The Short Oxford History of the Modern World series is a book series published by the Oxford University Press publishing house.
Each book gives a comprehensive introduction to a particular period or theme in history.
The general editor for the series is J.M. Roberts.
| Title | Author(s) | Publishing date | Other editions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empire to Welfare State: English History, 1906-67 | T.O. LLoyd | June 11, 1970 | 1906-76, 2nd ed. (April 1979) 1906-85, 3rd ed. (October 16, 1986) 1906-92, 4th ed. (July 22, 1993) 1906-2001, 5th ed. (May 2, 2002) |
| The Crisis of Parliaments: English History, 1509-1660 | Conrad Russell | April 1, 1971 | |
| Endurance and Endeavour: Russian History, 1812-1971 | J.N. Westwood | February 15, 1973 | 1812-1980, 2nd ed. (December 1981 1812-1986, 3rd ed. (July 16, 1987) 1812-1992, 4th ed. (April 12, 1992) 1812-2001, 5th ed. (October 17, 2002) |
| The Old European Order, 1660-1800 | William Doyle | November 30, 1978 | 2nd ed. (November 26, 1992) |
| The Limits of Liberty: American History 1607-1980 | Maldwyn A. Jones | December 1983 | 1607-1992 (March 9, 1995) |
| The British Empire, 1558-1983 | T.O. LLoyd | October 1, 1984 | 1558-1995, 2nd ed. (November 21, 1996) |
| Modern India: The Origins of an Asian Democracy | Judith Brown | February 1985 | 2nd ed. (May 1, 1994) |
| Barricades and Borders: Europe, 1800-1914 | Robert Gildea | June 1, 1987 | 2nd ed. (March 1996) 3rd ed. (March 6, 2003) |
| Rebellions and Revolutions: China from the 1800s to the 1980s | Jack Gray | May 1, 1990 | 1800s to 2000, 2nd ed. (April 3, 2003) |
| British History 1815-1914 | Norman McCord Bill Purdue |
May 23, 1991 | 2nd ed. (October 25, 2007) |
| The European Dynastic States, 1494-1660 | Richard Bonney | December 1, 1991 | |
| Albion Ascendant: English History 1660-1815 | Wilfrid Prest | June 4, 1998 | |
| The Pursuit of Power in Modern Japan, 1825-1995 | Chushichi Tsuzuki | April 13, 2000 |