Humanities books

Originally published in 1961, this masterly study of the guns used by the rivals in the Armada campaign remains...  Read More >>

As a strategically vital access route to southern England and as the anchorage for Portsmouth, Britain’s premier...  Read More >>

The basic principle of the railway is one of great antiquity and wooden railways were used in many European mines...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1959, this volume covers the history of the Service which has been through the centuries...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1983, this book presents a detailed and penetrating analysis of the Norwegian economy. It...  Read More >>

First published in 1899, with a second edition following in 1900 – just four years prior to the outbreak of the...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1985, this study was the first in the English language to cover Poland’s economic development...  Read More >>

Gisèle Pelicot's story outraged the world. The sickening parade of crimes to which she was subjected and her betrayal...  Read More >>

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Revealing how legal developments in Britain shaped and were shaped by imaginative writing, this volume provides...  Read More >>

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An eye-opening manifesto on why reparations are the only way for the UK to address racism by Black British Lives...  Read More >>

A groundbreaking study which explores how Kant's ethics intersect with metaphysical questions and demonstrates how...  Read More >>

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The destruction left by Nazi Germany was horrendous. Tobias Straumann tells the story of how, why, and to what extent...  Read More >>

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Combining qualitative and quantitative analysis, this book deepens our understanding the preindustrial economy,...  Read More >>

Ancient Christians understood themselves to be enslaved to God, which affected their ethics, theology, and self-understanding....  Read More >>

This collection of new essays addresses the linguistic ramifications of Kant's thought and investigates his views...  Read More >>

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‘A load of complete and utter brilliance: real history, yet really funny.’ James Hawes, bestselling author of The...  Read More >>

This is the first book-length study of the Africans who left a significant and disproportionate cultural imprint...  Read More >>

This Companion offers new insights into the theological depths of the liturgical mysteries that are the essence...  Read More >>

Using personal narratives left by early modern German merchants, this study disrupts linear histories of capitalism...  Read More >>

This book presents the first theory of proxy representation in the international legal order in the context of climate...  Read More >>