Popular consensus says that the US rose over two centuries to Cold War victory and world domination, and is now in slow decline. But is this right? History's great civilisations have always lasted much longer, and for all its colossal power, the US was... Zobraziť viac
An absorbing journey through a region caught between history, geography and ideology. What is ''Central Europe''? Where do its borders lie? Does it even exist? Attempts to define it usually yield more questions than answers. But perhaps the wrong... Zobraziť viac
For many in Israel and elsewhere, Benjamin Netanyahu is anathema, an embarrassment; yet he continues to dominate Israeli public life. How can we explain his rise, his hold on Israeli politics, and his outsized role on the world''s stage?In Bibi, Anshel... Zobraziť viac
Fresh ways of thinking about war and information on the data- saturated battlefields of the twenty-first century― drawing on Russia’s conflict with Ukraine. Thanks to smartphones, war is everywhere, all the time. Anyone can view, analyse and comment on... Zobraziť viac
The story behind the unstoppable rise of the French far right― from France’s societal woes to the Trumpian world order. France’s next presidential election is due by 2027, if not sooner; and Marine Le Pen’s far- right Rassemblement National is... Zobraziť viac
What drives Marine Le Pen and France''s Front National? Has her party really changed its ways, or is she merely rebranding its old ideas and policies for a new era? In the age of Brexit and Trump, France too has seen a growing audience for... Zobraziť viac
Depending on the news you read, new tools like AI will either save or destroy us. But our response to emerging technology’s ‘unprecedented’ threats actually follows a pattern as old as civilisation. From ancient Athens to COVID-19, social media to spam... Zobraziť viac
*A NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF 2021*’GRIPPING, TERRIFYING AND REVEALING IN EQUAL MEASURES.’ – Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads: A New History of the World’PERCEPTIVE.’ – The EconomistA sharp vision of our changing world order as Covid and... Zobraziť viac
Whether it’s working for free in exchange for ‘experience’, enduring poor treatment in the name of being ‘part of the family’, or clocking serious overtime for a good cause, more and more of us are pushed to make sacrifices for... Zobraziť viac
Nominated for the 2022 Spirited Awards. This is the forgotten history of women making, serving and drinking alcohol... Zobraziť viac
Nominated for the 2022 Spirited Awards. This is the forgotten history of women making, serving and drinking alcohol... Zobraziť viac
This is a first hand account of the first successful expedition to the South Pole, written by the leader Roald Amundsen. It constructs the character of the expedition and provides insight into Amundsen's philosophy of exploration and his own... Zobraziť viac
