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Articles in the General Interest category

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Recent General Interest Articles

  1. Women's Activism

    Women’s Activism at the 3rd Swiss Congress of Historical Science, 7-9 February 2013

    Join Routledge authors Francisca de Haan and Karen Offen for a panel on balancing local and global concerns in historic international women’s organisations.

  2. The Battles of Kings Mountain and Cowpens

    The Battle of Cowpens anniversary – 17 January 2013

    Join Routledge author Melissa A. Walker for a reading and book signing at the Battle of Cowpens Anniversary Celebration this weekend.

  3. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Monday 21st January

    Monday 21st January see's the celebration of the 27th 'Martin Luther King, Jr Day' as enshrined in US law by the then President Ronald Reagan, in 1983.

  4. Author of the Month

    Have you seen our Author of the Month feature yet?
    Click here to see who we're talking about this month.

  5. Imagining the Pagan Past

    Exploring the novels, poetry, plays, chronicles and scientific and scholarly writings of the Middle Ages through to the 21st Century, Marion Gibson uncovers the stories of Britain's Pagan past and considers how these stories that have so oftentimes been dismissed in academic and scholarly thinking, are infact deeply rooted in British culture. Click here to read more on Imagining the Pagan Past - Gods and Goddesses in Literature and History since the Dark Ages.
     

  6. David M. Turner Wins Outstanding Publication Award

    We are delighted to announce that David M. Turner has been awarded the Outstanding Publication Award for Disability in Eighteenth Century England (Routledge, 2012) by the Disability History Association.

    Click here to read the DHA Committee's announcement.

  7. Spotlight on John A.S. Grenville

    In September, Routledge had the great privilege of publishing the late John A.S. Grenville's book, The Jews and Germans of Hamburg: The Destruction of a Civilization 1790-1945. Read our tribute to him and find out more about his book here...

  8. Go Green with Routledge eBooks!

    Did you know that Routledge offers books in earth-friendly electronic editions? Many of our titles are also available to course instructors as complimentary e-inspection copies. Click here to find out more!

  9. 2011 History Catalog Available Online

    View our online book catalog to browse new and recent titles in History!

  10. A Sweeping Survey of the History of Slavery

    Whether you're looking for an introduction to the crucial field of Slave Studies or you simply want to read new essays on the transnational history of slavery, look no further than The Routledge History of Slavery.

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