History & Politics

This edition of this definitive work is now available as a highly designed paperback with flaps with a new introduction by Angelo John Lewis. Part ...

The idea of a single divine being - God, Yahweh, Allah - has existed for over 4,000 years. But the history of God is also the history of human stru...

• Did NASA fake the moon landings? • Did aliens build the pyramids? • Is Finland really there? Dive down the conspiracy-theory rabbit hole with be...

Why are we so fascinated by Ancient Egypt? Is it because Egyptian treasures are rich and colourful? Is it because pyramids were so big? Is it becau...

Orientalism is one of the greatest and most influential books of ideas to be published since the end of the European empires. For generations now, ...

Was there a beginning of time? Could time run backward? Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries? These are just some of the questions c...

This is a provocative bestseller that explains why the world is divided into nations with wildly differing levels of prosperity. Why are some natio...

On Palestine is Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappe's indispensable update on a suffering region.What is the future of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctio...

History is a rich, varied and fascinating subject, so it's rare to find the whole lot in one book ... until now.The History of the World in Bite-Si...

In World Order, Henry Kissinger - one of the leading practitioners of world diplomacy and author of On China - makes his monumental investigation ...

'Gripping' Economist'Jaw-dropping' Sunday Times'Riveting' Financial Times'Fascinating' ReutersWe are entering an age of energy crises and food sho...

*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*'I can't imagine reading a better book this year’ Daily MirrorTim Marshall's global bestseller Prisoners of Geography ...

One of Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of 2021Goodreads Choice Awards 2021: Winner, Memoir & AutobiographyEmpire of Pain is the story of a dyna...

Crime is big news. From murder to theft to drug gangs, crime and criminal justice affect the lives of millions of people worldwide. Hardly surprisi...

'A brilliant new book'   Daily Telegraph     'Well written . . . and often entertaining'   The Times     'A sparkling analysis'   Prospect     Whe...

The adventures of eight inspiring women of the twentieth century.Mary Gibson Henry risked her life following her passion for new botanical species....

The groundbreaking investigative story of how three successive presidents and their military commanders deceived the public year after year about ...

The past to self-discovery and inner and outer peace...Divine Names is a unique contribution to understanding life and oneself on a deeper level: b...

With the images of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict so dominant in our minds, walking for leisure is the one activity probably least associated wit...

'Blistering' Sunday Times'Indispensable' Observer'Fascinating' The Times'Brilliant' Peter Frankopan'Revelatory' Lindsey HilsumA timely and unprece...

'I've experienced the best and worst of humanity. I've been detained and beaten, and welcomed and respected. And yet, this story - my story - is on...

In Frames of War, Judith Butler explores the media's portrayal of state violence, a process integral to the way in which the West wages modern war....

Arguing that 'education is freedom', Paulo Freire's radical international classic contends that traditional teaching styles keep the poor powerless...

Judith Butler’s new book shows how an ethic of nonviolence must be connected to a broader political struggle for social equality. Further, it argue...