GENERAL HISTORY
The Wager David Grann 11th May, audiofile, £14.99, 9781398522848 See information above.
Stolpe
Liberty Kurt Almqvist (ed), Mattias Hessérus (ed), Alastair Benn 18th May, hb, £20, 9789189425934 Latest title in the Engelsberg Ideas series interrogates the concept of freedom in its various forms.
Thames & Hudson
Great Kingdoms of Africa John Parker (ed), David Adjaye (ed) 16th March, hb, £25, 9780500252529 Essential overview of great kingdoms in African history and their legacies, written by world-leading experts.
The Norse Myths That Shape the Way We Think Carolyne Larrington 2nd March, hb, £20, 9780500252345 Fresh look at the stories at the heart of Norse mythology focuses on their cultural impact right up to the present day.
Pagans Ethan Doyle White 27th April, hb, £25, 9780500025741 Clear, concise and detailed historical analy- sis of the eclectic visual and material culture of paganism.
Creators of Modern China Jessica Harrison-Hall (ed), Julia Lovell (ed) 13th April, hb, £35, 9780500480809 Fascinating illustrated book brings together biographies of 100 people whose activities in the 19th century laid the foundations of modern China and its transition from dynastic empire to republic.
Southeast Asia: A History in Objects Alexandra Green 16th February, hb, £32, 9780500480878 New take on Southeast Asia’s complex history, expertly told through art objects and cultural artefacts dating from the Neolithic Age to the present. Produced in conjunction with the British Museum.
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Bill Manley 1st June, hb, £25, 9780500252321 New translation of a philosophical classic of the ancient world, The Teaching of Ptahhatp, written in Egypt 4,000 years ago.
A History of Ancient Rome in 100 Lives Philip Matyszak, Joanne Berry 2nd February, pb, £12.99, 9780500297056 Discover the lives of the Ancient Romans, pieced together from inscriptions, letters, biographies and myth.
A History of the World in 500 Maps Christian Grataloup, Patrick Boucheron 11th May, hb, £30, 9780500252659 Combining the most recent historical insights with creative and up-to- date cartography, this historical atlas belongs firmly in the 21st century.
The Belknap Press
Fearless Women Elizabeth Cobbs 31st March, hb, £30.95, 9780674258488 Famous and obscure women who struggled in public and private to secure new rights, defend their freedom, and gain control over their own lives.
The Magnificent Boat Goetz Aly, Jefferson Chase 31st March, hb, £26.95, 9780674276574 From an eminent and provocative historian, a wrenching parable of the ravages of colonialism in the South Pacific.
The World of Sugar Ulbe Bosma 26th May, hb, £30.95, 9780674279391 Definitive 2,500-year history of sugar and its human costs, from its little-known origins as a luxury good in Asia to worldwide environmental devastation and the obesity pandemic.
Empire, Incorporated Philip J Stern 30th June, hb, £30.95, 9780674988125 Places the corporation at the heart of British colonialism and argues that companies built and governed global empire. Raises questions that were as troubling 400 years ago as they are today.
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Overkill or Under-kill Anthony Paice 28th February, hb, £16.95, 9781915352439 Taut assessment of Anglo-Iraqi relations between the late 1960s and early 1990s. Written by an expert on the Middle East.
The Butcher, the Tailor, the Picture-frame Maker Gareth Winrow 28th February, pb, £8.99, 9781915352729 Alternative, local history of Summertown, Oxford, focusing on the residents of the land and property on Middle Way. Featuring maps, illustrations and family photographs.
The History Press
The Prince and the Plunder Andrew Heavens 2nd February, hb, eb, £22.99, 9780750997362 Part revisionist history, part treasure hunt, this is the forgotten story of Ethiopia’s own “Elgin Marbles” and a young prince taken out of Africa to live in Victorian Britain.
Necessary Women Mari Takayanagi, Elizabeth Hallam Smith 1st June, hb, eb, £20, 9781803990156 The untold story of the women who have lived and worked in the Palace of Westminster.
person to reach the North Pole, as a fraud.
The Kingmaker’s Sisters David Baldwin 2nd February, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781803992457 A history of the Wars of the Roses from the perspective of the women behind some of the key participants.
Thinkwell Books
Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay Chris Robinson 3rd April, pb, eb, £10, 9781739668143 The Anti-Poll Tax Campaign, when working people scored a tremen- dous victory, deserves its place in history. The time will come when we will have to do it again. Here’s how.
University of Chicago Press
The Cult of Creativity Samuel Weil Franklin 22nd May, hb, eb, £21, 9780226657851 How mid 20th-century Americans created and came to believe in the concept of creativity and the idea that it could be cultivated.
University of Hertfordshire Press
Bricks of Victorian London Peter Hounsell 3rd April, pb, eb, £18.99, 9781912260577 Many of London’s Victorian buildings are built of coarse-textured yellow bricks—London stocks. This history of the brick industry offers a fresh perspective on the development of the city.
University of Michigan Press
The Throne: 1,000 Years of British Coronations Ian Lloyd April, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781803992860 The eventful history of British coronations, from 1066 to the present day.
The Explorer and the Journalist Richard Evans 5th April, hb, eb, £20, 9781803991931 The story of how a British journalist risked his career to expose explorer Frederick Cook, who claimed to be the first
Queer Livability Ina Linge 8th May, pb, £22.95, 9780472039319 Shows that voices of trans and queer writers had a significant impact on the production of knowledge about gender and sexuality and introduces lesser-known texts to a new readership.
University of North Carolina Press
Brutal Campaign Robert L Fleegler 11th April, pb, £37.95, 9781469673370 Narrative history of the 1988 US election draws from untapped archival sources and revealing
interviews to uncover just how consequential this moment was for American politics.
University of Wales Press
The Anglican Episcopate 1689-1800 William Gibson, Nigel Aston 15th February, hb, eb, £70, 9781786839763 Fifteen comprehensive essays by leading histo- rians on the careers and duties of those eminent figures in 18th-century English society: the bish- ops of the established church.
Introducing the Medieval Fox Paul Wackers 15th February, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781786839886 Short cultural history of the fox in the Middle Ages, outlining medieval views and illustrating them with text fragments and visual images.
Vanderbilt University Press
The Sky is Incomplete: Travel Chronicles in Palestine Irmgard Emmelhainz 15th July, pb, £31.95, 9780826505651 Translated from Spanish for the first time, this volume features 60short entries detailing life in and reflections on the Occupied Territories of Palestine in the 21st century.
Verso Books
A History of the Barricade Eric Hazan 4th July, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781784781286 How the French invented the barricade, and its symbolic impact on popu- lar protests throughout history.
Red Friends John Sexton 21st February, hb, eb, £25, 9781788735667 The story of the friends and allies of the Chinese Revolution.
The Panthay Rebellion David Atwill 7th February, pb, eb, £19.99, 9781804290545 The story of a rebellion against the Chinese imperial court.
Travellers of the World Revolution Brigitte Studer 20th June, hb, eb, £30, 9781839768019 The Communist
International and the global fight for freedom.
Vintage
The Lion House Christopher de Bellaigue 9th March, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780099578697 Immersive reconstruction of the life of the most feared and powerful man of the 16th century.
The Battle of London 1939-45 Jerry White 8th June, pb, eb, £18.99, 9780099593294 Definitive, meticulously researched social history of London in the Second World War, which trans- formed the capital and life within it beyond recognition.
The Dream of Europe Geert Mak, Liz Waters (tr) 23rd March, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781529113044 Long-awaited sequel to Mak’s landmark In Europe.
The Siege of Loyalty House Jessie Childs 18th May, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781784702090 Dramatic and thrillingly original account of a defining episode in the English Civil War.
Growing Up: Sex in the Sixties Peter Doggett 25th May, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781784705312 Was the 1960s really that great time of liberation, joyful experimentation and celebration of youth? Growing Up takes an unflinching look at the dark underbelly of the sexual revolution.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
The Last Colony Philippe Sands, Martin Rowson 6th July, pb, £8.99, 9781474618144 Details a landmark international judgment that brought an end to Britain’s colonial rule in Africa.
Twilight Cities Katherine Pangonis 4th May, hb, £22, 9781474614115 Dazzling new history of the Mediterranean telling the interweaving stories of five forgotten ancient cities.
Men At War Luke Turner 27th April, hb, £18.99, 9781474618861 Radical blend of history, memoir and biography
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