Gin: A Global History features many enticing recipes and images from the past and present of gin. The book will entice both cocktail aficionados and students of socio-political change, as it chronicles gin's evolution from humble berry to modern alcoholic marvel.
Gifts of the Gods: A History of Food in Greece is a comprehensive history of Greek food from prehistoric times to the 21st century. The book reveals the... Læs mere
A richly illustrated, cogent overview of the cultural and ecological significance of the birch tree.
Thomas Hoerber illustrates how classical economic theory as well as a qualitative method in economics can enlighten our understanding of the present day economic environment.
A history of sexual attitudes and behaviour through five hundred years of empire-building around the world.
Lars T. Lih gives a non-partisan,vivid portrait and a striking new interpretation of a key revolutionary thinker and founder of the Soviet Union, Lenin, and shows that underneath the sharp polemics, Lenin was more a romantic enthusiast than a sour pragmatist.
An insightful and compelling biography of celebrated French storyteller Guy de Maupassant.
A return by essential film critic Laura Mulvey to questions of film theory and feminism.
A beautifully illustrated celebration of this stylish, practical and important accessory.
South Korea – a democratic high-tech Asian Tiger; North Korea – a secretive dictatorship on Bush’s notorious ‘axis of evil’, with a controversial nuclear program... Læs mere
A refreshing, balanced new biography of Arnold Schoenberg, perhaps the most radical, and divisive composer of the twentieth century.
Traces the history of ideas about dragons, from ancient times to Game of Thrones and beyond.