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"There is much of interest in Whitewood's narrative of Polish-Soviet relations in the 1920s, and specialists in this early period of Soviet history will profit from reading it." Slavonic & East European Review
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November 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"There is much of interest in Whitewood's narrative of Polish-Soviet relations in the 1920s, and specialists in this early period of Soviet history will profit from reading it." Slavonic & East European Review
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Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence edited by Hugh Pattenden, Carl P. Watts & Sue Onslow offers a comprehensive, multi-perspective analysis of the 1965 UDI and its lasting impact on Zimbabwe’s political and global history.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence edited by Hugh Pattenden, Carl P. Watts & Sue Onslow offers a comprehensive, multi-perspective analysis of the 1965 UDI and its lasting impact on Zimbabwe’s political and global history.
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Join Peter Buck Feller, author of “The Last Gasp of William Schwarzfeller,” at @politicsprose.bsky.social in Washington, DC.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Join Peter Buck Feller, author of “The Last Gasp of William Schwarzfeller,” at @politicsprose.bsky.social in Washington, DC.
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Howard LeRoy Malchow’s Transatlantic Culture in the Long Nineteenth Century examines the intertwined identities and cultural exchanges between Britain and America. The book traces how reform, race, and empire shaped a shared transatlantic consciousness. https://bit.ly/48q4Pwu
November 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Howard LeRoy Malchow’s Transatlantic Culture in the Long Nineteenth Century examines the intertwined identities and cultural exchanges between Britain and America. The book traces how reform, race, and empire shaped a shared transatlantic consciousness. https://bit.ly/48q4Pwu
New review 🤩 "[A] well researched account ... [Fenemore's] use of microhistories throughout is a welcome addition to the historiography of the early years of the Cold War." H-Net Reviews
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November 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
New review 🤩 "[A] well researched account ... [Fenemore's] use of microhistories throughout is a welcome addition to the historiography of the early years of the Cold War." H-Net Reviews
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Our Holiday Sale begins today! Get ahead of holiday shopping with sitewide deals on this season's most giftable books.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Michael D. Gambone’s Veterans and America offers a sweeping 400-year history of U.S. veterans-from the Revolution and Civil War to Vietnam and Afghanistan, highlighting veterans’ relevance to politics, culture, social reform, economics and more.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Michael D. Gambone’s Veterans and America offers a sweeping 400-year history of U.S. veterans-from the Revolution and Civil War to Vietnam and Afghanistan, highlighting veterans’ relevance to politics, culture, social reform, economics and more.
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Emotions and the Letter: A History from Antiquity to the Present edited by @dianagbarnes.bsky.social & @katieebarclay.bsky.social explores how letters have served as powerful tools for expressing, performing & shaping emotional experiences across cultures & historical contexts https://bit.ly/3IZVdhG
November 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Emotions and the Letter: A History from Antiquity to the Present edited by @dianagbarnes.bsky.social & @katieebarclay.bsky.social explores how letters have served as powerful tools for expressing, performing & shaping emotional experiences across cultures & historical contexts https://bit.ly/3IZVdhG
"Despite the vast range of movements and organizations featured in the book, it is clearly organized and easy to read. … The book will be essential for anyone interested in the history of social movements". H-Net Reviews
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November 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"Despite the vast range of movements and organizations featured in the book, it is clearly organized and easy to read. … The book will be essential for anyone interested in the history of social movements". H-Net Reviews
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@physcstudy.bsky.social When Fitness Went Global explores how 19th-century imperialism, nationalism & medicine shaped the global spread of physical culture. This is a deep dive into race, gender, empire and body ideals.
Out now! https://bit.ly/4hcpPsL
@physcstudy.bsky.social When Fitness Went Global explores how 19th-century imperialism, nationalism & medicine shaped the global spread of physical culture. This is a deep dive into race, gender, empire and body ideals.
Out now! https://bit.ly/4hcpPsL
November 14, 2025 at 10:58 AM
🌍💪 New Release
@physcstudy.bsky.social When Fitness Went Global explores how 19th-century imperialism, nationalism & medicine shaped the global spread of physical culture. This is a deep dive into race, gender, empire and body ideals.
Out now! https://bit.ly/4hcpPsL
@physcstudy.bsky.social When Fitness Went Global explores how 19th-century imperialism, nationalism & medicine shaped the global spread of physical culture. This is a deep dive into race, gender, empire and body ideals.
Out now! https://bit.ly/4hcpPsL
Infanticide and Baby-farming in Victorian England by Mark Jackson critically examines how poverty, gender norms, and legal frameworks shaped the criminalization of vulnerable women accused of infanticide and baby farming in 19th-century Britain.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Infanticide and Baby-farming in Victorian England by Mark Jackson critically examines how poverty, gender norms, and legal frameworks shaped the criminalization of vulnerable women accused of infanticide and baby farming in 19th-century Britain.
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After Empire: The National Question and the Making of International Order in Southeastern Europe with Georgios Giannakopoulos, editor of The War for Anatolia and the Remaking of International Order.
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After Empire: The National Question and the Making of International Order in Southeastern Europe with Georgios Giannakopoulos, editor of The War for Anatolia and the Remaking of International Order.
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After Empire: The National Question and the Making of International Order in Southeastern Europe
Mon, Nov 17 2025, 12 - 1pm | Georgios Giannakopoulos studied history and politics in Panteion university, Athens, Greece. He holds a PhD in Modern History from Queen Mary University of London. He is a...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
On Monday! 📆
After Empire: The National Question and the Making of International Order in Southeastern Europe with Georgios Giannakopoulos, editor of The War for Anatolia and the Remaking of International Order.
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After Empire: The National Question and the Making of International Order in Southeastern Europe with Georgios Giannakopoulos, editor of The War for Anatolia and the Remaking of International Order.
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Out today (ebook version)! jameskneale.com/2025/11/13/t...
Temperance Lives – published today
My book – Temperance Lives: Life Assurance, Drink and Medicine 1840-1918 – is published by Bloomsbury Academic today, as an ebook anyway. Think of it as a soft launch – the hardba…
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November 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Out today (ebook version)! jameskneale.com/2025/11/13/t...
The Nazi Dictatorship: Problems and Perspectives of Interpretation - 40th Anniversary Edition by Ian Kershaw is “The best short introduction to the study of Hitler’s Germany.” EHQ
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Available in ebook, audio and book format https://bit.ly/4qcMqcP
November 13, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The Nazi Dictatorship: Problems and Perspectives of Interpretation - 40th Anniversary Edition by Ian Kershaw is “The best short introduction to the study of Hitler’s Germany.” EHQ
Available in ebook, audio and book format https://bit.ly/4qcMqcP
Available in ebook, audio and book format https://bit.ly/4qcMqcP
'This is a standout contribution to Kennedy scholarship and 20th-century American history.' Library Journal
'This book is a fascinating, absorbing read using luscious detail and historical information to great effect.' Writing.ie
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'This book is a fascinating, absorbing read using luscious detail and historical information to great effect.' Writing.ie
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November 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
'This is a standout contribution to Kennedy scholarship and 20th-century American history.' Library Journal
'This book is a fascinating, absorbing read using luscious detail and historical information to great effect.' Writing.ie
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'This book is a fascinating, absorbing read using luscious detail and historical information to great effect.' Writing.ie
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Tahaney Alghrani’s Wayward Girls in Victorian and Edwardian England uncovers the lived experiences of girls in juvenile institutions, revealing how gender, class & age shaped their regulation and reform.
Now in paperback! https://bit.ly/4n529ZN
Now in paperback! https://bit.ly/4n529ZN
November 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Tahaney Alghrani’s Wayward Girls in Victorian and Edwardian England uncovers the lived experiences of girls in juvenile institutions, revealing how gender, class & age shaped their regulation and reform.
Now in paperback! https://bit.ly/4n529ZN
Now in paperback! https://bit.ly/4n529ZN
How were mobility and marginality policed in the British Pacific Empire?
Vagrant Lives in Colonial Australasia explores the regulation of vagrancy across Australia and New Zealand, revealing the legal and social control of the empire’s most vulnerable. https://bit.ly/4nv05d7
Vagrant Lives in Colonial Australasia explores the regulation of vagrancy across Australia and New Zealand, revealing the legal and social control of the empire’s most vulnerable. https://bit.ly/4nv05d7
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
How were mobility and marginality policed in the British Pacific Empire?
Vagrant Lives in Colonial Australasia explores the regulation of vagrancy across Australia and New Zealand, revealing the legal and social control of the empire’s most vulnerable. https://bit.ly/4nv05d7
Vagrant Lives in Colonial Australasia explores the regulation of vagrancy across Australia and New Zealand, revealing the legal and social control of the empire’s most vulnerable. https://bit.ly/4nv05d7
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An essential read for Veterans Day. Reflect on the influence of veterans on American civil rights and public policy.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
An essential read for Veterans Day. Reflect on the influence of veterans on American civil rights and public policy.
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How did human remains shape medical knowledge in Australia and beyond?
Eugenia Pacitti’s The Body Collected in Australia explores anatomy museums, dissecting rooms, and the colonial networks of biomedical science.
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Eugenia Pacitti’s The Body Collected in Australia explores anatomy museums, dissecting rooms, and the colonial networks of biomedical science.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
How did human remains shape medical knowledge in Australia and beyond?
Eugenia Pacitti’s The Body Collected in Australia explores anatomy museums, dissecting rooms, and the colonial networks of biomedical science.
📖 https://bit.ly/4nwf0Uo
Eugenia Pacitti’s The Body Collected in Australia explores anatomy museums, dissecting rooms, and the colonial networks of biomedical science.
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@professorwatson.bsky.social’s author talk discussing his book “Rebel at the Gates” aired last weekend on C-SPAN.
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Robert Watson, "Rebels at the Gates"
Author Robert Watson talks about the Civil War during the summer of 1864, and the near invasion of Washington, D.C., by Confederate forces.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
@professorwatson.bsky.social’s author talk discussing his book “Rebel at the Gates” aired last weekend on C-SPAN.
Watch here: https://bit.ly/3LF525o
📚💙 #HistorySky @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social
Watch here: https://bit.ly/3LF525o
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How did emotions fuel revolution in 1950s Egypt?
Christiane-Marie Abu Sarah’s Revolutionary Emotions in Cold War Egypt uncovers how moral storytelling, from Islamic parables to communist myths, mobilized anti-colonial resistance.
Now in paperback! https://bit.ly/4ppbTzm
Christiane-Marie Abu Sarah’s Revolutionary Emotions in Cold War Egypt uncovers how moral storytelling, from Islamic parables to communist myths, mobilized anti-colonial resistance.
Now in paperback! https://bit.ly/4ppbTzm
November 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
How did emotions fuel revolution in 1950s Egypt?
Christiane-Marie Abu Sarah’s Revolutionary Emotions in Cold War Egypt uncovers how moral storytelling, from Islamic parables to communist myths, mobilized anti-colonial resistance.
Now in paperback! https://bit.ly/4ppbTzm
Christiane-Marie Abu Sarah’s Revolutionary Emotions in Cold War Egypt uncovers how moral storytelling, from Islamic parables to communist myths, mobilized anti-colonial resistance.
Now in paperback! https://bit.ly/4ppbTzm
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If you want a sneak peek at my forthcoming book, Temperance Lives: Life Assurance, Drink and Medicine in Britain, 1840-1918, you can read part of the introduction and check out the contents and indexes with this widget bloomsburycp3.codemantra.com/viewer/690c7... @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
If you want a sneak peek at my forthcoming book, Temperance Lives: Life Assurance, Drink and Medicine in Britain, 1840-1918, you can read part of the introduction and check out the contents and indexes with this widget bloomsburycp3.codemantra.com/viewer/690c7... @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social
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Just over a month until Temperance Lives comes out in print!
Anyone interested in buying the hardback can use the discount code GLR AT8 to save 35% on the price - to do that and for more details, see bloomsbury.com/9781350529717
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Anyone interested in buying the hardback can use the discount code GLR AT8 to save 35% on the price - to do that and for more details, see bloomsbury.com/9781350529717
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November 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Just over a month until Temperance Lives comes out in print!
Anyone interested in buying the hardback can use the discount code GLR AT8 to save 35% on the price - to do that and for more details, see bloomsbury.com/9781350529717
@bloomsburyhist.bsky.social
Anyone interested in buying the hardback can use the discount code GLR AT8 to save 35% on the price - to do that and for more details, see bloomsbury.com/9781350529717
@bloomsburyhist.bsky.social
📘New Paperback: Esther Elizabeth Adaire’s Neo-Nazi Postmodern traces the evolution of Germany’s far-right from reunification to the present, exposing how intellectuals, fringe parties & neo-Nazis coalesced to undermine truth and memory.
https://bit.ly/4nw58dq
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November 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
📘New Paperback: Esther Elizabeth Adaire’s Neo-Nazi Postmodern traces the evolution of Germany’s far-right from reunification to the present, exposing how intellectuals, fringe parties & neo-Nazis coalesced to undermine truth and memory.
https://bit.ly/4nw58dq
https://bit.ly/4nw58dq
Now in paperback: Alun Williams’ Narrative, Piety and Polemic in Medieval Spain explores how biblical rhetoric shaped historical writing in León-Castile during the 12th–13th centuries. A vital contribution to medieval Iberian and historiographical studies. https://bit.ly/4gsq9Du
November 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Now in paperback: Alun Williams’ Narrative, Piety and Polemic in Medieval Spain explores how biblical rhetoric shaped historical writing in León-Castile during the 12th–13th centuries. A vital contribution to medieval Iberian and historiographical studies. https://bit.ly/4gsq9Du