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Now available in a revised and updated second edition, World History: Journeys from Past to Present uses common themes to present an integrated and comprehensive survey of human history from its origins to the present day, combining clear chronological progression with thematically focused chapters.
Converging Worlds: Communities and Cultures in Colonial America, edited by Louise A. Breen, offers a fresh approach to teaching colonial American history, with chapters written by top-notch scholars in the field. The accompanying Sourcebook provides primary source documents that can be used with the textbook or on their own.
A House Divided: The Civil War and Nineteenth-Century America, by Jonathan Wells, offers a highly readable, engaging introduction to the Civil War. Request a complimentary exam copy, or find out more here.
Check out this review of Frederic Krome's book Fighting the Future War: An Anthology of Science Fiction War Stories, 1914-1945 and author interview!
Simon Hall, author of the just-published book Rethinking the American Anti-War Movement, reminds us that no one liked the Vietnam protesters at the time--and considers the anti-war movement's legacy for today's protesters.
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...
Can you hear the drum roll? The 2012 Reference Catalog has arrived and can be downloaded today. Simple. You can learn about all our 2011 and 2012 Library Reference titles, both in print and eBooks, across the humanities and social sciences. And we have packed the Catalog full of new interactive features. Read on for the full low down.
Congratulations to Hilton Kelly, whose book, Race, Remembering, and Jim Crow's Teachers has received the American Educational Studies Association's 2011 Critics' Choice Award. Read more about the book.
Our author of the month, June Purvis, is leading a discussion on women's suffrage at The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival in October. Find out more here...
Judy Chicago and Jill Fields will be signing copies of Fields' new book, Entering the Picture: Judy Chicago, The Fresno Feminist Art Program, and the Collective Visions of Women Artists on Saturday, October 1st, at the Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design. While you're there, check out the new exhibition: Doin' It in Public: Feminism and Art at the Woman's Building, which is a part of the Getty collaboration, Pacific Standard Time: Art in LA 1945-1980.
