Жанр "История. Социология. Политика"

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

'Every voice raised against racism chips away at its power. We can't afford to stay silent. This book is an attempt to...

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

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

Clear-eyed, witty and...

In February 1981, just as Spain was finally leaving Franco's dictatorship and during the first democratic vote in parliament for...

'At the age of twelve my ambition was to be a gangster. To me being a wiseguy was better than being president of the United...

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

The West feels lost. Brexit, Trump, the coronavirus: we hurtle from one crisis to another, lacking definition, terrified that our...

Discover how the migration of peoples has shaped the modern world.

This beautifully-illustrated book details the movement of...

Who were the men and women behind history's most fascinating and famous wars? This military history book reveals it...

Discover the story of the world's deadliest war.

Combining expert historical insight with accounts of combatants and...

Explore the fascinating history of America's bloodiest ever conflict.

Combining expert historical insight with the eyewitness...

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

In The Making of Modern Britain, Andrew Marr paints a fascinating portrait of life in Britain during the first half of the...

Graham Robb's The Ancient Paths will change the way you see European civilization.

Inspired by a chance discovery, Robb became...

The Spartan legend has inspired and captivated subsequent generations with evidence of its legacy found in both the Roman and...

In Civil War, Peter Ackroyd continues his dazzling account of England's history, beginning with the progress south of the...

In AD 843, the three surviving grandsons of the great Emperor Charlemagne met at Verdun. After years of bitter squabbles over who...

Ten years ago, I began to explore the country on which I was supposed to be an authority . . .

France is a country famous for...

In The Map of Knowledge Violet Moller traces the journey taken by the ideas of three of the greatest scientists of antiquity -...

According to the great diarist, John Evelyn, Charles II was 'addicted to women', and throughout his long reign a great many...

Innovation brings Peter Ackroyd's History of England to a triumphant close. In it, Ackroyd takes readers from the end of the Boer...

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...

A collection of three classic books by V. S. Naipaul, with an introduction from Paul Theroux, author of The Great Railway...

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...

This book tells the story of our greatest invention. Or, it almost does. Almost, because while the story has a beginning - in...

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...