History

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A fresh and up-to-date history of Asians in the United States from the late eighteenth century to the present. Drawing on current scholarship, Shelley Lee brings forward the many strands of Asian American history, highlighting the distinctive nature of the Asian American experience while placing the narrative in the context of the major trajectories and turning points of U.S. history.

A New History of Asian America gives twenty-first-century students a clear, comprehensive, and contemporary introduction to this vital history. Read more

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In The French Revolution author Noah Shusterman explores the issues of religion and sexuality that occupied the minds and helped shape the actions of women and men during this time of radical change; from the pornographic pamphlets about Marie-Antoinette to the puritanical morality of revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre, the revolutionary catechisms that children learned and to the anathemas hurled on the Revolution from clandestine priests in the countryside. Read more

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The wait is almost over! English Historical Documents Online, our long-awaited platform for History students and researchers, will be launched at the end of September. Think thousands of rare primary source documents digitized and tagged for the first time. Read on for more information, and to find out how to trial the product.

Routledge is pleased to announce that we have released this collection of reissues bringing together a number of prominent medievalists who explore areas of medieval political ideology, societal convention and literary thought.

Routledge Revivals reissues a wealth of out-of-print and unavailable titles written by leading academic scholars of the last 120 years.

Now, for the very first time, these classic titles are available digitally. Check out our offerings in British History, and view a free chapter in each by visiting the book page.
 

Congratulations to Susan Stryker and Aren Aizura for winning the 2013 Ruth Benedict Prize awarded by the Association for Queer Anthropology (AQA), for The Transgender Studies Reader 2.