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For millennia, China was the largest and richest nation on earth. Two centuries ago, however, its economy sank into a depression from which it had ...
'Insightful ... Avoiding both modern conceits and romantic fantasies, Suzman chronicles how economics and politics have finally conquered some of the last outposts of hunter-gatherers, and ...
From the dawn of history to the death of Cleopatra, ancient Egypt was home to larger-than-life personalities. Across one hundred lives, Toby Wilkinson explores the ...
With an introduction by award-winning novelist Barbara Kingsolver
In the late nineteenth century, when the great powers in Europe were tearing Africa apart and seizing ...
In this superbly illustrated volume, distinguished Egyptologist Zahi Hawass guides you through the architectural landscape of ancient Egypt. From houses and palaces, to the temples ...
By the time he became president in 1801, Thomas Jefferson had already been looking west for decades. He saw the country's population expanding and ...
In 1947, the Cold War came to Hollywood. Over nine tumultuous days in October, the House Un-American Activities Committee held a notorious round of hearings ...
A sweeping narrative history of Eastern Europe from the late eighteenth century to today
In the 1780s, the Habsburg monarch Joseph II decreed that henceforth ...
Cleopatra is one of the greatest romantic figures in history, the queen of Egypt whose beauty and allure is legendary. We think we know her ...
The first comprehensive history of the Lakota Indians and their profound role in shaping America's history
Named One of the New York Times Critics ...
A bold new analysis of one of history's most misrepresented women. History has lied. Anne Boleyn has been sold to us as a dark ...
A SUNDAY TIMES AND TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR
"Masterly and brilliant"-Simon Sebag Montefiore
"A book of vast scope and stunning insight."-Anthony Sattin ...
From the time of the tsars to the waning days of Communist regime, Russian leaders tried to control the flow of ideas by controlling its ...
In 1806, the Holy Roman Empire ceased to exist when Francis II became Emperor of Austria. 112 years later, the Habsburg empire collapsed after the ...
For centuries, Rome was one of the world's largest imperial powers, its influence spread across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle-East, its military force ...
