The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
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The sun is setting on the Western world. Slowly but surely, the direction in which the world spins...
A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History
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The civil rights movement has become national legend, lauded by presidents from Reagan to Obama to...
Off the Deep End: A History of Madness at Sea
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In the 18th century, the Royal Navy's own physician found that sailors were seven times more likely...
A Short History of Ireland's Rebels
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The stirring story of eighteen of Ireland's greatest rebels, from the sixteenth century to today....
Black Gold: The Dark History of Coffee
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The extraordinary tale of the wildfire spread of a drink which is embedded in our history and our...
Le Mans: The Official History 1923-29
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Officially licensed with the ACO, the organisers of the annual Le Mans 24 Hours race, this sumptuous...
Black & White Cinema: A Short History
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Black & white film, the cinema of shadows and light, is a filmgoer's pleasure and a film student's...