A natural and cultural history of that most potent of arthropod, the scorpion.
An engaging overview of our attitudes to, and relationships with, wooded environments throughout history.
A superbly illustrated ?scientific and cultural history of mountains.
The Space Within explores how interior space has been integral to the development of Modern architecture from the late 1800s to today, and how generations of architects have engaged with interior space and its experience in their design processes.
Mysterious and often inaccessible, Tibet has been a source of fascination to outsiders for centuries and a troublesome and resistant subject for photographers.
Highly regarded woodpecker expert Gerard Gorman delves into the natural and cultural history of woodpeckers, presenting their natural, social and cultural history.
Zebra is a comprehensive and wide-ranging study of the natural and cultural history of this popular animal.
A History of Language charts the history of linguistics from the times of Homo erectus through to the nineteenth century when the science of linguistics was developed and analyses the emergence of language as a science and its development as a written form.
A detailed, objective analysis of the role that Hamburg played in The Beatles remarkable story.
A new book from one of Reaktion’s bestselling authors, which examines the use of colour and luminosity in science, art and the modern world, uniquely posing questions about the ultimate non-colour: grey.
The first book to examine the films of Jim Jarmusch from a sound-oriented perspective. The three essential acoustic elements that structure a film - music, words and... Læs mere
This highly illustrated, critically-acclaimed volume is the first comprehensive history of boxing’s portrayal in literature, art, film and popular culture.