This highly entertaining exploration of art, history, and commerce reveals how 30 masterpieces made the journey from image to icon. How did paintings such as...
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When the great Muslim traveller Ibn Battuta visited Damascus in 1348 it was in the throes of a great plague which killed half of the...
Learning about the vast concept of politics can be daunting, this book makes it easier than ever by giving you all the big ideas, simply...
From renowned, prize-winning historian Frank Dikotter - 'the historian of China' (Spectator) - a commanding new history of China's path to Communism, brought...
The Romanovs were the most successful dynasty of modern times, ruling a sixth of the world's surface. How did one family turn a war-ruined principality...
'A MUST-READ' Roger Robinson | 'GALVANISING' Luke Kennard | 'CAPTURES LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE' Theri A. Pickens | 'MAGNIFICENT' Cornel WestThe powerful story of an...
'TEN, NINE, EIGHT, SEVEN . . .' On April 12, 1961, the Soviet Union begins its countdown.From the steppes of Kazakhstan, the first human -...
'If you are an intelligent person, or at the very least think you are, you have to read Garrett Graff's THE DEVIL REACHED TOWARD THE...
'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...
A sweeping chronicle of four years in 1980s New York that would transform the city and leave it more divided than ever a rollicking, real-life...
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...
In the 1970s, a network of radical extremists terrorised the West with plane hijackings and hostage-takings. Among them were the beautiful young Leila Khaled with...
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...
