OUP History Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Cosmos and Materiality in Early Modern Prague
Suzanna IvaničOUP HistoryCongratulations to @siobhanhearne, winner of this year's @BASEES Women's Forum 2023 book prize! 🎉🎉🎉 And also congratulations to @SuzannaIvanic, whose book "Cosmos and Materiality in Early Modern Prague" received an honourable mention. https://t.co/LmRJZVSog4
Hardcover, 2021
$110.00$85.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
The Wealth of Nations
Adam SmithOUP History#OTD 300 years ago, Adam Smith was baptized. His seminal work “The Wealth of Nations” written in 1776, lead to his title as “the father of economics”. Read more about his life in this free to read ODNB entry. #MomentsInHistory #AdamSmith300 https://t.co/dxrXkjFZn3 https://t.co/c6r8CpNmRh
Paperback, Mass Market, 2003
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Absolutely Indispensable Man: Ralph Bunche, the United Nations, and the Fight to End Empire
Kal RaustialaOUP HistoryA legendary diplomat, scholar, and civil rights leader, Ralph Bunche was one of the most prominent Black Americans of the twentieth century. Explore his story with ‘The Absolutely Indispensable Man’ by Kal Raustiala. Available now! https://t.co/4gKIpKqgqd https://t.co/j8lmMrj8ZV
Hardcover, 2022
$39.99$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Mercy: Humanity in War
Cathal J. NolanOUP HistoryThree compelling reasons why Cathal J. Nolan's new book 'Mercy: Humanity in War' should be on everyone's 2023 reading list. Ask @RadioFreeTom @Steinacher33 and Rob Citino @WWIImuseum. Don't miss your chance to win a copy @goodreads. Enter giveaway: https://t.co/6AGaYMBjOr https://t.co/pQTWsKL0Nm
Hardcover, 2022
$33.99$17.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How the English Reformation Was Named: The Politics of History, 1400-1700
Benjamin M. GuyerOUP History“There is a lot of really vitriolic rhetoric at that time [...] And that often spills over into violence.” @profguyer talks to @KUnews about his new book "How the English Reformation was Named." Read the full interview here: https://t.co/VAWUVN1aTY
Hardcover, 2022
$97.00$72.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Of Age: Boy Soldiers and Military Power in the Civil War Era
Frances M. ClarkeOUP HistoryFrances M. Clarke and Rebecca Jo Plant--authors of the forthcoming "Of Age" write for @EmergingCWBlog, about how even Ulysses S. Grant and his wife Julia were enthusiastic to see their oldest son--only 11 at the time--join his father in the war: https://t.co/kDsdzUj7aM
Hardcover, 2023
$36.99$18.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Madison's Militia: The Hidden History of the Second Amendment
Carl T. BogusOUP HistoryExplore the lives and stories of Black Americans in the U.S. past and present. From exciting new titles like Carl T. Bogus' "Madison's Militia" to @wcaleb's prize-winning classic "Sweet Taste of Liberty". Browse more @Bookshop_Org: https://t.co/KAhDQBoEVe https://t.co/TK4AvwA6GV
Hardcover, 2023
$30.99$15.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Palatine: An Alternative History of the Caesars
Peter StothardOUP HistoryPeter Stothard's "Palatine" uncovers the lives of the Vitelli--perhaps the least admired imperial clan in Rome--and explores the neglected sides of Roman history. Available tomorrow, US only: https://t.co/17RdxfUJ3f https://t.co/Tl8VTpWVnT
Hardcover, 2023
$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Plato of Athens: A Life in Philosophy
Robin WaterfieldOUP HistoryEnter our @goodreads giveaway for a chance to win a copy of Robin Waterfield’s ‘Plato of Athens’, that provides a rich portrait of Athens at a time of great political and cultural change: https://t.co/TAkMeDDp0y https://t.co/97pdYtJdRE
Hardcover, 2023
$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Uncommon Wrath: Caesar, Cato, and the Quarrel That Ended the Roman Republic
Josiah OsgoodOUP History"Uncommon Wrath" is a groundbreaking historical biography of Julius Caesar and Cato the Younger whose hatred for each other destroyed the world they loved. Discover how here: https://t.co/VNSqJJzGDD https://t.co/q2BdapycJC
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