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New Books (December 2024)

Napoleon and the Woman Question

Burton, June K. Napoleon and the Woman Question: Discourses of the Other Sex in French Education, Medicine, and Medical Law, 1799-1815. Lubbock, TX: Texas Tech University Press, 2007.

The Price of Victory

Rodger, N. A. M. The Price of Victory: A Naval History of Britain, 1814-1945. [London]: Allen Lane, 2024.

The Driver's Story

Browne, Randy M. The Driver’s Story: Labor and Power in the World of Atlantic Slavery. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2024.

Fonctionnaires dans la tourmente

Le Bihan, Jean, and Marc Bergère, eds. Fonctionnaires dans la tourmente: Épurations administratives et transitions politiques à l’époque contemporaine. Chêne-Bourg: Georg, 2009.

Eduard Bernstein (1850-1932)

Leesch, Klaus. Eduard Bernstein (1850-1932): Leben Und Werk. Frankfurt: Campus Verlag, 2024.

Atlas du Paris fantastique

Baudouin, Philippe, and Cyril Abad. Atlas du Paris fantastique: 40 lieux secrets et mystérieux. [Paris]: Hachette Livre (Le Lotus et l’Éléphant), 2024.

New Books (November 2024)

Mortal Secrets

Tallis, Frank. Mortal Secrets: Freud, Vienna and the Discovery of the Modern Mind. London: Abacus Books, 2024.

A Cultural History of Fairy Tales in the Long Nineteenth Century

Naomi Wood, ed. A Cultural History of Fairy Tales in the Long Nineteenth Century. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023.

Drafting the Russian Nation

Sanborn, Joshua A. Drafting the Russian Nation: Military Conscription, Total War, and Mass Politics, 1905-1925. Dekalb: Northern Illinois University Press, 2011.

Der Bürger als Soldat

Jansen, Christian. Der Bürger als Soldat: Die Militarisierung europäIscher Gesellschaften im langen 19. Jahrhundert: Ein internationaler Vergleich. Essen: Klartext, 2004.

Terror

Biard, Michel, and Marisa Linton. Terror: The French Revolution and Its Demons. London: Polity Press, 2021.

Ds. Barend Fijnebuik (1800-1881)

Jong, Henk de. Ds. Barend Fijnebuik (1800-1881): Een Zwollenaar die twijfelmoedig zijn weg ging. Hilversum: Uitgeverij Verloren, 2024.

Huishouden in Nieuw-Guinea

Mak, Geertje. Huishouden in Nieuw-Guinea: Zending en het kolonialisme van goede bedoelingen. Zutphen: Walburg Pers, 2024.

De uitgewiste horizon

Hermans, Cornelis Andreas Marie. De uitgewiste horizon: Europa’s obsessie met cultureel verval, 1835-1914. Amsterdam: Boom, 2023.

Stello

Vigny, Alfred de. Stello: A Session with Doctor Noir. Translated by Irving Massey. Whately, MA: Noumena Press, 2015.

The Puppet Masters

Burke, David. The Puppet Masters: How MI6 Masterminded Ireland’s Deepest State Crisis. London: The Mercier Press, 2024.

Hitler's People

Evans, Richard J. Hitler’s People: The Faces of the Third Reich. New York: Penguin Press, 2024.

Splinters in Your Eye

Jay, Martin. Splinters in Your Eye: Frankfurt School Provocations. London: Verso Books, 2020.

The Iranian Constitutional Revolution

Afary, Janet. The Iranian Constitutional Revolution, 1906-1911: Grassroots Democracy, Social Democracy & the Origins of Feminism. New York: Columbia University Press, 1996.

Ach freule

Beelaerts van Blokland, Elena. Ach freule: Op zoek naar de plantagehouder in mijn familie. Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Pluim, 2024.

Robespierre

Gauchet, Marcel. Robespierre: The Man Who Divides Us the Most. Translated by M. B. DeBevoise. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2022.

Hegel's World Revolutions

Bourke, Richard. Hegel’s World Revolutions. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2023.

Nationalism

Storm, Eric. Nationalism: A World History. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2024.

How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism

Doctorow, Cory. How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism. New York, NY: Stonesong Digital, 2020.

The Legacy of J. C. Kapteyn (ebook)

Kruit, P. C., and K. Berkel. The Legacy of J. C. Kapteyn: Studies on Kapteyn and the Development of Modern Astronomy. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2000.

Le Italiane dall’Unità a oggi

De Giorgio, Michela. Le Italiane dall’Unità a oggi: Modelli culturali e conportamenti sociali. Roma: Laterza, 1992.

New Books (October 2024)

Een koningsdrama

Duijvestijn, B. W. Th. Een koningsdrama: Het huwelijk van koning Willem I met gravin Henriette d’Oultremont op basis van hun brieven. Hilversum: Verloren, 2024.

Ethnic Cleansing in Western Anatolia, 1912-1923

Eser, Ümit. Ethnic Cleansing in Western Anatolia, 1912-1923: Ottoman Officials and the Local Christian Population. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2024.

Army, State and Society in Italy, 1870-1915

Suzuki, Yoshitaka. Army, State and Society in Italy, 1870-1915. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 1989.

Het kleedje voor Hitler

Benda-Beckmann, Bas von. Het kleedje voor Hitler: Een familiegeschiedenis. Amsterdam: Querido, 2024.

The Age of Disruption

Stiegler, Bernard. The Age of Disruption: Technology and Madness in Computational Capitalism. Translated by Daniel Ross. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2019.

Mythology and Nation Building

Stahl, Pierre-Brice, Lone Kolle Martinsen, and Sophie Bonding, eds. Mythology and Nation Building: N.F.S. Grundtvig and His European Contemporaries. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press, 2021.

Het Weimar-experiment

Boterman, Frits. Het Weimar-experiment: Een politieke en culturele geschiedenis van Duitsland, 1918-1933. Zutphen: Walburg Pers, 2024.

A Life of Contrasts

Mosley, Diana. A Life of Contrasts: The Autobiography. London: Gibson Square, 2012.

De Boerenoorlog

Bossenbroek, Martin. De Boerenoorlog. Amsterdam: Athenaeum-Polak & Van Gennep, 2012.

Sheer Misery

Roberts, Mary Louise. Sheer Misery: Soldiers in Battle in WWII. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2021.

Kolonialisme!

Bossenbroek, M. P. Kolonialisme! De vloek van de geschiedenis. Amsterdam: Athenaeum-Polak & Van Gennep, 2024.

‘Jood’, de vergeten geschiedenis van een beladen woord

Sanders, Ewoud. ‘Jood’, de vergeten geschiedenis van een beladen woord. Zutphen: Walburg Pers, 2024.

The Commune Form

Ross, Kristin. The Commune Form: The Transformation of Everyday Life. London: Verso, 2024.

Berlages Indische reis = Berlage di Nusantara = Berlage's Journey to the Indies

Basuki, Angeline, Loes van Iperen, E.M. van Steekelenburg, and Petra Timmer, eds. Berlages Indische reis: Een nieuwe vertelling van een vergeten koloniaal verhaal = Berlage di Nusantara: Sebuah narasi baru kisah kolonial yang terlupakan = Berlage’s Journey to the Indies: A New Narration of a Forgotten Colonial Story. Edam: LM Publishers, 2024.

New Books (September 2024)

The Life and Death of States

Wheatley, Natasha. The Life and Death of States: Central Europe and the Transformation of Modern Sovereignty. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2023.

Guillaume Lethiere

Esther Bell and Olivier Meslay, eds. Guillaume Lethière. Williamstown, MA: Clark Art Institute, 2024.

Nationalisme

Storm, Eric. Nationalisme: Een Wereldgeschiedenis. Translated by Fred Hendriks. [Utrecht]: Alfabet Uitgevers, 2024.

Een adres

Citroen, Michal. Een Adres : De Geschiedenis van de Joodse Onderduik. [Amsterdam]: Alfabet Uitgevers, 2024.

Liberty Equality Fashion

Higonnet, Anne. Liberty Equality Fashion: The Women Who Styled the French Revolution. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2024.

De rapaille partijen

Slaa, Robin te. De rapaille partijen: Antipolitieke sentimenten 1918-1931. [Amsterdam]: Boom, 2024.

Richtige heffing

J. Glazenburg, M. J. H. Hellegers, W. M. Kamminga, and L. G. M. Stevens, eds. Richtige heffing: Liber amicorum ter gelegenheid van het 150-jarig bestaan van de VHMF (1873-2023). [The Netherlands]: VHMF, 2023.

Bouwen voor Luther

Kleinlooh, Peter Paul. Bouwen voor Luther: De emancipatie van de Amsterdamse Lutheranen aan het eind van de negentiende eeuw. Zutphen: WalburgPers, 2024.

De kunstenaars van koningin Sophie

Hamer, Dianne. De kunstenaars van koningin Sophie: Haar interesse en aandacht voor onder andere Alma Tadema, Bosboom, Israëls en Schelfhout. Soest: Boekscout, 2024.

Tangible

Gringold, Annemiek, Esther Göbel, and Gerben Post. Tangible : The Netherlands and the Shoah in 85 Objects, 2024.

L’archivio del mondo

Donato, Maria Pia. L’archivio del mondo: Quando Napoleone confiscò la storia. Bari: GLF editori Laterza, 2019.

Israël-Palestina

Walters, Derk. Israël-Palestina. Amsterdam: Athenaeum-Polak & van Gennep, 2024.

New Books (July-August 2024)

Le “divorce” de Napoléon et de l’impératrice Joséphine

Grégoire, L. Le “divorce” de Napoléon et de l’impératrice Joséphine: Étude du dossier canonique. Paris: Letouzey & Ané, 1957.

An African History of Africa

Badawi, Zeinab. An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence. London: WH Allen, 2024.

The Bluestockings

Gibson, Susannah. The Bluestockings: A History of the First Women’s Movement. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2024.

America, Empire of Liberty

Reynolds, David. America, Empire of Liberty: A New History of the United States. Second edition. New York, NY: Basic Books, 2021.

The Lure of Antiquity and the Cult of the Machine

Bredekamp, Horst. The Lure of Antiquity and the Cult of the Machine: The Kunstkammer and the Evolution of Nature, Art, and Technology. Princeton: M. Wiener Publishers, 1995.

Portrait of a Woman

Quinn, Bridget. Portrait of a Woman: Art, Rivalry & Revolution in the Life of Adélaïde Labille-Guiard. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2024.

De kleine Huizinga

Otterspeer, Willem. De kleine Huizinga: De klassieker Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen samengevat. Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Atlas Contact, 2019.

In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl

Grindle, Merilee Serrill. In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl: Zelia Nuttall and the Search for Mexico’s Ancient Civilizations. Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2023.

New Books (June 2024)

Sehr geehrter Herr!

Schmidt-Streier, U. Sehr geehrter Herr!Autorenbriefe aus dem Springerarchiv. Springer, 1982.

Empireworld

Sanghera, Sathnam. Empireworld: How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe. London: Viking, 2024.

Provenance Research on Collections from Colonial Contexts

Provenance Research on Collections from Colonial Contexts: Principles, Approaches, Challenges: Proceedings of the International Conference Held at the Leibniz University Hanover, 21-23 June 2023. Edited by Claudia Andratschke, Lars Müller, and Katja Lembke. Heidelberg: Arthistoricum.net - Fachinformationsdienst Kunst, Fotografie, Design, 2023.

De droom van Den Haag

Duerr, Benjamin. De droom van Den Haag: De Haagse vredesconferenties en het ontstaan van een nieuwe wereldorde. Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Atlas Contact, 2024.

Russian Government and Politics (Third edition)

Shiraev, Eric. Russian Government and Politics. Third edition. London: Red Globe Press, an imprint of Macmillan Education, 2021.

New Books (May 2024)

Fuori le mura

Levati, Stefano. Fuori le mura: La genesi dei cimiteri extraurbani nell’Italia napoleonica (1806-1814). Roma: Viella, 2024.

Op veler verzoek

Oddens, Joris. Op veler verzoek: Inclusieve politiek in Nederland (1780-1860). Amsterdam: Boom, 2023.

The Battle Against the Luddites

Dawson, Paul L. The Battle against the Luddites: Unrest in the Industrial Revolution during the Napoleonic Wars. Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Frontline Books, 2023.

Verbannen van Java

Till, Margreet van. Verbannen van Java: Koloniale tragedies 1830-1860. Zutphen: Uitgeversmaatschappij Walburg Pers, 2024.

Het lege-vitrinesyndroom

Beurden, Jos van. Het lege-vitrinesyndroom: Lastige vragen over koloniale collecties. Zutphen: Walburg pers, 2023.

Verhalen van de natuur

Mulder, Hans, Barbara Luijken, and Marijke Overpelt, eds. Verhalen van de Natuur. Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Terra, 2024.

New Books (April 2024)

De steden, de mensen

Woud, Auke van der. De steden, de mensen: Nederland 1850-1900. Amsterdam: Prometheus, 2024.

The Future of the Dutch Colonial Past

Van Bijnen, Emma, Pepijn Brandon, Karwan Fatah-Black, Imara Limon, Wayne Modest, and Margriet Schavemaker, eds. The Future of the Dutch Colonial Past Curating Heritage, Art and Activism. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2024.

Nazi Buildings, Cold War Traces and Governmentality in Post-Unification Berlin

Copley, Clare. Nazi Buildings, Cold War Traces and Governmentality in Post-Unification Berlin. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

Carl Schmitt and Duschka Schmitt: Briefwechsel 1923 bis 1950

Carl Schmitt and Duschka Schmitt: Briefwechsel 1923 bis 1950. Edited by Martin Tielke. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, 2020.

Fremdkontrolle

Schetsche, Michael, and Renate-Berenike Schmidt, eds. Fremdkontrolle: Ängste - Mythen - Praktiken. Wiesbaden: Springer, 2015.

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.

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