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The Fashioned Body provides a wide-ranging and original overview of fashion and dress from an historical and sociological perspective. Where once fashion was seen as ...
'Old John of Gaunt, time-honour'd Lancaster' John of Gaunt (1340-1399) was the son of one king and the father of another. He claimed a ...
'Wolf Hall for the Ottoman Empire ... History at its most gripping' Telegraph
Venice, 1522. Intelligence arrives from the east confirming Europe's greatest fear- the ...
Theories and opinions about climate change abound - from those claiming human-induced climate change is already beyond control to those who express scepticism about the real ...
An in-depth examination of the law and geopolitics of China's maritime disputes and their implications for the rules of the international law of the ...
When the Taliban were at the height of their power in 2001, Abbas Nazari's parents were faced with a choice: stay and face persecution ...
For the last three decades Gary Younge has had a ringside seat during the biggest events and with the most significant personalities to impact the ...
There is no normative concept more appealing today than the idea of individual freedom. Political party manifestos are drawn up, legal reforms are defended, military ...
Organized by subject and with an accompanying audio app, this is the essential reference for all Spanish-language learners.
Learn more than 10,000 of the ...
A powerful new anthology of feminist voices throughout history and from around the world
The Penguin Book of Feminist Writing selects writing from across time ...
A new and original history of the forces that shaped the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
We thought we knew the story of the twentieth century ...
An extensively researched, comprehensive biography of Chinese Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek, one of the twentieth century's most powerful and controversial figures
Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975 ...
One of our most brilliant minds offers a sweeping intellectual history that argues for the reclamation of culture's value
Culture is a defining aspect ...
A revelatory new biography of Thomas Jefferson, focusing on his ethical and spiritual life
"Kidd's biography may well be the best treatment of Jefferson ...
A writer's travels along the legendary yet contested Jordan River-exploring the long conflict over water supply
Access to water has played a pivotal role ...