Past Imperfect

Past Imperfect presents concise critical overviews of the latest research by the world’s leading scholars. Subjects cross the full range of fields in the period ca. 400-1500 CE which, in a European context, is known as the Middle Ages. Anyone interested in this period will be enthralled and enlightened by these overviews, written in provocative but accessible language. These affordable paperbacks prove that the era still retains a powerful resonance and impact throughout the world today.

The readership of these short, affordable books comprises principally fellow scholars in late antique, medieval, and early modern studies as a whole (but authors should not assume that they are specialists in the specific topic) and postgraduate and undergraduate students. Additionally we aspire to reach the wider educated public through making the book easily available on various national Amazon online stores. The books should be written in a scholarly idiom, but one that is accessible to these different audiences.

For more information on preparing a volume for this series see the guidance page.

This brand of compact volumes is developed through personal invitation of specialists capable of writing a concise, short monograph in the “edgy” style described below. The invitation is based on the press’s research into suitable scholars who are already established authorities in the field. Notwithstanding, all submitted manuscripts are subject to peer review from an independent expert chosen by the press. The peer review questionnaire is modified from the press’s standard form, to reflect the particular demands of this type of publication.