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Beyond the Ocean: France and the Atlantic World from the Crusades to the Age of Revolutions

A bold reinterpretation of French colonialism from its medieval roots to the early nineteenth centur...

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Empire with a Vengeance: Honour and Revenge in European Colonial Warfare, 1815–1914

An absorbing new history of European colonialism, showing how ideas of retribution and revenge were...

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Markets of Pain: Opium, Capitalism, and the Global History of Painkillers

Markets of Pain offers a sweeping history of the business of licit opium—following cultivators, merc...

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The Jackal: The Rise and Fall of Carlos, the World's First Super-Terrorist

The spectacular rise and dramatic fall of super-assassin Carlos the Jackal, from Pulitzer Prize winn...

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The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State

“Much in history is headlong but few grand transformations have been more precipitate or more he...

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Never Say War: Life Inside Russia

'A totally unprecedented, behind the scenes portrait of Putin's Russia at war. Astonishing. A major...

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The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A Peoples History of Afghanistan

Winner of the Women's Prize Non-Fiction Prize 2026Book of the YearThe Times • Financial Times • Guar...

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Islam: A New History from Muhammad to the Present

Today’s Muslim world is in upheaval: legalists and mystics engage in intense debates, radical groups...

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Crucible of Light: Islam and Europe from the 8th to the 21st Century

‘[An] authoritative, fascinating account . . . Crucible of Light underlines the complexity of relati...

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Palestine: A Short History

Adapted from the international bestseller The Hundred Years War on Palestine for a new generation of...

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On Antisemitism: A Word in History

For most of history, antisemitism has been understood as a menace from Europe’s political Right, the...

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Born: The Untold History of Humanity

'illuminating' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT'fascinating' THE SPECTATOR'compelling' THE INDEPENDENTWomen...

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The Killing Age: How Violence Made the Modern World

‘Combines brilliant storytelling with rich and deeply researched evidence . . . essential reading’ –...

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Progress: A History of Humanity’s Worst Idea

'A spirited skewering of the idea that things can only get better' The Guardian 'A new understandin...

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Out of Chaos: A Global History of the Nation State

Our present-day world of nation states was born by accident. Nation-states haven't been ever present...

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