Souvik Naha 
Cricket, Public Culture and the Making of Postcolonial Calcutta [PDF ebook] 

Alabama State University is well known as a historically black university and for the involvement of its faculty and students in the civil rights movement. Less attention has been paid to the school& …

From Vacillation to Resolve tells the little-known story of the French Communist Party’s role in the Resistance movement against the Nazis during World War II. Author Julian Mc Phillips Jr. researche …

Binge drinking and illicit sex were just as common in the Dutch Golden Age as they are today, if not more so. Sex, Drugs and Rock ”n” Roll in the Dutch Golden Age is a compelling narrative about th …

This thought-provoking collection of essays analyses the complex, multi-faceted, and even contradictory nature of Stalinism and its representations. Stalinism was an extraordinarily repressive and vi …

Perceptions of the Great War have changed significantly since its outbreak and children”s authors have continually attempted to engage with those changes, explaining and interpreting the events of 1 …

Merriam Press World War 2 In Review Series. Provides a detailed chronology of the war from September 1, 1939, and includes a selection of 474 B&W and color photographs covering the war from beginning …

In this concise, yet sweeping look at the origins and development of ancient new world civiliozations, Richard adams provides a superb introductory overview of these unique and fascinating cultures. …

This is a study of the organisation and practical operation of the system of poor relief in Emden from the late 15th century to the end of the 16th. The city went through dramatic economic, confessio …

Taking a chronological approach, this book challenges established economistic and ideologistic narratives of neoliberalism in Britain by charting the gradual diffusion of an increasingly intervention …

Combining history and ethnography, Prell uses current theories about ritual and prayer to understand men”s and women”s struggles with their religious tradition and their desire to create community. …