Asiens historia

“Engagingly written.”—Andrew D Buck, BBC History Magazine “[A] compelling book.”—Ian Garrick-Mason, Spectator Shortlisted for the 2020 Duke of Wellington Medal for Military …

An epic account of how a new world order under Tamerlane was born out of the decline of the Mongol Empire   “A masterwork.”—William Dalrymple, Financial Times   “A landmark …

The story of the sixteenth-century’s epic contest for the spice trade, which propelled European maritime exploration and conquest across Asia and the Pacific   Spices drove the …

A groundbreaking investigation of early Christ groups in the ancient Mediterranean As an urban movement, the early groups of Christ followers came into contact with the many small …

A history of capitalism in nineteenth- and twentieth-century China and India that explores the competition between their tea industries  “Tea War is not only a detailed comparative …

An illuminating biography reconstructing the life and legacy of a unique king in world history and the most famous emperor in South Asian history  “Mr. Olivelle has produced an …

The essential guide to geopolitics in the modern Middle East   The Middle East is in crisis. The shocking events of the war in Gaza have rocked the entire region. More than a …

A new history of the American Jewish relationship with Israel focused on its most urgent and sensitive issue: the question of Palestinian rights     American Jews began debating …

A comprehensive survey of Syriac Christianity over three thousand years   Syriac is often referred to as the third main language of Christianity, along with Latin and Greek, and it …

A panoramic, provocative account of the clash between British imperialism and Arab jihadism in Africa between 1870 and 1920  "An epic account of the British Empire’s activities in …