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This important book takes readers behind the closed doors of elite employers to reveal how class affects who gets to the top. Drawing on 200 interview

A vibrant and illuminating exploration of medieval thinking on women’s beauty, sexuality and behaviour

The people who live in border towns often have closer relations with people across their immediate borders than with people in the same country as the

This important book takes readers behind the closed doors of elite employers to reveal how class affects who gets to the top. Drawing on 200 interview

Theatre flourished in the Roman Republic, from the tragedies of Ennius and Pacuvius to the comedies of Plautus and Terence and the mimes of Laberius.

Most people think bad feelings--feelings like anger, envy, spite, and contempt--are obstacles to a good life. You're supposed to do your best not to f

An indispensable tool for teaching and reading Herodotus' first book in Greek. The Commentary provides considerable help with matters of language. It

‘Juist omdat je als het ware door kinderogen ziet waarom Auschwitz ‘de dodelijkste plek op aarde’ was, is dit een verhaal dat je raakt.’  **** ½ Visie

'A delightful book, a pleasure to read and reflect over afterwards ... for humour, sprightliness and downright exuberance at being alive' Sunday Times

What makes for the ideal woman? How should she look, love and be? In this vibrant, high-spirited history, medievalist Eleanor Janega turns to the Midd

A timeless, heart-wrenching story about love in the face of indoctrination and tragedy - perfect for fans of Amor Towles and Anthony Doerr's All The L

Isaac Turner woont in Londen met zijn vader, de beroemdste klokkenmaker van het land. Als Isaac ’s avonds laat met zijn vader op de Big Ben is om de k

At Waterloo Station, hopeful new arrivals from the West Indies step off the boat train, ready to start afresh in 1950s London. There, homesick Moses A

Humans are the most migratory species of all land mammals. Migrants cuts through the toxic debates about refugees versus economic migrants to tell the

One man, one choice, two lifetimes.A house fire, Vienna, 1933: thirteen-year-old Max is orphaned, disfigured and adopted by an Aryan family who change

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

Met haar aangrijpende en ontroerende debuut Tralievader vestigde Carl Friedman onmiddellijk haar naam. Deze novelle en de korte roman Twee koffers vol

If there is one thing that people agree about concerning the massive, leaderless, spontaneous protests that have spread across the globe over the past

A reassuring guide to navigating the challenges of modern media and staying sane in a world that does not turn off.