Routledge Studies in Modern History
Shinzo Abe and His Legacies
1st Edition
By Jeff Kingston
October 26, 2026
Offering an assessment of Shinzo Abe's complex legacy as Japan's longest-serving prime minister, this book shows that beyond the acclaim for "Abenomics" and his diplomatic initiatives lies a more nuanced reality that continues to shape Japan's trajectory years. The book focuses on Abe's security ...
Colonial Intellectual Property: The Case of Congo
1st Edition
By Véronique Pouillard
October 16, 2026
Colonial Intellectual Property: The Case of the Congo examines the implementation of the Belgian system of intellectual property in the Congo. For the colonized people, some realms of colonial intellectual property such as patents remained closed for a long time, and other domains opened ...
Fela Kuti, African Indigenous Knowledges, Politics, and Culture: An Interdisciplinary Discourse on Music, Power, and Tradition
1st Edition
Edited
By Gloria Emeagwali
October 14, 2026
This interdisciplinary edited collection delves deep into the philosophical, cultural, and political dimensions of Fela Kuti's work, examining his impact as not just a musical icon, but as a philosopher and champion of African indigenous knowledge systems. Through 18 chapters organized in three ...
Süleyman Demirel: A Political Biography
1st Edition
By Murat Arslan
October 14, 2026
Critically analysing Süleyman Demirel's political career and pragmatic approach, this volume highlights his ability to adapt to Turkey's rapidly changing political landscape. Combining biographical narrative with rigorous political analysis, the book offers readers an alternative perspective on ...
Khartoum, 1884-1885: The Failed Mission of Charles Gordon and the Nile Relief Expedition
1st Edition
By Alice Moore-Harell
October 05, 2026
Khartoum, 1884-1885: The Failed Mission of Charles Gordon and the Nile Relief Expedition examines the final phase of Charles Gordon’s career in the Sudan during the Mahdi’s revolution. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, including eyewitness accounts and unpublished archival material, the book ...
Palestine between Storm and Strife: Colonialism, Crisis, and Consequences (1947-2025)
1st Edition
By Labeeb Ahmed Bsoul
September 01, 2026
This volume offers a comprehensive historical, political, and analytical account of the Palestinian question, spanning from the critical years preceding the 1948 Nakba to the contemporary period. Covering nearly eight decades, the book examines the intersecting dynamics of colonialism, ...
Unraveling Transnational Merchant Networks, ca. 1685–1825: Roots of an American Commercial Presence in Brazil
1st Edition
By Laura Jarnagin
September 01, 2026
This book examines merchant networks from the unique perspective of moving backwards in time from a specific outcome—the founding of an American commission house in Brazil in the early 1800s—to uncover a century-and-a-half’s-worth of the transnational networking that led to its existence. ...
Danuta Mostwin: At Home in Exile between Europe and America (1921–2010)
1st Edition
By Beata Halicka
August 20, 2026
Exploring the life and contributions of Danuta Mostwin, a Polish American social scientist, writer, and chronicler of immigrant experiences, this book traces her journey from wartime Poland through post-war exile in Britain and the United States. It highlights her intellectual achievements, ...
Jewish Refugees and the International Community between the Two World Wars: Beyond the State
1st Edition
By Giuseppe Motta
August 07, 2026
This book utilises extensive documentary research from the archives of the League of Nations and the Joint Distribution Committee to analyse the displacement of the Jewish population in East-Central Europe and how this issue influenced the development of international law and institutions. By ...
Jewish Communal Advocacy in Post-War Australia
1st Edition
By Suzanne D. Rutland
August 03, 2026
A product of four decades of research, this volume examines the major issues that the Australian Jewish community has addressed since the end of World War II, focusing on the efforts of the community’s peak representative organisation, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry. The book moves from ...
Deaf German Missionary Berta Foster (1939-2018) and Deaf Education in West Africa: A Woman in the Background
1st Edition
By Anja Werner
July 31, 2026
In 1960, twenty-one-year-old Berta Zuther left her life in West Berlin behind to join African American missionary Andrew Foster in Ghana, thus embarking on a journey that would span three continents and result in the establishment of schools for the deaf across Africa. Berta and Andrew were both ...
"Dangerous Vagabonds": French Senegal and Resistance to Slave Emancipation
1st Edition
By Robin A. Hardy
July 20, 2026
"Dangerous Vagabonds" examines the problem of illicit slavery in Senegal following the 1848 emancipation law. Where traditional scholarship relates its persistence to the economic and logistic pressures in the region, as well as a strong indigenous tradition of forced labor, this study goes further...