A biography that offers a fresh account of Robert Schumann's life. It confronts the traditional perception of the doom-laden Romantic, forced by depression... Læs mere
A riveting English translation the Irish classic tale of heartache, death, and loneliness by the beloved author of The Dirty Dust
The first major retrospective of the Brazilian modernist architect's life and work
Why has Christianity, a religion premised upon neighbourly love, failed in its attempts to heal social divisions? This title delves into the... Læs mere
Covers the Kosovo War, and the overthrow of Milosevic, with close-up accounts of his trial at the Hague, and subsequent death. This book looks at the assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindic in 2003, and its consequences.
One World Now seamlessly integrates major developments of the past decade into Peter Singer's classic text on the ethics of globalization
A trio of intertwined novellas from the 2014 Nobel laureate for literature
A biography of Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), by one of the leading scholars of nineteenth- and twentieth-century French music, that is based on a wealth of written and oral evidence, some newly translated and some derived from interviews with the composer's friends and associates.
Edward II (1284-1327), King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine, was the object of ignominy during his lifetime and calumny since it. This biography does not present Edward II... Læs mere