(Ilmumisaeg: 05-Mar-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Allen Lane, ISBN-13: 9780241770573)
A prescient, thoughtful and chilling examination of the current state of the world If there are lessons from history, now is the time when we need to heed them, so that we do not end up in another Great Power war because of the fatal comb...Loe edasi...
A dramatic new interpretation of the encounter between Europe and the Americas reveals the crucial role of animals in the shaping of the modern world.When the first European colonizers arrived in the Americas, they were utterly depe...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 02-Mar-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780197814659)
A distinctive collection of essays capturing Lawrence Freedmans insightful analysis across war, strategy, and foreign policy and providing a unique view of the key thinkers that shaped history.One of the worlds foremost sch...Loe edasi...
**SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2024** **A BEST BOOK OF 2024 BY THE NEW YORKER** From the Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of Ghost Wars, the inside story of Americas long and ruinous relationship with Saddam Hus...Loe edasi...
The Library of Ancient Wisdom pieces together a vivid portrait of Mesopotamian life from the shattered remnants of the 30,000 or so tablets in Ashurbanipals library... which not only bring kings and queens to life, but also priests, traders...Loe edasi...
Anthropology and AI explores the complex intersection of artificial intelligence and human society through a diverse collection of anthropological and social scientific perspectives.Artificial intelligence is rapidly accelera...Loe edasi...
Sari: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History
(Ilmumisaeg: 17-Feb-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Harvard University Press, ISBN-13: 9780674302860)
Umberto Grassi recovers a radical critique, suppressed by the Inquisition. A wave of 16th-18th century Italians claimed that Adam and Eve had angered God by engaging in sodomy-sexual practice reserved for the divine. The heresy was politically poten...Loe edasi...
A sharp history of journalism’s digital unraveling in the age of algorithms. In the past three decades, the battle between big tech and big journalism has reshaped how we consume the news. Jason Whittaker delves into how tech giants...Loe edasi...
With this book, Amy Motlagh considers how racial thinking underpins cultural practices in Iran and the Iranian diaspora. Despite cultural traditions depicting black people and the documented presence of black Iranians, many have insisted that race...Loe edasi...
This Element explores Jacques Derridas concept of hauntology and its connection to experimental music. Focusing on the 1960s, it examines how composers like John Cage and Luigi Nono used records and tape in composition. The Element delves into lo...Loe edasi...
Truly eye-opening . . . The most accessible and coherent introduction to Chomskys ideas Irish Times The land of the free. The home of the brave. But what has America achieved in the aim of spreading democracy except wreak havoc across...Loe edasi...
A ground-breaking and essential work of history the first of its kind to closely examine the British Royal Familys connection with the transatlantic slave trade...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 27-Jan-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Yale University Press, ISBN-13: 9780300279061)
A wide-ranging new history of the Baltic Crusades and their legacy Between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries, crusading armies unleashed a relentless holy war against the last pagan societies in northern Europe, particularly in the...Loe edasi...
This book explores language conflicts in Soviet successor states: Ukraine, the Russian North Caucasus, Georgia, and the Baltics. Current violent developments in these multie...Loe edasi...
The 1979 Islamic Revolution triggered a cold war between Iran and the United States – former fast friends. Despite the US’s relentless efforts at containment, Iran has risen as a formidable power in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, and Gaza. Its newfound...Loe edasi...
The Making of Iranian Modernity brings together a diverse array of scholars from a wide variety of disciplinary backgrounds and areas of research specialization to celebrate Houchang E. Chehabi, one of the leading scholars in the field of Iran...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Dec-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Harvard University Press, ISBN-13: 9780674297647)
Linguist Rishi Rajpopat solves an ancient puzzle, showing that Pa ini’s Sanskrit grammar is self-sufficient. Centuries of commentators, having misunderstood it, created tools to overcome its supposed flaws, but to no avail. By reinterpreting some key...Loe edasi...
A sustained study of Harriet Jacobss as a political philosopher, casting her as major theorist of nature of slavery. Bringing Jacobs into dialogue with Frederick Douglass, the author argues that Jacobss emphasis on sexual abuse and the importance...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 04-Nov-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: The Penguin Press, ISBN-13: 9780593831373)
From a pair of Pulitzer Prize–winning Washington Post reporters comes a shocking investigation of unparalleled depth into the subversion of the Justice Department over the last decade, culminating in President Donald Trump upending this corner...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Oct-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Yale University Press, ISBN-13: 9780300284409)
An enchanting history of the otherworld of elves and fairies, from the nature spirits of Iceland and Ireland to Avalon and Middle Earth Originating in Norse and Celtic mythologies, elves and fairies are a firmly established part of W...Loe edasi...
This Element reevaluates geographical writings on Rs death and sacrificial rituals, redirecting focus towards the textual transmission of ideas in both Arabic and Persian to offer a critical guide to geographical knowledge dissemination on Rs funera...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 07-Oct-2025, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Verso Books, ISBN-13: 9781836740407)
A major history of Zionism and the state of Israel-- Since its foundation in 1948, Israel has drawn on Zionism, the movement behind its creation, to provide a sense of self and political direction. In this groundbreaking new work, Ilan Papp...Loe edasi...
“Exhaustively researched. . . . Students of Japanese history and culture owe Cryns a debt of gratitude for this impressive achievement.”—Wall Street Journal • “William Adams comes alive in the revelatory In the Service of the Shogun...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 26-Jun-2025, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781805263159)
As Russia rattles its sabers in the Baltic, Neil Taylor reconsiders the history of Estonia and its struggle to achieve statehood. With only 1.3 million inhabitants, Estonia is one of Europes least populous nations-yet it boasts one of the co...Loe edasi...
From the bestselling Ukrainian cookery writer comes a profound meditation on the hopes and fears across generations amid political upheaval...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 17-Jun-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691271606)
How the euro survived a series of crises, and how to make it more resilientThe euro has survived crises unimagined at its founding: the financial meltdown of 2007–2009, the sovereign debt crisis of 2010–2012, the pandemic, and the R...Loe edasi...
**LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2026** **Winner of the National Book Award for Translated Literature** A sumptuous and surreal historical reimagining of one of South Americas best-known trans men, Antonio de Erau...Loe edasi...
The propagandists share resourcesthe troll farms that promote one dictators propaganda can also be used to promote the propaganda of anotherand themes, pounding home the same messages about the weakness of democracy and the evil of America....Loe edasi...
ROBERT FISK HAS BEEN REPORTING FROM THE MIDDLE EAST WITH INCOMPARABLE DEPTH AND UNDERSTANDINGAND EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE NOAM CHOMSKY In this final work from renowned journalist Robert Fisk, he picks up reporting on...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 15-May-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781805262947)
Silverwhite is a captivating exploration of the eastern Baltic nations earliest history and interactions with peoples of the Mediterranean and the Near East. This journey meticulously outlines an answer to the true whereabouts of Thule, the...Loe edasi...
A lucid guide to humankinds greatest thinkers, from Aristotle to Peter Singer “A primer in human existence: philosophy has rarely seemed so lucid, so important, so worth doing and so easy to enter into. . . . A wonderful introduct...Loe edasi...
The internationally bestselling guide to the extraordinary human story, for the curious of all ages The world has existed for over 4 billion years, but humanity arrived much more recently. Here E. H. Gombrich brings to life the full...Loe edasi...
A vibrant guide to the world of literature, from dramatic plays to engrossing novels Literature has inspired every civilisation, from Greek myth to today’s graphic novels. John Sutherland, who has researched, taught and written on th...Loe edasi...
A vital guide to poetry from ancient times to the present “( A) fizzing, exhilarating book.”—Sebastian Faulks, Sunday Times, London“Delightful.’”—New York Times Book Review Poetry is...Loe edasi...
A character-filled history that brings the American saga to life “This is a little history with a big heart, meant to be savored more than studied, read out loud like poetry, or perhaps sung like a hymn.”—Joseph J. Ellis, author of...Loe edasi...
Occasionally scandalous and always fascinating, a cornucopia of surprising and little-told yarns from the classical world. Both humorous and shocking, Miracula is filled with astonishing facts and stories drawn from ancient Gr...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 11-Mar-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Yale University Press, ISBN-13: 9780300244434)
A fascinating and highly original history of medieval magic told through twenty key illuminated manuscripts Medieval Europe was preoccupied with magic. From the Carolingian Empire to Renaissance Italy and Tudor England, great rulers,...Loe edasi...
A fascinating journey through Europe’s old towns, exploring why we treasure them—but also what they hide about a continent’s fraught history...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 10-Sep-2024, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: The Sutherland House Inc., ISBN-13: 9781998365463)
“Dancing makes you feel heaps better” – DianaIn 1981, after the wedding of the century, Anne Allan, a dancer, and ballet mistress with the London City Ballet, was offered an unusual assignment. Her Royal Highness Diana, the Princess...Loe edasi...
Gonzo brilliance ... unique and highly entertaining Financial Times Revelatory reading Adam Tooze, author of Crashed After reading Quinn Slobodians new book, you are not likely to think about capitalism the same way Jacob...Loe edasi...
Since the late 1970s, anglophone and German military literature has been fascinated by the Wehrmacht‘s command system, especially the practice of Auftragstaktik. There have been many descriptions of the doctrine, and examinations of its historical or...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 29-Jun-2023, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Museum of Fine Arts,Boston, ISBN-13: 9780878468904)
How artists from Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi to Whistler and Arthur Wesley Dow embraced and transformed Hokusais dynamic style and innovations The great painter, book illustrator and print designer Katsushika Hokusai (17601849) has become the...Loe edasi...
It was a tiny incident in itself, but it gave me a better glimpse than I had had before of the real nature of imperialism - the real motives for which despotic governments act Shooting an Elephant was the first piece of writin...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Feb-2023, Hardback, Kirjastus: Pitkin Publishing, ISBN-13: 9781841659565)
Fully illustrated with beautiful photographs, this special commemorative book by royal biographer Brian Hoey—who had the privilege of meeting Diana on several occasions—pays tribute to the life of this remarkable young woman.Diana, Pri...Loe edasi...
