'A landmark in social thought. Henrich may go down as the most influential social scientist of the first half of the twenty-first century' MATTHEW SYEDDo...
An award-winning historian’s examination of impossible events at the dawn of modernity and of their enduring significance &,nbsp, “Historically rich and superbly written.”—David J. Davis,...
'Phillips O'Brien is one of the keenest observers of modern strategy, and his new book takes a deep historical look at the evolution of warfare...
One of the unspoken assumptions of the Western world is that we are great defenders of human rights, a free press and the benefits of...
This exciting reference book uncovers everything you need to know about weather in an engaging question-and-answer format. Explore the intriguing answers to more than 200...
A timely and provocative account of why the euro has failed and why, as a result, the Union will unravel...
A lively, inviting account of the history of economics, told through events from ancient to modern times and the ideas of great thinkers in the...
In the fight for housing, we are caught between the world we know and the world we want. A Right to Housing? offers both a...
An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations that contradict the standard narrative Why did...
The epic of Chicago is the story of the emergence of modern America. Here, witness Chicago's growth from a desolate fur-trading post in the 1830s...
Can anyone really own a culture? This magnificent account argues that the story of global civilisations is one of mixing, sharing, and borrowing. It shows...
Would Hiroshima have been bombed if Japanese contained a phrase meaning 'no comment'? Is it alright for missionaries to replace the Bible's 'white as snow'...
In this highly original study of the cultural assumptions governing our conception of people with disabilities, Lennard J. Davis argues forcefully against ",ableist", discourse and...
Tour the Roman Empire at its height with Marcus Sidonius Falx and his amanuensis, Dr Jerry Toner. Travelling east, Falx explores the great cultural centre...
A landmark account of gay and lesbian creative networks and the seismic changes they brought to twentieth-century culture In a hugely ambitious study which crosses...
See London in a completely new light in&,nbsp,this guide to the city's hidden secrets,&,nbsp,untold stories and&,nbsp,special places laden with history which you can discover for...
'Khalidi is the foremost scholar on Palestine' GUARDIAN'The best book to appear on the struggle for Palestine' AVI SHLAIM, author of Three WorldsThe al-Khalidi family...
'Deftly punctures popular misconceptions... Could a history book be more timely?' The Economist'Engaging and persuasive' New Statesman'A compelling and timely study of what drove history's...
*Winner of the European Award for Investigative And Judicial Journalism 2021**Winner of the Premio Alessandro Leogrande Award for Investigative Journalism 2022**Winner of the Premio Angelo...
In the bestselling tradition of The World Is Flat and The Next 100 Years comes a contrarian and eye-opening assessment of American power. In THE...
