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On the Altar: A History of Sacrifice from the Sacred to the Secular
Author:
Sheehan, Jonathan
Department:
History
Published:
2026
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Until the Last Ton: Fossil Fuels in India from Empire to the Climate Crisis 
Wangari Maathai 
Victims, Perpetrators, and the Role of Law in Maoist China 
Turkey: A Past Against History 
The Week: A History of the Unnatural Rhythms That Made Us Who We Are 
The Jews in the Modern Age 
The Insatiable Machine: How Capitalism Conquered the World 
The Importance of Being Gorgeous: Gender and Christian Imperial Rule in Late Antiquity 
Technical Arts in the Han Histories: Tables and Treatises in the Shiji and Hanshu 
Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century