In this comprehensive global history, Alan Mayne explores the evolution and meaning of the 'slum', from its origins in London early in the nineteenth century to its use to describe favela communities in the lead up to the Rio de Janeiro Olympic games in 2016.
John Sutherland's original and irreverent new account of the life and work of George Orwell, exploring the 'scent narratives' that abound in Orwell's fiction and non-fiction.
A concise, richly illustrated book that explores why children draw.
An exploration of the visual elusiveness at the core of Giorgione’s work.
An original interpretation of Joseph Conrad’s life of writing.
In Sex in the World of Myth, David Leeming argues that sex is as important in myths as it is in our lives.
The Modern Art Cookbook provides a window into how both great and lesser-known modern artists, writers and poets ate, cooked, depicted and wrote about food.
A botanical and cultural history of the rose, perhaps the world's most popular flower.
Psyche on the Skin challenges the misconceptions and controversies surrounding self-harm.
A timely reappraisal of Indian writer, composer, musician, artist and activist Rabindranath Tagore.
The surprising and intriguing history of the much-loved goldfish.
A new cultural and natural history of the flashing, iridescent kingfisher.