The Rights of Marine Animals – Chris Armstrong
To mark the occasion of World Whale Day we have made a chapter from Chris Armstrong’s new book,…
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Manners in Middle Class Early Modern England – Keith Thomas
In this extract from his book, In Pursuit of Civility, Keith Thomas looks at manners, civility and codes…
Staff Pick: Our Favourite Books of 2021
Happy New Year! Yale University Press, London staff recommend their favourite books of last year. Find out what…
150 Years of Gilgamesh
The year 2022 marks the 150th anniversary of the rediscovery of the Babylonian epic Gilgamesh. The epic had…
Captain Cook Lays Waste to Moorea
This extract from Frank McLynn’s, Captain Cook: Master of the Seas, describes what happened in October 1777 when,…
Christmas in Medieval England
In this extract from Going to Church in Medieval England, author Nicholas Orme discusses the customs, feasts and…
Christmas at the Country House
In this special festive blog, Yale author Clive Aslet welcomes us in to sit by a warm hearth…
Food Matters. So What?
When I was asked to consider writing Why Food Matters, I was told that this was not supposed…
Staff Pick: Gift Books
Look no further if you need a last minute gift for your loved ones. Our staff members recommend…
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We have prepared a gift guide to help you find the perfect present for your loved ones. Click…
Staff Pick: COP26
To mark the occasion of the COP26 summit in Glasgow this month, we asked our colleagues to recommend…
COP26: Climate Change — No 0.5°C are the Same
James Ladyman & Karoline Wiesner, authors of What is a Complex System?, explain the increases in atmospheric temperature…
COP26: The Problem of Resources in Early Modern Times
Henry Kamen, author of Early Modern European Society recounts the debate over resources and the themes of conservation…
COP26: Big Ideas for a Sustainable Future
Daniel Esty, editor of A Better Planet: Forty Big Ideas for a Sustainable Future explains the Zero Carbon…
COP26: Global Crisis
Geoffrey Parker outlines his book, Global Crisis: War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century, and explores…