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In the tense years of the early Cold War, American and Soviet women conducted a remarkable pen-pal correspondence that enabled them to see each other as friends rather than enemies.In a compelling new perspective on the early Cold War, prizewinning...

Travel back in time to the ancient Greek city of Athens and find out all about ancient Greek life and culture. Like modern travel guides, the books in this series highlight must-see features and explain local culture. Each highlighted destination...

Travel back in time to the ancient Shang city of Yinxu and find out all about Shang life and culture. Like modern travel guides, the books in this series highlight must-see features and explain local culture. Each highlighted destination contains an...

This book reveals the medieval Mediterranean region as a richly nuanced space of places and peoples connected by a body of water, but far from unified – and seeks to challenge what we think we know about the medieval Mediterranean, and the world it...

With a keen eye for the juicy anecdote, Thévoz tells the fascinating and entertaining story of the rise, decline and resurgence of London's private members' clubs, from the late-eighteenth century to the present day. In doing so he looks at cultural and...

Pugliese’s More-Than-Human Diasporas breaks the confines of existing scholarship in its vision of the way that more-than-human diasporic entities—such as water, trees, clay, stone and architectural styles—have functioned as agents within the context of...

A short, but highly relevant, history of the Cold War, 1919-1994, and its significance today. The 75-year Cold War pitted the Anglo-American world against the Soviet Bloc, with China, the ultimate prize. Chapter A will examine the creation of the...

Mesopotamia is the birthplace of history.At the height of its power, this lush region was encircled by two great rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates. Over the course of thousands of years, Mesopotamia saw the world's first cities, the first writing...