History
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Priya Nelson
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Ben Tate
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David McBride
Publisher, Politics (American Political History)
The history list is characterized by its long-standing efforts to seek out and publish the most exciting new research, innovative topics, field-defining books, and projects with a global approach. Our titles range across time periods, from ancient and medieval to early modern and modern history.
We also publish in intellectual history, the history of philosophy and science, religious history, and Jewish and Islamic history, as well as economic, legal, environmental, and military history. The subjects of our books span all continents, and reinforce our endeavors to draw from a diverse and international pool of authors.
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Meritocracy and diversity: The Rooseveltian perspective
Questions of meritocracy and diversity have been freshly thrust to the center of our national discourse thanks to a pitched battle between two presidents鈥攐ne of the United States, the other of Harvard University.
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The Girl in the Middle
Spinning a spellbinding historical tale from a single enigmatic image, The Girl in the Middle reveals how the American nation grappled with what kind of country it would be as it expanded westward in the aftermath of the Civil War.
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Audrey Truschke on India: 5,000 Years of History on the Subcontinent
Audrey Truschke鈥檚聽India is a stunning new history of the Indian subcontinent and its diverse peoples in global contexts鈥攆rom antiquity to today.
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John Tolan on Islam: A New History from Muhammad to the Present
Most popular histories of Islam continue to repeat conventional pietistic accounts. In contrast, John Tolan draws on decades of new historical research that has transformed knowledge of the origins and development of the Muslim faith.
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Vali Nasr on Iran鈥檚 Grand Strategy
Vali Nasr examines Iran鈥檚 political history in new ways to explain its actions and ambitions on the world stage, showing how, behind the veneer of theocracy and Islamic ideology, today鈥檚 Iran is pursuing a grand strategy aimed at securing the country internally and asserting its place in the region and the world.
