The great reversal

Britain, China and the 400-year contest for power

A vivid history of the relationship between Britain and China, from 1600 to the present The relationship between Britain and China has shaped the modern world. Chinese art, philosophy and science have had a profound effect upon British culture, while the long history of British ...

Oliver Cromwell

commander in chief

The second volume in an acclaimed biography of Oliver Cromwell, from the capture of Charles I to the expulsion of the Long Parliament In 1647, the Parliamentarians were divided. They had won the first civil war and the king was in custody, but disagreements over ...

The great reversal

Britain, China and the 400-year contest for power

A vivid history of the relationship between Britain and China, from 1600 to the present The relationship between Britain and China has shaped the modern world. Chinese art, philosophy and science have had a profound effect upon British culture, while the long history of British ...

Korea

a new history of South and North

Korea has a long, riveting history-it is also a divided nation. South Korea is a vibrant democracy, the tenth largest economy, and is home to a world-renowned culture. North Korea is ruled by the most authoritarian regime in the world, a poor country in a ...

Never turn back

China and the forbidden history of the 1980s

On a hike in Guangdong Province in January 1984, Deng Xiaoping was warned that his path was a steep and treacherous one. "Never turn back," the Chinese leader replied. That became a mantra as the government forged ahead with reforms in the face of heated ...

Predator of the seas

a history of the slaveship that fought for emancipation

The dramatic biography of a slaveship turned freedom-fighter-which brings new insights into Britain's involvement in the end of the trade in enslaved people In 1827 the Royal Navy purchased a Baltimore clipper and renamed her the Black Joke. Assigned to the Preventative Squadron, she ...

The great transformation

China's road from revolution to reform

Odd Arne Westad and Chen Jian chronicle how an impoverished and terrorized China experienced radical political changes in the long 1970s and how ordinary people broke free from the beliefs that had shaped their lives during Mao's Cultural Revolution. These changes, and the unprecedented ...

Historia mínima de la globalización moderna y contemporánea

Este libro ofrece claves históricas para explicar las fuerzas que impulsaron el despegue de la globalización económica y su expansión formidable en la época contemporánea. Se trata de un esfuerzo por entender el protagonismo de las naciones del hemisferio norte impulsado por procesos de internacionalización ...

'A seditious and sinister tribe'

the Crimean Tatars and their khanate

With implications for the war in Ukraine, a surprising history of the Crimean Tatars from the fifteenth century to the present day. The Crimean Tatars were the Turkic-speaking native peoples of Crimea who established a powerful khanate in the 1440s, which remained in power until ...

The Phoenicians

Lost Civilizations

Drawing on an impressive range of archaeological and textual sources and a nuanced understanding of biases, this book offers a valuable reappraisal of the enigmatic Phoenicians. The Phoenicians is a fascinating exploration of this much-mythologized people: their history, artistic heritage, and the scope of their ...

The Assyrians

lost civilizations

An accessible guide to the history of the Assyrian empire from the perspective of its powerful elites. At the height of its power near 660 BC, the Assyrian empire, centered in northern Iraq, wielded dominance from Egypt to Iran. This vast region was ruled by ...

Archimedes

fulcrum of science

A bold reimagining of the Greek mathematician's singular life as a truly modern scientist. Galileo, Leonardo, Newton, and Tesla revered him: Archimedes of Syracuse-an engineer who single-handedly defied the world's most powerful army and a mathematician who knew more in 212 BCE than ...

Plato

a civic life

A new reading of Plato's philosophy that reveals it as deeply shaped by his experiences in Athens. Plato is a key figure from the beginnings of Western philosophy, yet the impact of his lived experience on his thought has rarely been explored. Born during ...

Marco Polo and his world

A lavishly illustrated tour of the famed adventurer's globetrotting travels, written by a celebrated translator of Polo's writings. At the age of seventeen, Marco Polo left his Venetian home on a continent-spanning adventure that lasted for nearly a quarter century. Imprisoned in Genoa ...

The Art of Medieval Falconry

A beautifully illustrated tour of the visual culture of medieval falconry in Europe and beyond. Medieval falconry was not just about hunting; the practice also signified sovereignty, power, and diplomacy. In The Art of Medieval Falconry, Yannis Hadjinicolaou describes the visual culture that sprang up ...

The Troubadours

An engaging and accessible introduction to the music, poetry, and lives of the medieval singer-songwriters. Composing songs of love and war in medieval Western and Southern Europe, troubadours spanned the social spectrum from powerful nobles to penniless minstrels. This book delves into the everyday worlds ...

The Medieval Scriptorium

Making Books in the Middle Ages

Illuminated with illustrations, an exploration of medieval manuscript production that offers insight into both the early history of the book and life in the Middle Ages. This book takes the reader on an immersive journey through medieval manuscript production in the Latin Christian world. Each ...

Veteranos en EE.UU.

legislación e integración en la década de 1940

Este libro presenta material inédito que ha permitido analizar las principales medidas legislativas aprobadas en el Congreso de los Estados Unidos para favorecer la integración de los veteranos de guerra estadounidenses a partir de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. ¿Qué actitud debía adoptar el gobierno de ...

The Roma, a minority in Europe

historical, political and social perspectives

The main issues arising from the encounter between Roma people and surrounding European society since the time of their arrival in Medieval Europe until today are discussed in this work. The history of their persecution and genocide during the Nazi era, in particular, is central ...

Los silencios de la libertad

Cómo Europa perdió y ganó su democracia

Una extraordinaria lección de historia sobre cómo y por qué naufragan las democracias.Desde su nacimiento en la Atenas del siglo v a.C., la democracia ha mostrado su fragilidad y ha corrido múltiples peligros. Desde ese momento histórico, han sido pocas las ocasiones en ...