A thousand-year history of how China's obsession with silver influenced the country's financial well-being, global standing, and political stability
A powerful account of how coerced migration built the British Empire
What do ordinary citizens really want from their governments?
A fascinating, richly illustrated exploration of the poignant origins of Rudyard Kipling's world-famous children's classic
A unique, wide-ranging examination of asteroid exploration and our future in space
An incisive account of how Mussolini pioneered populism in reaction to Hitler's rise-and thereby reinforced his role as a model for later authoritarian leaders
A leading expert on foreign policy reveals how tensions between America, NATO, and Russia transformed geopolitics in a Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2021 "Sarotte has the receipts, as it were: her authoritative tale draws on thousands of memos, letters, briefs, and other once secret documents-including many that have never been published before-which both fill in and complicate settled
A revelatory meditation on class and consumer culture, from 2022 Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux
A compelling new history of the EU and the people who sought to shape and challenge it-from Maastricht to today
A history of wars through the ages and across the world, and the irrational calculations that so often lie behind them
The 50th anniversary edition of a classic text, featuring an expanded selection of color studies
The international bestseller available in English for the first time: E. H. Gombrich's world history for the curious of all ages...
A major new history of North and South Korea, from the late nineteenth century to the present day
A gripping account of the Knights Templar, challenging received wisdom to show how these devout medieval knights played a profound role in making modern Britain
The Cold War roots of liberalism’s present crisis
An informed and practical road map for controlling disinformation, embracing free speech, saving American elections, and protecting democracy "Hasen puts forth a number of solid recommendations on how to combat disinformation."-Richard Stengel, New York Times "Hasen has written an extraordinary, thorough and fair examination of the impact of misinformation on democracy.
A bestselling author’s definitive guide to writing and publishing research-based nonfiction for a wide audience
How the character of war is changing and how militaries can successfully adapt to meet the challenge
An incisive account of the Arctic convoys, and the essential role Bletchley Park and Special Intelligence played in Allied success
The intriguing history of Dickens’s London, showing how tourists have reimagined and reinvented the Dickensian metropolis for more than 150 years