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notorious 18th-century Bordeaux essay contest on the cause of black skin. An indispensable chronicle of the rise of scientifically based, anti- Black racism.
Necropolis Kathryn Olivarius 26th April, pb, £18.95, 9780674295551 Disease is thought to be a great leveller of humanity, but in antebellum New Orleans acquiring immunity from the scourge of yellow fever magnified the brutal inequities of slave- powered capitalism.
Asia After Europe Sugata Bose 22nd March, hb, eb, £29.95, 9780674423497 Concise history of a century of struggles to define Asian identity and express alternatives to European forms of universalism.
Zhou Enlai: A Life Jian Chen 31st May, hb, eb, £29.95, 9780674659582 Conclusive biography of the first premier and preeminent diplomat of the People’s Republic of China, who protected his country against the excesses of his boss, Chairman Mao.
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1964 Christopher Sandford 29th February, hb, eb, £20, 9781803991238 Kaleidoscopic social history of the year that shaped the modern world.
How to Research Your Second World War Ancestors Simon Fowler 4th July, pb, eb, £17.99, 9781803994499 The most up to date, comprehensive and practical guide to a historical topic that family historians are increasingly researching.
The Little History of England
Jonathan McGovern 7th March, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781803994666 Expertly researched in one simple volume.
The Prince and the Plunder Andrew Heavens 18th April, pb, eb, £18.99, 9781803996509 Part revisionist history, part treasure hunt, this is the forgotten story of Ethiopia’s “Elgin
The Prince and the Poisoner Dan Morrison 14th March, hb, eb, £18.99, 9780750999588 The true story of an outlandish murder that shocked the British Raj in 1930s Calcutta.
The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
Regional Identities and Cultures of Medieval Jews Javier Castano (ed), Talya Fishman (ed), Ephraim Kanarfogel (ed) 1st March, pb, eb, £25.99, 9781837640539 Case studies and close readings illuminate the role of geopolitical boundaries, cross-cultural influences, and migration in the medieval formation of Jewish regional identities.
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Mediating Gender in Post-authoritarian South Korea Jesook Song, Michelle Cho 2nd May, pb, £29.95, 9780472056668 Focuses on the relation- ship between media representation and gender politics in South Korea.
The University of North Carolina Press
Arise Africa, Roar China Yunxiang Gao 1st February, pb, £29.95, 9781469679259 Foregrounds African Americans in combining the study of Black internationalism and Chinese Americans’ experience with a transpacific narrative of the global remaking of China’s modern popular culture and politics.
Marbles” and a young prince taken out of Africa and abandoned in Victo- rian Britain.
The University Press of Kentucky
Marshall’s Great Captain Kathy Wilson 23rd April, pb, £36, 9780813199184 First biography dedicated to Frank Andrews sheds a light on his crucial role in orchestrating US involvement in the Second World War.
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When We Ruled Paula Akpan 4th July, hb, eb, £22, 9781398719897 The reigns of 12 African queens and warriors from across the continent delineated by a pioneering historian.
Shoulder to Shoulder Jake Hall 23rd May, hb, eb, £22, 9781398718593 A love letter to the pioneers of solidarity, Shoulder to Shoulder sheds light on the astounding untold lives of marginalised activists across the world.
Trine Day
The Manchurian Journalist Daniel Luzadder 10th April, pb, £21.95, 9781634244541 Shows that concerns about the impartiality of American journalism are justified as it is increasingly compromised by influences unseen in deciding what people read, hear and believe.
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Mine to Die Rob Donovan 28th February, pb, £9.99, 9781805142829 Work of historical scholarship on the Cornish mining industry with a difference. Faithful to the historical record yet written so readers can be present in that past.
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Inside the Korean House Nani Park, Robert J Fouser, Jongkeun Lee 12th April, pb, £16.99, 9780804857451 Showcases 12 special hanok (traditional home) that have been selected to reflect the style- conscious Korea of today, a country where traditional values are still highly respected.
Secret Tactics Kazumi Tabata
GENERAL HISTORY
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Japanese Mingei Folk Crafts Manami Okazaki 7th June, hb, £19.99, 9784805317310 Illustrated guide to Japan’s rich folk craft traditions shows why the Mingei philosophy is even more relevant today than it was a century ago.
Hiroshige’s One Hundred Famous Views of Edo Andreas Marks 23rd May, hb, £34.99, 9784805317716 Landmark book presenting the early “deluxe” versions of Hiroshige’s Edo prints for the first time.
The Ultimate Guide to Japanese Yokai Zack Davisson 18th July, pb, £16.99, 9784805317730 One hundred of the strangest supernatural creatures ever seen.
Shinto Sokyo Ono, William Woodard, Hector Garcia 23rd May, pb, £9.99, 9784805317938 Concise guide to the fundamental elements of the Shinto religion, its rich mythology and symbols, intricate rituals, festivals, ancestral spirits, architec- ture and profound belief in the natural world.
A History of Tokyo 1867-1989 Edward Seidensticker, Donald Richie, Paul Waley 21st June, pb, £7.99, 9784805318119 The fascinating story of Tokyo’s transformation from the Shogun capital in an isolated Japan to the largest city in the world.
Union Square
The Federalist Papers Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay 16th April, vol 1, pb, £12.99, 9781435172999 The Federalist Papers first appeared in 1787 as a series of letters to New York newspapers signed “Publius”, exhorting voters to ratify the proposed Constitution of the United States.
The Puerto Rican War John Vasquez Mejias
14th May, hb, £14.99, 9781454952466 The 1950 insurrection that resulted in 38 deaths and a failed assassination attempt against president Harry S Truman.
University of California Press
Israel’s Black Panthers Asaf Elia-Shalev 19th March, hb, eb, £23, 9780520294318 The story of the young Moroccan Israeli Jews who challenged their country’s status quo and rebelled against the ethnic hierarchy of Israeli life in the 1970s.
The Wannabe Fascists Federico Finchelstein 14th May, hb, eb, £21, 9780520392496 Drawing on almost three decades of research on the histories of fascism and populism, Finchelstein lays out the “four pillars of fascism”— xenophobia, propaganda, political violence and, ultimately, dictatorship.
University of Chicago Press
Liberty’s Grid Amir Alexander 30th May, hb, eb, £24, 9780226820729 Surprising history behind a ubiquitous facet of the United States: the gridded landscape. Argues that this pattern at this scale was a plan redolent with philosophical and political meaning.
Think to New Worlds Joshua Blu Buhs 24th June, hb, eb, £28, 9780226831480 Explores the Fortean effect on modern culture. It is deeper than we think.
University of Nebraska Press
Westerns: A Women’s History Victoria Lamont 1st June, pb, £21.99, 9781496238955 “Lamont has done some wonderful research recovering the complex and important role that women writers played in the beginning of the western”—Maria O’Connell, Montana, the magazine of western history.
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Opposing Apartheid on Stage Tyler Fleming
19th March, vol 89, pb, £32.99, 9781648250798 Captivating account of an interracial jazz opera that took apartheid South Africa by storm and marked a turning point in the nation’s cultural history.
University of Washington Press
Cold War Deceptions David H Price 13th February, pb, £27.99, 9780295752242 Uncovering how unwitting scholars were used to support pro-American and anti-communist positions, Price considers the political forces that shaped disciplinary knowledge.
Late Industrialization, Tradition, and Social Change in South Korea Yong-Chool Ha 13th February, pb, £27.99, 9780295752273 Demonstrates how a country can progress while relying on traditions that usually fragment political and economic vitality.
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Democracy or Bonapartism Domenico Losurdo, Luciano Canfora, David Broder (tr) 12th March, hb, eb, £25, 9781784787318 How democracy became a form of soft authoritarian rule.
Work: The Last 1,000 Years Andrea Komlosy, Jacob Watson (tr), Loren Balhorn (tr) 30th April, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781786634139 Tracing the complexity and contradictory nature of work throughout history.
European Empires From Conquest to Collapse, 1815-1960 Victor G Kiernan, Tariq Ali 9th April, pb, eb, £19.99, 9781804291078 New edition of a trail- blazing history of imperial warfare.
Learning From the Enemy Marco Bresciani 18th June, pb, eb, £25, 9781804292273 First comprehensive history of Giustizia e Liberta, the Italian revolutionary group that fought fascism in interwar Europe and pursued a liberal socialist project beyond it.
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