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GENERAL HISTORY
August, hb, £20, 9780195375664 Dreyer’s historical synthesis provides an overview of one of the world’s great civilisational rivalries. E
BEYOND THE NORTHLANDS: VIKING VOYAGES AND THE OLD NORSE SAGAS ELEANOR ROSAMUND BARRACLOUGH October, hb, £25, 9780198701248
A trip to the furthest edgelands of the Viking world. E
MR BARRY’S WAR: REBUILDING THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT AFTER THE GREAT FIRE OF 1834 CAROLINE SHENTON September, hb, £25, 9780198707196
The epic battle to re-build the Houses of Parliament after the great fire of 1834. E
THE GOLDEN TALKING- SHOP: THE OXFORD UNION DEBATES EMPIRE, WORLD WAR, REVOLUTION, AND WOMEN EDWARD PEARCE September, hb, £25, 9780198717232 The story of Britain in the first half of the 20th century. E
AMERICA BEWITCHED: THE STORY OF WITCHCRAFT AFTER SALEM OWEN DAVIES July, pb, £12.99, 9780198745389 The first major history of witchcraft in America. E
NAPOLEON: THE END OF GLORY MUNRO PRICE July, pb, £12.99, 9780198766230 The story of the dramatic two years leading to Napoleon’s abdication in 1814. E
THE RACE FOR PARADISE: AN ISLAMIC HISTORY OF THE CRUSADES PAUL M COBB October, pb, £12.99, 9780198787990 This epic story of the Crusades—told from a Muslim perspective. E
PAN
THE END OF THE COLD WAR: 1985 - 1991 ROBERT SERVICE July, pb, £12.99, 9780330517294
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A riveting account of how the Cold War came to an end. E
PAPILLOTE PRESS
NEG MAWON: THE FIGHTING MAROONS OF DOMINICA LENNOX HONYCHURCH October, pbo, £9.99, 9780993108662 How the enslaved people of Dominica fought to create a free society.
PENGUIN BOOKS
IN WARTIME: STORIES FROM UKRAINE TIM JUDAH July, pb, £9.99, 9780141981086 An urgent, insightful account of the human side of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
HOW TO PLAN A CRUSADE: REASON AND RELIGIOUS WAR IN THE MIDDLE AGES CHRISTOPHER TYERMAN September, pb, £10.99, 9780241954652 A lively and compelling account of how the crusades really worked.
THE GATES OF EUROPE: A HISTORY OF UKRAINE SERHII PLOKHY December, pb, £9.99, 9780141980614 The definitive history of Ukraine which helps us understand the country’s current crisis.
THE ZIMMERMANN TELEGRAM BARBARA TUCHMAN December, pb, £7.99, 9780241968260
A classic of narrative history, republished for the 100th anniversary of the telegram’s interception.
PENGUIN CLASSICS
THE ULTIMATE AMBITION IN THE ARTS OF ERUDITION SHIHAB AL-DIN AL- NUWAYRI October, pb, £11.99, 9780143107484 The first English-language catalogue of the world through 14th-century Arab eyes.
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
WOOD HICKS AND BARK PEELERS: A VISUAL HISTORY OF
PENNSYLVANIA’S RAILROAD LUMBERING COMMUNITIES; THE PHOTOGRAPHIC LEGACY OF WILLIAM T. CLARKE RONALD E OSTMAN; HARRY LITTELL; LINDA A RIES INTRO November, hb, £28.95, 9780271072074
The stunning documentary photography of William T Clarke to shape and share the story of Pennsylvania’s lumber heyday.
NOTHING BUT LOVE IN GOD’S WATER: VOLUME 2: BLACK SACRED MUSIC FROM SIT-INS TO RESURRECTION CITY DARDEN, ROBERT October, hb, £28.95, 9780271075761
Chronicles the role black sacred music played in energising and sustaining those most heavily involved in the Civil Rights movement.
PEN & SWORD HISTORY
THE INGENIOUS VICTORIANS: WEIRD AND WONDERFUL IDEAS FROM THE AGE OF INNOVATION JOHN WADE July, pb, £14.99, 9781473849013 This book explores some of the weird and wonderful inventions of the Victorian age. E
ACCUSED: BRITISH WITCHES THROUGHOUT HISTORY WILLOW WINSHAM July, hb, £19.99, 9781473850033 An in-depth look at the most fascinating witchcraft cases from across the British Isles. E
THE TUDOR MURDER FILES JAMES MOORE September, pb, £14.99, 9781473857032 The Tudor Murder Files reveals just how bloody and brutal this fascinating era really was. E
THE LOST STORY OF THE WILLIAM AND MARY: THE COWARDICE OF CAPTAIN STINSON GILL HOFFS September, hb, £19.99, 9781473858244
The Lost Story of the William and Mary covers the little known story of the emigrant ship on its voyage to New Orleans. E
PHAIDON PRESS
THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF ENGLAND CHRISTOPHER HIBBERT; SEAN LANG October, 2nd edn, pbo, £14.95, 9780714872353 A beautiful, quirky, illustrated edition of Phaidon’s compelling bestseller, celebrating the book’s 25th anniversary.
PICADOR
A RAGE FOR ORDER: THE MIDDLE EAST IN TURMOIL, FROM TAHRIR SQUARE TO ISIS ROBERT F WORTH September, hb, £20, 9781447240532 The legacy of the Arab Spring, told through the stories of those who lived it. E
PLUTO PRESS
THE END OF JEWISH MODERNITY ENZO TRAVERSO; DAVID FERNBACH, TRANS July, pb, £14.99, 9780745336664 A provocative take on Jewish history, explaining the metamorphoses of mainstream Jewish culture and politics. E
SELLING APARTHEID: SOUTH AFRICA’S GLOBAL PROPAGANDA WAR RON NIXON August, pb, £14.99, 9780745399140 Selling Apartheid exposes the propaganda war waged by the South African government to bolster the apartheid regime. E
PRESIDIO PRESS
THE LANDMARK JULIUS CAESAR: THE GALLIC WARS AND THE CIVIL WAR KURT A RAAFLAUB; ROBERT B STRASSLER EDS October, hb, £28, 9780307377869
The Landmark Julius Caesar: The Gallic Wars and the Civil War. E
THE GENERAL AND THE PRESIDENT: MACARTHUR AND TRUMAN AT THE BRINK OF NUCLEAR WAR H W BRANDS November, hb, £21, 9780385540575 The General and the President vividly evokes the making of a new American era. E
A CULTURE OF GROWTH: THE ORIGINS OF THE MODERN ECONOMY JOEL MOKYR October, hb, £24.95, 9780691168883 Why the culture of the European Enlightenment sparked the Industrial Revolution. E
THE POWER OF PLACE: RULERS AND THEIR PALACES, LANDSCAPES, CITIES, AND HOLY PLACES DAVID ROLLASON August, hb, £34.95, 9780691167626 How rulers in ancient and medieval Europe expressed their power through cities, buildings, and sites.
THE QUOTABLE MACHIAVELLI MAURIZIO VIROLI ED November, hb, £18.95, 9780691164366 A collection of insightful and revealing quotations from the father of modern politics. E
STATE AND COMMONWEALTH: THE THEORY OF THE STATE IN EARLY MODERN ENGLAND, 1549-1640 NOAH DAUBER August, hb, £30.95, 9780691170305
An innovative new theory of state and society in early modern England. E
REORDERING THE WORLD: ESSAYS ON LIBERALISM AND EMPIRE DUNCAN BELL July, hb, £27.95, 9780691138787
A leading scholar of British political thought explores the relationship between liberalism and empire. E
IN THE LAND OF A THOUSAND GODS: A HISTORY OF ASIA MINOR IN THE ANCIENT WORLD CHRISTIAN MAREK; PETER FREI; STEVEN RENDALL TR
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PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
EUROPE SINCE 1989: A HISTORY PHILIPP THER; CHARLOTTE HUGHES- KREUTZMUELLER TR October, hb, £24.95, 9780691167374 A compelling history of the transformation of Europe between 1989 and today. E
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