Hans Beck & Antonio Dupla 
Consuls and Res Publica [PDF ebook] 
Holding High Office in the Roman Republic

Documents Concerning Central Europe from the Hospital’s Rhodian Archives, 1314–1428 brings together over 450 texts concerning the Hospitallers during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. These tex …

‘This book with its felicitous title brings together with great skill and sensitivity a large amount of current historical scholarship on the trade and civilization of the Indian Ocean during the Isl …

In a radical reflection, John Young contends that the US model of democracy has failed the Global South because its emphasis on the supremacy of market capitalism entails a loss of national sovereign …

This powerful book draws direct comparisons between the plight of African slaves, and the systemic ‘othering’ of people designated ‘mad’ throughout Western history. Drawing on contemporary historical …

This book is a fascinating new examination of one of the most feared and efficient secret services the world has ever known, the Stasi. The East German Stasi was a jewel among the communist secr …

Originally published between 1920-70, The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a p …

France and Britain, indispensable allies in two world wars, remember and forget their shared history in contrasting ways. The book examines key episodes in the relationship between the two countries, …

Covering the period from before the emergence of the first political units through to the formation of the Japanese ritsuryo state in the 8th century, this book offers a ground-breaking scholarly dia …

First Published in 1996. From 1980 to 1990 nearly 17, 000 service members were discharged from the military because of their homosexuality. This book places the debate of homosexual military service …

Women Workers and Gender Identities, 1835 – 1913 examines the experiences of women workers in the cotton and small metals industries and the discourses surrounding their labour. It demonstrates how i …