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Now in paperback: Children’s Emotions in Europe, 150-1900 by Jeroen J. H. Dekker, is an exploration of the expression and regulation of childhood’s emotions in Europe from 1500 to 1900 through the eyes of famous and lesser-known artists.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Now in paperback: Children’s Emotions in Europe, 150-1900 by Jeroen J. H. Dekker, is an exploration of the expression and regulation of childhood’s emotions in Europe from 1500 to 1900 through the eyes of famous and lesser-known artists.
https://bit.ly/4ooXr9u
https://bit.ly/4ooXr9u
Warren Treadgold’s A Concise History of Byzantium returns in a 25th Anniversary Edition in the Bloomsbury Revelations series, with a new preface from the author.
‘No other book on Byzantium manages to pack so much useful information into so few pages.' https://bit.ly/48vtVdt
‘No other book on Byzantium manages to pack so much useful information into so few pages.' https://bit.ly/48vtVdt
November 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Warren Treadgold’s A Concise History of Byzantium returns in a 25th Anniversary Edition in the Bloomsbury Revelations series, with a new preface from the author.
‘No other book on Byzantium manages to pack so much useful information into so few pages.' https://bit.ly/48vtVdt
‘No other book on Byzantium manages to pack so much useful information into so few pages.' https://bit.ly/48vtVdt
📖 @apuddleofmuddle.bsky.social A Salon-in-Exile shows how Hortense Mancini’s 17th-century London salon became a hub for French exiles, turning the traditional French salon into a pan-European space of intellectual, literary & cultural exchange.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
📖 @apuddleofmuddle.bsky.social A Salon-in-Exile shows how Hortense Mancini’s 17th-century London salon became a hub for French exiles, turning the traditional French salon into a pan-European space of intellectual, literary & cultural exchange.
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"[Van der Putten] gives readers a clear, thought-provoking account of how a once-weak empire became a global power...Informs & provokes... For anyone looking for a broad, readable history of China's modern transformation". Indian Public Policy Review
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November 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"[Van der Putten] gives readers a clear, thought-provoking account of how a once-weak empire became a global power...Informs & provokes... For anyone looking for a broad, readable history of China's modern transformation". Indian Public Policy Review
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We hope you haven't missed that our holiday sale is live! 🎄🎁
Celebrate the season with exclusive deals on academic books across the store until midnight, December 7th.
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Celebrate the season with exclusive deals on academic books across the store until midnight, December 7th.
Browse history books www.bloomsbury.com/academic/his...
November 26, 2025 at 10:35 AM
We hope you haven't missed that our holiday sale is live! 🎄🎁
Celebrate the season with exclusive deals on academic books across the store until midnight, December 7th.
Browse history books www.bloomsbury.com/academic/his...
Celebrate the season with exclusive deals on academic books across the store until midnight, December 7th.
Browse history books www.bloomsbury.com/academic/his...
"This is an impressive first book exploring the history of human specimens in Australian medical and cultural history. It presents extensive research".
Australian and New Zealand Society for the History of Medicine Book Prize
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Australian and New Zealand Society for the History of Medicine Book Prize
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November 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
"This is an impressive first book exploring the history of human specimens in Australian medical and cultural history. It presents extensive research".
Australian and New Zealand Society for the History of Medicine Book Prize
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Australian and New Zealand Society for the History of Medicine Book Prize
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"In this stimulating monograph, John Morris explores the intersections between music and politics in 1930s Britain … It is packed with rich and colorful details and anecdotes." H-Net Reviews
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November 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
"In this stimulating monograph, John Morris explores the intersections between music and politics in 1930s Britain … It is packed with rich and colorful details and anecdotes." H-Net Reviews
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"An illuminating study of late colonial Mozambique … Araújo acknowledges that her narrative is shaped by FRELIMO's silence and the gaps in the archival records about Salazar, Caetano, and the various Portuguese security forces active in the north."
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November 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
"An illuminating study of late colonial Mozambique … Araújo acknowledges that her narrative is shaped by FRELIMO's silence and the gaps in the archival records about Salazar, Caetano, and the various Portuguese security forces active in the north."
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"Falina should be praised for unlocking some of the key understudied aspects of Yugoslav history that have had long-lasting and wide-reaching consequences."
Slavonic & East European Review
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Slavonic & East European Review
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November 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"Falina should be praised for unlocking some of the key understudied aspects of Yugoslav history that have had long-lasting and wide-reaching consequences."
Slavonic & East European Review
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Slavonic & East European Review
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The Yearbook of Transnational History (2025), Vol 8 edited by Thomas Adam, brings together pioneering case studies on Jewish heritage across the Caribbean, China, Europe & North America, showcasing the global dimensions of Jewish history from 13th - 20thC. https://bit.ly/3Je7qPR
November 21, 2025 at 8:18 AM
The Yearbook of Transnational History (2025), Vol 8 edited by Thomas Adam, brings together pioneering case studies on Jewish heritage across the Caribbean, China, Europe & North America, showcasing the global dimensions of Jewish history from 13th - 20thC. https://bit.ly/3Je7qPR
"Soviet SCI_BERIA is an essential contribution to our understanding of how knowledge and power were co-produced in the Cold War USSR". The Russian Review
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November 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"Soviet SCI_BERIA is an essential contribution to our understanding of how knowledge and power were co-produced in the Cold War USSR". The Russian Review
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Callum G. Brown’s Ninety Humanists and the Ethical Transition of Britain reveals how a network of British humanist intellectuals, inspired by H.G. Wells, drove major ethical reforms from 1930 to 1980, reshaping British society.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Callum G. Brown’s Ninety Humanists and the Ethical Transition of Britain reveals how a network of British humanist intellectuals, inspired by H.G. Wells, drove major ethical reforms from 1930 to 1980, reshaping British society.
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📖 https://bit.ly/3W774xh
"There is much of interest in Whitewood's narrative of Polish-Soviet relations in the 1920s, and specialists in this early period of Soviet history will profit from reading it." Slavonic & East European Review
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November 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"There is much of interest in Whitewood's narrative of Polish-Soviet relations in the 1920s, and specialists in this early period of Soviet history will profit from reading it." Slavonic & East European Review
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Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence edited by Hugh Pattenden, Carl P. Watts & Sue Onslow offers a comprehensive, multi-perspective analysis of the 1965 UDI and its lasting impact on Zimbabwe’s political and global history.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence edited by Hugh Pattenden, Carl P. Watts & Sue Onslow offers a comprehensive, multi-perspective analysis of the 1965 UDI and its lasting impact on Zimbabwe’s political and global history.
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Howard LeRoy Malchow’s Transatlantic Culture in the Long Nineteenth Century examines the intertwined identities and cultural exchanges between Britain and America. The book traces how reform, race, and empire shaped a shared transatlantic consciousness. https://bit.ly/48q4Pwu
November 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Howard LeRoy Malchow’s Transatlantic Culture in the Long Nineteenth Century examines the intertwined identities and cultural exchanges between Britain and America. The book traces how reform, race, and empire shaped a shared transatlantic consciousness. https://bit.ly/48q4Pwu
New review 🤩 "[A] well researched account ... [Fenemore's] use of microhistories throughout is a welcome addition to the historiography of the early years of the Cold War." H-Net Reviews
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November 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
New review 🤩 "[A] well researched account ... [Fenemore's] use of microhistories throughout is a welcome addition to the historiography of the early years of the Cold War." H-Net Reviews
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Michael D. Gambone’s Veterans and America offers a sweeping 400-year history of U.S. veterans-from the Revolution and Civil War to Vietnam and Afghanistan, highlighting veterans’ relevance to politics, culture, social reform, economics and more.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Michael D. Gambone’s Veterans and America offers a sweeping 400-year history of U.S. veterans-from the Revolution and Civil War to Vietnam and Afghanistan, highlighting veterans’ relevance to politics, culture, social reform, economics and more.
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📕 https://bit.ly/42D9GXt
Emotions and the Letter: A History from Antiquity to the Present edited by @dianagbarnes.bsky.social & @katieebarclay.bsky.social explores how letters have served as powerful tools for expressing, performing & shaping emotional experiences across cultures & historical contexts https://bit.ly/3IZVdhG
November 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Emotions and the Letter: A History from Antiquity to the Present edited by @dianagbarnes.bsky.social & @katieebarclay.bsky.social explores how letters have served as powerful tools for expressing, performing & shaping emotional experiences across cultures & historical contexts https://bit.ly/3IZVdhG
"Despite the vast range of movements and organizations featured in the book, it is clearly organized and easy to read. … The book will be essential for anyone interested in the history of social movements". H-Net Reviews
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November 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"Despite the vast range of movements and organizations featured in the book, it is clearly organized and easy to read. … The book will be essential for anyone interested in the history of social movements". H-Net Reviews
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🌍💪 New Release
@physcstudy.bsky.social When Fitness Went Global explores how 19th-century imperialism, nationalism & medicine shaped the global spread of physical culture. This is a deep dive into race, gender, empire and body ideals.
Out now! https://bit.ly/4hcpPsL
@physcstudy.bsky.social When Fitness Went Global explores how 19th-century imperialism, nationalism & medicine shaped the global spread of physical culture. This is a deep dive into race, gender, empire and body ideals.
Out now! https://bit.ly/4hcpPsL
November 14, 2025 at 10:58 AM
🌍💪 New Release
@physcstudy.bsky.social When Fitness Went Global explores how 19th-century imperialism, nationalism & medicine shaped the global spread of physical culture. This is a deep dive into race, gender, empire and body ideals.
Out now! https://bit.ly/4hcpPsL
@physcstudy.bsky.social When Fitness Went Global explores how 19th-century imperialism, nationalism & medicine shaped the global spread of physical culture. This is a deep dive into race, gender, empire and body ideals.
Out now! https://bit.ly/4hcpPsL
Infanticide and Baby-farming in Victorian England by Mark Jackson critically examines how poverty, gender norms, and legal frameworks shaped the criminalization of vulnerable women accused of infanticide and baby farming in 19th-century Britain.
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https://bit.ly/4oVkaKq
November 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Infanticide and Baby-farming in Victorian England by Mark Jackson critically examines how poverty, gender norms, and legal frameworks shaped the criminalization of vulnerable women accused of infanticide and baby farming in 19th-century Britain.
https://bit.ly/4oVkaKq
https://bit.ly/4oVkaKq
The Nazi Dictatorship: Problems and Perspectives of Interpretation - 40th Anniversary Edition by Ian Kershaw is “The best short introduction to the study of Hitler’s Germany.” EHQ
Available in ebook, audio and book format https://bit.ly/4qcMqcP
Available in ebook, audio and book format https://bit.ly/4qcMqcP
November 13, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The Nazi Dictatorship: Problems and Perspectives of Interpretation - 40th Anniversary Edition by Ian Kershaw is “The best short introduction to the study of Hitler’s Germany.” EHQ
Available in ebook, audio and book format https://bit.ly/4qcMqcP
Available in ebook, audio and book format https://bit.ly/4qcMqcP
'This is a standout contribution to Kennedy scholarship and 20th-century American history.' Library Journal
'This book is a fascinating, absorbing read using luscious detail and historical information to great effect.' Writing.ie
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'This book is a fascinating, absorbing read using luscious detail and historical information to great effect.' Writing.ie
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November 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
'This is a standout contribution to Kennedy scholarship and 20th-century American history.' Library Journal
'This book is a fascinating, absorbing read using luscious detail and historical information to great effect.' Writing.ie
📙 https://bit.ly/4p9EpUU
'This book is a fascinating, absorbing read using luscious detail and historical information to great effect.' Writing.ie
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Tahaney Alghrani’s Wayward Girls in Victorian and Edwardian England uncovers the lived experiences of girls in juvenile institutions, revealing how gender, class & age shaped their regulation and reform.
Now in paperback! https://bit.ly/4n529ZN
Now in paperback! https://bit.ly/4n529ZN
November 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Tahaney Alghrani’s Wayward Girls in Victorian and Edwardian England uncovers the lived experiences of girls in juvenile institutions, revealing how gender, class & age shaped their regulation and reform.
Now in paperback! https://bit.ly/4n529ZN
Now in paperback! https://bit.ly/4n529ZN
How were mobility and marginality policed in the British Pacific Empire?
Vagrant Lives in Colonial Australasia explores the regulation of vagrancy across Australia and New Zealand, revealing the legal and social control of the empire’s most vulnerable. https://bit.ly/4nv05d7
Vagrant Lives in Colonial Australasia explores the regulation of vagrancy across Australia and New Zealand, revealing the legal and social control of the empire’s most vulnerable. https://bit.ly/4nv05d7
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
How were mobility and marginality policed in the British Pacific Empire?
Vagrant Lives in Colonial Australasia explores the regulation of vagrancy across Australia and New Zealand, revealing the legal and social control of the empire’s most vulnerable. https://bit.ly/4nv05d7
Vagrant Lives in Colonial Australasia explores the regulation of vagrancy across Australia and New Zealand, revealing the legal and social control of the empire’s most vulnerable. https://bit.ly/4nv05d7