Library Guides/ Modern and Contemporary History 1800 AD - Present

New Books (March 2024)

Napoleon

Loo, Bart van. Napoleon: De Schaduw van de Revolutie. Tweeëntwintigste druk. Amsterdam: De Bezige Bij, 2024.

Colonial Congo

Goddeeris, Idesbald, Amandine Lauro, and Guy Vanthemsche. Colonial Congo: A History in Questions. Turnhout: Brepols, 2024.

The Strange Survival of Liberal Britain

Bogdanor, Vernon. The Strange Survival of Liberal Britain: Politics and Power before the First World War. La Vergne: Biteback Publishing, 2022.

Empireland

Sanghera, Sathnam. Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain. [Updated edition]. [London]: Penguin Books, 2021.

Masters of the Air

Miller, Donald L. Masters of the Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War against Nazi Germany. New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2007.

De contractarbeiders van Deli

Baay, Reggie. De contractarbeiders van Deli: Een geschiedenis van onvrije arbeid, onrecht en verzet in Nederlands-Indië. Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Atlas Contact, 2024.

In the Fire of the Eastern Front

Verton, Hendrik C. In the Fire of the Eastern Front: The Story of a Dutch Waffen-SS Volunteer, 1941-45. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2010.

Reconstructing Women's Thoughts

Schott, Linda K. Reconstructing Women’s Thoughts: The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom before World War II. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 1997.

Patient Voices in Britain, 1840-1948

Hanley, Anne R., and Jessica Meyer, eds. Patient Voices in Britain, 1840-1948. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2021.

New Books (January-February 2024)

Sophie Scholl and the White Rose

Dumbach, Annette, and Jud Newborn. Sophie Scholl and the White Rose. 3rd Edition. La Vergne: Oneworld Publications, 2017.

Ein Hof und elf Geschwister

Frie, Ewald. Ein Hof und elf Geschwister: Der stille Abschied vom bäuerlichen Leben in Deutschland. München: C.H. Beck, 2023.

Airlines at War

Airlines at War: British Civil Aviation 1939-1944: An Official History. Barnsley, Yorkshire: Air World, 2018. Originally published in 1946.

Natiestaat en kolonialisme, een ongemakkelijk verbond

Jessurun d’Oliveira, H. U. Natiestaat en kolonialisme, een ongemakkelijk verbond: Ras en nationaliteit in de negentiende eeuw. The Hague: Boom Uitgevers Den Haag, 2023.

Blood and Iron

Hoyer, Katja. Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871-1918. Cheltenham: The History Press, 2021.

Modeling Motherhood in Weimar Germany

Calvert, Katherine E. Modeling Motherhood in Weimar Germany: Political and Psychological Discourses in Women’s Writing. Rochester, NY: Camden House, 2023.

Invention of Hysteria (ebook)

Didi-Huberman, Georges. Invention of Hysteria: Charcot and the Photographic Iconography of the Salpêtrière. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2003.

Geketend voor Hollands glorie

Fatah-Black, Karwan, Lauren Lauret, and Joris van den Tol. Geketend voor Hollands glorie: Slavernij in de geschiedenis van de provincie Zuid-Holland. Leiden: Leiden Publications, 2023.

Freedom's Dominion

Cowie, Jefferson. Freedom’s Dominion: A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power. New York: Basic Books, 2022.

The Works and Times of Johan Huizinga (1872-1945)

Rydin, Thor. The Works and Times of Johan Huizinga (1872-1945): Writing History in the Age of Collapse. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2023.

Imperialism and Social Reform (ebook)

Semmel, Bernard. Imperialism and Social Reform: English Social -Imperial Thought 1895-1914. London: Routledge, 2023. Originally published in 1960.

De koloniale illusie

Folkerts, J. De koloniale illusie: Herman Warner Muntinghe (1773-1827), architect van de koloniale staat. Amsterdam: Boom, 2023.

New Books Shelf: Modern History (December 2023)

Het huis van Thorbecke

Cruyningen, Arnout van. Het huis van Thorbecke: De geschiedenis van de parlementaire democratie. Utrecht: Uitgeverij Omniboek, 2023.

Palestine under the Mandate (ebook)

Hyamson, Albert M. Palestine Under the Mandate: 1920-1948. Routledge Revivals. London: Routledge, 2022. Originally published in 1950.

New Books Shelf: Modern History (November 2023)

Les Juifs de France

Becker, Jean Jacques and Annette Wieviorka, eds. Les juifs de France: De la Révolution française à nos jours. Librairie européenne des idées. Paris: Liana Levi, 1998.

Himmler

Baxter, Ian. Himmler: Hitler's Henchman. Images of War Series. Havertown: Pen & Sword Books, 2022.

Anarchy or Chaos

Laursen, Ole Birk. Anarchy or Chaos: M. P. T. Acharya and the Indian Struggle for Freedom. La Vergne: Hurst, 2023.

L'affichage administratif au XIXe siècle

Graber, Frédéric. L'affichage administratif au XIXe siècle: Former le consentement. Homme et société, 74. Paris: Éditions de la Sorbonne, 2023.

De Zanzibardriehoek

Bossenbroek, M. P. De Zanzibardriehoek: Een slavernijgeschiedenis, 1860-1900. Amsterdam: Athenaeum-Polak & Van Gennep, 2023.

Margot at War

De Courcy, Anne. Margot at War: Love and Betrayal in Downing Street, 1912-16. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2022.

New Books Shelf: Modern History (October 2023)

Revolutionary Spring

Clark, Christopher M. Revolutionary Spring: Fighting for a New World, 1848-1849. London UK: Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2023.

Heydrich

Dederichs, Mario R. Heydrich: The Face of Evil. Greenhill Books, 2023.

De scheiding die niemand wilde

Bruin, Willem de. De scheiding die niemand wilde: Nederland en België, de vereniging en de breuk 1815-1839. Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Atlas Contact, 2023.

Fear

Peckham, Robert Shannan. Fear: An Alternative History of the World. London: Profile Books, 2023.

Moderniteit in kaart

Steegh, John, Harrie Teunissen, and Sander Vermeer. Moderniteit in kaart: Ontwerp en ruimte in de moderne tijd. Zwolle: Wbooks i.s.m. Design Museum Den Bosch, 2023.

Rise up Women!

Atkinson, Diane. Rise Up Women! The Remarkable Lives of the Suffragettes. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018.

De ontdekking van Insulinde

Honings, Rick. De ontdekking van Insulinde: Op reis in Nederlands-Indië in de negentiende eeuw. Amsterdam: Prometheus, 2023.

The Routledge Companion to Music, Mind, and Well-Being

Gouk, Penelope, James Gordon Kennaway, Jacomien Prins, and Thormählen Wiebke, eds. The Routledge Companion to Music, Mind, and Well-Being. Routledge Companions. New York, NY: Routledge, 2019.

New Books Shelf: Modern History (September 2023)

Herman Willem Daendels (1762-1818)

Redeker, Hans. Herman Willem Daendels (1762-1818): De kleine Napoleon. Soesterberg: Uitgeverij Aspekt, 2023.

Moses Levy of Florida

Monaco, C. S. Moses Levy of Florida: Jewish Utopian and Antebellum Reformer. Southern Biography Series. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2005.

The Man with Miraculous Hands

Kessel, Joseph. The Man with Miraculous Hands: The Extraordinary Story of Himmler's Therapist Who Saved Thousands of Lives. La Vergne: Elliott & Thompson, 2023.

Anti-Colonialism and the Crises of Interwar Fascism

Ortiz, Michael. Anti-Colonialism and the Crises of Interwar Fascism. London: Bloomsbury, 2023.

Colonisation et santé au Sénégal (1816-1960)

Pam, Adama Aly. Colonisation et santé au Sénégal (1816-1960): Crises épidémiques, contrôle social et évolution des idées médicales. Dakar: L'Harmattan Sénégal, 2018.

Métamorphose ultra-orthodoxe chez les juifs du Maroc

Loupo, Yaacov. Métamorphose ultra-orthodoxe chez les juifs du Maroc: Comment les séfarades sont devenus achkénazes. Pour comprendre le Moyen-Orient. Paris: Harmattan, 2006.

The Sleepwalkers

Clark, Christopher M. The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914. Penguin Books. London: Penguin, 2013.

Against the World

Zahra, Tara. Against the World: Anti-Globalism and Mass Politics between the World Wars. New York, NY: W. W. Norton, 2023.

New Books Shelf: Modern History (August 2023)

Maroon Lives

Sekou, Lasana M, and Fabian Badejo. Maroon Lives: Tribute to Maurice Bishop & Grenadian Freedom Fighters. Philipsburg, St. Martin: House of Nehesi, 2013.

Shadows at Noon

Chatterji, Joya. Shadows at Noon: The South Asian Twentieth Century. London: Bodley Head, 2023.

Monsieur le préfet

Karila-Cohen, Pierre. Monsieur le préfet: Incarner l'état dans la France du XIXe siècle. Époques. Ceyzérieu: Champ Vallon, 2021.

Albanese, Giulia, and Roberta Pergher, eds. In the Society of Fascists: Acclamation, Acquiescence, and Agency in Mussolini's Italy. Italian and Italian American Studies. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Before HIV

Doyle, Shane. Before HIV: Sexuality, Fertility, and Mortality in East Africa, 1900-1980. A British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monograph. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013.

Colonial Pathologies, Environment, and Western Medicine in Saint-Louis-Du-Senegal, 1867-1920

Ngalamulume, Kalala J. Colonial Pathologies, Environment, and Western Medicine in Saint-Louis-Du-Senegal, 1867-1920. Society and Politics in Africa, 21. New York: Peter Lang, 2012.

New Books Shelf: Modern History (July 2023)

The YMCA in Late Colonial India

Fischer-Tiné, Harald. The YMCA in Late Colonial India: Modernization, Philanthropy and American Soft Power in South Asia. Critical Perspectives in South Asian History. London: Bloomsbury, 2022.

Albertus Van van de Vijver

Bennema, Tineke. Albertus Van van de Vijver: Slaafgemaakt en bevrijd. Zutphen: Uitgeversmaatschappij Walburg Pers, 2023.

The Philosophy of Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi

Sandkaulen-Bock, Birgit. The Philosophy of Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi: On the Contradiction between System and Freedom. Translated by Matt Erlin. Bloomsbury Studies in Modern German Philosophy. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2023.

Fascismi in Vetrina

Gaudenzi, Bianca. Fascismi in vetrina : Pubblicità e modelli di consumo nel Ventennio e nel Terzo Reich. I Libri Di Viella, 446. Roma: Viella, 2023.

The Greek Revolution

Mazower, Mark. The Greek Revolution: 1821 and the Making of Modern Europe. New York: Penguin Press, 2021.

New Books Shelf: Modern History (June 2023)

The World and the Netherlands

Davids, C. A, Marjolein 't Hart, and Manon van der Heijden, eds. The World and the Netherlands: A Global History from a Dutch Perspective. Translated by Vivien Collingwood. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2023.

Organizing Democracy

Velde, Henk te, and Maartje Janse, eds. Organizing Democracy: Reflections on the Rise of Political Organizations in the Nineteenth Century. Palgrave Studies in Political History. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.

Principles and Agents

Richardson, David. Principles and Agents: The British Slave Trade and Its Abolition. The David Brion Davis Series. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2022.