Emeritus Professor Crook has published widely on Anglo-American history and Darwinian themes. His more recent books include Darwinism, War and History (Cambridge, 1994); Darwin’s Coat-Tails: Essays on Social Darwinism (Peter Lang, 2007); and Grafton Elliot Smith, Egyptology and the Diffusion of Culture (Sussex, 2012).
Journal Article: Review of 'How Empire shaped us' Edited by Antoinette Burton and Dane Kennedy
Crook, Paul (2016). Review of 'How Empire shaped us' Edited by Antoinette Burton and Dane Kennedy. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 62 (3), 489-490. doi: 10.1111/ajph.12294
Journal Article: Social darwinism: myth and reality
Crook, Paul (2015). Social darwinism: myth and reality. This View of Life
Journal Article: Review of Malthus: the life and legacy of an untimely prophet
Crook, Paul (2015). Review of Malthus: the life and legacy of an untimely prophet. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 61 (1), 152-153.
Grafton Elliot Smith, Egyptology and the diffusion of culture: a biographical perspective
Crook, Paul (2012). Grafton Elliot Smith, Egyptology and the diffusion of culture: a biographical perspective. Brighton, United Kingdom: Sussex Academic Press.
Darwin's Coat-tails: Essays on Social Darwinism
Crook, Paul (2007). Darwin's Coat-tails: Essays on Social Darwinism. New York: Peter Lang.
Crook, Paul (1994). Darwinism, War and History: The Debate over the Biology of War from the 'Origin of Species' to the First World War. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
Benjamin Kidd, Portrait of a Social Darwinist
Crook, D. P. (1984). Benjamin Kidd, Portrait of a Social Darwinist. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Diplomacy During the American Civil War
Crook, D. P. (1975). Diplomacy During the American Civil War. New York, NY, United States: John Wiley & Sons.
The North, the South and the Powers, 1861-65
Crook, David Paul (1974). The North, the South and the Powers, 1861-65. New York, NY, United States: John Wiley & Sons.
American Democracy in English Politics
Crook, David Paul (1965). American Democracy in English Politics. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
Cox, Damian and Crook, Peter (2015). Plato's paradox of leadership. Leadership and ethics. (pp. 129-150) London, United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Academic.
Crook, D. P. (2003). The case against area bombing. Patrick Blacketi: Sailor, Scientist and Socialist. (pp. 167-186) edited by Hore and Peter. Great Britain: Frank Cass.
Whiggery and America: Accommodating the radical threat
Crook, D. P. (2000). Whiggery and America: Accommodating the radical threat. Radicalism and Revolution in Britain, 1755-1848. Essays in Honour of Malcolm I. Thomis. (pp. 191-206) Basingstoke, England: Macmillan.
Review of 'How Empire shaped us' Edited by Antoinette Burton and Dane Kennedy
Crook, Paul (2016). Review of 'How Empire shaped us' Edited by Antoinette Burton and Dane Kennedy. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 62 (3), 489-490. doi: 10.1111/ajph.12294
Social darwinism: myth and reality
Crook, Paul (2015). Social darwinism: myth and reality. This View of Life
Review of Malthus: the life and legacy of an untimely prophet
Crook, Paul (2015). Review of Malthus: the life and legacy of an untimely prophet. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 61 (1), 152-153.
Review of The life of R. H. Tawney: socialism and history
Crook, Paul (2015). Review of The life of R. H. Tawney: socialism and history. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 61 (1), 153-154.
Book review of The intellectual world of CS Lewis
Crook, Paul (2014). Book review of The intellectual world of CS Lewis. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 60 (3), 484-485.
(Book review) The Habsburgs: the history of a dynasty
Crook, Paul (2014). (Book review) The Habsburgs: the history of a dynasty. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 60 (1), 145-146.
Egypt and the Origin of Civilization: The British School of Culture Diffusion, 1890s-1940s
Crook, Paul (2013). Egypt and the Origin of Civilization: The British School of Culture Diffusion, 1890s-1940s. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 59 (3), 499-500. doi: 10.1111/ajph.12028
Crook, Paul (2013). GK Chesterton: A Biography. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 59 (3), 490-491. doi: 10.1111/ajph.12028
English public opinion and the American Civil War.
Crook, DP (2007). English public opinion and the American Civil War.. English Historical Review, 122 (495), 209-211. doi: 10.1093/ehr/cel407
Review of War against the weak: Eugenics and America's campaign to create a master race by E Black
Crook, D. P. (2005). Review of War against the weak: Eugenics and America's campaign to create a master race by E Black. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 1 (51), 144-145.
American Eugenics and the Nazis: Recent historiography
Crook, D. P. (2002). American Eugenics and the Nazis: Recent historiography. The European Legacy, 7 (3), 363-380.
Crook, Paul (2002). Eugenics, genetics and feeblemindedness in interwar Britain: How scientists coped with the problem of the Goddard data and the Hardy-Weinberg formula. Proceedings of the University of Queensland History Research Group, 13 (1), 101-119.
Review of The Nazi War on Cancer.
Crook, D. P. (2002). Review of The Nazi War on Cancer.. The European Legacy, 7 (2), 239-241.
British anthropologists face the Nazis: the prelude to the Race and Culture Committee Report 1934-36
Crook, Paul (2000). British anthropologists face the Nazis: the prelude to the Race and Culture Committee Report 1934-36. Proceedings of the University of Queensland History Research Group, 11, 38-69.
Review of M. Ruse, Mystery of Mysteries: Is Evolution a Social Construction?
Crook, D. P. (2000). Review of M. Ruse, Mystery of Mysteries: Is Evolution a Social Construction?. The European Legacy, 5 (4), 585-588.
Historical monkey business: The myth of a Darwinized British imperial discourse
Crook, Paul (1999). Historical monkey business: The myth of a Darwinized British imperial discourse. History, 84 (276), 633-657. doi: 10.1111/1468-229X.00127
Ideology of the master race: eugenics and scientific racism in the United States and the Third Reich
Crook, Paul (1999). Ideology of the master race: eugenics and scientific racism in the United States and the Third Reich. Proceedings of the University of Queensland History Research Group, 10, 53-62.
Was Charles Darwin to blame for Cecil Rhodes? Evolution and empire
Crook, Paul (1997). Was Charles Darwin to blame for Cecil Rhodes? Evolution and empire. Proceedings of the University of Queensland History Research Group, 8, 60-82.
The debate over the biology of war during World War I
Crook, Paul (1992). The debate over the biology of war during World War I. Proceedings of the University of Queensland History Research Group, 2, 34-38.
Crook, D. P. (2004). Kidd, Benjamin (1858-1916).