‘An exciting, thought-provoking read, with profound contemporary as well as historical relevance.’ Andrew Roberts ‘David Owen has thought deeply about these issues – and is always worth reading.’ Dominic Lawson…
‘promises to offer a remarkably inter-disciplinary, cosmopolitan perspective on an overarching topic that is unquestionably prominent in the minds of millions of people.’ The Well-read Naturalist blog On subjects…
‘[A] sprawling account of India from the “midnight” moment of independence until the first quarter of the 21st century’ Choice In 1917, the British War Cabinet concluded it would take…
The Silk Road is a route from the edges of the European world to the central plains of China. For thousands of years, its history has been a traveller’s history,…
Tōgō Heihachirō (1848-1934) was born into a feudal Japan that had shut foreign contact for 250 years. As a teenage samurai, he witnessed the destruction wrought upon his native land…
‘What a lot Lisa Appignanesi has packed into such a slim volume. This is the ideal introduction to Simone de Beauvoir, capturing the woman, the philosopher, the lover, the public…
‘The memoir reaches the core of how fanatics – sects of any kind – draw in conceited youngsters by essentially appealing to a naïve hunger for self-sacrifice.’ Independent ‘This is…
‘[A] remarkable new memoir … full of youthful exuberance, unlikely adventures, and raw discovery … captivating.’ The New Yorker ‘To experience love and humanity on many levels, read this story….
