In a world of increasing and constant change, historical perspectives have never been more important. Whether it’s understanding the roots of political and social movements, exploring how earlier scientific and medical discoveries have led to breakthroughs in research, or learning how people in other times and spaces thought and felt about the changes experienced in their lifetimes.

The History eBook subject area is on the pulse of current trends in historical and archaeological study, publishing high-quality, cutting-edge, peer-reviewed research from authors across the world. The collection not only serves as an invaluable resource for those within the humanities and social sciences; it also supports and contributes to wider multidisciplinary conversations, enabling those from other fields to enrich their research with an appreciation of how we got to where we are today.

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Key Topics

  • Global and Transnational History
  • History of Medicine and Mental Health
  • History of Gender and Sexuality
  • History of Science and Philosophy
  • Historical Archaeology

New & Emerging Research Areas

  • Latin American History
  • Indigenous History
  • Environmental History
  • Classical Antiquity
  • Archaeology and Heritage

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About the editor

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Emily Russell is Publisher for History in the Humanities Books team at Springer Nature. Her global team includes: Lucy Kidwell (Senior Editor for Palgrave History, based in London); Carly Silver (Editor for Palgrave History, based in New York); and Christi Lue (Editor for Palgrave History and Springer Archaeology, based in Dordrecht). Emily and her team work together closely to cover almost all subdisciplines in history and archaeology, publishing research across a range of formats including monographs, contributed volumes, textbooks, handbooks and Palgrave Pivots / Springer Briefs.

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