Steve Sturdy 
Medicine, Health and the Public Sphere in Britain, 1600-2000 [PDF ebook] 

At a time when issues of gender and sexuality are as prominent as they have ever been, Gender, Sex and the Shaping of Modern Europe provides an authoritative exploration of the history of these deepl …

Originally written in 1905, this volume examines the coins of Japan, especially appealing because of a subtle and impersonal charm which pervades their inscriptions and the sentiments which they set …

This book sheds new light on the ongoing fight to end prostitution through a historical study of its emotional communities. An issue that has long been the subject of much debate amongst feminists, g …

In 1882 the ”Rowland Evans”, owned by Captain John Evans of Borth, was abandoned in mysterious circumstances off Bardsey Island. The book describes what led the captain to leave the ship and lose h …

The story of how the map of New Zealand emerged is a fascinating one. The first full map of the continent was published in London in 1773, which might seem the natural starting point, but over the pr …

Hanes cymuned Gymraeg benodol yn ystod Rhyfel Cartref America. Canolbwyntia mewn dull storiol ar y dynion yn y fyddin, ond mae’n darlunio’r berthynas rhwng y milwyr Cymraeg hynny a’r gymuned gartref …

This book looks at the transition of wooden sailing fleets to the modern steel navy. It details the technological breakthroughs that brought about this change – steampower, armour, artillery and torp …

The Puritans were not as busy policing their neighbors behavior as Nathaniel Hawthorne or many early American historians would have us believe. Keeping their own households in line occupied too much …

From a systematic point of view, all intelligence work can be studied on three levels: Acquisition, analysis, and acceptance. The author focuses on the third of these levels, studying the attitudes a …

Examining the remarkable life of Cornelia, famed as the epitome of virtue, fidelity and intelligence, Suzanne Dixon presents an in-depth study of the woman who perhaps represented the ideal of the Ro …