Social & Cultural History Books

People, Land and Time: An Historical Introduction to the Relations Between Landscape, Culture and Environment

(9780340677148)

Alexander to Constantine: Archaeology of the Land of the Bible, Volume III: 3

(9780300205831)

Rembrandt's Jews

(9780226567372 / 9780226567372) | Rembrandt's works devoted

Women in Athenian Law and Life

(9780415058414)

Scenes of Instruction: The Beginnings of the U.S. Study of Film

(9780520249639)

Roads Taken: The Great Jewish Migrations to the New World and the Peddlers Who Forged the Way

(9780300178647)

Armies of the Poor: Determinants of Working-class Participation in in the Parisian Insurrection of June 1848

(9780765806901)

The Importance of Being Lazy

Routledge (9780415978699)

Women and Gender in Postwar Europe: From Cold War to European Union

(9780415695008)

The Documentary Handbook

Explore documentary filmmaking from concept to distribution with practical guidance, case studies, and ethical insights in this essential guide for creators.

Medieval Scotland

Cambridge University Press (9780521586023) | Medieval Scotland

The Forge and the Crucible: The Origins and Structure of Alchemy

(9780226203904)

The Book in the Renaissance

(9780300178210)

The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures

(9781524797966 / 29676464) | Lore podcast--now

Dine Bahane: The Navajo Creation Story

(9780826310439)

Tulipmania: Money, Honor and Knowledge in the Dutch Golden Age

(9780226301266)

America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918

Explore how a silent killer reshaped society, science, and global politics in 1918, revealing hidden links between pandemics, war, and modern public health strategies.

Masterless Men: Poor Whites and Slavery in the Antebellum South

(9781316635438) | Masterless Men

How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective

(9781608468553 / 28678573) | Combahee River Collective

Reaper's Garden: Death and Power in the World of Atlantic Slavery

(9780674057128) | Popularly known

Black Performance Theory

(9780822356165)

Light in the Dark/Luz en lo Oscuro: Rewriting Identity, Spirituality, Reality

(9780822360094) | Auto-ethnographies she

A Cultural History of Animals in the Medieval Age

(9781847888181 / 9781847888181) | Packaging No quibbles

Strangers, Gods and Monsters: Interpreting Otherness

(9780415272582)

Sport in Capitalist Society: A Short History

(9780415813563)

Becoming Black Political Subjects: Movements and Ethno-Racial Rights in Colombia and Brazil

(9780691180755) | Late 1980s

Thinking Sex with the Early Moderns

(9780812223897) | Taking on the field's

Perfect Horse: The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis

(9780345544803 / 9780345544803) | Sharp ear for drama

The Ukrainian Night: An Intimate History of Revolution

Yale University Press (9780300218688) | Ukrainian Night

Where Do We Go from Here?: Chaos or Community?

Explore Dr. King's vision for a future where justice and unity guide society, blending profound insight with practical hope to inspire action toward lasting peace and equality.

Cows Pigs Wars And Witches: The Riddles of Culture

(9780679724681)

The Chosen Few: How Education Shaped Jewish History, 70-1492: 42

(9780691163512) | Jewish history

Beyond Expectations: Second-Generation Nigerians in the United States and Britain

(9780520292321 / 9780520292321) | Drawn study

First Women: The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies

(9780062439666 / 45325956)

A Social History of Truth: Civility and Science in Seventeenth-Century England

(9780226750194)

The Pasteurization of France

Explore how Bruno Latour unravels France’s hidden layers, revealing a nation shaped by science, politics, and culture in a compelling narrative that bridges history with contemporary insight.