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
Illuminating reflections on painting and drawing from one of the most revered artists of the twentieth century 'Thank God for yellow ochre, cadmium red medium, and permanent green light'... Zobraziť viac
The classic work on 'the banality of evil', and a journalistic masterpiece. Hannah Arendt's stunning and unnverving report on the trial of Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann first appeared as a series of articles in the New Yorker in 1963... Zobraziť viac
The story of the Higgs boson - the so-called 'God particle' - and the man who thought of it In the summer of 1964, a reclusive young professor at the University of Edinburgh wrote two scientific papers... Zobraziť viac
The Enlightenment did not begin in Europe. Its true origins lie thousands of miles away on the island of Madagascar, in the late seventeenth century, when it was home to several thousand pirates... Zobraziť viac
An authoritative, revelatory new history of the Holocaust, from one of the leading scholars of his generation. The Holocaust is much-discussed, much-memorialized and much-portrayed. But there are major aspects of its history that have been overlooked... Zobraziť viac
This is the past as we've never seen it before. Otherlands is an epic, exhilarating journey into deep time, showing us the Earth as it used to exist, and the worlds that were here before ours... Zobraziť viac
From one of America's most celebrated and insightful writers, the moving, eye-opening bestseller about what lies hidden under the surface of ordinary lives... Zobraziť viac
50,000 years ago, we were not the only species of human in the world... Zobraziť viac
Most of us believe that feminism is a force for good. In the past 200 years, it has paved the way for women to advance economically, increasing their safety and their power in society, and advocating for their needs and experiences... Zobraziť viac
One of our most essential political thinkers offers a vital account of democracy in the twenty-first century... Zobraziť viac
From the acclaimed author of Europe's Tragedy and The Holy Roman Empire, a powerful account of German-speaking Europe through five centuries of military history... Zobraziť viac
The official death toll of the 1986 Chernobyl accident, 'the worst nuclear disaster in history', is only 54, and stories today commonly suggest that nature is thriving there. Yet award-winning historian Kate Brown uncovers a much more disturbing story... Zobraziť viac
A unique collection of original essays by 21 of the world's leading linguists... Zobraziť viac
A brilliant, haunting, and profoundly original portrait of the defining tragedy of our time. In this epic history of... Zobraziť viac
A radical retelling of the history of science that foregrounds the scientists erased from history... Zobraziť viac
This new edition of the Essay also includes other writings and diary extracts that show Malthus's intellectual development after his landmark treatise... Zobraziť viac
A history of the Habsburg monarchy from the end of the Holy Roman Empire to the monarchy's dissolution in 1918. It offers an insight into the problems inherent in the attempt to give peace, stability and common loyalty to a heterogeneous... Zobraziť viac
In this extraordinary work of non-fiction, we hear the unforgettable stories of everyday heroes who look after our families, our friends and ourselves in the most challenging circumstances imaginable... Zobraziť viac
The chilling true crime 'non-fiction novel' that made Truman Capote's name, In Cold Blood is a seminal work of modern prose, a remarkable synthesis of journalistic skill and powerfully evocative narrative published in Penguin Modern Classics... Zobraziť viac
