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A vivid and intimate account of the Ukrainian Revolution, the rare moment when the political became the existential “Shore brilliantly captures the contingency, uncertainty, and …
Experience the world of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and the tremendous challenges he faced and overcame with the help of Stoic philosophy “[Robertson] thoughtfully and readably …
How the demise of the Habsburg Empire, postwar sovereignty, and new diplomatic frontiers shaped the nature of citizenship, identity, and belonging across Europe This book is a …
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 …
An in-depth study that sheds a fascinating new light on Sir John Soane (1753–1837) and his world-renowned collection Sir John Soane’s architecture has enjoyed a revival of …
An insightful new biography of the central figure in the Dreyfus Affair, focused on the man himself and based on newly accessible documents On January 5, 1895, Captain Alfred …
“An admirably compassionate testament”—Max Hastings, Sunday Times “A vivid and evocative panorama”—James Graham, The Observer “Superb”—John Harris, The GuardianA powerful new …
“Sharp and compelling”—Sarah Neville, Financial Times “Insightful”—Rafael Behr, The Guardian An engaging, inclusive history of the NHS, exploring its surprising survival—and the …
"A masterpiece. . . . Nobody has done more than John Lukacs to turn the short history book into an art form."—Anthony Beevor "As gripping as any novel."—Robert Harris"A short but …
A pioneering history of medical care in Stalin’s Gulag—showing how doctors and nurses cared for inmates in appalling conditions A byword for injustice, suffering, and mass …