were victims of Jack the Ripper? This intriguing exploration of unsolved slayings in Britain and even across the seas illuminates the Ripper case, contemporary life in London, the gangs of London’s Whitechapel district, Victorian prostitutes, medical practices of the day, police procedures and competency, and the probable existence of other serial killers. ‘Provides much new and interesting detail. When it comes to the meticulous details of a murder, the minute-by-minute examination of a crime and its policing, Messrs. Begg and Bennett are the very best in the true-crime genre.’ – Judith Flanders, Wall Street Journal 2014 312 pp. 22 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-11720-2 £20.00/$35.00
Oscar Wilde’s Chatterton
Literary History, Romanticism, and the Art of Forgery Joseph Bristow and Rebecca N. Mitchell This book explores Oscar Wilde’s fascination with the eighteenth-century forger Thomas Chatterton, who tragically took his life at the age of seventeen. This innovative study combines a scholarly monograph with a textual edition of the extensive notes that Wilde took on the brilliant forger who inspired not only Coleridge, Wordsworth and Keats but also Victorian artists and authors. Bristow and Mitchell argue that Wilde’s substantial ‘Chatterton’ notebook, which previous scholars have deemed a work of plagiarism, is central to his development as a gifted writer of criticism, drama, fiction and poetry. 2015 488 pp. 16 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20830-6 £25.00/$50.00
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The People’s Galleries
Art Museums and Exhibitions in Britain, 1800–1914 Giles Waterfield This innovative history of British art museums begins in the early 19th century. The National Gallery and the South Kensington Museum (now the Victoria and Albert Museum) in London may have been at the centre of activity, but museums in cities such as Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and Nottingham were immensely popular and attracted enthusiastic audiences. The People’s Galleries traces the rise of art museums in Britain through World War I, focusing on the phenomenon of municipal galleries. This richly illustrated book argues that these regional museums represented a new type of institution: an art gallery for a working-class audience, appropriate for the rapidly expanding cities and shaped by liberal ideals. As their broad appeal weakened with the new century, they adapted and became more conventional. Using a wide range of sources, the book studies the patrons and the publics, the collecting policies, the temporary exhibitions, and the architecture of these institutions, as well as the complex range of reasons for their foundation. 2015 360 pp. 70 colour + 215 b/w illus. NEW HB ISBN 978-0-300-20984-6 £45.00/$85.00 PMC
MODERN BRITAIN The Maisky Diaries
Red Ambassador to the Court of St James’s, 1932–1943 Edited by Gabriel Gorodetsky The terror and purges of Stalin’s Russia in the 1930s discouraged Soviet officials from leaving documentary records let alone keeping personal diaries. A remarkable exception is the unique diary assiduously kept by Ivan Maisky, the Soviet ambassador to London between 1932 and 1943. This selection from Maisky’s diary, never before published in English, grippingly documents Britain’s drift to war during the 1930s, appeasement in the Munich era, negotiations leading to the signature of the Ribbentrop–Molotov Pact, Churchill’s rise to power, the German invasion of Russia, and the intense debate over the opening of the second front. Maisky was distinguished by his great sociability and access to the key players in British public life. Among his range of regular contacts were politicians (including Churchill, Chamberlain, Eden and Halifax), press barons (Beaverbrook), ambassadors (Joseph Kennedy), intellectuals (Keynes, Sidney and Beatrice Webb), writers (George Bernard Shaw, H. G. Wells), and indeed royalty. His diary further reveals the role personal rivalries within the Kremlin played in the formulation of Soviet policy at the time. Scrupulously edited and checked against a vast range of Russian and Western archival evidence, this extraordinary narrative diary offers a fascinating revision of the events surrounding the Second World War. ‘Astonishing! Really remarkable … Perhaps the greatest political diary of the twentieth century.’ – Paul Kennedy, Yale University Available September 2015 624 pp. 72 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18067-1 £25.00/$40.00 NEW
Isaac and Isaiah
The Covert Punishment of a Cold War Heretic David Caute In this gripping account of the ideological clash between two of the most influential scholars of the Cold War years – Isaiah Berlin and Isaac Deutscher – the author uncovers a hidden act that cost one man a university chair while the other continued to be honoured. ‘Consistently interesting and at times strikingly unexpected, these letters show sides of Berlin that have not been seen before.’ – John Gray, Literary Review ‘As a picture of the intellectual life of half a century, Isaac and Isaiah is a beguiling guide, superbly written and never less than absorbing.’ – Ferdinand Mount, Spectator ‘A wide-ranging discussion of some of the major ideological disputes of the 20th century – Marxism, Zionism, liberalism and the significance of the Russian revolution.’ – The Economist ‘An important book … a fascinating account of the ideological conflicts that scarred the 20th century … It is beautifully written and conveys the turbulence of an era that has now passed, an era when the conflict of ideas was real and pressing.’ – Vernon Bogdanor, Jewish Chronicle 2015 352 pp. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21232-7 £10.99/$27.50 IN PAPER
The Literary Churchill
Author, Reader, Actor Jonathan Rose This remarkable portrait of Churchill reveals the profound influence of literature and theatre on the life he composed for himself, his own writings, his political agenda and the critical decisions he made during World War II. ‘This excellent, thorough, and enjoyable biography … adds a fresh and fascinating dimension to a great statesman.’ – Lawrence James, The Times ‘This is no incidental postscript to the hundreds of volumes already published about Churchill, but a painstaking study building a formidable case for taking him seriously not just in political history but in literary history too.’ – Peter Clark, Financial Times ‘One of the most remarkable books ever written about Winston Churchill.’ – Piers Brendon, Literary Review ‘[Rose] assembles a mass of fascinating information about Churchill’s writings, readings and politicking, much of it until now available only in the archives at Churchill College.’ – Cita Stelzer, Times Literary Supplement 2015 528 pp. 13 b/w illus. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21234-1 £12.99/$25.00 IN PAPER
The Old Boys
The Decline and Rise of the Public School David Turner To many in the United Kingdom, the British public school remains the disliked and mistrusted embodiment of privilege and elitism. They have educated many of the country’s top bankers and politicians over the centuries right up to the present, including the present Prime Minister. David Turner’s vibrant history of Great Britain’s public schools, from the foundation of Winchester College in 1382 to the modern day, offers a fresh reappraisal of the controversial educational system. Turner argues that public schools are, in fact, good for the nation and are presently enjoying their true ‘Golden Age’, countering the long-held belief that these institutions achieved their greatest glory during Great Britain’s Victorian Era. Turner’s engrossing and enlightening work is rife with colourful stories of schoolboy revolts, eccentric heads, shocking corruption and financial collapse. His thoughtful appreciation of these learning establishments follows the progression of public schools from their sometimes brutal and inglorious pasts through their present incarnations as vital contributors to the economic, scientific and political future of the country. ‘Well-researched [and] pleasingly written … The long-run story that Turner tells is a fascinating one and, I suspect, surprisingly little known.’ – David Kynaston, Observer ‘David Turner’s brisk and balanced history of public schools is about change, controversies and paradoxes.’ – Lawrence James, The Times 2015 352 pp. 32 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18992-6 £25.00/$65.00
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The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes Second Edition Jonathan Rose
Now in its second edition, this landmark book provides an intellectual history of the British working classes from the preindustrial era to the twentieth century. Drawing on workers’ memoirs, social surveys, library registers and more, Jonathan Rose discovers which books people read, how they educated themselves and what they knew. A new preface uncovers the author’s journey into labour history, and its rewarding link to intellectual history. ‘Rose’s account represents a historical triumph … fascinatingly and passionately told.’ – A. C. Grayling, Independent on Sunday 2010 544 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-15365-1 £14.99/$38.00
Men from the Ministry
How Britain Saved Its Heritage Simon Thurley This engaging book details and explains the British government’s efforts to collect and open to the public over 800 historic buildings, monuments and sites in the years between 1900 and 1950. ‘This is a timely book documenting the long and passionate struggle for preserving historic buildings and sites.’ – R. C. Richardson, Times Higher Education 2014 224 pp. 100 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-20524-4 £10.99/$30.00
Beyond the Tower
A History of East London John Marriott ‘He has done a brilliant job of gazing past the themepark standbys (from Jack the Ripper to the Krays) to give us a portrait of an area that once more – as in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries – contains pockets of wealth, as well as steep poverty.’ – Sinclair Mckay, Daily Telegraph 2012 440 pp. 50 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-18775-5 £12.99/$40.00
Survey of London: Battersea The latest two volumes in the acclaimed Survey of London series offer a thorough account of the south London parish of Battersea.
Volume 49: Public, Commercial and Cultural Edited by Andrew Saint 2013 520 pp. 150 colour + 250 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19616-0 £75.00/$150.00 PMC/EH
Volume 50: Houses and Housing Edited by Colin Thom 2013 520 pp. 150 colour + 250 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19617-7 £75.00/$150 PMC/EH 2-Volume Set ISBN 978-0-300-19813-3 £135.00/$275.00
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EARLY MODERN EUROPE The Age of Secrecy
Jews, Christians, and the Economy of Secrets, 1400–1800 Daniel Jütte Translated by Jeremiah Riemer
This fascinating history of secrecy in pre-modern Europe explores the widespread reverence for arcane knowledge and the secret sciences such as alchemy and cryptography from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, and how this ‘economy of secrets’ created a complex, sometimes perilous space for mutual contact between Jews and Christians. 2015 440 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19098-4 £25.00/$40.00
The Field of Cloth of Gold Glenn Richardson Glenn Richardson offers a bold new appraisal of the Field of Cloth of Gold, arguably the most extravagant and controversial international summit of the Renaissance era, providing fresh insights into the political realities of the sixteenth century and the mentalities of Europe’s monarchs. ‘Glenn Richardson … provides a colourful and thorough guide to this 16th-century pageant of extravagance and power.’ – John Hinton, Catholic Herald ‘Glenn Richardson is rare among scholars of Tudor England in approaching the subject from an international perspective.’ – David Gelber, Literary Review ‘Richardson’s book seeks to throw new light on what we know of the Field itself: from how it was organised, provisioned and enacted, to the reasons such a sensational junket should have mattered – and in this it undoubtedly succeeds.’ – Thomas Penn, London Review of Books 2013 288 pp. 8 pages of b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-14886-2 £35.00/$65.00
The Politics of Religion in Early Modern France Joseph Bergin This majestic book explores in full detail the interactions between politics and religion in France during the crucial years following the Wars of Religion, when many unresolved problems – both practical and ideological – challenged the leaders of church and state. ‘Religious issues played a crucial role in French politics throughout the long seventeenth century, yet much of this complex story continues to baffle students and even serious historians. Joseph Bergin’s wonderfully lucid and comprehensive treatment fills an enormous gap in the historiography of the period. This book is more than recommendable, it should be essential reading.’ – Robin Briggs, author of Early Modern France, 1560-1715 2014 392 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20769-9 £40.00/$85.00
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Calvin Bruce Gordon This brilliant portrait of Protestant reformer John Calvin reveals his human complexity, the sources of his convictions, and how he inspired and transformed the sixteenth-century world. The book captures a man at once arrogant, charismatic, unforgiving, generous and shrewd. ‘Outstanding.’ – David A. Robertson, Prospect ‘Masterful … [this] biography succeeds spectacularly by allowing a vivid insight into the life and world of Calvin, using generous quotations from his correspondence.’ – Hilmar Pabel, Tablet 2011 416 pp. 12 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-17084-9 £15.99/$27.50
Martin Luther
Visionary Reformer Scott H. Hendrix The sixteenth-century German friar whose public conflict with the medieval Roman Church triggered the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther was neither an unblemished saint nor a single-minded religious zealot according to this provocative new biography by Scott Hendrix. The author presents Luther as a man of his time: a highly educated scholar and teacher and a gifted yet flawed human being driven by an optimistic yet ultimately unrealised vision of ‘true religion’. This bold, insightful account of the life of Martin Luther provides a new perspective on one of the most important religious figures in history, focusing on Luther’s entire life, his personal relationships and political motivations, rather than on his theology alone. Relying on the latest research and quoting extensively from Luther’s correspondence, Hendrix paints a richly detailed portrait of an extraordinary man who, while devout and courageous, had a dark side as well. No recent biography in English explores as fully the life and work of Martin Luther long before and far beyond the controversial posting of his 95 Theses in 1517. ‘I did not expect to learn much from reading yet another Luther biography. But I was wrong. Scott Hendrix’s Luther is in many respects a primus inter pares – establishing a point of view that is not, in my opinion, the least of Hendrix’s achievements in this important biography.’ – David Steinmetz, author of Luther in Context Available October 2015 376 pp. 16 pages of b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-16669-9 £25.00/$35.00 NEW
The Serpent and the Lamb Cranach, Luther, and the Making of the Reformation Steven Ozment
‘Applying a historian’s eye to one of the greatest artists of the Reformation, Ozment paints an absorbing portrait of a cultural giant at the heart of tumultuous events. Martin Luther could not have found a truer friend, or a more brilliant craftsman, to bring his image to the public gaze.’ – Andrew Pettegree, University of St Andrews 2013 344 pp. 11 colour + 77 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19253-7 £12.99/$25.00
Dutch Art and Urban Cultures, 1200–1700 Elisabeth de Bièvre Traditionally Dutch art is seen and presented as a coherent phenomenon – the product of state formation in the late 16th century. Elisabeth de Bièvre challenges this view and its assumptions in a radical new account. Arguing that the Dutch Golden Age was far from unified, de Bièvre exposes how distinct geographical circumstances and histories shaped each urban development and, in turn, fundamentally informed the art and visual culture of individual cities. In seven chapters, each devoted to a single city, the book follows the growth of Amsterdam, Delft, Dordrecht, Haarlem, Leiden, The Hague and Utrecht over the course of five centuries. By embracing the full gamut of art and architecture and by drawing on the records of town histories and the writings of contemporary travellers, de Bièvre traces the process by which the visual culture of the Netherlands emerged to become the richest, most complex material expression in Europe, capturing the values of individuals, corporate entities and whole cities. Available October 2015 492 pp. 100 colour + 180 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20562-6 £40.00/$75.00
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Asia in Amsterdam
The Culture of Luxury in the Golden Age Edited by Jan van Campen and Karina H. Corrigan With essays by Jan van Campen, Karina H. Corrigan, Femke Diercks, Jos Gommans, Martine Gosselink, Pieter Roelofs and Jaap van der Veen
Written by a team of 30 international scholars, this lavishly illustrated catalogue discusses the Asian luxury goods that were imported into the Netherlands during the 17th century and demonstrates the overwhelming impact these works of art had on Dutch life and art during the Golden Age. Available September 2015 350 pp. NEW 286 colour illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-21287-7 £40.00/$65.00 PEMRM
The Book in the Renaissance Andrew Pettegree A groundbreaking study of the fascinating, yet largely unknown world of books in the first great age of print, 1450–1600. ‘Paints a vivid, often surprising portrait of the West’s first ventures into the publishing industry … Pettegree writes with wit and fluency and he combines a broad, continent-girdling perspective with more focused analyses.’ – Jonathan Wright, Catholic Herald 2011 440 pp. 69 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-17821-0 £16.99/$30.00
EARLY MODERN EUROPE Daughter of Venice
Caterina Corner, Queen of Cyprus and Woman of the Renaissance Holly S. Hurlburt Caterina Corner, a Venetian noblewoman and the last Queen of Cyprus, led a complex and remarkable life. In 1468, Corner married King Jacques II Lusignan of Cyprus at the behest of her family, whose ambitions matched those of the Venetian republic anxious to extend its empire. In the first year of her reign, pregnant and widowed, she became regent for the kingdom. This study considers for the first time the strategies of her reign, negotiating Venetian encroachment, family pressures and the challenges of female rule. Using previously understudied sources, such as her correspondence with Venetian magistracies, the book shows how Corner marshalled her royal authority until and beyond her forced abdication in 1489. The unique perspective of Corner’s life reveals new insights into Renaissance imperialism, politics, familial ambition and conventions of ideal womanhood as revealed in the portraits, poetry and orations dedicated to her. Available September 2015 356 pp. 20 colour + 50 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20972-3 £40.00/$85.00 NEW
The Duke’s Assassin
Exile and Death of Lorenzino de’ Medici Stefano Dall’Aglio Translated by Donald Weinstein
Stefano Dall’Aglio sheds new light on the notorious Florentine Lorenzino de’ Medici (also known as Lorenzaccio) and on two of the most infamous assassinations in Italian Renaissance history. In 1537 Lorenzino changed the course of history by murdering Alessandro de’ Medici, first duke of Florence, and paving the way for the accession of the new duke, Cosimo I. In 1548 Lorenzino was killed in Venice in revenge for the assassination. The events surrounding these murders, which Dall’Aglio reconstructs, involved the Medici, their loyalists, Florentine republican exiles, and some of the most powerful sovereigns of the time. The first publication in a century to examine the life of Lorenzino de’ Medici, and the first work in English, this fascinating revisionist history is based on extensive research in the historical archives of Florence and Simancas. The tale is as gripping as a detective novel, as Dall’Aglio unravels a 500-year-old mystery, revealing who was behind the bloody death of the duke’s assassin: the emperor Charles V. 2015 320 pp. 13 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18978-0 £30.00/$40.00
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Touching Objects
Intimate Experiences of Italian Fifteenth-Century Art Adrian W. B. Randolph Offering an alternative account of art and experience, this book spans the fields of art history, material culture and gender studies in its examination of how a variety of Italian Renaissance objects were lived with, looked at and responded to in their time. 2014 352 pp. 50 colour + 70 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20478-0 £50.00/$75.00
Imprudent King
A New Life of Philip II Geoffrey Parker A compelling biography, drawing on decades of research and a vast archive of documents (some of them unread since the sixteenth century), of the most powerful European monarch of his day. ‘Imprudent King is readable and broad-minded, as well as being scholarly … Parker has given us a really magnificent biography, whose documentation is impeccable while never heavy.’ – Hugh Thomas, Spectator ‘This authoritative, intelligently revisionist biography must stand now as the primary reference.’ – Iain Finlayson, The Times ‘This is no mere updating of Parker’s previous work on Philip. It is the consummate biography
of the king, the mature reflection of a master historian at the height of his craft writing about the subject he knows best.’ – MHQ ‘Parker has managed to navigate the archival whirlpools with remarkable flair. His admiration for his subject is evident on almost every page, yet the book is no whitewash. We are constantly made aware of the possibility that Philip might be deceiving us.’ – Fernando Cervantes, Times Literary Supplement NEW Available November 2015 456 pp. IN PAPER 45 colour illus. + 14 figs. Pb ISBN 978-0-300-21695-0 £14.99/$25.00
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Brilliant Discourse
Pictures and Readers in Early Modern Rome Evelyn Lincoln This book explores how images formed relationships between readers and makers of illustrated books in early modern Rome, through historical, art-historical and literary interpretation of these unusual hybrid publications. 2014 304 pp. 10 colour + 120 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20419-3 £40.00/$65.00
Rome 1600
The City and the Visual Arts under Clement VIII Clare Robertson This ambitious book offers a new look at the art, architecture, religion and society of the great Baroque city of Rome around 1600. Available November 2015 368 pp. 80 colour + 220 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-21529-8 £45.00/$75.00 NEW
The Travelling Artist in the Italian Renaissance Geography, Mobility, and Style David Young Kim
The Spanish Inquisition
A Historical Revision Fourth Edition Henry Kamen In this completely updated edition, Henry Kamen dispels persistent myths and offers a new and thought-provoking vision of the Inquisition’s place in Mediterranean culture, its consequences for Jewish culture, its impact on Spanish intellectual life, and much more. ‘The best general book on the Spanish Inquisition.’ – Richard L. Kagan, New York Times Book Review 2014 512 pp. 14 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-18051-0 £14.99/$25.00
Philip of Spain Henry Kamen ‘The most persuasive, detailed and readable biography to date of Spain’s most celebrated monarch.’ – Anthony Pagden ‘Kamen makes his case for Philip from an impressive deployment of the massive archival sources.’ – Financial Times 1999 400 pp. 32 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-07800-8 £15.99/$25.00
Spain, Europe and the Wider World 1500–1800 J. H. Elliott
This important and innovative book examines artists’ mobility as a critical aspect of Italian Renaissance art. It is well known that many eminent artists such as Cimabue, Giotto, Donatello, Lotto, Michelangelo, Raphael and Titian travelled. This book is the first to consider the sixteenth-century literary descriptions of their journeys in relation to the larger Renaissance discourse concerning mobility, geography, the act of creation and selfhood.
This extraordinarily wideranging volume gathers together J. H. Elliott’s recent writings on politics, art, culture and ideas in Europe and the colonial worlds from 1500 to 1800. ‘[An] invaluable and wonderfully readable collection.’ – Fernando Cervantes, Times Literary Supplement
2014 304 pp. 63 colour + 104 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19867-6 £45.00/$75.00
2009 352 pp. 31 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-14537-3 £25.00/$45.00
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EARLY MODERN & MODERN EUROPE The Watershed of Modern Politics Law, Virtue, Kingship, and Consent (1300–1650) Francis Oakley
The concluding volume of Francis Oakley’s authoritative trilogy on medieval political thought examines the riots, upheavals and regicides of seventeenth-century Europe, maintaining that they represented a decisive repudiation of divine kingship and paved the way for the emergence of the fundamental tenets of modern Western politics. 2015 440 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19443-2 £60.00/$85.00
The Flemish Merchant of Venice Daniel Nijs and the Sale of the Gonzaga Art Collection Christina M. Anderson
This fascinating study of the 17th century’s greatest art sale reveals the crucial influence and true character of the man who orchestrated it, collector and dealer Daniel Nijs. 2015 256 pp. 40 colour + 15 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20968-6 £35.00/$65.00
Amazing Rare Things
The Art of Natural History in the Age of Discovery David Attenborough, Susan Owens, Martin Clayton and Rea Alexandratos From the fifteenth century onwards, as European explorers sailed forth on grand voyages of discovery, their encounters with exotic plants and animals fanned intense scientific interest. Scholars began to examine nature with fresh eyes, and pioneering artists transformed the way nature was seen and understood. In Amazing Rare Things, renowned naturalist and documentary-maker David Attenborough joins with expert colleagues to explore how artists portrayed the natural world during this era of burgeoning scientific interest. Available September 2015 224 pp. 160 colour illus. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21572-4 £16.99/$25.00 IN PAPER
Solomon’s Secret Arts
The Occult in the Age of Enlightenment Paul Monod This illuminating book reveals the surprising extent to which great and lesser-known thinkers of the Age of Enlightenment embraced the spiritual, the magical and the occult. ‘A major pioneering work into a hitherto largely lost and important aspect of both the history of the occult and that of the Enlightenment.’ – Ronald Hutton, author of The Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles ‘[A] well-researched and wide-ranging study in intellectual history.’ – William Whyte, Church Times 2013 440 pp. 24 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-12358-6 £27.50/$50.00
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The Huguenots Geoffrey Treasure
Fashion Victims Dress at the Court of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell
An unprecedented history of the entire Huguenot experience in France, from hopeful beginnings to tragic diaspora. ‘[An] enjoyable and authoritative account, which, in telling the story of the Huguenots, doubles as a fine political and religious history of France over the course of two troubled centuries.’ – Peter Marshall, Literary Review ‘A formidable work, covering complex, fascinating, horrifying and often paradoxical events over a period of more than 200 years … Treasure’s work is a monument to the courage and heroism of the Huguenots.’ – Piers Paul Read, Tablet ‘A richly detailed study of the politics and personalities of a religious minority.’ – P. D. Smith, Guardian
This thoughtful, lavishly illustrated, and highly readable book offers an account of the fabulous French fashion world in the pre-Revolutionary period. The absorbing narrative demonstrates fashion’s crucial role as a visible and versatile medium for social commentary, and shows the glittering surface of eighteenth-century high society as well as its seedy underbelly. ‘18th century France just before the Revolution was a world of unbridled extravagance and stark contrasts … This incisive book gives us a glimpse into the sophisticated fashion industry of the time, as well as insights into the role of fashion in social commentary and during the Revolution itself.’ – Juanita Coulson, The Lady
2014 488 pp. 45 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-20866-5 £14.99/$27.50
2014 352 pp. 230 colour + 20 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-15438-2 £35.00/$60.00
Cunegonde’s Kidnapping
A Story of Religious Conflict in the Age of Enlightenment Benjamin J. Kaplan In 1762 a religious war erupted on the DutchGerman border when a young Catholic woman named Cunegonde tried to kidnap a baby to prevent it from being baptised in a Protestant church. The first to tell the dramatic story, this gripping book shows how, in the supposedly tolerant Age of Enlightenment, such interfaith strife was still possible. ‘One of the finest exercises in microhistory that I have ever read. He tells the story with his usual precision but, with the lightest of touches, he opens up fruitful debate about the fundamental contours of postReformation European history.’ – Jonathan Wright, Tablet 2015 312 pp. 30 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18736-6 £19.99/$30.00
Robespierre
A Revolutionary Life Peter McPhee Was Robespierre a heroic martyr or a bloodthirsty tyrant? McPhee reevaluates the ideology and reality of ‘the Terror’, what Robespierre intended, and whether it represented an abandonment or a reversal of his early liberalism and sense of justice. ‘McPhee brilliantly evokes the weaknesses as well as the strengths of this thin-skinned, diminutive figure … As this stimulating book shows, those who come to play a leading part in times of upheaval are shaped by events rather than controlling them.’ – Malcolm Crook, BBC History Magazine ‘Peter McPhee’s fine new life of Robespierre relies on the first hand, day-to-day accounts rather than the posthumous vilification and hagiography, and in it emerges a quite different portrait of the man.’ – Stuart Kelly, Scotsman 2013 320 pp. 31 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19724-2 £12.99/$25.00
An Atlas of the Peninsular War Ian Robertson ‘Ian Robertson has provided the perfect complement … with his own summaries a model of concise clarity … crystal clear and colourful maps of campaigns, battles and sieges that are simply superb … Anyone interested in the Peninsular War should buy this book.’ – Matthew Bennett, Military Illustrated 2010 160 pp. 35 b/w illus. + 77 maps HB ISBN 978-0-300-14869-5 £25.00/$75.00
Massacre
The Life and Death of the Paris Commune of 1871 John Merriman In this gripping narrative, John Merriman explores the radical and revolutionary roots of the Commune, painting vivid portraits of the Communards – the ordinary workers, famous artists and extraordinary fire-starting women – and their daily lives behind the barricades, and examining the ramifications of the Commune on the role of the state and sovereignty in France and modern Europe. ‘The Commune is an epic story, told here with verve and sympathy.’ – David Hopkins, History Today ‘Combines two narrative tasks with considerable art: an overview of the tangled background and vivid close shots from the street.’ – The Economist ‘Irresistible reading. A master historian captures the idealism and the cruelty, the heroism and the horror, of a civil war that shaped modern Europe.’ – Peter McPhee, author of Robespierre: A Revolutionary Life 2014 336 pp. 8 pages of b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-17452-6 £20.00/$29.99
MODERN EUROPE Italian Venice
A History R. J. B. Bosworth
In this elegant book, Richard Bosworth explores the history of Venice in the century and a half following the city’s absorption into the Italian nation state in October 1866. ‘[This] highly readable book skilfully captures detail at a human scale while surveying two centuries of political, social, economic and cultural history. It is also a history book with a contemporary mission, seeking to contribute to current debates about how Venice might best live in the 21st century.’ – Kate Ferris, Times Higher Education ‘Bosworth, a subtle and stylish historian, believes that the best way to keep Venice alive (and authentic) is to embrace its unofficial histories. His stimulating book decodes monuments that are not to be found in the tourist guides but which are nonetheless emblematic of a city that is washed by multiple pasts.’ – Christopher Silvester, Financial Times Available September 2015 352 pp. 37 b/w illus. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21612-7 £14.99/$30.00 IN PAPER
Whispering City
Rome and Its Histories R. J. B. Bosworth Historian Richard Bosworth draws upon his expertise in Italian pasts to explore the many layers of history found within the Eternal City. ‘Few books have attempted to integrate the multiple aspects of how today’s Rome was produced over the past 200 years. None that I know of is more thorough or engaging than this one.’ – Mia Fuller, Times Higher Education ‘A matchless history of Rome over the last two centuries.’ – Ian Thomson, Spectator 2011 358 pp. 33 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-11471-3 £25.00/$40.00
Roman Fever
Influence, Infection, and the Image of Rome, 1700–1870 Richard Wrigley An original and engaging look at how the climate, environment and blighted atmosphere in Rome impacted artistic inspiration and cultural production prior to the twentieth century. ‘A fascinating account of a forgotten chapter of cultural history.’ – Art & Antiques 2013 330 pp. 50 colour + 65 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19021-2 £45.00/$85.00
Frank M. Turner Edited by Richard A. Lofthouse
One of the most distinguished cultural and intellectual historians of recent times explores the forging of modern European thought, from the enlightenment to the dawn of the twentieth century. ‘This is a book that sparkles. It would be the ideal present for any intellectually curious undergraduate. Its appeal is not limited to the young however. It extends to anyone who seeks the pleasures and stimulations of a refresher course in European intellectual history. It is a book that zings.’ – Alex Massie, Daily Telegraph 2015 320 pp. 14 colour illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20729-3 £30.00/$40.00
The Imperial Austrian Army, 1619–1918 Richard Bassett Among the finest examples of deeply researched and colourfully written military history, Richard Bassett’s For God and Kaiser is a major account of the Habsburg army told for the first time in English. Bassett shows how the Imperial Austrian Army, time and again, was a decisive factor in the story of Europe, the balance of international power, and the defence of Christendom. Moreover it was the first panEuropean army made up of different nationalities and faiths, counting among its soldiers not only Christians but also Muslims and Jews. Bassett tours some of the most important campaigns and battles in modern European military history, from the seventeenth century through World War I. He details technical and social developments that coincided with the army’s story and provides fascinating portraits of the great military leaders as well as noteworthy figures of lesser renown. Departing from conventional assessments of the Habsburg army as ineffective, outdated, and repeatedly inadequate, the author argues that it was a uniquely cohesive and formidable fighting force, in many respects one of the glories of the old Europe. 2015 616 pp. 30 b/w illus. + 7 maps HB ISBN 978-0-300-17858-6 £25.00/$45.00
Invented Histories in Counter-Reformation Spain Katrina B. Olds In this fascinating study, Katrina B. Olds explores the history, the author, and the legacy of one of the world’s most compelling and consequential frauds: the infamous ‘false chronicles’ that radically transformed the religious landscape in Counter-Reformation Spain.
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The Politics of Cultural Retreat
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The illuminating history of the well-intentioned but generally misguided attempts of Austrian imperial officials to govern, remake and modernise the Hapsburg crownland of Galicia in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries is a fascinating story of statebuilding, nationalism, impractical political theory and bureaucracy. 2015 328 pp. 10 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20727-9 £50.00/$85.00
Why the Romantics Matter Peter Gay Esteemed historian Peter Gay reflects on the romantic period, its internationally diverse artists and writers, and the overlooked debt modernist writers like Eliot and Woolf owe the romantics. ‘Learned and wide-ranging … recounts a series of life stories and cultural events of extraordinary diversity, and explores with fluent authority the worlds of painting, music and literature in several different European countries.’ – Peter Swaab, Daily Telegraph ‘With Peter Gay’s characteristic elegance and erudition, Why the Romantics Matter celebrates the power of Romanticism from the late eighteenth century to the early twentieth – a movement whose energies are inseparable from the self-image of men and women today.’ – David Bromwich, Yale University 2015 176 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-14429-1 £16.99/$24.00
For God and Kaiser
Imperial Bureaucracy in Austrian Galicia, 1772–1867 Iryna Vushko
Forging the Past
2015 448 pp. 20 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18522-5 £40.00/$65.00
European Intellectual History from Rousseau to Nietzsche
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Hans Christian Andersen European Witness Paul Binding
This new account of Andersen’s beloved fairy tales and other writings reveals how the author captivated adults as well as children, how he influenced and was influenced by his times, and why his work stands at the very heart of mainstream European literature. ‘An important reassessment of Andersen’s significance that reaches far beyond fairy-tale.’ – Sue Prideaux, author of Edvard Munch: Behind the Scream ‘Both a novelist and probably our most distinguished writer on Scandinavian literature and culture, Binding has produced his best work to date in this study, and I recommend it to all who are interested in the creative process, the Nordic imagination and Anderson himself.’ – Amanda Craig, Literary Review 2014 496 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-16923-2 £25.00/$40.00
Becoming Freud The Making of a Psychoanalyst Adam Phillips
From one of the world’s foremost authorities on Sigmund Freud comes a strikingly original biography of the father of psychoanalysis. As well as incorporating the writings of Freud and his contemporaries, Becoming Freud also uses the work of historians of the Jews in Europe in this significant period in their lives, a period of unprecedented political freedom and mounting persecution. ‘Succeeds superbly in delineating the culture and thought processes that lay behind his work.’ – Ian Critchley, The Sunday Times Jewish Lives Series 2014 192 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-15866-3 £18.99/$25.00
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MODERN EUROPE Family Politics Domestic Life, Devastation and Survival, 1900–1950 Paul Ginsborg
This masterly history explores the effects of political upheaval on family life and, in turn, the impact of families on revolutionary change itself. Encompassing five nation states in key moments of transition, the book shines new light on families caught up in the winds of history. ‘On every page, ranging from the Soviet Union, to Fascist Italy, German National Socialism, and beyond, Paul Ginsborg provokes thought and reflection in a fascinating and revealing book on a curiously neglected area of social history. Family Politics deserves the widest possible readership.’ – Robert Gellately, author of Stalin’s Curse: Battling for Communism in War and Cold War ‘In [this] haunting, vivid and thought-provoking new work of social history, Paul Ginsborg uses the
Weimar
From Enlightenment to the Present Michael H. Kater In this fascinating and surprisingly provocative history of Weimar, author Michael H. Kater chronicles the rise and fall of one of Germany’s most iconic cities, from Enlightenment artists’ mecca to repressed Nazi small town, to present-day obscurity. ‘Kater has written a fascinating account of this extraordinary city. It is highly readable, capable of great wryness and, considering the cultural and political ground it covers, mostly very convincing.’ – Philip Hensher, Spectator ‘Kater’s breadth of knowledge must come from a lifetime’s studying, and readers interested in any aspect of the Weimar legacy will come away from his book with new nuggets of information.’ – Julian Preece, Times Literary Supplement 2014 480 pp. 29 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-17056-6 £25.00/$45.00
Hitler’s Berlin Abused City Thomas Friedrich
In this entirely new account of Hitler’s relationship with Berlin, the author explores how Germany’s capital captivated Hitler’s imagination and how he sought to redesign the city to align with his obsessions and ambitions. ‘Our understanding of Hitler’s rise to power, of Berlin’s much debated role in it, of Hitler’s relations with the capital, and of the Nazi movement within Berlin have all been enhanced by the careful scholarship of this impressive volume.’ – Contemporary Review 2012 480 pp. 24 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-16670-5 £29.99/$45.00
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prism of family life to make sense of the first half of the 20th century in the five European countries to which it brought the sharpest changes.’ – The Economist ‘Family Politics fruitfully unpacks the significance of the family, from its influence on political figures to the legal changes that had the power to shift established roles and relations.’ – Hester Vaizey, BBC History ‘Examining that smaller world, Ginsborg paradoxically enlarges our understanding of the greater one, looking beyond the contingencies of massacre and oppression to the fundamental experiences of human life.’ – Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Guardian ‘Families are off-stage in history, a footnote in the lives of the great, if that, so it is refreshing that Paul Ginsborg looks at the upheavals of the first half of the twentieth century through the prism of family life … Full of anecdote, brief biography and observation, Family Politics is readable and informative.’ – Jad Adams, Independent 2014 544 pp. 15 colour + 59 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-11211-5 £25.00/$35.00
Hitler at Home Despina Stratigakos Adolf Hitler’s makeover from rabble-rouser to statesman coincided with a series of dramatic home renovations he undertook during the mid-1930s. This provocative book exposes the dictator’s preoccupation with his private persona, which was shaped by the aesthetic and ideological management of his domestic architecture. Hitler’s bachelor life stirred rumours, and the Nazi regime relied on the dictator’s three dwellings – the Old Chancellery in Berlin, his apartment in Munich, and the Berghof, his mountain home on the Obersalzberg – to foster the myth of the Führer as a morally upstanding and refined man. Author Despina Stratigakos also reveals the previously untold story of Hitler’s interior designer, Gerdy Troost, through newly discovered archival sources. At the height of the Third Reich, media outlets around the world showcased Hitler’s homes to audiences eager for behind-the-scenes stories. After the war, fascination with Hitler’s domestic life continued as soldiers and journalists searched his dwellings for insights into his psychology. The book’s rich illustrations, many previously unpublished, offer readers a rare glimpse into the decisions involved in the making of Hitler’s homes and into the sheer power of the propaganda that influenced how the world saw him. ‘In a book of rich detail, Stratigakos lays out the complex and multilayered significance of the three main residences that Adolf Hitler once called home. She shows how their designs shed new light on the instrumental use of culture by the regime, and how sensationalized meanings were projected onto the structures from abroad both during and after the Nazi period.’ – Paul B. Jaskot, DePaul University; Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art Available October 2015 384 pp. 13 colour + 71 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18381-8 £25.00/$40.00
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The Age of Catastrophe
A History of the West 1914–1945 Heinrich August Winkler Characterised by global war, political revolution and national crises, the period between 1914 and 1945 was one of the most horrifying eras in the history of the West. A noted scholar of modern German history, Heinrich August Winkler examines how and why Germany so radically broke with the normative project of the West and unleashed devastation across the world. In this total history of the thirty years between the start of World War One and the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Winkler blends historical narrative with political analysis and encompasses military strategy, national identity, class conflict, economic development and cultural change. The book includes astutely observed chapters on the United States, Japan, Russia, Britain, and the other European powers, and Winkler’s distinctly European perspective offers insights beyond the accounts written by his British and American counterparts. As Germany takes its place at the helm of a unified Europe, Winkler’s fascinating account will be widely read and debated for years to come. ‘An extraordinary tour de force … An equally powerful and knowledgeable panorama of the western world in the era of its greatest disaster.’ – Ian Kershaw, author of Hitler Available September 2015 968 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20489-6 £35.00/$50.00
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Léon Blum
Prime Minister, Socialist, Zionist Pierre Birnbaum A new appreciation of the life and legacy of Léon Blum, the first Jewish prime minister of France, paints a rich and colourful portrait of an extraordinary man whose political convictions were shaped and driven by his religious and cultural background. Jewish Lives Series 2015 232 pp. 1 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18980-3 £14.99/$25.00
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Artists Under Hitler
Collaboration and Survival in Nazi Germany Jonathan Petropoulos In this nuanced exploration of some of the most acute moral questions of the Third Reich era, the author examines the choices of prominent artists – Leni Riefenstahl, Paul Hindemith, Albert Speer and others – who sought accommodation with the Nazi regime. ‘Anyone interested in a humane account of the dilemmas facing artists in Nazi Germany will gain a new level of understanding from this book.’ – Richard J. Evans, The Sunday Times 2015 424 pp. 12 colour + 44 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19747-1 £25.00/$40.00
MODERN EUROPE Hitler’s Hangman The Life of Heydrich Robert Gerwarth
This chilling biography tells the full story of the ‘Butcher of Prague’ for the first time. One of the most dangerous men in the Third Reich, Heydrich commanded the SS Security Service, the Gestapo and the Nazi Criminal Police; organised the SS killing squads; and helped plan the ‘Final Solution’. ‘The outstanding definitive scholarly and heartbreakingly horrible biography of the repellent mastermind of the Holocaust.’ – Simon Sebag Montefiore, BBC History Magazine ‘At the subsequent grand public funeral, Nazi leaders eulogised Heydrich as the perfect Nazi. This intelligent and readable biography shows how he had made himself into one, and Gerwarth explains persuasively what motivated Heydrich to do so.’ – Richard J. Evans, Times Higher Education ‘Drawing on profound research, Robert Gerwarth presents a penetrating, authoritative analysis of the ruthless personality and murderous career of the man who directed the Third Reich’s police state and became a driving-force in the programme to exterminate Europe’s Jews.’ – Ian Kershaw, author of Hitler 2012 416 pp. 16 pages of b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-18772-4 £12.99/$20.00
Hitler’s Philosophers Yvonne Sherratt A gripping account of the philosophers who supported Hitler’s rise to power and those whose lives were wrecked by his regime. ‘A powerful portrait of collaboration, and corruption.’ –John Cornwell, Financial Times ‘Sherratt has done a superb job in showing how significant philosophers … betrayed their duty to humanity, and how scores of insignificant philosophers sold their souls for professorial chairs.’ – Andrew Roberts, Commentary Magazine ‘Hitler’s Philosophers … is a sobering and disturbing tale.’ – Alasdair Palmer, Sunday Telegraph 2014 328 pp. 14 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-20547-3 £10.99/$27.50
Exit Berlin
How One Woman Saved Her Family from Nazi Germany Charlotte R. Bonelli With translations from the German by Natasche Bodemann
This remarkable collection of letters between German Jews trapped in Nazi Germany and their relatives in the United States offers rare insights into the challenges of an average American family responding to desperate requests for refuge and aid. 2014 320 pp. 10 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19752-5 £20.00/$30.00
Speer
Hitler’s Architect Martin Kitchen A new biography of Albert Speer, Adolf Hitler’s chief architect and trusted confidant, reveals the subject’s deeper involvement in Nazi atrocities. In his best-selling autobiography, Albert Speer, Minister of Armaments and chief architect of Nazi Germany, repeatedly insisted he knew nothing of the genocidal crimes of Hitler’s Third Reich. In this revealing new biography, author Martin Kitchen disputes Speer’s lifelong assertions of ignorance and innocence, portraying a far darker figure who was deeply implicated in the appalling crimes committed by the regime he served so well. Kitchen reconstructs Speer’s life with what we now know, including information from valuable
Hitler, the Germans, and the Final Solution Ian Kershaw A deeply insightful social history of Hitler’s rise to power and the attitudes of the German people during the era of the Third Reich. ‘This short book goes to the heart of the great debates over Nazism, then examines the progress of the debates themselves … An important contribution to the historiography of the Second World War. Plus it’s a page-turner.’ – Andrew Roberts, Mail on Sunday ‘An excellent chance to acquire, in a single volume, Kershaw’s writings on the Holocaust … The classic essays in the first two sections of the book will remain required reading for students of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust for years to come.’ – Dan Stone, BBC History Magazine ‘To a field that is increasingly fragmented, faddish and cursed by jargon, Kershaw brings a grounded, unified perspective that is conveyed with precision and clarity. His unflashy style, personal reticence and sheer decency are, sadly, too often absent among ‘celebrity historians’.’ – David Cesarini, Literary Review 2009 400 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-15127-5 £12.99/$26.00
A German Generation
An Experiential History of the Twentieth Century Thomas A. Kohut ‘Kohut comes up with a brilliant and unconventional structure to deal with this collective story. These are short and concise texts which also serve as an introduction to the central questions of twentieth-century German history.’ – Dorothee Wierling, German History
new sources that have come to light only in recent years, challenging the portrait presented by earlier biographers and by Speer himself of a cultured technocrat devoted to his country while completely uninvolved in Nazi politics and crimes. The result is the first truly serious accounting of the man, his beliefs and his actions during one of the darkest epochs in modern history, not only countering Speer’s claims of non-culpability but also disputing the commonly held misconception that it was his unique genius alone that kept the German military armed and fighting long after its defeat was inevitable. ‘This judicious and important book offers the best critical synthesis of Albert Speer’s life and his role in the Third Reich, and will undoubtedly become the standard text on Speer in English.’ – Jan Vermeiren, co-editor of History Available October 2015 392 pp. 16 pages of b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19044-1 £20.00/$37.50
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Belonging and Genocide Hitler’s Community, 1918–1945 Thomas Kühne
How could the German people have condoned and participated in the Holocaust? Thomas Kühne offers a provocative answer to this troubling question. He shows how the Nazis used the human desire for community to build a genocidal society. ‘This is a gripping, even splendid book, synthesizing a breathtaking amount of material.’ – Margaret Lavinia Anderson, University of California, Berkeley 2013 224 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19828-7 £20.00/$30.00
Forbidden Music
The Jewish Composers Banned by the Nazis Michael Haas This groundbreaking book looks at the Jewish composers and musicians banned by the Third Reich and the consequences for music throughout the rest of the twentieth century. ‘Michael Haas’ important new study … not only tells us about the ‘Forbidden’ music and musicians but also investigates the origins of this appalling episode … Haas writes eloquently about the marginalisation and suppression of the non-Aryan music and the murders and migrations that followed.’ – Daniel Snowman, History Today ‘This compelling exploration of the role Jewish musicians and composers played in the cultural life of the Prussian and Austro-Hungarian Empire … is rich in unexpected facts and quotes.’ – Rebecca K Morrison, Independent 2014 376 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-20535-0 £12.99/$30.00
2013 352 pp. 1 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19245-2 £15.99/$30.00
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MODERN EUROPE The Liberation of the Camps
A World Without Jews
The End of the Holocaust and Its Aftermath Dan Stone
The Nazi Imagination from Persecution to Genocide Alon Confino In this gripping new analysis, Alon Confino draws on an array of archives across three continents to propose a penetrating new assessment of one of the central moral problems of the twentieth century. To a surprising extent, Confino demonstrates, the mass murder of Jews during the Holocaust was powerfully anticipated in the culture of the prewar years. ‘Quietly devastating … [a] short, staggering new book … an absolutely horrifying portrait … at once so disturbing and so hypnotic to read … in clear, unsparing prose … Deserves the widest possible audience.’ – Steve Donoghue, Open Letters ‘Bold and provocative … important.’ – Jonathan Kirsch, Jewish Journal 2015 304 pp. 32 b/w illus. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21251-8 £10.99/$20.00 IN PAPER
In Those Nightmarish Days
The Ghetto Reportage of Peretz Opoczynski and Josef Zelkowicz Translated by David Suchoff Edited and with an introduction by Samuel D. Kassow
This volume sheds light on two brilliant but lesser known ghetto journalists: Josef Zelkowicz and Peretz Opoczynski. An ordained rabbi, Zelkowicz became a key member of the archive in the Lodz ghetto. Opoczynski was a journalist and mailman who contributed to the Warsaw ghetto’s secret Oyneg Shabes archive. While other ghetto writers sought to create an objective record of their circumstances, Zelkowicz and Opoczynski chronicled daily life and Jewish responses to ghettoisation by the Nazis with powerful immediacy. Expertly translated by David Suchoff, with an elegant introduction by Samuel Kassow, these profound writings are at last accessible to contemporary readers. Available January 2016 368 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-11231-3 £25.00/$35.00
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Memory Unearthed
The Lodz Ghetto Photographs of Henryk Ross Edited by Maia-Mari Sutnik With essays by Maia-Mari Sutnik, Bernice Eisenstein, Robert Jan van Pelt, Michael Mitchell and Eric Beck Rubin
Henryk Ross’s photographs, covertly taken during the war, capture both intimate and quotidian moments in the Lodz Ghetto in Poland. Memory Unearthed presents a selection of the nearly 3,000 surviving images – along with original prints and other archival material including curfew notices and newspapers – from the permanent collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario. Ross’s images offer a startling and moving new representation of one of humanity’s greatest tragedies, striking for both their historical content and artistic quality. 2015 240 pp. 350 colour illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20722-4 £25.00/$40.00 AGO
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Seventy years have passed since the tortured inmates of Hitler’s concentration and extermination camps were liberated. When the horror of the atrocities came fully to light, it was easy for others to imagine the joyful relief of freed prisoners. Yet for those who had survived the unimaginable, the experience of liberation was a slow, gruelling journey back to life. In this unprecedented inquiry into the days, months and years following the arrival of Allied forces at the Nazi camps, a foremost historian of the Holocaust draws on archival sources and especially on eyewitness testimonies to reveal the complex challenges liberated victims faced and the daunting tasks their liberators undertook to help them reclaim their shattered lives. Historian Dan Stone focuses on the survivors – their feelings of guilt, exhaustion, fear, shame for having survived and devastating grief for lost family members; their immense medical problems; and their later demands to be released from Displaced Persons camps and resettled in countries of their own choosing. Stone also tracks the efforts of British, American, Canadian and Russian liberators as they contended with survivors’ immediate needs, then grappled with longerterm issues that shaped the postwar world and ushered in the first chill of the Cold War years ahead. ‘The real power of Stone’s history lies in a sense of indomitable vigour and self-belief … Stone does a good job of showing how even as nations declared peace, individuals and families still had to fight on desperately.’ – Sinclair Mckay, Daily Telegraph 2015 288 pp. 24 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20457-5 £20.00/$32.50
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Auschwitz and After Second Edition Charlotte Delbo
Translated by Rosette C. Lamont With a New Introduction by Lawrence L. Langer
Written by a member of the French resistance who became an important literary figure in postwar France, this moving memoir of life and death in Auschwitz and the postwar experiences of women survivors has become a key text for Holocaust studies classes. This second edition includes an updated and expanded introduction and new bibliography by Holocaust scholar Lawrence L. Langer. ‘No other ‘Auschwitz’ writer than Charlotte Delbo has so clearly shown human detail and human depth.’ – John Felstiner 2014 392 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19077-9 £15.99/$25.00
Salvaged Pages
Young Writers’ Diaries of the Holocaust, Second Edition Alexandra Zapruder The revised second edition of diary excerpts from victims of the Holocaust, aged twelve to twentytwo years, preserves the impressions, emotions and eyewitness reportage of young refugees and prisoners of the ghetto. An enhanced e-book featuring glossary terms, photographs, maps, survivor testimony and the author’s video commentary is also available. Available August 2015 536 pp. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-20599-2 £15.99/$27.00 EDITION
Primo Levi
The Matter of a Life Berel Lang ‘An informative and wide-ranging guide to the life and work of a man, who like Dante before him, had been to hell and back.’ – Ian Thomson, Evening Standard ‘In this concise, well-researched, unemotional account of the writer’s life and death, philosopher and Holocaust scholar Berel Lang remains scrupulously agnostic about such straightforward cause and effect.’ – Tim Adams, Observer Jewish Lives Series 2014 192 pp. 7 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-13723-1 £18.99/$25.00
Orderly and Humane
The Expulsion of the Germans after the Second World War R. M. Douglas Why did the Allied nations violently expel many millions of German-speaking civilians from their homes across Europe in the wake of the Second World War? This book reveals for the first time the full story of an unparalleled episode of mass human rights abuse. ‘This important, powerful, and moving book should be on the desk of every international policymaker as well as every historian of twentieth-century Europe. Characterised by assured scholarship, cool objectivity and convincing detail, it is also a passionate plea for tolerance and fairness in a multicultural world.’ – Richard J. Evans, New Republic 2013 512 pp. 12 b/w illus. + 1 map PB ISBN 978-0-300-19820-1 £16.99/$30.00
Contesting Democracy
Political Ideas in Twentieth-Century Europe Jan-Werner Müller This brilliant guide to European political ideas and thinkers spans the twentieth century. With special focus on Fascism and Stalinism and their legacies, the author illuminates both the century’s ideological extremes and how Europeans built lasting liberal democracies in the second half of the century. ‘[An] impressive survey of twentieth-century European political thought.’ – Tony Barber, Financial Times ‘This is a pathbreaking study in the intellectual history of Europe in our time. Analysing ideas that had political impact, Jan-Werner Müller illuminates a never-ending debate about true and false democracy.’ – Timothy Garton Ash 2013 305 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19412-8 £15.99/$35.00
The People’s State East German Society from Hitler to Honecker Mary Fulbrook
‘An immensely readable book … a humane history … will surely act not only as a standard work on GDR society, but also as a model for the emerging social history of post-war Europe.’ – Josie McLellan, Reviews in History/History in Focus 2008 352 pp. 12 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-14424-6 £18.99/$30.00
MODERN EUROPE The Danube
A Journey Upriver from the Black Sea to the Black Forest Nick Thorpe In this engaging and entertaining book the author takes an unexpected journey up the entire length of the Danube River and provides a vivid record of the people he encounters, the recent and ancient history of the region, and the lands through which the great river flows. ‘In this leisurely amalgam of travelogue and history, Nick Thorpe … has done the Danube and its ancient people proud.’ – Ian Thomson, Sunday Telegraph 2014 328 pp. 32 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-20545-9 £12.99/$28.00
Croatia
A Nation Forged in War Third Edition Marcus Tanner Marcus Tanner plots the turbulence and drama of Croatia’s past and – drawing on his own experience and interviews with many of the leading figures in Croatia’s conflict – explains its violent history since Tito’s death in 1980. ‘A colourful mosaic of the nation’s history. Well structured and highly readable.’ – Marcus Keane, Irish Times 2010 384 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-16394-0 £12.99/$25.00
The Trouble with History
Morality, Revolution, and Counterrevolution Adam Michnik Edited by Irena Grudzinska Gross; Translated by Elzbieta Matynia, Agnieszka Marczyk and Roman Czarny
Eastern European dissident Adam Michnik, one of the most courageous and controversial journalists of our age, compares modernday Poland to post-revolutionary France in this profound and brilliant meditation on politics, morality, history and the ‘virus of fundamentalism’. 2014 208 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18597-3 £18.99/$25.00
An Uncanny Era
Conversations between Václav Havel and Adam Michnik Edited, translated and with an introduction by Elzbieta Matynia A remarkable series of political discussions between Czechoslovakian playwright and president Václav Havel and esteemed Polish journalist Adam Michnik – two of the leading intellectual icons of the revolution in Eastern Europe – is published in book form and in English for the first time. 2014 264 pp. 1 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20403-2 £18.99/$25.00
The Ukrainians
The Serbs
Unexpected Nation Fourth Edition Andrew Wilson
History, Myth and the Destruction of Yugoslavia Third Edition Tim Judah
The most acute, informed, and up-to-date account available today of Ukraine and its people, now in its fourth edition, with a new chapter on Yanukovych’s presidency, the Russian invasion and the challenges ahead. ‘A lively, detailed and eminently sensible exploration of who the Ukrainians are and why they are important … should become required reading for anyone with a serious interest in Eastern Europe.’ – Literary Review ‘[A] sweeping introductory examination of Ukrainian identity and history … An exceptional history, the kind that supplies not pat answers but food for thought within a lush context of documented and mythological past.’ – Kirkus Reviews
Journalist Tim Judah witnessed firsthand many of the most horrifying episodes of the war in former Yugoslavia while on assignment from 1990–1995. Judah offers here a history of the Serbs from medieval times to the present, combining a gripping personal description of the war with a skillful analysis of the historical and cultural context out of which it emerged. ‘An ambitious and valiant attempt to bring together the real history of the Serbs and the myths and theories in which that history was handed down.’ – Melanie McDonagh, Evening Standard
Available October 2015 416 pp. 52 b/w illus. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21725-4 £16.99/$23.00 EDITION
Genocide on the Drina River
Ukraine Crisis
What It Means for the West Andrew Wilson A leading Ukraine specialist and firsthand witness to the 2014 Uprising combines a spellbinding, on-the-scene account of the violence in Kiev with a deeply informed analysis of what precipitated the events, Russia’s annexation of Crimea, and why problems in the region are far from resolution. ‘As Andrew Wilson points out in his vivid study of the Ukraine crisis, nobody could have predicted what happened next … This is a lively account of a crisis that poses fundamental challenges for the west and may not be over yet.’ – Luke Harding, Guardian ‘This excellent account … is timely and scholarly, full of hard-to-contest facts.’ – Lesley McDowell, Sunday Herald 2014 248 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-21159-7 £12.99/$17.00
Ukrainian Nationalism
Politics, Ideology, and Literature, 1929–1956 Myroslav Shkandrij This revealing historical analysis of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists argues that the previously ignored creative literature of interwar nationalism offers a key insight into nationalism’s potent mythmaking. 2015 344 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20628-9 £50.00/$85.00
Atlas of the Ethno-Political History of the Caucasus Arthur Tsutsiev Translated by Nora Seligman Favorov
An original collection of fifty-seven maps with commentaries on the ethnic, religious and linguistic makeup of the Caucasus, from the eighteenth century to present, this atlas helps untangle the exceptionally complicated history in this region.
2010 368 pp. 40 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-15826-7 £12.99/$20.00
Edina Becirevic Edina Becirevic’s scholarly yet intensely personal history of the ethnic cleansing committed by Serbians against Bosnian Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s is an essential in-depth study of the devastating and dehumanising effects of genocide on individual destinies and the mechanisms of its denial. ‘Becirevic walks the reader through the controversy surrounding the concept and definition of ‘genocide’, then makes an energetic case that the term applies to the war waged by Serbian forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992–95.’ – Foreign Affairs 2014 264 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19258-2 £40.00/$65.00
The Passage to Europe
How a Continent Became a Union Luuk van Middelaar This timely book provides a gripping account of the realities of power politics among European states and between their leaders. Drawing on long experience working behind the scenes, Luuk van Middelaar captures the dynamics and tensions shaping the European Union from its origins until today. ‘A discerning, balanced, gracefully written book, flavoured with the insights of political science but filled with the meat of European Union history over six decades.’ – Tony Barber, Financial Times PB ISBN 978-0-300-20533-6 £12.99/$30.00
The Euro
The Battle for the New Global Currency New Edition David Marsh ‘A detailed and illuminating account of [the Euro’s] origins, its record and its prospects.’ – Roger Morgan, Times Higher Education 2011 352 pp. 22 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-17674-2 £12.99/$20.00
2014 240 pp. 57 colour maps HB ISBN 978-0-300-15308-8 £95.00/$150.00
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WORLD WAR I & II Poilu
The World War I Notebooks of Corporal Louis Barthas, Barrelmaker, 1914–1918 Louis Barthas Translated by Edward M. Strauss
French barrelmaker Louis Barthas was mobilised to fight the Germans in the opening days of World War I and spent the next four years in near-ceaseless combat. An eloquent witness to the Artois battlefields and the Somme, Barthas keenly observes soldiers at the heart of the war. This translation brings his writings to Englishlanguage readers for the first time. For this paperback edition, Edward M. Strauss has added a timeline for each chapter that helps place Barthas’s experiences into the larger context of the war. ‘English-language readers now have access to a classic account of the war … a richly detailed answer to the seemingly unanswerable question: What was it like?’ – William Grimes, New York Times 2015 472 pp. 18 b/w illus. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21248-8 £10.99/$22.00 IN PAPER
Life, Death and Growing Up on the Western Front Anthony Fletcher This book was inspired by the author’s discovery of an extraordinary cache of letters from a soldier who was killed on the Western Front during the First World War. The soldier was his grandfather, and the letters had been tucked away, unread and unmentioned for many decades. Intrigued by the heartbreak and history of these family letters, Fletcher sought out the correspondence of other British soldiers who had volunteered for the fight against Germany. This resulting volume offers a vivid account of the physical and emotional experiences of seventeen British soldiers whose letters survive. ‘This is a vivid exploration of letters that were written by seventeen British soldiers, revealing both their physical and emotional experiences during the war in France.’ – Emma Stinchcombe, Who Do You Think You Are Magazine ‘Both moving and coolly analytical, it is an excellent book.’ – Nigel Jones, Literary Review Available January 2016 352 pp. 13 b/w illus. + 16 pp. section NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-20538-1 £12.99/$25.00 IN PAPER
Gallipoli
The End of the Myth Robin Prior A decisive account of the dramatic Gallipoli campaign of World War I, with a devastating assessment of its pointless losses. ‘Military history of the highest order.’ – Mark Lasswell, Wall Street Journal ‘The best account by far of the campaign in 1915–16.’ – Jay Winter 2010 304 pp. 16 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-16894-5 £11.99/$24.00
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The Great War
The Persuasive Power of Photography Introduction by Ann Thomas Texts by Anthony Petiteau and Ann Thomas While earlier wars were documented by photography, WWI represented a turning point, particularly in the way both Allies and the Central Powers used photography as a tool with which to develop strategy, spy, provoke and persuade. Official photographs were telling in terms of strategies, censorship and the need to generate public support. In contrast is the personal photograph, seen in the poularity of the studio portraits of soldiers and their families. This book brings together photographs drawn from international collections that illustrate the role played by photography in WWI. 2015 144 pp. 87 colour illus. NEW HB ISBN 978-88-7439-678-8 £25.00/$40.00 5CONT
The Great War for Peace William Mulligan The First World War is often viewed as the starting point for later twentieth-century global violence and conflict. This compelling book argues that in fact this war reshaped understandings of peace and international politics in important and lasting ways. ‘His mastery of the history of war in each of the combatant countries is in very real contrast to the more predictable national studies … the sweep of his understanding is both welcome and hugely impressive.’ – Cyril Pearce, Reviews in History 2014 456 pp. 15 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-17377-2 £25.00/$35.00
The Somme Robin Prior and Trevor Wilson Despite superior air and artillery power, British soldiers died in catastrophic numbers at the Battle of Somme in 1916. What went wrong, and who was responsible? This book meticulously reconstructs the battle, assigns responsibility to military and political leaders, and changes forever the way we understand this encounter and the history of the Western Front. ‘A precise and authentic record of the campaign, reconstructed from the public archives.’ – Ben Macintyre, The Times 2006 368 pp. 20 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-11963-3 £14.00/$22.00
Passchendaele The Untold Story Second Edition Robin Prior and Trevor Wilson
The Making of the First World War Ian F. W. Beckett In this original and spellbinding reinterpretation of the Great War, a noted historian turns the spotlight on twelve military, political and cultural events – some nearly forgotten – whose legacies continue to shape our world today. ‘This book offers genuine insight into the wider war, political and diplomatic as well as military. Written by a historian at the height of his powers, this book will get readers to think outside the box, and weigh the relative importance of the various fronts of the land war, the war in the air and war at sea.’ – Richard Holmes ‘The sum of the various component parts is a thought-provoking book that certainly repays reading. It breaks away from a narrow interpretation of the First World War and is all the better for it.’ – Gary Sheffield, BBC History Magazine 2014 288 pp. 12 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-20664-7 £12.99/$20.00
The Great War Seen from the Air
In Flanders Fields, 1914–1918 Birger Stichelbaut and Piet Chielens
The relentless progression of World War I and the devastated wartime landscape of Flanders Fields are presented in unprecedented detail in a unique historical record comprised primarily of aerial photographs taken over the bitter four-year course of the Great War. ‘The photographs collected in [this] book give modern readers a new perspective on the war … Even from a thousand feet in the air, it’s a crushing thing to see.’ – Nick Stockton, Wired 2014 352 pp. 532 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19658-0 £45.00/$90.00 MF
Nazis, Islamists, and the Making of the Modern Middle East Barry Rubin and Wolfgang G. Schwanitz
‘The clearest and most balanced picture yet.’ – John Grigg, Spectator ‘Will appeal to both the scholar and the general public and belongs in every World War I collection.’ – Agnes F. Peterson, History
This groundbreaking book is the first to offer a complete account of the Nazi-ArabMuslim alliance that changed the course of World War II and continues to influence the Middle East today. ‘This book is a model of original research and the ultimate scholarly study of German-Arab and German-Muslim cooperation during the first half of the twentieth century, covering both World Wars. It is a major contribution in the field, a magnum opus.’ – Jacob M. Landau, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2002 288 pp. 35 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-09307-0 £12.99/$18.00
2014 360 pp. 31 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-14090-3 £25.00/$35.00
WORLD WAR I & II Browned Off and BloodyMinded
The British Soldier goes to War 1939–1945 Alan Allport More than three-and-ahalf million men served in the British Army during the Second World War, the vast majority of them civilians who had never expected to become soldiers and had little idea what military life, with all its strange rituals, discomforts and dangers, was going to be like. Alan Allport’s rich and luminous social history examines the experience of the greatest and most terrible war in history from the perspective of these ordinary, extraordinary men, who were plucked from their peacetime families and workplaces and sent to fight for King and Country. Allport chronicles the huge diversity of their wartime trajectories, tracing how soldiers responded to and were shaped by their years with the British Army, and how that army, however reluctantly, had to accommodate itself to them. Touching on issues
When Britain Saved the West The Story of 1940 Robin Prior
From the comfortable distance of seven decades, it is quite easy to view the victory of the Allies over Hitler’s Germany as inevitable. But in 1940 Great Britain’s defeat loomed perilously close, and no other nation stepped up to confront the Nazi threat. In this cogently argued book, Robin Prior delves into the documents of the time – war diaries, combat reports, Home Security’s daily files and much more – to uncover how Britain endured a year of menacing crises. The book reassesses key events of 1940 – crises that were recognised as such at the time and others not fully appreciated. Prior examines Neville Chamberlain’s government, Churchill’s opponents, the collapse of France, the Battle of Britain and the Blitz. He looks critically at the position of the United States before Pearl Harbor, and at Roosevelt’s response to the crisis. Prior concludes that the nation was saved through a combination of political leadership, British Expeditionary Force determination and skill, Royal Air Force and Navy efforts to return soldiers to the homeland, and the determination of the people to fight on ‘in spite of all terror’. As eloquent as it is controversial, this book exposes the full import of events in 1940, when Britain fought alone and Western civilisation hung in the balance. ‘We have come to expect insightful books by Robin Prior, but this is a tour de force. Rigorously documented and forcefully argued, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in the Second World War.’ – Joanna Bourke, author of An Intimate History of Killing: Face-to-Face Killing in Twentieth Century Warfare ‘Tightly focused, scholarly and enthralling.’ – History of War 2015 360 pp. 28 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-16662-0 £20.00/$35.00
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of class, sex, crime, trauma and national identity, through a colourful multitude of fresh individual perspectives, the book provides an enlightening, deeply moving perspective on how a generation of very modern-minded young men responded to the challenges of a brutal and disorienting conflict. ‘It is a well-researched and beautifully written study, and one which gives us a valuable insight into the workings of the army throughout the war and particularly the disrupted lives of the men who made up its ranks and faced the challenges of a brutal and disorientating conflict. A recommended read.’ – Britain at War ‘The stories of these brave but bewildered civilians in uniform are as illuminating as searchlights in a dark age of traumatic war.’ – Iain Finlayson, The Times ‘A deeply researched, well-written and perceptive book that tells the story of the citizen-soldiers who either joined up or were called up to fight, and of how their mores both affected the British Army and were affected by it, even long into peacetime.’ – Andrew Roberts, Literary Review 2015 424 pp. 22 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-17075-7 £25.00/$40.00
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Monty’s Men
The British Army and the Liberation of Europe John Buckley Historian John Buckley offers a radical re-examination of Great Britain’s military prowess in the last years of World War Two, suggesting that the oftmaligned British Army was, in fact, more than a match for the Nazi war machine. ‘His authority, blended with readability and a genuinely fresh, exciting and convincing thesis, makes this the finest account of D-Day and beyond for many, many a year.’ – James Holland, BBC History Magazine ‘A well-argued take on the role of the British army in the campaign in northwest Europe … a balanced study that stresses the British Army’s effectiveness, both in using the resources at its disposal appropriately and in developing skills that made a valuable contribution to Allied success.’ – Diane Lees, The Times Winner of the Templer Medal, awarded by the Army Historical Research Society 2014 384 pp. 25 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-20534-3 £12.99/$27.50
Inside Hitler’s Greece
The Experience of Occupation, 1941–44 Mark Mazower ‘Fascinating … [Mazower] succeeds in getting under the skin of the occupation … [This book] conjures up, in vivid detail, life under an occupation that had shattered old certainties and replaced them with painful choices, cynical compromises and hopes undercut by the daily death toll.’ – Mark Almond, The Times Joint Winner of the 1993 Fraenkel Prize in Contemporary History 2001 464 pp. 70 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-08923-3 £14.99/$26.00
France 1940
Defending the Republic Philip Nord In this revisionist account of France’s crushing defeat in 1940, a world authority on French history argues that the nation’s downfall has long been misunderstood. Philip Nord assesses France’s diplomatic and military preparations for war with Germany, its conduct of the war once the fighting began, and the political consequences of defeat on the battlefield. He also tracks attitudes among French leaders once defeat seemed a likelihood, identifying who among them took advantage of the nation’s misfortunes to sabotage democratic institutions and plot an authoritarian way forward. Nord finds that the longstanding view that France’s collapse was due to military unpreparedeness and a decadent national character is unsupported by fact. Instead, he reveals that the Third Republic was no worse prepared and its military failings no less dramatic than those of the United States and other Allies in the early years of the war. What was unique in France was the betrayal by military and political elites who abandoned the Republic and supported the reprehensible Vichy takeover. Why then have historians and politicians ever since interpreted the defeat as a judgment on the nation as a whole? Why has the focus been on the failings of the Third Republic and not on elite betrayal? The author examines these questions in a fascinating conclusion. 2015 208 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18987-2 £18.99/$27.50
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Those Who Hold Bastogne The True Story of the Soldiers and Civilians Who Fought in the Biggest Battle of the Bulge Peter Schrijvers
This compelling book recounts in new detail the horrific siege of Bastogne, Belgium, in the winter of 1944–45, where vastly outnumbered American forces held off a savage German onslaught and sealed the fate of the Third Reich. ‘An excellent account of the battle for Bastogne, both well-researched and well-written.’ – Antony Beevor ‘Well researched and written at a good pace, this is an excellent account of an epic and brutal struggle.’ – David Flintham, Military History ‘A fast-paced story … Schrijvers does an admirable job of weaving personal accounts into the larger picture of Bastogne’s horrors.’ – Wall Street Journal Available October 2015 328 pp. 26 b/w illus. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21614-1 £9.99/$17.00 IN PAPER
War/Photography
Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath Anne Wilkes Tucker and Will Michels, with Natalie Zelt Featuring over 525 powerful images and analysis from esteemed scholars, this ambitious book offers a comprehensive investigation of the relationship between photography and armed conflict. ‘One of the most remarkable histories of war – modern war – and its human impact ever to be published.’ – Marina Vaizey, Tablet 2013 612 pp. 179 colour + 364 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-17738-1 £60.00/$90.00 MFH
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RUSSIA Stalin
New Biography of a Dictator Oleg V. Khlevniuk Translated by Nora Seligman Favorov
Josef Stalin exercised supreme power in the Soviet Union from 1929 until his death in 1953. During that quarter-century, by Oleg Khlevniuk’s estimate, he caused the imprisonment and execution of no fewer than a million Soviet citizens per year. Millions more were victims of famine directly resulting from Stalin’s policies. What drove him toward such ruthlessness? This essential biography, by the author most deeply familiar with the vast archives of the Soviet era, offers an unprecedented, fine-grained portrait of Stalin the man and dictator. Without mythologising Stalin as either benevolent or an evil genius, Khlevniuk resolves numerous controversies about specific events in the dictator’s life while assembling many hundreds of previously unknown letters, memos, reports and diaries into a comprehensive, compelling narrative of a life that altered the course of world history. In brief, revealing prologues to each chapter, Khlevniuk takes his reader into Stalin’s favorite dacha, where the innermost circle of Soviet leadership gathered as their vozhd lay dying.
Stalin’s Music Prize
Soviet Culture and Politics Marina Frolova-Walker This fascinating history of musical life in Stalin’s Soviet Union focuses on the musicians and composers who received Stalin Prizes, awarded to artists whose work was thought to represent the best in Soviet culture. Highly desirable, the awards not only brought large sums of money to individual winners, but also an implicit stamp of approval from Stalin himself. The annual award cycle led to successive, mutating hierarchies of artists and artworks, and served as a finely tuned instrument of praise and censure. It also revealed much about the kind of music (or painting or literature) that the state chose to promote at different times and for varying reasons. Marina Frolova-Walker sheds new light on the Communist leader’s personal tastes as well as the lives and careers of those honoured with Stalin Prizes, including the famous multiple-recipients Prokofiev and Shostakovich, and many others from across the field of Soviet music and from the far corners of the USSR. The author explores how the competing agendas of party, state and artistic elite clashed and compromised during the award process, and addresses what was meant by the elusive concept of ‘Socialist Realism’. Drawing on deep archival research and a rich array of transcripts barely explored before, this is the most comprehensive examination to date of the relationship between music and the Soviet state from 1940 through 1954. Available February 2016 352 pp. 20 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20884-9 £30.00/$65.00
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Chronological chapters then illuminate major themes: Stalin’s childhood, his involvement in the Revolution and the early Bolshevik government under Lenin, his assumption of undivided power and mandate for industrialisation and collectivisation, the Terror, World War II and the postwar period. At the book’s conclusion, the author presents a cogent warning against nostalgia for the Stalinist era. ‘There could hardly be a more opportune moment for the publication of this authoritative, fluently written, concise life, the pinnacle of current scholarship on its subject.’ – Charlotte Hobson, Spectator ‘No one in the world knows the inner workings of Soviet power in Stalin’s time better than Oleg Khlevniuk. Beautifully and artfully composed, deeply moral, and supremely readable, Stalin: New Biography of a Dictator will become the benchmark against which all future biographies of Stalin will be measured. A masterpiece.’ – Jan Plamper, author of The Stalin Cult: A Study in the Alchemy of Power ‘Enthralling, brilliant, and groundbreaking, this book confirms Khlevniuk as probably the greatest living expert on Stalin … Essential reading.’ – Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of Stalin: the Court of the Red Tsar 2015 424 pp. 21 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-16388-9 £25.00/$35.00
Nietzsche’s Orphans
Music, Metaphysics and the Twilight of the Russian Empire Rebecca Mitchell A prevailing belief among Russia’s cultural elite in the early twentieth century was that the music of composers such as Sergei Rachmaninoff, Aleksandr Scriabin and Nikolai Medtner could forge a shared identity for the Russian people across social and economic divides. In this illuminating study of competing artistic and ideological visions at the close of Russia’s ‘Silver Age’, author Rebecca Mitchell interweaves cultural history, music and philosophy to explore how ‘Nietzsche’s orphans’ strove to find in music a means to overcome the disunity of modern life in the final tumultuous years before World War I and the Communist Revolution. ‘In this fascinating and poignant analysis of a nation’s search for its musical and cultural destiny, Rebecca Mitchell is a shrewd but sympathetic guide through the dizzying optimism, haunting self-doubt and finally, the despair of Russia’s cultured elite as the spectre of revolution first stalked, then overwhelmed, their country.’ – Pauline Fairclough, University of Bristol Available January 2016 288 pp. 24 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20889-4 £65.00/$95.00
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The Soviet Theater
A Documentary History Edited by Laurence Senelick and Sergei Ostrovsky A panoramic history of Soviet theatre from the Bolshevik Revolution to the collapse of the USSR, this monumental work explores in words and pictures how Russian drama survived, adapted and innovated under harsh totalitarian pressures and restrictions decades after the heydays of Gorky, Gogol and Chekhov. 2014 784 pp. 61 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19476-0 £75.00/$125.00
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Siberia
A History of the People Janet M. Hartley In this profoundly human account, the history and development of Siberia, one of the world’s most inhospitable regions, is explored through the lives of those who settled there – from sixteenth-century Cossacks to Soviet gulag prisoners to present day Russian entrepreneurs seeking new opportunities in ‘the nothingness’. ‘Hugely informative.’ – Sara Wheeler, Literary Review ‘In settling us there, Hartley gives us a history of Russia from the perspective that most immediately captures a foreigner’s imagination.’ – Tom Payne, Daily Telegraph ‘In her masterful study of Siberia’s people … Hartley’s skill lies in her ability to make historical events vivid and accessible.’ – Will Nicoll, Spectator 2014 312 pp. 26 b/w illus. + 11 maps HB ISBN 978-0-300-16794-8 £25.00/$38.00
Leon Trotsky
A Revolutionary’s Life Joshua Rubenstein A clear-eyed exploration of the career of Leon Trotsky, the tragic hero who ‘dreamed of justice and then wreaked havoc’, by a leading expert on human rights and the former Soviet Union. ‘Both a good read and a balanced, plausible interpretation of the man in his times … Rubenstein achieves the mixture of empathy and critical distance that a good biographer needs.’ – Sheila Fitzpatrick, Guardian ‘Rubenstein handles complex issues sensitively in this accessible introduction to a flawed but fascinating twentieth-century giant.’ – John McIlroy, Times Higher Education Jewish Lives Series 2013 240 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19832-4 £10.99/$16.00
Like a Bomb Going Off
Leonid Yakobson and Ballet as Resistance in Soviet Russia Janice Ross Foreword by Lynn Garafola
The courageous life and work of a largely unheralded but truly iconic genius, the Russian Jewish choreographer Leonid Yakobson, whose politically risky ballets continually provoked the repressive Soviet political authorities, is celebrated in this moving and powerful biography. ‘Ross is a passionate advocate, ardently evoking his surviving ballets and why his work, and his courage, meant so much to Soviet audiences.’ – Zoe Anderson, Independent 2015 536 pp. 61 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20763-7 £30.00/$40.00
RUSSIA Stalin’s Wars
From World War to Cold War, 1939–1953 Geoffrey Roberts
A provocative reassessment of Stalin’s military and political leadership during the most important years of his career. ‘Will provoke lively debate … a must-read for anyone with an interest in Stalin and his times.’ – BBC History Magazine 2008 496 pp. 32 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-13622-7 £16.99/$30.00
A Documentary History of the Political Police and Security Organs in the Soviet Union, 1922–1953 David R. Shearer and Vladimir Khaustov This fascinating documentary history is the first English-language exploration of Joseph Stalin’s relationship with, and manipulation of, the Soviet political police. Although written as a narrative, it includes translations of more than 170 documents from Soviet archives. Annals of Communism Series 2015 400 pp.HB ISBN 978-0-300-17189-1 £50.00/$85.00
Silence Was Salvation
Gulag Town, Company Town
Forced Labor and Its Legacy in Vorkuta Alan Barenberg A major work of cutting-edge historiography, Alan Barenberg’s history of Vorkuta, an arctic coal-mining outpost originally established as a prison camp complex during the Soviet Union’s Stalinist era, offers a radical reassessment of the infamous ‘Gulag Archipelago’. The Yale-Hoover Series on Stalin, Stalinism and the Cold War 2014 352 pp. 15 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-17944-6 £40.00/$65.00
Stalin’s World
Dictating the Soviet Order Drawing on recently declassified material from Stalin’s personal archive, this is the first attempt by scholars to systematically analyse the ways in which Stalin interpreted and envisioned his world. 2015 360 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18281-1 £50.00/$85.00
St Petersburg
Shadows of the Past Catriona Kelly ‘There is no book quite like it. St Petersburg, one of the cultural and architectural wonders of the world, is brought to life in all its glory and not a little squalor by an adoptive Petersburger.’ – Robert Service, author of Stalin: A Biography 2013 488 pp. 12 pages of colour + 110 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-16918-8 £25.00/$35.00
The Power of Pictures
Early Soviet Photography, Early Soviet Film Susan Tumarkin Goodman and Jens Hoffmann With an essay by Alexander Lavrentiev
Following the 1917 Russian Revolution, photography, film and posters played an essential role in the campaign to disseminate modernity and Communist ideology. Covering the period from the Revolution to the beginning of World War II, The Power of Pictures considers Soviet avant-garde photography and film in the context of political history and culture.
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The Leningrad Blockade, 1941–1944
A New Documentary History from the Soviet Archives Richard Bidlack and Nikita Lomagin Translations by Marian Schwartz
‘This is a book that has much of value not only for student and general readers but also for specialists. It adds up to a uniquely informative account of what Bidlack and Lomagin call the ‘biggest challenge’ that people in the city popularly known as Piter had ever faced.’ – Catriona Kelly, University of Oxford Annals of Communism Series 2014 552 pp. 76 b/w illus., 5 maps, 3 tables PB ISBN 978-0-300-19816-4 £25.00/$40.00
Child Survivors of Stalin’s Terror and World War II in the Soviet Union Cathy A. Frierson
Funding Loyalty
In this powerful and moving oral history, ten nowgrown survivors of political repression in the Soviet Union during the reign of Joseph Stalin share their personal stories of childhood banishment, starvation, abuse, and endurance. ‘Frierson’s work is invaluable in adding another piece to the puzzle of what everyday life was like under Stalin.’ – Hester Vaizey, Times Higher Education
Funding Loyalty examines the Soviet communist party’s financial operations and its budget from the 1930s through 1960s, providing a fresh look at the evolution of the party and its role in the Soviet economy and society as a whole.
Annals of Communism Series 2015 288 pp. 20 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-17945-3 £40.00/$65.00
Gulag Voices
Sarah Davies and James Harris
2015 240 pp. 148 colour + 30 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20768-2 £30.00/$45.00
Stalin and the Lubianka
An Anthology Edited by Anne Applebaum Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anne Applebaum brings together a unique collection of Gulag survivors’ memoirs. ‘Applebaum … is the ideal editor, providing introductions to each account, as well as a general explanation of the Gulag system. Her selection, each depicting a different aspect of Gulag life, leaves an unforgettable impression.’ – Anthony Beevor, Mail on Sunday Annals of Communism Series 2012 216 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-17783-1 £12.99/$18.00
Secret Cables of the Comintern, 1933–1943 Fridrikh I. Firsov, Harvey Klehr and John Earl Haynes This book – the first to examine coded telegraphs exchanged between Comintern supervisors in Moscow and Communist Party leaders around the world – enriches our understanding of Soviet political influence during the crucial decade from 1933–1943. Annals of Communism Series 2014 320 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19822-5 £25.00/$40.00
Practicing Stalinism
Bolsheviks, Boyars, and the Persistence of Tradition J. Arch Getty ‘There hasn’t been much sign of Russian ‘democratisation’ recently. Perhaps it’s time to get back to history, Arch Getty’s new book suggests, and the ‘deep structures’ of patrimonial power that have underpinned Russian elite politics from medieval times up to the present. This richly documented and wide-ranging study has made a compelling case for doing so.’ – Stephen White, University of Glasgow
The Economics of the Communist Party Eugenia Belova and Valery Lazarev
The Yale-Hoover Series on Stalin, Stalinism and the Cold War 2013 224 pp. 20 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-16436-7 £25.00/$40.00
Russia’s Cold War
From the October Revolution to the Fall of the Wall Jonathan Haslam ‘There are rich rewards in [the book’s] fascinating insights, well balanced judgements and original, sometimes provocative arguments, which are bound to stimulate debate for years to come.’ – Orlando Figes, Sunday Times 2012 544 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-18819-6 £18.99/$30.00
Myth, Memory, Trauma Rethinking the Stalinist Past in the Soviet Union, 1953–70 Polly Jones
‘At every step, Jones presents a nuanced, complex and detailed examination of the attempt to come to terms with Stalin’s memory and legacy over two decades … an important contribution to the question of the way nations deal with their difficult and traumatic histories.’ – Lara Cook, Times Higher Education 2013 376 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18512-6 £44.00/$68.00
It Was a Long Time Ago, and It Never Happened Anyway Russia and the Communist Past David Satter
This compelling and original book explores why Russia has ignored the lessons of its tragic Communist experience and shows how a deep-rooted lack of respect for the individual blocks the nation’s way to a stable and democratic future. ‘A meticulous, sweeping and wrenching history of Russia’s burial of Soviet crimes.’ – Andrew Gardner, European Voice 2013 400 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19237-7 £12.99/$25.00
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THE MIDDLE EAST & JEWISH HISTORY Faisal I of Iraq Ali A. Allawi This is the first major biography of the founder and first king of modern Iraq, a charismatic champion of Arab independence and unity who was a central player in the tumultuous Middle East before and after World War I. ‘Through his skilful use of Arabic as well as British sources, he portrays Faisal as a convincing multi-dimensional figure … This is the fullest portrait yet of a fascinating figure who played a significant role in the making of the modern Middle East.’ – The Economist ‘An important achievement and fully confirms that King Faisal was an outstanding Arab leader.’ – Alan Rush, Spectator ‘One of the strengths of Allawi’s book is that it ignores received ideas of imperialism and nationalism and shows the links, as well as conflicts, between them.’ – Philip Mansel, Literary Review 2014 672 pp. 47 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-12732-4 £35.00/$45.00
Modern Iran
Roots and Results of Revolution Updated Edition Nikki R. Keddie With a section by Yann Richard
In this substantially revised and expanded version of Nikki Keddie’s classic work Roots of Revolution, the author brings the story of modern Iran to the present day. She explores the political, cultural and social changes of the past quarter century, in particular the effects of the Iran-Iraq war, the Persian Gulf War, and Iran’s strategic relationship with the U.S. after 9/11. ‘For three decades, Nikki Keddie has been one of the most perceptive, sensitive and insightful analysts of Iran. Writing about a region where instant experts are the norm, Keddie’s work has always been profoundly important and has had a major impact on the way Iranians think about themselves.’ – Ahmed Rashid 2006 448 pp. 18 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-12105-6 £14.99/$22.00
Pashas
Traders and Travellers in the Islamic World James Mather ‘Vivid and well-written.’ – Linda Colley, Times Literary Supplement ‘James Mather’s wonderful book is the first full-length study since 1935 … Mather excels at portraying the everyday life of the Englishmen who joined the Levant Company … the importance of this excellent and balanced study cannot be underestimated.’ – William Dalrymple, Observer Runner up for the 2010 Longman/History Today Book of the Year Award 2011 320 pp. 16 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-17091-7 £14.00/$25.00
Islamic Imperialism A History Second Edition Efraim Karsh
Efraim Karsh, a widely respected expert in Middle Eastern affairs, challenges the way we understand Middle Eastern history and politics in this provocative book. This new edition brings Karsh’s analysis up to date through the events of the Arab spring. ‘Anyone interested in the debate about the place of Islam in the modern world should read this book.’ –Amir Taheri, Sunday Telegraph ‘An impeccable history … I could not recommend this magnificent effort of reportage and analysis more highly.’ – Hazhir Teimourian, Literary Review 2013 304 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19817-1 £10.99/$20.00
The Persians
Ancient, Medieval and Modern Iran Homa Katouzian
A History of Jews in Muslim Lands Martin Gilbert In this absorbing and eloquent book Martin Gilbert presents a fascinating account of the hope, opportunity, fear and terror that have characterised the relationship between Jews and Muslims through the 1,400 years of their intertwined history. ‘A nonstop barrage of compelling facts from a breathtakingly wide collection of archives, to build up an overwhelming portrait of a people’s suffering.’ – Dominic Lawson, The Sunday Times ‘Martin Gilbert’s outstanding In Ishmael’s House is essential reading.’ – Simon Sebag Montefiore, Sunday Telegraph 2011 448 pp. 30 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-17798-5 £16.99/$25.00
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A History of the First Arab-Israeli War Benny Morris
This authoritative and comprehensive history of Iran, written by Homa Katouzian, an acclaimed expert, covers the entire history of the area from the foundation of the ancient Persian empire to today’s Iranian state. ‘Maybe the broadest and best overview available in English of a country which we need urgently to understand better. It should be required holiday readings in the Foreign Office, and maybe the White House too.’ – Stephen Howe, Independent ‘Awe-inspiring in its scope and its scholarly reach.’ – Scotsman
Benny Morris demolishes misconceptions and provides a comprehensive history of the Israeli-Arab war of 1948. ‘Morris’s book is no mere military narrative, but a crisp, vivid introduction to the historical tragedy of Palestine.’ – Max Hastings, Sunday Times ‘Breaks new ground, offers new revelations about the conflict’s causes and character … impressively exhaustive.’ – Stephen Howe, Independent
2010 448 pp. 32 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-16932-4 £18.99/$36.00
2009 544 pp. 25 b/w illus. + 30 maps PB ISBN 978-0-300-15112-1 £14.99/$24.00
Palestine Betrayed
Slaves of One Master
Globalization and Slavery in Arabia in the Age of Empire Matthew S. Hopper Matthew S. Hopper’s wide-ranging history of the African diaspora and slavery in Arabia in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries examines the interconnected themes of enslavement, globalisation and empire, and challenges previously held conventions regarding Middle Eastern slavery and British imperialism. 2015 320 pp. 24 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19201-8 £60.00/$85.00
The Palestinians
Photographs of a Land and Its People from 1839 to the Present Day Elias Sanbar This engrossing compendium of photographs captures 200 years of Palestinian history, showing how a highly symbolic place and its people have been both captured and abstracted by the camera. 2015 384 pp. 150 colour + 500 duotone illus. NEW HB ISBN 978-0-300-21218-1 £35.00/$60.00 EHP
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In Ishmael’s House
Efraim Karsh This brave and groundbreaking book tells the story of Palestinian partition from both the Arab and Jewish perspectives. ‘Tells in rich detail the story of the fall of the British Mandate and the rise of Israel, going a long way towards doing justice to the history at hand.’ – Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post ‘Tightly argued.’ – Neil Caplan, Times Literary Supplement 2011 352 pp. 16 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-17234-8 £12.99/$26.00
Babel in Zion
Jews, Nationalism, and Language Diversity in Palestine, 1920–1948 Liora R. Halperin This absorbing study of language politics and language encounters in the Jewish community of Palestine after World War I is a fascinating tale of shifting power relationships, both locally and globally. 2015 328 pp. 7 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19748-8 £28.00/$40.00
JEWISH HISTORY Totally Unofficial The Autobiography of Raphael Lemkin Edited by Donna-Lee Frieze
This never-before-published autobiography recounts the life of a giant among modern ethical thinkers, a Holocaust survivor who invented the word ‘genocide’, inspired the 1948 U.N. Genocide Convention, and profoundly influenced human rights history. ‘A story worth the telling and worth the wait.’ – Martin Bell, The Times ‘By the exertions of this extraordinary man, we know this crime and call it for what it is. Thankfully his story now lives, in his own words.’ – Oliver Kramm, Jewish Chronicle 2013 328 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18696-3 £25.00/$40.00
The Genius
Elijah of Vilna and the Making of Modern Judaism Eliyahu Stern Through the story of the ‘Vilna Gaon’, perhaps the best-known and most understudied figure in modern Jewish history, Eliyahu Stern presents a new model for understanding modern Jewish history and the place of traditionalism and religious radicalism in modern Western life and thought. ‘Important and ambitious.’ – Lawrence Kaplan, Tablet 2014 336 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-20592-3 £20.00/$30.00
Roads Taken
The Great Jewish Migrations to the New World and the Peddlers Who Forged the Way Hasia R. Diner Intrepid Jewish peddlers left central and eastern Europe, the Ottoman Empire, and north Africa for better opportunities between the late 1700s and early 1900s. Soon families and neighbours followed, crossing continents and oceans by the millions. This compelling book is the first to tell the story of the humble peddler and his powerful influence on Jewish history and on the histories of the lands to which he travelled. ‘Diner convincingly argues that peddlers played a transformative role not only in the history of modern Jewry, but also in the cultures and the economies of the nations where they peddled.’ – Marni Davis, Times Higher Education Supplement ‘This original book shows that despite their humble origins, peddlers were agents of change who linked rural areas to the cosmopolitan big cities.’ – Jewish Renaissance 2015 288 pp. 18 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-17864-7 £22.50/$35.00
YALE JEWISH LIVES SERIES David
The Divided Heart David Wolpe David Wolpe, ‘the most influential rabbi in America’ (Newsweek), offers a fresh and fascinating appraisal of the biblical David – warrior, king, poet, deceiver, adulterer – in an attempt to unravel the mysteries of the Bible’s most enigmatic, contradictory and deeply flawed personage. ‘An excellent study of the most fascinating character in the Old Testament.’ – Wall Street Journal 2014 184 pp. 1 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18878-3 £18.99/$25.00
Ben-Gurion
Father of Modern Israel Anita Shapira In this new biography Anita Shapira offers powerful insights into the private persona of one of the twentieth century’s most influential historical figures, revealing the flesh-and-blood man inside the icon who brought the Zionist dream to full fruition. ‘Shapira rightly characterises the enigmatic Ben-Gurion as both a revolutionary Jacobin and ‘the helmsman of the state’.’ – Colin Schindler, Jewish Chronicle 2015 288 pp. 21 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18045-9 £18.99/$25.00
Franz Kafka
The Poet of Shame and Guilt Saul Friedländer In this highly original book, Saul Friedländer appraises Kafka’s life and work, tracing his personal anguish as reflected in his writings and showing how earlier censorship efforts concealed crucial aspects of Kafka’s individuality. ‘The work of a great historian paying careful attention to a great and disquieting writer.’ – Robert Eaglestone, Times Higher Education 2013 200 pp. 2 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-13661-6 £18.99/$25.00
Emma Goldman
Revolution as a Way of Life Vivian Gornick A vibrant, deeply human portrait of a woman dedicated to fierce protest against the tyranny of institutions over individuals, by the celebrated author. ‘[A] fascinating biography … Gornick weaves it together in an accessible and engaging way … a timely and valuable contribution.’ – Jennifer Lipman, Jewish Chronicle 2013 160 pp. 1 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19823-2 £10.99/$16.00
Lillian Hellman An Imperious Life Dorothy Gallagher
Glamorous, talented and audacious, Hellman created Broadway hits, supported radical political causes, and often became embroiled in scandal. This book’s sharp new portrait reveals the truth behind the myths she spun about her life and herself. ‘Full of piquant details and entertaining quotations.’ – Molly Guinness, Spectator 2014 184 pp. 1 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-16497-8 £18.99/$25.00
Proust
The Future’s Secret Benjamin Taylor The life and work of Marcel Proust are explored in depth in a masterly new biography that examines how his complex religious heritage, his homosexuality and the momentous historical upheavals of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries transformed him from a writer of his times into a writer for all times. Available November 2015 224 pp. 8 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-16416-9 £16.99/$25.00
Peggy Guggenheim The Shock of the Modern Francine Prose
An enthralling, vibrantly colourful portrait of Peggy Guggenheim, the outspoken art collector, unabashed sensualist and true American iconoclast who was instrumental in changing the public’s perception of modern art in the twentieth century. Available October 2015 240 pp. 12 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20348-6 £16.99/$25.00
Groucho Marx The Comedy of Existence Lee Siegel
The life of Groucho Marx is viewed through the lens of his work on stage, screen and television in a volume that explores the social, cultural and psychological forces that shaped one of the twentieth century’s most brilliant and influential comedians. Available February 2016 224 pp. 1 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-17445-8 £16.99/$25.00
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ATLANTIC HISTORY Empires of the Atlantic World Britain and Spain in America 1492–1830 J. H. Elliott
In this enthralling account of the entwined histories of Britain, Spain and their empires in the Americas, distinguished historian J. H. Elliott offers us history on a grand scale. He interweaves the histories of the two great Atlantic civilisations, providing rich insights into both while revealing aspects of their dual history that influence the Americas to this day. ‘[A] magnificent book … Seldom can comparative history have been done so thoroughly, and presented with such flair, authority and aplomb.’ – Fernando Cervantes, Times Literary Supplement ‘Others have offered comparisons between the English- and Spanish-speaking worlds, but none
The Discovery of Mankind
Atlantic Encounters in the Age of Columbus David Abulafia
The discovery of native peoples in the Atlantic world came as a shock to Columbus and other European explorers. This fascinating book uses the vivid eyewitness accounts of diaries and letters to uncover what these first encounters were like and why the initial sense of wonder gave way to vicious exploitation. ‘This is a fine book, a rare combination of careful scholarship and story-telling ability that breathes vivid life into the events of five centuries past. It is also a salutary reminder that the discovery of mankind is a process not yet complete.’ – Kevin Rushby, Guardian ‘With equal skills as scholar and story-teller, David Abulafia gets to the heart of a subject that matters to today’s world: how our understanding of human nature began to emerge in the late medieval Atlantic, where each new encounter between previously unfamiliar peoples and cultures challenged and transformed existing notions. No other book covers the subject so thoroughly or approaches it with such brilliance.’ – Felipe Fernandez-Armesto 2009 408 pp. 30 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-15821-2 £18.00/$28.00
Marlborough’s America Stephen Saunders Webb Marching through the Duke of Marlborough’s ten triumphant campaigns, 1702–1722, and analysing the administrations of his former staff officers in America and the West Indies, Marlborough’s America demonstrates that the duke’s victory in Europe created ‘Great Britain’, that it won the united kingdom preeminence in the Atlantic world, and that the duke’s delegates in America transformed autonomous and underdeveloped colonies into prosperous and aggressive provinces of empire. ‘Webb makes a valuable contribution by placing the political history of the American colonies in an Atlantic context.’ – T. H. Breen, Times Literary Supplement 2013 608 pp. 11 colour + 25 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-17859-3 £29.95/$50.00
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have been as fully nuanced or fully realised as this. A masterpiece by one of the English-speaking world’s most accomplished historians.’ – David Weber, author of Bárbaros: Spaniards and Their Savages in the Age of Enlightenment ‘As with all Elliott’s books, the architecture and the scope are breathtaking. Empires of the Atlantic World covers almost every imaginable aspect of the imperial experience, from politics and economics to art and law, religion and literature, science and technology: all encompassed within a single narrative which takes us from discovery in 1492 to the eve of final independence of the Spanish-American colonies in 1830.’ – Anthony Pagden, London Review of Books ‘Elliott writes wonderfully readable history and in Empires he offers a rattling good tale describing European expansion to the New World that will captivate readers for years to come.’ – Simon Middleton, BBC History Magazine 2007 608 pp. 43 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-12399-9 £16.00/$32.00
Revolutions Without Borders The Call to Liberty in the Atlantic World Janet Polasky
Nation-based histories cannot do justice to the rowdy, radical interchange of ideas around the Atlantic world during the tumultuous years from 1776 to 1804. National borders were powerless to restrict the flow of enticing new visions of human rights and universal freedom. This expansive history explores how the revolutionary ideas that spurred the American and French revolutions reverberated far and wide, connecting European, North American, African and Caribbean peoples more closely than ever before. ‘Janet Polasky charts the movement of the revolutionary ideas between 1776, with the American declaration of independence, and the 1904 Haitian revolution. It was not muskets, she says in this thrilling work of history, but pamphlets that ignited the revolutions that swept through America and Europe at the end of the 18th century.’ – Jad Adams, Independent 2015 392 pp. 21 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20894-8 £25.00/$35.00
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A Path in the Mighty Waters Shipboard Life and Atlantic Crossings to the New World Stephen R. Berry
This book tells the story of how people experienced their eighteenth-century crossings to the New World, exploring the transformative journey undertaken by the thousands of Europeans who journeyed in search of a better life. Stephen Berry shows how the ships, on which passengers were contained in close quarters for months at a time, operated as compressed ‘frontiers’, where diverse groups encountered one another and established new patterns of social organisation. 2015 336 pp. 12 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20423-0 £25.00/$40.00
Atlas of the Transatlantic Slave Trade David Eltis and David Richardson In this extraordinary book featuring nearly 200 specially drawn maps, two leading historians have created the first comprehensive, up-to-date atlas on the 350year history of African slave traffic to the New World. ‘This marvellous book will change how people think of the slave trade. It deserves every accolade it is likely to get.’ – Nicolas van de Walle, Foreign Affairs ‘A ground-breaking project: the Atlas will be indispensable for all those interested in the slave trade.’ – Jane Webster, Times Literary Supplement ‘Beautifully produced, with period images and contemporary quotations, this is in a work of commemoration, but the best memorial, the authors clearly feel, is the historic truth.’ – Michael Kerrigan, Scotsman 2015 336 pp. 189 colour maps; 36 colour + 5 b/w illus., 61 colour graphs NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21254-9 £22.50/$35.00 IN PAPER
Amistad’s Orphans
An Atlantic Story of Children, Slavery, and Smuggling Benjamin N. Lawrance In this fascinating revisionist history, Benjamin Lawrance casts new light on transatlantic slave smuggling in the nineteenth century by reconstructing six African childrens’ lives that were irrevocably changed when the Cuban schooner La Amistad was seized by its African ‘cargo’ in 1839. ‘Lawrance brilliantly analyzes the extensive documentation left by the surviving ‘orphans’ of the Amistad who were returned to Sierra Leone to expose the tragic alienation that slavery thrust on the victims of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.’ – Paul E. Lovejoy, York University, Toronto 2015 376 pp. 44 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19845-4 £50.00/$85.00
Global Rules
America, Britain and a Disordered World James E. Cronin This penetrating new political, economic and diplomatic history explores the United States and Great Britain’s ‘special relationship’ – a partnership forged by a shared dedication to a new world order based on an open market economy – from the last years of the Cold War through the Age of Terror. ‘Despite everything, the contemporary world order remains Anglo-American – and it is likely to stay that way. In this major new book James Cronin shows why this is so, combining a mastery of historical detail with an understanding of how geopolitics and political economy shape world politics. It is an absorbing read.’ – Andrew Gamble, author of The Spectre at the Feast: Capitalist Crisis and the Politics of Recession ‘A deeply researched and lucid history of the period between the Vietnam War and the present day.’ – Foreign Affairs 2014 416 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-15148-0 £25.00/$45.00
ATLANTIC HISTORY, AFRICA & LATIN AMERICA Zulu Warriors
The Battle for the South African Frontier John Laband This vivid military history, the first full account of five related wars waged by the British to gain control of southern Africa, explores attitudes, tactics, battles and military cultures from European and African perspectives. ‘John Laband is the doyen of scholars of the conflicts between Britons, Boers and indigenous peoples in southern Africa. In this new work embracing military, socio-political and cultural themes, he reflects brilliantly on the ‘closing’ of the frontier in South Africa between 1876 and 1879. He recounts not only the destruction of the Zulu kingdom, but also the often neglected role that other Africans played in supporting the British in their conquests. It is a major contribution to the historiography of imperialism in Africa.’ – Ian F. W. Beckett 2014 360 pp. 38 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18031-2 £25.00/$40.00
Sudan
Darfur and the Failure of an African State Second Edition, Revised and Updated Richard Cockett Drawing on interviews with many of the main players, the former Africa editor of The Economist gives an absorbing account of Sudan’s descent into civil war and failure over the past fifty years. In a new final chapter written for this second edition, Richard Cockett covers the creation of South Sudan and the deep ramifications for both the new and the old countries. ‘[An] informative, eminently readable history and analysis of Sudan’s failure as a state.’ – Guardian ‘Cockett’s account … is unsentimental, well sourced and eminently readable. Not for Cockett the platitudes of western guilt and consequent, pious aid: there are no easy solutions to the problems of Sudan. But a clear understanding of their genesis is a good place to start.’ – Colin Murphy, Irish Times Available April 2016 328 pp. 30 illus. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21531-1 £12.99/$27.50 EDITION
Indian Ocean Slavery in the Age of Abolition Edited by Robert Harms, Bernard K. Freamon and David W. Blight Bringing together essays from the leading authorities in the field of slavery studies, this groundbreaking work presents the first comprehensive study of the slave trade in the Indian Ocean world during the nineteenth century. ‘The focus on the abolition period marks the volume as unique … very fine scholarship.’ – Paul Lovejoy, author of Transformations in Slavery: A History of Slavery in Africa 2014 264 pp. 4 b/w illus. + 3 maps PB ISBN 978-0-300-16387-2 £20.00/$30.00
A History of South Africa
Fourth Edition Leonard Thompson Edited and updated by Lynn Berat
A magisterial history of South Africa, from the earliest known human inhabitation of the region to the present. Lynn Berat updates this classic text with a new chapter chronicling the first presidential term of Mbeki and ending with the celebrations of the centenary of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress in January 2012. ‘A history that is both accurate and authentic, written in a delightful literary style.’ – Archbishop Desmond Tutu ‘Lynn Berat’s brilliant addition to Leonard Thompson’s superlative history takes the reader on a riveting tour of twenty-first century South Africa in all its triumph and tragedy.’ – Cindy Kaplan, Committed Artists of South Africa 2014 512 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-18935-3 £14.99/$20.00
Kongo
Power and Majesty Alisa LaGamma This major study of Kongo – a central African kingdom responsible for astounding creative achievements – explores its history, art forms, and cultural identity before, during, and after contact with Europe. Available September 2015 352 pp. NEW 250 colour illus. HB ISBN 978-1-58839-575-7 £40.00/$65.00 MMA
The Yaquis and the Empire
Violence, Spanish Imperial Power, and Native Resilience in Colonial Mexico Raphael Brewster Folsom The first major publication in more than thirty years on the colonial history of the Yaqui people, this book explores the ironies of the relationship between the Yaquis and the Spanish from 1533 through Mexican independence in 1821. 2015 320 pp. 8 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19689-4 £30.00/$50.00
Cuba
A New History Richard Gott In this acute and profoundly engaged exploration of Cuban history, British journalist Richard Gott illuminates the island’s entire revolutionary past, from pre-Columbian times to the present. He emphasizes little-known aspects of Cuba’s early centuries and provides an extraordinary account of Castro’s regime, its lonely survival in the post-Soviet years, and its expected future. ‘Written with verve and scholarship … the best history [of Cuba] yet.’ – Ian Thomson, Daily Telegraph
New Worlds
A Religious History of Latin America John Lynch Historian John Lynch presents a brilliant capstone work encompassing the Latin American people’s reception of Christianity from the Spanish Conquest and the arrival of evangelists to the dictators and repressive regimes of the twentieth century. ‘The most authoritative, reliable and comprehensive study of its subject to have appeared for a very long time.’ – Fernando Cervantes, Times Literary Supplement ‘A remarkable achievement. It oozes authority … Lynch is an enthusiastic, knowledgeable and expansive guide: his book will be the perfect introduction to this complex subject, providing as it does quick and discrete explanations of all the historical, social and political processes that underpin the analysis. But it will also be a valuable text for experts on Latin American history, who have never before had access to such a wide-ranging, deliberately comparative and chronologically-broad account.’ – Matthew Brown, History Today ‘Lynch gives us a fascinating account of a Church over five centuries changing in response to developments and challenges in society, more successfully in some ages than others.’ – Paul Richardson, Church of England Newspaper 2012 424 pp. 16 pages of b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-16680-4 £25.00/$38.00
Simón Bolívar A Life John Lynch
The definitive account of the life and influence of South American revolutionary Simón Bolívar. Eminent historian John Lynch tells Bolívar’s story, sets his life in the context of his society and times, discusses the unique dynamics of his leadership, and explores the remarkable and enduring legacy of ‘The Liberator’. ‘The best biography to date.’ – J. H. Elliott, New York Review of Books ‘[A] readable and up-to-date life, which will be the first resort of the curious for some time to come.’ – The Economist 2007 368 pp. 16 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-12604-4 £14.99/$26.00
George I. Sánchez
The Long Fight for Mexican American Integration Carlos Kevin Blanton The first published biography of reformer, activist and Texas college professor George I. Sánchez, one of the most influential members of the ‘Mexican American Generation’ (1930–1960), is a balanced portrait of a tireless fighter for Mexican American opportunity whose stubborn adherence to his ideals, even if unpopular, made him a divisive figure in the Latino community. 2015 400 pp. 22 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19032-8 £30.00/$45.00
2005 400 pp. 12 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-11114-9 £12.99/$23.00
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ASIA Hun Sen’s Cambodia
Gandhi
Sebastian Strangio To many in the West, the name Cambodia still conjures up indelible images of destruction and death, the legacy of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime and the terror it inflicted in its attempt to create a communist utopia in the 1970s. Sebastian Strangio, a journalist based in the capital city of Phnom Penh, now offers an eye-opening appraisal of modernday Cambodia in the years following its emergence from bitter conflict and bloody upheaval. ‘Mr Strangio has done much original reporting, peeling away the miracle narrative to reveal the bruised fruit beneath.’ – The Economist 2014 344 pp. 33 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19072-4 £20.00/$37.50
Blood, Dreams and Gold
The Changing Face of Burma Richard Cockett Burma is one of the largest countries in Southeast Asia and was once one of its richest. Under successive military regimes, however, the country eventually ended up as one of the poorest countries in Asia, a byword for repression and ethnic violence. Richard Cockett spent years in the region as a correspondent for The Economist and witnessed firsthand the vicious sectarian politics of the Burmese government, and later, also, its surprising attempts at political and social reform. Cockett’s enlightening history, from the colonial era on, explains how Burma descended into decades of civil war and authoritarian government. Taking advantage of the opening up of the country since 2011, Cockett has interviewed hundreds of former political prisoners, guerilla fighters, ministers, monks and others to give a vivid account of life under one of the most brutal regimes in the world. In many cases, this is the first time that they have been able to tell their stories to the outside world. Cockett also explains why the regime has started to reform, and why these reforms will not go as far as many people had hoped. This is the most rounded survey to date of this volatile Asian nation. Available September 2015 304 pp. 20 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20451-3 £18.99/$35.00 NEW
A History of Modern South Asia Politics, States, Diasporas Ian Talbot
Noted historian Ian Talbot has written a new history of modern South Asia that considers the Indian Subcontinent in regional rather than in solely national terms. A leading expert on the Partition of 1947, Talbot focuses here on the combined history of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh since 1757 and specifically on the impact of external influences on the local peoples and cultures. This text explores the region’s colonial and postcolonial past, and the cultural and economic Indian reaction to the years of British authority, thus viewing the transformation of modern South Asia through the lens of a wider world. Available February 2016 368 pp. 23 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19694-8 £19.99/$34.95
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The first spiritual biography of Gandhi, whose confidence in the power of the soul changed world history. Retelling the story of Gandhi’s life through the lens of his spirituality, Arvind Sharma reveals the unsuspected dimensions of Gandhi’s inner world and their surprising connections with his outward actions ‘Clear and carefully researched, this is not just a book for scholars, but for anyone with a serious interest in the history of our era.’ – Harvey Cox, author of The Future of Faith ‘A much-needed book.’ – Sir Mark Tully, author and former Bureau Chief of BBC, New Delhi 2014 264 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-20942-6 £9.99/$20.00
Violence and Extremism on the PakistanAfghanistan Frontier Hassan Abbas The true story of the Taliban’s remarkable resurgence in Pakistan and war-torn Afghanistan more than a decade after the U.S. military’s post-9/11 incursion, with a new epilogue bringing the analysis up to date. ‘Both nuanced and highly knowledgeable, reflecting Abbas’s experiences as a young police officer in the Pashtun areas through the lens of an experienced academic.’ – Christina Hellmich, Times Higher Education Supplement Available September 2015 296 pp. 16 b/w illus. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21616-5 £12.99/$22.00 IN PAPER
The South China Sea
The Great Partition
The Making of India and Pakistan Yasmin Khan One of the first events of decolonisation in the twentieth century, the Great Partition of 1947 was also one of the most bloody. In this sweeping reappraisal of India’s liberation from British rule and the emergence of Pakistan, Yasmin Khan uncovers the recklessness of the Partition plan, its catastrophic human toll and the unshakable animosity left in its wake. ‘A riveting book on this terrible story.’ – The Economist ‘An elegant, scholarly analysis of the chaotic severing of two Pakistans (now Pakistan and Bangladesh) from India in 1947. Khan’s book is splendidly researched, and she has an eye for illuminating details of how Partition affected everyday lives.’ – Alex von Tunzelmann, Daily Telegraph 2008 272 pp. 16 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-14333-1 £12.00/$18.00
The Art of Not Being Governed
An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia James C. Scott The acclaimed author James Scott adopts a radically different approach to history to tell the story of the deliberately stateless peoples who occupy a vast track of land in Asia called Zomia. ‘Scott’s panoramic view will no doubt enthrall many readers.’ – Grant Evans, Times Literary Supplement 2011 464 pp. 2 b/w illus. + 7 maps PB ISBN 978-0-300-16917-1 £18.00/$26.00
Great Game East
India, China, and the Struggle for Asia’s Most Volatile Frontier Bertil Lintner One of the most respected journalists in Southeast Asia, Bertil Lintner chronicles the volatile struggle for geopolitical supremacy that has set two powerful Asian giants, India and China, against one another in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. 2015 376 pp. 34 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19567-5 £20.00/$35.00
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The Taliban Revival
A Spiritual Biography Arvind Sharma
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The Struggle for Power in Asia Bill Hayton In this discerning account of simmering conflicts in the South China Sea, a journalist with long experience in Asia clarifies the region’s power rivalries, the impact of China’s ambitions, America’s interests and the critical importance of efforts toward peaceful resolution, however elusive. ‘Bill Hayton’s splendid book lucidly covers these disputes in all their complexity from virtually every angle – historical, legal, political, economic and strategic.’ – The Economist ‘A masterful history.’ –Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs ‘Aimed at the general reader, The South China Sea is a well-written, imaginatively presented analysis of a complicated struggle which will continue to make the news and has implications far beyond the immediate region.’ – Simon Scott Plummer, Times Literary Supplement Available October 2015 320 pp. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21694-3 £12.99/$23.00 IN PAPER
Forgotten Voices of Mao’s Great Famine, 1958–1962 An Oral History Zhou Xun
Modern China’s most devastating tragedy, the Great Famine brought about by Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward, is movingly and powerfully recalled by survivors of the catastrophe that took more than 45 million Chinese lives. ‘The Maoist regime insisted that the great famine of 1958–1962 was a natural disaster, but it actually resulted from the reckless policies and a pitiless disregard for human life of the regime itself. Zhou Xun’s meticulous and sensitive oral history allows survivors of the famine to tell their stories for the first time. She rectifies a great historic injustice by enabling the victims to put their harrowing ordeal into the historic record.’ – Steve Smith, All Souls College, Oxford University 2014 336 pp. 1 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18404-4 £25.00/$35.00
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ECONOMIC HISTORY Austerity
Famine Politics in Maoist China and the Soviet Union Felix Wemheuer An authoritative study of food politics in the People’s Republic of China and the Soviet Union, this provocative history uses famine as a lens to view the rise of the twentieth century’s premier socialist systems, providing a new approach to the study of world hunger. 2014 344 pp. 5 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19581-1 £30.00/$65.00
The Compelling Ideal
Thought Reform and the Prison in China, 1901–1956 Jan Kiely Jan Kiely’s fascinating history explores the origins of ganhua (reformation), the technique of systematic thought reform originating in early twentieth-century Chinese prisons and subsequently adapted for broader social and political use in Mao Zedong’s revolutionary restructuring of Chinese society. 2014 416 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18594-2 £40.00/$65.00
New Treatise on the Uniqueness of Consciousness Xiong Shili Translated by John Makeham
This first English translation of what many consider to be the most original work of Chinese philosophy produced in the twentieth century will be an indispensable resource for students of Eastern philosophy and Chinese intellectual history, as well as for philosophers who may not be familiar with the Chinese tradition. 2015 416 pp. 2 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19157-8 £60.00/$85.00
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Samurai and the Culture of Japan’s Great Peace Fabian Drixler, William D. Fleming and Robert George Wheeler Through artifacts from the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History and other collections at Yale University, this lavishly illustrated volume takes readers on a journey into Japan’s early modern cultural and political history. It also offers tantalizing glimpses of medieval Japan and the technology underlying the material culture of the samurai. 2015 132 pp. 178 colour + 5 b/w illus. NEW PB ISBN 978-1-933789-03-3 £16.99/$27.50 YPM
Tibet
A History Sam van Schaik A timely, lively and insightful history of Tibet, from the seventh century to today. ‘Van Schaik … call[s] into question many preconceptions the general reader may have about Tibet, its religion, its society and its politics … An entertaining read for a wide audience.’ – Tom Neuheus, BBC History Magazine ‘Successfully portrays a wider historical Tibet in an informed, well-researched, unbiased and readable way.’ – Priyanka Singh, Asian Affairs 2013 352 pp. 24 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19410-4 £12.99/$25.00
The Great Failure Florian Schui What does history tell us about the success rate of austerity measures in times of economic crisis? This timely book explores why austerity still has proponents despite its long record of failure, and why the concept is alien to capitalism. ‘[This] entertaining read … teaches us a lot about the difficulties of escaping one’s history even after a good few thousand years have passed.’ – Vicky Pryce, Independent 2015 232 pp. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21277-8 £10.99/$17.00 IN PAPER
Hard Times
Inequality, Recession, Aftermath Tom Clark with Anthony Heath A hard-hitting study – by Guardian journalist Tom Clark with eminent Professor Anthony Heath – explores the staggering social costs of the Great Recession, and the lasting effects of consequent joblessness and poverty on individuals, families, and communities in the U.S. and the U.K. ‘Clark’s powerful analysis illuminates the social history of recessions, as each one strikes down the same people and places over and over again.’ – Polly Toynbee, Guardian 2015 328 pp. 30 charts and graphs NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21274-7 £9.99/$22.00 IN PAPER
Forging Capitalism
Rogues, Swindlers, Frauds, and the Rise of Modern Finance Ian Klaus A riveting and wildly entertaining history of modern finance teeming with playboys, scoundrels, swindlers and frauds, this fascinating chronicle of the evolution of trust institutions boldly suggests that vice is the true father of Western capitalism. ‘An engaging history of how Britain attempted to negotiate this tension in the century running up to the outbreak of the first world war.’ – Daniel Ben-Ami, Financial Times 2015 296 pp. 4 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18194-4 £18.99/$30.00
Inglorious Revolution
Political Institutions, Sovereign Debt, and Financial Underdevelopment in Imperial Brazil William R. Summerhill After gaining independence in 1822, Brazil’s new constitutional monarchy credibly committed to repay sovereign debt, borrowing repeatedly in international and domestic capital markets without default. But contrary to modern economic theory, it failed to lay the institutional foundations that private financial markets needed to thrive. William Summerhill shows why sovereign creditworthiness did not translate into financial development, and how arbitrary policy choices eventually undermined Brazil’s ability to tap capital. ‘A must-read for economic and financial historians.’ – Jean-Laurent Rosenthal
HISTORIOGRAPHY The Allure of the Archives Arlette Farge Translated by Thomas Scott Railton Foreword by Natalie Zemon Davis
At once a practical guide to archival research, an elegant literary reflection on the challenges of writing history, and a fascinating view of the lives of the poor in pre-Revolutionary France, historian Arlette Farge’s internationally admired classic work is a grand appreciation of the craft of discovery. ‘This is a book to be cherished, to be handed on from generation to generation, preserving as it does the thrill of each new reader’s encounter with the fragmentary written remains of the past.’ – Lisa Jardine, University College London 2015 152 pp. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-19893-5 £10.99/$17.00 IN PAPER
On Historical Distance Mark Salber Phillips Examining the work of historians from Machiavelli to the present, Mark Salber Phillips explores the concept of historical distance and its role in historiography. ‘Mark Phillips’s perceptive analysis of the interplay between proximity and distance in representations of the past combines the skills of an intellectual historian with the trained sensibility of a critic of literature and art.’ – Peter Burke, Emmanuel College, Cambridge University 2015 312 pp. 10 colour + 30 b/w illus. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21387-4 £16.99/$30.00 IN PAPER
History in the Making J. H. Elliott An eminent historian offers an insider’s account of his craft, providing a fresh view of the challenges of historical research, changes in the field since the 1950s, and the power of historical works to shape the world of thought and action. ‘Here is a grand panorama of the most significant fields of interest in early modern historiography since the 1950s, which only a tiny few historians are qualified to write. It is timely, beautifully crafted and invariably balanced in its judgements, and will be an invaluable road-map for a whole generation of younger historians.’ – Joseph Bergin, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Manchester ‘Supplies an elegant summing-up of a lifelong obsession with Spanish history and its role in our understanding of the early modern world.’ – Nicholas Vincent, Tablet 2012 264 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18638-3 £17.50/$30.00
Available November 2015 360 pp. 33 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-13927-3 £65.00/$85.00 NEW
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WORLD HISTORY A Little History of the World E. H. Gombrich Translated by Caroline Mustill Illustrated by Clifford Harper
Translated into seventeen languages since its first publication in 1936, E. H. Gombrich’s bestselling history of the world is at last available in English. Gombrich tells the story of mankind from the Stone Age to the atomic bomb, focusing not on small detail but on the sweep of human experience, the extent of human achievement, and the depth of its frailty. ‘The book charms, amuses and informs superbly … In A Little History, Gombrich triumphantly proves he is as much a story teller as a professor.’ – Andrew Roberts, Daily Express ‘His enthusiasm for his subject is irresistible … With Gombrich’s Little History at last available in English there will be many generations of future historians who will attribute to it their lifelong passion for history-and for truth.’ – Lisa Jardine, The Times ‘Brilliant, irresistible: a wonderful surprise.’ – Philip Pullman 2008 304 pp. 40 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-14332-4 £8.99/$15.00
Global Crisis
War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century Geoffrey Parker A master historian uncovers the disturbing connection between the worldwide tumult of the mid-seventeenth century and weather changes during the same period. ‘Sets out to examine a century in which weather patterns radically altered and political, social and economic crises seemed to engulf every part of the world. What relationship does a changing climate bear to global stability? There could scarcely be a more timely question to ask. Parker deploys a dazzling breadth of scholarship in answering it.’ – Dan Jones, The Times ‘In his monumental new book … Parker’s approach is systematic and painstaking … giving us a rich and emotionally intense sense of how it felt to live through chaotic times.’ – Lisa Jardine, Financial Times ‘A magnum opus that will remain a touchstone in three areas for at least a generation: the history of the entire globe, the role of climate in history, and the identification of a major historical crisis in the seventeenth century … Wide-ranging, monumental works of history are rare; this is one of them.’ – Theodore K. Rabb, Times Literary Supplement Named the History Book of 2013 by The Sunday Times 2014 904 pp. 28 colour illus. + 55 figs. PB ISBN 978-0-300-20863-4 £16.99/$30.00
Illustrated Edition E. H. Gombrich This illustrated edition of the Little History brings together the pellucid humanity of Gombrich’s narrative with the images that may well have been in his mind’s eye as he wrote the book. The two hundred illustrations – most of them in full colour – are not simple embellishments, though they are beautiful. They emerge from the text, enrich the author’s intention, and deepen the pleasure of reading this remarkable work. Blending high-grade design, fine paper and classic binding, this is both a sumptuous gift book and an enhanced edition of a timeless account of human history. ‘Now in a new fully illustrated format, could there be any better book to inspire the historians of tomorrow? … We will all want this elegiac, deceptively simple and elegant history.’ – Sue Baker, Lovereading 2013 304 pp. 205 colour illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19718-1 £14.99/$22.00
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The Power of Knowledge
How Information and Technology Made the Modern World Jeremy Black Exploring five centuries of cartography and communications, armaments, mercantilism, imperialism, science and astronomy, Jeremy Black demonstrates how knowledge and technological skill have shaped the world and suggests that how a nation acquires and utilises information is what has always determined its greatness. ‘[Black’s] impressive survey takes in censuses, literary rates, medicine, time-keeping, trains, telegraphs and space-shuttles, the Holocaust, the Star Wars films, and, of course, the internet.’ – Dr. Aileen Fyfe, BBC History Magazine 2015 504 pp. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-20867-2 £12.99/$25.00 IN PAPER
Charter of the United Nations
Together with Scholarly Commentaries and Essential Historical Documents Edited and with an introduction by Ian Shapiro and Joseph Lampert A concise, illuminating and accessible introduction to the U.N., this essential volume provides the full text of the United Nations Charter and the Statute of the International Court of Justice, as well as other related historical documents and commentary by distinguished authorities on the Charter and its legacy. 2014 280 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-18043-5 £16.99/$20.00
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The Invention of News
A Little History of the World
How the World Came to Know About Itself Andrew Pettegree
This lively history of news from the pre–printing press era to 1800 explores the many ways news was transmitted, the development of news as an industry, and how rapid news dissemination empowered people to become actors in the great events of their times. ‘A painstaking study of news networks before and during the early days of newspapers [which] challenges our preconceptions about the news … Hugely interesting.’ – Andrew Marr, Prospect ‘A fascinating account of the gathering and dissemination of news from the end of the Middle Ages to the French Revolution, when the newspaper came of age.’ – Glenn Altschuler, Huffington Post ‘A fascinating book – beautifully written, admirably organised, with a mass of information about even the most recondite means of collecting and transmitting news before 1800.’ – Alastair Hamilton, Times Literary Supplement 2015 456 pp. 64 b/w illus. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21276-1 £12.99/$25.00 IN PAPER
The Strait Gate
Thresholds and Power in Western History Daniel Jütte Exploring a chapter in the cultural history of the West not yet probed, The Strait Gate demonstrates how doors, gates and related technologies such as the key and the lock have shaped the way we perceive and navigate the domestic and urban spaces that surround us in our everyday lives. Jütte reveals how doors have served as sites of power, exclusion and inclusion, as well as metaphors for salvation in the course of Western history. Available November 2015 384 pp. 37 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-21108-5 £30.00/$40.00 NEW
The Paradox of Liberation
Secular Revolutions and Religious Counterrevolutions Michael Walzer Many of the successful campaigns for national liberation in the years following World War II were initially based on democratic and secular ideals. Once established, however, the newly independent nations had to deal with entirely unexpected religious fierceness. Michael Walzer, one of America’s foremost political thinkers, examines this perplexing trend by studying India, Israel and Algeria, three nations whose founding principles and institutions have been sharply attacked by three completely different groups of religious revivalists: Hindu militants, ultra-Orthodox Jews and messianic Zionists, and Islamic radicals. In his provocative, well-reasoned discussion, Walzer asks why these secular democratic movements have been unable to reproduce their political culture beyond one or two generations? 2015 192 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18780-9 £16.99/$26.00
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WORLD HISTORY & RELIGION Prisoners, Lovers, and Spies The Story of Invisible Ink from Herodotus to al-Qaeda Kristie Macrakis
The first history of invisible ink and secret communications revealed through thrilling stories about scoundrels and heroes and their ingenious methods for concealing messages. ‘Kristie Macrakis’s gripping study of secret writing in its hidden or invisible form is chiefly a history of espionage techniques, or what John le Carre used to call tradecraft.’ – Roger Lewis, Daily Mail ‘A beguilingly informative and sweeping survey of hidden communication.’ – Nigel Jones, Spectator ‘[Macrakis’s] enthusiasm and appetite for her subject are infectious. She has produced a useful contribution to intelligence history, concluding with references to contemporary techniques.’ – Alan Judd, Literary Review 2015 392 pp. 32 b/w illus. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21260-0 £10.99/$20.00 IN PAPER
Perilous Glory
The Rise of Western Military Power John France This major history encompasses warfare around the world from 3100 B.C. to the Gulf War and challenges accepted ideas about the development of military strength, the impact of culture on war, the future of Western dominance and much more. ‘This is a powerful book, opinionated but crisply argued, and packed with information … It’s hard to think of a more impressive single-volume history of the not-only Western way of war.’ – Noel Malcolm, Sunday Telegraph 2013 456 pp. 28 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19717-4 £14.99/$23.00
Return from the Natives
How Margaret Mead Won the Second World War and Lost the Cold War Peter Mandler Margaret Mead was determined as the Second World War approached to show that anthropology could assess not only ‘primitives’ but also the most complex modern societies in ways useful for waging war. This fascinating book weighs up her successes and failures. ‘Mandler’s account is massively well-documented and researched … he gives us a highly nuanced, balanced, persuasive picture of one of the twentieth century’s most important and influential thinkers.’ – Chris Knight, Times Higher Education 2013 384 pp. 8 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18785-4 £30.00/$45.00
Saints and Sinners
The First Thousand Years
A History of the Popes Fourth Edition Eamon Duffy This engrossing book encompasses the extraordinary history of the papacy, from its beginnings to the present day. In this new edition, the final chapter has been expanded to cover the resignation of Benedict XVI and the election of Francis I. ‘[A] minor masterpiece which is everything good, popular history ought to be … The most comprehensive single-volume history of the popes in print.’ – John Adamson, Sunday Telegraph ‘Duffy enlivens the long march through church history with anecdotes that bring the different pontiffs to life … Saints and Sinners is a remarkable achievement.’ – Piers Paul Read, The Times ‘Will fascinate anyone wishing to better understand the history of the Catholic Church and the forces that have shaped the role of the papacy.’ – Gloria J. Tysl, Christian Century 2014 500 pp. 16 pages of colour illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-20612-8 £14.99/$23.00
Ten Popes Who Shook the World
A Global History of Christianity Robert Louis Wilken
Beginning with the life of Jesus, Robert Louis Wilken narrates the dramatic spread and development of a global Christianity over the first thousand years of its history and shows how it constituted one of the most profound revolutions the world has known. ‘Robert Wilken has written the best kind of authoritative historical survey. Its treatment is learned, thorough, but also accessible for all aspects of early Christian history, and especially for the great significance of Islam to the entire Christian world from the seventh century forward.’ – Mark Noll, author of The Rise of Evangelicalism ‘[A] masterly and generous-spirited account … [that] brings new freshness and clarity.’ – Eamon Duffy, New York Review of Books ‘Ambitious and wide-ranging … [This] highly accessible volume abounds with lively tales and fascinating connections.’ –Philip Jenkins, Christian Century 2013 416 pp. 28 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19838-6 £14.99/$22.00
A New History of Early Christianity
Eamon Duffy Which Catholic popes have had the greatest impact on history? Eamon Duffy selects ten profoundly influential popes, from St. Peter to John Paul II, and explores their amazing lives and accomplishments. ‘Vivid brief lives that are accurate, fair and engaging … In The Stripping of the Altars, Eamon Duffy changed the way we looked at England on the eve of the Reformation. His Ten Popes provokes us to rethink the way the bishops of Rome made world history.’ – Christopher Howse, Tablet ‘Effortlessly readable and consistently thoughtprovoking.’ – Peter Marshall, Times Literary Supplement 2011 160 pp. 30 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-17688-9 £14.99/$25.00
How the Bible Became Holy Michael L. Satlow Michael Satlow tells the fascinating story of how an ancient collection of obscure Israelite writings became the founding texts of both Judaism and Christianity, considered holy by followers of each faith. ‘Michael Satlow gracefully challenges fundamental assumptions about the nature of Biblical authority in this powerful and important book. Prepare for a fascinating exploration of the changing ways in which Jews and Christians encountered the holy in divine oracles, sacred books and the people who interpret them.’ – Karen L. King, Harvard University 2015 368 pp. 25 b/w illus. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-17192-1 £12.99/$25.00 IN PAPER
Charles Freeman This stimulating history of early Christianity revisits the extraordinary birth of a world religion and gives a new slant on a familiar story. ‘Freeman writes very well and he always takes the trouble to read deeply in the scholarly literature. This book is a rattling good read and you’ll encounter all sorts of fascinating facts and stories.’ – Jonathan Wright, Catholic Herald ‘This [book] brilliantly evokes the intellectual excitement and spiritual ferment when a sect of enthusiasts was turning itself into a church.’ – Michael Kerrigan, Scotsman ‘This book will help us to new understandings and insights … It makes the events of this early period clear and accessible, and succeeds in showing how the Church developed its character and identity.’ – John Binns, Church Times 2011 400 pp. 16 pages of b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-17083-2 £12.99/$27.50
Before Religion
A History of a Modern Concept Brent Nongbri Surveying representative episodes from a twothousand-year period, Brent Nongbri offers a concise and readable account of the emergence of the concept of religion. ‘This book provides a wonderfully clear and concise account of our modern notion of ‘religion.’ Written with erudition and insight, it challenges us to rethink everything we have thought about religions, past and present.’ – Peter Harrison, The University of Queensland Available September 2015 288 pp. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21678-3 £16.99/$25.00 IN PAPER
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ANCIENT HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY Europe Between the Oceans 9000 BC – AD 1000 Barry Cunliffe
What was going on in Europe (a relatively minor peninsula in world terms) that enabled it by 1000 A.D. to become a driving global force? This sensational interdisciplinary work by a leading archaeologist reorients our understanding of Old Europe’s success, uncovering a set of complex factors that have gone unrecognised until now. ‘When history is written in this way, conventional priorities are overthrown … An admirable distillation of an enormous amount of evidence – full of what is beautiful, interesting and true.’ – James Fenton, The Sunday Times ‘To somebody like myself, who enjoys ‘big history’ (and prehistory), this supplies it with a vengeance
Back to the Garden
Nature and the Mediterranean World from Prehistory to the Present James H. S. McGregor The roots of the current global environmental crisis are explored in an ambitious, wide-ranging cultural and ecological history of the Mediterranean region that describes how humans abandoned their long-held responsibilities to the landscape when their perception of nature dramatically changed. ‘Back to the Garden is an ambitious, challenging book that should prove indispensable to students of history, literature, ecology and myth.’ – Laurence Coupe, Times Higher Education 2015 384 pp. 18 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19746-4 £25.00/$38.00
Ancient Egypt Transformed The Middle Kingdom Edited by Adela Oppenheim, Dorothea Arnold, Dieter Arnold and Kei Yamamoto
The Middle Kingdom (ca. 2030–1700 B.C.), the second great era of ancient Egyptian culture, was a transformational period during which the artistic conventions, cultural principles, religious beliefs and political systems formed during earlier dynasties were developed and reimagined. This major publication presents the first comprehensive survey of this artistically and culturally rich period in Egypt’s history. A much-needed contribution to understanding ancient Egypt’s art and culture, it shows how the Middle Kingdom served as the bridge between the monumentality of the previous centuries and the opulent splendour of later years. Available September 2015 400 pp. 450 colour illus. HB ISBN 978-1-58839-564-1 £50.00/$75.00 MMA
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… The author is one of our greatest living archaeologists, writing at the height of his powers and with decades of accumulated knowledge brought into play. The result is a cascade of maps, illustrations and (above all) vivid, informed, assured prose.’ – Ronald Hutton, History Today ‘Nothing less than a masterwork, a gloriously sweeping survey of the early history of Europe drawn by a scholar and archaeologist at the very peak of his powers. Magnificent … Beautifully illustrated and simply written … There are hundreds of examples of great erudition and innovative thinking in this wonderful book’ – Alistair Moffat, Scotsman ‘Barry Cunliffe’s latest book represents the synthesis of half a century studying the archaeology of Europe … He has established a pre-eminent reputation for mastery of a huge corpus of Europe-wide data, and an ability to construct panoramic overviews of past epochs. His latest book is his most ambitious so far.’ – Current Archaeology 2011 480 pp. 120 b/w + 80 colour illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-17086-3 £19.99/$35.00
The Archaeology of Jerusalem From the Origins to the Ottomans Katharina Galor and Hanswulf Bloedhorn
This sweeping and lavishly illustrated history surveys nearly four thousand years of human settlement and building activity in Jerusalem, from prehistoric times through the Ottoman period. ‘There is no history of Jerusalem without its archaeology. Presenting a thorough, up-to-date survey of the finds, from the Bronze Age to the Ottoman period, this book is a vital introduction to the many cultural layers of Jerusalem.’ – Israel Finkelstein, Tel Aviv University Available November 2015 368 pp. 20 colour + 185 b/w illus. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21662-2 £25.00/$35.00 IN PAPER
The Architecture of Alexandria and Egypt 300 B.C. – A.D. 700 Judith McKenzie
Long considered lost beyond recall, the architecture of ancient Alexandria is rediscovered in this masterful feat of archaeological detective work. Lavishly illustrated, the book uncovers the true extent of the city’s architectural legacy. ‘Outstanding … and beautifully written … This is a book that all those interested in the art and architecture of the eastern Mediterranean, Pompeian wall-paintings, Ancient Egypt, and indeed Islamic architecture should study and learn from.’ – Andrew Selkirk, Current World Archaeology Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series 2011 480 pp. 274 colour + 350 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-17094-8 £35.00/$60.00
Democracy’s Beginning
The Athenian Story Thomas N. Mitchell The first democracy, established in ancient Greece more than 2,500 years ago, has served as the foundation for every democratic system of government instituted down the centuries. In this lively history, author Thomas N. Mitchell tells the full and remarkable story of how a radical new political order was born out of the revolutionary movements that swept through the Greek world in the seventh and sixth centuries B.C., how it took firm hold and evolved over the next two hundred years, and how it was eventually undone by the invading Macedonian conquerors, a superior military power. Mitchell’s superb history addresses the most crucial issues surrounding this first paradigm of democratic governance, including what initially inspired the political beliefs underpinning it, the ways the system succeeded and failed, how it enabled both an empire and a cultural revolution that transformed the world of arts and philosophy, and the nature of the Achilles heel that hastened the demise of Athenian democracy. ‘Lucid, sophisticated and elegant, Mitchell’s fresh contribution to the field makes Athenian political history come alive and really matter. While its specific focus is on ancient Athens, the book never loses sight of how the study of the Athenian democracy enriches our understanding of modern democracies, and it leaves one with a sense of how the study of historical antecedents might help guide how we organize our societies in our own, and future, time.’ – Ralph Rosen, University of Pennsylvania Available October 2015 352 pp. 12 b/w illus., 5 maps HB ISBN 978-0-300-21503-8 £25.00/$40.00 NEW
The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta
The Persian Challenge Paul A. Rahe More than 2500 years ago a confederation of small Greek city-states defeated the invading armies of Persia, the most powerful empire in the world. In this meticulously researched study, historian Paul Rahe argues that Sparta was responsible for the initial establishment of the Hellenic defensive coalition and was, in fact, the most essential player in its ultimate victory. Drawing from an impressive range of ancient sources, including Herodotus and Plutarch, the author veers from the traditional Atheno-centric view of the GrecoPersian Wars to examine from a Spartan perspective the grand strategy that halted the Persian juggernaut. Rahe provides a fascinating, detailed picture of life in Sparta circa 480 B.C., revealing how the Spartans’ form of government and the regimen to which they subjected themselves instilled within them the pride, confidence, discipline and discernment necessary to forge an alliance that would stand firm against a great empire, driven by religious fervour, that held sway over two-fifths of the human race. Available January 2016 432 pp. 44 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-11642-7 £25.00/$38.00
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ANCIENT HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY Xerxes
A Persian Life Richard Stoneman Xerxes, Great King of the Persian Empire from 486– 465 B.C., has gone down in history as an angry tyrant full of insane ambition. The stand of Leonidas and the 300 against his army at Thermopylae is a byword for courage, while the failure of Xerxes’ expedition has overshadowed all the other achievements of his twentytwo-year reign. In this lively and comprehensive new biography, Richard Stoneman shows how Xerxes, despite sympathetic treatment by the contemporary Greek writers Aeschylus and Herodotus, had his reputation destroyed by later Greek writers and by the propaganda of Alexander the Great. Stoneman draws on the latest research in Achaemenid studies and archaeology to present the ruler from the Persian perspective. This illuminating volume does not whitewash Xerxes’ failings but sets against them such triumphs as the architectural splendour of Persepolis and a consideration of Xerxes’ religious commitments. What emerges is a nuanced portrait of a man who ruled a vast and multicultural empire which the Greek communities of the West saw as the antithesis of their own values. That perspective still infects western perceptions of Iran and the Middle East. Available August 2015 288 pp. 40 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18007-7 £25.00/$38.00
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Ancient Greece From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times Second Edition Thomas R. Martin
In this compact yet comprehensive history of ancient Greece, Thomas R. Martin brings alive Greek civilisation from its Stone Age roots to the fourth century B.C. Focusing on the development of the Greek city-state and the society, culture and architecture of Athens in its Golden Age, Martin integrates political, military, social and cultural history in a book that will appeal to students and general readers alike. Now in its second edition, this classic work features new maps and illustrations, a new introduction and updates throughout. ‘A highly readable account of ancient Greece, particularly useful as an introductory or review text for the student or the general reader.’ – Kirkus Reviews 2013 328 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-16005-5 £11.99/$20.00
The Responsive Self
Personal Religion in Biblical Literature of the Neo-Babylonian and Persian Periods Susan Niditch Author Susan Niditch draws from biblical literature to explore religion as lived during the period from the Babylonian conquest through the takeover and rule by imperial Persia, arguing that personal religion was as relevant to the ancient Israelites as it is to believers today. Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library Available October 2015 200 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-16636-1 £35.00/$50.00
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Hannibal
A Hellenistic Life Eve MacDonald
Art of Empire The Roman Frescoes and Imperial Cult Chamber in Luxor Temple Edited by Michael Jones and Susanna McFadden
Hannibal, the military genius who famously marched his war elephants over the Alps to defeat the Romans, has lived on in legend since the third century B.C. This vivid biography reveals the fascinating man behind the lore and explores his life and the lost city of Carthage. ‘Eve MacDonald has written one of the best biographies of Hannibal, at once readable and scholarly. She goes well beyond traditional military history to place this enigmatic figure within the complex mix of competing cultures that made up the western Mediterranean in the third century BCE – Carthaginian, Greek, Roman and Iberian – all in the shadow of the great kingdoms of the Hellenistic east’ – Andrew Erskine, author of Roman Imperialism ‘MacDonald has produced a fascinating book.’ – Gerard DeGroot, The Times ‘There is much to admire about the clarity with which MacDonald describes the events of Hannibal’s life.’ – Richard Miles, Literary Review
The Luxor Temple of Amun-Re, built to commemorate the divine power of the pharaohs, is one of the iconic monuments of New Kingdom Egypt. In the 4th century C.E., the Roman Imperial government, capitalising on the site’s earlier significance, converted the temple into a military camp and constructed a lavishly painted cult chamber dedicated to the four emperors of the Tetrarchy. These frescoes provide fascinating insight into the political landscape of the late Roman Empire and, as the only surviving wall paintings from the tetrarchic period, into the history of Roman art. The culmination of a groundbreaking conservation project, this volume brings together scholars across disciplines for a comprehensive look at the frescoes and their architectural, archaeological and historical contexts.
2015 352 pp. 8 pages of b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-15204-3 £25.00/$38.00
Available November 2015 240 pp. 97 colour + 54 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-16912-6 £50.00/$75.00 NEW
The Romans and Their World A Short Introduction Brian Campbell
A concise and accessible account of one of the largest, longest-lasting and most influential empires in world history. ‘A clear narrative, well illustrated with pictures and maps, that introduces us to the broad sweep of Roman history in the traditional sense.’ – Peter Jones, BBC History Magazine ‘One of the great joys of his unfailingly readable account is the readiness with which it returns to the Roman record, drawing on ancient sources to give a lively and immediate feel for Roman life and culture.’ – Michael Kerrigan, Scotsman ‘A succinct yet thorough introduction to the Romans – and their world.’ – Ross Leckie, Country Life 2014 304 pp. 42 b/w illus., 10 maps, 5 plans PB ISBN 978-0-300-20864-1 £9.99/$25.00
The World’s Oldest Church
Bible, Art, and Ritual at Dura-Europos, Syria Michael Peppard
Ancient Rome From Romulus to Justinian Thomas R. Martin
This concise and beautifully written history of ancient Rome from its founding in the eighth century B.C. through Justinian’s rule in the sixth century A.D. pays unique attention to the values that propelled the Empire’s rise and fall. ‘Some 20 years after the success of his Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times, Thomas R. Martin gives the same treatment to a potted history of Rome, with great success. It is to the credit of the author that, even in a few pages, there seem to be no omissions of events, incidents or figures who helped shape the history of Rome … It remains … an immensely readable and enagaging history, which shows incredible breadth, given its brevity.’ – Geoff Lowsley, Minerva 2013 256 pp. 35 b/w illus. + 13 maps PB ISBN 978-0-300-19831-7 £10.99/$16.00
Women’s Divination in Biblical Literature
Michael Peppard provides a historical and theological reassessment of the oldest Christian building ever discovered, the third-century house-church at DuraEuropos. Contrary to commonly held assumptions about Christian initiation, Peppard contends that rituals here did not primarily embody notions of death and resurrection. Rather, he portrays the motifs of the church’s wall paintings as those of empowerment, healing, marriage and incarnation, while boldly reidentifying the figure of a woman formerly believed to be a repentant sinner as the Virgin Mary. This richly illustrated volume is a breakthrough work that enhances our understanding of early Christianity at the nexus of Bible, art and ritual.
Prophecy, Necromancy and Other Arts of Knowledge Esther J. Hamori
Available March 2016 328 pp. 9 colour + 46 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-21399-7 £35.00/$50.00 NEW
Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library 2015 288pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-17891-3 £60.00/$85.00
Divination, the use of special talents and techniques to gain divine knowledge, was practised in many different forms in ancient Israel and throughout the ancient world. The Hebrew Bible reveals a variety of traditions of women associated with divination. This sensitive and incisive book by respected scholar Esther J. Hamori examines the wide scope of women’s divinatory activities as portrayed in the Hebrew texts, offering readers a new appreciation of the surprising breadth of women’s ‘arts of knowledge’ in biblical times.
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HISTORY OF SCIENCE Voyaging in Strange Seas
The Great Revolution in Science David Knight This engaging book takes us along on the great voyage of discovery that ushered in the modern age. David Knight, a distinguished historian of science, locates the Scientific Revolution in the great era of global oceanic voyages, which became both a spur to and a metaphor for scientific discovery. He introduces the well-known heroes of the story (Galileo, Newton, Linnaeus) as well as lesserrecognised officers of scientific societies, printers and booksellers who turned scientific discovery into public knowledge, and editors who invented the scientific journal. Knight looks at a striking array of topics, from better maps to more accurate clocks, from a boom in printing to medical advancements. He portrays science and religion as engaged with each other rather than in constant conflict; in fact, science was often perceived as a way to uncover and
celebrate God’s mysteries and laws. Populated with interesting characters, enriched with fascinating anecdotes, and built upon an acute understanding of the era, this book tells a story as thrilling as any in human history. ‘Knight in his usual elegant and engaging manner has written the ideal book for students (and others) who want to have an overview of what he calls the ‘long Scientific Revolution’’. – Frank James, Professor of the History of Science and Head of Collections, The Royal Institution ‘Sailing across the three centuries that separate the voyages of Christopher Columbus and James Cook, David Knight describes the scientific pioneers who – like Isaac Newton – ventured into unfamiliar intellectual oceans. Knight possesses the rare gift of writing prose as if he were engaging in a relaxed conversation, and this new book resonates with his customary mellifluous eloquence as he illuminates the present state of science by retelling a traditional story about its past.’ – Patricia Fara, author of Science: A Four Thousand Year History NEW 2015 344 pp. 55 b/w illus. IN PAPER PB ISBN 978-0-300-21275-4 £10.99/$25.00
Galileo
Naturalists at Sea
Watcher of the Skies David Wootton A provocative and penetrating new life of Galileo, placing the man, his achievements and his failures in the broader history of the Scientific Revolution. ‘I heartily recommend [this book] … Wootton aims at an intellectual biography and the results are often magnificent, especially when it comes to explaining the science.’ – Jonathan Wright, Catholic Herald 2013 344 pp. 28 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19729-7 £14.99/$22.00
Boyle
Between God and Science Michael Hunter The first biography in a generation of one of the world’s most important scientists. ‘A comprehensive account of Boyle’s life that incorporates all the latest research … Hunter meticulously investigates every scrap of evidence.’ – Patricia Fara, BBC History Magazine 2010 384 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-16931-7 £16.99/$30.00
Available October 2015 328 pp. 39 colour illus. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-20540-4 £14.99/$22.00 IN PAPER
Ginkgo
Foreword by Peter Raven
The Tree That Has Nourished, Healed, and Inspired Through the Ages Bill Vaughn One of humankind’s oldest companions, the hawthorn tree is bound up in the history and imagination of cultures throughout the Northern Hemisphere. This engaging book examines the surprisingly far-reaching impact of the hawthorn on the course of human history.
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This enthralling book is the first to describe the adventures and misadventures, discoveries and dangers of the naturalists who joined great eighteenth-century voyages of discovery in the Pacific and documented a natural world filled with new wonders. ‘An erudite and beautifully illustrated work, Naturalists at Sea wears its learning lightly, and conveys to non-specialists an array of fascinating details … Every page testifies to the indomitable vitality of both explorers and naturalists.’ – Andrew Robinson, Nature ‘An extraordinary and entertaining catalog of maritime and scientific endeavor.’ – Michael Fathers, Wall Street Journal ‘This fascinating tale is told across time, ships, captains and crews, and the countries that sent or received these scientific travelers … Williams … does all the hard work of making these lives and adventures comprehensible.’ – Library Journal
The Tree That Time Forgot Peter Crane
Hawthorn
2015 272 pp. 9 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20349-3 £17.99/$30.00
Scientific Travellers from Dampier to Darwin Glyn Williams
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A renowned botanist recounts the eventful 250-million-year history of the ginkgo tree, its near demise during the ice ages, its surprising reprieve from extinction through human intervention, and its honoured place in cities around the globe. ‘[Crane’s] passion for his subject makes you want to go out and hug a ginkgo – or at least seek one out to examine it more closely.’ – New Scientist Named a Best Science Book of 2013 by New Scientist 2015 408 pp. 61 b/w illus. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21382-9 £14.99/$25.00 IN PAPER
A Little History of Science William Bynum A spirited volume on the great adventures of science throughout history, for curious readers of all ages. Filled with stories of men and women who asked endless questions about the world and found exciting answers through scientific discovery, this lively and engaging book takes us on a journey through the amazing history of science. ‘Beginning with the Babylonians and ending with the World Wide Web, Bynum manages to squeeze in nearly every essential scientific idea and discovery while also discussing most major disciplines … I happily confess I learned a lot.’ – Andrew Robinson, New Scientist ‘A thoughtful, elegantly presented volume with the younger reader in mind, although it’s an inspiring reminder to anyone of our extraordinary journey from ignorance to knowledge.’ – Dallas Campbell, BBC Focus ‘Covers science from Babylonian astronomy to the Human Genome Project and the Higgs Boson, in a series of lucid short chapters on telescopes, gases, engines, planetary orbits, cells, magnetism, pneumatic chemistry, continental drift and so forth. The author is particularly interesting on the history of medicine (his own field).’ – Stephen Poole, Guardian 2013 272 pp. 40 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19713-6 £9.99/$15.00
The Theory That Would Not Die
How Bayes’ Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of Controversy Sharon Bertsch McGrayne In this lively narrative history, noted science writer Sharon Bertsch McGrayne recounts the discovery of Bayes’ rule and reveals how this seemingly simple mathematical theorem ignited one of the greatest scientific controversies of all time. ‘[An] engrossing study … Her book is a compelling and entertaining fusion of history, theory and biography.’ – Ian Critchley, The Sunday Times ‘A rollicking tale of the triumph of a powerful mathematical tool.’ – Andrew Robinson, Nature 2012 360 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-18822-6 £10.99/$16.00
Jefferson’s Shadow
The Story of His Science Keith Thomson ‘Architect, philosopher, critic of slavery, slave-owner; the contradictions of American ‘founding father’ Thomas Jefferson are well known. That he was a scientist is not. Natural historian Keith Thomson redresses the balance in this finely wrought biography.’ – Nature 2014 336 pp. 12 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-20593-0 £16.99/$22.00
HISTORY OF SCIENCE Einstein
His Space and Times Steven Gimbel A fascinating new biography of Albert Einstein presents the great man of science as a politically engaged individual of his times, demonstrating how his theories and scientific innovations emerged as a direct result of his life, his principles, and the volatile times in which he lived. Steven Gimbel’s biography offers a fascinating portrait of a remarkable individual who remained actively engaged in international affairs throughout his life. This revealing work not only explains Einstein’s theories in understandable terms, it demonstrates how they directly emerged from the realities of his times and helped create the world we live in today. ‘Gimbel packs it all in – science that changed the world, the personal disasters, the celebrity – and the uncomfortable reassessment of what being a Jew meant to him.’ – New Scientist Jewish Lives Series 2015 208 pp. 1 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19671-9 £14.99/$25.00
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Private Doubt, Public Dilemma
Religion and Science since Jefferson and Darwin Keith Thomson Each age has its own crisis – our modern experience of science-religion conflict is not so very different from that experienced by our forebears, Keith Thomson proposes in this thoughtful book. He considers the ideas and writings of Thomas Jefferson and Charles Darwin, two men who struggled mightily to reconcile their religion and their science, then looks to more recent times when scientific challenges to religion (evolutionary theory, for example) have given rise to powerful political responses from religious believers. 2015 224 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20367-7 £20.00/$30.00
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Black Hole
How an Idea Abandoned by Newtonians, Hated by Einstein, and Gambled on by Hawking Became Loved Marcia Bartusiak On the 100th anniversary of Einstein’s celebrated general theory of relativity, this book recounts the contentious history of the idea of the black hole and the contributions of Einstein and Hawking and other leading thinkers who completely altered our view of the universe. 2015 256 pp. 27 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-21085-9 £14.99/$27.50
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Database of Dreams
The Long Quest to Catalog Humanity Rebecca Lemov An acclaimed science historian uncovers the fascinating story of a Harvard psychologist who – just a few years before the dawn of the digital age – assembled a vast, now-lost sociological database that captured the dreams, stories and innermost thoughts of a varied range of the world’s peoples. Available January 2016 384 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20952-5 £25.00/$35.00
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Eureka
How Invention Happens Gavin Weightman What would the modern world be without the airplane, the television, the mobile phone, the bar code and the personal computer? In the popular imagination, each of these now ubiquitous twentieth-century inventions sprang from the mind of a single visionary genius. Historian Gavin Weightman, however, proves the inaccuracy of this image, revealing instead the centuries-long series of tiny innovations, radical breakthroughs and eccentric personalities that actually led up to the moment of discovery. (For example, the microchip can be traced back to a printing technique developed by an impoverished nineteenth-century Bavarian playwright.) With all due respect to scientists and professional engineers, Weightman documents how many successful inventions were actually pioneered by amateurs such as the Wright brothers, who spotted a need and built upon existing technologies to
An Empire of Ice
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Discovering Tuberculosis
Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science Edward J. Larson This riveting account of the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Edward J. Larson restores these expeditions’ status as grand endeavours of science. It is the first book to place the famed voyages of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, his British rivals Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton, and others in a larger scientific, social and geopolitical context. ‘In this fascinating book … Larson’s intriguing accounts begin to reveal the bigger picture of early scientific research in Antarctica and its place in European geopolitics of the time.’ – Michael Bravo, New Scientist 2012 344 pp. 54 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-18821-9 £10.99/$16.00
The Lock and Key of Medicine Monoclonal Antibodies and the Transformation of Healthcare Lara V. Marks This book is the first to tell the extraordinary yet unheralded history of monoclonal antibodies and how their development has transformed the healthcare landscape while revolutionising the diagnosis and treatment of diseases ranging from cancer to arthritis. ‘Extraordinary … The amount of scholarship presented here is stunning, and constitutes a magnificent advance in the historiography of pharmacology and the pharmaceutical industry.’ – Malcolm Nicolson, University of Glasgow 2015 344 pp. 37 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-16773-3 £25.00/$40.00
exploit their practical usage. Filled with fascinating stories of struggle, rivalry and the ingenuity of both famous inventors and hundreds of forgotten people, Weightman’s captivating new work is a triumph of research and storytelling that offers a fresh take on the making of our modern world. ‘Gavin Weightman’s book is a gem. He takes five icons of modern technology – the aeroplane, the television, the bar code, the personal computer and the mobile phone – and shows that their histories and inventions are wonderfully complex and historically rich. He explains complicated science and technology with great facility. Who would have thought that the history of the bar code could be so fascinating?’ – William Bynum, author of of A Little History of Science ‘What a joy it was to discover Eureka! I read this book with great pleasure, savouring equally the stories of surprisingly circuitous technological development and the uncommonly interesting human beings involved.’ –Henry Petroski, author of The Essential Engineer and The House with Sixteen Handmade Doors
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A Global History, 1900 to the Present Christian W. McMillen In this interdisciplinary study of global efforts to control TB, Christian McMillen examines the disease’s remarkable staying power by offering a probing look at key locations, developments, ideas and medical successes and failures since 1900. He explores TB and race in east Africa, in South Africa, and on Native American reservations in the first half of the twentieth century, investigates the unsuccessful search for a vaccine, uncovers the origins of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Kenya and elsewhere in the decades following World War II, and details the tragic story of the resurgence of TB in the era of HIV/AIDS. 2015 352 pp. 4 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19029-8 £25.00/$40.00
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Indecent Exposures
Eadweard Muybridge’s Animal Locomotion Nudes Sarah Gordon This fascinating book reveals how Eadweard Muybridge’s 1887 photographs of nudes in motion were produced and received, and how they propelled crucial scientific and cultural advancements of the modern era. Muybridge’s nudes ushered in new attitudes toward science and progress, including Darwinian ideas about human evolution and hierarchy; quickened debates over the role of photography and scientific investigation in art; and offered innovative perspectives on the human body. This absorbing story is copiously illustrated, and includes many lesser-known photographs published here for the first time. Available October 2015 184 pp. 80 colour + 17 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20948-8 £45.00/$65.00 NEW
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AMERICA A Little History of the United States James West Davidson How did a land and people of such immense diversity come together under a banner of freedom and equality to form one of the most remarkable nations in the world? Everyone from young adults to grandparents will be fascinated by the answers uncovered in James West Davidson’s vividly told A Little History of the United States. In 300 fast-moving pages, Davidson guides his readers through 500 years, from the first contact between the two halves of the world to the rise of America as a superpower in an era of atomic perils and diminishing resources. In short, vivid chapters the book brings to life hundreds of individuals whose stories are part of the larger American story. Pilgrim William Bradford stumbles into an Indian deer trap on his first day in America; Harriet Tubman lets loose a pair of chickens to divert attention from her
Defiance of the Patriots
The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America Benjamin L. Carp This evocative and enthralling book presents the broadest account yet of a defining event in American history, which forged the American character and continues to shape its politics today. ‘[An] impressively researched account.’ – T. H. Breen, Times Literary Supplement ‘Carp is an historian with a talent for people and place.’ – Daniel Aaronovitch, The Times 2011 328 pp. 33 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-17812-8 £14.99/$20.00
Robert Morris’s Folly
The Architectural and Financial Failures of an American Founder Ryan K. Smith Though reading like a novel, this thoroughly researched book tells the true story of the American Founder known as the ‘financier of the Revolution’ whose unrestrained extravagance in constructing a Philadelphia mansion ruined his finances and his reputation. 2014 360 pp. 56 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19604-7 £25.00/$40.00
Connecticut’s Indigenous Peoples What Archaeology, History, and Oral Traditions Teach Us About Their Communities and Cultures Lucianne Lavin
This groundbreaking volume draws on exciting recent archaeological and ethnographic findings to provide a full account of Connecticut’s indigenous peoples throughout their 13,000-year history. 2015 528 pp. 37 colour + 235 b/w illus. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21258-7 £14.99/$25.00 IN PAPER
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escaping slaves; the toddler Andrew Carnegie, later an ambitious industrial magnate, gobbles his oatmeal with a spoon in each hand. Such stories are riveting in themselves, but they also spark larger questions to ponder about freedom, equality and unity in the context of a nation that is, and always has been, remarkably divided and diverse. ‘With imagination, verve and stylishness, James Davidson distills American history into its compelling essence. For newcomers to the subject, an incomparable primer; for veterans, the familiar made fresh with judicious insight.’ – H. W. Brands, University of Texas at Austin ‘A persuasive and enjoyable read. Davidson faced a herculean task in condensing more than five hundred years of history into a slim volume. He fulfills this difficult brief with authority and brio.’ – Richard Aldous, author of Reagan and Thatcher: The Difficult Relationship Available September 2015 336 pp. 11 maps + 40 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18141-8 £14.99/$25.00
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Emperor of Liberty
Thomas Jefferson’s Foreign Policy Francis D. Cogliano This dramatic reevaluation of Jefferson’s record as a statesman sheds new light on his attitudes, priorities, willingness to use deadly force, and challenges as the leader of a fledgling republic in a world of warring empires.
The Captain and ‘the Cannibal’ An Epic Story of Exploration, Kidnapping, and the Broadway Stage James Fairhead
Sailing in uncharted waters of the Pacific in 1830, Captain Benjamin Morrell of Connecticut became the first outsider to encounter the inhabitants of a small island off New Guinea. The contact quickly turned violent, fatal cannons were fired, and Morrell abducted young Dako, a hostage so shocked by the white complexions of his kidnappers that he believed he had been captured by the dead. This gripping book unveils for the first time the strange odyssey the two men shared in ensuing years. The account is uniquely told, as much from the captive’s perspective as from the American’s. 2015 392 pp. 28 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19877-5 £25.00/$40.00
George Whitefield
America’s Spiritual Founding Father Thomas S. Kidd Thomas Kidd’s fascinating new biography explores the extraordinary career of evangelical preacher George Whitefield, trailblazer of the Great Awakening, the most controversial and influential religious leader of the late-colonial era, and the most famous man in America in the years preceding the Revolutionary War. ‘A popularly accessible biography of a legendary Calvinist preacher.’ – David Wilezol, Washington Times 2015 344 pp. 13 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18162-3 £25.00/$40.00
2014 320 pp. 3 maps HB ISBN 978-0-300-17993-4 £25.00/$32.50
Letters from America
The Papers of Benjamin Franklin Volume 41: September 16, 1783, through February 29, 1784 Ellen R. Cohn, Editor, et al.
With his welcome leisure time after the signing of the September 3, 1783, peace treaty, Franklin eagerly followed scientific developments (including the first balloon ascensions in Paris), advised the French government on schemes for civic improvement, and wrote three of his most remarkable pieces about what it meant to be American. 2014 760 pp. 8 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20374-5 £65.00/$115.00
Founders as Fathers
The Private Lives and Politics of the American Revolutionaries Lorri Glover Offering an intimate view of the home lives of American revolutionaries – George Mason, Patrick Henry, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison – this groundbreaking book reveals how family values shaped and were shaped during the creation of the new nation. 2014 344 pp. 12 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-17860-9 £20.00/$30.00
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Alexis de Tocqueville Edited, translated and with an introduction by Frederick Brown
This book presents for the first time the complete translated correspondence of Tocqueville on his first journey to America in 1831. These remarkable letters contain the seeds of his later masterful account of American democracy. ‘[A] delightful selection of letters … Translated for the first time, these letters not only provide a vivid picture of Tocqueville’s daily experiences, but also show how he began to comprehend the singular country he was exploring.’ – Jeremy Jennings, Standpoint 2012 304 pp. 2 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-18183-8 £16.99/$22.00
Home Rule
Households, Manhood, and National Expansion on the Eighteenth-Century Kentucky Frontier Honor Sachs In an attempt to mollify their white male constituents, eighteenth-century Kentucky lawmakers enacted legislation that privileged white men over women and non-whites. This groundbreaking work examines how this act reconfigured meanings of gender, race and patriarchal order in ways that would influence territorial expansion and shape national understandings of citizenship. Available November 2015 216 pp. 4 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-15413-9 £45.00/$65.00
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AMERICA Selected Writings of Thomas Paine
My Bondage and My Freedom
Edited by Ian Shapiro and Jane E. Calvert
Frederick Douglass
With an Introduction by Ian Shapiro With Essays by J. C. D. Clark, Jane E. Calvert and Eileen Hunt Botting
Introduction and Notes by David W. Blight
Featuring the most authoritative texts available, this edition contains Thomas Paine’s essential works together with commentary that reflects the best historical thinking on this seminal figure in the American Revolution. ‘This invaluable edition presents a very broad and illuminating range of the works of the most politically effective writer to respond to France’s and America’s Revolutions, with a powerful introductory presentation of what gave Paine his striking polemical potency, and an especially helpful set of concluding essays which place him in the main historical contexts which formed him and which he changed so drastically.’ – John Dunn, University of Cambridge 2015 720 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-16745-0 £14.99/$18.00
Louisa Catherine
The Other Mrs. Adams Margery M. Heffron Edited by David L. Mitchelmore
This definitive biography of Louisa Catherine, wife and political partner of President John Quincy Adams, reveals her not only as an articulate and sophisticated woman but also as a shrewd analyst of the politics, personalities and important issues of America’s formative decades. ‘A sparkling biography: Readers will … be grateful for this fascinating … portrait of an exceptional woman.’ – Virginia DeJohn Anderson, New York Times Book Review 2015 432 pp.15 b/w illus. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21256-3 £14.99/$25.00 IN PAPER
Photography and the American Civil War Jeff L. Rosenheim This eye-opening study of Civil War photography traces the introduction of the camera into the battlefield and shows its influence on history and our responses to war. ‘Striking and unexpected imagery … For a book of this scope and depth, academic, meticulously researched and a corrective to much that has gone before, the text reads throughout like a thriller.’ – Robin Muir, World of Interiors 2013 288 pp. 303 colour + b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19180-6 £35.00/$50.00 MMA
The Business of Slavery and the Rise of American Capitalism, 1815–1860 Calvin Schermerhorn The development of modern American capitalism is viewed through the window of the nineteenth-century interstate slave trade in a provocative, eye-opening history that demonstrates how slavery was a national business that transformed American lives, North and South, giving rise to a consumer society. 2015 352 pp. 12 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19200-1 £60.00/$65.00
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Born into slavery in 1818, Frederick Douglass escaped to freedom and became a passionate advocate for abolition and social change and the foremost spokesperson for the nation’s enslaved African American population in the years preceding the Civil War. This classic – now with a new introduction and annotations by David W. Blight – is Douglass’ masterful recounting of his remarkable life. 2014 432 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19059-5 £8.99/$13.00
The Heroic Slave
A Cultural and Critical Edition Frederick Douglass Edited by Robert S. Levine, John Stauffer and John R. McKivigan
This new edition of Frederick Douglass’s only work of fiction, The Heroic Slave, his imaginative retelling of the most successful slave revolt in American history, includes an interpretive introduction, notes and a selection of related writings by the author and others. 2015 304 pp. 6 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-18462-4 £7.99/$9.95
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Mourning Lincoln Martha Hodes The news of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination on April 15, 1865, just days after Confederate surrender, astounded the war-weary American nation. Massive crowds turned out for services and ceremonies. Countless expressions of grief and dismay were printed in newspapers and preached in sermons. Public responses to the assassination have been well chronicled, but this book is the first to delve into the personal and intimate responses of everyday people – northerners and southerners, soldiers and civilians, black people and white, men and women, rich and poor. Through deep and thoughtful exploration of diaries, letters and other personal writings penned during the spring and summer of 1865, Martha Hodes captures the full range of reactions to the president’s death – far more diverse than public expressions would suggest. 2015 408 pp. 25 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19580-4 £25.00/$30.00
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The Great Agnostic
Robert Ingersoll and American Freethought Susan Jacoby
A Changing Wind Commerce and Conflict in Civil War Atlanta Wendy Hamand Venet
This deeply researched book is the first to address the experiences of civilians in Atlanta from the 1850s through the Civil War and Reconstruction periods. What was life really like for white and black residents, for men, women and children from all walks of life? 2014 304 pp. 15 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19216-2 £25.00/$30.00
The Cherokee Diaspora
An Indigenous History of Migration, Resettlement, and Identity Gregory D. Smithers This revealing history of Cherokee Indian migration and resettlement, from the eighteenth century, the Trail of Tears, and through the present day, explores how the members of one of the largest Native American tribes in the United States have negotiated their Cherokee identities after being scattered across the nation and the world. Available October 2015 368 pp. 17 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-16960-7 £30.00/$40.00
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The Saltwater Frontier
Indians and the Contest for the American Coast Andrew Lipman The previously untold story of how the ocean became the first ‘frontier’ between Europeans and Indians in the seventeenth-century colonial Northeast. Extensively researched and elegantly written, Andrew Lipman’s first book reveals an exciting period in early American history. Available January 2016 352 pp. 20 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20766-8 £25.00/$38.00
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Geronimo Robert M. Utley This fast-paced biography strips away the myths that have obscured the real Geronimo and presents an authentic portrait of the ferocious and elusive Apache fighter for the first time. ‘If you are intrigued by the real Apache behind the burning ranches and scattered corpses of Cormac McCarthy’s novels or John Ford’s films, then this is a valuable and recommended read.’ – Brian Schofield, The Sunday Times 2013 376 pp. 27 b/w illus. + 13 maps PB ISBN 978-0-300-19836-2 £14.99/$20.00
Savages and Scoundrels
The Untold Story of America’s Road to Empire through Indian Territory Paul VanDevelder
In this thought-provoking biography, the author of Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism restores Ingersoll to his rightful place in the American secular tradition and demonstrates why his arguments matter today more than ever.
This book demolishes myths about America’s westward expansion and uncovers a shocking historical pattern of governmental deception and malfeasance in treaties signed – and just as often breached – with Native Americans. The book explores how millions of square miles of Native lands and resources were fraudulently acquired, who participated, why, and the lingering consequences of that shameful history.
2014 256 pp. 1 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-20578-7 £10.99/$15.00
2012 352 pp. 14 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-18185-2 £12.99/$18.00
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AMERICA Wanted
The Outlaw Lives of Billy the Kid and Ned Kelly Robert M. Utley The oft-told exploits of Billy the Kid and Ned Kelly survive vividly in the public imaginations of their respective countries, the United States and Australia. But the outlaws’ reputations are so weighted with legend and myth, the truth of their lives has become obscure. In this adventure-filled double biography, Robert M. Utley reveals the true stories and parallel courses of the two notorious contemporaries who lived by the gun, were executed while still in their twenties, and remain compelling figures in the folklore of their homelands. Robert M. Utley draws sharp, insightful portraits of first Billy, then Ned, and compares their lives and legacies. He recounts the adventurous exploits of Billy, a fun-loving, expert sharpshooter who excelled at escape and lived on the run after indictment for his role in the Lincoln Country War. Bush-raised Ned, the son of an Irish convict father and Irish mother, was a man whose outrage against British colonial authority inspired him to steal cattle and sheep, kill three policemen, and rob banks for the benefit of impoverished Irish sympathisers. Utley recounts the exploits of the notorious young men with accuracy and appeal. He discovers their profound differences, despite their shared fates, and illuminates the worlds in which they lived on opposite sides of the globe. Available February 2016 224 pp. 42 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20455-1 £20.00/$30.00
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American Lynching Ashraf H. A. Rushdy In this meticulously researched and accessibly written interpretive history, Rushdy shows how lynching in America has endured, evolved and changed, from its origins in colonial-era Virginia to the present. ‘A triumphant work on the problematic history of one of America’s longest and most troubling traditions.’ – Kirkus Reviews 2014 240 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-20587-9 £16.99/$25.00
Strangers on Familiar Soil Rediscovering the Chile-California Connection Edward Dallam Melillo
This groundbreaking history is the first to explore the many unrecognized, lasting connections between the state of California and the country of Chile. Linked by the vast aquatic highway of the Pacific Ocean, these two coastal societies have shaped each other’s environments and cultures for more than two centuries. Available January 2016 352 pp. 24 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20662-3 £30.00/$40.00
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Hollow Justice
A History of Indigenous Claims in the United States David E. Wilkins This book provides a legal and political history of the claims Native Americans have made against the federal government over the past two centuries in response to the federal government’s persistent violations of treaties, indigenous sovereignty and property rights. 2013 272 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-11926-8 £25.00/$40.00
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The Tragedy of William Jennings Bryan
Constitutional Law and the Politics of Backlash Gerard N. Magliocca ‘Magliocca has written an excellent constitutional history of a pivotal period in American law … Highly recommended for those interested in the political contests of the 1890s and in the evolution of American constitutional law.’ – James L. Hunt, Journal of American History 2014 248 pp. 15 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-20582-4 £20.00/$35.00
A Complete Catalogue of His Photographs Bonnie Yochelson
The New Abolition
W. E. B. DuBois and the Black Social Gospel Gary Dorrien In this groundbreaking work, Gary Dorrien describes the early history of the black social gospel from its nineteenth-century founding to its close association in the twentieth century with W. E. B. Du Bois. He offers a new perspective on modern Christianity and the civil rights era. Available October 2015 672 pp. 12 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20560-2 £30.00/$45.00
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America Dancing From the Cakewalk to the Moonwalk Megan Pugh
The history of American dance reflects the nation’s tangled culture. Dancers from wildly different backgrounds learned, imitated and stole from one another. Audiences everywhere embraced the result as deeply American. Using the stories of tapper Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson, Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, ballet and Broadway choreographer Agnes de Mille, choreographer Paul Taylor and Michael Jackson, Megan Pugh shows how freedom – that nebulous, contested American ideal – emerges as a genre-defining aesthetic. In Pugh’s account, ballerinas mingle with slumming thrill-seekers, and hoedowns show up on elite opera house stages. Steps invented by slaves on antebellum plantations captivate the British royalty and the Parisian avant-garde. Dances were better boundary crossers than their dancers, however, and the issues of race and class that haunt everyday life shadow American dance as well. Deftly narrated, America Dancing demonstrates the centrality of dance in American art, life and identity, taking us to watershed moments when the nation worked out a sense of itself through public movement. Available January 2016 408 pp. 12 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20131-4 £25.00/$32.50
Jacob A. Riis: Revealing New York’s Other Half
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The Sea Is My Country
The Maritime World of the Makahs Joshua L. Reid
Jacob A. Riis and his camera captured some of the earliest, most powerful images of American urban poverty. This important publication is the first comprehensive study and complete catalogue of Riis’s world-famous images, and places him at the forefront of early-20th-century social reform photography. Available October 2015 336 pp. 375 duotone, NEW 25 colour + 210 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20916-7 £40.00/$65.00 MCNY
Who Speaks for the Negro? Robert Penn Warren Introduction by David W. Blight
Excerpts from interviews conducted by Robert Penn Warren in the mid-1960s with African American leaders and activists – including Martin Luther King, Malcom X, James Baldwin and other lesser-known figures – are combined with the Pulitzer Prize–winning author’s lucid reflections in this powerful oral history of the American Civil Rights Movement. 2014 488 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-20510-7 £15.99/$25.00
Eslanda
The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson Barbara Ransby This compelling biography tells Essie Robeson’s own story for the first time – from her unconventional marriage, to her influence on her husband’s early career and tireless efforts against racism and injustice around the globe. ‘Compelling, expansive and lively … advances our knowledge of numerous fields such as the black radical left, black internationalism, black women’s intellectual history, Cold War politics, the long African American freedom struggle and human rights.’ – Imaobong D. Umoren, Reviews in History 2014 424 pp. 64 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-20585-5 £16.99/$25.00
What Can and Can’t Be Said
Race, Uplift, and Monument Building in the Contemporary South Dell Upton
This book is the first to explore the history of the marine-oriented Makah people of the Pacific Northwest, from the arrival of explorers and fur traders in the eighteenth century to challenges to tribal whaling rights and autonomy in the twenty-first.
A unique study of monuments to the civil rights movement and African American history erected in the U.S. South over the past thirty years explores how these memorials have emerged from, and speak to, the region’s complex racial politics and assert the presence of black Americans in contemporary Southern society.
2015 416 pp. 36 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20990-7 £30.00/$40.00
Available January 2016 320 pp. 59 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-21175-7 £30.00/$45.00
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AMERICA The Souls of Black Folk
The Letters of C. Vann Woodward
W. E. B. Du Bois
Edited by Michael O’Brien
With an Introduction and Chronology by Jonathan Scott Holloway
A fascinating and immensely entertaining glimpse into the mind of one of the most prominent and respected historians of the twentieth century. ‘Woodward was a consistently first-rate correspondent, and these letters offer an eloquent insight into the writing of history as an ongoing, collaborative project based around candid exchange.’ – Tom F. Wright, Times Literary Supplement
A masterpiece in the African American canon – part prose poem, part sociological tract, part memoir, part manifesto – this collection of essays by arguably the most influential African American leader of the early twentieth century offers insightful commentary on black history, racism and the struggles of black Americans following emancipation. 2015 240 pp. 18 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19582-8 £7.99/$7.95
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Available November 2015 480 pp. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21670-7 £20.00/$30.00 IN PAPER
German Rocketeers in the Heart of Dixie
Radiant Truths
Essential Dispatches, Reports, Confessions, and Other Essays on American Belief Edited and Introduced by Geoff Sharlet The first anthology of its kind, Radiant Truths gathers an exquisite selection of writings by both well-known and forgotten American writers, each engaged in the challenges of documenting ‘things unseen’. Their contributions to the genre of literary journalism – the telling of factual stories using the techniques of fiction and poetry – make this volume one of the most exciting anthologies of creative nonfiction to have emerged in years. 2015 424 pp. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-21268-6 £12.99/$20.00 IN PAPER
The American Census
The updated edition of what has become the standard social history of the census in the United States includes new information on recent controversies and innovations while providing an in-depth, scholarly appreciation of an important policy-making tool that reflects the extraordinary demographic character of the nation. Available October 2015 344 pp. 22 b/w illus. NEW PB ISBN 978-0-300-19542-2 £25.00/$30.00 EDITION
The War That Used Up Words
American Writers and the First World War Hazel Hutchison Focusing on the writings of seven influential authors of the period, including Henry James, Edith Wharton, E. E. Cummings and John Dos Passos, this intriguing study takes a fresh look at the roles of American writers in helping to shape national opinion and policy about World War I.
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Planning Democracy
Agrarian Intellectuals and the Intended New Deal Jess Gilbert In this fresh assessment of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s initiatives in the late 1930s, the author refocuses attention on the democratising features of New Deal agricultural policy and on the visionary leaders who advocated continuing education, participatory planning and research conducted by scientists and citizens. 2015 368 pp. 10 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20731-6 £30.00/$45.00
This thought-provoking study recalls the post-World War II integration of German rocket specialists and their families into a small Alabama community and examines how the histories of German Nazism and Jim Crow in the American South become entangled in narratives about the past. 2015 320 pp. 5 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19803-4 £20.00/$35.00
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G.I. Messiahs
A Social History, Second Edition Margo J. Anderson
2015 304 pp. 3 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19502-6 £25.00/$45.00
Making Sense of the Nazi Past during the Civil Rights Era Monique Laney
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Soldiering, War, and American Civil Religion Jonathan H. Ebel Drawing on material from a vast array of sources, Ebel highlights how strongly religious (and Christian) notions of what it means to be an American soldier are and how soldiers often live in tension with their roles as civil religious symbols, particularly when confronted with the complex realities of war. With chapters on prominent soldiers past and present, Ebel recovers and re-narrates the stories of the common American men and women that live and die at both the centre and edges of public consciousness. Available January 2016 264 pp. 20 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-17670-4 £30.00/$40.00
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Patriotic Betrayal
The Inside Story of the CIA’s Secret Campaign to Enroll American Students in the Crusade Against Communism Karen M. Paget This riveting and revelatory true story recalls a stunning chapter in the history of U.S. intelligence, when the CIA used American college students as undercover agents in their covert campaign against communism during the Cold War. ‘Prodigiously documented and compelling.’ – Josh Getlin, Huffington Post ‘Written with a lightness of touch that belies the huge research on which it is based, Patriotic Betrayal is a compulsive read. You will be astounded, educated and entertained.’ –Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones, author of The CIA and American Democracy 2015 552 pp. 17 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20508-4 £22.50/$35.00
The President and the Apprentice
Eisenhower and Nixon, 1952–1961 Irwin F. Gellman Based on twenty years of research, this book rewrites the history of the Eisenhower presidency and the relationship between Eisenhower and his vice president, Richard Nixon. The President and the Apprentice reveals a different Eisenhower, and a different Nixon. Ike trusted and relied on Nixon, sending him on many sensitive overseas missions. Eisenhower, not Truman, desegregated the military. Eisenhower and Nixon, not Lyndon Johnson, pushed the Civil Rights Act of 1957 through the Senate. Eisenhower was determined to bring down McCarthy and did so. Nixon never, contrary to recent accounts, saw a psychotherapist, but while Ike was recovering from his heart attack in 1955, Nixon was overworked, overanxious, overmedicated, and at the limits of his ability to function. Available November 2015 816 pp. 32 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18105-0 £30.00/$40.00 NEW
JFK and LBJ
The Last Two Great Presidents Godfrey Hodgson As a young White House correspondent during the Kennedy and Johnson years in Washington, D.C., Godfrey Hodgson had a ringside seat covering the last two great presidents of the United States, John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, two men who could not have been more different. Kennedy’s wit and dashing style, his renown as a national war hero, and his Ivy League Boston Brahmin background stood in sharp contrast to Lyndon Johnson’s rural, humble origins in Texas, his blunt, forceful (but effective) political style, his lackluster career in the navy, and his grassroots populist instincts. Hodgson, a sharp-eyed witness throughout the tenure of these two great men, now offers us a new perspective enriched by his reflections since that time a half-century ago. He offers us a fresh, dispassionate contrast of these two great men by stripping away the myths to assess their achievements, ultimately asking whether Johnson has been misjudged. He suggests that LBJ be given his due by history, arguing that he was as great a president as, perhaps even greater than, JFK. 2015 288 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18050-3 £18.99/$28.00
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Wilderness and the American Mind
Fifth Edition Roderick Frazier Nash Foreword by Char Miller
Roderick Nash’s classic study of changing attitudes toward wilderness during American history and the origins of the environmental and conservation movements. A new preface and epilogue bring Wilderness and the American Mind into dialogue with contemporary debates about wilderness. 2014 440 pp. 1 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19038-0 £18.99/$22.00
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INDEX Page Author/Title 30 28 10 7 26 5 23 41 16 25 16 4 25 5 5 22 37 17 21 22 12 7 25 14 6 2 28 25 17 18 5 32 29 19 9 17 17 12 2 12 23 10 36 35 11 38 13 5 16 31 8 30 29 38 10 20 2 36 28 34 3 15 8 11 38 25 11 7 14
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Abbas: The Taliban Revival Abulafia: The Discovery of Mankind Ahnert: Moral Culture of Scottish Enlightenment Alford: Burghley Allawi: Faisal I of Iraq Allmand: Henry V Allport: Browned Off and Bloody-Minded Anderson: The American Census Anderson: The Flemish Merchant of Venice Applebaum: Gulag Voices Attenborough: Amazing Rare Things Barber: The Crusader States Barenberg: Gulag Town, Company Town Barlow: Edward the Confessor Barlow: William Rufus Barthas: Poilu Bartusiak: Black Hole Bassett: For God and Kaiser Becirevic: Genocide on the Drina River Beckett: The Making of the First World War Begg: Jack the Ripper Bellany & Cogswell: The Murder of King James I Belova & Lazarev: Funding Loyalty Bergin: Politics of Religion in Early Modern France Bernard: Anne Boleyn Bernard: The Late Medieval English Church Berry: A Path in the Mighty Waters Bidlack & Lomagin: The Leningrad Blockade Binding: Hans Christian Andersen Birnbaum: Léon Blum Black: George III Black: The Power of Knowledge Blanton: George I Sánchez Bonelli: Exit Berlin Boswell: Facts and Inventions Bosworth: Italian Venice Bosworth: Whispering City Bristow: Oscar Wilde’s Chatterton Brown: Durham Cathedral Brown: Palmerston Buckley: Monty’s Men Bundock: The Fortunes of Francis Barber Bynum: A Little History of Science Campbell: The Romans and Their World Carlton: This Seat of Mars Carp: Defiance of the Patriots Caute: Isaac and Isaiah Chrimes: Henry VII Chrisman-Campbell: Fashion Victims Clark: Hard Times Cockayne: Hubbub Cockett: Blood, Dreams and Gold Cockett: Sudan Cogliano: Emperor of Liberty Colley: Britons Confino: A World Without Jews Cornell: Bannockburn Crane: Ginkgo Cronin: Global Rules Cunliffe: Europe Between the Oceans Curry & Mercer: The Battle of Agincourt Dall’Aglio: The Duke’s Assassin Damrosch: Jonathan Swift Davey: In Nelson’s Wake Davidson: A Little History of the United States Davies & Harris: Stalin’s World Davies: Wellington’s Wars Dawson: John Knox De Bièvre: Dutch Art and Urban Cultures
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De la Bédoyère: The Real Lives of Roman Britain De Tocqueville: Letters from America Delbo: Auschwitz and After Diner: Roads Taken Dorrien: The New Abolition Douglas: Orderly and Humane Douglas: William the Conqueror Douglass: My Bondage and My Freedom Douglass: The Heroic Slave Drixler et al: Samurai Du Bois: The Souls of Black Folk Duffy: Fires of Faith Duffy: Marking the Hours Duffy: Saints and Sinners Duffy: Ten Popes Who Shook the World Duffy: The Stripping of the Altars Duffy: The Voices of Morebath Dziennik: The Fatal Land Ebel: G.I. Messiahs Edwards: Mary I Elliott: Empires of the Atlantic World Elliott: History in the Making Elliott: Spain, Europe and the Wider World Eltis: Atlas of the Transatlantic Slave Trade Evans: Age of Transition Everett: The Rise of Thomas Cromwell Fairhead: The Captain and ‘The Cannibal’ Farge: The Allure of the Archives Firsov: Secret Cables of the Comintern Flasch: Meister Eckhart Flavell: When London Was Capital of America Fletcher: Life, Death and Growing Up Folsom: The Yaquis and the Empire Foot: Æthelstan France: Perilous Glory Franklin: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin vol 41 Freeman: A New History of Early Christianity Freeman: Holy Bones, Holy Dust Friedländer: Franz Kafka Friedrich: Hitler’s Berlin Frierson: Silence Was Salvation Frieze: Totally Unofficial Frolova-Walker: Stalin’s Music Prize Fulbrook: The People’s State Galbert of Bruges: Murder, Betrayal & Slaughter Gallagher: Lillian Hellman Galor & Bloedhorn: Archaeology of Jerusalem Gauci: William Beckford Gay: Why the Romantics Matter Gellman: The President and the Apprentice Gerwarth: Hitler’s Hangman Getty: Practicing Stalinism Gilbert: In Ishmael’s House Gilbert: Planning Democracy Gillingham: Richard I Gimbel: Einstein Ginsborg: Family Politics Glover: Founders as Fathers Goldring: Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester Gombrich: A Little History of the World Goodall: The English Castle Goodman: The Power of Pictures Gordon: Calvin Gordon: Indecent Exposures Gorodetsky: The Maisky Diaries Gornick: Emma Goldman Gott: Cuba Green: The Hundred Years War Gregg: Queen Anne
Page Author/Title 7 12 8 19 26 35 29 4 4 24 7 25 5 30 39 14 2 1 39 41 5 26 4 36 15 41 1 1 12 39 11 35 25 21 14 32 15 15 16 26 26 18 26 26 4 25 19 30 24 38 31 15 5 19 31 36 19 19 29 29 9 41 20 37 38 28 1 37 15
Griffey: On Display Griffin: Liberty’s Dawn Guilding: Owning the Past Haas: Forbidden Music Halperin: Babel in Zion Hamori: Women’s Divination in Biblical literature Harms et al: Indian Ocean Slavery Harris: The End of Byzantium Harris: The Lost World of Byzantium Hartley: Siberia Haskell: The King’s Pictures Haslam: Russia’s Cold War Hatton: George I Hayton: The South China Sea Heffron: Louisa Catherine Hendrix: Martin Luther Hicks: The Wars of the Roses Higham & Ryan: The Anglo-Saxon World Hodes: Mourning Lincoln Hodgson: JFK and LBJ Hollister: Henry I Hopper: Slaves of One Master Housley: Fighting for the Cross Hunter: Boyle Hurlburt: Daughter of Venice Hutchison: The War That Used Up Words Hutton: Blood and Mistletoe Hutton: Pagan Britain Jackson: Dirty Old London Jacoby: The Great Agnostic Jeal: Livingstone Jones: Art of Empire Jones: Myth, Memory, Trauma Judah: The Serbs Jütte: The Age of Secrecy Jütte: The Strait Gate Kamen: Philip of Spain Kamen: The Spanish Inquisition Kaplan: Cunegonde’s Kidnapping Karsh: Islamic Imperialism Karsh: Palestine Betrayed Kater: Weimar Katouzian: The Persians Keddie: Modern Iran Keen: Chivalry Kelly: St Petersburg Kershaw: Hitler, the Germans, and Final Solution Khan: The Great Partition Khlevniuk: Stalin Kidd: George Whitefield Kiely: The Compelling Ideal Kim: Travelling Artist in the Italian Renaissance King: King Stephen Kitchen: Speer Klaus: Forging Capitalism Knight: Voyaging in Strange Seas Kohut: A German Generation Kühne: Belonging and Genocide Laband: Zulu Warriors LaGamma: Kongo Laird: A Natural History of English Gardening Laney: German Rocketeers in the Heart of Dixie Lang: Primo Levi Larson: An Empire of Ice Lavin: Connecticut’s Indigenous Peoples Lawrance: Amistad’s Orphans Lawrence-Mathers: The True History of Merlin Lemov: Database of Dreams Lincoln: Brilliant Discourse
INDEX Page Author/Title 30 39 5 8 10 29 29 6 35 33 4 40 33 7 37 13 9 21 35 35 26 21 23 36 34 34 11 37 16 40 16 21 5 34 24 16 26 10 8 11 20 22 41 35 33 23 16 8 17 34 5 14 41 39 32 15 7 2 35 18 14 32 17 5 31 8 28 5 22
Lintner: Great Game East Lipman: The Saltwater Frontier Loach: Edward VI Lord: The Great Plague Lord: The Hellfire Clubs Lynch: New Worlds Lynch: Simón Bolívar MacCulloch: Thomas Cranmer MacDonald: Hannibal Macrakis: Prisoners, Lovers, and Spies Madigan: Medieval Christianity Magliocca: Tragedy of William Jennings Bryan Mandler: Return from the Natives Manley: Lord Strange’s Men and Their Plays Marks: The Lock and Key of Medicine Marriott: Beyond the Tower Marschner: Queen Caroline Marsh: The Euro Martin: Ancient Greece Martin: Ancient Rome Mather: Pashas Matynia: An Uncanny Era Mazower: Inside Hitler’s Greece McGrayne: The Theory That Would Not Die McGregor: Back to the Garden McKenzie: Architecture of Alexandria and Egypt McLynn: Captain Cook McMillen: Discovering Tuberculosis McPhee: Robespierre Melillo: Strangers on Familiar Soil Merriman: Massacre Michnik: The Trouble with History Miller: James II Mitchell: Democracy’s Beginning Mitchell: Nietzsche’s Orphans Monod: Solomon’s Secret Arts Morris: 1948 Morris: Sex, Money and Personal Character Morrison: Apethorpe Muir: Wellington, Vols I and II Müller: Contesting Democracy Mulligan: The Great War for Peace Nash: Wilderness and the American Mind Niditch: The Responsive Self Nongbri: Before Religion Nord: France 1940 Oakley: The Watershed of Modern Politics Ohlmeyer: Making Ireland English Olds: Forging the Past Oppenheim: Ancient Egypt Transformed Ormrod: Edward III Ozment: The Serpent and the Lamb Paget: Patriotic Betrayal Paine: Selected Writings of Thomas Paine Parker: Global Crisis Parker: Imprudent King Parry: The Arch Conjuror of England Penman: Robert the Bruce Peppard: The World’s Oldest Church Petropoulos: Artists under Hitler Pettegree: The Book in the Renaissance Pettegree: The Invention of News Phillips: Becoming Freud Phillips: Edward II Phillips: On Historical Distance Pincus: 1688 Polasky: Revolutions Without Borders Prestwich: Edward I Prior: Gallipoli
Page Author/Title 23 22 22 27 40 34 15 40 40 14 25 16 15 3 13 13 39 5 24 5 24 22 3 40 38 13 26 33 25 5 5 39 12 23 31 30 24 27 32 41 30 7 7 7 25 19 21 31 3 27 12 5 38 9 39 27 22 20 35 30 18 12 20 31 20 10 30 21 27
Prior: When Britain Saved the West Prior & Wilson: Passchendaele Prior & Wilson: The Somme Prose: Peggy Guggenheim Pugh: America Dancing Rahe: The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta Randolph: Touching Objects Ransby: Eslanda Reid: The Sea Is My Country Richardson: The Field of Cloth of Gold Roberts: Stalin’s Wars Robertson: An Atlas of the Peninsular War Robertson: Rome 1600 Romano: Markets and Marketplaces Rose: Intellectual Life of British Working Classes Rose: The Literary Churchill Rosenheim: Photography and American Civil War Ross: Edward IV Ross: Like a Bomb Going Off Ross: Richard III Rubenstein: Leon Trotsky Rubin & Schwanitz: Nazis, Islamists and Making Rudy: Postcards on Parchment Rushdy: American Lynching Sachs: Home Rule Saint: Survey of London: Battersea vol 49 Sanbar: The Palestinians Satlow: How the Bible Became Holy Satter: It Was a Long Time Ago Saul: Richard II Scarisbrick: Henry VIII Schermerhorn: The Business of Slavery Schneider: Engines of Truth Schrijvers: Those Who Hold Bastogne Schui: Austerity Scott: The Art of Not Being Governed Senelick & Ostrovsky: The Soviet Theater Shapira: Ben-Gurion Shapiro: Charter of the United Nations Sharlet: Radiant Truths Sharma: Gandhi Sharpe: Image Wars Sharpe: Rebranding Rule Sharpe: Selling the Tudor Monarchy Shearer: Stalin and the Lubianka Sherratt: Hitler’s Philosophers Shkandrij: Ukrainian Nationalism Shili: New Treatise on the Uniqueness Sicard: The Origins of Corporations Siegel: Groucho Marx Slater: The Great Charles Dickens Scandal Smith: George IV Smith: Robert Morris’s Folly Solkin: Art in Britain 1660–1815 Smithers: The Cherokee Diaspora Stern: The Genius Stichelbaut: The Great War Seen from the Air Stone: The Liberation of the Camps Stoneman: Xerxes Strangio: Hun Sen’s Cambodia Stratigakos: Hitler at Home Stratmann: The Marquess of Queensberry Suchoff: In Those Nightmarish Days Summerhill: Inglorious Revolution Sutnik: Memory Unearthed Swingen: Competing Visions of Empire Talbot: A History of Modern South Asia Tanner: Croatia Taylor: Proust
Page Author/Title 3 13 22 29 5 36 37 21 13 16 10 2 21 23 25 2 17 2 13 4 40 39 40 14 21 31 39 4 36 39 9 9 11 17 32 5 5 40 12 28 37 8 8 31 33 40 9 36 7 21 21 18 3 5 9 27 41 2 36 17 40 20 30
Taylor: The Virgin Warrior Thom: Survey of London: Battersea vol 50 Thomas: The Great War Thompson: A History of South Africa Thompson: George II Thomson: Jefferson’s Shadow Thomson: Private Doubt, Public Dilemma Thorpe: The Danube Thurley: Men from the Ministry Treasure: The Huguenots Trevor-Roper: History and the Enlightenment Trevor-Roper: The Invention of Scotland Tsutsiev: Atlas of Ethno-Political History Tucker: War/Photography Tumarkin et al: The Power of Pictures Turner: Eleanor of Aquitaine Turner: European Intellectual History Turner: Julian of Norwich, Theologian Turner: The Old Boys Turner: Thomas Aquinas Upton: What Can and Can’t Be Said Utley: Geronimo Utley: Wanted Van Campen: Asia in Amsterdam Van Middelaar: The Passage to Europe Van Schaik: Tibet VanDevelder: Savages and Scoundrels Vauchez: Francis of Assisi Vaughn: Hawthorn Venet: A Changing Wind Vickery: Behind Closed Doors Vickery: The Gentleman’s Daughter Vincent: Nelson Vushko: The Politics of Cultural Retreat Walzer: The Paradox of Liberation Warren: Henry II Warren: King John Warren: Who Speaks for the Negro? Waterfield: The People’s Galleries Webb: Marlborough’s America Weightman: Eureka Weil: A Plague of Informers Weisser: Ill Composed Wemheuer: Famine Politics in Maoist China Wilken: The First Thousand Years Wilkins: Hollow Justice Willes: The Gardens of the British Working Class Williams: Naturalists at Sea Wills: Making Make-Believe Real Wilson: Ukraine Crisis Wilson: The Ukrainians Winkler: The Age of Catastrophe Winroth: The Conversion of Scandinavia Wolffe: Henry VI Wollstonecraft: Vindication of Rights of Woman Wolpe: David Woodward: The Letters of C. Vann Woodward Woolgar: The Culture of Food in England Wootton: Galileo Wrigley: Roman Fever Yochelson: Jacob A. Riis Zapruder: Salvaged Pages Zhou: Forgotten Voices of Mao’s Great Famine
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