A new biography of pioneering medieval thinker and writer Christine de Pizan.
A rogues’ gallery of the worst leaders in military history.
Paul Baker's personal history of the infamous anti-gay ‘Section 28’ law.
A new account of the Inca, who in their heyday were at the pinnacle of South American civilization
The global history of coconut from its origin to its recent elevation to ‘super-food’ status.
The first comprehensive history in English of modern Japanese design.
A new biography of the Italian Renaissance painter, poet and actor Salvator Rosa.
A sleazy, neon- and grease-stuffed chronicle of London’s 1972 music scene.
A biography of the flamboyant and unapologetically avant-garde Mina Loy.
A passionate and richly detailed account of the reggae in politics, and the politics in reggae.
The full story of political opinion polls, from the nineteenth century to today’s controversies.
The first full account of governments’ attempts to suppress drugs and drug-dealing.