The acclaimed historian of modern Britain, Dominic Sandbrook, tells the story of the early 1980s: the most dramatic, colourful and controversial years in our recent history. Margaret Thatcher had come to power in 1979 with a daring plan to reverse... Zobraziť viac
In Political Tribes, Amy Chua argues that we must rediscover an identity that transcends the tribalism we see in politics today. Enough false slogans of unity, which are just another form of divisiveness. When people .. Zobraziť viac
Proceedings of the first part of the homonymous international conference held by the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic and the Institute for State-Church Relations in Bratislava and Nitra (Slovakia) on 14-16 October 2009... Zobraziť viac
With an introduction by Russell Brand What if a tiny, shadow elite rule the world from a secret room? My worryingly paradoxical thought process could be summarized thus: Thank God I don't believe in the secret rulers of the world... Zobraziť viac
The Capital is a brilliantly entertaining satire, a crime story, a comedy of manners... and a wild pig chase. This is the tale of a continent, a city and its inhabitants as they navigate their way through the confusing tangle of 21st-century life... Zobraziť viac
Even as they became fabulously wealthy, the rich have seen their taxes collapse to levels last seen in the 1920s. Meanwhile working-class Americans have been asked to pay more. The Triumph of Injustice is ... Zobraziť viac
The Katyn Massacre of 22,000 Polish prisoners of war is a crime to which there are no witnesses. Committed in utmost secrecy in April-May 1940 by the NKVD on the direct orders of Joseph Stalin, for nearly fifty years the Soviet regime succeeded... Zobraziť viac
Without a moment's pause, we share our most intimate thoughts with trillion-dollar tech companies... Zobraziť viac
The Special Relationship between America and Britain is feted by politicians on both sides of the Atlantic... Zobraziť viac
As the Cold War faded into history, it appeared to have been replaced by a new conflict... Zobraziť viac
In his brilliant and provocative new book, covering everything from criminology to ketchup, job interviews to dog training, Malcolm Gladwell shows how the most ordinary subjects can illuminate the most extraordinary things ... Zobraziť viac
After gaining independence in 1991, Ukraine gravitated towards the European way of governance and values in its vision of prospects. Europeanness as a civilizational marker is characteristic of... Zobraziť viac
Golden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific exploration, technological achievement and economic growth: Ancient Greece gave us democracy and the rule of the law; out of Abbasid Baghdad came algebra and modern... Zobraziť viac
The extraordinary story of a group of forgotten radicals who found themselves drawn to communist Moscow's hotbed of international revolutionary activity: the Hotel Lux Zobraziť viac
The explosive behind-the-scenes account of the plot to bring down Boris Johnson... Zobraziť viac
History does not repeat, but it does instruct. In a time of great uncertainty and instability, this edition of On Tyranny emphasises the importance of being active, conscious, and deliberate participants in resistance... Zobraziť viac
Renowned journalist Declan Walsh explores the complexities of Pakistan through encounters with diverse individuals, including a crusading lawyer, imperious chieftain, roguish politician, charismatic business tycoon, and a mysterious spy. The book... Zobraziť viac
The appearance of a hastily-constructed barbed wire entanglement through the heart of Berlin during the night of 12-13 August 1961 was both dramatic and unexpected. Within days, it had started to metamorphose into a structure that would come to ... Zobraziť viac
As President Trump’s National Security Advisor, John Bolton spent many of his 453 days in the room where it happened, and the facts speak for themselves... Zobraziť viac
A major work by one of the great public intellectuals of the twentieth century, The Question of Palestine was the first book to narrate the modern Palestinian experience in English. Edward Said’s project to ‘bring Palestine into history’ was ... Zobraziť viac
