Forthcoming History Books

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11. Ambiguities of Empire

    Essays in Honour of Andrew Porter

    Edited by Robert Holland, Sarah Stockwell

    This book comprises essays offered by friends, colleagues, and former students in tribute to Andrew Porter, on the occasion of his retirement from the Rhodes Chair in Imperial History at the University of London. The contributors, including many distinguished historians, explore through a...

    To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
12. Ancient Rome at Work

    An Economic History of Rome From the Origins to the Empire

    By Paul Louis

    Series: Economic History

    To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
13. The Aegean Civilization

    By G. Glotz

    Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a period of decisive historical discovery. The aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize...

    To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
14. By the Sweat of Their Brow

    Women workers at Victorian Coal Mines

    By Angela V. John

    Series: Economic History

    The pit brow lasses who sorted coal and performed a variety of jobs above ground at British coal mines prompted a violent debate about women’s work in the nineteenth century. Seen as the prime example of degraded womanhood, the pit brow woman was regarded as an aberration in a masculine domain,...

    To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
15. Black Star Over Japan

    Rising Forces of Militarism

    By Albert Axelbank

    Series: Routledge Library Editions: Japan

    The Japanese are the only people in the world who have experienced the horror of nuclear weapons with their own flesh. Atomic holocaust was followed by American occupation and the American-inspired, postwar Japanese ‘Peace Constitution’ which explicitly outlawed Japanese military forces and the use...

    To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
16. The Anti-Corn Law League

    1838-1846

    By Norman McCord

    Series: Economic History

    Although the Anti-Corn Law league played a most important part in the politics of the 1840's, there is no modern study of its activities and organization. Based on several years work on the original sources, as well as papers belonging to George Wilson, President of the League for most of its life,...

    To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
17. The Attack on Feudalism in Eighteenth-Century France

    By J.Q.C. Mackrell

    To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
18. The History of Buddhist Thought

    By Edward J. Thomas

    Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a period of decisive historical discovery. The aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize...

    To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
19. The Pacific

    By Donald B. Freeman

    Series: Seas in History

    In this fascinating and exciting overview, Donald B. Freeman explores the role of the Pacific Ocean in human history. Covering over one third of the globe, the Pacific Ocean plays a vital role in the lives and fortunes of more than two billion people who live on its rim-lands and islands. It...

    To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
20. The Royal Society: Concept and Creation

    By Margery Purver

    Series: Routledge Library Editions: History & Philosophy of Science

    Originally published in 1967. The origin of the Royal Society has long been obscured by baffling discrepancies in the evidence. This volume investigates its underlying purpose and creation, at the same time uncovering the real nature of its debt to Francis Bacon and its role in the scientific...

    To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge