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The idea of progress may well be one of the most important products of Western civilization. Yet most historians avoid the subject, especially the notion that there has been significant moral…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409930/Trade-Politics-and-Revolution
A study of early transatlantic trade in South Carolina that exposes the divisive complexity that led to war

London's "Carolina traders," a little-known group of transatlantic merchants,…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409883/The-Torrid-Zone
The first comparative treatment of settlers' trading, pirating, and colonizing activities in the Caribbean

Brimming with new perspectives and cutting-edge research, the essays collected…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409846/Religion-Space-and-the-Atlantic-World
An interdisciplinary exploration of the influence of physical space in the study of religion

While the concept of an Atlantic world has been central to the work of historians for decade…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409830/English-Ethnicity-and-Culture-in-North-America
Ten scholars examine English identity, what makes it distinct, and its role in shaping American culture

To many, English immigrants contributed nothing substantial to the varied palette…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409803/Jewish-Sanctuary-in-the-Atlantic-World
A cultural and architectural history of Judaism as it expanded and took root in the Atlantic world

Jewish Sanctuary in the Atlantic World is a unique blend of cultural and architectural…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409690/Rhetoric-of-the-Chinese-Cultural-Revolution
A startling look at revolutionary rhetoric and its effects

Now known to the Chinese as the "ten years of chaos," the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-76) brought death to thousands of…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409292/Longitude-by-Wire
A compelling narrative of how American ingenuity solved an international scientific mystery

At the turn of the nineteenth century, even the most experienced mariners were still risking…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409344/The-Fruits-of-Exile
Fresh insights on an underexplored moment in intellectual history

The Fruits of Exile casts new light on the history of émigré thinkers escaping from the rise of fascism in Central Euro…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409348/Material-Culture-in-Anglo-America
A heavily illustrated comparative study of artifacts and architecture from three historically linked regions

Material Culture in Anglo-America examines the extent to which regions proje…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800