Жанр "История. Социология. Политика"

They were an astonishing group: glamorous, gutsy, and irreverent to the bone. As cub reporters in the 1920s, they roamed across a...

Coal is the commodity that made Britain. Dirty and polluting though it is, this black rock has acted as a midwife to genius. It...

In the tradition of 'Agent Zigzag' comes a breathtaking biography of WWII's 'Scarlet Pimpernel' as fast-paced and emotionally...

From ambitious scientists rising above the clouds to test the air, to brave generals floating over enemy lines to watch troop...

Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Profumo scandal, An English Affair is a sharp-focused snapshot of a...

The definitive biography of the world's most important body of water – the Atlantic.

One hundred and ninety million years ago,...

A fascinating account from award-winning author Adam Nicolson of the history of Nicolson’s own national treasure, his family...

This brilliant new book explores the lives of eight generations of the greatest kings and queens that this country has ever seen,...

Redcoat is the story of the British soldier from c.1760 until c.1860 - surely one of the most enduring and magnetic subjects of...

Collins... , Lapierre...

The electrifying story of India’s struggle for independence, told in this classic account (first published in 1975) by two fine...

Selected as the Sunday Times History Book of the Year for 2012, this is a meticulous work of scholarship from the foremost...

The Internet is the fastest growing phenomenon in technology the world has ever seen, revolutionising business and the lives of...

A revelatory enquiry into selfhood, freedom, mortality, storytelling, and what it means to be a mother's daughter

During one...

The Story of Wales is a vibrant portrait of 30,000 years of power, identity and politics. Revisiting major turning points in...

A love of railways, a love of history, a love of nostalgia.

Get ready to board the slow train to another era, to a time when...

A dramatic, immersive and thrillingly original account of a defining episode in the English Civil War

It was a time of climate...

Every day a beloved father dies. Every day a lover departs. Every day a woman turns forty.

All three happening together brings...

Samuels... , O...

You know how he died. This is how he lived.

Who was George Floyd? What did he hope for? What was life like for him? And why...

Law Nathan, Fowler...

What does it mean to be truly free? And can any of us be free until all of us are?

Nobel Peace Prize nominee Nathan Law has...

A spellbinding new book by the much-acclaimed writer, a journey to South Africa in search of the lost people called the /Xam - a...

Why cooperate? This may be the most important scientific question we have ever, and will ever, face.

The science of...

Rovelli... , Francis...

After darkness, there is always light

In a time of increasing uncertainty, Rethink offers a guide to a much-needed global...

Unity of the oppressed can make a difference in politically uncertain times

A peaceful protest turned tragedy; this is the...

Discover a powerful collection of the hardships, hairbreadth escapes, and mortal struggles of enslaved people seeking freedom:...

Read this specially designed new edition of Jared Diamond's Pulitzer-prize winning exploration of what makes us human.

Why has...

Tony Benn was one of the twentieth century's most charismatic politicians. The Best of Benn showcases his powers of original...

A ground-breaking new study brings us a very different picture of the Second World War, asking fundamental questions about...

Politicians claim social mobility is real - a just reward for ambition and hard work. This book proves otherwise.

From...

If you open that suitcase you'll never close it again.

Ten years ago, Frances Stonor Saunders was handed an old suitcase...

Too often we take for granted and neglect our libraries, parks, markets, schools, playgrounds, gardens and communal spaces, but...