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The fascinating story of the evolution of the country house in Britain, from its Roman precursors to the presentThe Story of the Country House is...
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From the award-winning writer and thinker, an essential reckoning with the war in Gaza, its historical conditions, and moral and geopolitical ramifications'Courageous and bracing, learned...
Fredric Jameson introduces here the major themes of French theory: existentialism, structuralism, poststructuralism, semiotics, feminism, psychoanalysis, and Marxism. In a series of accessible lectures, Jameson...
‘An enjoyable grand tour of western European history …&,nbsp,full of flavour and sparkle.’ The Sunday Times&,nbsp,‘The book’s elegant premise is that the Rhine, the Rhône...
One of the Financial Times' Books to Read in 2025 One of Foreign Policy's Most Anticipated Books of 2025 A darkly brilliant, wide-angled vision of...
Sometimes governments seem clueless. At other times, they are able to project a sense of calm competence. Some decisions leave people confused, whilst others make...
An essential guide to learning everything you need to know about the history, central practices, and the key teachings of many religions. A compelling and...
A compilation of the most important written agreements, declarations and statements in history. From Shakespeare's First Folio (1623) to the Declaration of Independence (1776), Scott...
First published in 1925, The City is a trailblazing text in the fields of urban history, urban sociology, and urban studies. Its innovative combination of...
Cuba is a rare and fascinating place. In a world where revolutionary socialism seems an almost quaint reminder of the Cold War, the island remains...
Instant New York Times Bestseller",Inspiration leaps off the pages from Jerry Saltz's new book on creativity. . . . This book is for the artist...
Urgent and insightful, Tim Judah's account of the human side of the conflict in Ukraine is an evocative exploration of what the second largest country...
The end of our high-growth world was underway well before COVID-19 arrived. In this powerful and timely argument, Danny Dorling demonstrates the benefits of a...
When and how did the brains of our hominin ancestors become human minds? When and why did our capacity for language or art, music and...
The extraordinary account of the Cuban people's struggle for survival in a post-Soviet world In the aftermath of the fall of the Soviet Union, Cuba...
The lunar landing, the Watergate break-in, the release of Nelson Mandela, the death of Princess Diana, 9/11 - these triumphs and tragedies are among the...
Neoliberalism - the doctrine that market exchange is an ethic in itself, capable of acting as a guide for all human action - has become...
The Trump and Kushner families arrived in America penniless. Their rise to the White House is a story of survival and loss, crime and betrayal-and...
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