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A magnificent and timely examination of an age of fear, subversion, suppression and espionage, Adam Zamoyski explores the attempts of the governments of Europe to ...
Leading historian Lynn Hunt rethinks why history matters in today's global world and how it should be written.
Globalization is emerging as a major ...
The Neanderthals' story has been transformed thanks to new discoveries and paradigm-shattering scientific innovations. We can now trace their evolution in Europe and spread across ...
Every culture has its own myths, and this lively and accessible compendium gathers in one place some of humankind's most enduring stories. Here, from ...
New discoveries in genetics have overturned the dogma of decades about the Celts. Today Celtic languages cling to life on the northwestern fringes of Europe ...
Joseph Stalin was the unchallenged dictator of the Soviet Union for so long that no one realises he worked with a collaborative and brilliant team ...
The ideal introduction to the history of modern Oman from the eighteenth century to the present, this book combines the most recent scholarship on Omani ...
At the height of her career, Bell journeyed into the heart of the Middle East retracing the steps of the ancient rulers who left tangible ...
How did human societies scale up from tight-knit groups of hunter-gatherers to the large, anonymous, cooperative societies of today--even though anonymity is the enemy of ...
The No. 1 Sunday Times and international bestseller - a major reassessment of world history in light of the economic and political renaissance in the re-emerging ...
No Roman emperor had a greater impact on the modern world than did Constantine. The reason is not simply that he converted to Christianity, but ...
Written by the world's leading expert on the battle, this book shows just why Agincourt has occupied such a key place in English identity ...
Bringing the people and events of history to life, History makes the past accessible and relevant. Featuring the important events and figures that have shaped ...
This thoroughly revised and updated third edition of Modern Japan provides a concise and fascinating introduction to the social, cultural and political history of modern ...
