The story of humanity’s last major source of food from the wild and how it enabled and shaped the growth of civilization
A timely and splendidly illustrated global exploration of the complex intersections of fashion and politics from the mid-19th century to the present day
Can cities solve the biggest problems of the twenty-first century better than nations? Is the city democracy's best hope?
A landmark biography of the charismatic king beloved of fourteenth-century England
Discusses social structure and the way of life behind Elizabethan and Jacobean architecture, the ferment of excitement aroused in English patrons and craftsmen as they learnt... Læs mere
The Hell-Fire Clubs scandalized eighteenth-century English society. This book explores the social and economic context in which the clubs emerged and... Læs mere
This biography traces the dramatic life of William Tyndale, the first person to translate the Bible into English from the original Greek and Hebrew. It discusses the profound religious, literary, intellectual and social implications of his immense achievement.
A study of the Holocaust, evaluating accepted views of its history and meaning. Yehuda Bauer offers his own interpretation of why the Holocaust occurred and how another can be... Læs mere