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NewShip of Death A Voyage That Changed the Atlantic World billy g. smith This
extraordinary book tells the newly discovered
story of one small British ship that sailed to
West Africa in hopes of establishing a slave-
free colony but instead set in motion a fateful,
history-altering yellow-fever pandemic.
Cloth 2013 328 pp. 21 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19452-4 $35.00available as e-book
Empires of the Atlantic World Britain and Spain in America 1492–1830 j. h. elliott In this enthralling account of the entwined
histories of Britain, Spain, and their empires
in the Americas, J. H. Elliott interweaves the
histories of the two great Atlantic civilizations,
providing rich insights into both while reveal-
ing aspects of their dual history that influence
the Americas to this day. Winner of the 2007 Francis Parkman Prize awarded by the Society of American HistoriansPaper 2007 608 pp. 43 b/w illus. 978-0-300-12399-9 $32.00 Cloth 2006 560 pp. 43 b/w illus. 978-0-300-11431-7 $55.00available as e-book
New Worlds A Religious History of Latin America john lynch Lynch presents a brilliant
capstone work encompassing the Latin
American people’s reception of Christianity
from the Spanish Conquest and the arrival
of evangelists to the dictators and repressive
regimes of the twentieth century.
Cloth 2012 424 pp. 16 pp. b/w illus. 978-0-300-16680-4 $35.00 available as e-book
All Can Be Saved Religious Tolerance and Salvation in the Iberian Atlantic World stuart b. schwartz This groundbreaking book is
the first to investigate the idea of religious
tolerance in Spain, Portugal, and their New
World colonies during the era of the Inquisition.
Winner of the 2008 Cundill International Prize in History; Winner of the 2009 American Academy of Religion Book Award for Excellence; Winner of the 2009 John E. Fagg Prize, the 2009 Leo Gershoy Award, and the 2009 George L. Mosse Prize, all given by the American Historical AssociationPaper 2009 352 pp. 12 b/w illus. 978-0-300-15854-0 $27.00available as e-book
Atlantic & Latin American History
Colonial & Early American History
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Emperor of Liberty Thomas Jefferson’s Foreign Policy francis d. cogliano This
dramatic reevaluation of Jefferson as a states-
man sheds new light on his attitudes, priorities,
willingness to use deadly force, and challenges
as the leader of a fledgling republic in a world
of warring empires. available in march 2014
Cloth 2014 288 pp. 3 maps 978-0-300-17993-4 $32.50
Robert Morris’s Folly The Architectural and Financial Failures of an American Founder ryan k. smith Though reading like a novel,
this thoroughly researched book tells the
true story of the American Founder known
as the “financier of the Revolution” whose
unrestrained extravagance in constructing a
Philadelphia mansion ruined his finances and
his reputation. available in june 2014
Cloth 2014 416 pp. 56 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19604-7 $40.00
The Papers of Benjamin Franklin Volume 41: September 16, 1783, through February 29, 1784 ellen r. cohn, editor, et al. With the
signing of the 1783 peace treaty, Franklin
eagerly followed scientific developments
(including the first balloon ascensions in Paris),
advised the French government on schemes
for civic improvement, and wrote three of his
most remarkable pieces about what it meant
to be American. the papers of benjamin franklin available in may 2014 Cloth 2014 784 pp. 978-0-300-20374-5 $115.00
The Declaration of Independence in Historical Context American State Papers, Petitions, Proclamations, and Letters of the Delegates to the First National Congresses compiled, edited, and introduced by barry alan shain Letters, papers, petitions, and
proclamations from the mid-eighteenth
century in the American colonies provide a
radically different historical perspective on
the Declaration of Independence and the
motivations and events that inspired the
creation of the remarkable document that
inflamed the American Revolution.
available in march 2014
HC-Case Side Cover 2014 768 pp. 978-0-300-15874-8 $125.00
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Jefferson’s Shadow The Story of His Science keith thomson Much has been
written about Thomas Jefferson, but this
book is the first to focus on his passion for
science, the influence of science on his vision
for America, his scientific experiments and
inventions, and his lasting contributions
to paleontology, geography, climatology,
archaeology, and more. paper available in march 2014
Paper 2014 336 pp. 12 b/w illus. 978-0-300-20593-0 $22.00Cloth 2012 336 pp. 12 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18403-7 $30.00available as e-book
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Sarah Osborn’s World The Rise of Evangelical Christianity in Early America catherine a. brekus A charismatic leader
among eighteenth-century American
evangelical Christians, Sarah Osborn recorded
the details of her life and spiritual quest for
more than thirty years. Her eloquent writings
open a new window on the roots of the
evangelical movement. Winner of the 2013 Aldersgate Prize given by John Wesley Honors College, Indiana Wesleyan Universitynew directions in narrative history Cloth 2013 448 pp. 23 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18290-3 $35.00available as e-book
Building a New Jerusalem John Davenport, a Puritan in Three Worlds francis j. bremer An illuminating biography of John
Davenport, the English Puritan clergyman
who cofounded the colony of New Haven and
was a central figure in seventeenth-century
Puritanism in England and New England.
Cloth 2012 440 pp. 14 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17913-2 $40.00available as e-book
From Peace to Freedom Quaker Rhetoric and the Birth of American Antislavery, 1657–1761 brycchan carey This book shows how Quakers
turned against slavery in the first half of the
eighteenth century and how the Society of
Friends became the first organization to take a
stand against the slave trade.
Cloth 2012 272 pp. 978-0-300-18077-0 $35.00available as e-book
The Federalist Papers alexander hamilton, james madison, and john jay; edited and with an introduction by ian shapiro This authoritative edition of the
complete texts of the Federalist Papers, the
Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Articles
of Confederation is accompanied by essays
in which leading scholars provide historical
context and thematic background. rethinking the western tradition Paper 2009 608 pp. 978-0-300-11890-2 $20.00available as e-book
Endowed by Our Creator The Birth of Religious Freedom in America michael i. meyerson Rejecting the extreme arguments of
today’s debates, this book examines what the
framers of the Constitution actually said about
religious freedom and how it can inspire and
unify our religiously diverse nation.
Cloth 2012 384 pp. 978-0-300-16632-3 $32.50available as e-book
Edward Bancroft Scientist, Author, Spy thomas j. schaeper The first complete
biography of a little-known but fascinating
figure in the history of espionage and the
American Revolution.
Paper 2012 352 pp. 4 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18745-8 $23.00 Cloth 2011 352 pp. 4 b/w illus. 978-0-300-11842-1 $37.00 available as e-book
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Louisa Catherine The Other Mrs. Adams margery m. heffron; edited by david l. michelmore This definitive biography of the
wife and political partner of President John
Quincy Adams reveals her as an articulate and
sophisticated woman, as well as a shrewd
analyst of politics. available in march 2014
Cloth 2014 416 pp. 15 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19796-9 $40.00
A Changing Wind Commerce and Conflict in Civil War Atlanta wendy hamand venet This book is the first to address the experiences
of civilians in Atlanta from the 1850s through
the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
available in april 2014
Cloth 2014 320 pp. 15 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19216-2 $30.00
Emerson’s Protégés Mentoring and Marketing Transcendentalism’s Future david dowling The surprising role of Ralph Waldo
Emerson, as editor, mentor, and promoter to a
group of young literary aspirants is explored in
author David Dowling’s fascinating history.
available in june 2014
Cloth 2014 320 pp. 8 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19744-0 $65.00
New in paperThe Tragedy of William Jennings Bryan Constitutional Law and the Politics of Backlash gerard n. magliocca This book
explores the powerful backlash that Bryan
inspired during the 1890s, and the lessons for
those who advocate sweeping change in our
own divisive times. paper available in february 2014
Paper 2014 248 pp. 15 b/w illus. 978-0-300-20582-4 $35.00Cloth 2011 248 pp. 15 b/w illus. 978-0-300-15314-9 $45.00available as e-book
New in paperMrs. Mattingly’s Miracle The Prince, the Widow, and the Cure That Shocked Washington City nancy lusignan schultz This gripping
book captures the drama of the miraculous
cure of a Washington D.C. widow’s ravaging
cancer in 1824 and its repercussions.
Paper 2014 288 pp. 24 b/w illus. 978-0-300-20589-3 $30.00 Cloth 2011 288 pp. 24 b/w illus. 978-0-300-11846-9 $65.00available as e-book
New in paperAmerican Zion The Old Testament as a Political Text from the Revolution to the Civil War eran shalev This book examines the
widespread notion in America’s early decades
that the United States was a new Israel, an
idea that powerfully influenced nationalism,
politics, and culture. paper available in february 2014
Paper 2014 256 pp. 978-0-300-20590-9 $28.00Cloth 2013 256 pp. 978-0-300-18692-5 $40.00available as e-book
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Letters from America alexis de tocqueville; edited, translated, and with an introduction by frederick brown This
book presents for the first time the complete
translated correspondence of Tocqueville on
his first journey to America in 1831. These
remarkable letters contain the seeds of his later
masterful account of American democracy.
Paper 2012 304 pp. 2 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18183-8 $20.00 Cloth 2010 304 pp. 2 b/w illus. 978-0-300-15382-8 $34.00available as e-book
John Brown’s Spy The Adventurous Life and Tragic Confession of John E. Cook steven lubet This lively book investigates the unknown story
of John Cook, who plotted the Harper’s Ferry
invasion with John Brown, participated in the
disastrous raid, then betrayed his comrades
in a tragic confession that shook the entire
abolitionist movement.
Cloth 2012 336 pp. 978-0-300-18049-7 $28.00available as e-book
The Iron Way Railroads, the Civil War, and the Making of Modern America william g. thomas This offers new perspectives on the
central role of the railroads in the decades
leading up to the Civil War, during the bloody
war years, and traveling forward into the early
years of modern America.
Paper 2013 352 pp. 56 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18746-5 $20.00Cloth 2011 296 pp. 54 b/w illus. 978-0-300-14107-8 $30.00available as e-book
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Tell It With Pride The 54th Massachusetts Regiment and Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ Shaw Memorial sarah greenough and nancy k. anderson with lindsay harris and renée ater; foreword by richard j. powell A fascinating
look at the history and legacy of an important
Civil War monument, which celebrated the
contributions of one of the first military
units composed of African American soldiers.
published in association with the national gallery of art, washington, d.c. Cloth 2013 228 pp. 210 color illus. 978-0-300-19773-0 $55.00
Imagining Black America michael wayne What defines a person as “authentically”
black? How are racial boundaries constructed?
This thought-provoking book explores the
history of black identity and its shifting
meaning from the first arrival of Africans in
America to Obama’s presidency.
Cloth 2014 336 pp. 978-0-300-19781-5 $30.00
My Bondage and My Freedom frederick douglass; introduction and notes by david w. blight A powerful life story and
a passionate indictment of America’s politics
of enslavement in the years preceding the
Civil War, My Bondage and My Freedom is the
second autobiography of Frederick Douglass, a
man born into slavery who became one of the
nation’s leading abolitionists, authors, orators,
and statesmen.
Paper 2014 432 pp. 978-0-300-19059-5 $13.00
New in paperEslanda The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson barbara ransby This
compelling biography tells Robeson’s own story
for the first time—from her unconventional
marriage, to her influence on her husband’s
early career, to her tireless efforts against
racism and injustice around the globe.
Paper 2014 424 pp. 64 b/w illus. 978-0-300-20585-5 $25.00Cloth 2013 424 pp. 64 b/w illus. 978-0-300-12434-7 $35.00available as e-book
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New in paperAmerican Lynching ashraf h. a. rushdy In this meticulously researched and accessibly
written interpretive history, Rushdy shows
how lynching in America has endured, evolved,
and changed, from its origins in colonial-era
Virginia to the present.
Paper 2014 240 pp. 978-0-300-20587-9 $25.00Cloth 2012 240 pp. 978-0-300-18138-8 $35.00available as e-book
The Frederick Douglass Papers Series Two: Autobiographical Writings, Volume 3: Life and Times of Frederick Douglass frederick douglass; edited by john r. mckivigan A
long-neglected essential of African-American
literature, this volume revisits the events of
Douglass’s earlier autobiographies while placing
them in the context of his later years and
accomplishments. the frederick douglass papers series Cloth 2012 1,128 pp. 27 illus. 978-0-300-17634-6 $150.00
Atlas of the Transatlantic Slave Trade david eltis and david richardson; foreword by david brion davis; afterword by david w. blight A monumental work, decades in the making:
the first atlas to illustrate the entire scope of
the transatlantic slave trade. Winner of the 2011 James A. Rawley Prize in Atlantic history, given by the American Historical Association; Winner of the 2011-12 Louis Gottschalk Prize, given by the American Society for Eighteenth Century Studies the lewis walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history Cloth 2010 336 pp. 189 color maps; 5 b/w + 36 color illus.; 61 color graphs 978-0-300-12460-6 $50.00available as e-book
According to Our Hearts Rhinelander v. Rhinelander and the Law of the Multiracial Family angela onwuachi-willig This landmark book
looks at what it means to be a multiracial couple
in the United States today. The book begins with
a 1925 court case and shows how—almost a
century later—our society has yet come to terms
with interracial marriage.
Cloth 2013 344 pp. 30 b/w illus. 978-0-300-16682-8 $38.00available as e-book
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Black Gotham A Family History of African Americans in Nineteenth-Century New York City carla l. peterson Black Gotham is a
fascinating look at a little-known segment of
American history: African-American elites in
New York City in the nineteenth century, told
through Carla Peterson’s intriguing account
of her quest to reconstruct the lives of her
ancestors. Winner of the 2011 New York City Book Awards sponsored by the New York Society LibraryPaper 2012 446 pp. 35 b/w illus. + 2 maps 978-0-300-18174-6 $20.00 Cloth 2011 446 pp. 35 b/w illus. + 2 maps 978-0-300-16255-4 $32.00available as e-book
The Dance Claimed Me A Biography of Pearl Primus peggy and murray schwartz The
first full-scale biography of the seminal dancer,
anthropologist, and educator, who championed
social and racial justice through her blazingly
original choreography and performances.
Paper 2012 352 pp. 33 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18793-9 $22.00available as e-book
Black Ranching Frontiers African Cattle Herders of the Atlantic World, 1500–1900 andrew sluyter A substantive and groundbreaking
book that demonstrates for the first time—
and contrary to conventional wisdom—that
Africans played significant creative roles in
establishing open-range cattle ranching in the
Americas. yale agrarian studies series Cloth 2012 320 pp. 52 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17992-7 $45.00available as e-book
The Zong A Massacre, the Law and the End of Slavery james walvin In 1781, the captain of
a British ship running short of drinking water
ordered 132 African slaves thrown overboard.
This book is the first full account of the
horrifying event, the later trial, and the moral
and political debates that followed.
Cloth 2011 304 pp. 12 b/w illus. 978-0-300-12555-9 $32.50available as e-book
Native American HistoryAfrican-American History
NewHollow Justice A History of Indigenous Claims in the United States david e. wilkins This
book provides a legal and political history of the
claims Native Americans have made against the
federal government over the past two centuries
regarding violations of treaties, indigenous
sovereignty, and property rights. the henry roe cloud series on american indians and modernity Cloth 2013 272 pp. 978-0-300-11926-8 $40.00available as e-book
New in paperSun Chief The Autobiography of a Hopi Indian, Second Edition don c. talayesva; edited by leo w. simmons; forewords by matthew sakiestewa gilbert and robert v. hine First published
in 1942, Sun Chief is the autobiography of
Hopi Chief Don C. Talayesva and offers a unique
insider view on Hopi society. In a new Foreword,
Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert explores how
scholars have used the book since its publication
more than seventy years ago.
the lamar series in western history Paper 2013 520 pp. 5 illus. 978-0-300-19103-5 $23.00
Connecticut’s Indigenous Peoples What Archaeology, History, and Oral Traditions Teach Us About Their Communities and Cultures lucianne lavin; with a contribution to the introduction by paul grant-costa; edited by rosemary volpe This groundbreaking volume
draws on exciting recent archaeological and
ethnographic findings to provide a full account
of Connecticut’s indigenous peoples throughout
their 10,000-year history. published in association with the yale peabody museum of natural history Cloth 2013 528 pp. 37 color + 235 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18664-2 $45.00available as e-book
Domestic Subjects Gender, Citizenship, and Law in Native American Literature beth h. piatote Piatote analyzes the literary works of
Native American intellectuals in the context
of assimilation-era laws and policies aimed at
national domestication, showing how Native
American writing illuminated, contested, and
refigured the reach of the law. the henry roe cloud series on american indians and modernity Cloth 2013 248 pp. 6 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17157-0 $45.00available as e-book
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Gathering Together The Shawnee People through Diaspora and Nationhood, 1600–1870 sami lakomäki This comprehensive book
demonstrates how the interactions between
the Shawnee peoples and arriving European
colonists transformed the political realities and
ideas of both groups, profoundly affecting the
course of American history.
available in june 2014
Cloth 2014 416 pp. 12 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18061-9 $40.00
Before L.A. Race, Space, and Municipal Power in Los Angeles, 1781–1894 david samuel torres-rouff A bold new work of urban history
explores the early development of Los Angeles,
how race has always determined its social and
spatial boundaries, and how a 19th-century
incursion of immigrants from the United
States caused a profound and permanent
shift in its political and physical environment.
Cloth 2013 376 pp. 40 b/w illus. 978-0-300-14123-8 $65.00available as e-book
Hell on the Range A Story of Honor, Conscience, and the American West daniel justin herman In this lively account of
Arizona’s Rim Country War of the 1880s, the
author uncovers surprising truths about the
complex interplay of honor and conscience,
violence and identity, in the history of the
American West. published in cooperation with the william p. clements center for southwest studies, southern methodist university Paper 2013 400 pp. 40 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19826-3 $30.00 Cloth 2010 400 pp. 40 b/w illus. 978-0-300-13736-1 $65.00available as e-book
Geronimo robert m. utley This fast-paced
biography of the most famous North American
Indian of all time strips away the myths that
have obscured the real Geronimo and presents
an authentic portrait of the ferocious and
elusive Apache fighter for the first time.
Paper 2013 376 pp. 27 b/w illus. + 13 maps 978-0-300-19836-2 $20.00Cloth 2012 376 pp. 27 b/w illus. + 13 maps 978-0-300-12638-9 $30.00available as e-book
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War of a Thousand Deserts Indian Raids and the U.S.-Mexican War brian delay
In this radically new account of America’s
watershed victory in the U.S.-Mexican War,
Brian DeLay uncovers the forgotten role of the
Comanches and their native allies. For fifteen
years, Indian raids devastated northern Mexico,
precipitating key events and altering the
history of the continent in enduring ways.
Winner of the 2009 Robert M. Utley Award and the 2009 W. Turrentine Jackson Award, given by the Western History Association; Co-winner of the 2008 Norris and Carol Hundly Best Book Award, given by the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical AssociationPaper 2009 496 pp. 31 b/w illus. 978-0-300-15837-3 $26.00available as e-book
The Comanche Empire pekka hämäläinen This groundbreaking book uncovers the
lost story of the Comanche Indians and the
vast and powerful empire they built in the
eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
The volume challenges the idea of indigenous
peoples as victims of European expansion
and offers a new perspective on the history
of the colonization of North America.
Winner of the 2009 Bancroft Prize, given by Columbia University; Co-winner of the 2009 Merle Curti Award, presented by the Organization of American Historians; Winner of the Caughey Western History Association Prize given by the Western History AssociationPaper 2009 512 pp. 12 b/w illus. + 8 maps 978-0-300-15117-6 $25.00available as e-book
The Jeffersons at Shadwell susan kern An original study of Shadwell, Thomas
Jefferson’s boyhood home, providing new
insights into the founding father’s formative
years. Winner of the 2011 Richard Slatten Award for Excellence in Virginian Biography, sponsored by the Virginia Historical Society; Winner of the 2011 Abbott Lowell Cummings Prize given by the Vernacular Architecture ForumPaper 2012 320 pp. 56 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18743-4 $24.00available as e-book
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Murder in Tombstone The Forgotten Trial of Wyatt Earp steven lubet The gunfight
at the OK Corral is legendary—but what
happened once the shooting ended? This
book tells the nearly unknown story of the
prosecution of Wyatt Earp, his brothers, and
Doc Holiday following the gunfight and
shows how a talented defense attorney
saved them from the gallows.
the lamar series in western history Paper 2006 288 pp. 35 b/w illus. 978-0-300-11527-7 $19.00available as e-book
Nature’s Noblemen Transatlantic Masculinities and the Nineteenth-Century American West monica rico Exploring the
myth of the American West in the nineteenth
century as a place for men to assert their
masculinity by “roughing it” in the wilderness,
Monica Rico reveals how this myth played
out in a transatlantic context.
Cloth 2013 304 pp. 5 b/w illus. 978-0-300-13606-7 $40.00available as e-book
Rush to Gold The French and the California Gold Rush, 1848–1854 malcolm j. rohrbough The California Gold Rush attracted 300,000
gold seekers in the mid-1800s, and it is the
story of 30,000 Frenchman who came by sea
that is told in The Rush to Gold. This is the
first book to give an international focus
to this pivotal time.
Cloth 2013 368 pp. 13 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18140-1 $40.00available as e-book
The Spanish Frontier in North America The Brief Edition david j. weber
This compact synthesis of David J. Weber’s
prize-winning history of colonial Spanish North
America vividly tells the story of Spain’s 300-
year tenure on the continent. From the first
Spanish-Indian contact through Spain’s gradual
retreat, Weber offers a balanced assessment of
the impact of each civilization upon the other.
Paper 2009 320 pp. 40 b/w illus. + 16 maps 978-0-300-14068-2 $22.00available as e-book
Through a Screen Darkly Popular Culture, Public Diplomacy, and America’s Image Abroad martha bayles America’s
image abroad has declined precipitously.
This thought-provoking book looks closely
at the impact of American entertainment
and of cutbacks in public diplomacy, then
offers nuanced suggestions for restoring
America’s good name.
Cloth 2014 336 pp. 978-0-300-12338-8 $30.00
The Great Rent Wars New York, 1917–1929 robert m. fogelson Written by one of the
country’s foremost urban historians, The Great
Rent Wars tells the fascinating but little-known
story of the battles between landlords and
tenants in the nation’s largest city from 1917
through 1929. These conflicts were triggered
by the post-war housing shortage, which
prompted landlords to raise rents, drove
tenants to go on rent strikes, and spurred the
state legislature to impose rent control in New
York, a radical and unprecedented step that
transformed landlord-tenant relations.
Cloth 2013 512 pp. 23 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19172-1 $45.00
New in paperThe Gateway Arch A Biography tracy campbell This book is the first to explore the
colorful history of the spectacular Gateway
Arch of St. Louis and the controversial tactics of
its creators. Beloved as a symbol of American
democracy, the monument can also be seen as
a vivid example of failed urban planning.
icons of america; paper available in february 2014
Paper 2014 232 pp. 25 b/w illus. 978-0-300-20568-8 $18.00Cloth 2013 232 pp. 25 b/w illus. 978-0-300-16949-2 $26.00available as e-book
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1940 FDR, Willkie, Lindbergh, Hitler—the Election amid the Storm susan dunn This
spellbinding story of the Roosevelt-Willkie
election season explores the deep divisions in
the United States on the eve of World War II,
the pull of Lindbergh’s staunch isolationism,
and the courageous candidates and politicians
who forged crucial agreements across the aisle.
paper available in may 2014
Paper 2014 432 pp. 16 b/w illus. 978-0-300-20574-9 $20.00Cloth 2013 432 pp. 16 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19086-1 $30.00available as e-book
The Great Agnostic Robert Ingersoll and American Freethought susan jacoby In this
thought-provoking biography, the author of
Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism
restores Ingersoll to his rightful place in the
American secular tradition and demonstrates
why his arguments matter today more than ever.
Paper 2014 256 pp. 1 b/w illus. 978-0-300-20578-7 $15.00Cloth 2013 256 pp. 1 b/w illus. 978-0-300-13725-5 $25.00available as e-book
Carl Van Vechten and the Harlem Renaissance A Portrait in Black and White emily bernard This groundbreaking book
is the first to focus on the flamboyant Carl
Van Vechten, his notoriety as a white man
with a passion for black people and culture,
and his still-debated contributions to the
Harlem Renaissance.
Paper 2013 376 pp. 41 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19252-0 $20.00Cloth 2012 376 pp. 41 b/w illus. 978-0-300-12199-5 $30.00available as e-book
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A Great Leap Forward 1930s Depression and U.S. Economic Growth alexander j. field This careful study of U.S. growth data
reveals that the innovation and infrastructure
development of the 1930s—not the industrial
response to WWII—set the stage for the
economic boom of the following decades.
Winner of the 2012 Alice Hanson Jones Biennial Prize, sponsored by the Economic History Association; Winner of the 2012 National Book Award in the Social Sciences, sponsored by Alpha Sigma Nuyale series in economic and financial history Paper 2012 400 pp. 36 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18816-5 $25.00available as e-book
The Eighteen-Day Running Mate McGovern, Eagleton, and a Campaign in Crisis joshua m. glasser This riveting story of the
1972 election uncovers how vice-presidential
candidate Thomas Eagleton’s secrets were
revealed, why he withdrew from the race,
and how George McGovern’s campaign
dealt with the staggering blow.
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Hank Greenberg The Hero Who Didn’t Want to Be One mark kurlansky New York
Times best-selling author Mark Kurlansky
delivers the compelling life story of Hank
Greenberg, the first Jewish player elected into
the Baseball Hall of Fame. jewish lives Paper 2013 192 pp. 1 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19246-9 $16.00 Cloth 2011 192 pp. 1 b/w illus. 978-0-300-13660-9 $25.00 available as e-book
Return from the Natives How Margaret Mead Won the Second World War and Lost the Cold War peter mandler Margaret Mead
was determined as the Second World War
approached to show that anthropology could
assess not only “primitives” but also the most
complex modern societies in ways useful for
waging war. This fascinating book weighs up
her successes and failures.
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A Single Roll of the Dice Obama’s Diplomacy with Iran trita parsi In this
illuminating book, Trita Parsi uncovers the full
details of the diplomatic encounters between
Washington and Tehran during Obama’s early
presidency, then discusses whether diplomacy
should be the foreign policy approach of choice
for the U.S. Named One of The Best Books of 2012 on the Middle East by Foreign AffairsPaper 2013 312 pp. 978-0-300-19236-0 $17.00Cloth 2012 304 pp. 978-0-300-16936-2 $27.50available as e-book
The Snail Darter and the Dam How Pork-Barrel Politics Endangered a Little Fish and Killed a River zygmunt j. b. plater In
a narrative that dispels widespread
misperceptions about the environmental
battle against the TVA’s final dam project, a law
professor and his students carry the notorious
snail darter case through the corridors of
Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Cloth 2013 392 pp. 33 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17324-6 $32.50available as e-book
Time No Longer Americans After the American Century patrick smith An original
exploration of America’s founding myths,
our nostalgic commitment to such ideas as
American exceptionalism, and why we must
understand the facts of our history if we
are to thrive in the coming century.
Cloth 2013 240 pp. 978-0-300-17656-8 $27.50available as e-book
NewAgainst the Profit Motive The Salary Revolution in American Government, 1780–1940 nicholas r. parrillo Parrillo uses
the history of how federal employees have
been compensated to derive an original and
important lesson about the legitimacy of
government. yale law library series in legal history and reference Cloth 2013 584 pp. 3 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17658-2 $125.00Paper 2013 584 pp. 3 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19475-3 $55.00available as e-book
Civil Disobedience An American Tradition lewis perry This stimulating book examines
the 300-year history of civil disobedience in
America: the causes that have inspired it,
the justifications used to defend it, and the
controversies it has aroused at every turn.
Cloth 2013 424 pp. 978-0-300-12459-0 $35.00available as e-book
New in paperArcadian America The Death and Life of an Environmental Tradition aaron sachs The garden cemetery has much to teach us
about the history of America’s communal
landscapes and today’s environmental ideas,
says the author of this thought-provoking
book. new directions in narrative history; paper available in february 2014
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The Good Rich and What They Cost Us robert f. dalzell, jr. Through case studies
of some of the richest figures in American
history—Washington, Rockefeller, Gates,
Winfrey—this timely book explores whether
America’s strong commitment to the creation
of wealth threatens our democratic society.
Cloth 2012 208 pp. 23 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17559-2 $28.00available as e-book
Ambition, A History From Vice to Virtue william casey king This book explores the
history of changing attitudes toward ambition
and how ambition influenced New World
colonization, the Declaration of Independence,
and Americans’ perceptions of themselves.
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Poilu The World War I Notebooks of Louis Barthas, Barrelmaker, 1914–1918 louis barthas; translated by edward m. strauss “This
translation of the diaries and letters of a French
corporal on the Western front in World War I
brings the gritty reality of trench warfare to
an English-speaking audience in a manner
unparalleled even in the best soldier writings
from that war. The reader feels and smells
and hears the mud, the blood, the fear, the
deafening noise of exploding shells, the clatter
of machine guns, the cries of the wounded
and dying. Here is the war as the men in the
trenches experienced it.”—James McPherson,
author of Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
available in february 2014
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Monty’s Men The British Army and the Liberation of Europe john buckley From D-Day to VE-Day, historian John
Buckley offers a radical reexamination of
Great Britain’s military prowess in the last
years of World War Two, suggesting that the
oft-maligned British Army was, in fact, more
than a match for the Nazi war machine.
Cloth 2013 384 pp. 25 b/w illus. 978-0-300-13449-0 $35.00
Citizen Emperor Napoleon in Power philip dwyer The second volume of Dwyer’s widely
acclaimed new biography sheds bright light
on Napoleon’s sensational myth-making to
bolster his military reputation as well as his
political ruthlessness, evolution as a leader,
and complicated inner life.
Cloth 2013 816 pp. 64 b/w illus., 5 maps 978-0-300-16243-1 $45.00available as e-book
Life, Death, and Growing Up on the Western Front anthony fletcher Drawing
on the correspondence of British soldiers on
the Western Front, this book provides a vivid
account of their experiences and reveals the
comradeship, humor, and strong morale that
sustained them in the face of the horrors of war.
Cloth 2013 352 pp. 16 pp. b/w illus. 978-0-300-19553-8 $35.00available as e-book
Surge My Journey with General David Petraeus and the Remaking of the Iraq War peter r. mansoor The first full account of
the 2007–8 troop surge in Iraq, told by a
member of General Petraeus’s innermost circle,
reveals how the strategy was devised and
implemented, who supported the effort and
who didn’t, and how the surge changed Iraqi
history. yale library of military history Cloth 2013 384 pp. 20 b/w illus + 2 maps 978-0-300-17235-5 $28.00
Wellington The Path to Victory 1769–1814 rory muir This masterly new biography
provides an authoritative re-evaluation of
Wellington’s career, both as a soldier and
politician, while giving new and unexpected
insights into this talented, complex, and
often difficult man.
Cloth 2013 744 pp. 32 pp. illus.; maps; plans 978-0-300-18665-9 $38.00
The Great War for Peace william mulligan The First World War is often viewed
as the starting point for later 20th-century
global violence and conflict. This compelling
book argues that in fact this war reshaped
understandings of peace and international
politics in important and lasting ways.
available in april 2014
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In Flanders Fields The Great War Seen from the Air, 1914–1918 birger stichelbaut The
relentless progression of World War I and the
devastated wartime landscape of Flanders
Fields are presented in unprecedented detail in
a unique historical record comprised primarily
of aerial photographs taken over the bitter
four-year course of the Great War. distributed for mercatorfonds; in flanders fields museum, ypres; the imperial war museum, london; and the royal army museum, brussels Paper over Board 2014 396 pp. 532 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19658-0 $90.00
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NewRavaged Art and Heritage in Times of Conflict edited by jo tollebeek and eline van assche Coinciding with the one hundredth
anniversary of the start of World War I, this
compelling publication explores how centuries
of war and conflict have affected cultural and
artistic heritage worldwide. distributed for mercatorfonds; available in may 2014
Paper over Board 2014 352 pp. 230 color illus. 978-0-300-20447-6 $80.00
The Making of the First World War ian f. w. beckett In this original and
spellbinding reinterpretation of the Great War,
a noted historian turns the spotlight on twelve
military, political, and cultural events—some
nearly forgotten—whose legacies continue to
shape our world today. paper available in may 2014
Paper 2014 280 pp. 12 b/w illus. 978-0-300-20664-7 $20.00Cloth 2013 280 pp. 12 b/w illus. 978-0-300-16202-8 $28.50available as e-book
This Seat of Mars War and the British Isles, 1485–1746 charles carlton A powerful
account of the effects of war on early modern
Britain, showing how war forged the British
state and exploring the personal experiences
of battle and bloodshed.
Paper 2013 360 pp. 24 b/w illus. + 10 maps 978-0-300-19714-3 $30.00Cloth 2011 336 pp. 24 b/w illus. + 10 maps 978-0-300-13913-6 $40.00available as e-book
Perilous Glory The Rise of Western Military Power john france This major new history
encompasses warfare around the world from
3100 B.C. to the Gulf War and challenges
accepted ideas about the development of
military strength, the impact of culture
on war, the future of Western dominance,
and much more.
Paper 2013 456 pp. 28 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19717-4 $23.00Cloth 2011 456 pp. 28 b/w illus. 978-0-300-12074-5 $35.00available as e-book
Twelve Turning Points of the Second World War p. m. h. bell A fresh exploration
of the Second World War through twelve
key events that shaped the direction and
outcome of the conflict.
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Wellington’s Wars The Making of a Military Genius huw j. davies This book
offers a provocative reappraisal of the
Duke of Wellington’s brilliant military
career, arguing that his success was based
as much on political acumen as on his
talent as a military commander.
Cloth 2012 336 pp. 16 pp. b/w illus. 978-0-300-16417-6 $38.00available as e-book
The Civil War and American Art eleanor jones harvey Featuring artistic
masterpieces and literary legends of the 19th
century, this book is a magisterial, convincingly
argued new survey of the impact of the Civil
War on American painting and photography.
Winner in the Photography/Art category at the 2013 Great Southeast Book Festival published in association with the smithsonian american art museum Cloth 2012 352 pp. 151 color + 63 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18733-5 $65.00
The Battle of Marathon peter krentz Drawing on early travelers, archaeologists,
geologists, reenactors, and soldiers, Peter
Krentz tells a compelling story that defends
Herodotus’ account of how the Athenians
won their most famous victory. yale library of military history Paper 2011 256 pp. 32 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17766-4 $20.00 Cloth 2010 256 pp. 32 b/w illus. 978-0-300-12085-1 $30.00available as e-book
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The Legacy of the Second World War john lukacs The master historian
John Lukacs explores lasting questions and
enigmas about World War II, its consequences,
and its persistent legacy.
Paper 2011 208 pp. 978-0-300-17138-9 $19.00 Cloth 2010 208 pp. 978-0-300-11439-3 $26.00available as e-book
December 1941 Twelve Days that Began a World War evan mawdsley An account
of twelve days in December 1941, when
interlinked events—including the Battle of
Moscow, the Pearl Harbor raid, and Hitler’s
declaration of war on America—decided
the outcome of a war and changed the
course of a century.
Paper 2012 360 pp. 16 pp. b/w illus. + 6 maps 978-0-300-18787-8 $18.00Cloth 2011 360 pp. 16 pp. b/w illus. + 6 maps 978-0-300-15445-0 $30.00available as e-book
The Burma Campaign Disaster into Triumph, 1942–45 frank mclynn This book,
in essence a quadruple biography, tells the
true story of four larger-than-life Allied
commanders (three Brits and one American)
who battled the Japanese, and sometimes each
other, in the long and bloody Burma campaign
of World War II. yale library of military history Paper 2012 552 pp. 20 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18744-1 $20.00Cloth 2011 552 pp. 20 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17162-4 $35.00available as e-book
The Men Who Lost America British Leadership, the American Revolution, and the Fate of the Empire andrew jackson o’shaughnessy This unique account of
the American Revolution, told from the
perspectives of King George III, Lord North,
General Burgoyne, and other British leaders,
brings to light the real reasons behind the
British Empire’s stunning and unexpected loss.
the lewis walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history Cloth 2013 480 pp. 33 color illus. + 7 maps 978-0-300-19107-3 $37.50available as e-book
Gallipoli The End of the Myth robin prior
A full account of the disastrous Gallipoli
campaign of WWI, this book sets aside the
many myths about the Allied operation and
arrives at the devastating conclusion that
nearly 390,000 troops died in vain.
Paper 2010 304 pp. 16 b/w illus. 978-0-300-16894-5 $24.00 Cloth 2009 288 pp. 16 b/w illus. 978-0-300-14995-1 $35.00
Photography and the American Civil War jeff l. rosenheim This eye-opening
study of Civil War photography traces the
introduction of the camera into the battlefield
and shows its influence on history and our
responses to war. published by the metropolitan museum of art/distributed by yale university press Cloth 2013 288 pp. 303 color + b/w illus. 978-0-300-19180-6 $50.00
War/Photography Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath anne wilkes tucker and will michels, with natalie zelt; with contributions by liam kennedy, hilary roberts, john stauffer, bodo von dewitz, jeff hunt, and natalie zeldin Featuring over 525 powerful
images and analysis from esteemed scholars,
this ambitious book offers a comprehensive
investigation of the relationship between
photography and armed conflict. Winner of the 2013 Kraszna-Krausz Awards in the Best Photography Book category distributed for the museum of fine arts, houston Cloth 2012 612 pp. 179 color + 364 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17738-1 $90.00
Marlborough’s America stephen saunders webb Marching through the Duke
of Marlborough’s ten triumphant campaigns,
1702–1722, and analyzing the administrations
of his former staff officers in America and
the West Indies, Marlborough’s America
demonstrates that the duke’s victory in Europe
created “Great Britain.” the lewis walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history Cloth 2013 608 pp. 11 color + 25 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17859-3 $45.00available as e-book
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The Ancient World
Ancient Rome From Romulus to Justinian thomas r. martin This concise and beautifully
written history of ancient Rome pays unique
attention to the values that propelled the
Empire’s rise and fall.
Paper 2013 256 pp. 13 maps, 35 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19831-7 $16.00Cloth 2012 256 pp. 13 maps, 35 b/w illus. 978-0-300-16004-8 $30.00available as e-book
Alexander to Constantine Archaeology of the Land of the Bible, Volume III eric m. meyers and mark a. chancey This comprehen-
sive introduction is destined to become the
standard book on biblical archaeology from
Alexander the Great’s conquest to Constantine’s
reign. the anchor yale bible reference library Paper 2014 400 pp. 17 color, 170 b/w, 10 maps 978-0-300-20583-1 $25.00Cloth 2012 400 pp. 17 color, 170 b/w, 10 maps 978-0-300-14179-5 $40.00available as e-book
Caesar’s Druids An Ancient Priesthood miranda aldhouse-green Aldhouse-Green
argues that the Druids were a highly complex,
intellectual, and sophisticated group whose
influence transcended religion and reached
into the realms of secular power and politics.
Cloth 2010 352 pp. 80 b/w illus. 978-0-300-12442-2 $65.00available as e-book
Europe Between the Oceans 9000 BC–AD 1000 barry cunliffe This interdisciplinary
work by a leading archaeologist reorients
our understanding of Old Europe’s success,
uncovering a set of complex factors that have
gone unrecognized until now.
Paper 2011 480 pp. 120 b/w + 80 color illus. 978-0-300-17086-3 $32.00available as e-book
A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics neil faulkner This unique guide
transports us to the games of 388 B.C., bringing
to life the sights and sounds, the athletes and
attendees, and the sporting and religious events.
PB-with Flaps 2012 272 pp. 40 b/w + 8 pp. color illus. 978-0-300-15907-3 $28.00available as e-book
Blood and Mistletoe The History of the Druids in Britain ronald hutton This
captivating book by a world expert examines
what is known of the Druids, then explores
how and why they have been repeatedly
reinvented to play varying roles in English,
Scottish, and Welsh history.
Paper 2011 492 pp. 32 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17085-6 $32.00available as e-book
Voting About God in Early Church Councils ramsay macmullen In this original
book, an eminent historian explores how early
Christian doctrine was determined by majority
vote in church councils during the third to sixth
centuries. Ramsey MacMullen brings the reader
directly into council chambers, where rank and
file bishops engage in debate, then vote to
establish a single Christian orthodoxy.
Cloth 2006 192 pp. 6 b/w illus. 978-0-300-11596-3 $35.00available as e-book
Ancient Greece From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times, Second Edition thomas r. martin In this compact yet comprehensive
history of ancient Greece, Thomas R. Martin
brings alive Greek civilization from its Stone
Age roots to the fourth century B.C.
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The Mysteries of Artemis of Ephesos Cult, Polis, and Change in the Graeco-Roman World guy maclean rogers In a ground-
breaking reinterpretation of ancient poly-
theism, Guy MacLean Rogers rethinks and
de-naturalizes Roman imperial history and the
transition to Christianity synkrisis Cloth 2013 528 pp. 2 color + 27 b/w, 11 maps 978-0-300-17863-0 $45.00available as e-book
The Ancient Oracles Making the Gods Speak richard stoneman This colorful
book traces the entire thousand-year history
of Greek oracles and examines why they
continued to be consulted by Greek men
and women at every level of society until the
Christian abolition of paganism in A.D. 395.
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The Murder, Betrayal, and Slaughter of the Glorious Charles, Count of Flanders galbert of bruges; translated and with an introduction by jeff rider This
excellent new translation of medieval Flemish
cleric Galbert of Bruges’s twelfth century
journal describing the scandalous assassination
of Glorious Charles, count of Flanders, and
its bloody aftermath provides a fascinating,
first-person account of life, politics, power, and
murder in Europe during the Middle Ages.
Paper 2013 296 pp. 6 b/w illus. 978-0-300-15230-2 $30.00
A New EditionThe Spanish Inquisition A Historical Revision, Fourth Edition henry kamen In
this completely updated edition, Henry
Kamen dispels persistent myths and offers
a new and thought-provoking vision of the
Inquisition’s place in Mediterranean culture, its
consequences for Jewish culture, its impact on
Spanish intellectual life, and much more.
available in april 2014
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The Field of Cloth of Gold glenn richardson Historian Glenn Richardson
offers a bold new appraisal of the Field of
Cloth of Gold, arguably the most extravagant
and controversial international summit of the
Renaissance era, providing fresh insights into
the political realities of the sixteenth century
and the mentalities of Europe’s monarchs.
Cloth 2014 288 pp. 8 pp b/w illus. 978-0-300-14886-2 $65.00
New in paperThe Conversion of Scandinavia Vikings, Merchants, and Missionaries in the Remaking of Northern Europe anders winroth Drawing
on painstaking analysis and paleographic
reconstruction of archeological and literary
sources, Anders Winroth presents a radically
new interpretation of the conversion of
Scandinavia from paganism to Christianity
in the early Middle Ages. Winner of the 2013 Gustav Ranis International Book Prize awarded by the MacMillan Center at Yale UniversityPaper 2014 256 pp. 24 b/w illus. 978-0-300-20553-4 $28.00available as e-book
The Crusader States malcolm barber This original and wide-ranging history of
twelfth-century life in the crusader states—
Jerusalem, Antioch, Tripoli, and Edessa—
explores the military battles and cultural
clashes as East and West struggled
for dominance.
Cloth 2012 496 pp. 15 b/w illus., 2 figs, 21 maps 978-0-300-11312-9 $38.00available as e-book
The English Aristocracy, 1070–1272 A Social Transformation david crouch This
groundbreaking book offers the first close
examination of the fate of English aristocrats
following William the Conqueror’s victory.
A radical transformation ensued, the author
shows, as society redefined itself around
the principle of nobility.
Cloth 2011 352 pp. 8 b/w illus. 978-0-300-11455-3 $65.00available as e-book
The Music Libel Against the Jews ruth hacohen This deeply imaginative and
wide-ranging book shows how, since the first
centuries of the Christian era, gentiles have
associated Jews with noise. Ruth HaCohen
focuses her study on a “musical libel”—a
variation on the Passion story that recurs
in various forms and cultures in which an
innocent Christian boy is killed by a Jew in
order to silence his “harmonious musicality.”
Winner of the Otto Kinkeldey Award in 2012, given by the American Musicological Society; Winner of the 2012 Polonsky First Prize in the research category for creativity and originality in the humanistic disciplines Paper 2013 532 pp. 80 b/w + 9 color illus. 978-0-300-19477-7 $38.00 Cloth 2011 532 pp. 80 b/w + 9 color illus. 978-0-300-16778-8 $55.00available as e-book
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The End of Byzantium jonathan harris Shedding new light on the final turbulent
years of Byzantium, this evocative book
explains how the Ottoman Turks conquered
the thousand-year empire and reveals the
consequences for ordinary Byzantines and
their remarkable legacy.
Paper 2012 320 pp. 16 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18791-5 $30.00available as e-book
The Wars of the Roses michael hicks A magisterial account of the Wars of the
Roses by a renowned historian, explaining
for the first time why they began, why they
kept recurring, and why they ceased.
Paper 2012 352 pp. 24 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18157-9 $30.00 Cloth 2010 352 pp. 24 b/w illus. 978-0-300-11423-2 $65.00available as e-book
The Anglo-Saxon World n. j. higham and m. j. ryan Incorporating the latest
research in a wide range of disciplines, this
definitive history casts new light on the crucial
Anglo-Saxon period, from the exit of the
Romans to the arrival of William the Conqueror.
Cloth 2013 496 pp. 100 color illus., 40 line drawings, 60 maps 978-0-300-12534-4 $45.00available as e-book
The True History of Merlin the Magician anne lawrence-mathers Merlin
the Magician has remained an enthralling and
curious individual since he was made famous
by Geoffrey of Monmouth in the twelfth
century. Anne Lawrence-Mathers explores just
who he was believed to be and what he has
meant to Britain.
Cloth 2012 256 pp. 10 b/w illus. 978-0-300-14489-5 $40.00available as e-book
The Rise of Female Kings in Europe, 1300–1800 william monter In this lively
and pathbreaking book, William Monter
explores Europe’s increasing acceptance of
autonomous female rule between the late
Middle Ages and the French Revolution by
examining the public careers of its thirty
women sovereigns.
Cloth 2012 304 pp. 18 b/w, 1 map spread 978-0-300-17327-7 $38.00available as e-book
The Mortgage of the Past Reshaping the Ancient Political Inheritance (1050–1300) francis oakley Francis Oakley continues his
magisterial three-part history of the emergence
of Western political thought during the Middle
Ages with this second volume, exploring
kingship and related themes from the tenth to
the fourteenth century. the emergence of western political thought in the latin middle ages Cloth 2012 344 pp. 978-0-300-17633-9 $55.00available as e-book
The Book in the Renaissance andrew pettegree A groundbreaking study of the
fascinating world of books in the first great age
of print, from 1450 to 1600. Winner of the 2011 Phyllis Goodhart Gordon Book Prize, presented by the Renaissance Society of AmericaPaper 2011 440 pp. 69 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17821-0 $27.50available as e-book
The Raven King Matthias Corvinus and the Fate of His Lost Library marcus tanner Seizing the Hungarian throne at fifteen, the
effervescent Matthias Corvinus reigned long
(1459–1490) and extraordinarily well. This
book is the first in English to tell the gripping
story of the Raven King and of the fate of
his fabled 2000-volume library. Dispersed
across Europe after his death, the king’s
exquisite volumes have been pursued
with fervor for centuries.
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The Virgin Warrior The Life and Death of Joan of Arc larissa juliet taylor This
biography of Joan of Arc paints a vivid portrait
of the teenaged French peasant girl whose
charisma and sheer force of will electrified
those around her and struck terror into the
hearts of the English soldiers and leaders.
Paper 2010 280 pp. 16 pp b/w illus. 978-0-300-16895-2 $22.00available as e-book
Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen of France, Queen of England ralph v. turner Untangling
the myths and legends of many centuries, this
definitive biography gives us the real Eleanor
of Aquitaine—wife of two kings, mother of
two kings, a tenacious and ambitious twelfth-
century queen who carved a unique position
for herself in a society hostile to the idea of a
woman in power.
Paper 2011 416 pp. 16 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17820-3 $25.00 Cloth 2009 416 pp. 16 b/w illus. 978-0-300-11911-4 $35.00available as e-book
Savonarola The Rise and Fall of a Renais-sance Prophet donald weinstein This deeply
considered new biography of the visionary
Dominican provides the first truly satisfying
account of Savonarola, his charismatic
vision, and his fate as a failed prophet.
Cloth 2011 400 pp. 978-0-300-11193-4 $38.00 available as e-book
Queens and Mistresses of Renaissance France kathleen wellman Beginning in 1410 with the birth of Agnés
Sorel and continuing through 1599
with the death of Gabrielle d’Estrees,
Kathleen Wellman examines their lives,
accomplishments, and the iconic status of
elite women in the French court.
Cloth 2013 448 pp. 59 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17885-2 $45.00available as e-book
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The Great Mirror of Folly Finance, Culture, and the Crash of 1720 edited by william n. goetzmann, catherine labio, k. geert rouwenhorst, and timothy g. young; with a foreword by robert j. shiller This beautifully
illustrated book presents a unique cultural
record of the world’s first great financial
crisis—the stock market crash of 1720 in
France, England, and Holland—as depicted in
the art, literature, and commentary of the time.
yale series in economic and financial history Cloth 2013 360 pp. 240 color + 15 b/w illus. 978-0-300-16246-2 $75.00
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and the World of Elizabethan Art Painting and Patronage at the Court of Elizabeth elizabeth goldring This detailed
and pioneering study offers the first in-depth
look at Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, whose
patronage and art-collecting activities made
him a powerful influence on Elizabethan taste.
published for the paul mellon centre for studies in british art Cloth 2014 304 pp. 100 color + 111 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19224-7 $75.00
Female Alliances Gender, Identity, and Friendship in Early Modern Britain amanda e. herbert In the first book-length historical
study of female friendship and alliance for
the early modern period, Amanda Herbert
demonstrates the importance of these bonds
not only to the women themselves but to the
building of the British Atlantic world.
Cloth 2014 272 pp. 27 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17740-4 $55.00
The Great Plague A People’s History evelyn lord This intimate history of England’s
Great Plague of 1665-66 brings a dark era
of contagion and death to vivid life through
personal stories of loss and survival from a
wide range of individuals—from common folk
to historical notables Samuel Pepys and Isaac
Newton—in the small British community of
Cambridge. available in march 2014
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Lord Strange’s Men and Their Plays lawrence manley and sally-beth maclean This colorful account of Lord Strange’s Men, a
renowned acting troupe that briefly dominated
the London stage in the late Elizabethan Era,
explores the company’s distinctive approach
to the works of Shakespeare, Marlowe, and
others; its bold theatrical innovations; and its
remarkable influence on the dramaturgy of
the time. available in march 2014
Cloth 2014 480 pp. 30 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19199-8 $65.00
Tainted Glory in Handel’s Messiah The Unsettling History of the World’s Most Beloved Choral Work michael marissen In this
eye-opening reexamination of Handel’s beloved
religious oratorio the Messiah, respected
scholar Michael Marissen uncovers a shocking
and powerful message of anti-Judaism buried
within the musical masterwork’s joyous
celebration of the divinity of Jesus Christ.
available in march 2014
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Queen Caroline Cultural Politics at the Early Eighteenth-Century Court joanna marschner This meticulously researched volume surveys
Caroline of Ansbach’s significant contributions
to English arts and culture. published for the paul mellon centre for studies in british art; available in february 2014
Cloth 2014 232 pp. 120 color + 40 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19777-8 $75.00
The Christian Monitors The Church of England and the Age of Benevolence, 1680–1730 brent s. sirota This original and persuasive
book examines the moral and religious revival
led by the Anglican Church after the Glorious
Revolution, and shows how that revival laid
the groundwork for a burgeoning civil society
in Britain. the lewis walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history Cloth 2014 376 pp. 978-0-300-16710-8 $65.00
The City and the King Architecture and Politics in Restoration London christine stevenson Surveying the City of London in
the wake of the Restoration in 1660 and the
Great Fire six years later, this authoritative
book examines how monuments are made
meaningful. published for the paul mellon centre for studies in british art Cloth 2013 400 pp. 25 color + 120 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19022-9 $75.00
A Plague of Informers Conspiracy and Political Trust in William III’s England rachel weil This fascinating study of the turbulent
decade following the Revolution of 1688
illuminates the Williamite regime’s struggle to
establish political trust and the painful tension
it faced between liberty and security. the lewis walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history Cloth 2014 360 pp. 15 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17104-4 $40.00
Making Make-Believe Real Politics as Theater in Shakespeare’s Time garry wills This fascinating study of political stagecraft
during the Elizabethan era explores a period of
vast political change when a canny Protestant
queen understood the power of make-believe
to make power real. available in may 2014
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New in paperUtopia Second Edition thomas more; translated and introduced by clarence h. miller; with a new afterword by jerry harp
Preeminent More scholar Clarence H. Miller
does justice to the full range of More’s rhetoric
in this masterful translation of Utopia. In a new
afterword to this edition, Jerry Harp contex-
tualizes Utopia within the wider frames of
European humanism and the Renaissance.
Paper 2014 232 pp. 2 illus. 978-0-300-18610-9 $8.95
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Anne Boleyn Fatal Attractions g. w. bernard Drawing on a wide-ranging forensic
examination of sixteenth-century sources, G.
W. Bernard offers a fresh portrait of one of
England’s most captivating queens.
Paper 2011 256 pp. 16 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17089-4 $22.00 Cloth 2010 256 pp. 16 b/w illus. 978-0-300-16245-5 $32.00 available as e-book
Too Much to Know Managing Scholarly Information before the Modern Age ann blair Long before the modern era scholars
complained of the overabundance of books
and developed techniques for selecting,
sorting, and storing information on a
large scale. This intriguing book examines
information management in pre-modern
contexts with a special focus on the impact
of printing in Europe in the sixteenth
and seventeenth centuries.
Paper 2011 416 pp. 31 b/w illus. 978-0-300-16539-5 $25.00available as e-book
Citizen Portrait Portrait Painting and the Urban Elite of Tudor and Jacobean England and Wales tarnya cooper Citizen Portrait
examines the patronage and production of
Tudor- and Jacobean-era portraiture, focusing
on how the middle class adopted and found
new uses for this classic art form. published for the paul mellon centre for studies in british art Cloth 2012 264 pp. 100 color + 115 b/w illus. 978-0-300-16279-0 $85.00
Calvin bruce gordon This brilliant
new portrait of Protestant reformer John
Calvin reveals his human complexity, the
sources of his convictions, and how he
inspired and transformed the sixteenth-
century world. The book captures a man
at once arrogant, charismatic, unforgiving,
generous, and shrewd.
Paper 2011 416 pp. 12 b/w illus 978-0-300-17084-9 $25.00available as e-book
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Household Politics Conflict in Early Modern England don herzog In Household
Politics, Don Herzog argues that early modern
English canonical sources and sermons, which
often urge the subordination of women, were
blather—not that they were irrelevant, but that
plenty of people rolled their eyes at them.
Cloth 2013 224 pp. 978-0-300-18078-7 $38.00available as e-book
Rebranding Rule The Restoration and Revolution Monarchy, 1660–1714 kevin sharpe This is the definitive study of how successive
British monarchs attempted to culturally
justify their rule in the years following the
restoration of Charles II.
Cloth 2013 872 pp. 90 b/w illus. 978-0-300-16201-1 $65.00available as e-book
Rome and Rhetoric Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar garry wills In this many-faceted
examination of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar,
a prominent historian unearths the play’s
classical sources and shows how the Rome
we carry in our minds today is the Rome
Shakespeare rhetorically created for us.
the anthony hecht lectures in the humanities Paper 2013 200 pp. 978-0-300-18800-4 $15.00Cloth 2011 200 pp. 978-0-300-15218-0 $25.00available as e-book
Ralph Tailor’s Summer A Scrivener, His City and the Plague keith wrightson This
hugely moving study looks in detail at the
plague of 1636 and its impact on one English
city through the eyes of a young scrivener,
Ralph Tailor. Keith Wrightson reconstructs life
in seventeenth-century Newcastle-on-Tyne and
envisions what such a calamitous decimation
of the population must have meant for
personal, familial, and social relations.
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Henry V christopher allmand
This sweepingly majestic book is based on
the full range of primary sources and sets the
reign in its full European context. Christopher
Allmand shows that Henry V not only united
the country in war but also provided domestic
security, solid government, and a much needed
sense of national pride. The book includes an
updated foreword which takes stock of more
recent publications in the field.
Paper 2011 480 pp. 30 b/w illus. 978-0-300-07370-6 $26.00
Edward the Confessor frank barlow
Frank Barlow’s magisterial biography, first
published in 1970 and now reissued with
new material, rescues Edward the Confessor
from contemporary myth and subsequent
bogus scholarship. Disentangling verifiable
fact from saintly legend, he vividly re-creates
the final years of the Anglo-Danish monarchy
and examines England before the Norman
Conquest with deep insight and great
historical understanding.
Paper 2011 373 pp. 16 b/w illus. 978-0-300-07156-6 $24.00
Mary I England’s Catholic Queen john edwards This authoritative biography of
the first Tudor queen reveals in new detail
Mary’s connections with Spain, her fraught
relationships with her father King Henry VIII and
half-sister Elizabeth, her religious fervor and
how it led to horrible violence, and much more.
Paper 2013 408 pp. 16 pp. b/w illus. 978-0-300-19416-6 $25.00 Cloth 2011 336 pp. 16 pp. b/w illus. 978-0-300-11810-0 $35.00available as e-book
Æthelstan The First King of England sarah foot This biography of King Athelstan
(924–939), who reigned briefly but brilliantly,
reveals for the first time his personal life, his
spectacular military victories, and why he may
justly be called “the first English monarch.”
Paper 2012 304 pp. 16 pp. b/w illus. + 3 maps 978-0-300-18771-7 $30.00available as e-book
King Stephen edmund king This
compelling biography provides the most
complete picture yet of King Stephen, the
“unfortunate monarch” whose twelfth-
century reign descended into long years
of civil war as his family and allies
struggled to save his throne.
Paper 2012 384 pp. 16 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18195-1 $35.00available as e-book
Edward III w. mark ormrod An
enlightening biography that takes a deeper
look at the personality of this celebrated
warrior king, emphasising the importance
of Edward’s familial relationships and his
achievement of a cohesive stable nation.
Paper 2013 752 pp. 28 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19408-1 $30.00available as e-book
Henry VIII j. j. scarisbrick First published
in 1968, J. J. Scarisbrick’s Henry VIII remains
the standard account, a thorough exploration
of the documentary sources, stylishly written
and highly readable. In an updated foreword,
Professor Scarisbrick takes stock of subsequent
research and places his classic account within
the context of recent publications.
Paper 2011 560 pp. 23 b/w illus. 978-0-300-07158-0 $27.00
George II King and Elector andrew c. thompson This landmark biography of
Britain’s last foreign-born monarch presents
a richly detailed portrait of the king as a
vital part of the governing process and as a
dynastic patriarch, patron of the arts, and
political survivor. The book reassesses
George II’s achievements and the enduring
impact of his reign.
Paper 2013 328 pp. 24 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18777-9 $32.50available as e-book
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Adam Smith’s Pluralism Rationality, Education, and the Moral Sentiments jack russell weinstein A radical new appreciation
of the writings and theories of Adam Smith,
an eighteenth-century Scottish political and
moral philosopher, and pioneer of modern
economic theory. It cogently argues that the
ideas expounded by the visionary Smith form
the foundations of contemporary liberalism
and progressive thought.
Cloth 2013 360 pp. 978-0-300-16253-0 $65.00available as e-book
Robespierre A Revolutionary Life peter mcphee Was Robespierre a heroic martyr or
a bloodthirsty tyrant? This book combines
new research and a deep understanding of
the French Revolution to provide a fresh and
nuanced portrait of one of history’s most
controversial figures.
Paper 2013 320 pp. 31 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19724-2 $25.00Cloth 2012 352 pp. 31 b/w illus. 978-0-300-11811-7 $40.00available as e-book
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman mary wollstonecraft; edited by eileen hunt botting; with essays by ruth abbey, eileen hunt botting, norma clarke, madeline cronin, and virginia sapiro A comprehensive
new edition of Mary Wollstonecraft’s visionary
eighteenth-century feminist treatise—the first-
ever argument for women’s rights as universal
human rights—includes essays by leading
Wollstonecraft scholars that examine both the
historical and contemporary political relevance
and enduring legacies of this groundbreaking
Enlightenment era document. rethinking the western tradition; available in may 2014
Paper 2014 416 pp. 978-0-300-17647-6 $15.00
The Age of Reason
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Facts and Inventions Selections from the Journalism of James Boswell edited by paul tankard This fascinating selection of the
journalistic writings of James Boswell, best
known as the biographer of Samuel Johnson,
reveals an intriguing new facet of this complex
and engaging literary figure, while providing
a vivid insight into British journalism and
public life in the second half of the eighteenth
century. available in february 2014
Cloth 2014 480 pp. 19 b/w illus. 978-0-300-14126-9 $115.00
Jonathan Swift His Life and His World leo damrosch In this major new biography,
Leo Damrosch tells the story of Swift’s life
anew, probing holes in the existing evidence
to show how the public version of his life
—the one accepted until recently—was
deliberately misleading.
Cloth 2013 592 pp. 94 b/w illus. 978-0-300-16499-2 $35.00available as e-book
Magnificent Entertainments Temporary Architecture for Georgian Festivals melanie doderer-winkler A pioneering study
of the Georgian era’s spectacular temporary
displays, this book surveys the elaborate floral
creations, fireworks, and architecture erected
for royal marriages, battle victories, and other
public celebrations. published for the paul mellon centre for studies in british art Cloth 2013 270 pp. 133 color + 100 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18642-0 $75.00
The Duchess’s Shells Natural History Collecting in the Age of Cook’s Voyages beth fowkes tobin This fascinating book uncovers
the story behind the formation of a marvelous
shell collection—a story spanning the globe,
featuring a wealthy duchess, her fellow
collectors, and a spectacular auction.
published for the paul mellon centre for studies in british art; available in april 2014
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Aristocratic Vice The Attack on Duelling, Suicide, Adultery, and Gambling in Eighteenth-Century England donna t. andrew Aristocratic
Vice examines the outrage against the four
vices associated with the aristocracy in
eighteenth-century England—duelling,
suicide, adultery, and gambling—and the
subsequent emergence of the middle class.
Cloth 2013 328 pp. 4 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18433-4 $50.00available as e-book
Britons Forging the Nation 1707–1837; Revised Edition linda colley This brilliant and
seminal book examines how a more cohesive
British nation was invented after 1707 and
how this new national identity was nurtured
through war, religion, trade, and empire.
This edition contains an extensive new
preface by the author.
Paper 2009 469 pp. 978-0-300-15280-7 $22.00
When London Was Capital of America julie flavell In this first-ever
portrait of eighteenth-century London as
the capital of America, Julie Flavell re-creates
the famous city’s heyday as the center of
an empire that encompassed North
America and the West Indies.
Paper 2011 320 pp. 36 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17813-5 $22.00 Cloth 2010 320 pp. 36 b/w illus. 978-0-300-13739-2 $37.00available as e-book
William Beckford First Prime Minister of the London Empire perry gauci This first-ever
biography of William Thomas Beckford provides
a unique look at British history from the
perspective of the colonies where he spent his
early years. Even in his own time, Beckford was
seen as a metaphor for the dramatic changes
occurring during this era. the lewis walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history Cloth 2013 304 pp. 24 b/w illus. 978-0-300-16675-0 $38.00available as e-book
Enlightenment’s Frontier The Scottish Highlands and the Origins of Environmentalism fredrik albritton jonsson Enlightenment’s
Frontier looks at the eighteenth-century
Scottish Enlightenment, which gave birth to
modern-day environmentalism, and sheds
new light on Scottish thinkers from the era,
including Adam Smith and his defense of free
markets. the lewis walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history Cloth 2013 368 pp. 7 b/w illus. + 2 maps 978-0-300-16254-7 $50.00available as e-book
The Watchful Clothier The Life of an Eighteenth-Century Protestant Capitalist matthew kadane The recently discovered
diary of eighteenth-century English clothier
Joseph Ryder provides an illuminating, real-
life perspective on the relationship between
capitalism and Protestantism in the 1700s.
the lewis walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history Cloth 2013 312 pp. 15 b/w illus. 978-0-300-16961-4 $45.00available as e-book
Making Way for Genius The Aspiring Self in France from the Old Regime to the New kathleen kete Examining the lives and
works of Germaine de Stael, Stendahl,
and Georges Cuvier, historian Kathleen
Kete creates a groundbreaking cultural
history of ambition in post-Revolutionary
Napoleonic and Restoration France.
Cloth 2012 256 pp. 1 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17482-3 $38.00available as e-book
Captain Cook Master of the Seas frank mclynn Bestselling biographer Frank McLynn
presents a vivid, remarkable reappraisal of
Captain James Cook, illuminating an aspect
of the legendary explorer’s life that has been
largely overlooked by recent writers: his
identity as a brilliant seaman.
Paper 2012 512 pp. 45 color illus. + 4 maps 978-0-300-18431-0 $20.00Cloth 2011 490 pp. 45 col illus. + 4 maps 978-0-300-11421-8 $37.00available as e-book
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The Enlightened Economy An Economic History of Britain 1700–1850 joel mokyr This incisive examination of the origins of
the modern economy during the Industrial
Revolution also explains why this phenomenon
came to fruition in Britain. the new economic history of britain series Paper 2012 550 pp. 978-0-300-18951-3 $30.00
Solomon’s Secret Arts The Occult in the Age of Enlightenment paul monod This
illuminating book reveals the surprising extent
to which great and lesser-known thinkers
of the Age of Enlightenment embraced the
spiritual, the magical, and the occult.
Cloth 2013 440 pp. 24 b/w illus. 978-0-300-12358-6 $45.00available as e-book
On Historical Distance mark salber phillips Examining the work of historians
from Machiavelli to the present, Mark Salber
Phillips examines the concept of historical
distance and its role in historiography.
Cloth 2013 312 pp. 10 color + 30 b/w illus. 978-0-300-14037-8 $50.00available as e-book
David Hume The Philosopher as Historian nicholas phillipson A giant of the eighteenth-
century Enlightenment, David Hume was
one of the most important philosophers
ever to write in English. He was also a
brilliant historian. In this book—a new
and revised edition of his 1989 classic—
Nicholas Phillipson shows how Hume
freed history from religion and politics.
Paper 2012 168 pp. 978-0-300-18166-1 $16.00available as e-book
1688 The First Modern Revolution steve pincus In this bold new narrative history Steve Pincus
argues that England’s Glorious Revolution was
a fundamental turning point in the making
of the modern world. Winner of the 2010 Gustav Ranis International Book Prize, given by the MacMillan Center; Winner of the 2010 Morris D. Forkosch Prize given by the American Historical Association the lewis walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history Paper 2011 664 pp. 72 scattered b/w illus. 978-0-300-17143-3 $27.50available as e-book
Johnson and Boswell A Biography of Friendship john b. radner In this book John
Radner examines the fluctuating, close, and
complex friendship experienced by Samuel
Johnson and James Boswell, from the day
they met in 1763 to the day when Boswell
published his monumental Life of Johnson.
Cloth 2013 432 pp. 5 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17875-3 $45.00available as e-book
Mayhem Post-War Crime and Violence in Britain, 1748–53 nicholas rogers A vivid
account of the crime wave and subsequent
moral panic that gripped the streets of London
after the demobilization of thousands of
soldiers and sailors following the end of the
War of Austrian Succession. Winner of the 2013 John Ben Snow Prize, sponsored by North American Conference on British Studies the lewis walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history Cloth 2013 272 pp. 12 b/w photos, 3 graphs 978-0-300-16962-1 $45.00available as e-book
The Familiarity of Strangers The Sephardic Diaspora, Livorno, and Cross-Cultural Trade in the Early Modern Period francesca trivellato This groundbreaking book takes
a new approach to the study of cross-cultural
trade, blending archival research with historical
narrative and economic analysis. The author
focuses on the early modern Jewish diasporic
community of Livorno, Tuscany, and its
extensive business ties with Jews and non-Jews
across the Mediterranean and Europe.
Co-winner of the 2010 Jordan Schnitzer Book Award, awarded by the Association of Jewish Studies; Winner of the 2010 Leo Gershoy Award, awarded by the American Historical AssociationPaper 2012 488 pp. 19 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18749-6 $35.00available as e-book
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Hans Christian Andersen European Witness paul binding This new account
of Andersen’s beloved fairy tales and other
writings reveals how the author captivated
adults as well as children, and why his work
stands at the very heart of mainstream
European literature. available in may 2014
Cloth 2014 384 pp. 12 b/w illus. 978-0-300-16923-2 $40.00
Exit Berlin How One Woman Saved Her Family from Nazi Germany charlotte bonelli; translated by natascha bodemann This
remarkable collection of letters between
German Jews trapped in Nazi Germany and
their relatives in the U. S. offers rare insights
into the challenges of an average American
family responding to desperate requests for
refuge and aid. available in march 2014
Cloth 2014 320 pp. 10 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19752-5 $30.00
Isaac and Isaiah The Covert Punishment of a Cold War Heretic david caute In this
gripping account of the ideological clash
between two of the most influential scholars
of the Cold War years, the author uncovers a
hidden act that cost one man a university chair
while the other continued to be honored.
Cloth 2013 352 pp. 978-0-300-19209-4 $35.00available as e-book
A World Without Jews The Nazi Imagination from Persecution to Genocide alon confino Tracing the stories the
Nazis told themselves about their past and
destiny, Confino proposes a penetrating new
assessment of the Holocaust, showing how
a world without Jews was conceivable and
imaginable before and during the war.
available in march 2014
Cloth 2014 296 pp. 32 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18854-7 $30.00
Nazis, Islamists, and the Making of the Modern Middle East barry rubin and wolfgang g. schwanitz This ground-
breaking book is the first to offer a complete
account of the Nazi-Arab-Muslim alliance
that changed the course of World War II and
continues to influence the Middle East today.
Cloth 2014 360 pp. 31 b/w illus. 978-0-300-14090-3 $35.00available as e-book
Orderly and Humane The Expulsion of the Germans after the Second World War r. m. douglas Why did the Allied nations violently
expel many millions of German-speaking
civilians from their homes across Europe in
the wake of WWII? This book reveals for the
first time the story of an unparalleled episode
of mass human rights abuse. Winner of the 2013 Louis Beer Prize, sponsored by the American Historical AssociationPaper 2013 512 pp. 12 b/w illus. + 1 map 978-0-300-19820-1 $25.00available as e-book
Good Italy, Bad Italy Why Italy Must Conquer Its Demons to Face the Future bill emmott In this lively analysis, a respected
journalist explores Italy’s fascinating dual
national character, the nation’s descent into
economic malaise and political corruption, and
what can be done to ensure a return to more
prosperous and more democratic times.
Paper 2013 312 pp. 978-0-300-19716-7 $20.00Cloth 2012 304 pp. 978-0-300-18630-7 $30.00available as e-book
Belonging and Genocide Hitler’s Community, 1918–1945 thomas kühne
How could the German people have condoned
and participated in the Holocaust? Thomas
Kühne offers a provocative answer to this
troubling question. He shows how the Nazis
used the human desire for community to
build a genocidal society.
Paper 2013 224 pp. 978-0-300-19828-7 $30.00available as e-book
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Auschwitz and After Second Edition charlotte delbo; translated by rosette c. lamont; with a new introduction by lawrence l. langer Written by a member of the French
resistance who became an important literary
figure in postwar France, this moving memoir
of life and death in Auschwitz and the post-
war experiences of women survivors has
become a key text for Holocaust studies
classes. This second edition includes an
updated and expanded introduction by
Holocaust scholar Lawrence L. Langer.
Paper 2014 384 pp. 978-0-300-19077-9 $25.00
Totally Unofficial The Autobiography of Raphael Lemkin edited by donna-lee frieze This never-before-published autobiography
recounts the life of a giant among modern
ethical thinkers, a Holocaust survivor who
invented the word “genocide,” inspired
the 1948 UN Genocide Convention, and
profoundly influenced human rights history.
Cloth 2013 328 pp. 978-0-300-18696-3 $35.00available as e-book
Hitler’s Hangman The Life of Heydrich robert gerwarth This chilling biography tells
the full story of the “Butcher of Prague” for
the first time. One of the most dangerous men
in the Third Reich, Heydrich commanded the
SS Security Service, the Gestapo, and the Nazi
Criminal Police; organized the SS killing squads;
and helped plan the “Final Solution.”
Paper 2012 416 pp. 16 pp. b/w illus. 978-0-300-18772-4 $18.00Cloth 2011 336 pp. 16 pp. b/w illus. 978-0-300-11575-8 $35.00available as e-book
Sarah The Life of Sarah Bernhardt robert gottlieb Though the Bernhardt literature
is vast, this is the first English-language
biography to appear in decades. Brilliantly,
it tracks the trajectory through which an
illegitimate—and scandalous—daughter of a
courtesan transformed herself into the most
famous actress who ever lived, and into a
national icon, a symbol of France. jewish lives Paper 2013 256 pp. 94 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19259-9 $16.00 Cloth 2010 256 pp. 94 b/w illus. 978-0-300-14127-6 $25.00available as e-book
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Forbidden Music The Jewish Composers Banned by the Nazis michael haas
This groundbreaking book looks at the Jewish
composers and musicians banned by the
Third Reich and the consequences for music
throughout the rest of the twentieth century.
Cloth 2013 376 pp. 978-0-300-15430-6 $38.00 available as e-book
Contesting Democracy Political Ideas in Twentieth-Century Europe jan-werner müller This brilliant guide to European political ideas
and thinkers spans the twentieth century.
With special focus on Fascism and Stalinism
and their legacies, the author illuminates both
the century’s ideological extremes and how
Europeans built lasting liberal democracies in
the second half of the century.
Paper 2013 296 pp. 10 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19412-8 $30.00available as e-book
Hitler’s Philosophers yvonne sherratt Astonishingly, Hitler gained the backing of
many intellectuals of his time. This book is
the first to uncover the chilling story of the
philosophers who supported the Nazis, and
those whose lives were destroyed by them.
Cloth 2013 328 pp. 16 b/w illus. 978-0-300-15193-0 $35.00available as e-book
The Passage to Europe How a Continent Became a Union luuk van middelaar This essential book explains the origins
of the European Union, the forces binding
it together and driving it forward, and
how political leaders will surmount the
current economic turmoil.
Cloth 2013 392 pp. 978-0-300-18112-8 $40.00available as e-book
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Whistler A Life for Art’s Sake daniel e. sutherland The first biography in more
than twenty years of James McNeill Whistler,
this engaging personal history is also the
first to make extensive use of his private
correspondence in bringing to life a pivotal
figure in nineteenth-century cultural history,
perhaps the most influential artist of his
generation. available in february 2014
Cloth 2014 432 pp. 12 color + 94 b/w illus. 978-0-300-20346-2 $40.00
Men from the Ministry How Britain Saved Its Heritage simon thurley This
engaging book details and explains the British
government’s efforts to collect and open to the
public over 800 historic buildings, monuments,
and sites in the years between 1900 and 1950.
Cloth 2013 224 pp. 100 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19572-9 $45.00
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Victorian Bloomsbury rosemary ashton This book is the first account of
Bloomsbury’s evolution as the undisputed
intellectual quarter of London during the
nineteenth century—before the heyday
of the “Bloomsbury Group.”
Cloth 2012 400 pp. 44 b/w illus. 978-0-300-15447-4 $40.00available as e-book
Palmerston A Biography david brown This is the first comprehensive biography of
the charismatic Lord Palmerston (1784–1865),
a grand and fascinating figure in Victorian
politics who became foreign secretary,
prime minister, and one of the defining
figures of his age.
Paper 2012 584 pp. 30 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17796-1 $35.00 Cloth 2011 584 pp. 30 b/w illus. 978-0-300-11898-8 $65.00 available as e-book
Jack the Ripper The Forgotten Victims paul begg, with john bennett How many
murdered women were victims of Jack the
Ripper? This intriguing exploration of unsolved
slayings in Britain and even across the seas
illuminates the Ripper case, contemporary life
in London, police procedures, medical practices,
and much more. available in february 2014
Cloth 2014 320 pp. 22 b/w illus. 978-0-300-11720-2 $35.00
Wilfred Owen guy cuthbertson This new
biography of one of Britain’s most loved poets
provides a fresh account of Wilfred Owen’s life
and formative influences. available in february 2014
Cloth 2014 352 pp. 32 b/w illus. 978-0-300-15300-2 $40.00
The Memoirs of Walter Bagehot frank prochaska In this imaginative
reconstruction of the memoir the eminent
Victorian editor Walter Bagehot might have
written, the author captures the spirit and
brilliance of his subject and scrupulously
avoids what Bagehot considered an
unpardonable fault: dullness.
Cloth 2013 224 pp. 978-0-300-19554-5 $38.00available as e-book
The Literary Churchill Writer, Reader, Actor jonathan rose This striking portrait
of Churchill reveals the profound influence of
literature and theater on the life he composed
for himself, his own writings, his political
agenda, and the critical decisions he made
during World War II. available in april 2014
Cloth 2014 520 pp. 16 b/w illus. 978-0-300-20407-0 $35.00
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Liberty’s Dawn A People’s History of the Industrial Revolution emma griffin This
remarkable book looks at hundreds of
autobiographies penned between 1760
and 1900 to offer an intimate firsthand
account of how the Industrial Revolution
was experienced by the working class.
Cloth 2013 320 pp. 978-0-300-15180-0 $45.00available as e-book
Explorers of the Nile The Triumph and Tragedy of a Great Victorian Adventure tim jeal
The author of Stanley offers a spellbinding
narrative of the adventures of six indefatigable
men and one intrepid woman on the danger-
ous quest to find the nineteenth century’s
greatest prize: the source of Africa’s White Nile.
Paper 2012 528 pp. 35 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18739-7 $18.50Cloth 2011 528 pp. 35 b/w illus. 978-0-300-14935-7 $32.50available as e-book
Stanley The Impossible Life of Africa’s Greatest Explorer tim jeal Henry Morton
Stanley was a brilliant adventurer who
overcame a nightmarish childhood to
become Africa’s greatest explorer. Drawing
on previously closed archives, this grand and
colorful biography presents the first accurate
picture of Stanley and his extraordinary
achievements. Winner of the 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography; Silver medal winner of the 2008 Independent Publisher Book Award in the category of BiographyPaper 2008 608 pp. 978-0-300-14223-5 $18.00available as e-book
Livingstone Revised and Expanded Edition tim jeal This new edition of Jeal’s masterful
biography draws on fresh sources and archival
discoveries to provide the most accurate
portrait yet of the celebrated explorer/
missionary who was first to cross Africa
from coast to coast.
Paper 2013 456 pp. 16 pp. b/w illus. 978-0-300-19100-4 $25.00available as e-book
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The Great Charles Dickens Scandal michael slater Was Charles Dickens the
secret lover of young actress Nelly Ternan?
How would a man of his renown have
hidden such an affair? This engaging book is
the first complete account of the scandal
that threatened to ruin Dickens and of the
cover-up that continued for generations.
Cloth 2012 232 pp. 16 b/w illus. 978-0-300-11219-1 $30.00available as e-book
The Marquess of Queensberry Wilde’s Nemesis linda stratmann The
Marquess of Queensberry is as famous for
his role in the downfall of one of our greatest
literary geniuses as he was for helping
establish the rules for modern-day boxing.
Linda Stratmann’s biography paints a
riveting, complex picture of this man.
Cloth 2013 336 pp. 16 pp. b/w illus. 978-0-300-17380-2 $35.00available as e-book
Charles Dickens michael slater This masterly biography uncovers Dickens
the man through the profession in which
he excelled. Michael Slater explores the
personal and emotional life, but his core focus
is Dickens’ career as a writer and professional
author—not only his big novels but also his
phenomenal output of letters, journalism,
shorter fiction, and other writings.
Paper 2011 720 pp. 65 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17093-1 $25.00 Cloth 2009 720 pp. 65 b/w illus. 978-0-300-11207-8 $35.00available as e-book
Nights Out Life in Cosmopolitan London judith r. walkowitz In this lively book
Judith Walkowitz shows how London’s
sophisticated and subversive Soho district
became a showcase for a new twentieth-
century cosmopolitan identity.
Cloth 2012 432 pp. 37 b/w + 8 pp. color illus. 978-0-300-15194-7 $40.00available as e-book
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Beyond the Tower A History of East London john marriott In this beautifully illustrated
history of this iconic district, John Marriott
draws on twenty-five years of research into
the subject to present an authoritative
and endlessly fascinating account. With
the aid of copious maps, archive prints and
photographs, and the words of East Londoners,
he explores the relationship between the East
End and the rest of London, and challenges
many of the myths that surround the area.
Paper 2012 440 pp. 50 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18775-5 $35.00Cloth 2011 384 pp. 50 b/w illus. 978-0-300-14880-0 $45.00 available as e-book
Landscapes of London The City, the Country, and the Suburbs, 1660–1840 elizabeth mckellar This lively book offers a fascinating
investigation tracing the growth of the suburbs
of London back to the 17th century. published for the paul mellon centre for studies in british art Cloth 2014 276 pp. 24 color + 120 b/w illus. 978-0-300-10913-9 $85.00
The Gardens of the British Working Class margaret willes Spanning four
centuries, Margaret Willes’s vibrant people’s
history examines the myriad ways that the
popular cultivation of plants, vegetables, and
flowers has played an integral role in everyday
British life for more than four centuries.
available in march 2014
Cloth 2014 388 pp. 16 pp. color + 80 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18784-7 $40.00
New in paperThe Making of the English Gardener Plants, Books and Inspiration, 1560–1660 margaret willes A fascinating history of the
people and publications that revolutionized
Britain’s gardens in the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries, from extravagant
estates to humble kitchen plots, and the links
they forged with the wider world.
Paper 2013 312 pp. 80 b/w +24 pp. color illus. 978-0-300-19726-6 $30.00Cloth 2011 336 pp. 80 b/w +24 pp. color illus. 978-0-300-16382-7 $45.00available as e-book
New NewThe Allure of the Archives arlette farge; translated by thomas scott-railton; foreword by natalie zemon davis At once a practical guide
to archival research, an elegant literary reflection
on the challenges of writing history, and a
fascinating view of the lives of the poor in pre-
Revolutionary France, historian Arlette Farge’s
internationally admired classic work is a grand
appreciation of the craft of discovery. the lewis walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history Cloth 2013 152 pp. 978-0-300-17673-5 $25.00available as e-book
NewThe Letters of C. Vann Woodward edited by michael o’brien C. Vann Woodward’s
letters offer a fascinating and immensely
entertaining glimpse into the mind of one of
the most prominent and respected historians
of the twentieth century.
Cloth 2013 480 pp. 978-0-300-18534-8 $40.00available as e-book
On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History thomas carlyle; edited by david r. sorensen and brent e. kinser Carlyle’s classic exploration of heroes and
heroic leadership is accompanied by essays
that reevaluate the spiritual, rather than
the authoritarian, roots of his thought.
rethinking the western tradition Paper 2013 360 pp. 978-0-300-14860-2 $20.00available as e-book
History in the Making j. h. elliott An
eminent historian offers an insider’s account of
his craft, providing a fresh view of the challenges
of historical research, changes in the field since
the 1950s, and the power of historical works to
shape the world of thought and action.
Cloth 2012 264 pp. 978-0-300-18638-3 $26.00available as e-book
The Future of History john lukacs A
master historian explores the literary art of
history and the future of teaching, researching,
and writing about the past.
Paper 2012 192 pp. 978-0-300-18169-2 $16.00Cloth 2011 192 pp. 978-0-300-16956-0 $26.00available as e-book
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Faisal I of Iraq ali a. allawi This is the first
major biography of the founder and first king
of modern Iraq, a charismatic champion of Arab
independence and unity who was a central
player in the tumultuous Middle East before
and after WWI. available in march 2014
Cloth 2014 672 pp. 47 b/w illus. 978-0-300-12732-4 $40.00
Impressions of a Lost World A Century of Chinese Photography, 1860–1950 ferdinand m. bertholet and lambert van der aalsvoort; with an introduction by regine thiriez With photographs ranging from the
sordid to the serene, this publication provides
a multidimensional picture of China’s physical
and social landscape before Mao Zedong
changed the country forever. distributed for mercatorfonds Cloth 2014 240 pp. 250 color + b/w illus. 978-0-300-19656-6 $65.00
The Archaeology of Jerusalem From the Origins to the Ottomans katharina galor and hanswulf bloedhorn This sweeping
and lavishly illustrated history surveys nearly
four thousand years of human settlement
and building activity in Jerusalem.
Cloth 2013 368 pp. 20 color + 185 b/w illus. 978-0-300-11195-8 $50.00available as e-book
Indian Ocean Slavery in the Age of Abolition edited by robert harms, bernard k. freamon, and david w. blight Bringing
together essays from the leading authorities in
the field of slavery studies, this groundbreaking
work presents the first comprehensive study
of the slave trade in the Indian Ocean world
during the nineteenth century.
Paper 2013 264 pp. 4 b/w illus. + 3 maps 978-0-300-16387-2 $30.00
The Compelling Ideal Thought Reform and the Prison in China, 1901–1956 jan kiely
Jan Kiely’s fascinating history explores the
origins of ganhua (reformation), the technique
of systematic thought reform originating in
early twentieth-century Chinese prisons and
subsequently adapted for broader social and
political use in Mao Zedong’s revolutionary
restructuring of Chinese society.
available in april 2014
Cloth 2014 416 pp. 978-0-300-18594-2 $65.00
Zulu Warriors The Battle for the South African Frontier john laband This vivid
military history, the first full account of five
related wars waged by the British to gain
control of southern Africa, explores attitudes,
tactics, battles, and military cultures from
European and African perspectives.
available in april 2014
Cloth 2014 352 pp. 41 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18031-2 $40.00
The Search for Takrur Archaeological Excavations and Reconnaissance along the Middle Senegal Valley edited by roderick j. mcintosh, susan keech mcintosh, and hamady bocoum A summary of archaeological
discoveries in the Senegal River valley, this
authoritative volume presents new data on
iron production, population settlement, and
environmental change on the site of the
ancient West African Empire of Takrur, the
first kingdom south of the Sahara mentioned
by medieval Arab chroniclers. yale university publications in anthropology; available in april 2014 Paper 2014 584 pp. 266 illus. 978-0-300-20389-9 $50.00
Famine Politics in Maoist China and the Soviet Union felix wemheuer An
authoritative study of food politics in the
People’s Republic of China and the Soviet
Union, this provocative history uses famine as a
lens to view the rise of the twentieth century’s
premier socialist systems, providing a new
approach to the study of world hunger.
yale agrarian studies series; available in may 2014 Cloth 2014 320 pp. 5 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19581-1 $65.00
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Forgotten Voices of Mao’s Great Famine, 1958–1962 An Oral History zhou xun Modern China’s most devastating
tragedy, the Great Famine brought about
by Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward, is
movingly and powerfully recalled by
survivors of the catastrophe that took
more than 45 million Chinese lives.
Cloth 2013 336 pp. 1 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18404-4 $35.00available as e-book
Islamic Imperialism A History efraim karsh Efraim Karsh, a widely respected expert
in Middle Eastern affairs, challenges the way
we understand Middle Eastern history and
politics in this provocative book. September 11
and other Islamic acts of aggression have little
to do with U.S. behavior or policy, Karsh argues.
Rather, such attacks express Islam’s ancient,
powerful, and continuing imperial tradition.
Paper 2013 304 pp. 978-0-300-19817-1 $20.00
Syria The Fall of the House of Assad; New Updated Edition david w. lesch The author,
who knows Assad better than any other
Westerner, analyzes the Syrian president’s
failed leadership, his transformation from
bearer of hope to reactionary tyrant,
and his regime’s violent response to
Arab Spring-inspired protests.
Paper 2013 320 pp. 978-0-300-19722-8 $18.00Cloth 2012 288 pp. 978-0-300-18651-2 $28.00available as e-book
A Living Man from Africa Jan Tzatzoe, Xhosa Chief and Missionary, and the Making of Nineteenth-Century South Africa roger s. levine This groundbreaking history reclaims
the lost story of Jan Tzatzoe, an African leader
and intermediary whose remarkable life
epitomizes the tumultuous nature of the
colonial encounter in South Africa and Great
Britain. new directions in narrative history Paper 2013 328 pp. 22 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19829-4 $30.00available as e-book
Egypt on the Brink From Nasser to the Muslim Brotherhood, Revised and Updated tarek osman In this immensely readable and
thoroughly researched book, Tarek Osman
explores what has happened to the biggest
Arab nation since President Nasser took control
of the country in 1954. This is an essential
guide to one of the Middle East’s most
important but least understood states.
Paper 2013 328 pp. 20 illus. 978-0-300-19869-0 $16.00
The Forgotten Palestinians A History of the Palestinians in Israel ilan pappé In this
book, historian Ilan Pappé examines how Israeli
Palestinians have fared under Jewish rule
and what their lives tell us about both Israel’s
attitude toward minorities and Palestinians’
attitudes toward the Jewish state.
Paper 2013 344 pp. 8 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18432-7 $22.00Cloth 2011 336 pp. 8 b/w illus. 978-0-300-13441-4 $32.00available as e-book
The Bride and the Dowry Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinians in the Aftermath of the June 1967 War avi raz This penetrating book
explores newly opened archives to uncover
how and why Israeli-Arab peacemaking
negotiations failed in the crucial years after
the Six Day War. The author’s conclusions
are both controversial and illuminating.
Paper 2013 480 pp. 7 maps 978-0-300-19850-8 $22.00Cloth 2012 480 pp. 7 maps 978-0-300-17194-5 $35.00available as e-book
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Of Africa wole soyinka In search of a
deeper understanding of Africa, its identity,
and its current crises, Wole Soyinka explores a
wide range of topics, including culture, religion,
history, imagination, and identity. Refusing
defeatism, he charts a path to a better future.
Paper 2013 224 pp. 978-0-300-19833-1 $16.00Cloth 2012 224 pp. 978-0-300-14046-0 $24.00available as e-book
A History of South Africa, Fourth Edition leonard thompson, edited and updated by lynn berat A magisterial history of
South Africa, from the earliest known human
inhabitation of the region to the present. Lynn
Berat updates this classic text with a new
chapter chronicling the first presidential term
of Mbeki and ending with the celebrations of
the centenary of South Africa’s ruling African
National Congress in January 2012.
Paper 2014 416 pp. 978-0-300-18935-3 $20.00
The Geonim of Babylonia and the Shaping of Medieval Jewish Culture robert brody This book—the only survey in
English of the crucial Geonic period—focuses
on the cultural and historical milieu of the
Geonim as well as their intellectual and literary
creativity. Winner of the National Jewish Book Council’s Maurice Amado Foundation Award for 1998Paper 2013 416 pp. 978-0-300-18932-2 $40.00
Southern Africa Old Treacheries and New Deceits stephen chan In this timely
and important book, Stephen Chan explores
the political landscape of southern Africa,
examining how it’s poised to change over
the next years and what the repercussions
will be across the continent.
Paper 2012 320 pp. 978-0-300-18428-0 $22.00Cloth 2011 304 pp. 978-0-300-15405-4 $34.00available as e-book
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From the Abode of Islam to the Turkish Vatan The Making of a National Homeland in Turkey behlül özkan How does a
people move from tribal and religiously based
understandings of society to a concept of the
modern nation-state? This book examines the
complex and pivotal case of Turkey.
Paper 2012 288 pp. 27 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17201-0 $35.00available as e-book
Menachem Begin A Life avi shilon; translated by danielle zilberberg and yoram sharett One of the most important—and
enigmatic—leaders in Israeli history, Begin
was revered but also despised. This biography
offers the first complete portrait of the
private man, his public contributions, and
the mystery of his final years in seclusion.
Cloth 2012 584 pp. 48 b/w illus. 978-0-300-16235-6 $40.00available as e-book
Islanders The Pacific in the Age of Empire nicholas thomas This compelling book
explores the lived experience of empire in
the Pacific, the last region to be contacted
and colonized by Europeans following the
great voyages of Captain Cook. Unlike
conventional accounts that emphasize
confrontation and the destruction of
indigenous cultures, Islanders reveals there
was gain as well as loss, survival as well as
suffering, and invention as well as exploitation.
Joint winner of the 2010 Wolfson History PrizePaper 2012 352 pp. 50 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18056-5 $22.00 Cloth 2011 356 pp. 50 b/w illus. 978-0-300-12438-5 $35.00
Tibet A History sam van schaik This timely
and insightful history of Tibet spans from the
seventh century to modern times, in a lively
narrative that sheds light on the country’s
complex relationship with China, and it
explores what it means to be Tibetan today.
Paper 2013 352 pp. 24 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19410-4 $22.00available as e-book
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Gulag Town, Company Town Forced Labor and Its Legacy in Vorkuta alan barenberg A major work of cutting-edge historiography,
Alan Barenberg’s history of Vorkuta, an arctic
coal-mining outpost originally established
as a prison camp complex during the
Soviet Union’s Stalinist era, offers a radical
reassessment of the infamous “Gulag
Archipelago.” the yale-hoover series on stalin, stalinism, and the cold war; available in june 2014 Cloth 2014 320 pp. 15 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17944-6 $65.00
Genocide on the Drina River edina becirevic Edina Becirevic’s scholarly yet
intensely personal history of the ethnic
cleansing committed by Serbians against
Bosnian Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina
in the 1990s is an essential in-depth study of
the devastating and dehumanizing effects
of genocide on individual destinies and the
mechanisms of its denial. available in june 2014
Cloth 2014 288 pp. 978-0-300-19258-2 $65.00
Secret Cables of the Comintern, 1933–1943 fridrikh i. firsov, harvey klehr, and john earl haynes This book—the first
to examine coded telegraphs exchanged
between Comintern supervisors in Moscow
and Communist Party leaders around the
world—enriches our understanding of Soviet
political influence during the crucial decade
from 1933-1943. annals of communism series; available in april 2014 Cloth 2014 352 pp. 978-0-300-19822-5 $40.00
Practicing Stalinism Bolsheviks, Boyars, and the Persistence of Tradition j. arch getty A fascinating inquiry into patrimonial “clan”
politics under the Stalinist political system.
Working from heretofore unused documents
from the Communist archives, J. Arch Getty
shows how these political practices and
traditions from old Russia have persisted
throughout the twentieth-century Soviet
Union and down to the present day.
Cloth 2013 384 pp. 978-0-300-16929-4 $45.00available as e-book
Siberia A History of the People janet m. hartley In this profoundly human account,
the history and development of Siberia, one
of the world’s most inhospitable regions, is
explored through the lives of those who settled
there—from sixteenth-century Cossacks to
Soviet gulag prisoners to present day Russian
entrepreneurs seeking new opportunities in
“the nothingness.” available in march 2014
Cloth 2014 352 pp. 16 b/w illus. 978-0-300-16794-8 $38.00
Myth, Memory, Trauma Rethinking the Stalinist Past in the Soviet Union, 1953–70 polly jones Drawing on newly available materials
from the Soviet archives, Polly Jones offers
an innovative, comprehensive account of
de-Stalinization in the Soviet Union during
the Khrushchev and early Brezhnev eras.
eurasia past and present Cloth 2013 376 pp. 978-0-300-18512-6 $65.00available as e-book
St Petersburg Shadows of the Past catriona kelly In this beautifully illustrated and
highly original book, Catriona Kelly shows
how creative engagement with the past has
always been fundamental to St. Petersburg’s
residents. Weaving together oral history,
personal observation, literary and artistic texts,
journalism, and archival materials, she traces
the at times paradoxical feelings of anxiety and
pride that were inspired by living in the city,
both when it was socialist Leningrad, and now.
Cloth 2014 488 pp. 110 b/w + 12 pp. col. illus. 978-0-300-16918-8 $35.00
The Uncanny Era Conversations between Vaclav Havel and Adam Michnik edited, translated, and with an introduction by elzbieta matynia A remarkable series of
political discussions between Czechoslovakian
playwright and president Vaclav Havel and
esteemed Polish journalist Adam Michnik—
two of the leading intellectual icons of the
revolution in Eastern Europe—is published in
book form and in English for the first time.
available in april 2014
Cloth 2014 256 pp. 1 b/w illus. 978-0-300-20403-2 $25.00
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The Trouble with History Morality, Revolution, and Counterrevolution adam michnik; edited by irena grudzinska gross; translated by elzbieta matynia, agnieszka marczyk, and roman czarny Eastern
European dissident Adam Michnik, one of the
most courageous and controversial journalists
of our age, compares modern-day Poland to
post-revolutionary France in this profound
and brilliant meditation on politics, morality,
history, and the “virus of fundamentalism.”
politics and culture; available in april 2014 Cloth 2014 192 pp. 978-0-300-18597-3 $25.00
The Soviet Theater A Documentary History edited by laurence senelick and sergei ostrovsky A panoramic history of Soviet
theater from the Bolshevik Revolution to the
collapse of the USSR, this monumental work
explores in words and pictures how Russian
drama survived, adapted, and innovated under
harsh totalitarian pressures and restrictions
decades after the heydays of Gorky, Gogol, and
Chekhov. available in may 2014
Cloth 2014 768 pp. 61 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19476-0 $125.00
The Danube A Journey Upriver from the Black Sea to the Black Forest nick thorpe In this engaging book the author takes an
unexpected journey up the entire length of
the Danube River and provides a vivid record
of the people he encounters, the recent and
ancient history of the region, and the lands
through which the great river flows.
Cloth 2014 328 pp. 32 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18165-4 $35.00
Atlas of the Ethno-Political History of the Caucasus arthur tsutsiev; translated by nora seligman favorov An original collection of fifty-seven maps
with commentaries on the ethnic, religious,
and linguistic makeup of the Caucasus, from
the eighteenth century to present, this atlas
helps untangle the exceptionally complicated
history in this region. available in may 2014
Cloth 2014 240 pp. 57 color maps 978-0-300-15308-8 $65.00
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The Leningrad Blockade, 1941–1944 A New Documentary History from the Soviet Archives richard bidlack and nikita lomagin; translations by marian schwartz This book
presents a comprehensive account of the
German siege of Leningrad in 1941–43, during
which close to one million Leningraders perished.
annals of communism series Paper 2013 552 pp. 76 b/w illus, 5 maps, 3 tables 978-0-300-19816-4 $40.00Cloth 2012 552 pp. 76 b/w illus, 5 maps, 3 tables 978-0-300-11029-6 $75.00available as e-book
The Most Musical Nation Jews and Culture in the Late Russian Empire james loeffler Drawing on a mass of unpublished writings and
archival sources from prerevolutionary Russian
conservatories, this book offers an insightful
account of the Jewish search for a modern
identity in Russia through music, rather than
politics or religion. Winner of the 2011 University of Southern California Book Prize in Literary and Cultural Studies sponsored by the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian StudiesPaper 2013 288 pp. 26 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19830-0 $40.00available as e-book
Restless Valley Revolution, Murder, and Intrigue in the Heart of Central Asia philip shishkin A vivid account of Central Asia’s
wild recent history, its role as a staging ground
for U.S. military actions in nearby Afghanistan,
and its struggles against violence, corruption,
and the ruinous heroin industry.
Paper 2014 328 pp. 18 b/w illus. 978-0-300-20591-6 $20.00Cloth 2013 328 pp. 18 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18436-5 $28.00available as e-book
Gulag Voices An Anthology edited by anne applebaum Pulitzer Prize-winning
author Anne Applebaum brings together a
unique collection of Gulag survivors’
memoirs. annals of communism series Paper 2012 216 pp. 978-0-300-17783-1 $18.00available as e-book
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Russia’s Cold War From the October Revolution to the Fall of the Wall jonathan haslam Far more than merely a straight-
forward history of the Cold War, this book
presents the first account of politics and
decision making at the highest levels of Soviet
power: how Soviet leaders saw political and
military events, what they were trying to
accomplish, their miscalculations, and the ways
they took advantage of Western ignorance.
Russia’s Cold War fills a significant gap in
our understanding of the most important
geopolitical rivalry of the twentieth century.
Paper 2012 544 pp. 978-0-300-18819-6 $27.50available as e-book
Spies The Rise and Fall of the KGB in America john earl haynes, harvey klehr, and alexander vassiliev This stunning exposé of Soviet
espionage in the U.S. during the 1930s and
40s is based on extensive KGB archives never
revealed before. With new information on Alger
Hiss, Robert Oppenheimer, the Rosenbergs,
and many others, the book for the first time
documents the secret world of Stalin’s spies
and the Americans who worked with them.
Paper 2010 704 pp. 978-0-300-16438-1 $26.50available as e-book
It Was a Long Time Ago, and It Never Happened Anyway Russia and the Communist Past david satter This compelling
and original book explores why Russia has
ignored the lessons of its tragic Communist
experience and shows how a deep-rooted lack
of respect for the individual blocks the nation’s
way to a stable and democratic future.
Paper 2013 400 pp. 978-0-300-19237-7 $23.00available as e-book
Stalin Digital Archive The result of years
of collaboration between the Russian State
Archive of Social and Political History (RGASPI)
and Yale University Press, the Stalin Digital
Archive (SDA) provides access to materials
from Stalin’s personal archive and monographs
on the history of Soviet and international
communism. In addition, it seeks to advance
research and teaching through new ways for
scholars and students to interact with this
content and to collaborate. 978-0-300-18285-9For more information, visit stalindigitalarchive.com
Petersburg Fin de Siècle mark d. steinberg This investigation of the writings
of diverse urban Russian writers on the eve
of revolution sheds new light on their shared
anxieties about modern life and the search for
meaning in a time of both crisis and possibility.
Paper 2013 416 pp. 7 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19198-1 $30.00Cloth 2011 416 pp. 7 b/w illlus. 978-0-300-16504-3 $45.00available as e-book
The Voice of the People Letters from the Soviet Village, 1918–1932 by c. j. storella and a. k. sokolov; documents translated by c. j. storella The first comprehensive collection
in English of peasant writings during the early
years of the Bolshevik regime, this book offers
a unique history from below that illuminates
peasants’ confrontation with the demands of
a powerful state and their efforts to contend
with the changes introduced into their daily
lives and work by the Russian Revolution.
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“When You Were Gentiles” Specters of Ethnicity in Roman Corinth and Paul’s Corinthian Correspondence cavan w. concannon Cavan
W. Concannon makes a significant contribution
to Pauline studies by imagining the responses
of the apostle Paul’s first audience to his
Corinthian correspondence, focusing on
issues of ethnicity, civic identity, politics, and
empire to present a robust portrait of the civic,
discursive, and lived landscapes of ancient
Roman Corinth. synkrisis; available in april 2014 Cloth 2014 320 pp. 12 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19793-8 $65.00
The Ten Commandments A Short History of an Ancient Text michael coogan In this
lively and provocative book, a leading biblical
scholar investigates the history of the Ten
Commandments, their inconsistencies, their
afterlives, and more to arrive at surprising
conclusions. available in march 2014
Cloth 2014 176 pp. 9 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17871-5 $25.00
Christ Child Cultural Memories of a Young Jesus stephen j. davis In this highly innovative
book, Stephen Davis adds a crucial dimension
to our understanding of Christian history by
examining how readers in antiquity and the
medieval world would have made sense of the
young Jesus portrayed in the so-called Infancy
Gospel of Thomas. synkrisis Cloth 2014 432 pp. 3 b/w illus. 978-0-300-14945-6 $45.00
Pagan Britain ronald hutton In this
enthralling account of paganism in Britain from
the Paleolithic Age to the arrival of Christianity,
the author explores new evidence concerning
pagan beliefs and rituals and the meanings of
such sacred sites as Stonehenge and Avebury.
Cloth 2014 496 pp. 103 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19771-6 $45.00
The Formation of the Jewish Canon timothy h. lim A leading Hebrew Bible scholar
and expert on the Dead Sea Scrolls presents
a complete account of the formation of the
Jewish canon. the anchor yale bible reference library Cloth 2013 304 pp. 978-0-300-16434-3 $45.00available as e-book
How the Bible Became Holy michael l. satlow Synthesizing an enormous
body of scholarly work, Professor Satlow’s
groundbreaking study offers provocative
new assertions about how an ancient
collection of seemingly obscure Israelite
writings became the founding texts of
both Judaism and Christianity, considered
holy by followers of each faith.
Cloth 2014 320 pp. 15 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17191-4 $35.00
A Social History of Hebrew Its Origins Through the Rabbinic Period william m. schniedewind An ambitious and strikingly
original study of classical Hebrew, from its
origins through the Rabbinic period, this book
combines linguistics and social history to view
the story of the ancient Israelites through the
lens of their language. the anchor yale bible reference library; available in march 2014 Cloth 2013 280 pp. 978-0-300-17668-1 $35.00available as e-book
The Huguenots geoffrey treasure This majestic historical account encompasses
the entire Huguenot experience in sixteenth-
and seventeenth-century France, from
hopeful beginnings and rising political
influence to Catholic reprisals and the
repressive edict that forced hundreds of
thousands to flee the country.
Cloth 2013 488 pp. 45 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19388-6 $35.00available as e-book
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The Late Medieval English Church Vitality and Vulnerability Before the Break with Rome g.w. bernard Historian George Bernard
presents a bold, provocative challenge to our
understanding of the late medieval church
and the Protestant Reformation.
Paper 2013 320 pp. 12 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19712-9 $30.00 Cloth 2012 304 pp. 12 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17997-2 $45.00available as e-book
Saints and Sinners A History of the Popes; Fourth Edition eamon duffy This engrossing
book encompasses the extraordinary history
of the papacy, from its beginnings to the
present day. This new edition covers the
unprecedented resignation of Benedict XVI
and the election of the first Argentinian pope.
paper available in march 2014
Paper 2014 500 pp. 16 pp. color illus. 978-0-300-20612-8 $23.00
Evangelical Disenchantment Nine Portraits of Faith and Doubt david hempton This engaging and at times heartbreaking book
looks at evangelicalism through the lives of
nine public figures who embraced this religious
tradition, but later repudiated it. The author
recounts the faith journeys of George Eliot,
Vincent van Gogh, James Baldwin, and
others to understand better their negotiations
of faith and evangelicalism itself.
Paper 2013 246 pp. 9 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19825-6 $22.00 Cloth 2008 256 pp. 9 b/w illus. 978-0-300-14067-5 $30.00available as e-book
Thomas Aquinas A Portrait denys turner
Leaving few traces of his personal life behind,
Thomas Aquinas has long stymied the efforts
of biographers. Undeterred, master teacher
Denys Turner uncovers revealing details about
the elusive saint and achieves an illuminating
new portrait. paper available in april 2014
Paper 2014 312 pp. 978-0-300-20594-7 $20.00Cloth 2013 312 pp. 978-0-300-18855-4 $28.00available as e-book
Francis of Assisi The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Saint andré vauchez; translated by michael f. cusato The most authoritative
biography of Francis of Assisi in more than
a generation, this book brings the medieval
saint to life and explores the abundance of
writings by contemporaries who set down
their memories of him.
Paper 2013 416 pp. 2 maps 978-0-300-19837-9 $22.00
Christian Beginnings From Nazareth to Nicaea geza vermes In this deeply learned
and beautifully written book, Geza Vermes tells
the enthralling story of how a revolutionary,
anticonformist Jewish subsect became the
official state religion of the Roman Empire.
paper available in march 2014
Paper 2014 288 pp. 978-0-300-20595-4 $22.00Cloth 2013 288 pp. 978-0-300-19160-8 $30.00available as e-book
The First Thousand Years A Global History of Christianity robert louis wilken Beginning with the life of Jesus, Robert Louis
Wilken narrates the dramatic spread and
development of a global Christianity over the
first thousand years of its history and shows
how it constituted one of the most profound
revolutions the world has known.
Paper 2013 416 pp. 28 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19838-6 $22.00Cloth 2012 416 pp. 28 b/w illus. 978-0-300-11884-1 $35.00available as e-book
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The Unity of Christ Continuity and Conflict in Patristic Tradition christopher a. beeley Combining historical and theological analysis,
Christopher Beeley offers a new contextualized
reading of early church fathers—among them
Origen of Alexandria, Gregory of Nazianzus,
Augustine of Hippo, and Cyril of Alexandria—
and reexamines their ultimate contribution
to the development of Christianity.
Cloth 2012 408 pp. 978-0-300-17862-3 $50.00available as e-book
Holy Bones, Holy Dust How Relics Shaped the History of Medieval Europe charles freeman This intriguing, beautifully
illustrated book encompasses 1,000 years
of holy relics across Europe, deepening our
understanding of the medieval world by
revealing how they were used in religion and
also in business, politics, and warfare.
Paper 2012 324 pp. 16 pp. b/w illus. 978-0-300-18430-3 $23.00available as e-book
A New History of Early Christianity charles freeman This stimulating history
of early Christianity, the first full account
for over forty years, revisits the extraordinary
birth of a world religion, and gives a new
slant on a familiar story.
Paper 2011 400 pp. 16 pp. b/w illus. 978-0-300-17083-2 $25.00 Cloth 2009 400 pp. 16 pp.b/w illus. 978-0-300-12581-8 $35.00available as e-book
Conversions Two Family Stories from the Reformation and Modern America craig harline This powerful work explores the
parallel disruption of two families—one
in seventeenth-century Holland, the other
in America today—when a beloved family
member converts to another religion.
new directions in narrative history Paper 2013 320 pp. 3 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19244-5 $23.00Cloth 2011 320 pp. 3 b/w illus. 978-0-300-16701-6 $27.50available as e-book
Calvinism A History d. g. hart This brisk
single-volume history explores Calvinism from
its origins in the sixteenth century through
today, assessing political and social dynamics
as the church grew and evolved. The book also
raises important questions about the relation
of church and state in our own times.
Cloth 2013 352 pp. 978-0-300-14879-4 $35.00available as e-book
The Devil Within Possession and Exorcism in the Christian West brian p. levack In this fascinating, wide-ranging survey of
the history of possession and exorcism,
the author explores puzzling questions
about the motives of the possessed, the
contagiousness of symptoms, differences
among religious cultures, modern cases of
possession, and much more.
Cloth 2013 360 pp. 16 pp b/w illus. 978-0-300-11472-0 $35.00available as e-book
Ancient Christian Martyrdom Diverse Practices, Theologies, and Traditions candida r. moss In this innovative study,
Candida Moss offers a radically new history
of martyrdom in the first and second centuries
that challenges traditional understandings
of the spread of Christianity and rethinks
the nature of Christian martyrdom itself.
the anchor yale bible reference library Cloth 2012 272 pp. 978-0-300-15465-8 $40.00available as e-book
Before Religion A History of a Modern Concept brent nongbri Spanning two
thousand years of history, this concise,
gripping narrative shows how religion
was an invention of modernity.
Cloth 2013 288 pp. 978-0-300-15416-0 $35.00available as e-book
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Voyaging in Strange Seas The Great Revolution in Science david knight This
landmark history takes us along on the great
voyage of discovery that ushered in the modern
age. Ideas, experiments, characters, conflicts,
and achievements—all come to life in this
account of the rise of science and how it
changed the world. available in april 2014
Cloth 2014 336 pp. 55 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17379-6 $35.00
The Bet Paul Ehrlich, Julian Simon, and Our Gamble over Earth’s Future paul sabin This gripping history of the clash between
environmentalists and their conservative
critics—from the late 1960s to the present—
traces the origins of the political gulf that
separates the two sides. Sabin makes a forceful
case for using social values, rather than
economic or biological absolutes, to guide
society’s crucial choices about climate change,
the planet’s health, and our own.
Cloth 2013 320 pp. 24 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17648-3 $28.50available as e-book
Naturalists at Sea Scientific Travellers from Dampier to Darwin glyn williams This
enthralling book is the first to describe the
adventures and misadventures, discoveries
and dangers of the naturalists who joined
great eighteenth-century voyages of discovery
in the Pacific and documented a natural
world filled with new wonders.
Cloth 2013 328 pp. 39 col. illus. 978-0-300-18073-2 $38.00available as e-book
New in paperGalileo Watcher of the Skies david wootton A provocative and penetrating new biography
of Galileo as author, inventor, and astronomer,
revealing both his centrality to the Scientific
Revolution and the Renaissance, and his
godlessness, failures, and obstinacy.
Paper 2013 344 pp. 28 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19729-7 $22.00 Cloth 2010 354 pp. 24 b/w illus. 978-0-300-12536-8 $40.00
A Golden Weed Tobacco and Environment in the Piedmont South drew a. swanson Drew
A. Swanson’s provocative environmental history
of southern tobacco examines the material
relationships that connected the crops, land,
and people of the Piedmont region, linking
issues of race and landscape management
while exploring how an attempt at agricultural
permanence went seriously awry. yale agrarian studies series; available in june 2014 Cloth 2014 320 pp. 14 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19116-5 $45.00
All the Trees of the Forest Israel’s Woodlands from the Bible to the Present alon tal In this insightful and provocative
book Alon Tal provides a detailed account of
Israeli forests, describing the nation’s effort
to transform drylands and degraded soils into
prosperous parks, rangelands, and ecosystems.
yale agrarian studies series Cloth 2013 368 pp. 35 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18950-6 $50.00available as e-book
New in paperWilderness and the American Mind Fifth Edition roderick frazier nash; foreword by char miller This new edition of Roderick
Nash’s classic study features a new preface
and epilogue by the author, as well as a
new foreword by Char Miller, which bring
Wilderness and the American Mind into
dialogue with contemporary debates
about wilderness and the dynamic
between humans and the natural world.
Paper 2014 440 pp. 1 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19038-0 $20.00available as e-book
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Contagion How Commerce Has Spread Disease mark harrison In this pathbreaking
investigation of the connections between trade
and contagious disease through the centuries,
the author uncovers disturbing weaknesses in
regulatory systems that have failed to protect
public health or facilitate global commerce in
the past, and continue to fall far short.
Cloth 2013 400 pp. 43 b/w illus. 978-0-300-12357-9 $38.00available as e-book
Global Crisis War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century geoffrey parker A master historian uncovers
the disturbing connection between the
worldwide tumult of the mid-seventeenth
century and weather changes during the same
period. The inevitable question arises: are we
prepared to deal with the repercussions of
climate change in our own time? Winner of one of the 2012 Heineken PrizesCloth 2013 904 pp. 100 b/w illus. 978-0-300-15323-1 $40.00available as e-book
The Great Manchurian Plague of 1910–1911 The Geopolitics of an Epidemic Disease william c. summers A fascinating
case history of how plague was used by
various entities for different purposes,
illustrating the interplay among technology,
culture, and disease.
Cloth 2012 216 pp. 13 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18319-1 $40.00available as e-book
The Global Spread of Fertility Decline Population, Fear, and Uncertainty jay winter and michael teitelbaum This incisive study explores population
movements and declining fertility in China,
India, Japan, and North America in the
21st century, suggesting that politics, in
addition to cultural and economic concerns,
must be included as a prime determining
factor in these powerful global trends.
Cloth 2013 344 pp. 24 b/w illus. 978-0-300-13906-8 $55.00available as e-book
Diasporas of the Mind Jewish and Postcolonial Writing and the Nightmare of History bryan cheyette A superbly
illuminating historical-critical study of
the extraordinary and important body
of modern and contemporary Jewish
and postcolonial writing.
Cloth 2014 320 pp. 12 b/w 978-0-300-09318-6 $55.00
The Power of Knowledge How Information and Technology Made the Modern World jeremy black Exploring five centuries
of cartography and communications,
armaments, mercantilism, imperialism,
science, and astronomy, author Jeremy Black
demonstrates that how a nation acquires
and utilizes information is what has always
determined its greatness.
Cloth 2014 504 pp. 978-0-300-16795-5 $40.00
Stay A History of Suicide and the Philosophies Against It jennifer michael hecht How
can we forestall the rising tide of suicides
in the United States and worldwide? In this
invaluable book, the author combs through the
history of suicide to recover the most powerful
arguments against the irretrievable act.
Cloth 2013 280 pp. 978-0-300-18608-6 $26.00available as e-book
Prisoners, Lovers, and Spies The Story of Invisible Ink from Herodotus to al-Qaeda kristie macrakis In the first book ever devoted to
the history of invisible ink and other concealed
writings, a historian of espionage reveals its
secret history from tattoos on the scalp of a
slave to DNA microdots. available in february 2014
Cloth 2014 392 pp. 32 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17925-5 $27.50
The Invention of News How the World Came to Know About Itself andrew pettegree This lively history of news from the pre-printing
press era to 1800 explores the many ways news
was transmitted, the development of news as
an industry, and how rapid news dissemination
empowered people in the great events of their
times. available in february 2014
Cloth 2014 448 pp. 64 b/w illus. 978-0-300-17908-8 $35.00
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Austerity The Great Failure florian schui What does history tell us about the success
rate of austerity measures in times of economic
crisis? This timely book explores why austerity
still has proponents despite its long record
of failure, and why the concept is alien to
capitalism. available in february 2014
Cloth 2014 224 pp. 978-0-300-20393-6 $26.00
Inventing the Christmas Tree bernd brunner This charming history of the beloved
Christmas tree spans many centuries and
cultures, uncovering the mysteries of the
tradition and tracing its evolution to our
own times, when Christmas trees appear
in all corners of the globe.
Cloth 2012 108 pp. 7 color + 15 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18652-9 $18.00available as e-book
Ginkgo The Tree That Time Forgot peter crane A renowned botanist recounts the eventful
250-million-year history of the ginkgo tree,
its near demise during the ice ages, its
surprising reprieve from extinction through
human intervention, and its honored place
in cities around the globe.
Cloth 2013 408 pp. 61 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18751-9 $40.00available as e-book
The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, Volume 10: 1973–2005 edited by deborah dash moore and nurith gertz This ambitious anthology
documents the interaction of Jewish ideas and
themes around the world since 1973. From
literature to visual arts, from popular culture to
spiritual works, the volume encompasses the
full diversity of Jewish civilization.
posen library of jewish culture and civilization Cloth 2012 1,232 pp. 169 color + 58 b/w illus. 978-0-300-13553-4 $150.00
Why Marx Was Right terry eagleton In this combative, controversial book, Terry
Eagleton takes issue with the prejudice
that Marxism is dead and done with.
Paper 2012 272 pp 978-0-300-18153-1 $16.00available as e-book
How to Change the World Reflections on Marx and Marxism eric hobsbawm In this penetrating reassessment of Marxist
thought and its relevance today, renowned
historian Eric Hobsbawm argues that the
author of Das Kapital has much to say to
us in the post-communist era.
Paper 2012 480 pp. 978-0-300-18820-2 $22.00available as e-book
An Empire of Ice Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science edward j. larson Published to coincide with the
centenary of the first expeditions to reach
the South Pole, this riveting account of the
Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration by
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Edward
Larson restores these expeditions’ status
as grand endeavors of science.
Paper 2012 344 pp. 54 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18821-9 $16.00Cloth 2011 326 pp. 54 b/w illus. 978-0-300-15408-5 $28.00available as e-book
Love A History simon may A radically new
exploration of the ways we think about
love; how it has been shaped, idolized,
and misconstrued by the West over nearly
three millennia; and how we might more
accurately—and successfully—conceive it.
Paper 2013 312 pp. 978-0-300-18774-8 $16.00Cloth 2011 294 pp. 978-0-300-11830-8 $29.00available as e-book
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A Little History of Literature john sutherland A much-loved author and
teacher brings the world of literature alive,
guiding young readers on an entertaining
journey across centuries and cultures,
from The Canterbury Tales to Harry Potter,
Robinson Crusoe to 1984.
Cloth 2013 288 pp. 40 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18685-7 $25.00available as e-book
New in paperA Little History of Science william bynum Filled with stories of men and
women who asked endless questions
about the world and found exciting answers
through scientific discovery, this spirited
volume invites readers of all ages on a journey
through the amazing history of science.
PB-with Flaps 2013 272 pp. 40 b/w illus. 978-0-300-19713-6 $15.00available as e-book
New in paperA Little History of the World Illustrated Edition e. h. gombrich E. H. Gombrich’s Little
History of the World, though written in 1935,
has become one of the treasures of historical
writing since its first publication in English
in 2005. For this edition the text is reset in a
spacious format, flowing around illustrations
that range from paintings to line drawings,
emblems, motifs, and symbols. The book
incorporates freshly drawn maps, a revised
preface, and a new index. Blending high-grade
design, fine paper, and classic binding, this is
both a sumptuous gift book and an enhanced
edition of a timeless account of human history.
PB-with Flaps 2013 304 pp. 205 color illus. 978-0-300-19718-1 $22.00Cloth 2011 304 pp. 205 color illus. 978-0-300-17614-8 $29.95
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A Little Book of Language david crystal With a language disappearing every two
weeks and neologisms springing up almost
daily, an understanding of the origins and
currency of language has never seemed more
relevant. In this charming narrative history,
expert linguist David Crystal proves why the
story of language deserves retelling.
PB-with Flaps 2011 272 pp. 40 illus. 978-0-300-17082-5 $17.00 Cloth 2010 272 pp. 40 b/w illus. 978-0-300-15533-4 $25.00 available as e-book
A Little History of the World e.h. gombrich; translated by caroline mustill; illustrated by clifford harper Translated into
seventeen languages since its first publication
in 1936, E. H. Gombrich’s bestselling history
of the world is at last available in English.
Gombrich tells the story of mankind from the
Stone Age to the atomic bomb, focusing not
on small detail but on the sweep of human
experience, the extent of human achievement,
and the depth of its frailty. Named a Favorite Book of 2005 by the Los Angeles TimesPB-with Flaps 2008 304 pp. 40 b/w illus. 978-0-300-14332-4 $14.95available as e-book
A Little History of Philosophy nigel warburton This lively and accessible
introduction to Western philosophy brings
the ideas of the world’s greatest thinkers
into focus, from Socrates’ questions about
reality to Peter Singer’s thinking on the
moral status of animals in our own times.
Paper 2012 272 pp. 42 b/w illus. 978-0-300-18779-3 $15.00Cloth 2011 260 pp. 42 b/w illus. 978-0-300-15208-1 $25.00available as e-book
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Aldhouse-Green, 14Allawi, 29Allmand, 20Andrew, 22Applebaum, 33Ashton, 26Barber, 15Barenberg, 32Barlow, 20Barthas, 11Bayles, 8Becirevic, 32Beckett, 12Beeley, 37Begg & Bennett, 26Bell, 12Bernard, E., 9Bernard, G.W., 19, 36Bertholet & van der Aalsvoort, 29Bidlack & Lomagin, 33Binding, 24Black, 39Blair, 19Bonelli, 24Brekus, 3Bremer, 3Brody, 31Brown, 26Brunner, 40Buckley, 11Bynum, 41Campbell, 8Carey, 3Carlton, 12Carlyle, 28Caute, 24Chan, 31Cheyette, 39Cogliano, 2Colley, 22Concannon, 35Confino, 24Coogan, 35Cooper, 19Crane, 40Crouch, 15Crystal, 41Cunliffe, 14Cuthbertson, 26Dalzell, Jr., 10Damrosch, 21Dash Moore & Gertz, 40Davies, 12Davis, 35de Tocqueville, 4Delay, 7Delbo, 25Doderer-Winkler, 21Douglas, 24Douglass, 5
Dowling, 4Duffy, 36Dunn, 9Dwyer, 11Eagleton, 40Edwards, 20Elliott, 2, 28Eltis & Richardson, 5Emmott, 24Farge, 28Faulkner, 14Field, 9Firsov et al., 32Flavell, 22Fletcher, 11Fogelson, 8Foot, 20France, 12Franklin, 2Freeman, 37Frieze, 25Galbert of Bruges, 15Galor & Bloedhorn, 29Gauci, 22Gerwarth, 25Getty, 32Glasser, 9Goetzmann et al., 17Goldring, 17Gombrich, 41Gordon, 19Gottlieb, 25Greenough et al., 5Griffin, 27Haas, 25HaCohen, 15Hämäläinen, 7Hamilton et al., 3Harline, 37Harms et al., 29Harris, 16Harrison, 39Hart, 37Hartley, 32Harvey, 12Haslam, 34Haynes et al., 34Hecht, 39Heffron, 4Hempton, 36Herbert, 17Herman, 7Herzog, 19Hicks, 16Higham & Ryan, 16Hobsbawm, 40Hutton, R., 14, 35Jacoby, 9Jeal, 27
Jones, 32Jonsson, 22Kadane, 22Kamen, 15Karsh, 30Kelly, 32Kern, 7Kete, 22Kiely, 29King, E., 20King, W., 10Knight, 38Krentz, 12Kühne, 24Kurlansky, 9Laband, 29Lakomäki, 6Larson, 40Lavin, 6Lawrence- Mathers, 16Lesch, 30Levack, 37Levine, 30Lim, 35Loeffler, 33Lord, 17Lubet, 4, 8Lukacs, 13, 28Lynch, 2MacMullen, 14Macrakis, 39Magliocca, 4Mandler, 9Manley & MacLean, 18Mansoor, 11Marissen, 18Marriott, 28Marschner, 18Martin, 14Matynia, 32Mawdsley, 13May, 40McIntosh et al., 29McKellar, 28McLynn, 13, 22McPhee, 21Meyers & Chancey, 14Meyerson, 3Michnik, 33Mokyr, 23Monod, 23Monter, 16More, 18Moss, 37Muir, 11Müller, 25Mulligan, 11Nash, 38Nongbri, 37
O’Brien, 28O’Shaughnessy, 13Oakley, 16Onwuachi- Willig, 5Ormrod, 20Osman, 30Özkan, 31Pappé, 30Parker, 39Parrillo, 10Parsi, 10Perry, 10Peterson, 6Pettegree, 16, 39Phillips, 23Phillipson, 23Piatote, 6Pincus, 23Plater, 10Prior, 13Prochaska, 26Radner, 23Ransby, 5Raz, 30Richardson, 15Rico, 8Rogers, G., 14Rogers, N., 23Rohrbough, 8Rose, 26Rosenheim, 13Rushdy, 5Sabin, 38Sachs, 10Satlow, 35Satter, 34Scarisbrick, 20Schaeper, 3Schniedewind, 35Schui, 40Schultz, 4Schwanitz, 24Schwartz, S., 2Schwartz, P. & M., 6Senelick & Ostrovsky, 33Shain, 2Shalev, 4Sharpe, 19Sherratt, 25Shilon, 31Shishkin, 33Sirota, 18Slater, 27Sluyter, 6Smith, B., 2Smith, P., 10Smith, R., 2Soyinka, 31Stalin Digital Archive, 34
Steinberg, 34Stevenson, 18Stichelbaut, 11Stoneman, 14Storella & Sololov, 34Stratmann, 27Summers, 39Sutherland, D., 26Sutherland, J., 41Swanson, 38Tal, 38Talayesva, 6Tankard, 21Tanner, 16Taylor, 17Thomas, N., 31Thomas, W., 4Thompson, A., 20Thompson, L., 31Thomson, 3Thorpe, 33Thurley, 26Tobin, 21Tollebeek & van Assche, 12Torres-Rouff, 7Treasure, 35Trivellato,23Tsutsiev, 33Tucker et al., 13Turner, D., 36Turner, R., 17Utley, 7van Middelaar, 25van Schaik, 31Vauchez, 36Venet, 4Vermes, 36Walkowitz, 27Walvin, 6Warburton, 41Wayne, 5Webb, 13Weber, 8Weil, 18Weinstein, D., 17Weinstein, J., 21Wellman, 17Wemheuer, 29Wilken, 36Wilkins, 6Willes, 28Williams, 38Wills, 18, 19Winroth, 15Winter & Teitelbaum, 39Wollstonecraft, 21Wootton, 38Wrightson, 19Zhou Xun, 30
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