Жанр "История. Социология. Политика"

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,...

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

We...

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...

Why Can’t We All Just Get Along is part-memoir, part-polemic about the state of public discourse in Britain and the world...

9.07 a.m., April 12, 1961. A top-secret rocket site in the USSR. A young Russian sits inside a tiny capsule on top of the Soviet...

In August 1942, beleaguered Malta was within weeks of surrender to the Axis, because its 300,000 people could no longer be fed....

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...

When our ancestors came down from the trees, they brought the trees with them and remade the world.

How did the descendants of...

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

This is an astonishing new account of Alexander the Great – one of the most important figures of the ancient world, whose earlier...

How did the most wanted man in the country outwit the greatest manhunt in British history?
In January 1649, King Charles I was...

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

The fabled city of Timbuktu has captured the Western imagination for centuries. The search for this 'African El Dorado' cost the...

From the foremost historian of 20th century Spain, A People Betrayed is the story of the devastating betrayal of Spain by its...

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

In this fascinating follow-up to the bestselling Information is Beautiful and Knowledge is Beautiful, the king of infographics...

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

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...

Dr Jacob Bronowksi's The Ascent of Man traces the development of human society through our understanding of science.

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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...

Keep calm – but do not carry on. There is nothing remotely inevitable about Brexit – except that it will be deeply damaging if it...

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

It was a time of climate...

The Irish do death differently.

Funeral attendance is a solemn duty - but it can also be a big day out, requiring...

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...