Ancient History & Classics, books, History, medieval studies, open access, Religious Studies

‘Historians will say they were just friends’ – studying sexual norms in the ancient past.

Ulriika Vihervalli discusses the heteronormative ideals of the late antique Christian church, how historians' interpretations of historical sources erase 'other' sexual identities, and her new book, Desire and Disunity.

books, History, Intellectual History, Literature, science fiction

Why Bother with H G Wells in the Twenty-First Century?

Author Bill Cooke examines some of the most popular claims about H G Wells's views on fascism, utopia, and science, viewing Wells as a public intellectual and revealing how he foresaw our current era of ecological disaster.

Ancient History & Classics, History, LUP125, medieval studies, News

In Praise of… Mary Whitby

To celebrate our 125th anniversary this year, we are taking the opportunity to highlight and thank a selection of key figures in LUP’s recent history. The next post in this series has been written by our Senior Commissioning Editor Clare Litt, who has taken the opportunity to reflect on Mary Whitby's impact on LUP, and … Continue reading

History, Political History

British Society in Crisis by Neville Kirk

Britain experienced continual crises from the 1970s to Brexit in 2016. Neville Kirk's new publication British Society and its Three Crises: From 1970s Globalisation, to the Financial Crash of 2007-8 and the onset of Brexit in 2016 is an innovative and comprehensive study which pays special attention to three combined crises: the development of neo-liberal … Continue reading