Burke: What is Cultural History?

‘Peter Burke is the leading cultural historian of our generation, and this book shows why. Through subtlety of thought, elegance of expression and stunning scholarship, always lightly but powerfully deployed, he offers us here a series of conversations about how historians have tried to understand signifying practices in the past. His voice is that of a learned and congenial companion, taking a stroll with us through the pathways of historical writing. No one in this rapidly growing field can afford to be without this book.'

Jay Winter, Yale University

Briggs and Burke: A Social History of the Media 2nd Edition

‘Asa Briggs and Peter Burke have written a fascinating and far-reaching history of the media. Beginning with the Print Revolution and ending with the maturation of the Information Society, they not only tell the political, social and technological histories of each media, but also link them in such a way as to help us see overarching patterns and continuities. The end result is an engaging and intelligent investigation of five centuries of media and communications.'

Susan Murray, New York University

Bringmann: A History of the Roman Republic

This book is chronologically organized, giving the reader a clear sense of the historical progress and dynamics of Roman republic history, it also offers a coherent and authoritative overview of the culture, economics, religion and military might of the Roman empire, presented in an original and stimulating new way and will be essential reading for upper-level undergraduates in history and classical studies.

Morillo: What is Military History?

“This accomplished work provides a clear and thoughtful account of military history that is particularly valuable because of its chronological and geographical range. Interesting, well-written and wide ranging, it can be highly recommended.”

Jeremy Black, University of Exeter

Livi Bacci:Conquest: The Destruction of the American Indios

The arrival of Europeans in the American continent brought with them a demographic catastrophe of vast proportions for the native populations. What were the causes? The surviving documentation is extraordinarily rich: conquistadors, religious figures, administrators, officials, and merchants kept records, carried out inquiries, and issued edicts. The native world, for its part, has also left eloquent traces of events as well as direct testimony of its harsh subjugation at the hands of the Europeans. Through these sources, this book demonstrates how not only the ‘imported’ diseases but also a series of economic and social factors played a role in the disastrous decline of the Indios.

Heywood: A History of Childhood

'Even-handed, accurate and well-crafted, this admirable survey strikes the right balance: simple enough for a first-year student, sophisticated enough to do justice to the material.'

Roy Porter, Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine

Rupke: The Religion of the Romans

"Religion of the Romans engages the reader in a conversation about the Romas and their gods. Authored by one of the most original and lively investigators of Roman religion writing in any language, it is as lively as it is erudite. The overview of Roman cult it offers is both new and authoritative, and presents a real challenge to some of the sacred cows of Roman history. Illustrated with a mass of source material of every kind, it will be an essential guide for students, while also provoking established scholars to rethink some of their assumptions about Roman religion."

Greg Woolf, University of St Andrews