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Ocean: A History of the Atlantic Before Columbus

'Eminently readable' – The TLS Books of the Year, 2024Ocean is an ambitious history of the pre-Colum...

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Magus: The Art of Magic from Faustus to Agrippa

At the heart of the extraordinary ferment of the High Renaissance stood a distinctive, strange and b...

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Empireworld: How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe

2.6 billion people are inhabitants of former British colonies. The empire's influence upon the quart...

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Nothing To Envy: Real Lives In North Korea

WINNER OF THE BBC SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2010A spectacularly revealing and harrowing p...

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Life in the Viking Great Army: Raiders, Traders, and Settlers

The Viking Great Army that landed in East Anglia in late 865 had a lasting impact on English society...

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The Loom of Time: Between Empire and Anarchy, from the Mediterranean to China

A stunning exploration of the Greater Middle East, where lasting stability has often seemed ju...

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The Contemporary Middle East: Foreign Intervention and Authoritarian Governance Since 1979

Provides a balanced historical narrative of the contemporary causes of conflict in the Middle East,...

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Ancient Africa: A Global History, to 300 CE

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The African Revolution: A History of the Long Nineteenth Century

Africa’s long nineteenth century was a time of revolutionary ferment and cultural innovation for the...

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Ashes of Our Fathers: Inside the Fall of Nagorno-Karabakh

Vivid reportage from a war between two ancient peoples caught up in great power interests and clashi...

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Promised Lands: The British and the Ottoman Middle East

Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt in 1798 showed how vulnerable India was to attack by France and Russia....

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Equality: The History of an Elusive Idea

'This fascinating and refreshing book is more necessary than ever. A must-read' Thomas Piketty'Fasci...

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Iran: Dictatorship and Development

It is quite possible that before too long the Iranian people will chase the Pahlavi dictator and his...

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The Book at War: Libraries and Readers in an Age of Conflict

Propaganda, pulp fiction, spies and censorship: the fascinating and action-packed story of books in...

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Richer and More Equal: A New History of Wealth in the West

Once there were princes and peasants and very few between. The extremes of wealth and poverty are st...

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