A major new biography of Huldrych Zwingli-the warrior preacher who shaped the early ReformationHuldrych Zwingli (1484-1531) was the most significant early reformer after Martin …
Toward the end of the nineteenth century, the British embarked on a concerted series of campaigns in South Africa. Within three years they waged five wars against African states …
“A lucid, fluent and fascinating account of the Zong. The book details the horror of the mass killing of enslaved Africans on board the ship in 1781.”—Gad Heuman, co-editor of The …
From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, an insider’s perspective on the life and influence of Israel’s first native-born prime minister, his bold peace initiatives, and his …
A three-thousand-year history of the Yellow River and the legacy of interactions between humans and the natural landscape From Neolithic times to the present day, the Yellow River …
A pathbreaking history of how participants in the slave trade influenced the growth and dissemination of medical knowledge As the slave trade brought Europeans, Africans, and …
The unknown story of the election that set the tone for today's fractured politics "e;A fresh, authoritative analysis of a pivotal election year."e;-Kirkus Reviews The …
This fascinating chronicle of how the character of American society revealed itself under the duress of World War II"place(s) today’s myriad social traumas and dislocations in …
This groundbreaking new study examines the history of the Yaqui people and their interactions with the Spanish Empire from first contact through Mexican independence. The Yaquis …
A comprehensive look at how slavery and resistance to it have shaped Yale University Award-winning historian David W. Blight, with the Yale and Slavery Research Project, answers …
