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An astonishingly wide-ranging history of Russian nationalism from a pre-eminent scholar of Eastern Europe
In 2014, Russia annexed Crimea and attempted to seize a portion ...
'All roads used to lead to Rome. Today, they lead to Beijing.'
When The Silk Roads was published in 2015, it became an instant classic ...
Sir Walter Ralegh's life is romantic, irresistible and of central importance to our island story. His death is a convoluted and contested tale of ...
Over the past two million years that human species have inhabited the Planet Earth they have distinguished themselves by their ability to make and do ...
On 19 February 1927, the city of Shanghai fell silent as a general strike gripped the factories of the industrial district. A magnet for foreign ...
This illustrated introduction offers a fresh approach to the history of the Islamic world from its origins to the present day. Told in six chapters ...
The ancient city of Angkor in Cambodia has fascinated scholars and visitors alike since its rediscovery in the mid-19th century. All are wonderstruck by the ...
In the summer of 1934 Adolf Hitler planned and conducted the most ruthless purge of his thirteen-year period as leader of Germany. The victims were ...
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, has long been portrayed as one of history's romantically tragic figures. Devious, naive, beautiful and sexually voracious, often highly ...
Where are the tombs of Alexander the Great or Cleopatra? Both rulers were buried in Egypt, but their tombs have never been found despite years ...
An overview of Alexander's life from a military standpoint, looking at how he was able to conquer the known world. Alexander was perhaps the ...
"Fulbright was erudite and eloquent in all the books he wrote, but this one is his masterpiece. Within its pages lie his now historic remonstrations ...