Roderick Floud & Jane Humphries 
Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain: Volume 2, Growth and Decline, 1870 to the Present [PDF ebook] 

From the Rif War to the rebellion of 1958, the Berbers (Imazighen) have played a central role in the history of Moroccan resistance to colonialism in the twentieth century. This book provides an in-d …

Though officially neutral until March 1945, Buenos Aires played a key role during World War II as a base for the South American intelligence operations of the major powers. The Hidden War in Argentin …

A curious history of the strange, wonderful and sometimes terrifying worlds created by our minds. ‘An utterly engrossing book.’ ZOE WILLIAMSFor centuries we’ve dismissed delusions as something for do …

Published in the year 2006, The Profession of English Letters is a valuable contribution to the field of Major Works. …

Magic has always been a widespread phenomenon in Greek Society, starting from Homer’s Circe (the first ‘evil witch’ in western history) and extending to the pervasive belief in the ‘evil eye’ in the …

First published in 1983, Mourning Dress chronicles the development of European and American mourning dress and etiquette from the middle ages to the present day, highlighting similarities and differe …

An eye-witness account of the events which shook South-Central Africa before the advent of Colonial rule. It presents an account of the Lozi, a record of Coillard”s journeys and his work in establis …

The radical black left has largely disappeared from the struggle for equality and justice. Michael Dawson examines the causes and consequences, and argues that the conventional left has failed to tak …

There has been an explosion in the quantity of sports history literature published in recent years, making it increasingly difficult to keep abreast of developments. The annual number of publications …

An extraordinary tale, much-neglected by historians, of courage, bravery and eventual tragedy which took place during the First World War in the Middle East. It is the story of a small group of peopl …