Leake, Elisabeth (associate Professor of International History, Associate Professor of International History, University of Leeds)

An engaging primer of the history of the sustainability movement from the 1600s to the present day, illuminating how sustainability evolved from a rel

A timely overview of populism, one of the most contested concepts in political journalism and the social sciences.

Despite its extraordinary diversity of ethnicities, religions, and political systems, Southeast Asia plays a key role in global economies and geopolit

The City: A World History depicts the rise of urban centers from the middle of the fourth century BCE to the early twenty-first century. It begins in

This compact volume identifies and tackles some of the controversies and historical mysteries that continue to swirl around Reagan and his legacy, whi

The three centuries following the conquests of Alexander were perhaps the most thrilling of all periods of ancient history. Culture, ideas, and indivi

M. Lindsay Kaplan expands the study of the history of racism through an analysis of the medieval Christian concept of Jewish servitude. Developed thro

In this Very Short Introduction, Alan Taylor presents the current scholarly understanding of colonial America to a broader audience. He focuses on the

The conflict between Palestine and Israel is one of the most highly publicized and bitter struggles in history. In this accessible and stimulating Ver

Combining history and anthropology in a global examination of families and power, this book connects medieval kings and queens to contemporary family

This book demonstrates that women have been and key to understanding processes of development and explores the importance of greater gender equality f

Magic continues to be an enduring topic of fascination, managing to pervade the popular imagination. In this Very Short Introduction Owen Davies explo

Art history encompasses the study of the history and development of painting, sculpture and the other visual arts. Here, Dana Arnold introduces the is

Written by a leading academic and broadcaster and drawing on interviews with readers, writers, reading groups, bookshop owners, librarians, and figure

Human language allows us to plan, communicate, and create new ideas, without limit. Yet we have only finite experiences, and our languages have finite

Ranging across both standard philosophical territory and the landscape of cutting-edge cognitive science, Mindware: An Introduction to the Philosophy

Recounts the events of the year 63 B C E when a disgruntled nobleman, L Sergius Catilina, after two electoral defeats, made himself the leader of a gr

From one of the world's leading experts on the subject, a fully updated introduction to the sustainability movement from the 1600s to today.

The story of Europe's emergence from the catastrophe of fascism and world war - and how the broad anti-fascist consensus on which this was based has o

From the Boston Tea Party to the Dodgers, from the blues to Andy Warhol, and from dime novels to Disneyland, the history of American culture tells us