When we think of ancient Romans today, many picture the toga-clad figures of Cicero and Caesar, presiding over a republic, and then an empire, before seeing their world collapse at the hands of barbarians in the fifth century AD. The Romans does a...Loe edasi...
This book considers the position and historiography of the western Balkans in modern Europe. It challenges the linear narrative that the region was Europeanised in the twentieth century - that is, brought into a wider fold of European countries...Loe edasi...
Have you ever tried to find a street named Bond Street? (Spoiler alert: it doesn’t exist!)Did you know you can’t dine for 13 at the Savoy? At least not without a cat joining you …And have you heard about the bus that jumped Tower Bridge?...Loe edasi...
This book presents a sustained and systematic analysis of the totalitarian topos across Vladimir Nabokov’s life and career. Contributing to the ongoing reappraisal of Nabokov’s writing in its engagement with politics and ideology, this st...Loe edasi...
This book explores how Kazakhstan has navigated its identity and geopolitical relationships since the January 2022 protests and the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. What began as a study of Soviet legacy in Kazakhstan shifted focus when major events in 2...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 11-Sep-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Simon & Schuster, ISBN-13: 9781668009598)
A new history of two centuries of Jewish revolts against the Roman Empire, drawing on recent archeological discoveries and new scholarship by leading historian Barry Strauss.Jews vs. Rome is a gripping account of one of the most...Loe edasi...
Sari: Indigenous-Settler Relations in Australia and the World
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Sep-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Springer International Publishing AG, ISBN-13: 9783031952715)
This book looks at deep-seated elements of racism in Indigenous-settler relations through detailed analyses of the October 2023 Voice to Parliament referendum in Australia and its outcome---and discusses what might come next....Loe edasi...
Russian dissident, former world chess champion and human rights activist Garry Kasparov argues that the invasion of Ukraine marks a turning point in world history: a chance to finally restore the moral values that keep autocracy in check....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-Aug-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009532082)
An innovative collection illuminating Palmyras and Palmyrene societys negotiations, struggles, benefits and disadvantages from being part of the Roman Empire, situated on the fringes between the East and the West, and their use of this location to...Loe edasi...
This book explores Peter I’s same-sex relations, men’s sociability and male favoritism at the royal court in the context of the Petrine myth, scenarios of power, propaganda and othering. The first part is devoted to sources, historiography, the th...Loe edasi...
A remarkable study of rocks, the stories they can tell us and the various ways they continue to shape and influence our lives, from the author of Timefulness....Loe edasi...
An Air Mail Editor’s Pick A Spectator Book of the Year “( A) masterly panorama of classic Russian literature and its hinterland of ideas.”—Wall Street Journal? “Wise and authoritative…As the best Russ...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-Jul-2025, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: South Dakota State Historical Society, ISBN-13: 9781941813584)
Explore the layered history of the Black Hills, from military expeditions and gold rush boomtowns to bold business ventures and iconic national parks. Follow the evolution of Rapid City, crafted as a service center and gateway, through self-guided t...Loe edasi...
Few know that the president’s desk in the Oval Office plays a part in one of the world’s most extraordinary sagas; in Resolute, noted historian Martin Sandler brings the story to light. After Sir John Franklin and his ships di...Loe edasi...
