Elysium: A Visual History of Angelology is a gloriously illustrated overview of angels across art, religion, and literature from scholar Ed Simon, writer for The Millions... Zobraziť viac
This gripping book traces the evolution of brainwashing from its beginnings in torture and religious conversion into the age of neuroscience and social media. When Pavlov introduced scientific approaches, his research was enthusiastically supported by... Zobraziť viac
The first account of the new Taliban-showing who they are, what they want, and how they differ from their predecessors. Since the fall of Kabul in 2021, the Taliban have effective control of Afghanistan-a scenario few Western commentators anticipated... Zobraziť viac
An authoritative, fresh, and vividly written account of the Kashmir conflict-from 1947 to the present. The India-Pakistan dispute over Kashmir is one of the world's incendiary conflicts. Since 1990, at least 60,000 people have been killed-insurgents,... Zobraziť viac
Arguing that the slave trade was at the heart of Britain's economic progress, Eric Williams's landmark 1944 study revealed the connections between capitalism and racism, and has influenced generations of historians ever since... Zobraziť viac
In The Habsburgs, Martyn Rady tells the epic story of a dynasty and the world it built - and then lost - over nearly a millennium... Zobraziť viac
This fully illustrated study assesses the origins, development, and combat record of the legendary Tiger and Churchill Tanks during World War II... Zobraziť viac
The first comparative, comprehensive history of Nazi mass killing - showing how genocidal policies were crucial to the regime's strategy to win the war... Zobraziť viac
A vivid narrative history of one of the founding civilizations of the modern world, the Byzantine empire, evocatively told through the lives of its ninety-two emperors... Zobraziť viac
Drawing on first-hand crew diaries and journals, and exclusive access to the ship's logbook, the result is equal parts maritime thriller and gothic horror. This is an unforgettable journey into the deep... Zobraziť viac
April 1944. Nineteen-year-old Rudolf Vrba and fellow inmate Fred Wetzler became two of the very first Jews to successfully escape Auschwitz... Zobraziť viac
Uncovering the physical remains of our past is a quintessential human itch; the pursuit of every society from the ancients through to today.But the stories behind archaeological exploration and discovery - what we look for when, what we end up finding,... Zobraziť viac
The first full, comprehensive account of the cultural representation of the Roma in European history... Zobraziť viac
An illuminating account of Russia's attempts-and failures-to achieve great power status in Asia... Zobraziť viac
What do we owe the past? How to make peace with a dark family history? Burkhard Bilger hardly knew his grandfather growing up... Zobraziť viac
The passing of the age of the dinosaurs allowed mammals to become ascendant. But mammals have a much deeper history. They - or, more precisely, we - originated around the same time as the dinosaurs... Zobraziť viac
Ai Weiwei is not only one of the most important contemporary artists; he is also an untiring activist and critic of authoritarian systems... Zobraziť viac
From the days of the earliest Paleolithic cave rituals, magic has gripped the imagination. Magic and magicians appear in early Babylonian texts, the Bible, Judaism, and Islam. Secret words, spells, and incantations lie at the heart of ... Zobraziť viac
British redcoats torch the White House and six thousand American sailors languish in the world’s largest prisoner-of-war camp, Dartmoor. A myriad of races and backgrounds, with some prisoners as young as thirteen... Zobraziť viac
Special 10th Anniversary Edtion with exclusive extra behind-the-scenes material from the author. It is 1939. In Nazi Germany, the country is holding its breath... Zobraziť viac
