Social History
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When Giants Ruled the Sky: The Brief Reign and Tragic Demise of the American Rigid Airship
$47.99 Read moreNearly everything people know about airships is wrong. Few realize that prior to the Hindenburg disaster airships transported passengers without a single casualty for more than 20 years, a record unma… [more below]
- Author: Geoghegan, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: June 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0750987839
- Language: English
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Of Ice and Men: How We’ve Used Cold to Transform Humanity
$27.95 Read moreA New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
An exploration of humanity’s relationship with ice since the dawn of civilization, Of Ice and Men reminds us that only by understanding this unique substan- Author: Hogge, Fred
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: December 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1639361839
- Language: English
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Americanon: An Unexpected U.S. History in Thirteen Bestselling Books
$18.00 Read more“An elegant, meticulously researched, and eminently readable history of the books that define us as Americans. For history buffs and book-lovers alike, McHugh offers us a precious gift.”–Jake Halpern… [more below]
- Author: McHugh, Jess
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: June 07 2022
- ISBN10: 1524746649
- Language: English
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Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece
$20.00 Read more“Mr. Cartledge’s command of the historical material is effortless and exhaustive, and his appreciation of Thebes is persuasive.” —Wall Street Journal
“An incisive, inspiring and vitally illuminating- Author: Cartledge, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1419758551
- Language: English
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Re-Sisters: The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe and Cosey Fanni Tutti
$25.95 Read moreFrom the acclaimed author of Art Sex Music comes a vital meditation on womanhood, creativity and self-expression, and a revelatory exploration into the lives of three visionary artists.
In 2018, boun- Author: Tutti, Cosey Fanni
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 25 2022
- ISBN10: 0571362184
- Language: English
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The Age of Empire: 1875-1914
$21.00 Add to cartErica Hobsbawm discusses the evolution of European economics, politics, arts, sciences, and cultural life from the height of the industrial revolution to the First World War. Hobsbawm combines vast er… [more below]
- Series: History of the Modern World
- Author: Hobsbawm, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: April 23 1989
- ISBN10: 0679721754
- Language: English
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A Public Nuisance: A History of the Mummers Troupe
$23.95 Read more- Series: Social and Economic Studies #36
- Author: Brookes, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: January 01 1988
- ISBN10: 0919666590
- Language: English
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Foundation: The History of England from Its Earliest Beginnings to the Tudors
$21.00 Read more“An extraordinary book . . . Peter Ackroyd is arguably the most talented and prolific writer working in Britain today.” —Daily Express (UK)
In Foundation, acclaimed historian Peter Ackroyd tells the- Series: History of England #1
- Author: Ackroyd, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: September 10 2013
- ISBN10: 1250037557
- Language: English
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The Volunteers: How Halifax Women Won the Second World War
$22.95 Read moreThe long-awaited narrative history of the women who volunteered in Nova Scotia during the Second World War by award-winning journalist and author of No Place to Go.
“I was home cooking carrots because
- Author: Lowe, Lezlie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: March 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1774710544
- Language: English
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Midnight in Cairo: The Divas of Egypt’s Roaring ’20s
$17.95 Read moreOne of the world’s most multicultural cities, twentieth-century Cairo was a magnet for the ambitious and talented. During the 1920s and ’30s, a vibrant music, theater, film, and cabaret scene flourish
- Author: Cormack, Raphael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: July 26 2022
- ISBN10: 1324021934
- Language: English
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Badly Behaved Women: The History of Modern Feminism
$24.95 Read moreFrom bra burning and body hair to Beyoncé and body positivity, feminism has come a long way.
The illustrated story of the women’s movement, Badly Behaved Women is a compelling and entertaining journey
- Author: Crowhurst, Anna-Maria
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 1802792368
- Language: English
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Shoes: An Illustrated History
$55.00 Read more‘[A] lively journey through the evolution of footwear’ – The i
‘Handsomely illustrated and meticulously assembled’ – Shahidha Bari, author of Dressed: The Secret Life of Clothes
‘An exuberant romp throu- Author: Shawcross, Rebecca
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 17 2022
- ISBN10: 1350266477
- Language: English
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Seven Ages of Paris
$23.00 Add to cartIn this luminous portrait of Paris, the celebrated historian gives us the history, culture, disasters, and triumphs of one of the world’s truly great cities. While Paris may be many things, it is neve… [more below]
- Author: Horne, Alistair
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: April 13 2004
- ISBN10: 1400034469
- Language: English
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Inside the Combat Zone: The Stripped Down Story of Boston’s Most Notorious Neighborhood
$18.95 Add to cartBoston has always been known for its stiff character. So how did this great New England city become home to one of the largest and most notorious adult entertainment districts in the nation? In this e… [more below]
- Author: Schorow, Stephanie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: August 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1493048996
- Language: English
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If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home
$19.99 Read moreFrom the Joint Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces and BBC Television series including Lucy Worsley: Mozart’s London Odyssey and Six Wives with Lucy Worsley, available on Netflix.
“Worsley is a tho- Author: Worsley, Lucy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 08 2013
- ISBN10: 1620402351
- Language: English
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How Madness Shaped History: An Eccentric Array of Maniacal Rulers, Raving Narcissists, and Psychotic Visionaries
$25.00 Add to cartThis book considers the impact of psychology on world events, looking at how mental illness and personality disorders have affected history.How have mental illness and personality disorders influenced… [more below]
- Author: Ferguson, Christopher J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1633885747
- Language: English
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Black Tudors: The Untold Story
$17.95 Add to cartShortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize 2018
A Book of the Year for the Evening Standard and the Observer A black porter publicly whips a white Englishman in the hall of a Gloucestershire manor hou- Author: Kaufmann, Miranda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: November 13 2018
- ISBN10: 178607396X
- Language: English
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Facing Georgetown’s History: A Reader on Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation
$29.95 Read moreThese essays, articles, and documents introduce readers to the history of Georgetown University’s involvement in slavery and recent efforts to confront its troubling past. It traces Georgetown’s “Slav
- Author: Rothman, Adam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 254
- Publish Date: June 16 2021
- ISBN10: 1647120969
- Language: English
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The Monster Enters: Covid-19, Avian Flu, and the Plagues of Capitalism
$19.95 Read moreA new edition of a classic book on viral catastrophes–the Spanish flu, the Avian flu, and now, Covid-19
In his book, The Monster at Our Door, the renowned activist and author Mike Davis warned of a c- Series: Essential Mike Davis
- Author: Davis, Mike
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1839765658
- Language: English
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Pox Americana: The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-82
$20.00 Add to cartThe astonishing, hitherto unknown truths about a disease that transformed the United States at its birth
A horrifying epidemic of smallpox was sweeping across the Americas when the American Revolution- Author: Fenn, Elizabeth A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 02 2002
- ISBN10: 080907821X
- Language: English
