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The Violent Abuse of Women

In 17th and 18th Century Britain

by Geoffrey Pimm ...

A comprehensive study of the pervasive misogyny that left women behind while British society moved toward the Age of Enlightenment.Although the worlds of science and philosophy took giant strides away from the medieval view of the world, attitudes to women did not change from those that had pertained for centuries. The social turbulence of the first half of the seventeenth century afforded women ... Read more

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A comprehensive study of the pervasive misogyny that left women behind while British society moved toward the Age of Enlightenment.Although the worlds of science and philosophy took giant strides away from the medieval view of the world, attitudes to women did not change from those that had pertained for centuries. The social turbulence of the first half of the seventeenth century afforded women
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The Dark Side of Samuel Pepys

Society's First Sex Offender

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This historical biography reveals how the famous diarist of Restoration England used his professional position to act as a sexual predator.Samuel Pepys is popularly known as the founder of the modern navy, a member of the Royal Society and, most of all, as a unique and frank diarist. Less well known is that he was a serial sexual offender by modern standards; a voyeur, a groper, and a rapist.Set ... Read more

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This historical biography reveals how the famous diarist of Restoration England used his professional position to act as a sexual predator.Samuel Pepys is popularly known as the founder of the modern navy, a member of the Royal Society and, most of all, as a unique and frank diarist. Less well known is that he was a serial sexual offender by modern standards; a voyeur, a groper, and a rapist.Set
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London

The Selden Map and the Making of a Global City, 1549–1689

by Robert K. Batchelor ...

A historian recounts the unlikely rise of a world capital, and how its understanding of Asia played a key role.If one had looked for a potential global city in Europe in the 1540s, the most likely candidate would have been Antwerp, which had emerged as the center of the German and Spanish silver exchange as well as the Portuguese spice and Spanish sugar trades. It almost certainly would not have ... Read more

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A historian recounts the unlikely rise of a world capital, and how its understanding of Asia played a key role.If one had looked for a potential global city in Europe in the 1540s, the most likely candidate would have been Antwerp, which had emerged as the center of the German and Spanish silver exchange as well as the Portuguese spice and Spanish sugar trades. It almost certainly would not have
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Belfast Diary

War as a Way of Life

by John Conroy ...

“For those puzzled by Northern Ireland, Belfast Diary offers a well-written, sympathetic and clear-eyed view” of life during the Troubles (New York Times Book Review)In the late 1960s, the ongoing conflict between the Protestant unionists and Catholic nationalists of Northern Ireland—divided by their stance on the country’s constitutional position as part of the United Kingdom—escalated to new, ... Read more

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“For those puzzled by Northern Ireland, Belfast Diary offers a well-written, sympathetic and clear-eyed view” of life during the Troubles (New York Times Book Review)In the late 1960s, the ongoing conflict between the Protestant unionists and Catholic nationalists of Northern Ireland—divided by their stance on the country’s constitutional position as part of the United Kingdom—escalated to new,
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The Field of Cloth of Gold

by Glenn Richardson ...

"Pomp, pageantry and epic showing-off: a vivid re-creation of the 1520 peace-promoting rally between the kings of England and France."— The Sunday TimesGlenn Richardson provides the first history in more than four decades of a major Tudor event: an extraordinary international gathering of Renaissance rulers unparalleled in its opulence, pageantry, controversy, and mystery.Throughout most of the ... Read more

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"Pomp, pageantry and epic showing-off: a vivid re-creation of the 1520 peace-promoting rally between the kings of England and France."— The Sunday TimesGlenn Richardson provides the first history in more than four decades of a major Tudor event: an extraordinary international gathering of Renaissance rulers unparalleled in its opulence, pageantry, controversy, and mystery.Throughout most of the
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Exploration Map by Map

From Migrations and Encounters to Voyages and Discoveries

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Series series DK History Map by Map
Discover the epic history of human exploration and migration, and the stories of fearless pioneers the world over, with this stunning tour of history - map by map.Charting everything from the movement of early Homo species out of Africa some 1.8 million years ago to the astonishing voyages of Polynesian sailors across the Pacific from 4,000 BCE, and from the California Gold Rush to the Race for ... Read more

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Discover the epic history of human exploration and migration, and the stories of fearless pioneers the world over, with this stunning tour of history - map by map.Charting everything from the movement of early Homo species out of Africa some 1.8 million years ago to the astonishing voyages of Polynesian sailors across the Pacific from 4,000 BCE, and from the California Gold Rush to the Race for
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Dear Monica Lewinsky

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by Julia Langbein ...

**From the acclaimed author of American Mermaid (“Sublime”—NYTBR) comes a wise, funny, and wildly original examination of female desire and the price women pay for giving in to their appetites.A LIT HUB MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR“A wild, wonderful essential novel.” —Claire Lombardo, author of The Most Fun We Ever Had“Truly funny.”—Kevin Wilson, author of Nothing to See Here**Forty-year-old ... Read more

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**From the acclaimed author of American Mermaid (“Sublime”—NYTBR) comes a wise, funny, and wildly original examination of female desire and the price women pay for giving in to their appetites.A LIT HUB MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR“A wild, wonderful essential novel.” —Claire Lombardo, author of The Most Fun We Ever Had“Truly funny.”—Kevin Wilson, author of Nothing to See Here**Forty-year-old
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Freedom Ship

The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by Sea

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**“Freedom Ship opens a new and often surprising perspective on the antislavery struggle. . . . The most ambitious work to date on the maritime underground.” —The Wall Street JournalWinner of the PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Award · Winner of the Marion Brewington Prize in Maritime History by the Maryland Center for History and Culture · Winner of the Slavery Archive Book Prize · Shortlisted for ... Read more

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**“Freedom Ship opens a new and often surprising perspective on the antislavery struggle. . . . The most ambitious work to date on the maritime underground.” —The Wall Street JournalWinner of the PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Award · Winner of the Marion Brewington Prize in Maritime History by the Maryland Center for History and Culture · Winner of the Slavery Archive Book Prize · Shortlisted for
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Sultanic Saviors and Tolerant Turks

Writing Ottoman Jewish History, Denying the Armenian Genocide

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An examination of why Jews promote a positive image of Ottomans and Turks while denying the Armenian genocide and the existence of antisemitism in Turkey.Based on historical narrative, the Jews expelled from Spain in 1492 were embraced by the Ottoman Empire and then, later, protected from the Nazis during WWII. If we believe that Turks and Jews have lived in harmony for so long, then how can we ... Read more

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An examination of why Jews promote a positive image of Ottomans and Turks while denying the Armenian genocide and the existence of antisemitism in Turkey.Based on historical narrative, the Jews expelled from Spain in 1492 were embraced by the Ottoman Empire and then, later, protected from the Nazis during WWII. If we believe that Turks and Jews have lived in harmony for so long, then how can we
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Nomads

The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World

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**“Sattin is a terrific storyteller.” —David Farley, New York TimesThe remarkable story of how nomads have fostered and refreshed civilization throughout our history.**Moving across millennia, Nomads explores the transformative and often bloody relationship between settled and mobile societies. Often overlooked in history, the story of the umbilical connections between these two very different ... Read more

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**“Sattin is a terrific storyteller.” —David Farley, New York TimesThe remarkable story of how nomads have fostered and refreshed civilization throughout our history.**Moving across millennia, Nomads explores the transformative and often bloody relationship between settled and mobile societies. Often overlooked in history, the story of the umbilical connections between these two very different
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Brave the Wild River

The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon

by Melissa L. Sevigny ...

**Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award for History/BiographyWinner of the Reading the West Book Award in Memoir/BiographySelected as a Southwest Book of the Year Top PickRachel Carson Environment Book Award for Reporting on the Environment, Honorable MentionA Booklist Top of the List Winner for Nonfiction in 2023A New Yorker Best Book of 2023"Thrilling, expertly paced, warmhearted." —Peter ... Read more

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**Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award for History/BiographyWinner of the Reading the West Book Award in Memoir/BiographySelected as a Southwest Book of the Year Top PickRachel Carson Environment Book Award for Reporting on the Environment, Honorable MentionA Booklist Top of the List Winner for Nonfiction in 2023A New Yorker Best Book of 2023"Thrilling, expertly paced, warmhearted." —Peter
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The Eagle and the Hart

The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV

by Helen Castor ...

**From an acclaimed historian comes a “**richly textured” (The Wall Street Journal) tale of power and betrayal: the dual biography of Richard II and Henry IV, two cousins whose tumultuous reigns shaped the course of English history.Richard of Bordeaux and Henry of Bolingbroke, cousins born just three months apart, were ten years old when Richard became king of England. They were thirty-two when ... Read more

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**From an acclaimed historian comes a “**richly textured” (The Wall Street Journal) tale of power and betrayal: the dual biography of Richard II and Henry IV, two cousins whose tumultuous reigns shaped the course of English history.Richard of Bordeaux and Henry of Bolingbroke, cousins born just three months apart, were ten years old when Richard became king of England. They were thirty-two when
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