jeremy paxman

'Will open the minds of even the most ardent denier of climate change and/or systemic racism. If there's one book that will help you to be an effectiv

The witty, incisive and frank memoirs from the legend of Newsnight and long-standing quiz master of University Challenge. Filled with vi

The influence of the British Empire is everywhere, from the very existence of the United Kingdom to the ethnic composition of our cities. This title d

What is the point of Kings and Queens? What do they do all day? And what does it mean to be one of them? This title looks at our present incumbents to

A title, in which, the author sets out to find about the English. Not the British overall, not the Scots, not the Irish or Welsh, but the English. Why

From the bestselling historian and acclaimed broadcaster ‘A rich social history … Paxman’s book could hardly be more colourfu

A portrait of the Victorian world that takes readers on a journey through the birth of modern Britain. Using the paintings of the era as a starting po

Life in Britain during the First World War was far stranger than many of us realize. The author tells the story of the war through the experience of t

From Herodotus to H-Net: The Story of Historiography, Second Edition, offers a concise but comprehensive and up-to-date account of the many ways histo

Akkadian, comprising the Babylonian, Assyrian and Old Akkadian dialects, is the earliest known Semitic language, attested from the middle of the 3rd m

The influence of the People’s Republic of China on world affairs is increasingly keenly felt: in Asia, in Africa, in Latin America and in Europe and N

The winner of the inaugural Fitzcarraldo Editions Novel Prize, Ash Before Oak is a novel in the form of a fictional journal written by a solitary man

The Panopticon project for a model prison obsessed the English philosopher Jeremy Bentham for almost 20 years. In the end, the project came to nothing

Wat draagt het jongerenwerk bij aan het versterken van eigen verantwoordelijkheid van jongeren, het bevorderen van participatie, het vinden van hulp e

First published in 1982, this revised and updated edition takes into account the events that have happened since the early 1980s - including the break

A global account of military strategy throughout history, from imperial strategies to those of anti-imperial insurgents

A Sunday Times Paperback of the YearA Spectator and New Statesman Book of the Year‘An illuminating and riveting read.’ - Jonathan DimblebyJeremy Bowen

A furry, funny and very cute Little Gem that’s full of heart from King of Comedy Jeremy Strong

A revelatory intellectual biography of Tocqueville, told through his wide-ranging travels—most of them, aside from his journey to America, barely know