As we celebrate this year’s LGBT History month, we should commemorate an important milestone in the struggle for gay rights. 2014 marks the sixtieth anniversary of the setting up of the... READ MORE
As we celebrate this year’s LGBT History month, we should commemorate an important milestone in the struggle for gay rights. 2014 marks the sixtieth anniversary of the setting up of the... READ MORE
The first book to study the cultural impact of the Armistice of 11 November 1918. This title, by Trudi Tate and Kate Kennedy, contains 14 new essays from scholars working in literature, music,... READ MORE
I have been a victim of the colonial cringe. Even in post-colonial times it has felt strange to be an Africa-based author of books on British imperial aviation. Ought a British historian to have... READ MORE
Algeria is a complex society which remains little known or understood in the UK. This lack of knowledge was highlighted recently when Nick Robinson, the BBC’s lead political reporter,... READ MORE
New perspectives on the gothic in the age of terror(ism): The horror? The horror!We are launching a call for papers for a special issue of Gothic Studies. The special edition will examine what happens... READ MORE
Sometimes life is better than fiction. Is there any novelist who could have got this extraordinary story so perfectly right, inventing it: the violence at the heart of it, the suspense, the... READ MORE
The History and Folklore Section of the American Folklore Society announced recipients of the Wayland D. Hand Prize for an outstanding book published between June 2010 and June 2012 that combines... READ MORE
In the summer of 1928 the trial of Beatrice Pace sparked spectacular press coverage, heated parliamentary debate and intense public emotion. On 31 August, we release the first book on this... READ MORE
Yilin Press to publish Chinese translation of Marxism and History The Chinese translation of Marxism and History, Second Edition, by Stephen Rigby, is due to be published next month. Foreign... READ MORE
In recognition of today’s anniversary, this week Manchester University Press releases the first book on the 1926 British General Strike volunteers. A lark for the sake of their country by... READ MORE