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GENERAL HISTORY
PASSION AND POLITICS IN ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND JANINA RAMIREZ
July, pb, £9.99, 9780753555613 Skulduggery, power struggles and politics. A fascinating re-examination of Anglo- Saxon England. E
WILLIAM COLLINS
WAR: A HISTORY IN 100 BATTLES RICHARD OVERY October, pb, £9.99, 9780007452514 The object of this book is to introduce readers to a whole range of military history. E
FULL STEAM AHEAD: HOW THE RAILWAYS MADE BRITAIN PETER GINN; RUTH GOODMAN August, hb, £25, 9780008194314 The Age of Railways was an era of extraordinary change which utterly transformed every aspect of British life. E
W W NORTON
THE BOOK: A COVER TO COVER EXPLORATION OF THE MOST POWERFUL OBJECT OF OUR TIME KEITH HOUSTON August, hb, £18.99, 9780393244793
A momentous and surprising history behind humanity’s
most important and universal information technology. E
A MOST IMPROBABLE JOURNEY: A BIG HISTORY OF OUR PLANET AND OURSELVES WALTER ALVAREZ November, hb, £18.99, 9780393292695 Walter Alvarez reveals the cosmic, geologic and evolutionary forces that have shaped us. E
BLOOD AT THE ROOT: A RACIAL CLEANSING IN AMERICA PATRICK PHILLIPS October, hb, £18.99, 9780393293012 A harrowing testament to the deep roots of racial violence in America. E
KILLING A KING: THE ASSASSINATION OF YITZHAK RABIN AND THE REMAKING OF ISRAEL DAN EPHRON November, pb, £11.99, 9780393353242 A “riveting new book” (Guardian) about the murder that changed a nation. E
A WRETCHED AND PRECARIOUS SITUATION: IN SEARCH OF THE LAST ARCTIC FRONTIER DAVID WELKY November, hb, £20, 9780393254419
True story of adventure, betrayal and survival in one of the world’s most inhospitable places. E
YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS
MEDIEVAL EUROPE CHRIS WICKHAM October, hb, £25, 9780300208344 A thought-provoking history of the vast changes that transformed Europe during the Middle Ages. E
HENRY V: THE CONSCIENCE OF A KING MALCOLM VALE August, hb, £20, 9780300148732 Reveals a gifted ruler acutely conscious of spiritual matters and his subjects’ welfare. E
HOW SHAKESPEARE PUT POLITICS ON THE STAGE: POWER AND SUCCESSION IN THE HISTORY PLAYS PETER LAKE November, hb, £25, 9780300222715 How Shakespeare’s plays intersected with the politics and culture of Elizabethan England.
LUSITANIA: THE CULTURAL HISTORY OF A CATASTROPHE WILLI JASPER; STEWART SPENCER TR September, hb, £18.99,
9780300221381 A fascinating reassessment of a turning point in the First World War. E
A LITTLE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES JAMES WEST DAVIDSON September, pb, £10.99, 9780300223484 Fast-paced, character-filled history bringing American history to life for readers of all ages. E
SLEEP IN EARLY MODERN ENGLAND SASHA HANDLEY August, hb, £25, 9780300220391 How the early modern world revolutionised sleep and its relation to body, mind and society. E
HITLER’S COMPROMISES: COERCION AND CONSENSUS IN NAZI GERMANY NATHAN STOLTZFUS September, hb, £25, 9780300217506 A revelatory examination of Hitler’s regime, revealing how he managed dissent by strategic compromises. E
REFORMATIONS: THE EARLY MODERN WORLD, 1450-1650 CARLOS M N EIRE September, hb, £25, 9780300111927
A lively history of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations and the momentous changes they instigated. E
AUGUST 1914: FRANCE, THE GREAT WAR, AND A MONTH THAT CHANGED THE WORLD FOREVER BRUNO CABANES; STEPHANIE O’HARA TR November, hb, £18.99, 9780300208276
An intimate, narrative-driven study of the traumatic first weeks of World War One in France. E
THE VOYNICH MANUSCRIPT RAYMOND CLEMENS ED; DEBORAH HARKNESS INTRO December, hb, £35, 9780300217230 A lavishly illustrated facsimile of the world’s most mysterious book, with essays explaining current research.
ZED BOOKS
THE DUEL IN EUROPEAN HISTORY: HONOUR AND THE REIGN OF ARISTOCRACY VICTOR KIERNAN July, pb, £14.99, 9781783608386 A fascinating history of the cultural and political impact of duelling. E
ACADEMIC STUDIES PRESS
SHADOWS OF SURVIVAL: A CHILD’S MEMOIR OF THE WARSAW GHETTO KRISTINE KEESE
July, pb, £21.50, 9781618115096 Kristine Keese shares her memories of years spent in the Warsaw Ghetto as a child.
ALLEN LANE
NATIVE LANDS: A GLOBAL JOURNEY INTO HISTORY AND MEMORY NORMAN DAVIES November, hb, £30, 9781846148316 Where have the people in any one place actually come from?
BLOOD AND LAND: THE STORY OF NATIVE NORTH AMERICA
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J C H KING August, hb, £25, 9780241282359 A powerful history of native North America, from one of the world’s greatest experts.
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO PRESS
CAIRO INSIDE OUT TREVOR NAYLOR; DORIANA MACMULLEN July, hb, £19.50, 9789774167560
Showcases the splendour of Cairo through 150 photographs of the city’s hidden indoor havens.
ATLANTIC BOOKS
THE AGE OF THE HORSE: A HISTORY OF HUMANS AND HORSES
SUSANNA FORREST October, hb, £20, 9780857898982 Stunning gift book covers the story of horses from their origins to today, via centuries. E
BBC BOOKS
CAROLS FROM KING’S ALEXANDRA COGHLAN September, hb, £9.99, 9781785940941 A celebration of our favourite carols and Radio 4’s annual broadcast. E
BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC
WOMEN’S LIFE IN GREECE AND ROME: A SOURCE BOOK IN TRANSLATION MARY R LEFKOWITZ; MAUREEN B FANT July, 4th edn, pb, £24.99, 9781472578471 The definitive source book covering every aspect of women’s lives in antiquity. E
CHRISTMAS AND THE BRITISH: A MODERN
& LOCAL HISTORY
SOCIAL
HISTORY MARTIN JOHNES October, pb, £16.99, 9781474255370 Explores the social, cultural and economic functions of Christmas in British society since 1914. E
BLOOMSBURY NATURAL HISTORY
HERRING TALES: HOW THE SILVER DARLINGS
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