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The story of the sixteenth-century's epic contest for the spice trade, which propelled European maritime exploration and conquest across Asia and the Pacific
Spices ...
'Monumental and eye-opening' Reza Aslan
'A revelation [...and...] an intellectual triumph' Irish Independent
'[A] massive achievement' Spectator
'Refreshingly readable' Guardian
For the past two thousand ...
An immersive, magisterial portrait of Myanmar, told through the story of its hidden railways
In 2016, while working as a journalist in Yangon, Clare Hammond ...
Humans did not make history - we played host. This major new history of the world, a Radio 4 Book of the Week, has had unanimous ...
An exhilarating reappraisal of one of the most dramatic years in European history
There can be few more exciting or frightening moments in European history ...
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Mosquito comes this fascinating story of horses and how they have shaped human history.
The Horse ...
One of Britain's most popular public philosophers presents unexpected, hopeful lessons from human history that could help us to overcome the global challenges facing ...
The first comprehensive account of the rise and fall of what historians consider to be the world's very first empire: Assyria
'A work of ...
'Beautiful. A true gem... [his] unique take on human nature through the history and heritage of the borderlands ends up being deeply moving.' - IRISH INDEPENDENT ...
Zeinab Badawi, award-winning broadcaster and President of SOAS, tells an epic story of the oldest inhabited continent in the world from an African perspective, for ...
A Time Travellers Guide to Ancient Rome - by one of the best historians of the ancient world
Living in ancient Rome was superbly and vividly ...
'A surprising page-turner, full of humour and startling details' THE TIMES
'If I read a better history this year, I will be lucky' TOM HOLLAND ...
Who was Rome's greatest general, statesman, and nation-builder: Caesar or Pompey?
Few people have had as many words written about them down through the ...
'ROBERT FISK HAS BEEN REPORTING FROM THE MIDDLE EAST WITH INCOMPARABLE DEPTH AND UNDERSTANDING...AND EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE' NOAM CHOMSKY
In this final work from renowned ...
A definitive new history of Japan, where ancient meets cutting-edge in unique and startling ways
Zen, haiku, martial arts, sushi, anime, manga, film, video games ...
