Authoritative, yet accessible account of the history of the international organisation. Essential for those interested in 20th-century history, WWI, World History and International Relations, Global Policy and Government.
Moorey has written an engaging and lively account of Crete from the Stone Age to the present day.
Damascus was Rafik Schami's home for 25 years before he went into exile. Unable to visit the city he loves, he speaks to his sister on the phone as she wanders the markets and the Old City describing the smells and tastes of Damascene cuisine.
Klaus Wagenbach's account of Kafka's life in the city is a meticulously researched insight into the author's family background, his education and employment, his attitude toward the town of his birth, his literary influences, and his relationships with women.
In Palermo, Robert Alajmo lays out a compelling series of reflections on the city's apparently endless facets. Disguised as a tourist's handbook but written from the view of a lifelong resident... Læs mere
Birgit Haustedt guides readers through the city of Venice in poet's footsteps, showing us the sights through Rilke’s eyes. A literary travel companion featuring guidebook-style information and supported by eleven detailed maps of city walks.
This is the true story of re-building a beautiful Damascene house and a chronicle of a country where many dreams are being shattered. In My House in Damascus Diana Darke reveals the Syria that lies behind our daily headlines.
Alejandro Luque traces Jorge Luis Borges's journey through Sicily.
Beckett compelling shows Attlee's relevance to a new political generation in this new edition of his acclaimed biography of the man he argues was Britain's greatest ever reforming Prime Minister.
King of Kings is the story of the most eminent African ruler of the 20th century and the country he ruled through both stirring and tragic times.
Follows every step of Robert Louis Stevenson's last years, studying every clue left behind by the Scottish writer and... Læs mere
A story of the heel of Italy - Puglia - as told by travellers. It has beautiful landscapes, cave towns and frescoed grotto churches, wonderful old cities with Romanesque cathedrals, Gothic castles and a wealth of Baroque architecture.