Michel Foucault examines the archeology of madness in the West from 1500 to 1800 - from the late Middle Ages, when insanity was still considered pa...

The internationally bestselling guide to the extraordinary human story, for the curious of all ages The world has existed for over 4 billion years,...

The currents of History run deep and often unseen beneath the everyday ripple of events. But now and again the current rises to the surface, and th...

People have been drawing lines on maps for as long as there have been maps to draw on. Sometimes rooted in physical geography, sometimes entirely a...

Explore the world's most fascinating historical and contemporary buildings, from ancient pyramids to hi-tech skyscrapers, in this essential guide t...

THE INSTANT NYT BESTSELLER'Fascinating' - The GuardianA gripping account of the little-known plot that could have put an end to JFK's historic pres...

The epic story of the past, present, and future of world order, revealing how the decline of the West may be a good thing for the world. Since t...

The extraordinary race for African territory that began in the 1880s and swept the political masters of Europe off their feet. The Scramble for Afr...

The Poisoners is a history of four devastating chapters in the making of the region, seen through the disturbing use of toxins and accusations of p...

In 1856, a teenage girl led 40000 to their deaths in the Eastern Cape. When Treive Nicholas arrived in the 1980s to teach, he was captivated by the...

The formal colonial presence of the Netherlands, which lasted 150 years, had a huge impact on South Africa. Anyone walking around Cape Town and con...

This work covers all operations of the Border War in which the South African gunners took part, starting in early 1975 when a young second lieutena...

KAROO KEEPSAKES  – YOUR TRAVELLER’S COMPANION See more than 500 photographs of all aspects of the Karoo, South Africa’s heartland; Learn about the...

This book is a wonderful review of pictures and text which captures the history of 20 South African Schools. Schools form the foundation of society...

A personal journey into the family archives of a talented photographer, this book explores Paul Weinberg's past as he retraces his family's footpri...

This keepsake book is a space to record the family traditions, memories and stories that make each family unique. Featuring prompts on everything f...

Stals Prize for History Sciences (2004)Recht Malan Prize for Non-Fiction (2004)The bestselling narrative history of a group often despised, but nev...

In The Eight Zulu Kings, well-respected and widely published historian John Laband examines the reigns of the eight Zulu kings from 1816 to the pre...

The recent past is so often neglected when people research their family history, yet it can be one of the most rewarding periods to explore, and so...

Tony Brooks was unique. He was barely out of school when recruited in 1941 by the Special Operations Executive (SOE), the wartime secret service es...

Follow the epic 5,000-year story of warfare - from the earliest battles to the War on Terror - with this guided tour of every major conflict. ...

This is WWII history, as it happened. All the horror and excitement of eleven months that changed the world.On D-Day (6 June 1944) a team of BBC re...

World War II from Above offers a never-before-seen combination of annotated satellite images and expertly drawn battle maps. It aims to satisfy bot...

The World War II Secret Operations Handbook lets you in on the skills and tricks used by the British SOE (Special Operations Executive), the US OSS...

Published to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (May 2020) and Victory in Japan Day (August 2020), this is an outstanding co...

Published to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (May 2020) and Victory in Japan Day (August 2020), this is an outstanding co...