What’s New in Histories?

In the past 12 months, hundreds of you have read, shared, and tweeted our Cambridge Histories collection, and we published a total of 9 titles between July 2020 and today.


The Cambridge Histories collection brings you a series of reference collections, covering 350 volumes in 10 subject areas including Literature, American History, Middle East and African Studies, and many others. It offers historians an extensive depth of resources to access all types of historical texts nationally, regionally, and globally.


Here are our top 5 titles published in the past year, covering topics that are at the heart of historical discourse. Enjoy reading and discovering What’s new in Histories.

The Cambridge History of the Kurds: This volume focuses on Kurdistan and the Kurds, from the fifteenth to the twenty-first century. It is written by leading scholars in the field and covers key issues and themes including Kurdish language, art and culture, and political, social, and religious movements in Kurdistan. The volume also features chapters on gender, diaspora, political economy, tribes, and folklore. History of the Kurds is a foundational text for readers and scholars interested in Middle Eastern societies.

Cambridge History of Terrorism: Published in May 2021, The Cambridge History of Terrorism offers an authoritative and well-researched analysis of terrorism for people with an interest in terrorism, its causes, and consequences. This volume explores case studies and themes from the history of terrorism to inform and influence scholarly debate and seeks to answer the question of how we should respond to terrorism.

Cambridge History of Science: With the publication of its eighth and final volume, The Cambridge History of Science series is now complete. The most recent volume explores the history of modern science using national, transnational, and global frames of reference. The essays are written by distinguished scholars, and grouped in regions, offering the most recent and comprehensive non-disciplinary history of modern science available.

Cambridge History of Medieval Monasticism in the Latin West: A collection of diverse and magisterial essays, this two-volume set offers a comprehensive treatment of medieval monasticism, from Late Antiquity to the end of the Middle Ages. The essays are written by an international team of scholars, with contributors from Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States. They cover a range of topics and themes and represent the most up-to-date discoveries on this topic.

The Cambridge Economic History of the Modern World: The two-volume set is a recent addition to our Histories titles. Together the volumes trace the development of modern economic growth from 1700 to the present. Leading experts in economic history offer a series of regional studies from around the world, as well as thematic analyses of key factors governing the differential outcomes in different parts of the global economy. Topics covered include human capital, capital and technology, geography and institutions, living standards and inequality, trade and immigration, international finance, and warfare and empire.

Key features of our Histories collection
• Unlimited concurrent users
• Accessible across multiple devices
• Searchable via metadata and full text
• OpenURL compliant and linked through CrossRef

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The Cambridge History of the American Civil War
Three-volume Hardback Set
Edited by Aaron Sheehan-Dean
Winner, 2021 Distinguished Book Award – Reference, Society for Military History

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