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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A History of the Muslim World
Michael A. Cook talks with Morteza Hajizadeh about his new book, A History of the Muslim World鈥攁 panoramic history of the Muslim world from the age of the Prophet Muhammad to the birth of the modern era.
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The World at First Light
The cultural epoch we know as the Renaissance emerged at a certain time and in a certain place. Why then and not earlier? Why there and not elsewhere?
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David Woodman on The First King of England
David Woodman blends masterful storytelling with the latest scholarship to paint a multifaceted portrait of 脝thelstan (d. 939)鈥攁n immensely important but neglected figure.
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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.
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When the Bombs Stopped
In When the Bombs Stopped, Erin Lin investigates the consequences of the US bombing campaign across postconflict Cambodia.
