The Western Mediterranean

The Western Mediterranean and the World 400 CE to Present

From the Straits of Gibraltar to Sicily, the European northern…
Warner Mifflin, Unflinching Quaker Abolitionist

Warner Mifflin, Unflinching Quaker Abolitionist

Warner Mifflin—energetic, uncompromising, and reviled—was…
The English Conquest of Jamaica

The English Conquest of Jamaica: Oliver Cromwell’s Bid for Empire

In 1654, England’s Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell conceived…
Bankers and Empire

Bankers and Empire: How Wall Street Colonized the Caribbean

From the end of the nineteenth century until the onset of the…
Ninette of Sin Street

Ninette of Sin Street

Published in Tunis in 1938, Ninette of Sin Street is one of…
Jewish History

Jewish History: A Very Short Introduction

How have the Jews survived? For millennia, they have defied odds…
Europe's India

Europe’s India: Words, People, Empires, 1500-1800

When Portuguese explorers first rounded the Cape of Good Hope…
Changing Horizons of African History

Changing Horizons of African History

This collection of essays by new and seasoned scholars presents…
Native to the Republic

Native to the Republic: Empire, Social Citizenship, and Everyday Life in Marseille since 1945

In Native to the Republic, Minayo Nasiali traces the process…
Where Memory Leads

Where Memory Leads: My Life

Forty years after his acclaimed, poignant first memoir, Friedländer…