📚 Books of the Month

Here are the books that we enjoyed reading last month... April 2024 Books of the Month Dear Reader Even though we publish digitally, we absolutely love books! Here's our monthly selection of books that our editorial team has reviewed. [The Global Merchants: The Enterprise and Extravagance of the Sassoon Dynasty]( Appealing to professionals and interested readers alike, "The Global Merchants" is both the story of the rise and fall of a family and a look at the dramatic changes of the 19th and 20th centuries. Joseph Sassoon, a distant relative of the family in question, skillfully weaves together the story of the rise and evolution of both imperialism and capitalism in the manner of a family novel. [Read full review]( [The Problem of Immigration in a Slaveholding Republic: Policing Mobility in the Nineteenth-Century United States]( Kevin Kenny’s "The Problem of Immigration in a Slaveholding Republic: Policing Mobility in the 19th Century United States" documents the legal history of the early United States through the late 1800s as the federal government rose to supremacy over the states in matters of immigration. While broad in its scope, Kenny's work should be a worthy addition to the collection of students interested in legal history and constitutional thinking. [Read full review]( [What Are They Saying About Ancient Israelite Religion?]( A concise summary of the past few decades of scholarship on the emergence of monotheism in ancient Israel. Aimed at university-level readers. [Read full review]( [Empires of Ancient Eurasia: The First Silk Roads Era, 100 BCE – 250 CE]( This is an interesting account written for a general audience that discusses the history of the Silk Roads from the 2nd century BCE to the 3rd century CE. [Read full review]( [Elektra: A Novel]( Spanning the lead-up to the Trojan War, the war itself, and the aftermath, Jennifer Saint's novel has woven an intricate retelling of the ten-year-long siege of Troy and the Curse of the House of Atreus from the points of view of three remarkable women; Cassandra, Clytemnestra, and Elektra. [Read full review]( [More History Book Reviews]( Disclaimer: We receive a commission for books sold through our website. Write a Review Why not write a book review for the most widely read ancient history encyclopedia online? [Submit a Review]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Pinterest]( [YouTube]( [World History Foundation]( is a non-profit organization registered in Canada. [World History Publishing Ltd]( is a non-profit company registered in the United Kingdom. Our mission is to engage people with cultural heritage and to improve history education worldwide. [Donate Now]( You are receiving this email because you have either signed up for our weekly newsletter or subscribed to our membership. Our mailing address is: World History Publishing Ltd Brook House Mint StreetGodalming, Surrey GU7 1HE United Kingdom [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](