Social- & kulturhistoria

I denne boka fortel forfattar Finn Måge den lange historia til fruktdyrkinga i Noreg. Med utgangspunkt i Hardanger tar han for seg heile det norske fruktlandet og følgjer …

Med populärvetenskapligt berättande och rikt bildmaterial färdas vi genom olika epoker. En mosaik av dramatiska händelser, festligheter och stillsamma ögonblick i detta historiskt …

One of our most important public intellectuals reveals the hidden history of our current global crisis.Longlisted for the Orwell Prize A New York Times Notable Book of 2017Named a …

Utbynäs är en del av Utby som är beläget i östra Göteborg. Några år efter sekelskiftet 1900 anlades där villastaden Utbynäs. Initiativtagare var köpmannen Anders Mattsson som efter …

An incisive and deeply candid account that explores autistic women in culture, myth, and society through the prism of the author’s own diagnosis. Until the 1980s, autism was …

`A riveting account of the pre-First World War years . . . The Age of Decadence is an enormously impressive and enjoyable read.' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times`A magnificent …

A glorious illustrated history of sixteen of the world's greatest cathedrals, interwoven with the extraordinary stories of the people who built them. 'An impeccable guide to the …

Mourning and memorialization are at the very centre of literary culture. They take on forms deeply resonant of the sundry traditions of poetic elegy even when those elegiac …

The Persian Empire was the world's first hyperpower, with territory stretching from Central Asia to Northeastern Africa and from Southeastern Europe to the Indus Valley. It was the …

Revised and updated edition of Christian Wolmar's classic history of the London Underground, with a new chapter on Crossrail.'I can think of few better ways to while away those …