Routledge Approaches to History
Class Differentiation in Contemporary Rural Societies
1st Edition
Edited
By Lisandro Cañón, Alba Díaz Geada
August 10, 2026
This book recenters the agrarian question within contemporary capitalism, examining social differentiation in rural societies through a rigorous historical-comparative lens. It positions agrarian transformation as a critical prism for understanding capital's evolution, territorial reconfigurations,...
The History of Education as History of Knowledge: Exploring Methods and Sources
1st Edition
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By Joel Barnes, Jona T. Garz, Fanny Isensee, Joakim Landahl, Björn Lundberg, Daniel Töpper
August 10, 2026
The History of Education as History of Knowledge brings together international scholars to explore how the emerging field of the history of knowledge can enrich the well-established history of education. While recent research in the history of knowledge has examined actors, practices, and ...
Decontesting Historical Consciousness
1st Edition
By Apostolos Spanos
July 31, 2026
Decontesting Historical Consciousness provides a comprehensive exploration of historical consciousness, redefining it not just as an academic concept but as a fundamental human state of mind essential for navigating the modern world. By approaching historical consciousness from an ontological ...
Capitalist Cold: Emotions and the Economy in Europe and the United States
1st Edition
Edited
By Agnes Arndt, Kerstin Maria Pahl
July 20, 2026
The capitalist system has often been described by its critics as a heartless economic structure corroding social bonds and symbolic values. Its defenders and analysts likewise use narratives that position emotions as central to the economy. This book enquires into the history of these framings. To ...
The Theory of Collective Reconciliation: A Trinity of Recognition, Responsibility and Reparation
1st Edition
By Vahagn Avedian
July 20, 2026
What does reconciliation mean and entail? Is collective reconciliation for entire societies or nations possible? This book aims to present it as a highly achievable albeit difficult and complex goal requiring political and collective commitment, resources, and – most importantly – the will to ...
Religion, History and Identity Construction: Identity Games
1st Edition
By Tamer Balcı
July 06, 2026
Religion, History and Identity Construction: Identity Games covers the historiographical shift from universalistic monogenist narratives to chauvinistic polygenist narratives in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It offers a detailed study of the intellectual thought and socio-political ...
Key Metaphors for History: Mirrors of Time
1st Edition
By Javier Fernández-Sebastián
May 22, 2026
This book casts a fresh look at what to date has been a relatively unexplored question: the enormous value and usefulness of the metaphor in the understanding and writing of history (and at the historical culture reflected by these metaphors). Mapping a wide range of tropes present in ...
Reframing Indigenous Biography
1st Edition
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By Shino Konishi, Malcolm Allbrook, Tom Griffiths
May 21, 2026
This book explores the history, practice, and possibilities of writing about the lives of First Nations’ peoples in Australia as well as Aotearoa New Zealand, North America, and the Pacific. This interdisciplinary collection recognises the limitations of Western biographical conventions for writing...
Philosophy as Cultural Self-Understanding: Peter Winch, R. G. Collingwood and the Human Sciences
1st Edition
By Olli Lagerspetz, Jonas Ahlskog
April 14, 2026
This book argues for the value of reading Peter Winch (1926–1997), one of the important philosophers of the 20th century and known especially for his work on Wittgenstein and the philosophy of the social sciences, paired with R. G. Collingwood (1889–1942), famous for his philosophy of history. Both...
The Politics of Personal Experience: Writing a History of Munchausen Syndromes
1st Edition
By Chris Millard
March 22, 2026
How should a historian with personal experience of their topics write about them? Exploring the author’s own experiences with Munchausen Syndrome and Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSbP), this book analyzes how various historians have managed “the personal” and their scholarship. It shows how ...
Parahistory and the Popular Past: Acts of Historical Production
1st Edition
By Kalle Pihlainen
March 12, 2026
Parahistory and the Popular Past challenges the tired debate over historical fact versus fiction by focusing on what really matters: how different forms of representation create meaning and establish responsibility. Moving beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries, this book diagnoses a ...
Transnational Comparisons in Nineteenth-Century History: Theory and Case Studies
1st Edition
By Enrico Dal Lago
February 04, 2026
Comparative history is one of the most important methodologies of historical investigation taught in universities across the world. Recently, it has been enriched by the work of several scholars who combine the methodologies of comparative history and transnational history very effectively. This is...