Roy Adkins

From the bestselling author of Azadi and My Seditious Heart, a piercing exploration of modern empire, nationalism and rising fascism that gives us the

A brilliant analysis of identity politics by world-renowned thinker Olivier Roy.

Pliny the Younger (c. 60-112 C.E) - senator and consul in the Rome of Domitian and Trajan, eyewitness to the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 C.E., early "p

Presents an account of day-to-day life in a medieval French village. Using records gathered by the Catholic Church in its pursuit of heretics, this bo

Let Secret Potsdam guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar. Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Potsdam travel guide book and let our

In Ogen van de Rigel, het derde deel in Roy Jacobsens veelgeprezen romanreeks, verlaat Ingrid het eiland van haar familie, op zoek naar de vader van h

Het vierde deel in de veelgeprezen Noorse romanreeks van Roy Jacobsen over de familie Barrøy Na een lange reis door heel Noorwegen keert Ingrid einde

This is the first book to concentrate on Dutch Golden Age painter Frans Hals’s highly innovative approach to male portraiture. Frans Hals is one of

This volume, originally published in 1989, is intended as a practical guide to archaeological illustration, from drawing finds in the field to technic

This title contains more than 1,400 entries. The topics covered are deities and spirits, festivals, sacrifices, temples, altars, cult objects, burial

A landmark book that charts humanity's changing relationship with birds - from the ancient Egyptians to the 21st century.

A vivid and superbly written account of the unravelling of one of the great intellectual puzzles, set against the backdop of Europe in the Napoleonic

* A gripping account of the most action-packed years of British naval history

* A superbly researched, gripping account of the most important naval battle in British history, which thwarted Napoleon at sea and created a national

This reference provides access to the 1200 years of Roman rule from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD. The myriad topics covered include rulers

An epic page-turner filled with tales of courage, desperation, endurance and intrigue, brought to life by eyewitness accounts and expert research.

A one-volume reference on the history of the Roman Empire covers more than 1,200 years of Roman rule from the 8th century B.C. to the 5th century A.D.

'They all broke the rules. They all crossed into forbidden territory. They all tampered with the laws that lay down who should be loved, and how. And

In Ogen van de Rigel, het derde deel in Roy Jacobsens veelgeprezen romanreeks, verlaat Ingrid het eiland van haar familie, op zoek naar de vader van h

Na het grote succes van de roman De onzichtbaren vervolgt Roy Jacobsen met Witte zee zijn epos over een Noorse familie die in de tumultueuze twintigs