History: specific events and topics

Scholarship on Black internationalism has experienced a revival.

*Booklist starred review* The captivating biography of Abe Saperstein, creator of the Harlem GlobetrottersThe original Harlem Globetrotters weren't from Harlem, and they didn't start out as globetrotters.

Discover anew the herstory of art that Publishers Weekly calls "e;illuminating"e; and Foreword Reviews calls "e;spirited"e; for an enlightening art history read.

Discover anew the herstory of art that Publishers Weekly calls "e;illuminating"e; and Foreword Reviews calls "e;spirited"e; for an enlightening art history read.

Now in an expanded second edition to include new technologies, and incorporating post-pandemic developments, this is the first book to focus solely on developing the readers' personal wine selling skills-for producers, distributors, and direct to the consumer.

Beginning with the roots of anti-Semitism in early Christian Europe, this book traces the evolution of the Jewish stereotype as the evil "e;other,"e; which culminated in Adolf Hitler's war against the Jews, wherein he sought to eliminate through mass murder every Jewish man, woman and child.

In this compelling book, Lithuanian author Ruta Vanagaite holds an extended conversation with noted historian Christoph Dieckmann.

Finland was part of Sweden until 1809, it then became a Grand Duchy of the Russian Empire until it declared its independence on December 6, 1917.

Though the end of the Civil War brought legal emancipation to African-American people, it is a fact of history that their social oppression continued long after.

Historical Dictionary of Chinese Intelligence, Second Edition covers the history of Chinese Intelligence from 400 B.

*Booklist starred review* The captivating biography of Abe Saperstein, creator of the Harlem GlobetrottersThe original Harlem Globetrotters weren't from Harlem, and they didn't start out as globetrotters.

Now in an expanded second edition to include new technologies, and incorporating post-pandemic developments, this is the first book to focus solely on developing the readers' personal wine selling skills-for producers, distributors, and direct to the consumer.

The first contemporary biography of the man credited with introducing basketball to African American athletes on a wide-scale, organized basis.

A critical and insightful exploration of arguably the greatest television show of the twenty-first century.

Though the end of the Civil War brought legal emancipation to African-American people, it is a fact of history that their social oppression continued long after.

Beginning with the roots of anti-Semitism in early Christian Europe, this book traces the evolution of the Jewish stereotype as the evil "e;other,"e; which culminated in Adolf Hitler's war against the Jews, wherein he sought to eliminate through mass murder every Jewish man, woman and child.

Historical Dictionary of Chinese Intelligence, Second Edition covers the history of Chinese Intelligence from 400 B.

Finland was part of Sweden until 1809, it then became a Grand Duchy of the Russian Empire until it declared its independence on December 6, 1917.

The first contemporary biography of the man credited with introducing basketball to African American athletes on a wide-scale, organized basis.

Zeppelin Nights is social history at its best White creates a vivid picture of a city changed forever by war The Times2018 marks the centenary of the end of the First World War.

*Shortlisted for the Cundill History Prize*What would women do with their lives if they had more time?

A critical and insightful exploration of arguably the greatest television show of the twenty-first century.

The synagogue remains a central institution in Jewish life as a place of study, worship, and assembly, but each day brings word of a new challenging development within each of the larger movements to which synagogues belong-Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and Reconstructionist.

FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2026'Remarkable' GUARDIAN'Anyone disturbed and frightened by our current moral and intellectual morass should read it' PANKAJ MISHRAA leading genocide scholar explores the history of Zionism, Israel s lurch towards extreme oppression and violence, and why it stands accused of crimes against humanityProfessor Omer Bartov was born on a kibbutz, grew up in Tel Aviv and served in the Israel Defence Forces during the Yom Kippur War.

'Brilliantly written and genuinely one of the most important books I have ever read' - Ellie Mae O'Hagan An engrossing exploration of the science, history and politics of the Anthropocene, one of the most important scientific ideas of our time, from two world-renowned expertsMeteorites, methane, mega-volcanoes and now human beings; the old forces of nature that transformed Earth many millions of years ago are joined by another: us.

A brand-new look at the life and music of renowned composer Erich Wolfgang KorngoldErich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) was the last compositional prodigy to emerge from the Austro-German tradition of Mozart and Mendelssohn.

A brand-new look at the life and music of renowned composer Erich Wolfgang KorngoldErich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) was the last compositional prodigy to emerge from the Austro-German tradition of Mozart and Mendelssohn.

How sharing a home with extended family or friends serves as a crucial, but imperfect, private safety net for families with childrenMore than fifteen percent of US childrenover eleven millionlive in doubled-up households, sharing space with extended family or friends.

How sharing a home with extended family or friends serves as a crucial, but imperfect, private safety net for families with childrenMore than fifteen percent of US childrenover eleven millionlive in doubled-up households, sharing space with extended family or friends.

*Longlisted for the 2026 Cundill History Prize*When the gates of the last Magdalene Laundry closed in 1996, Ireland moved on.

'Charman writes with intelligence and generosity, and sprinkles her history with details that are enraging, provocative and, frequently, amusing' New StatesmanMotherhood is a political state.

A bold new history of psychology that uncovers the lost legacies of the women who shaped our understanding of what it is to be humanIf asked to name a psychologist, who springs to mind?

** A Financial Times Best Summer Book of 2025**A sweeping history of capitalism as seen through the eyes of its fiercest criticsAt a time when we are faced with fundamental questions about the sustainability and morality of the economic system, Capitalism and Its Critics provides a kaleidoscopic history of global capitalism, from colonialism and the Industrial Revolution to the ecological crisis and artificial intelligence.

Argues that letter writing enabled a disparate and politically marginal assortment of abolitionists to take shape as a mass movementAbolitionists and the Politics of Correspondence examines how opponents of slavery harnessed the power of letter writing to further their political aims, arguing that this practice enabled a disparate and politically marginal assortment of people to take shape as a coherent and powerful movement.

Argues that letter writing enabled a disparate and politically marginal assortment of abolitionists to take shape as a mass movementAbolitionists and the Politics of Correspondence examines how opponents of slavery harnessed the power of letter writing to further their political aims, arguing that this practice enabled a disparate and politically marginal assortment of people to take shape as a coherent and powerful movement.

Here is the most comprehensive guide to making your own Native American tools and weapons.

Dramatic, compelling, downright unbelievable accounts of the Coast Guard's often unsung heros.

Why did Catholicism attract so many unlikely converts in Britain during the twentieth century?

Compiled by bestselling author susan abulhawa, an Arabic-English bilingual anthology of true stories from eighteen young Palestinian writers trying to survive the genocide in Gaza.

A bold reinterpretation of perennial debates over the origins and development of slavery in colonial English North AmericaThe Household War offers a bold reinterpretation of perennial debates over the origins and development of slavery in colonial English North America.

Winner of The Navy Leagues 2024 Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for Literary Achievement.

Winner of The Navy Leagues 2024 Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for Literary Achievement.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, an inspiring vision of how to reorient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity and communityAs Indigenous scientist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy.

How can you live in the present when you're trying to bury the past?

Why should we study the history of sport?

' Exactly the book you need right now Stylist'You know how the best writers pinpoint something you ve felt for ages but haven t been able to articulate?

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Hanns and Rudolf - a gripping true story of unsolved murder, war, and injustice in Nazi-occupied Florence.

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE 2024SHORTLISTED FOR FOYLES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025AN OBSERVER BEST BOOK OF THE CENTURY SO FARLike a long winter s dream, this haunting and visionary new novel from 2024 Nobel Prize winner Han Kang takes us on a journey from contemporary South Korea into its painful history One of the most profound and skilled writers working on the contemporary world stage Deborah LevyBeginning one morning in December, We Do Not Part traces the path of Kyungha as she travels from the city of Seoul into the forests of Jeju Island, to the home of her old friend Inseon.