Through a series of chronological essays surveying the important period of 1500 to 1707, The New British History explore
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Cycling is currently enjoying a boom in popularity. What are the reasons behind this phenomenon? How have perceptions an
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What is the state? The State of Freedom offers an important new take on this classic question by exploring what exactly
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This political history studies the phenomenal growth of the modern British state’s interest in collecting, collating and
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While some scholars would argue that there was no “Iraq” before King Faysal’s coronation in 1921, Iraqi history spans fo
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All groups tell stories about their beginnings. Such tales are oft-repeated, finely wrought, and usually much beloved. A
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In this bold reevaluation of a decisive moment in American history, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Hiltzik dispel
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For over 1500 years before the Empire Windrush docked on British shores, people of African descent have played a signifi
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A compelling history of British imperial culture, showing how it was adopted and subverted by colonial subjects around t
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