An in-depth exploration of the interactions of policy, military force, and society in the waging of war and the quest for peace and security in the Middle East.

An in-depth exploration of the history of the dynamic cultures, politics, identities, and societies that developed due to voluntary and forced migrations of Africans within and outside Africa.

An in-depth exploration of Viking life, culture, trade, and migrations from 790 to 1100 CE. Emphasis on methods and applications of interdisciplinary research, particularly the potential of archaeology to make contributions to historical studies.

Medieval British history, emphasizing the development of parliament and the common law; the medieval church in the British Isles; the social impact of warfare; the demographic impact of famine and plague in England and Britain.

An in-depth exploration of the political, economic, intellectual, artistic, and religious upheavals in Europe from the thirteenth through the sixteenth centuries and the resulting social, political, religious, and cultural changes.

The Medieval Mediterranean as a global region, highlighting the various connections and cultural hybridities that linked peoples of Europe, Africa, and “Asia” (now called the Middle East).

An in-depth exploration of the history of the French Revolution of 1789 to 1799. Emphasis on transformations in the state, political culture, economics, intellectual culture, gender roles, religion, and society.

An in-depth exploration of the history of Britain under the Tudor and Stuart dynasties. Emphasis on dynastic politics, religion, violence, and culture.

An in-depth exploration of the debates and conflicts over the concept of national identity in France from Waterloo to the present day. Emphasis on shifting conceptions of the "nation" in the Bourbon Restoration, the revolutions of 1830 and 1848, the Second Empire, republicanism, imperialism, the world wars, Gaullism, and the inception of the European Union.

The political, social, and economic history of Britain from the end of the Napoleonic War to the beginning of the First World War.

The political, social, and economic history of Britain from the beginning of the First World War to the end of the first Blair government.

An in-depth exploration of the dynamic relationship between religion and war throughout American history. Coverage stresses, but extends beyond, the Christian faith and traditions.

An in-depth exploration of the history of the evolution of Inter-American relations from colonization to the contemporary development of regional economic blocs. Emphasis on relations among the American colonies, efforts at unification after independence, the expanding role of the United States in hemispheric relations and the Latin-American reaction, and the evolution of regionalism in the hemisphere.

An in-depth exploration of legal and constitutional documents, ideas, cases, and debates in American history from the colonial era to 1877.

An in-depth exploration of the origins, major events, and legacy of the struggle to gain full equality for African Americans in the century following the American Civil War. Emphasis on the philosophies and strategies employed to realize full citizenship rights for blacks, individual and institutional leadership, the participation of women, the role of religion, and the impact of this social justice movement on the South, the United States, and the world.

An in-depth exploration of women's history in America from the colonial period to the end of the Civil War. Emphasis on differing experiences of Native, enslaved, and free women; changing ideas about women; and women’s roles in family life, religion, education, work, and activism.

An in-depth exploration of the social, political, and economic history of women in the United States from the end of the Civil War to the present. Emphasis on diverse experiences of women of different races, classes, and religions; changing ideas about women; and women’s roles in family life, religion, education, work, politics, and activism.

An in-depth exploration of the history of global conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1991 including cultural, social, economic, political, and religious aspects.

The frontier in American history from early colonial times to the end of the nineteenth century, with emphasis on the significance of the frontier in American history and historiography.

An in-depth exploration of political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic developments in the United States in the 1960s.

An in-depth exploration of the emergence, expansion, and impact of urban growth in America from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the mechanics of city building, the social, economic, political, and cultural dimensions of urban development and the changing image of the city in the minds of the American people.

An in-depth exploration of the physical, social, cultural, and economic relationships between humans and their environment in America from pre-contact to the present.

An in-depth exploration of the foundations of U.S. diplomacy from the establishment of the republic to the early twentieth century. Emphasis on transnational influences, democracy, gender, trade, slavery, race, and imperialism.

An in-depth exploration of the emergence of the United States as a global power from the end of World War 1 to the present. Emphasis on ideology, economics, race, religion, and militarism.

An in-depth exploration of Americans' enduring beliefs about and attitudes toward the world and themselves from the era of the Puritans through the transcendentalists. Emphasis on patterns of beliefs as bases for assurance and commitment.

An in-depth exploration of beliefs Americans have relied on to define and comprehend the world and themselves. Emphasis on what Americans needed and were able to believe in their search for assurance from the naturalism of the Gilded Age to the personal experiential quest of the present.