'TEN, NINE, EIGHT, SEVEN . . .' On April 12, 1961, the Soviet Union begins its countdown.From the steppes of Kazakhstan, the first human -...
'The best single-volume study of the Enlightenment that we have' Literary ReviewThe Enlightenment is one of the formative periods of Western history, yet more than...
Charts world history from the dawn of civilisation to the modern culture we live in today. From the origins of homo-sapiens to the release of...
Featuring plays and poetry from all over the world, including Latin American and African fiction, this book offers a deeper look into the famed fiction...
Part of the popular Big Ideas series, this book introduces you to the subject that tells you all about what society is and what makes...
The most acute, informed, and up-to-date account available today of Ukraine and its people, now in its fourth edition. ",An interesting and provocative read, which...
Discover the key battles, tactics, technologies and turning points of the Second World War - the epic conflict that shaped the modern world. The World...
When did globalization begin? Most observers have settled on 1492, the year Columbus discovered America. But as celebrated Yale professor Valerie Hansen shows, it was...
John Haywood presents a grand sweep of global history in an immediately accessible format via concise, insightful and engaging text summaries alongside timelines, maps and...
One of the Daily Telegraph's Best Books of 2017, A Guardian `Readers' Choice' Best Book of 2017, Without the benefit of hindsight, how do you...
First published in 1999, Uncommon Grounds tells the story of coffee from its discovery on a hill in ancient Abyssinia to the advent of Starbucks...
A timely and incisive examination of contemporary urban unrest that explains why riots will continue until citizens are equally treated and politically included. In the...
'Not only a riveting tale of Black women's leadership of slave revolts but an equally dramatic story of the engaged scholarship that enabled its discovery'...
A unique re-interpretation of the most devastating conflict the world has ever seen, using the tools offered by the latest information technology and graphic design....
An essential primer on capitalism, politics and how the world works, based on the hugely popular undergraduate lecture series 'What is Politics?'Is there an alternative...
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE GILDER LEHRMAN PRIZE FOR MILITARY HISTORY'A masterpiece. It puts all previous single-volume works of the conflict in the...
The ideal of freedom is at the heart of our political and economic system. It is foundational to our sense of justice, our way of...
Few men have the extraordinary ability to get absolutely nothing done like Homer Simpson, the true American Idle. Now you too can develop a flair...
General Erich Ludendorff was one of the most important military individuals of the last century, yet today, is one of the least known. One of...
In 1889, the first Official Secrets Act was passed, creating offences of 'disclosure of information' and 'breach of official trust'. It limited and monitored what...
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