Peter Burke explores major themes in the social and cultural history of the languages spoken or written in Europe between …
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They were among Canada's most desperate criminals, yet their names have been all but forgotten in the annals of history …
With some notable exceptions, the subject of outlawry in medieval and early-modern English history has attracted relatively little scholarly attention. …
To its millions of fans, country music is America's music, offering a window on the sweet dreams and cruel disappointments …
A landmark history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the …
What is the connection between May Day and the Statue of Liberty? Between ancient solstice fires and Fourth of July …
Ranging from cuneiform to shorthand, from archaic Greek to modern Chinese, from Old Persian to modern Cherokee, this is the …
The Islamic State is one of the most lethal and successful jihadist groups in modern history, surpassing even al-Qaeda. Thousands …
The long story of Greek terrorism was meant to have ended in the summer of 2002 with the collapse of …
A Companion to the War Film contains 27 original essays that examine all aspects of the genre, from the traditional …
The Audible Past explores the cultural origins of sound reproduction. It describes a distinctive sound culture that gave birth to …
Sonic Persuasion: Reading Sound in the Recorded Age critically analyzes a range of sounds on vocal and musical recordings, on …
So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind tells you what …
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This book offers a new interpretation of German law and politics during the era between the Thirty Years’ War and …
This radical, profoundly scholarly book explores the purposes and nature of proof in a range of historical settings. It overturns …
"From corn flakes to pancakes, Breakfast: A History explores this "most important meal of the day" as a social and …
A global history of breakfast cereal, from the first grain porridges to off-brand Cheerios. Simple, healthy, and comforting, breakfast cereals …
From beer to Coca-Cola, the six drinks that have helped shape human historyThroughout human history, certain drinks have done much …
"From the New York Times-bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Everything Bad Is Good for You, a …
Though it is clearly an exceptionally important part of popular culture, witchcraft has generated a variety of often contradictory interpretations, …
Enlightened Zeal examines the fascinating history of the Hudson’s Bay Company’s involvement in scientific networks during the company’s two-hundred year …
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In the early years of the twenty-first century, the ideas that were first proposed over two hundred years ago could …
Two centuries after their expedition awoke the nation both to the promise and to the disquiet of the vast territory …
Histories of Sexology: Between Science and Politics takes an interdisciplinary and reflexive approach to the historiography of sexology. Drawing on …
Ideas about human sexuality and sexual development changed dramatically across the first half of the 20th century. As scholars such …
With the ending of the Cold War, the B-52's traditional combat role became redundant, and the USAF looked for new …
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Twenty five years ago, it didn't exist. Today, twenty million people worldwide are surfing the Net. Where Wizards Stay Up …
Witnesses report that at least 600,000, if not as many as three million people primarily of Jewish faith, were murdered …
The so-called ''Bunkers'' at Auschwitz-Birkenau are claimed to have been the first homicidal gas chambers at Auschwitz specifically erected for …
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