Martin Horn 
J.P. Morgan & Co. and the Crisis of Capitalism [PDF ebook] 
From the Wall Street Crash to World War II

This volume seeks to capture the rich array of images that define Japan»s encounters with the Pacific Ocean. Contemporary Japanese most readily associate »Pacific» with the devastating war that …

A long-forgotten trade and an unheard-of saint are brought to life in this tale of survival by hard work in the thriving cities of late medieval and early modern northern Italy. Indispensable …

Open Source Archaeology: Ethics and Practice» brings together authors and researchers in the field of open-source archaeology, defined as encompassing the ethical imperative for open public access t …

This volume offers a stimulating new perspective on the history of historical studies. Through the prism of ‘scholarly personae’, it explores why historians care about attitudes or dispositions that …

Jonathan Aitken has written an insightful and illuminating portrait of 21st Century Kazakhstan as it approaches its 20th Anniversary of independence from the former Soviet Union. Surprises abound …

Untouchable migrants made up a substantial proportion of Indian labour migration into Singapore in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. During this period, they were subject to forms of caste prej …

Taking a comparative approach, Alan T. Wood traces the evolution of democracy from its origins in prehistoric times and describes democratic growth in thirteen Asian countries from Japan in East Asia …

The 26th volume in a 29-volume set which contain all Charles Darwin»s published works. Darwin was one of the most influential figures of the 19th century. His work remains a central subject of study …

The League of Nations occupies a fascinating yet paradoxical place in human history. Over time, it’s come to symbolize both a path to peace and to war, a promising vision of world order and a utopian …

Warfare in Japan from the fourth to the nineteenth century has caused much controversy among Western military and political historians. This volume assembles key articles written by specialists in …