Жанр "История. Социология. Политика"

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:...

The Vintage Classics Europeans series - with covers provided by textile design firm Wallace Sewell, these are must-have editions...

Marx Karl, Энгельс...

The Communist Manifesto is a timeless classic providing intelligent insight into socialism, communism and today’s group identity...

An entertaining and eye-opening look at the French Revolution, by Stephen Clarke, author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French and...

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...

Now We Have Your Attention makes sense of what is happening in British politics by taking a radically different perspective: the...

A revelatory, behind-the-scenes account of the Obama presidency and a political memoir about the power of words to change our...

The daughter of a Buddhist priest, Tsuneno was born in 1804 in a village in Japan's snow country and was expected to lead a life...

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...

On 11 March 2011, a massive earthquake sent a 120-foot-high tsunami smashing into the coast of north-east Japan. It was Japan’s...

An epic story of peoples, cultures and adventures among the world's highest mountains: here Jesuit missionaries exchanged...

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

Selected as a Book of the Year by The Times and The Economist

China's history is an epic tapestry of courtly philosophies,...

The definitive, chilling account of Britain's involvement in Afghanistan and the first book to document the entire conflict, from...

In 1757, a down-and-out Irish poet, the head waiter at the Shakespear's Head Tavern in Covent Garden, and a celebrated London...

It is a myth that either of the World Wars liberated women.

The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act of 1919 was one of the...

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

Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely at home he can't contain his curiosity...

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...

Social media is supposed to bring us together - but it is tearing us apart.

'A blisteringly good, urgent, essential read'...

A captivating new book from Wade Davis - winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for Into the Silence - that brings vividly to life...

The untold story of Britain's most secretive special forces unit

June 1942. The shadow of the Third Reich falls across Europe....