What is the nature of things? Must I think my own way through the world? What is justice? How can I be me? How should we treat each other?Before th...

From the moment the first machine gun rang out over the Western Front, one thing was clear: mankind’s military technology had wildly surpassed its ...

'Oliver is an evocative storyteller, vividly bringing his tales to life' BBC History From Genghis Khan's domination on earth to Armstrong's firs...

This brilliantly concise history of the Pacific Ocean nevertheless succeeds in examining both the indigenous presence on ocean's islands and Wester...

Witness our incredible human story unfold - from the very first people in Africa to the collapse of Communism and beyond - exquisitely charted map ...

The definitive book on this important battle of the Wars of the Roses For many years the first battle of St Albans was regarded as a ‘short scuffle...

From the premise that gathering information is ‘part of mankind’s basic survival instinct’, John Hughes-Wilson surveys the way in which spying has ...

From the master storyteller and internationally bestselling author - the story of humanity from prehistory to the present day, told through the one...

A landmark study of ancient Greek and Roman cults, from the nocturnal mysteries at Eleusis to the cults of Dionysus and Mithras.Mystery cults are o...

Amid evictions, raids, killings, the drug trade, and fire, inner-city Johannesburg residents seek safety and a home. A grandmother struggles to kee...

This is a neglected history. Not a sweeping, definitive, exhaustive history of the world but something quieter, more intimate and particular. A sin...

Hedendaagse Suid-Afrikaners assosieer die ossewa onvermydelik met die Groot Trek en groot geskiedkundige gebeure soos die Slag van Vegkop en Bloedr...

The essential guide that allows both sides to be heard Rabbi Professor Dan Cohn-Sherbok presents the Israeli perspective, while Dr Dawoud El-Alami ...

Did you know that there are more penises than women in the Bayeux Tapestry? That the Peasant’s Revolt was started and propelled by women, protesti...

In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land,...

'A learned, wise, wonderfully written single volume history of a civilisation that I knew I should know more about' Tom Holland 'Masterful and eng...

How has a small nation of 9 million people, forced to fight for its existence and security since its founding and riven by ethnic, religious, and e...

Namate Suid Afrika se vooruitsigte toenemend desperaat raak, word die konvensionele siening dat die apartheidsjare van die vorige eeu net skande, a...