Before the 16th century Britain was a small, out-of-the-way backwater, lagging far behind other global powers in terms of power and innovation. This all changed...
'Sunil Amrith has given us the most readable global environmental history yet... a towering achievement and a joy to read' - J. R.McNeill'The Burning Earth...
In the latter half of the twentieth century, a revolutionary idea promised to upend the global order. Anti-imperialist militancy, bolstered by international solidarity,...
A major new account of the epic siege of the island fortress of Malta Even as the great siege began it was understood by both...
From the author of The History of the World in 100 Animals, a BBC Radio Four Book of the Week, comes an inspirational new book...
Approximately 11 million people were killed during the Holocaust. No one will ever know the exact figure. Of those, some six million were Jewish, including...
This book explores both the Old and New Testaments in depth. It retells the stories from the bible and includes biblical quotations, references, portraits, artwork,...
The 1960s, the most tumultuous decade of the twentieth century, were a time of tectonic shifts in all aspects of society - from the March...
A brilliant account of the coming of the French Revolution, and the culminating work of this most distinguished historian 'Events do not come naked into...
The story of our Universe, from its beginning in the first milliseconds of the Big Bang right up to our present moment and beyond, told...
A compelling and lively history that examines the lives of British artists from the late-19th century to today. In This is Tomorrow Michael Bird takes...
With a collection of 64 maps and infographics, this book includes the Map of Stereotypes Maps of Internet, YouTube and Gaming Maps of Literature, Music...
'Eye-opening, thought-provoking and deeply enjoyable, What is Free Speech? is a work of great profundity and brilliance’ William DalrympleA fresh and exciting approach to one...
A systematic investigation of growth in nature and society, from tiny organisms to the trajectories of empires and civilizations.Growth has been both an unspoken and...
This illustrated introduction to the history of China offers a fresh understanding of China’s progress from the Neolithic age to the present. Told in six...
A world without cars would be unrecognizable. They have altered the shape of our cities, transformed our nations and landscapes, revolutionised the way we make...
Discover how humans created their world from the objects they left behind - from the US Constitution to the first iPhone - in DK's latest...
Drag is transformation, communication, and, above all, exaggeration, where gender non-conformity is the plat du jour. This fearless book observes this increasingly complex world by...
A stunning visual celebration of the world's aircraft and the pioneers who made a dream become reality. Introducing Flight - a historical and visual exploration...
We think we know ancient Greece, the civilisation that shares the same name and gave us just about everything that defines 'western' culture today, in...
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