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In his timely new book, Mikhail Shishkin, argues that Russia is not a 'riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma': we just don't ...
A landmark history of the lost world of peasants and all it has to teach us, from one of Britain's leading social historians
A ...
This various, rich and enjoyable book tells the story of the many ways in which Asia has influenced Europe and North America over centuries of ...
The extraordinary story of Rome told through one of the world's once most ubiquitous objects- coins.
The extraordinary story of ancient Rome, history's ...
Brimming with life and drama, this is the first book to explore two thousand years of European history through one of the most important imperial ...
The gripping history of Taiwan, from the flood myths of indigenous legend to its Asian Tiger economic miracle - and the renewed threat of invasion by ...
Newly updated, this accessible history explores the origins and development of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. What are the origins of the Israeli Palestinian conflict? Why has ...
The tragic life of Julian, the last non-Christian emperor of Rome, by award-winning author Philip Freeman
Flavius Claudius Julianus, or Julian the Apostate, ruled Rome ...
A landmark study of the Enlightenment from an eminent historian
The Enlightenment is popularly seen as the Age of Reason, a key moment in human ...
From fossil-hunting to the end of faith- a gripping narrative history of the seventy-five-year culture war that transformed how we think about the universe and ...
The gospels and ancient historians agree: Jesus was sentenced to death by Pontius Pilate, the Roman imperial prefect in Jerusalem. To this day, Christians of ...
'A truly radical book; radical in subject, radical in form. For the most tragic reasons, it could not feel more immediate; and yet it's ...
Discover the remarkable story of Wayne Bergmann, a Nyikina man and Kimberley leader who has dedicated his life to his community, in this moving memoir ...
Explorers and travellers have always been attracted by the lure of the unknown. By traversing and mapping our planet, they have played a vital role ...
An electrifying history of protest and its transformations in post-war Europe
In post-war Europe, protest was everywhere. On both sides of the Iron Curtain, from ...