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The Art of Conservation

Musical instrument conservation is perhaps the most complex field of art conservation because it not only involves the specialized techniques of wood, metal, textiles, paper, leather, and painting conservation,...

Stewart Pollens | 22 Aug 2015

The World After the World War

We live today in a world that grew out of World War II. When I worked for fourteen years on a history of that war, a question that often puzzled me was that of the aims of the leaders of the major participants....

Gerhard L. Weinberg | 21 Aug 2015

Patent 407848 – The Zip Bible and Its Place in History

Press Archivist, Dr Rosalind Grooms, takes us back to the 1930s, and explores how the Second World War disrupted our bibles business, and sparked a war of words between publishers at Cambridge, Oxford, and Collins.

Rosalind Grooms | 20 Aug 2015

The Ending of the Second World War in China

Diana Lary, the author of China's Civil War, reveals how the end of World War II left China in devastation.

19 Aug 2015

The Philippine Campaign through the Lens of Post-WWII Allied War Crimes Trials

In this excerpt from Justice in Asia and the Pacific Region, 1945-1952, Yuma Totani explores the impacts of WWII as the Allied powers brought war crimes trials against the Japanese. The pursuit of justice shed new light on war in the Philippines.

Yuma Totani | 18 Aug 2015

At the End of the War

On August 15, 1945, the army of Japan surrendered to the Allies, ending the largest global war in history. To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, we will be featuring excerpts and exclusive posts from our history titles and authors for the next three weeks. Phillips Payson O'Brien, the author of How the War Was Won, looks at the strategic decisions and key players that helped the United States put an end to war.

Phillips Payson O'Brien | 17 Aug 2015

Through the Ages: Women in Combat

Since the birth of our nation, American women have been fighting an uphill battle to fight. Beyond the Band of Brothers tackles the pervasive myth in the US military and in popular culture that women don’t...

13 Aug 2015

Sustainable Innovation

The concept of sustainability is an evolving one driven by many factors. While business organizations face risks if they ignore the social, political and regulatory shifts that accompany the movement toward...

Alfred A. Marcus | 11 Aug 2015

Cecil and the Beast

Over the last days, furious users from all over the world have been raging on social media at an American dentist who shot an iconic lion in Zimbabwe. There are calls for the hunter to be extradited to...

Ioannis Ziogas | 5 Aug 2015

70 Years Since Hiroshima

This week will mark the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The American bombings effectively ended the Second World War, killed over 100,000 people, and raised complicated questions about nuclear weapons and the limits of war. In an excerpt from his book The Most Controversial Decision, Wilson D. Miscamble explores the complicated legacy of those events.

Wilson D. Miscamble | 4 Aug 2015

Understanding Business in Europe

Since publication of The Business Environment of Europe last summer, I made three trips to Europe and spent almost three months working in and travelling around the region. While the reasons for travel...

Terrence R. Guay | 3 Aug 2015

Mindfulness in Organizations

"Mindfulness" is one of those buzzwords in management today. How do we get to the heart of what putting it to work in the workplace can really accomplish? Paul Atkins and Jochen Reb, co-editors of Mindfulness in Organizations have some suggestions.

Paul W. B. Atkins, Jochen Reb | 31 Jul 2015