Жанр "История. Социология. Политика"

By the end of the First World War, the whereabouts of more than half a million British soldiers were unknown. Most were presumed...

London, 1938. Alma Fielding, an ordinary young woman, begins to experience supernatural events in her suburban home.

Nandor...

A candid exploration of the state of outrage in our culture, and how we can channel it back into the fights that matter, from...

One December night in 1942, a parachutist landed in a Cambridgeshire field. His mission: to sabotage the British war effort.
His...

'This is not a fairytale. This is a story about how sex and money and power police our dreams.'

Clear-eyed, witty and...

One of the oldest cities in Europe, Porto is recognised the world over for its wonderful Port wine. Rising from the steep banks...

Following the conventions of a different genre, each of the pieces in Schalansky's Inventory considers something that is...

Having written enthralling biographies of London and of its great river, the Thames, Peter Ackroyd now turns to England itself....

Brutally honest and fearless, Poverty Safari is an unforgettable insight into modern Britain, and will change how you think about...

France: An Adventure History is a profoundly original and endlessly entertaining history of France, from the first century BC to...

The great forces of population change - the balance of births, deaths and migrations - have made the world what it is today. They...

When we lose someone we love, when we suffer loss or defeat, when catastrophe strikes - war, famine, pandemic - we go in search...

A celebration of Britain's most wild and wonderfully atmospheric places - its ruins, including castles, follies, abbeys and...

Kent's Strangest Tales is a book devoted to the weird and wonderful side of the Garden of England.

Home to historically rich...

This is a book that calls time on the endless tide of violence against women and the failures of our criminal justice system to...

Journalist Sam Bright is a Northerner living in London. He is just one of the millions of people clinging on to the coattails of...

This landmark book tackles a deceptively simple idea: the more we spend time with people unlike ourselves, doing things together,...

Singh... , Hussain...

A history of Nehru that dives deep into the debates of his era to understand his ideology – and that of his contemporaries and...

The untold story of a British institution.

Pete Brown is a convivial guide on this journey through the intoxicating history of...

‘Herein lie the men of Raven Smith. Each of them has left a mark, a memory, a stain, whether they meant to or not. Some hit deep,...

Poignant and inspiring, Women in the War tells the first-hand stories of ten of the last surviving female members of Britain's...

To thrive in the twenty-first century, we all need to understand the challenges coming our way. And start adapting, now.

We...

Anne Bonny and Mary Read, pirate queens of the Caribbean
Tipu Sultan, the Indian ruler who kept the British at bay
Olaudah...

A profound rumination on the concept of freedom from the bestselling author of The Perfect Storm

Throughout history, humans...

We live in an age when the pursuit of authenticity - from living our 'best life' to eating artisan food - matters more and more...

How identity politics failed one particular identity.

Jews Don’t Count is a book for people on the right side of history....

There is so much to be afraid of in our current moment: climate catastrophe, the rise of a new fascism, a virus that has reshaped...

From rivals propelling each other forwards to friends combining their talents, it's clear: often two heads are better than one.
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Writing on everything from a defence of suburban life and moderate politics to big ideas and pop culture, Daniel Finkelstein is...

From award-winning historian Saul David, an action-packed and powerful new narrative of the Battle of Okinawa - the last great...