Social & cultural history books

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Social Formations in the Medieval World: From Roman Civilization till the Crisis of Feudalism

Social Formations in the Medieval World: From Roman...

Author: Rakesh Kumar (University of Delhi, India)
ISBN: 9781032748498
Format: Paperback
$73.99

This book encapsulates a period of history of human progress by highlighting crucial social, economic, and cultural...  Read More >>

The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Essays on Desire and Consumption

The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Essays on Desire...

Author: Katy Kelleher
ISBN: 9781982179366
Format: Paperback
$34.99

Paris Review columnist Katy Kelleher explores our obsession with gorgeous things, unveiling the fraught histories...  Read More >>

Sorcerers of Stone: Architects of the Three Ages

Sorcerers of Stone: Architects of the Three Ages

Author: Camille M. Sauvé
ISBN: 9781591435082
Format: Paperback
$42.99

Proof of a long-forgotten ancient worldwide civilization  Read More >>

Social Formations in the Medieval World: From Roman Civilization till the Crisis of Feudalism

Social Formations in the Medieval World: From Roman...

Author: Rakesh Kumar (University of Delhi, India)
ISBN: 9781032666372
Format: Hardback
$273.00

This book encapsulates a period of history of human progress by highlighting crucial social, economic, and cultural...  Read More >>

Conscience as a Historical Force: The Liberation Theology of Herman Husband

Conscience as a Historical Force: The Liberation Theology...

Author: Douglas Harvey
ISBN: 9781032721118
Format: Hardback
$273.00

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Nothing Ever Just Disappears: Seven Hidden Histories

Nothing Ever Just Disappears: Seven Hidden Histories...

Author: Diarmuid Hester
ISBN: 9780141998060
Format: Paperback
$28.99

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How to Be a Patriot: Why Love of Country Can End Our Very British Culture War

How to Be a Patriot: Why Love of Country Can End Our...

Author: Sunder Katwala
ISBN: 9780008553890
Format: Paperback
$24.99

How do we define patriotism in a diverse society? What divides us and what brings us together? Why...  Read More >>

Bismarck's War: The Franco-Prussian War and the Making of Modern Europe

Bismarck's War: The Franco-Prussian War and the Making...

Author: Rachel Chrastil
ISBN: 9780141991610
Format: Paperback
$24.99

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The Cry of the Silkworm

The Cry of the Silkworm

Author: Shi Naseer
ISBN: 9781838959678
Format: Paperback
$32.99

A gripping coming-of-age tale of a grief-stricken young girl in turn-of-the-century China that reveals the devastating...  Read More >>

A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture - 'An inspiring celebration of lesbian camaraderie, activism and fun' (Sarah Waters)

A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's...

Author: June Thomas
ISBN: 9780349018966
Format: Paperback
$34.99

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More Than a Game: A History of How Sport Made Britain

More Than a Game: A History of How Sport Made Britain...

Author: David Horspool
ISBN: 9781529363289
Format: Paperback
$24.99

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The Playbook: A Story of Theatre, Democracy and the Making of a Culture War

The Playbook: A Story of Theatre, Democracy and the...

Author: James Shapiro
ISBN: 9780571372768
Format: Hardback
$39.99

From the 'Winner of Winners' of the Baillie Gifford Prize, a timely and dramatic story of a utopian American experiment,...  Read More >>

Britain, 1947: Hope Amid Hardship

Britain, 1947: Hope Amid Hardship

Author: David Kirby
ISBN: 9781911723219
Format: Hardback
$67.99

A poignant portrait of a decade of transformative change, chronicling how ordinary Britons confronted crisis, braved...  Read More >>

Famines and the Making of Heritage

Famines and the Making of Heritage

Author: Marguérite Corporaal (Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands) ,  Ingrid de Zwarte (Wageningen University, The Netherlands)
ISBN: 9781032489346
Format: Paperback
$75.99

This volume is the first book to bring together ground-breaking...  Read More >>

Dispatches, From Racial Divide to the Road of Re – A Collection of Essays

Dispatches, From Racial Divide to the Road of Re – A...

Author: Carolyn L. Baker ,  Mark R. Warren
ISBN: 9781734618181
Format: Paperback
$32.95

A collection of essays challenging White Americans to work against racism.    This collection of thirty-two essays...  Read More >>

The Little Book of Canada

The Little Book of Canada

Author: Orange Hippo!
ISBN: 9781800694132
Format: Hardback
$17.99

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The Highlands and Islands of Scotland: A New History

The Highlands and Islands of Scotland: A New History...

Author: Alistair Moffat
ISBN: 9781780278575
Format: Hardback
$67.99

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Devour: A Graphic Novel

Devour: A Graphic Novel

Author: Jazmine Joyner ,  Anthony Pugh
ISBN: 9781419763069
Format: Hardback
$39.99

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Vengeance: 'Unputdownable.' Erin Kelly: The Khan 2

Vengeance: 'Unputdownable.' Erin Kelly: The Khan 2

Author: Saima Mir
ISBN: 9780861541560
Format: Hardback
$32.99

Thrilling, gritty sequel to The Times bestselling novel and Waterstones Thriller of The Month  Read More >>

Minoan Zoomorphic Culture: Between Bodies and Things

Minoan Zoomorphic Culture: Between Bodies and Things...

Author: Emily S. K. Anderson (The Johns Hopkins University, Maryland)
ISBN: 9781009452038
Format: Hardback
$258.75

Minoan renderings of animals are some of the most vibrant art of the ancient Mediterranean. Working with current...  Read More >>

The Cry of the Silkworm

The Cry of the Silkworm

Author: Shi Naseer
ISBN: 9781838959661
Format: Hardback
$39.99

A gripping coming-of-age tale of a grief-stricken young girl in turn-of-the-century China that reveals the devastating...  Read More >>

A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture - 'An inspiring celebration of lesbian camaraderie, activism and fun' (Sarah Waters)

A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's...

Author: June Thomas
ISBN: 9780349018973
Format: Hardback
$55.00

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The Invention of Charlotte Brontë: Her Last Years and the Scandal That Made Her

The Invention of Charlotte Brontë: Her Last Years and...

Author: Graham Watson
ISBN: 9781803995373
Format: Hardback
$54.99

Backstabbing, stalking, and illicit love; discover the Brontë family as they’ve never been seen before  Read More >>

Comparing and Change: Orders, Models, Perceptions

Comparing and Change: Orders, Models, Perceptions

Author: Antje Fluchter ,  Kirsten Kramer
ISBN: 9783837672664
Format: Paperback
$90.95

The contributors to this book explore the link between change and practices of comparing, focusing on order, representation,...  Read More >>

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