An incantatory poetic novel that interweaves the legends, tragedies, and histories of a village in Vietnam
The definitive guide to the stone circles of Britain and Ireland
Examining how art history’s concerns with the global turn, along with calls for decolonial, diverse, inclusive, and equitable approaches, have shaped scholarship, teaching and curating in Islamic art history
A lively and inviting history of Belfast—exploring the highs and lows of a resilient city
The richly illustrated book explores the formative role of Belgium’s cosmopolitan capital in the making of Ensor in the European avant-garde
A gripping account of the Knights Templar, challenging received wisdom to show how these devout medieval knights played a profound role in making modern Britain
From the president of Wesleyan University, an illuminating history of the student, spanning from antiquity to Zoom
The unknown story of the election that set the tone for today’s fractured politics
The fascinating stories behind the essential seven units of measurement that allow us to understand the physical world
How the character of war is changing and how militaries can successfully adapt to meet the challenge
An analysis of U.S. Special Operations Command, at the center of America’s twenty-first-century wars
A fascinating and moving biography of Colin Anson, the German refugee who became an elite British commando