Social History
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Faithful Unto Death: Pet Cemeteries, Animal Graves, and Eternal Devotion
$35.00 Add to cartWhen a little dog named Cherry died in 1881, his owners arranged for a grave in a nearby gatekeeper’s garden in London. At this time, the idea that a pet, even one that had lived as a family member, m… [more below]
- Author: Koudounaris, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 050002751X
- Language: English
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Fierce Desires: A New History of Sex and Sexuality in America
$35.00 Add to cartOur era is one of sexual upheaval. Roe v. Wade was overturned in the summer of 2022, school systems across the country are banning books with LGBTQ+ themes, and the notion of a “tradwife” is gaining a
- Author: Davis, Rebecca L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1631496573
- Language: English
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The World According to Color: A Cultural History
$31.00 Add to cartA kaleidoscopic exploration that traverses history, literature, art, and science to reveal humans’ unique and vibrant relationship with color.
We have an extraordinary connection to color–we give it- Author: Fox, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1250278511
- Language: English
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Monumental Controversies: Mount Rushmore, Four Presidents, and the Quest for National Unity
$32.95 Add to cartIn recent years the United States has witnessed major controversies surrounding past American presidents, monuments, and sites. Consider Mount Rushmore, which features the heads of the nation’s most r… [more below]
- Author: Senie, Harriet F.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1640124993
- Language: English
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Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage
$20.00 Add to cartJust when the clamor over “traditional” marriage couldn’t get any louder, along comes this groundbreaking book to ask, “What tradition?” In Marriage, a History, historian and marriage expert Stephanie… [more below]
- Author: Coontz, Stephanie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: February 28 2006
- ISBN10: 014303667X
- Language: English
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Violence: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartbVery Short Introductionsb: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring /b
Violence is part and parcel of human history and of human nature. It is one of our most distinctive traits, the one thing that all cultures a- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Dwyer, Philip
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: June 24 2022
- ISBN10: 0198831730
- Language: English
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Seven Games: A Human History
$26.95 Read moreCheckers, backgammon, chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven Games, Oliver Roeder charts their origins and
- Author: Roeder, Oliver
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 25 2022
- ISBN10: 1324003774
- Language: English
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The Auntie Sewing Squad Guide to Mask Making, Radical Care, and Racial Justice
$31.18 Add to cartThe rise of the Auntie Sewing Squad, a massive mutual-aid network of volunteers who provided free masks in the wake of US government failures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In March 2020, when the US- Author: Hong, Mai-Linh K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 02 2021
- ISBN10: 520384008
- Language: English
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Diamonds: Their History, Sources, Qualities and Benefits
$49.95 Add to cartThe beauty and sparkle and mystique of diamonds is unmatched by that of any other gem in the world.
Since early times, diamonds have been treasured as good luck charms, remarkable tools and status s
- Author: Newman, Renee
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 17 2021
- ISBN10: 0228103312
- Language: English
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Winter in Taos
$29.95 Add to cart“Winter in Taos” starkly contrasts Luhan’s memoirs, published in four volumes and inspired by Marcel Proust’s “Remembrances of Things Past.” They follow her life through three failed marriages, numero… [more below]
- Author: Luhan, Mabel Dodge
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 292
- Publish Date: July 15 2007
- ISBN10: 163293194X
- Language: English
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The Anarchist Inquisition: Assassins, Activists, and Martyrs in Spain and France (1891-1909)
$26.00 Add to cartOne of the earliest global Human Rights campaigns was launched to defend the rights of anarchists from state repression.
Anarchist bombings in theaters and cafes in the 1890s provoked mass arrests, th
- Author: Bray, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: September 12 2023
- ISBN10: 1849355142
- Language: English
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Narrative of William W. Brown
$5.99 Add to cartOriginally published in 1847, William W. Brown offers a first-person narrative that details his enslavement and the daring escape that ultimately led to his freedom. It’s a captivating tale and testam
- Series: Mint Editions (Black Narratives)
- Author: Brown, William Wells
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: May 21 2021
- ISBN10: 1513278657
- Language: English
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Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials
$19.99 Add to cartA “thought-provoking and timely” (The Times) global history of witch trials across Europe, Africa, and the Americas, told through thirteen distinct trials that illuminate a pattern of demonization and… [more below]
- Author: Gibson, Marion
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1668002434
- Language: English
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A Compendium of Common Knowledge 1558-1603
$19.95 Add to cartThe Compendium of Common Knowedge (1558-1603) offers insight into ordinary lives-both common and noble-in the England of Queen Elizabeth I and Shakespeare. In this little book you’ll find notes on Eli… [more below]
- Author: Secara, Maggie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 193
- Publish Date: June 10 2008
- ISBN10: 0981840108
- Language: English
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History of American Holidays
$12.95 Add to cartThis book reveals the overall connection between American holidays, history, culture, and patriotism. Each chapter presents an interesting home-spun account of the holiday’s unique history and its tie
- Author: Bensch, Jeff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: October 06 2021
- ISBN10: 173596736X
- Language: English
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Happiness: A History
$20.00 Add to cartToday, human beings tend to think of happiness as a natural right. But they haven’t always felt this way. For the ancient Greeks, happiness meant virtue. For the Romans, it implied prosperity and divi… [more below]
- Author: McMahon, Darrin M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: December 18 2006
- ISBN10: 0802142893
- Language: English
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A Short History of Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce
$18.00 Read moreIntellectually engaging and deliciously readable, a stereotype-defying history of how one of the most recognisable symbols of Italian cuisine and national identity is the product of centuries of encou
- Author: Montanari, Massimo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 16 2021
- ISBN10: 1609457099
- Language: English
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Working Class History: Everyday Acts of Resistance & Rebellion
$20.00 Add to cartHistory is not made by kings, politicians, or a few rich individuals–it is made by all of us. From the temples of ancient Egypt to spacecraft orbiting Earth, workers and ordinary people everywhere ha
- Series: Working Class History
- Author: Working Class History, Working Class His
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: December 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1629638234
- Language: English
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At Day’s Close: Night in Times Past
$19.99 Add to cartBringing light to the shadows of history through a “rich weave of citation and archival evidence” (Publishers Weekly), scholar A. Roger Ekirch illuminates the aspects of life most often overlooked by
- Author: Ekirch, A. Roger
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: October 17 2006
- ISBN10: 0393329011
- Language: English
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The Time Traveler’s Guide to Elizabethan England
$20.00 Add to cartAn entertaining, accessible guide to Elizabethan England–the latest in the Time Traveler’s Guide series
Acclaimed historian Ian Mortimer shows readers that the past is not just something to be studie- Author: Mortimer, Ian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 29 2014
- ISBN10: 014312563X
- Language: English
