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British First World War Propaganda by David Monger is a comprehensive A to Z examination of propaganda. Monger explores a range of subjects and highlights how propaganda was conceived, who was involved in its creation, and how it impacted its targets.

British First World War Propaganda by David Monger is a comprehensive A to Z examination of propaganda. Monger explores a range of subjects and highlights how propaganda was conceived, who was involved in its creation, and how it impacted its targets.

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‪Diversity in World History Monograph Prize

Round One submissions for the Bloomsbury - @thewha.bsky.social
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Don’t miss the launch of The Malayan Emergency in Film, Literature and Art, a book co-edited by Dr Marek Rutkowski, Dr Jonathan Driskell, and Dr Andrew Ng 📘

🗓 9 August 2025
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picture of first page of my chapter, "Age and experience in British films about the Malayan Emergency"

cover of The Malayan Emergency in Film, Literature and Art

a few months late, but finally got my contributor copy of The Malayan Emergency in Film, Literature and Art!

Basketball Empire The National Basketball Association (NBA), founded over 75 years ago, is staging a 21st century takeover. Watched in 215 countries and territories worldwide, an…

Learn why Paris (and France) is a basketball breeding ground, one the NBA is eyeing for its NBA Europe expansion

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From books on Climate change to a diplomatic history of the US, discussions on activism to fear of Chinese power, New Approaches to International History has something for every reader. Discover the series today.

From books on Climate change to a diplomatic history of the US, discussions on activism to fear of Chinese power, New Approaches to International History has something for every reader.

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I’m new to BlueSky :) Happy to share only 4 more sleeps until publication day! The book I’ve always wanted to write. Thanks @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social Out August 7.

Sex and Violence in 1920s Scotland Using case records of prosecutions at the Scottish High Court of Justiciary between 1918 and 1930, this book takes a quantitative and qualitative approach to un…

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'One can only marvel at the stoicism it must have taken on the part of the author to write about these cases... I cannot recall when I last read a work of academic history that made me want to reach into the text and hold the hand of a protagonist. I did on this occasion.' - reviewed in English Historical Review

'One can only marvel at the stoicism it must have taken on the part of the author to write about these cases... I cannot recall when I last read a work of academic history that made me want to reach into the text and hold the hand of a protagonist. I did on this occasion.' @enghistrev.bsky.social

What’s behind China’s transformation to global superpower?

In this interview with ‪@franspaulvdputten.bsky.social we learn which events in the last 200 years have shaped China's political identity, why the West tends to underestimate Chinese capabilities, and much more.

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Oil, Nationalism and British Policy in Iran by Jack Taylor is ‘an outstanding piece of scholarship that contributes to a greater understanding of British policy towards Iran in the 1940s and early 1950s.’ Middle Eastern Studies. Out now in paperback!

Oil, Nationalism and British Policy in Iran by Jack Taylor is ‘an outstanding piece of scholarship that contributes to a greater understanding of British policy towards Iran in the 1940s and early 1950s.’ Middle Eastern Studies.

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‘A fascinating book’. Central European History Traces of Aerial Bombing in Berlin: Entangled Remembering by Eloise Florence is out now in paperback.

‘A fascinating book’. Central European History

Traces of Aerial Bombing in Berlin: Entangled Remembering by Eloise Florence is out now in paperback bit.ly/4jP3Ckb

Power and the Politics of Oil in the Soviet South Caucasus by Sara G. Brinegar is ‘a welcome addition to the expanding scholarship on the relationship between natural resources and Soviet state power.’ Out now in paperback!

Power and the Politics of Oil in the Soviet South Caucasus by Sara G. Brinegar is ‘a welcome addition to the expanding scholarship on the relationship between natural resources and Soviet state power.' @hnetreviews.bsky.social

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Memory and Modern British Politics: Commemoration, Tradition, Legacy edited by Matthew Roberts explores absence, presence and remembrance in British political culture and memory studies. Now in paperback!

Memory and Modern British Politics: Commemoration, Tradition, Legacy edited by Matthew Roberts explores absence, presence and remembrance in British political culture and memory studies.

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The Social Railway and Its Workers in Europe’s Modern Era, 1880-2023 by David Welsh examines the evolution of rail transport & railway workforces across modern Europe, convincingly arguing that workers formed numerous new & enduring organisations. New!

The Social Railway and Its Workers in Europe’s Modern Era, 1880-2023 by David Welsh examines the evolution of rail transport & railway workforces across modern Europe, convincingly arguing that workers formed numerous new & enduring organisations.

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Using a transnational approach to the intellectual history of 19thC Italy, Vico, Hegel and the Making of Modern Italy by Alessandro De Arcangelis examines the highly idiosyncratic juxtaposition & amalgamation of local & foreign philosophical traditions.

Using a transnational approach to the intellectual history of 19thC Italy, Vico, Hegel and the Making of Modern Italy by Alessandro De Arcangelis examines the highly idiosyncratic juxtaposition & amalgamation of local & foreign philosophical traditions. bit.ly/3HBTWfM

Citizen-Driven Humanitarianism and the Bangladesh Liberation War by Rachel Stevens provides an account of how international foreign aid functioned in the early 1970s, offering a case study of Australia.

Citizen-Driven Humanitarianism and the Bangladesh Liberation War by Rachel Stevens provides an account of how international foreign aid functioned in the early 1970s, offering a case study of Australia.

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Book cover of "The Special Operations Executive in Malaya" by Rebecca Kenneison.

#histbookchat "The Special Operations Executive in Malaya" by Rebecca Kenneison just arrived from @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social‬. The myth busting and tie-in with my #SOE Operation Oblivion work & SOE Burma book by @drrichardduckett.bsky.social ‬ should appeal to @ww2tv.bsky.social for a #WW2TV show.

Drawing on unpublished archival material, Early Capitalism in Colonial Missions by Christina Petterson, compares two Moravian missions to demonstrate how their practices evolved over centuries as part of a globalizing world and economy. Out now in paperback.

Drawing on unpublished archival material, Early Capitalism in Colonial Missions by @crankychris.bsky.social , compares two Moravian missions to demonstrate how their practices evolved over centuries as part of a globalizing world and economy.

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It’s not too late, apply for the Bloomsbury - World History Association monograph prize 2025! Find out more and see if you’re eligible.

It’s not too late, apply for the Bloomsbury - @thewha.bsky.social monograph prize 2025!

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Out in paperback: Immigration & Exile Foreign-Language Press in the UK and in the US edited by Stéphanie Prévost & Bénédicte Deschamps, a comparative exploration of foreign-language periodicals published by exiles in Britain & the US from the 19th century.

Out in paperback: Immigration & Exile Foreign-Language Press in the UK and in the US edited by Stéphanie Prévost & Bénédicte Deschamps, a comparative exploration of foreign-language periodicals published by exiles in Britain & the US from the 19th century. bit.ly/45lhkrD

Written by Yiddish writer Rokhl Faygnberg, The Destruction of the Dubova is a powerful account of the elimination of the Jewish community of one shtetl during the Russian Civil War. Here in English for the first time, edited by Elissa Bemporad.

Written by Yiddish writer Rokhl Faygnberg, The Destruction of the Dubova is a powerful account of the elimination of the Jewish community of one shtetl during the Russian Civil War. Here in English for the first time, edited by @elissabemporad.bsky.social

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The Financial Times Best Books of the Year, The Nobel Family: Swedish Geniuses in Tsarist Russia is a story of brilliance and resilience, the first multi-generational biography of the Nobel family.

The Financial Times Best Books of the Year, The Nobel Family: Swedish Geniuses in Tsarist Russia is a story of brilliance and resilience, the first multi-generational biography of the Nobel family. bit.ly/42xxf4H

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Assistant Editor Gabriella will be at our ICCEES 2025 stand today! Stop by to discuss your proposal and browse our books.

Assistant Editor Gabriella will be at our #ICCEES2025 stand today! Stop by to discuss your proposal and browse our books 📚

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Copies of The German Democratic Republic: The Rise and Fall of a Cold War State by Ned Richardson-Little (Bloomsbury, 2025)

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The Kennedys at Cape Cod, 1944 is an unparalleled and never-before-revealed account of a summer that ended in tragedy, changing the course of one family’s life.

The Kennedys at Cape Cod, 1944 is an unparalleled and never-before-revealed account of a summer that ended in tragedy, changing the course of one family’s life.

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2024 Independent Publisher Book Awards Winner – Silver Medal, World History, Nadia Comaneci and the Secret Police is the story of the global gymnastics star, the secret police who watched her, and her escape to the United States.

2024 Independent Publisher Book Awards Winner – Silver Medal, World History, Nadia Comaneci and the Secret Police is the story of the global gymnastics star, the secret police who watched her, and her escape to the United States. bit.ly/4kD31U0

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