Жанр "История. Социология. Политика"

One of our most distinguished military historians tells the story of six defining battles . . .

Every battle is different....

Patterson... , Fagen...

Kennedys were always taught to win at all costs. And they did - but the price they paid was unimaginable . . .

Across decades...

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

The Peterloo Massacre is a revealing and compelling account of one of the darkest days in Britain's social history.

On 16...

On 8 December 1854, Emmanuel Barthelemy visited 73 Warren Street in the heart of radical London for the very last time. Within...

Tony Blair's decision to back George W. Bush in his attack on Iraq will go down as a defining moment for Britain. First as...

Rovelli... , Francis...

After darkness, there is always light

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

The internet was meant to set us free.
Tech has radically changed the way we live our lives. But have we unwittingly handed too...

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:...

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...

How have feelings come to shape the world around us? Why has politics become so fractious and warlike? What might the future...

Begin the new year with a fresh perspective on economics, capitalism, and the society we live in.

Yanis Varoufakis, world...

An inventive biography of one of the most famous ships of all time - recently discovered off the coast of America- Endeavour is...

Would you let an algorithm determine your fate? Hannah Fry lifts the lid on the world of algorithms, examining how they impact...

From the bestselling author of The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places comes this inspiring and beautifully written...

I wanted to change the world, but the world I was born into changed me first.

My name is Jeremiah Emmanuel. I'm twenty one...

Acclaimed National Book Award-winning author George Packer diagnoses America's descent into a failed state, and envisions a path...

On Boxing Day 1962, when Juliet Nicolson was eight years old, the snow began to fall. It did not stop for ten weeks.

The...

Malin... , Bell...

Powerful. Self-assured. Independent. Unattached.

Thirty women, from Megan Barton-Hanson and Shaparak Khorsandi to Shon Faye...

If all the best people are in all the top jobs, then why is Britain such a fucking bin fire?

Britain is in a long-distance...

In 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton's attempt to be the first to traverse the Antarctic was cut short when his ship, Endurance, became...

Part of a trilogy on Scottish history, T.M. Devine's The Scottish Nation: A Modern History traces the epic story of a nation from...

Parris... , Bryson...

Matthew Parris's Parting Shots is a treasure trove of wit, venom and serious analysis.

Up till 2006 a British Ambassador...

'Because it was fought so close to his old home ground, Homer might have seen this war on the Gallipoli Peninsula as an epic....

Two centuries of reform, revolution and political intrigue in Chris Bryant's epic biography of Parliament

Over the last two...