History

Athens: Its rise and fall Book I examines the development of a city that shaped political thought, cultural expression, and collective identity.

Bittersweet Legacy is the dramatic story of the relationship between two generations of black and white southerners in Charlotte, North Carolina, from 1850 to 1910.

Chess history and reminiscences explores the development of the game across regions and eras while blending historical analysis with reflective commentary.

To many observers, Anastasio Somoza, who ruled Nicaragua from 1936 until his assassination in 1956, personified the worst features of a dictator.

The rise of the Dutch Republic - Complete (1555-66) offers a sweeping historical account of the Netherlands' transformation from a fragmented territory under oppressive rule into an independent and flourishing republic.

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Confiscation: An outline puts forward a radical critique of economic inequality in the United States, arguing for enforced limits on personal wealth and redistribution of fortunes in the late 19th century.

The rise of the Dutch Republic Volume 15 explores the intense political and military upheavals that defined the Netherlands during its turbulent fight for independence.

The history of the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic Volume 1 presents a detailed exploration of the reign of Spain's Catholic Monarchs, highlighting their efforts in unifying the nation and shaping its political, military, and religious landscape.

Reinhold Wagnleitner argues that cultural propaganda played an enormous part in integrating Austrians and other Europeans into the American sphere during the Cold War.

The thirty years war Volume 4 explores a fragile turning point marked by the loss of a central unifying force and the instability that follows.

When Confederate men marched off to battle, southern women struggled with the new responsibilities of directing farms and plantations, providing for families, and supervising increasingly restive slaves.

Roman Ambitions explores papal politics and humanist culture through the biographical framework of Thomas James (d.

This book tells the compelling story of postemancipation Colombia, from the liberation of the slaves in the 1850s through the countrys first general labor strikes in the 1910s.

London in 1731 offers a vivid portrayal of a growing city shaped by its expanding population, evolving institutions, and the intricate rhythms of daily urban life.

Marcie Cohen Ferris gathers a constellation of leading journalists, farmers, chefs, entrepreneurs, scholars, and food activistsalong with photographer Baxter Miller to offer a deeply immersive portrait of North Carolinas contemporary food landscape.

Critical and historical essays Volume I offers an analytical exploration of England's past through a series of essays that balance interpretation with reflective critique.

Yale Papyri in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library IV springs from work undertaken at Yale University's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, at its Papyrological Summer Institute in 2003.

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The great intendant: A chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada, 1665-1672 traces the revitalization of a struggling colony through the efforts of a determined administrator whose work reshaped its future.

In an examination of religion coverage in Time, Newsweek, Life, The Saturday Evening Post, Ebony, Christianity Today, National Review, and other news and special interest magazines, Sean McCloud combines religious history and social theory to analyze how and why mass-market magazines depicted religions as mainstream or fringe in the postWorld War II United States.

Royalty restored or London under Charles II explores how a nation shifts from strict governmental control back to a revived monarchy.

In the 1930s and 1940s, a loose alliance of blacks and whites, individuals and organizations, came together to offer a radical alternative to southern conservative politics.

The lifestyle of a Renaissance prince and his court was a work of art in itself: a dazzling spectacle which propagated the power, dignity and fame of the monarch.

First published in 1969, The Field of Cloth of Gold is a study of a central event in the history of England and France.

Are you aware that the current events shaping our world reflect apocalyptic biblical predictions?

No country's history has been more obscured by prejudice and emotion than Ireland's.

Challenging incarceration and policing was central to the postwar Black Freedom Movement.

2025 BREWINGTON BOOK PRIZE WINNERThe schooner America was a technological marvel and a child star.

Brian Behnken offers a sweeping examination of the interactions between Mexican-origin people and law enforcementboth legally codified police agencies and extralegal justiceacross the U.

2025 BREWINGTON BOOK PRIZE WINNERThe schooner America was a technological marvel and a child star.

Modern politics is preoccupied with states of emergency.

This collection of essays explores the lives and roles of women in antiquity.

Between the Great Depression and the mid-1970s, hitchhikers were a common sight for motorists, as American service members, students, and adventurers sought out the romance of the road in droves.

An overview of the military actions and battlefields of three consecutive engagements during the "e;ten crucial days"e; of the American Revolution.

Originally published by UNC Press in 1952, The Railroads of the Confederacy tells the story of the first use of railroads on a major scale in a major war.

Living the Dream tells the history behind the establishment of Martin Luther King Jr.

Beginning with the introduction of abortion law in the nineteenth century, this reader includes important documents from nearly two hundred years of debate over abortion.

Fewer Americans were captured or missing during the Vietnam War than in any previous major military conflict in U.

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Though Cuba was among the first countries in the world to utilize rail transport, the history of its railroads has been little studied.

Few places are more notorious for civil rightsera violence than Philadelphia, Mississippi, the site of the 1964 Mississippi Burning murders.

Longtime resident of Japan and Japanese culture expert Donald Richie shares his private recollections, capturing the personalities of the Japanese people with insight and humor.

Down the mother lode: Pioneer tales of California presents an account of the California Gold Rush shaped through recollections, regional history, and reflections on how a single discovery transformed an entire landscape.

An epic journey on foot from Dingle to Burr Point in search of Ireland's lost footpaths, and a quest to unravel the complexities of countryside access in Ireland and Britain.

The Great Hunger in nineteenth-century Ireland was a major human tragedy of modern times.

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This is the biography of Jose Ocampo.

Brian Behnken offers a sweeping examination of the interactions between Mexican-origin people and law enforcementboth legally codified police agencies and extralegal justiceacross the U.

First published in 1998, Nationalism and Violence, edited by Christopher Dandeker, provides an interdisciplinary analysis of the roots of violent national conflicts within and between states.