Who was Arminius Vámbéry? A poverty-stricken, Jewish auto-didact; a linguist, traveller, and writ...

He was the scion of a dynasty that was reputed to descend from King Solomon, a pioneer of African...

When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979, the forces of resistance were disparate and divided...

Zwei junge Menschen verlieben sich, aber der Krieg bringt sie auseinander: Das ist die Geschichte...

Otto von Bismarck (1815-98) has gone down in history as the Iron Chancellor, a reactionary and mi...

Brings to life the world of Samuel Pepys with five walks through London.

Tarbush was born in British Mandate Palestine. As an infant, he and his family were forced to eva...

Geoffrey Chaucer might be considered the quintessential English writer, but he drew much of his i...

The history of humanity is dominated by violence - it has oppressed and degraded us for centuries...

The history of the island of Cyprus is in many ways a world history. Its strategic position means...

Will someone pay for the spilled blood? No. Nobody'. Mikhail Bulgakov wrote these words in Kiev d...

A fluent Russian speaker with a knack for gaining the trust of those he meets, Muhling's cast of ...

As the seat of prince-bishops it found wealth and power, as the birthplace of Mozart it found fam...

More books have been written about Winston Churchill than any modern historical figure, but Peter...

The charismatic, near-mythological figure of Josip Broz Tito was many things: an inspirational pa...

Partition tells us how the idea of dividing Ireland came about, how it gained acceptance and popu...

More books have been written about Winston Churchill than any modern historical figure, but Peter...

In this detailed biography, Rudiger Goerner masterfully depicts Kokoschka's multifaceted life and...

When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, the poorly equipped and organised resistance g...

An entertaining introduction to the history of the city, its landmarks and its people, from its f...

A short study that assesses aspects of the UK constitution that, with reform, could better protec...

Curie is the most significant woman in the history of science and one of the most consequential f...

James Joyce (1882-1941) is hailed as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. Reject...

The history of the transatlantic partnership has, overnight, become highly topical; in fact, sinc...

'In recent years Naples has become, for better or worse, the new 'destination' in Italy. While ma...

'Denk ich an Deutschland in der Nacht, so bin ich um den Schlaf gebracht' - dieses Diktum Heinric...

How did Syria's revolution reach this its current boiling point? And what's next? This updated ed...

Is there any such thing as a European identity? Amidst all the kaleidoscopic variety what - if an...

Prinz Asfa-Wossen Asserate, einer der besten Kenner des afrikanischen Kontinents, schildert die U...

First ever 'Researcher in Residence' at 10 Downing Street Jack Brown looks at the spatial and per...

From the famed Atlantis to the remote Rupes Nigra, islands have long held our fascination: they a...

One of the greatest cities of the Himalaya, Kathmandu, Nepal, is a unique blend of thousand-year-...

As a young army officer in 1971, Aziz BineBine was imprisoned after being unwittingly involved in...

Until the First World War, the Ottoman Empire had dominated the Middle East for four centuries. B...

A vivid first-hand account of movement across a contested nation from 'Der Tagesspiegel' contribu...

The long and fascinating history of Japan's modern capital spans from the first forest clearances...

Provides a unique perspective of a Western pilgrim of Islamic faith, as he travels to the holy si...

With almost 13 million residents, Tokyo is now as much an icon of modernity as it is a city, with...

Marcel Mauss famous 'Essay on the Gift' has now returned to its original context. For the first t...

In 1905, British Foreign Secretary Edward Grey agreed to speak secretly with his French counterpa...

On June 28, 1919, the Peace Treaty was signed in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, five years to...

Fringing the Black Sea are a kaleidoscope of countries, some centuries old and others emerging on...

The story of New Zealand both during the war and at the negotiations in Paris

In the American mind, Finland is often swept up in the general group of Nordic countries, little ...

The first major biography of the impresario Domenico Barbaja, accompanying a new Naxos album of B...

Exciting new portrait featuring the racy world of opera and dance in Paris of the 1920s.

A beautiful travelogue of a journey around the Princes Islands, Istanbul's archipelago in the sea...

An authoratative history of Poland, from independence at Versailles to the late twentieth century.