OUP History Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Congratulations 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

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#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

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'History, Scripture, and Authority in the Carolingian Empire' uses the creation of Frechulf's monumental Histories to explore how the past was read and interpreted in the Carolingian world. @BritishAcademy_ Read a free chapter: https://t.co/SI9OfNSrXD https://t.co/70aYafrfjR

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A 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

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Three 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

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“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

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Frances 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

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Peter 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

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Enter 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

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"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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