Routledge Histories
About the Book Series
The Routledge Histories is a series of landmark books surveying some of the most important topics and themes in history today. Edited and written by an international team of world-renowned experts, they are the works against which all future books on their subjects will be judged.
The Routledge History of Communism
1st Edition
Edited
By Melissa Feinberg, Lisa A. Kirschenbaum
August 26, 2026
The Routledge History of Communism offers a panoramic view of how our ways of studying Communism have changed radically since the 1990s, recognizing the more recent changes in our ways of studying it and asking new kinds of questions. Communist ideas inspired revolutions, shaped governments and ...
The Routledge History of Crime in America
1st Edition
Edited
By James Campbell, Vivien Miller
July 20, 2026
Covering a broad chronology from the colonial era to the present, this volume’s 28 chapters reflect the diverse approaches, interests and findings of an international group of new and established scholars working on American crime histories today. The book is organized around major themes in ...
The Routledge History of Happiness
1st Edition
Edited
By Katie Barclay, Darrin McMahon, Peter N. Stearns
July 20, 2026
Unmatched in originality, breadth, and scope, The Routledge History of Happiness features chapters that explore the history, anthropology, and psychology of happiness across the globe. Through a chronological approach that ranges from the Classical and Postclassical to the twenty-first century, ...
The Routledge History of Irish America
1st Edition
Edited
By Cian T. McMahon, Kathleen P. Costello-Sullivan
July 20, 2026
This volume gathers over 40 world-class scholars to explore the dynamics that have shaped the Irish experience in America from the seventeenth to the twenty-first centuries. From the early 1600s to the present, over 10 million Irish people emigrated to various points around the globe. Of them, more...
The Routledge History of Religion and Politics in the United States Since 1775
1st Edition
Edited
By Cara Lea Burnidge, Lauren Frances Turek
July 20, 2026
Drawing together history and recent historiography, this volume offers a reference work for understanding how religion influenced politics and how politics shaped religion in the United States from the American Revolution through to the present day. The book brings together some of the most ...
The Routledge History of the First World War
1st Edition
Edited
By Paul R. Bartrop
July 20, 2026
The Routledge History of the First World War is a work which, in a single volume, covers a range of major themes and issues relating to that conflict. Providing a comprehensive but readily accessible reference work examining the First World War, in accordance with a broad range of themes, this book...
The Routledge History of Evangelical Christianity in America
1st Edition
Edited
By Darren Dochuk, Ian E. Van Dyke
January 27, 2026
This comprehensive reference work brings together a diverse cross-section of established and emerging historians to explore the broad and deep history of Bible-believing, born-again Protestantism, and its dynamic impact on American life and society. The first part of this handbook features nine ...
The Routledge History of Fashion and Dress, 1800 to the Present
1st Edition
Edited
By Veronique Pouillard, Vincent Dubé-Senécal
December 26, 2025
The time span covered by The Routledge History of Fashion and Dress starts in the nineteenth century, with the aftermath of the consumers’ revolution, and reaches all the way to the present. The fashion and garment industries have been international from the beginning and, as such, this volume ...
The Routledge History of Antisemitism
1st Edition
Edited
By Mark Weitzman, Robert J. Williams, James Wald
October 27, 2025
Antisemitism is a topic on which there is a wide gap between scholarly and popular understanding, and as concern over antisemitism has grown, so too have the debates over how to understand and combat it. This handbook explores its history and manifestations, ranging from its origins to the internet...
The Routledge History of the Senses
1st Edition
Edited
By Andrew Kettler, Will Tullett
June 26, 2025
The Routledge History of the Senses presents readers with an overview of the field. As well as pointing to directions for the future of the discipline, it illustrates the extent to which the subject offers a considerable space for the exploration of diverse historical topics through the lens of ...
The Routledge History of the Devil in the Western Tradition
1st Edition
Edited
By Richard Raiswell, Michelle D. Brock, David R. Winter
May 29, 2025
Covering a period of 2000 years, this book offers an interdisciplinary exploration of the devil's role in the Western tradition and draws from history, religion, art, literature, media studies, and anthropology to provide a multifaceted view of the devil over time. The Routledge History of the ...
The Routledge History of the Modern Maritime World since 1500
1st Edition
Edited
By Kenneth Morgan
May 01, 2025
The Routledge History of the Modern Maritime World since 1500 provides a wide-ranging set of chapters, covering the sixteenth century to the present, which represent the main lines of current enquiry in maritime history. Over the past half-century, maritime history has become a significant ...