Christopher Coker

'One of the best history books you will read this decade' History Today'Fascinating, suspenseful, revelatory, alive' The TimesThere can be few more ex

The essential guide to geopolitics in the modern Middle East in the aftermath of the Arab Spring

A lively reimagining of how the distant medieval world of war functioned, drawing on the objects used and made by crusaders   Throughout the Middle Ag

Since Achilles first stormed into our imagination, literature has introduced its readers to truly unforgettable martial characters. In Men at War Chri

It would have been inconceivable," wrote Henry Kissinger in his best-selling book Diplomacy, that the architects of NATO would have seen as the end

The Improbable War explains why conflict between the USA and China cannot be ruled out. In 1914 war between the Great Powers was considered unlikely,

In this text, Christopher Coker offers both a history of martial cultures and an analysis of how these are now changing. He locates the origins of the

This latest incisive work from Christopher Coker is a prescient analysis of the likelihood of a US-China conflict and how it might be avoided.

What are humanity's biological origins? What are the mechanisms, including culture, that continue to drive it? What is the history that has allowed it

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This text outlines the forms of political interaction in the early modern city and takes a comparative approach to the nature of conflict and conflict

In 1848 stond bijna heel Europa in brand. Politieke onrust verspreidde zich in dat jaar als een lopend vuurtje over het hele continent, en leidde tot

This rich and enjoyable book by the acclaimed author of Japan Story explores the many ways in which Asia has influenced Europe and North America over

'Afscheid van Berlijn', de tweede Berlijnse roman van de Britse schrijver Christopher Isherwood (1904-1986), is opgebouwd als een raamvertelling van

'Inspired and enlightening ... here is a work of staggering ambition, exceptional accomplishment, and surprisingly pleasant reading ... an excellent g

Isherwood's short, poignant novel is a tender and wistful love story Celebrated as a masterpiece from its first publication, A Single Man is the story

‘An absolute joy to read and an early contender for every list of History Books of the Year’ Sunday Telegraph ‘On nearly every page a r