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Books

UCL Press publishes high-quality research monographs and edited volumes, primarily for the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Across 10 years of publishing growth, we have built particular strengths in Anthropology, Archaeology and Museum Studies, Architecture and the Built Environment, Comparative Literature, Education, History and Social Sciences. We are actively building our Law and Criminology lists and focusing new attention on our already vibrant publishing for History and Philosophy of Science. Informed by the principles and research interests at UCL, themes of social justice, community engagement, global networking and ‘disruptive thinking’ are characteristic in books across the subjects we publish. Interdisciplinarity is fostered and we encourage collaborations between scholars at different points in their career.

Looking for journals? Visit journals.uclpress.co.uk.

History

From ancient civilizations to the twentieth century, discover a wide range of perspectives in history,  including the Global Dutch and Modern Americas series.

In addition, you may also be interested in Jewish Historical Studies: Transactions of the Jewish Historical Society of England,  a fully peer-reviewed open access journal that aims to serve as a leading forum for Anglo-Jewish historiography. UCL Press also publishes The London Journal of Canadian Studies. This interdisciplinary open access journal specialises in Canadian history, politics, culture and society.

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Ancient Identities in Britain

Richard Hingley, Kate Sharpe, Thomas Yarrow,

21 October 2025

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Millionaire Shopping

Caroline Dakers,

25 September 2025

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Women’s Labour Activism in Eastern Europe and Beyond

Selin Çağatay, Mátyás Erdélyi, Alexandra Ghiț, Olga Gnydiuk, Veronika Helfert, Ivelina Masheva, Zhanna Popova, Jelena Tešija, Eszter Varsa, Susan Zimmermann,

26 August 2025

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No Country for Travellers?

Rosemary Sweet, Richard Ansell,

14 August 2025

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The Sciences of the Democracies

Jean-Paul Gagnon, Benjamin Abrams,

07 August 2025

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Petty Tyranny and Soulless Discipline?

Claire Hilton,

01 July 2025

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Canaletto’s Camera

Philip Steadman,

05 June 2025

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Span the World with Friendship

Douglas Bourn, Richard Palser,

02 June 2025

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Between Feast and Famine

John Nott,

18 March 2025

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William Lawrence and the Organ of Mind

Elfed Huw Price,

04 March 2025

Cover of the book War Essays by Zainab Bahrani, published by UCL Press. The cover features an abstract, burnt and weathered parchment design with fragments of red and black imagery. open access

War Essays

Zainab Bahrani,

27 January 2025

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Reconnoitring Russia

Denis J. B. Shaw,

08 October 2024

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Between Design and Making

Andrew Tierney, Melanie Hayes,

08 July 2024

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Newman University Church, Dublin

Niamh Bhalla,

01 July 2024

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