Books in the Writing History series

Writing Material Culture History 2e examines the methodologies used in the historical study of material culture. Looking at archaeology, anthropology, art history and literary studies, the book provides students with a fundamental understanding of the relationship between artefacts and historical narratives. The book addresses the role of museums, the impact of the digital age and the representations of objects in public history, bringing together students and specialists from around the world. This new edition includes: A new substantive introduction from the editors, providing a useful roadmap for students and specialists. A more balanced and easy-to-use structure, including methodological chapters and 'object in focus' chapters consisting of case studies for classroom discussion. New chapters showing greater engagement with 20th-century material culture, non-European artefacts and the definitions and limits of material culture as a discipline. Offers global coverage and discussion of both the early modern and modern periods.Writing Material Culture History 2e is an essential tool for students seeking to understand the potential of objects to re-cast established historical narratives in new and exciting ways.

Exploring the major historiographical, theoretical, and methodological approaches that have shaped studies on slavery, this addition to the Writing History series highlights the varied ways that historians have approached the fluid and complex systems of human bondage, domination, and exploitation that have developed in societies across the world. The first part examines more recent attempts to place slavery in a global context, touching on contexts such as religion, empire, and capitalism. In its second part, the book looks closely at the key themes and methods that emerge as historians reckon with the dynamics of historical slavery. These range from politics, economics and quantitative analyses, to race and gender, to pyschohistory, history from below, and many more. Throughout, examples of slavery and its impact are considered across time and place: in Ancient Greece and Rome, Medieval Europe, colonial Asia, Africa, and the Americas, and trades throughout the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Also taken into account are thinkers from Antiquity to the 20th century and the impact their ideas have had on the subject and the debates that follow. This book is essential reading for students and scholars at all levels who are interested in not only the history of slavery but in how that history has come to be written and how its debates have been framed across civilizations.

How objective are our history books? In this most recent addition to the Writing History series, Writing the History of Memory examines the critical role that memory plays in the writing of history.

Garthine Walker examines how theory has contributed, both explicitly and implicitly, to the writing of early modern history.

How has feminist scholarship changed historical writing? This book explores the evolution of historical writing about women and gender from the early 1930s until the beginning of the twenty-first century. The discussion moves from women's history to gender history, and then to poststructuralist challenges to women's and gender history.

Theories, trends and approaches in the writing of medieval history, explained by a group of expert authors.

Writing the Holocaust demonstrates the impact of current theories from the humanities and social sciences upon the treatment of Holocaust studies. It simplifies the vast range of literature on this subject, providing an accessibly written overview of the major theoretical developments which continue to inform historical writing on the Holocaust.

Writing Contemporary History is an invaluable introduction to the central debates that have shaped the field of contemporary history.

Writing Postcolonial History is the first book to provide students with an analysis of postcolonial theory in relation to historical research. In focusing on the practical application of postcolonial theory in historical writing, Majumdar ably tackles the key issues in postcolonial studies from its beginnings to the present day.

Find out about different historical periods in a fun way through different types of writing

"A comprehensive exploration of how visual sources can elucidate the practice of history at a thematic and conceptual level"--

Find out about different historical periods in a fun way through different types of writing

What is nationalism and how can we study it from a historical perspective? Writing the History of Nationalism answers this question by examining eleven historical approaches to nationalism studies in theory and practice.An impressive cast of contributors cover the history of nationalism from a wide range of thematic approaches, from traditional modernist and Marxist perspectives to more recent debates around gender. postcolonialism and the global turn in history writing.This book is essential reading for undergraduate students of history, politics and sociology wanting to understand the complex yet fascinating history of nationalism.