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Beacons of Liberty
International Free Soil and the Fight for Racial Justice in Antebellum America
Elena K. Abbott
The fascinating story of how free African Americans and runaway slaves crossed international borders to fight for freedom and racial justice.
April 2021 228 x 152 mm 336pp
PB, HB, EB,CO
978-1-108-79845-7 Paperback
£26.00 / US$35.00 P
A Concise History of Australia
Fifth edition
Stuart Macintyre
Macintyre revisits A Concise History ofAustralia to provoke readers to reconsider Australia’s past and its relationship to the present.
Cambridge Concise Histories
December 2020 216 x 138 mm 412pp 48 b/w illus. 6 maps PB, EB,CA
978-1-108-72848-5 Paperback £21.00 / US$26.00 G
Modern Britain, 1750 to the Present
Second edition
James Vernon
This revised introductory textbook charts a new global history of modern Britain from 1750 to the present.
Cambridge History of Britain January 2025 244 x 170 mm 614pp PB, HB, EB,CA 978-1-00-937967-0 Paperback £29.99 / US$39.99 X
Early Medieval Britain, c. 500–1000
Rory Naismith
Deconstructs the early history of Britain, illustrating a transformative era with wide-ranging sources and an accessible narrative.
Cambridge History of Britain, 1 July 2021 247 x 174 mm 490pp PB, HB, EB,CA 978-1-108-44025-7 Paperback £25.00 / US$33.00 X
British and Irish History
Medieval Britain, c.1000–1500
David Crouch
This introductory textbook offers a fully integrated perspective of medieval Britain, from 1000 to 1500.
Cambridge History of Britain, 2 April 2017 247 x 174 mm 388pp 19 b/w illus. 6 maps PB, HB, EB,CA 978-0-521-14967-9 Paperback
£27.00 / US$39.00 X
Early Modern Britain, 1450–1750
John Miller
A wide-ranging survey of the political, social, cultural and economic history of early modern Britain, offering a fully integrated four-nation perspective.
Cambridge History of Britain, 3 April 2017 247 x 174 mm 490pp
43 b/w illus. 6 maps 2 tables PB, HB, EB,CA
978-1-107-65013-8 Paperback
£27.00 / US$39.00 X
Divided Kingdom
A History of Britain, 1900 to the Present
Pat Thane
A clear, comprehensive survey of British history from 1900 to the present, integrating political, economic, social and cultural history.
August 2018 228 x 152 mm 502pp
PB, HB, EB,CA
978-1-107-61250-1 Paperback
£27.00 / US$40.00 X
A Social History of England, 1500–1750
Edited by Keith Wrightson
The first overview of early modern English social history since the 1980s, bringing together the leading authorities in the field.
A Social History of England
February 2017 228 x 152 mm 432pp
PB, HB, EB,CO 978-1-107-61459-8 Paperback
£26.00 / US$38.00 X
The Cambridge Social History of Modern Ireland
Edited by Eugenio F. Biagini and Mary E. Daly
This is the first textbook on the history of modern Ireland to adopt a social history perspective.
April 2017 247 x 174 mm 648pp
PB, HB, EB,CA
978-1-107-47940-1 Paperback
£29.00 / US$42.00 X
A Concise History of the Caribbean
Second edition
B. W. Higman
A compelling account of Caribbean history from colonization to slavery and revolution, through the tumult of hurricanes and climate change.
Cambridge Concise Histories
May 2021 216 x 138 mm 476pp
PB, HB, EB,CA
978-1-108-70368-0 Paperback
£24.00 / US$33.00 X
East Asian History
An Urban History of China
Toby Lincoln
The first history of Chinese cities from their early origins to becoming the largest urban society in the world.
New Approaches to Asian History
May 2021 228 x 152 mm 286pp
PB, HB, EB,CO
978-1-316-64728-8 Paperback
£25.00 / US$33.00 P
The Chinese Communist Party
Edited by Timothy Cheek, Klaus Mühlhahn and Hans van de Ven
A mosaic of lives and voices illustrating the history of the Chinese Communist Party over the last hundred years.
May 2021 198 x 129 mm 302pp
PB, HB, EB,CO
978-1-108-82261-9 Paperback
£20.99 / US$27.99 G
A History of East Asia From the Origins of Civilization to the Twenty-First Century
Third edition
Charles Holcombe
A concise and comprehensive introduction to China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam from the dawn of history to the present day.
June 2025 254 x 178 mm 529pp
PB, HB, EB,CA
978-1-00-950479-9 Paperback
£34.99 / US$44.99 X
The Cambridge Illustrated History of China
Third edition
Patricia Buckley Ebrey
Lively, up-to-date, and highly visual, this book is a must for anyone interested in the history of Chinese culture and society.
August 2022 253 x 203 mm 400pp
PB, EB,CA
978-1-00-915144-3 Paperback
£36.00 / US$48.00 X
European History
The People’s Dictatorship A History of Nazi Germany
Alan E. Steinweis
An up-to-date, succinct and highly readable survey of a compelling subject, making accessible classic and recent research on Nazi Germany.
New Approaches to European History, 64 January 2023 228 x 152 mm 296pp
PB, HB, EB,CA
978-1-107-65284-2 Paperback
£24.00 / US$32.00 X
Early Modern Europe, 1450–1789
Third edition
Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks
Thoroughly updated edition of a bestselling, acclaimed book, placing early modern European history in a global and environmental context.
Cambridge History of Europe
August 2022 253 x 177 mm 594pp
PB, HB, EB,CA
978-1-00-916080-3 Paperback
£31.00 / US$42.00 X
Magic in the Middle Ages
Third edition
Richard Kieckhefer
A revised and expanded edition of this fascinating interdisciplinary study of magic in the Middle Ages.
September 2021 216 x 138 mm 300pp
PB, HB, EB,CA
978-1-108-79689-7 Paperback
£20.00 / US$28.00 X
The Consumer Revolution, 1650–1800
Michael Kwass
A bold new interpretation of ‘consumer revolution’ in 18th-century Europe, examining globalization and the politics of consumption in the age of Revolution.
New Approaches to European History, 63 February 2022 229 x 152 mm 262pp PB, HB, EB,CO
978-0-521-13959-5 Paperback
£25.00 / US$33.00 P
The Habsburg Monarchy, 1618–1815
Third edition
Charles W. Ingrao
Firmly established as the leading survey on the subject, this expanded third edition incorporates twenty-five years of new, global scholarship.
New Approaches to European History, 21 August 2019 228 x 152 mm 324pp
PB, HB, EB,CA
978-1-108-71333-7 Paperback
£30.00 / US$42.00 X
The Enlightenment
Fourth edition
Dorinda Outram
An engaging and accessible overview of the Enlightenment as a global phenomenon, with updated material and additional online resources.
New Approaches to European History, 58 June 2019 228 x 152 mm 196pp 4 b/w illus. PB, HB, EB,CA
978-1-108-44077-6 Paperback
£23.99 / US$33.00 X
European History
Women and Gender in Early Modern Europe
Fourth edition
Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks
This new edition of Merry E. WiesnerHanks’s prize-winning survey features significant changes to reflect the newest scholarship in every chapter.
New Approaches to European History, 41 January 2019 228 x 152 mm 390pp 24 b/w illus. 2 maps PB, HB, EB,CA
978-1-108-73935-1 Paperback
£27.00 / US$39.00 X
A Concise History of Germany
Third edition
Mary Fulbrook
This third edition of a much-admired introduction to German history captures recent developments in Germany, Europe and the wider world.
Cambridge Concise Histories January 2019 216 x 138 mm 306pp 44 b/w illus. 13 maps PB, HB, EB,CA
978-1-108-40708-3 Paperback
£23.00 / US$32.00 X
A History of the Soviet Union from the Beginning to Its Legacy
Third edition
Peter Kenez
This updated third edition examines political, social, and cultural developments in the Soviet Union as well as the post-Soviet period. October 2016 228 x 152 mm 388pp 25 b/w illus. PB, HB, EB,CA 978-1-316-50623-3 Paperback
£32.00 / US$45.00 X
Medieval Heresies
Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
Christine Caldwell Ames
A comparative history of heresy in Latin and Greek Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, spanning the fourth to the sixteenth century.
Cambridge Medieval Textbooks April 2015 216 x 138 mm 368pp 13 b/w illus. 5 maps PB, HB, EB,CA 978-1-107-60701-9 Paperback
£23.00 / US$37.00 X
Imperial Germany
and the Great War, 1914–1918
Third edition
Roger Chickering
This book represents the most comprehensive history of Germany during the First World War.
New Approaches to European History
July 2014 228 x 152 mm 286pp
23 b/w illus. 13 maps PB, HB, EB,CA
978-1-107-69152-0 Paperback
£31.00 / US$46.00 A
The Israel-Palestine Conflict
A History
Fourth edition
James L. Gelvin
The fourth edition of this awardwinning account of the conflict between Israel and Palestine for students and general readers.
March 2021 228 x 152 mm 334pp PB, HB, EB,CA
978-1-108-73863-7 Paperback
£28.00 / US$39.00 X
European Colonialism since 1700
James r. Lehning
European Colonialism since 1700
James R. Lehning
The only textbook to survey the major Atlantic, Asian and African empires of Europe, from 1700 through decolonization in 1945.
New Approaches to European History
August 2013 228 x 152 mm 320pp
11 b/w illus. 4 maps PB, HB, EB,CA
978-0-521-74171-2 Paperback
£26.00 / US$37.00 X
German History in Modern Times
Four Lives of the Nation
William W. Hagen
This history of German-speaking central Europe presents the different eras of German history as successive worlds of German life, thought and mentality.
April 2012 234 x 156 mm 482pp 158 b/w illus. 17 maps 2 tables PB, HB, EB 978-0-521-17521-0 Paperback
£29.00 / US$45.00 P
Latin America in Colonial Times
Second edition
Matthew Restall and Kris Lane
This second edition is a concise history of Latin America from the Aztecs and Incas to Independence.
August 2018 253 x 177 mm 362pp 35 maps PB, HB, EB,CA
978-1-108-40346-7 Paperback
£34.00 / US$48.00 X
Middle Eastern History
A History of Modern Iran
Second edition
Ervand Abrahamian
A succinct and highly readable narrative of modern Iran from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.
August 2018 228 x 152 mm 272pp 34 b/w illus. 2 maps 14 tables PB, HB, EB,CA 978-1-316-64814-8 Paperback
£24.00 / US$33.00 X
A History of the Ottoman Empire
Douglas A. Howard
This illustrated textbook covers the full history of the Ottoman Empire, from its genesis to its dissolution.
February 2017 247 x 174 mm 412pp 63 b/w illus. 9 maps PB, HB, EB,CA 978-0-521-72730-3 Paperback £32.00 / US$42.00 X
A History of Islamic Societies
Third edition
Ira M. Lapidus Ira Lapidus’ history explores the beginnings and transformations of Islamic civilizations in the Middle East and details Islam’s worldwide diffusion.
January 2015 253 x 177 mm 1017pp 42 b/w illus. 39 maps 19 tables PB, HB, EB,CA 978-0-521-73297-0 Paperback
£53.00 / US$69.00 P
India before Europe
Second edition
Catherine B. Asher and Cynthia Talbot
Second edition of the leading textbook on India’s art, architecture, literature, religions, political and economic history, c. 1200 to 1750.
September 2022 229 x 152 mm 424pp
PB, HB, EB,CA
978-1-108-44890-1 Paperback
£31.00 / US$42.00 X
A History of Modern India
Ishita Banerjee-Dube
This book deals with a very important phase of Indian history, covering developments from the eighteenth century to independent India.
October 2014 244 x 170 mm 519pp
PB, EB,CA
978-1-107-65972-8 Paperback
£33.00 / US$47.00 P
A Concise History of Modern India
Third edition
Barbara D. Metcalf and Thomas R. Metcalf
The third edition of the Metcalfs’ classic history of India charts developments across the last twenty years.
Cambridge Concise Histories
December 2012 228 x 152 mm 362pp 52 b/w illus. 4 maps PB, HB, EB,CO
978-1-107-67218-5 Paperback
£24.00 / US$32.00 G
South Asian History
Vietnam’s
American War
A New History
Second edition
Pierre Asselin
This new edition masterfully explains the origins and outcome of America’s war in Vietnam by focusing on its local dimensions.
Cambridge Studies in US Foreign Relations
June 2024 229 x 152 mm 462pp
PB, HB, EB,CA
978-1-00-922931-9 Paperback
£24.99 / US$34.99 X
A Concise History of the World
Second edition
Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks
An updated social and cultural history of the world from the Paleolithic to the present.
Cambridge Concise Histories
June 2026
PB, HB, EB,CA
978-1-00-972420-3 Paperback
£25.99 / US$34.99 G
Global History
Global Connections
Politics, Exchange, and Social Life in World History
Volume 1: To 1500
John Coatsworth, Juan Cole, Michael P. Hanagan, Peter C. Perdue, Charles Tilly and Louise Tilly
Volume 1 of this undergraduate history textbook covers the origin of hominids through to the Middle Ages.
May 2015 279 x 216 mm 437pp 45 b/w illus.
PB, HB, EB,CA
978-0-521-14518-3 Paperback
£42.00 / US$71.00 P
A History of Early Modern Southeast Asia, 1400–1830
Barbara Watson Andaya and Leonard Y. Andaya
Written by two expert and highly esteemed authors, this is the muchanticipated textbook on the early modern history of Southeast Asia.
February 2015 247 x 174 mm 376pp
29 b/w illus. 7 maps
PB, HB, EB,CA
978-0-521-68193-3 Paperback
£38.00 / US$53.00 X
Global Connections
Politics, Exchange, and Social Life in World History
Volume 2: Since 1500
John Coatsworth, Juan Cole, Michael P. Hanagan, Peter C. Perdue, Charles Tilly and Louise Tilly
Emphasizing global interconnectedness, Volume 2 of this undergraduate history textbook covers the early modern period through to modern times.
May 2015 279 x 216 mm 556pp 65 b/w illus.
PB, HB, EB,CA 978-0-521-14519-0 Paperback
£42.00 / US$66.00 P
An Economic History of Europe
Knowledge, Institutions and Welfare, Prehistory to the Present Third edition
Karl Gunnar Persson, Paul Sharp and Markus Lampe
An accessible introduction to European economic history, now integrating welfare, sustainability, and other contemporary challenges.
New Approaches to Economic and Social History
October 2025 244 x 170 mm c.334pp
36 b/w illus. 4 maps PB, HB, EB,CA 978-1-00-961400-9 Paperback
£34.99 / US$44.99 X
An Economic History of Twentieth-Century Europe
Economic Regimes from Laissez-Faire to Globalization
Second edition
Ivan T. Berend
A revised and updated edition of the leading overview of economic regimes and economic performance in twentieth-century Europe. September 2016 247 x 174 mm 368pp 33 b/w illus. 46 tables PB, HB, EB,CA 978-1-316-50185-6 Paperback
£38.00 / US$57.00 X
A History of the Global Economy
1500 to the Present
Edited by Joerg Baten
An accessible introduction to global economic development since 1500, complete with case studies of key themes, individuals, processes and events.
March 2016 247 x 174 mm 384pp
69 b/w illus. 19 maps 22 tables PB, EB,CA
978-1-107-50718-0 Paperback £29.00 / US$42.00 X
The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain
Volume 2: Growth and Decline, 1870 to the Present Second edition
Edited by Roderick Floud, Jane Humphries and Paul Johnson
A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain, Volume 2 re-examines Britain’s economic growth and decline during the twentieth century.
October 2014 247 x 174 mm 599pp
77 b/w illus. 71 tables PB, HB, EB,CA
978-1-107-68673-1 Paperback
£41.00 / US$72.00 X
The
Cambridge
Economic History of Modern Britain
Volume 1: Industrialisation, 1700–1870
Second edition
Edited by Roderick Floud, Jane Humphries and Paul Johnson
A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain, Volume 1 (1700–1870) offers new approaches to classic issues
October 2014 247 x 174 mm 505pp
42 b/w illus. 2 maps 75 tables PB, HB, EB,CA
978-1-107-63143-4 Paperback
£41.00 / US$72.00 X
Economic History
An Economic History of NineteenthCentury Europe
Diversity and Industrialization
Ivan Berend
A transnational survey of the economic development of Europe, exploring why some regions advanced and some stayed behind.
November 2012 247 x 174 mm 566pp
26 b/w illus. 5 maps 47 tables PB, HB, EB,CO 978-1-107-68999-2 Paperback
£26.00 / US$45.00 X
The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Europe
Volume 1: 1700–1870
Stephen Broadberry and Kevin H. O’Rourke
Surveying the transition to modern economic growth since 1700, this textbook sets European economic development within a pan-European framework.
The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Europe
June 2010 247 x 174 mm 344pp 2 maps 55 tables PB, HB, EB,CO 978-0-521-70838-8 Paperback £36.00 / US$63.00 X
The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Europe
Volume 2: 1870 to the Present Stephen Broadberry and Kevin H. O’Rourke
Surveying Europe’s economic history since 1870, this textbook sets European economic development within a pan-European framework.
The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Europe June 2010 247 x 174 mm 484pp 3 maps 102 tables PB, HB, EB,CO 978-0-521-70839-5 Paperback £36.00 / US$63.00 X
Edited by Stephen
Women’s International Thought: A New History
Edited by Patricia Owens and Katharina Rietzler
The first cross-disciplinary history of women’s international thought, analysing leading international thinkers of the twentieth century.
January 2021 229 x 152 mm 372pp
PB, HB, EB,CO
978-1-108-79687-3 Paperback
£26.00 / US$36.00 P
History and Identity
Stefan Berger
An introduction to contemporary historical theory and practice exploring how issues of identity have shaped how we write history.
January 2022 228 x 152 mm 506pp
PB, EB, HB,CA
978-1-107-64884-5 Paperback
£29.00 / US$39.00 X
A Concise History of History
Global Historiography from Antiquity to the Present
Daniel Woolf
An incisive account of the entire history of historical writing worldwide by one of the leading intellects in the field.
January 2019 228 x 152 mm 358pp
PB, HB, EB,CA
978-1-108-44485-9 Paperback
£27.00 / US$39.00 X
Being a Historian
An Introduction to the Professional World of History
James M. Banner, Jr
Considers what aspiring and mature historians need to know about the discipline of history in the United States today.
July 2012 228 x 152 mm 288pp
PB, HB, EB,CO
978-1-107-69728-7 Paperback
£26.00 / US$35.00 G
Historical Theory and Method
The Look of the Past
Visual and Material Evidence in Historical Practice
Ludmilla Jordanova
Visual and material sources are central to historical practice and this is a much-needed introduction to using artefacts as evidence.
September 2012 246 x 189 mm 263pp
54 b/w illus. 36 colour illus.
PB, HB, EB,CA
978-0-521-70906-4 Paperback
£37.00 / US$61.00 x
A GlobAl History of History
A Global History of History
Daniel Woolf
An illustrated survey of global historical scholarship from the ancient world to the present, for courses in theory and historiography.
February 2011 247 x 174 mm 606pp
52 b/w illus.
PB, HB 978-0-521-69908-2 Paperback
£37.00 / US$54.00 X
History of Science and Technology
The Origins of Modern Science
From Antiquity to the Scientific Revolution
Ofer Gal
The first textbook to cover the history of science from antiquity through the Scientific Revolution.
February 2021 247 x 174 mm 412pp
PB, HB, EB,CA
978-1-316-64970-1 Paperback
£28.00 / US$39.00 X
Technology and Society
A World History
Andrew Ede
Celebrates the creativity of humanity by examining the history of technology as a strategy to solve real-world problems.
November 2019 247 x 174 mm 332pp
51 b/w illus. 4 maps 22 tables
PB, HB, EB,CA
978-1-108-44108-7 Paperback
£36.00 / US$50.00 X
Understanding Modern Warfare
Third edition
David Jordan, James D. Kiras, David J. Lonsdale, Ian Speller, Christopher Tuck and C. Dale Walton
An authoritative introduction to modern warfare, now reflecting recent developments from cyber warfare to the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza.
March 2026 254 x 178 mm c.523pp 43 b/w illus. HB, HB, EB,CA
978-1-00-972450-0 Paperback
c. £29.99 / c. US$39.99 X
The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare
Second edition
Edited by Geoffrey Parker
The new edition of The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare offers an updated comprehensive account of Western warfare.
Cambridge Illustrated Histories
August 2021 254 x 203 mm 554pp
PB, HB, EB,CA
978-1-316-63275-8 Paperback £32.00 / US$45.00 P
Military History
World War II
A New History
Second edition
Evan Mawdsley
A revised and updated edition of Evan Mawdsley’s acclaimed global history of World War II.
April 2020 247 x 174 mm 410pp
PB, HB, EB,CA
978-1-108-79140-3 Paperback
£31.00 / US$45.00 X
The Origins of the First World War
Second edition
William Mulligan
A second edition of the leading introduction to the origins of the First World War and the pre-war international system.
New Approaches to European History, 52 April 2017 228 x 152 mm 268pp 7 b/w illus. 3 maps PB, HB, EB,CA 978-1-107-15959-4 Paperback £73.00 / US$102.00 X
The Cambridge History of Warfare
Second edition
Edited by Geoffrey Parker
The new edition of The Cambridge History of Warfare offers an updated comprehensive account of Western warfare.
June 2020 216 x 138 mm 608pp 20 maps PB, HB, EB,CA
978-1-316-63276-5 Paperback
£26.00 / US$37.00 G
World War One
The Global Revolution
Second edition
Lawrence Sondhaus
This revised and updated interpretation of World War I highlights the revolutionary nature and legacy of the conflict of 1914–1919.
October 2020 244 x 170 mm 492pp 49 b/w illus. 14 maps PB, HB, EB,CA 978-1-108-79163-2 Paperback £34.00 / US$48.00 X
