History News & Updates
Articles, News, Promotions and Updates from Routledge and the Taylor & Francis Group.
Recent Articles
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The American Civil War - A Literary and Historical Anthology, 2nd Edition
"This volume captures a diversity of perspectives on the Civil War, and impresses on us the important role literature, across genres, played during the conflict." - Colleen G. Boggs*
Teaching a course? Order your complimentary exam copy here
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The Nativist Movement in America - Religious Conflict in the 19th Century
"Katie Oxx wonderfully brings us into an America teeming with religious violence, where convents were burned, riots ravaged cities over Bibles, and stealing stones became an expression of patriotic Protestantism." - Edward J. Blum*
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David Turner & Irina Metzler appearing on BBC4 program!
Beginning 27 May, BBC4 will be presenting a new 10-part series called Disability: A New History, which follows journalist Peter White as he uncovers new historical sources on what life was like for the physically disabled in the 18th and 19th centuries. Dr. David Turner, author of Disability in Eighteenth-Century England, served as the academic advisor for the series and will be making an appearance on the show, as will author Irina Metzler, whose book A Social History of Disability in the Middle Ages just published this March. We look forward to hearing them share their expertise and invite all readers to tune in to the program!
More information on Disability: A New History can be found here
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Author Appearance - Geoff Eley at GHIL’s Ethics of Seeing Conference
Geoff Eley, author of Nazism as Fascism, will be taking part in the German Historical Institute London's upcoming Ethics of Seeing conference.
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First World War Nursing
This book brings together a collection of works by scholars who have produced some of the most innovative and influential work on the topic of First World War nursing in the last ten years. They draw on a wide range of hitherto neglected historical sources, including diaries, novels, letters and material culture. The result is a fully-rounded new study of nurses’ unique and compelling perspectives on the unprecedented experiences of the First World War.
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Now Available: Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall was an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court from 1967 to 1991. He was the first African American to hold that position, and was one of the most influential legal actors of his time. Through this concise biography, accompanied by primary sources that present Marshall in his own words, students will learn what Marshall did (and did not do) during his life, why those actions were important, and what effects his efforts had on the larger course of American history.
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What is Microhistory?
"The voices of two authors combine in this important analysis of the evolving character of microhistory. This study guides the reader through the achievements of microhistory to date. It also offers a thought-provoking perspective on the potential for microhistory to continue to make a significant contribution to our understanding of the past." - Graeme Murdock, Trinity College Dublin, Republic of Ireland
This unique and detailed analysis provides the first accessible and comprehensive introduction to the origins, development, methodology of microhistory – one of the most significant innovations in historical scholarship to have emerged in the last few decades. Authors Sigurður Gylfi Magnússon and István M. Szijártó survey the significant characteristics shared by large groups of microhistorians, and how these have now established an acknowledged place within any general discussion of the theory and methodology of history as an academic discipline.
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The Cuban Missile Crisis
For thirteen days in October of 1962, a truly perilous flirtation with nuclear war developed between the United States and USSR, as the superpowers argued over the installation of Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba. In six concise chapters, Alice George introduces the history of Cold War America and contextualizes its political, social, and cultural legacy. This will be a must-read for anyone looking for an in-depth summary of these important events.
Please follow this link if you are teaching and would like to receive a complimentary copy to consider for adoption.
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In the News: British Prime Ministers From Balfour to Brown
The origins of the post of Prime Minister can be traced back to the eighteenth century when Sir Robert Walpole became the monarch’s principal minister. From the dawn of the twentieth century to the early years of the twenty-first, however, both the power and the significance of the role have been transformed.
Offering biographical sketches of all twenty individuals who have held the office between 1902 and 2010, including the recently departed Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Ministers provides an essential resource for students of political history and general readers alike. Click here to learn more! -
Recently Reissued: The Pleasures of the Imagination
Widely praised on first release, John Brewer's The Pleasures of the Imagination: English Culture in the Eighteenth Century has recently been reissued by Routledge. From the garrets of Grub Street to the stages of Covent Garden, the book charts the growth of a literary and artistic world fostered by publishers, theatrical and musical impresarios, picture dealers and auctioneers, and presented to the public in coffee-houses, concert halls, libraries, theatres and pleasure gardens.
Click here to be transported!