She came to the throne in 1952 when Britain had a far-flung empire, Winston Churchill was prime minister, sweets were rationed, mums stayed at home...
A visually compelling and panoramic analysis of the eclectic culture of shamanism. Entering trance states, healing body and soul, invoking animals as spirit guides and...
From the author of The Shifts and the Shocks, and one of the most influential writers on economics, a reckoning with how and why the...
Global neoliberalism is on its last legs, while a new international economic order is taking hold. Trade blocs, tariff wars, economic sanctions, and national champions...
'A stunning global history of West Africa ... with this new tour de force, Green confirms himself as the most innovative historian, writer, and thinker...
In 1977, twenty years after the publication of his landmark poem ",Howl,", and Jack Kerouac's seminal book On the Road, Allen Ginsberg decided it was...
Discover the gripping, action-packed history of the motorcycle, from the earliest petrol-powered two-wheelers to the blistering superbikes of today. Tracing the history and allure of...
Why do patriarchal systems survive? In this groundbreaking work of feminist theory, Nancy Folbre examines the contradictory effects of capitalist development. She explains why the...
The fascinating history of poetry anthologies and their influence on British society and culture over the last four centuries. For hundreds of years, anthologies have...
This book introduces students to the key concepts of women’s history, gender as a category of analysis, and the history of feminism. Spanning the late...
What should you do at Christmas? In Edvard Munch's Christmas in the Brothel, the artist depicts himself sleeping off the effects of drink, but the...
Freedom Ship is a gripping history of stowaway slaves and the vessels that carried them to liberty. Up to 100,000 fugitives successfully fled the horrors...
The history of selling sex is a hidden one, its practitioners a 'damnable crew' pushed to the margins of history. Harlots, Whores &,amp, Hackabouts redresses...
This first full-length biography of the Nobel Laureate to appear in a quarter century explores John Steinbeck's long apprenticeship as a writer struggling through the...
Stalinism at War tells the epic story of the Soviet Union in World War Two. Starting with Soviet involvement in the war in Asia and...
We live in an age in which extraordinary wealth seems to arrive from unfathomable sources, such as when tech firms that have never made a...
'This unique and fascinating history explains why the blame now being piled upon meritocracy for many social ills is misplaced-and that assigning responsibilities to the...
The Original Rider Waite Tarot is the most popular and widely used tarot card deck in the world. First issued in 1910, each card is...
Once you accept that the impossible is really possible, what happens in Russia makes perfect sense In December 2013, David Satter became the first American...
A beautifully illustrated and unique history of the ",queen of flowers", in art, medicine, cuisine, and more...