Discover the bizarre world of medieval witch trials or the intricate codes of manners at the Georgian dinner table with the Folio Society’s collection of social history books. With beautiful illustrations or carefully researched photographs these titles are the perfect guide for any reader with an interest in how society has developed across the world. See below for the full list of Folio Social History books.
A searing and visceral account of how the American West was really won. Told from the point of view of the American Indian, the catalogue of broken promises, treaties and battles is a tragic but essential story. Translated into 17 languages and a bestseller worldwide, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee awakened a new understanding of America’s past.
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This selection of celebrated essays by Charles Dickens conjures up a peerless, eyewitness account of the 19th-century capital, from the rarefied world of Whitehall to working-class conviviality and blighted slums.
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History as it really happened - Gripping accounts of great events spanning over 4,000 years. Our story begins with hieroglyphics and ends with the BlackBerry. Compiled and edited by esteemed journalist and historian Robert Fox.
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In this seminal history, Marc Bloch reveals the bonds of loyalty that held medieval society together. Jacques Le Goff introduces.
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The first complete history available in English to have been written by Chinese authors, this new edition covers the thousands of years of China's development - from its very ancient roots to the 20th century.
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From prehistory to the 20th century, this innovative history focuses on Japan’s unique environment and how it has helped shape the nation. With over 60 illustrations including superb colour photographs.
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The Holocaust is the definitive account of the Jewish genocide, by one of the foremost authorities on the Second World War. This Folio edition features artwork from the period by Jewish artists, as well as a new introduction by author Sir Martin Gilbert.
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The most fascinating work of oral and documentary history ever written about Victorian London, and an influence on many writers, most notably Dickens.
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An enthralling account of the French capital's transition from Vichy government to post-war liberation, with a new introduction by the authors.
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The award-winning history of the Russian Revolution (1891-1924), with a new introduction by author Orlando Figes
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One of the most intriguing history books of the past 50 years, Keith Thomas’s Religion and the Decline of Magic describes the relationship between the occult and Christianity in England in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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A marvellous, kaleidoscopic social history of London during the 1660s, from Pepys to the Great Fire. Introduced by Jenny Uglow.
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