Socialhistoria & kulturhistoria

A radical retelling of human history through collapse - from the dawn of our species to the urgent existential threats of the twentieth-first century and beyond - based on the latest research and a database of more than 440 societal lifespans over...

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A radical retelling of human history through collapse, and what it means for our uncertain future A radical retelling of human history through collapse - from the dawn of our species to the urgent existential threats of the twenty-first century an...

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A majestic biography of two young geniuses who merged their talents to create one of the greatest bodies of music in history. John & Paul begins in 1957, when two teenagers in suburban Liverpool meet and decide to play rock n'roll together. It end...

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All golden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific exploration, technological achievement and economic growth; yet no two are the same. Their beliefs, societies and place in the wider world all vary. Despite this...

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'A different level of insight to anything I've read for a long time about Russia.' - Sophy Roberts, author of The Lost Pianos of Siberia 'Exquisitely observed.. Full of empathy, Amos refuses easy stereotypes.' - Tom Parfitt, author of High Caucasu...

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An extraordinary investigation into the lives of ordinary people in Russia and what lies behind Putin's popularity.

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Courage and Fear is a study of a multicultural city in times when all norms collapse. Ola Hnatiuk presents a meticulously documented portrait of Lviv's ethnically diverse intelligentsia during World War Two. As the Soviet, Nazi, and once again Sov...

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In this absorbing chronicle of the role of race in US history, David R. Roediger explores how the idea of race was created and recreated from the 1600s to the present day. From the late seventeenth century-the era in which Du Bois located the emer...

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THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'A triumph.' Deborah Levy, New Statesman 'Tremendous.' Alwyn Turner, The Times 'Revelatory.' Simon Schama, Financial Times 'The gold standard of Beatles books.' Anthony Quinn, Observer 'As enthralling...

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'Namaste, fascists! An original and entertaining analysis of the dubious origins of the Western middle class's favourite postural exercise' - The Times The practice of yoga promises peace, self-realisation and release, thanks to the power of its '...

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Instant #1 New York Times bestseller! * #1 Washington Post bestseller! * #1 Indie Bestseller! * USA Today Bestseller! 'Earnest and empathetic.' - New York Times Tuberculosis has been entwined with humanity for millennia. Once romanticized as a mal...

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'Interesting and provocative... It gives you a sense of how briefly we've been on this Earth' Barack Obama What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us Sapiens? One of the world's preeminent historians and thinkers, Yuval Noah Hara...

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'If great books encourage you to look at the world in an entirely new way, then Dominion is a very great book indeed . . . Written with terrific learning, enthusiasm and good humour, Holland's book is not just supremely provocative, but often very...

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Launch your crafting further back in time than any sewing guide has offered before. For thousands of years, prehistoric people made beautiful, practical garments designed to keep the elements at bay, taking full advantage of the natural properties...

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The inside story of one football club's astonishing revival Featuring exclusive interviews with Jack Grealish, John McGinn, Ollie Watkins, Tyrone Mings and Ezri Konsa, along with many other key figures In early July 2018, Aston Villa were staring ...

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'Sits you at the dressing table of history: a place of dreams, doubts, self-harm and hopes' -Sunday Times At the heart of this history is the female body. The century-span between the crinoline and the bikini witnessed more mutations in the ideal ...

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND SUNDAY TIMES, OBSERVER AND BBC HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2022 'Pacey and potentially revolutionary' Sunday Times 'Iconoclastic and irreverent ... an exhilarating ...

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Begin your very own food journey through the centuries and around the world with the first cookbook from the beloved YouTube channel¿Tasting History with Max Miller What began as a passion project when Max Miller was furloughed during Covid-19 has...

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'The most important book of the Trump era' The Economist How does a democracy die? What can we do to save our own? What lessons does history teach us? In the 21st century democracy is threatened like never before. Drawing insightful lessons from a...

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Stories brought us together Books spread our ideas - and our mythologies The internet promised infinite knowledge The algorithm learned our secrets - and then turned us against each other What will AI do? NEXUS is the thrilling account of how we a...

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'Bracingly original... Hayek's Bastards demonstrates how a history of ideas can be riveting. Slobodian grounds intellectual abstractions in the lives of the people who espoused them... His book offers an illuminating history to our current bewilde...

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WINNER OF THE HWA NON-FICTION CROWN AN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NOTABLE BOOK A FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD Elizabeth Anscombe: defiantly brilliant, chain-smoking, trouser-wearing Catholic an...

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A bold reassessment of what caused the Late Bronze Age collapse In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The pharaoh's army and navy managed to defeat them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid i...

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"En utmärkt bok för våra utländska vänner." Bibliotekstjänst Turistboom! Våra svenska traditioner äntligen på engelska. Perfekt bok för turister såväl som för utländska gäster och vänner. Här berättas om Lucia, Midsommar, Jul, Nationaldagen, Påsk,...

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**OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD** **A TIMES MEMOIR OF THE YEAR ** 'The best royal book by miles . . . funny, gossipy and riveting' JANE RIDLEY, SPECTATOR 'If your jaw doesn't drop at least three times every chapter, you've not been paying proper...

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*AS HEARD ON RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK* THE INTERNATIONAL #1 BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2024 NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR A WATERSTONES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 A 2024 BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE OBSERVER, ECONOMI...

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In the tradition of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, a stunningly vivid historical account of the forty-year battle between Comanche Indians and white settlers for control of the American West, centering on Quanah, the greatest Comanche chief of the...

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