History

Four volumes of English history, including British colonies, wars, pastimes, and prominent people, during the 1837–1901 reign of Queen Victoria.

"Offering a multidimensional approach to one of the most important episodes of the twentieth century, The Columbia Guide to the Holocaust offers readers and researchers a general history of the Holocaust while delving into the core issues and debates in the study of the Holocaust today. "

"the essential reference book for anyone with an interest in British history."

"provide[s] a comprehensive historical overview of the changes in European migration since the 1950s. Main phases in immigration, its backgrounds, and its determinants across the continent are described making use of secondary literature and data."

"...explores how black women in France itself, the French Caribbean, Gorée, Dakar, Rufisque, and Saint-Louis experienced and reacted to French colonialism and how gendered readings of colonization, decolonization, and social movements cast new light on the history of French colonization and of black France."

"provides concise coverage of the entire Cold War, paying particular attention to the Soviet-American dimension. "

"Sir Martin Gilbert's illustrated survey of the pre- and post-war history of the Jewish people in Europe."

"The period of the 'long' Second World War (1936-1948) was marked by mass movements of diverse populations: 60 million people either fled or were forced from their homes."

"provides an innovative re-examination of the suffrage movement, presenting new perspectives which challenge the existing literature on this subject."