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Concentration Camps in Nazi Germany

The New Histories

Edited by Nikolaus Wachsmann, Jane Caplan

The notorious concentration camp system was a central pillar of the Third Reich, supporting the Nazi war against political, racial and social outsiders whilst also…

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November 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-42651-0 (Routledge)

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The History of Witchcraft and Demonology

By Montague Summers

Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social…

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November 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-56874-6 (Routledge)

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From the Brink of the Apocalypse

Confronting Famine, War, Plague and Death in the Later Middle Ages, 2nd Edition

By John Aberth

Praise for the first edition:

"Aberth wears his very considerable and up-to-date scholarship lightly and his study of a series of complex and somber calamites is…

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November 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-77797-1 (Routledge)

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Imprisoned by History

Aspects of Historicized Life

By Martin Davies

Imprisoned by History: Aspects of Historicized Life offers a controversial analysis, grounded both in philosophical argument and empirical evidence, of what history does in contemporary…

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November 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-99520-7 (Routledge)

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The Enlightenment

Edited by Ryan Patrick Hanley, Darrin McMahon

More than any earlier period of European intellectual history, the age of Enlightenment infused the republic of letters with social and political significance; this long-awaited…

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October 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-34687-0 (Routledge)

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Globalization in World History

By Peter N. Stearns

The idea of globalization is currently inescapable, though the term and the theory attached date back only to the 1990s. History helps clarify where globalization…

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October 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-77918-0 (Routledge)

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State of 'The Union'

Marriage and Free Love in the Late 1800s

By Sandra Schroer

This study of the Free Love Movement in the mid-to-late 1800s examines the situated knowledge of women and men who participated in the movement, how…

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October 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-80569-8 (Routledge)

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State and Business Groups in Mexico

The Role of Informal Institutions in the Process of Industrialization, 1936-1984

By Arnulfo Valdivia-Machuca

This book analyzes the history and structure of the intricate system of informal negotiation and secret dealings between the Mexican government and big businessmen in…

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October 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-80570-4 (Routledge)

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Slavery and Resistance in Africa and Asia

Bonds of Resistance

Edited by Edward A. Alpers, Gwyn Campbell, Michael Salman

This book provides a series of pioneering studies, by experts in the field, on resistance to forms of bondage in Africa, Asia and the Indian…

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September 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-87581-3 (Routledge)

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The Appearance of Witchcraft

Print and Visual Culture in Sixteenth-Century Europe

By Charles Zika

Shortlisted for the 2008 Katharine Briggs Award.

For centuries the witch has been a powerful figure in the European imagination; but the creation of this…

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September 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-56355-0 (Routledge)

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Forthcoming Titles:

Iranian Elites and Turkish Rulers: A History of Isfahan in the Saljuq Period
By David Durand-Guedy
To be published December 18th 2009

An Autobiography or The Story of My Experiments with Truth: A Table of Concordance
By Tridip Suhrud
To be published December 31st 2009

The Modern Middle East
By Ilan Pappé
To be published January 8th 2010

A History of Psychiatry
Edited by German Berrios
To be published January 15th 2010

The New Extremism in 21st Century Britain
Edited by Roger Eatwell, Matthew J. Goodwin
To be published February 16th 2010

A History of India
By Hermann Kulke, Dietmar Rothermund
To be published March 26th 2010

British National Party: Contemporary Perspectives
Edited by Nigel Copsey, Graham Macklin
To be published March 30th 2010

The Restless City: A Short History of New York from Colonial Times to the Present, Second Edition
By Joanne Reitano
To be published April 1st 2010

Alcohol in World History
By Gina Hames
To be published April 1st 2010

The Commonwealth and International Affairs: The Round Table Centennial Selection
Edited by Alex May
To be published May 30th 2010

New British Fascism: The Rise of the British National Party (BNP)
By Matthew J. Goodwin
To be published May 30th 2010

Remembering the Road to World War Two: International History, National Identity, Collective Memory
By Patrick Finney
To be published June 1st 2010

New Perspectives on Yugoslavia: Key Issues and Controversies
Edited by Dejan Djokic, James Ker-Lindsay
To be published June 1st 2010

Hitler
By Michael Lynch
To be published June 1st 2010

Oral History: Theory into Practice
By Lynn Abrams
To be published June 1st 2010

English Historical Documents 1558–1603
Edited by Ian W. Archer, F. Douglas Price
To be published July 1st 2010

English Historical Documents, 1603–1660
Edited by Peter Gaunt, Barry Coward
To be published July 1st 2010

Mourning Dress (Routledge Revivals): A Costume and Social History
By Lou Taylor
To be published July 15th 2010

Gandhi
By Benjamin Zachariah
To be published July 15th 2010

Fascism and the Extreme Right
By Roger Eatwell
To be published September 30th 2010

Stalin
By Geoffrey Roberts
To be published November 15th 2010