An absorbing new history of European colonialism, showing how ideas of retribution and revenge were used to justify violent conquest and rule.
A history of the fur trade originating on the Karakul sheep–raising steppe, and of the merchants who took the pelts to markets worldwide.
Reclaiming Turkmenistan from the margins of global attention, Hein offers a lively history of the ‘Mother of the World’ and its people.
A kaleidoscopic portrait of Georgia’s capital city since 1989.
How the looted skull of Tanzanian Chief Mkwawa became a tool to justify colonial power and silence anticolonial resistance.
The compelling story of the hunt for one enigmatic foe of the British, birthing an entire colonial surveillance network and an Empire-wide intelligence strategy.
The definitive biography of British Muslim Marmaduke Pickthall: famous for his English translation of the Qur’an and an ardent campaigner for the Ottoman cause.
Ghost neighbourhoods, trainless railways, empty offices—a bottom-up look at China’s footprint in British cities.
A guide for both everyday readers and policymakers on using creativity and knowledge to imagine the best, prepare for the worst and live with surprise.