History: New Titles http://www.press.umich.edu/rss/newHistory.xml New History Books en-us ump.webmaster@umich.edu The British Museum Concise Introduction to Ancient Greece | by Jenifer Neils http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=335391 An authoritative and fully illustrated introduction to the world of ancient Greece. Devils and Rebels: The Making of Hawthorne's Damned Politics | by Larry J. Reynolds http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=163182 Was Nathaniel Hawthorne a racist? A compelling second look at a canonical American author. Politics in the Pews: The Political Mobilization of Black Churches | by Eric L. McDaniel http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=322916 Examines the factors underlying the political mobilization of Black churches. Neither German nor Pole: Catholicism and National Indifference in a Central European Borderland | by James E. Bjork http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=217738 A unique study of the importance of religious identification in a multi-national region . Topographies of Class: Modern Architecture and Mass Society in Weimar Berlin | by Sabine Hake http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=332792 The first interdisciplinary exploration of the cultural architecture of Weimar Berlin. Philadelphia Freedom: Memoir of a Civil Rights Lawyer | by David Kairys http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=297518 The gripping story of the life and education of one of America's most innovative and idealistic lawyers. Ninety Years Crossing Lake Michigan: The History of the Ann Arbor Car Ferries | by Grant Brown, Jr. http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=344992 An illustrated book about the visionary, risky, and influential business of transporting loaded railroad cars across Lake Michigan. Good Money: Birmingham Button Makers, the Royal Mint, and the Beginnings of Modern Coinage, 1775-1821 | by George Selgin http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=307069 Private Enterprise and the Foundation of Modern Coinage. The Street Porter and the Philosopher: Conversations on Analytical Egalitarianism | edited by Sandra J. Peart and David M. Levy http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=212207 Leading economists explore the premise that all social interactions are exchanges among inherently equal human beings. When Evil Came to Good Hart | by Mardi Link http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=318045 A new look into an old story---the cold-case file of the murders of a wealthy Detroit-area family in their northern Michigan cabin in 1968. Point Betsie: Lightkeeping and Lifesaving on Northeastern Lake Michigan | by Jonathan P. Hawley http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=349781 An illustrated history of the famed Point Betsie Lighthouse. "Jiffy": A Family Tradition, Mixing Business and Old-Fashioned Values | by Cynthia Furlong Reynolds | Chelsea Milling Company http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=360870 The story of the internationally renowned Chelsea Milling Company---a trailblazer in the packaged-food industry. Billy Durant: Creator of General Motors | by Lawrence R. Gustin http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=334291 A new edition of the classic book on the flamboyant genius who helped lead America into the automobile age. The Battle for China's Past: Mao and the Cultural Revolution | by Mobo Gao | Pluto Press http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=343263 Shows that the Mao era was beneficial for most Chinese citizens. Mark One or More: Civil Rights in Multiracial America | by Kim M. Williams http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=17441 NEW IN PAPER! The little-known story of the struggle to include a multiracial category on the U.S. census, and the profound changes it wrought in the American political landscape. Beyond Berlin: Twelve German Cities Confront the Nazi Past | edited by Gavriel D. Rosenfeld and Paul B. Jaskot http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=286865 A compelling exploration of the myriad ways in which German cities have confronted their Nazi pasts. Socialist Modern: East German Everyday Culture and Politics | edited by Katherine Pence and Paul Betts http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=217730 Explores the ways in which modernity shaped the relationship between socialist state and society in East Germany.