Books in the Rewriting Histories series

This second edition brings the collection up to date, including the newest research from the Communist side of the Cold War and the most recent debates on culture, race and intelligence.

Within the chronological framework of implantation, maturity and transition, this book provides the history of European expansion in the Americas from the age of Columbus through the abolition of slavery.

Between 1492 and 1820, about two-thirds of the people who crossed the Atlantic to the Americas were Africans. Over the years, however, huge strides have been made in the study of the history of slavery and emancipation in the Atlantic world. This collection brings together some of the key contributions to this growing body of scholarship.

This work introduces students to a range of interpretations of one of South Africa's central social characteristics - racial segregation. It brings together eleven articles which span the whole history of segregation from its origins to its final collapse.

Aims to introduce students to the historiography of the later volatile period of southern history, which starts from the racial segregation prevalent after the end of the Civil War and continues through the Civil Rights Movements of the 1950s and 1960s. This collection also features an introduction to the historiography of the New South.

An important revisionist study of China's recent past that takes into account the historical shape of the century, local perspectives on national history, and reflections on cultural history.

This collection of both classic and recent articles examines the causes and consequences of the collapse of communism in East and Central Europe, the most important event in recent world history.

This work introduces students to a range of interpretations of one of South Africa's central social characteristics - racial segregation. It brings together eleven articles which span the whole history of segregation from its origins to its final collapse.

Combining established work with that of recent provocative scholarship on the antebellum South, this collection of essays puts students in touch with some of the central debates in this dynamic field.

Stalinism is a controversial new addition to the current debates about the history of the Stalinist period. Collected together are not only the classics of the revisionist period but also new work by young scholars.

A growing body of research on the social history of the Nazi years has revealed the variety and complexity of the relationships between the Nazi regime and the German people. This volume makes this new research available to undergraduates.

Starting with Elizabeth I and going right through to the Civil War, Margo Todd has selected pieces which represent all the main arguments of the "revisionism" debate, which has become extremely complex. The articles should allow students to see how historians use sources to interpret the past.

Within the chronological framework of implantation, maturity and transition, this book provides the history of European expansion in the Americas from the age of Columbus through the abolition of slavery.

Combining established work with that of recent provocative scholarship on the antebellum South, this collection of essays puts students in touch with some of the central debates in this field. Essays by Bertram Wyatt-Brown, Sterling Stuckey and Robert William Fogel are included.

Sheila Fitzpatrick has collected together work by young Russian, American and European scholars, as well as some of the seminal articles that have influenced them, in an attempt to reassess the contentious subject of Stalinism in the light of new data and new theoretical approaches.

Collating key texts at the forefront of new research and interpretation, this updated second edition adds new articles on the Terror and race/colonial issues, and studies all aspects of this major event, from its origins through to its consequences.

'Decolonization' collects challenging perspectives on the process of decolonization in the 20th century, including writings by Ho Chi-Minh and Nehru. This is a move away from Western analysis of the phenomenon, towards the angle of vision of the former colonies.

This collection of key articles from critical thinkers and practicing historians focuses on where history is now in terms of its theory and practice. For students, teachers and historians alike, this is a useful reader.

This volume introduces the most recent scholarship on the history of the Renaissance, considering not only humanists and artists, but looking at people from all classes, men and women alike.

A growing body of research on the social history of the Nazi years has revealed the variety and complexity of the relationships between the Nazi regime and the German people. This volume makes this new research available to undergraduates.

Opens up previously unexplored areas such as cultural diversity, ethnicity, and gender, and reveals the importance of new methods such as anthropology, and historical demography to the study of early America.

The volume shows how the interpretation of gender expands and revises our understanding of significant issues in twentieth-century history, such as work, labour protest, sexuality, consumption and social welfare.

A collection of revisionist thinking on the key question of 'how did the middle ages begin?'. Including a material on the origins of the Barbarian people and their tribes, and a clear introduction to each section, this is a useful student reference.

This is a prestigious collection of revisionist thinking on the key question of 'how did the middle ages begin?'. Including a wealth of material on the origins of the Barbarian people and their tribes, and a clear introduction to each section, this is an invaluable student reference.

Fascism is one of the most complex and hotly debated phenomena of the twentieth century. Comparative Fascist Studies: New Perspectives brings together some of the leading experts in the field, in order to provide an informative introduction to the most recent debates on fascist studies and the history of fascism across Europe.

An introduction to the issues of contemporary feminism, with a global perspective. The book is an anthology considering the similarities and differences between feminisms in West and East, North and South, and highlighting class, racial, ethnic and imperial tensions and claims in the 20th century.