Asiens historia

In AD 453 Attila, with a huge force composed of Huns, allies and vassals drawn from his already-vast empire, was rampaging westward across Gaul (essentially modern France), then …

WINNER OF THE 2024 PULITZER PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE'A deeply immersive portrait of daily life in Israel and the West Bank' …

In this monumental, authoritative history of Afghanistan, now updated, Jonathan L. Lee places the current conflict in its historical context and challenges many of the West’s …

An in-depth study of the 1973 Yom Kippur War examines the prelude to the war, the start of hostilities, the campaigns and battlefields, the war's dramatic conclusion, and the …

"Flawless . . . [Makdisi] reminds us of the critical declarations of secularism which existed in the history of the Middle East."—Robert Fisk, The Independent  Today’s headlines …

A revealing guide to how dictators manipulate the masses 'The handbook that humanity needs right now' – Terry Szuplat, former speechwriter for Barack Obama If you’ve ever wondered …

Mao Zedong's Little Red Book (Quotations from Chairman Mao) - a compilation of the Chinese leader's speeches and writings - is one of the most visible and ubiquitous symbols of …

In 1998, the Belitung, a ninth-century western Indian Ocean–style vessel, was discovered in Indonesian waters. Onboard was a full cargo load, likely intended for the Middle Eastern …

An epic new history of Ancient China told through the prism of a dozen extraordinary tombsThe three millennia up to the establishment of the first imperial Qin dynasty in 221 BC …

Engang var Osmannerriget en af verdens største og vigtigste stormagter, men ved indgangen til Første Verdenskrig var riget i knæ. Internt var man plaget af uro, forfejlede reformer …