New Historical Perspectives is a book series for early career scholars within the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Books in the series are overseen by an expert editorial board to ensure the highest standards of peer-reviewed scholarship. Commissioning and editing is undertaken by the Royal Historical Society, and the series is published by the University of London Press in association with the Institute of Historical Research.
The series is supported by the Economic History Society and the Past and Present Society.
Series co-editors: Professor Elizabeth Hurren (University of Leicester) and Professor Heather Shore (Manchester Metropolitan University)
Founding co-editors: Simon Newman (University of Glasgow) and Penny Summerfield (University of Manchester)
Editorial board: Professor Charlotte Alston (Northumbria University); Professor David Andress (University of Portsmouth); Dr Christopher Bahl (Durham University); Dr Milinda Banerjee (University of St Andrews); Dr Robert Barnes (York St John University); Dr Karin Bowie (University of Glasgow); Professor Catherine Clarke (Institute of Historical Research, University of London); Professor Neil Fleming (University of Worcester); Professor Ian Forrest (University of Oxford); Dr Emma Gallon (University of London Press); Dr Sarah Longair (University of Lincoln); Professor Jane Whittle (University of Exeter); Dr Charlotte Wildman (University of Manchester); Dr Nick Witham (University College London)
Recently published
Anti-Communism in Britain During the Early Cold War: A Very British Witch Hunt, by Matthew Gerth (April 2023)
The Glasgow Sugar Aristocracy: Scotland and Caribbean Slavery, 1775–1838, by Stephen Mullen (November 2022)