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The nation-state and the colonial state have always been the same thing: the ethnic and religious majorities of the former…

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In 1918, the U.S. Army Signal Corps sent 223 women to France at General Pershing's explicit request. They were masters of…

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A one-of-a-kind guided tour through the iconic gates of Harvard Yard, led by Pulitzer Prize–winning architecture critic…

Dio Cassius (Cassius Dio), ca. 150 235 CE, was born at Nicaea in Bithynia in Asia Minor. On the death of his father (Roman…

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Traversing 2,500 years of global history, Ulbe Bosma shows how sugar, once a luxury reserved for Eastern emperors, stoked a…

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The great themes woven through John Lukacs's spirited, concise history of the twentieth century are inseparable from the…

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Das Kapital im 21. Jahrhundert ist ein Werk von außergewöhnlichem Ehrgeiz, von großer Originalität und von beeindruckendem…

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A New York Times Notable Book of the YearA Times Literary Supplement Book of the YearA Globe and Mail Best Book of the YearA…

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The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution is a classic of American historical literature required reading for…

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"The fascinating story of arguably the greatest queen in sub-Saharan African history, who surely deserves a place in the…

In 1865, in the aftermath of civil war, the North and South of America began a slow process of reconciliation. This book…

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"This book has the potential to change CEO mindsets, human resource practices, manager behavior, and employee well-being-if…

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A Seminary Co-op Notable BookA BBC Sky at Night Best Book"An impressively comprehensive bird's-eye view of a research topic…

Across four centuries and multiple continents, British colonialism was above all the business of corporations. Corporations…

A Short History of European Law brings to life 2,500 years of legal history, tying current norms to the circumstances of…

In the memoir The Torture Camp on Paradise Street, Ukrainian journalist and writer Stanislav Aseyev details his experience…

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Harvey C. Mansfield traces the birth of modern political philosophy to MachiavelliÂ’s brief on behalf of rational control of…

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A luminous, groundbreaking biography of one of the most important literary figures of the twentieth century, best known for…

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From the temptation of Eve to the venomous murder of the mighty Thor, the serpent appears throughout time and cultures as a…

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Read the Bldg Blog interview with Mary Beard about the Wonders of the World series(Part I and Part II)Westminster Abbey is…

Neil Schaeffer presents here a wholly original, compellingly human portrait of the "divine Marquis," the enigmatic legend…

Beginning in 1950, the state of Israel prosecuted and jailed dozens of Holocaust survivors who had served as camp kapos or…

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After the collapse of the Han dynasty in the third century CE, China divided along a north-south line. Mark Lewis traces the…

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Ancient Greek Heroes, Athletes, Poetry centers on masterpieces of ancient Greek literature, from the Iliad and Odyssey to…

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Library of History is in three parts: mythical history to the Trojan War; history to Alexander's death (323 BC); history to…

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The era of Old Comedy (ca. 485-ca. 380 BC), when theatrical comedy was created and established, is best known through the…

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Library of History is in three parts: mythical history to the Trojan War; history to Alexander's death (323 BC); history to…

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The main aim of Roman Antiquities, which began to appear in 7 BC, was to reconcile Greeks to Roman rule. Of the twenty books…

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The major works by Josephus are History of the Jewish War, from 170 BC to his own time, and Jewish Antiquities, from…

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Dio Cassius (Cassius Dio), ca. AD 150-235, was born in Bithynia. Dio's work is a vital source for the last years of the…

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In the memoir The Torture Camp on Paradise Street, Ukrainian journalist and writer Stanislav Aseyev details his experience…

\nOnce sidelined from public memory, World War II is now a historical touchstone in China. Rana Mitter links reassessment of…

\nWritings on Body and Soul includes a selection of the theological, historical, and devotional works of Aelred, the…

\nStandard histories of infectious disease celebrate brilliant minds such as Florence Nightingale, John Snow, and Robert…

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AFinancial TimesBest History Book of the Year.AFinancial TimesSummer Reading Favorite\"[V]ividly evokes cultural life in…

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It can seem as though the Cold War division of Europe was inevitable. But Stalin was more open to a settlement on the…

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Marco Santagata illuminates one of the world's supreme poets from many angles philosopher, father, courtier, political…

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The ancient Greeks' concept of "the hero" was very different from what we understand by the term today. In 24 installments,…

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In his most influential work, the Metamorphoses, Ovid (43 BC-AD 17) weaves a hexametric whole from a huge range of myths,…

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Arrian's "Anabasis of Alexander" in seven books is the best account we have of Alexander's adult life. "Indica, " a…

Sappho, the most famous woman poet of antiquity, whose main theme was love, and Alcaeus, poet of wine, war, and politics,…

Tacitus (Cornelius), famous Roman historian, was born in 55, 56 or 57 CE and lived to about 120. He became an orator,…

Pliny the Elder, tireless researcher and writer, is author of the encyclopedic "Natural History," in 37 books, an unrivaled…

Tacitus (Cornelius), famous Roman historian, was born in 55, 56 or 57 CE and lived to about 120. He became an orator,…

Procopius, born at Caesarea in Palestine late in the 5th century, became a lawyer. In 527 CE he was made legal adviser and…

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History of the Wars by Procopius (late fifth century to after AD 558) consists largely of sixth-century military history,…

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The only extant work by Livy is part of his history of Rome from the foundation of the city to 9 BC. Of its 142 books, 1-10,…