The American War

The American War: A History of the Civil War Era

Joan Waugh, with Gary Gallagher, has just published a new book, The…
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Birth, Death, and Religious Faith in an English Dissenting Community: A Microhistory of Nailsworth and Hinterland, 1695-1837

The book, enthuses Princeton sociologist Robert Wuthnow, is a…
Saharan Jews and the Fate of French Algeria

Saharan Jews and the Fate of French Algeria

The history of Algerian Jews has thus far been viewed from the…
Kinship, Community, and Self

Kinship, Community, and Self: Essays in Honor of David Warren Sabean

David Warren Sabean was a pioneer in the historical-anthropological…
The Dominican Republic Reader

The Dominican Republic Reader: History, Culture, Politics

Despite its significance in the history of Spanish colonialism,…
Making Aztlán

Making Aztlán: Ideology and Culture of the Chicana and Chicano Movement, 1966-1977

This book provides a long-needed overview of the Chicana and…
City Girls

City Girls – The Nisei Social World in Los Angeles, 1920-1950

Even before wartime incarceration, Japanese Americans largely…
The Folklore of the Freeway

The Folklore of the Freeway – Race and Revolt in the Modernist City

When the interstate highway program connected America’s cities,…
Sephardi Lives

Sephardi Lives: A Documentary History, 1700-1950

This ground-breaking documentary history contains over 150 primary…
Writing History in the Global Era

Writing History in the Global Era

FLeading historian Lynn Hunt rethinks why history matters in…