A foundational reckoning with how Black Americans have used the written word to define and redefine themselves over the course of the country's history.
In "e;Switzerland's Untold War: The Truth Behind Nidwalden's Terror Days,"e; Lukas Stofer delves into the tumultuous period of the Nidwalden crisis, challenging the conventional image of Switzerland as a tranquil, neutral country.
Ein Blick zurück auf die 1980er Jahre – Valentin Groebner, »einer der interessantesten Historiker der Gegenwart« (tazFUTURZWEI), seziert in seinem Essay die Kraft der Nostalgie und anderer Gefühle, vergangener und gegenwärtiger.
Im Aufmacher bemängelt Thomas Etzemüller ein Ungleichgewicht: In historischen Darstellungen der Zwischenkriegszeit kommen neben den Totalitarismen die durchaus vorhandenen mehr oder weniger stabilen Demokratien auf nicht ganz nachvollziehbare Weise zu kurz.
LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZEA NEW YORKER BEST BOOKS OF 2025A TIMES & SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEARA SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEARONE OF THE CONVERSATION'S 5 BEST NON-FICTION BOOKS OF 2024A NEW YORK TIMES '21 NONFICTION BOOKS TO READ THIS SPRING' PICK'A truly radical book; radical in subject, radical in form.
It was my job to look and look and never look away, until I had captured every part of the scene, until I had told the story of those last moments that the dead could not.
Tequila Cocktails is a bright and colourful guide to mixing cocktails using agave spirits that best showcase the true potential of spicy tequila and smoky mezcal.
An innovative argument that vindicates our normative commitment to basic equality, synthesising philosophy, history, and psychologyWhat makes human beings one another's equals?
An exploration of public performance in everyday life, by the leading cultural and social thinkerThe Performer explores the relations between performing in art (particularly music), politics and everyday experience.
'An enthralling guide to one of the world's great cities - that blends history and insights into the present day from one of the most astute commentators on the politics of Istanbul' PETER FRANKOPAN'A love letter to this ancient capital' THE TIMESWalking along the crumbling defensive walls of Istanbul and talking to those he passes, Alexander Christie-Miller finds a distillation of the country's history, a mirror of its present, and a shadow of its future.
** Longlisted for the 2024 Cundill History Prize** A dozen pages in I realized that I had been waiting for much of my life to read this extraordinary book Annie ProulxA way of life that once encompassed most of humanity is vanishing in one of the greatest transformations of our time: the eclipse of the rural world by the urban.
Gregory Jones-Katz hat in den USA studiert und in China gelehrt: Was ihn umtreibt, sind aber weniger die Unterschiede als die Ähnlichkeiten zwischen den beiden kapitalistischen Bildungssystemen.
The No1 Sunday Times BestsellerA Waterstones Best Politics Book 2024A Mail on Sunday 'Best Holiday Read 2024'A searing expose' Glamour'A timely reminder of the dangers posed by men who crave power' - ObserverFrom New York Times bestseller Maureen Callahan, a fierce, character-driven expose of the real Kennedy Curse-the family's generations-long legacy of misogyny, murder, and mayhem-and the women who have paid the price for our obsession with Camelot.
This volume examines the polycentric structure of Europe, its heterogeneous cultural and linguistic areas and its demarcation and exclusionist tendencies.
Winner of the Food Season's Narrative Cookery Book AwardWith insight and love, Ahsan guides us through the vibrant flavours and captivating story of Bengali food and its place in Britain.
Scotland's Clans & Their Tartans offers an authoritative exploration of the origins and evolution of Scotland's unique clan system, tracing its roots back to the 5th century in Ireland, where the Scots originally lived.
An innovative argument that vindicates our normative commitment to basic equality, synthesising philosophy, history, and psychologyWhat makes human beings one another's equals?
Unter dem Titel Doch plötzlich jetzt emanzipiert will Wissenschaft sie treiben, entnommen aus dem Lied der 1899 gegründeten Bonner Studentinnenverbindung Hilaritas, untersuchen die Autorinnen und Autoren die Geschichte von Frauen an der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität.
