20th Century History

Where will you live in 2030? Where will your children settle in 2040? What will the map of humanity look like in 2050? Mobility is a recurring feature of human...

The Eighties were about big ideas writ large - new money, new style, gender fluidity, gay pride, attritional politics, the 'special relationship', nuclear fear, AIDS, cocaine, ecstasy, tabloid royalty, the...

Afghanistan is the forgotten theatre of operations in the 'War on Terrorism'. Rapidly eclipsed by the war in Iraq, it nonetheless remains a key element in the struggle over the...

An elegant survey of more than 70 works of art featuring women reading throughout time. What is it about a woman reading that has captivated hundreds of artists over the...

**Shortlisted for the 2021 Ned Kelly Award for True Crime** Shocking real-life stories of murderous women who used rat poison to rid themselves of husbands and other inconvenient family members....

Volume two of a three volume history of the American civil rights movement, America in the King Years. This volume takes the reader from the assassination of President Kennedy and...

In Parting the Waters , the first volume of his essential America in the King Years series, Pulitzer Prize winner Taylor Branch gives a "compelling...masterfully told" ( The Wall Street...

At the dawn of World War I, Siegfried Sassoon exchanged his pursuits of cricket, fox-hunting, and romantic verse for army life amid the muddy trenches of France. The first English...

In the wake of the profound economic crisis known as the Great Depression, a group of high-powered individuals joined forces to campaign against the New Deal-not just its practical policies...

The Dark Side is a dramatic, riveting, and definitive narrative account of how the U.S. has made self-destructive decisions in the pursuit of terrorists around the world--decisions that have not...

In June of 1997, over a century and a half of British rule in Hong Kong came to an end. Chris Patten writes about his experiences as the last governor...

From 1969 to 1971, as the United States convulsed with political upheaval and transformative social movements, no band was bigger than Creedence Clearwater Revival. They managed a two-year barrage of...

Finalist for the 1991 National Book Award and a New York Times Notable book, Praying for Sheetrock is the story of McIntosh County, a small, isolated, and lovely place on...

Of all the giants of twentieth-century art, Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) was the most prolific writer. Here, available for the first time in paperback, are all of Kandinsky's writings on art,...

The 19th century signalled the high renaissance of Western imperialism. As more and more territory fell under colonial rule, European empires began to advance seemingly unchecked across the world. But...

Since September 11th 2001 and the commencement of the war on terror', the world's attention has been focused on the relationship between US foreign policy in the Middle East and...

Far from home, hope will keep them together. The plucky evacuees must come together in this heart-warming saga set in the Second World War for fans of Dilly Court and...

New York has always and still attracts fortune seekers, artists and modern nomads from all over the world. Just as Cornelia Wilhelm who at the age of 19 set out...

Kathryn Maple (b. 1989, Canterbury) is an artist specialising in drawing and painting. Her large-scale paintings feature urban, suburban and rural landscapes which are frequently populated by human figures. Her...

*Carolee Schneemann is the recipient of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award at the 57th Venice Bienalle 2017* Carolee Schneemann is one of the most important artists of the...

Aside from being world-famous artists, what's one thing Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol and Frida Kahlo had in common? They were crazy about cats. At one point, Andy Warhol...

The Great War Illustrated 1917 covers the battles at Arras, Passchendaele and Cambrai, the use of aviation and the role of the tanks. Some images will be familiar, and many...

Seventy-five years after the end of the Second World War the details of Soviet ships, their activities and fates remain an enigma to the West. In wartime such information was...

Four remarkable women. Four unforgettable stories of hope, courage, faith and love. Australia, 1912 Minnie Wyndam loves her beautiful island home, her fabulous clothes and her childhood friend Eric. But...

An insider's account of the often-fraught U.S.-Saudi relationship. Saudi Arabia and the United States have been partners since 1943, when President Roosevelt met with two future Saudi monarchs. Subsequent U.S....

Walker's story of intrigue and betrayal will fascinate and enthrall. 'Jon Walker's Pistols deserves to be called our first true work of 'punk history'. Through the dank Venetian alleyways we...

History of Modern Art has long been recognized as the authoritative, encyclopedic history of painting, photography, sculpture, and architecture from the mid-19th century, when modern art emerged, to the present...

On June 6, 1944, American and British troops staged the greatest amphibious landing in history to begin Operation Overlord, the battle to liberate Europe from the scourge of the Third...

In the 1970s, the Swedish musical phenomenon known as ABBA - Agnetha Faltskog, Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad - succeeded in reinventing the world s perception of pop....

A new work of 'comics journalism' by the acclaimed author of Palestine. In The Fixer Joe Sacco returns to Bosnia, the setting for his first masterpiece, Safe Area Gorazde. In...

A major book on geopolitics by one of the world's best-known figures World Order is the summation of Henry Kissinger's thinking about history, strategy and statecraft. As if taking a...

Follow-up to the bestselling The Victorians in which A. N. Wilson tells the story of the 'Decline and Fall' of Britain. When this book begins, in the reign of Edward...

This is an analysis of the causes and consequences of the coup detat that began in the USSR on 18 August 1991. It examines such issues as why and how...

Women's hairstyles have changed dramatically over the past century. Charting the progression from styles dictated by fashion and tradition towards more unique and individualised looks, this book explores how the...

The South of France in the Golden '50s. The sun is shining and palm trees cast jagged shadows on a polished motor purring up the drive to the Grand Hotel....

With her eye for architectural details, Friederike von Rauch captures the contemplative power of monastery interiors and simultaneously separates them from their religious context. The Berlin-based artist has lived and...

This landmark volume offers a major re-assessment of the art that emerged in Britain in the twenty years following the end of the Second World War: a period of anxiety,...

The nineties are back! Fashion icon Claudia Schiffer takes readers on a personal journey through the golden age of the global supermodel. This richly illustrated book accompanies the first ever...

New York has always and still attracts fortune seekers, artists and modern nomads from all over the world. Just as Cornelia Wilhelm who at the age of 19 set out...

"I draw first, and then I paint like Jean-Michel. I think the paintings we make together are better when we don't know who has done what" Andy Warhol. In the...

In 2018 the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, will host exhibitons on two of the greatest artists of the 20th century - Egon Schiele, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Both exhibitions will have...

This book is published on the occasion of the exhibition of works on paper by thirty-eight 20th-century British women artists in a display of over 50 watercolours and pastels, complemented...

Sure to be a treasured collector's item and conversation starter, Seeing Stars is filled with the sizzling stories and fun photos that have mesmerized millions of readers of People since...

A collection of work from contemporary Afro-Cuban American artist Harmonia Rosales. This vibrant catalog presents the work of contemporary artist Harmonia Rosales. Featuring over twenty paintings and a monumental sculptural...