History

About the Book The second edition of this well-regarded volume explores the societies of the Middle East and North Africa. Presenting original stud...

This book examines the evolution of British propaganda practice during the course of the twentieth century.

This new edition of Burton Stein's classic A History of India builds on the success of the original to provide an updated narrative of the developm...

About the Book R.S. Sharma, one of the best-known historians of early India, provides a comprehensive yet accessible text on the ancient period of ...

About the Book Effective Supervisory Relationships: Best Evidence and Practice is the first book to explore in detail the Supervisory Relationship,...

“Nothing once begun should be abandoned unless it is proved to be morally wrong.” The Story of My Experiments with Truth is the intimate memoir of ...

About the Book This Fissured Land, first published in 1992, presents an interpretative history ecological history of the Indian subcontinent. It of...

About the Book A comprehensive review of World War II that offers a global-level analysis Written for academics and students of history, World War ...

About the Book An introduction to women and gender in the classical world that draws on the most recent research in the field Women in Classical An...

About the Book Between 1450 and 1750 Europe underwent tremendous political, religious and cultural change - change which laid the foundations for t...

About the Book This is the first edition since 1981 of this standard textbook for upper school and undergraduate students of European politics and ...

About the Book The full history of St. Patrick's day is captured here for the first time in The Wearing of the Green. Illustrated with photos, the ...

This book presents the oral testimony of Subhashini (1914 2003), head of a well-known Arya Samaj institution devoted to women's education in rural ...

About the Book Victorian America and the Civil War examines the relationships between American Victorian culture and the Civil War. The author argu...

About the Book The year is 1950 ; the Liaquat -Nehru Pact has been signed between India and Pakistan; she doesn't know it will change her life fore...

About the Book Critical acclaim for William B. Breuer ""A first-class historian."" --The Wall Street Journal Vendetta! ""A wealth of insights.""--L...

About the Book Popular, prolific, and impassioned, British historian A. J. P. Taylor (1906-1990) was also outspoken, controversial, and quarrelsome...

The official records of the trial that culminated in the death sentence of Mangal Pandey, hailed by some as the one who initiated India’s First War...

Contributed articles on the sufferings of women during the partition of Bengal in 1947; includes personal narratives.

About the Book Bernier provides us with a riveting chronicle of that time, so vastly different from our own yet so pregnant with meaning for us as ...

About the Book From the Straits of Gibraltar to Sicily, the European northern Mediterranean nations to the shores of North Africa, the western Medi...

About the Book Organized chronologically, this is the second of two volumes which provide an introduction to the Western humanities - art, music, p...

About the Book The War fo Independence had a substantial impact on the lives of all Americans, establishing a nation and confirming American identi...

About the Book The monarchs of the Tudor period are among some of the most well-known figures in British history. John Guy presents a compelling an...

About the Book What is terrorism and can it ever be defended? Beginning with its definition, proceeding to its possible justifications, and culmina...

Since the Hiroshima and Nagasaki attacks, no state has unleashed nuclear weapons. What explains this? According to the author, the answer lies in a...

About the Book Historians are very much aware of the variety of national and international trends that have shaped historical inquiry in recent dec...

This engaging survey of the Space Age links science and technology with politics and popular culture, war and peace, and crises and controversies. ...

About the Book An acclaimed historian explores the dynamic history of the twentieth century Soviet Union In ten concise and compelling chapters, Th...

The sixth edition of The Sixties is a provocative account of a transformative era in American history, exploring the significant political, social,...

The Sistine Chapel is one of the world’s most magnificent buildings, and the frescos that decorate its ceiling and walls are a testimony to the cre...