New Historical Perspectives (NHP) is the Society’s book series for early career scholars (within ten years of their doctorate), commissioned and edited by the Royal Historical Society, in association with University of London Press and the Institute of Historical Research.
What’s distinctive about New Historical Perspectives?
The NHP series provides extensive support and feedback for authors, many of whom are writing their first monograph having recently completed a History PhD.
Each author in the series receives substantial reports from peer reviewers and series editors; is assigned a contact and ‘mentor’ from the editorial board; and takes part in an Author Workshop to discuss a near complete book with invited specialists. Author Workshops are opportunities to discuss and develop a manuscript with expert readers before submission to the publisher.
Second, all NHP titles are published as free Open Access (OA) editions, eBooks, and in hard and paperback formats by University of London Press. Digital editions of each book increase discoverability and readership. The cost of publishing NHP volumes as Open Access is covered by the series partners, not the author or an author’s academic institution.
Published in April 2023: A Very British Witch Hunt
In Anti-Communism in Britain During the Early Cold War, Matthew Gerth provides the first book-length study of how British Cold War anti-communism transpired and manifested, while McCarthyism raged across the Atlantic.
In striking detail, this book describes a nation at war with a specific political ideology and its willingness to use a variety of measures to disrupt or eradicate its influence.
Recent titles in the Series
- Charlotte Berry, The Margins of Late Medieval London, 1430-1540 (February 2022)
- Sarah Fox, Giving Birth in Eighteenth-Century England (April 2022)
- Peter Collinge and Louise Falcini eds., Providing for the Poor. The Old Poor Law, 1750–1834 (August 2022)
- Leo Shipp, The Poets Laureate of the Long Eighteenth Century, 1668–1813 (September 2022)
- Stephen Mullen, The Glasgow Sugar Aristocracy: Scotland and Caribbean Slavery, 1775-1838 (November 2022)
Edited collections in the NHP series
In addition to monographs, the series also publishes edited collections. NHP collections are collaborations between historians: edited and including chapters by early career scholars, along with essays from more senior historians.
- Antonia Fitzpatrick and John Sabapathy eds., Individuals, Institutions and Medieval Scholasticism (2020)
- Fiona McCall ed., Church and People in Interregnum Britain (2021)
- Heidi Egginton and Zoe Thomas eds., Precarious Professionals. Gender, Identity and Social Change in Modern Britain (2021)
- Alexandra Hughes-Johnson and Lyndsey Jenkins eds., The Politics of Women’s Suffrage. Local, National and international Perspectives (2021)
New Historical Perspectives began publishing in late 2019 and a full listing of titles in the series is available from the University of London Press and via JSTOR Open Access Books.
Submitting a proposal
The Series Editors and Editorial Board welcome proposals for new NHP titles. Proposals may include full-size monographs and edited collections of up to 100,000 words. The NHP series also publishes shorter monographs (50-60,000 words) where this is an appropriate length for a topic.
Many NHP authors are publishing their first book, and editorial mentoring and Author Workshops are designed to help with the transition from PhD to monograph. Equally, the Series Editors welcome proposals for second books from authors within 10 years of completing their doctorates.
More on submitting a proposal to the Series Editors.
Enquiries about the series
For general enquiries, please email the RHS Academic Director: philip.carter@royalhistsoc.org.
If you wish to contact the Series’ co-editors directly, please email Professor Elizabeth Hurren (eh140@leicester.ac.uk) or Professor Heather Shore (h.shore@mmu.ac.uk).