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Just over five hundred Australians were killed in action in the Vietnam War. Of those who returned, 280 Vietnam veterans have officially been recognised as having committed suicide. Unofficial estimates...

The election of the first African American as President of the United States was always going to be a moment of immense historical significance but, beyond the fact of his...

From Democracy to Dictatorship was a pamphlet, printed and distributed by Dr Gene Sharp and based on his study, over a period of forty years, on non-violent methods of demonstration....

An original history of the most enduring colonial creation, the city, explored through ten portraits of powerful urban centers the British Empire left in its wake At its peak, the...

One of our most acclaimed historians explores the decorated military service of one of America's most intriguing politicians--the leading Democratic presidential candidate for 2004--and its profound effects on his career...

As violence in Iraq reaches unnerving levels in 2006, a second front in the war rages at the highest levels of the Bush administration. In his fourth book on President...

'A first-class work of reporting [and] a work of compassion for Indigenous peoples everywhere' BENJAMIN MOSER, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of SONTAG 'A non-fiction novel of modern conquest, capitalism and murder...

' Words for My Comrades ambitiously sets out to transcend the standard pop star biography, carefully knotting the evolution of hip-hop into a sweeping account of 20th-century radical US politics'...

'Lively . . . peppered with entertaining lines. One of [Low's] skills as a journalist is an ability to sift through mountains of archive material and pick out the gems'...

Brittle with Relics is a landmark history of the people of Wales during a period of great national change. In the closing third of the twentieth century, Wales experienced the...

By the middle of the twenty-first century, war, famine, economic collapse, and climate catastrophe had toppled the world's governments. In the 2050s, the insurrections reached the nerve center of global...

In 'The Social Contract' Rousseau (1712-1778) argues for the preservation of individual freedom in political society. An individual can only be free under the law, he says, by voluntarily embracing...

George Ward Price became the leading journalist of the 1930s through a string of exclusive stories about Nazi Germany. He spent an hour alone with Hitler and Goering after the...

The story of the 'seventh Mitford woman' told in full for the first time. Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica, Deborah: these are the flamboyant Mitford Girls, the Bright Young Things...

At the onset of the Great Recession, as house prices sank and joblessness soared, many commentators thought that neoliberalism itself was in its death throes. And yet it seems that-post-apocalypse-we've...

From the authors of the bestselling Babylon Bee Guide to Wokeness, and the minds behind the popular websitie The Babylon Bee comes a tongue-in-cheek guide to Democracy where you'll learn...

Here is the definitive portrait of the ultimate power broker by "the toughest, most in-your-face investigative reporter in the U.S.A." (Greg Palast). Dick Cheney sets energy policy. He guided the...

RUSSIAN ROULETTE is a story of political skullduggery unprecedented in American history. It weaves together tales of international intrigue, cyber espionage, and superpower rivalry. After U.S.-Russia relations soured, as Vladimir...

The ancient Sibylline prophecies had foretold that the Roman Empire would last for 1000 years. As the time for the expected dissolution approached in the middle of the third century...

Party of One: The Rise of Xi Jinping and the Superpower Future of China shatters the many myths and caricatures that shroud one of the world's most secretive political organisations...

A gripping, definitive account of one man's battle to reckon with the horror of the Holocaust, by Jack Fairweather, the bestselling, Costa prize-winning author of The Volunteer (over 100k TCM)...

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The Extension of the Franchise 1832-1931, covers the changes that took place in the size and composition of the electorate in Modern Britain and how those changes came about.

In this "lively and entertaining" history of ideas (Liaquat Ahamed, The New Yorker ), New York Times editorial writer Binyamin Appelbaum tells the story of the people who sparked four...

In this remarkable tour de force of investigative reporting, James Bamford exposes the inner workings of America's largest, most secretive, and arguably most intrusive intelligence agency. The NSA has long...

A powerful insight into how the media treats female politicians - now revised and updated with a new foreword by Annabel Crabb - from one of our foremost journalists and...

This biography of England's heroic abolitionist commemorates the 200th anniversary of the ending of slavery in the United Kingdom William Wilberforce (1759-1833) has been hailed as a one of society's...

Anarchism is a philosophical and political creed which many individuals have subscribed to over the centuries, and for which many have been persecuted by other more authoritive ideologies like fascism...

The US government has routinely cited the threat of 'failed states' to global security, asserting the right to intervene with military force to prevent their further collapse. 'Failed states' are...

Compiled by Charles Krauthammer before his passing, a deeply personal collection of his most notable works and writings--with a major, previously unpublished essay about the state of global democracy. Edited...

Discover the adventurous life of the stylish and scandalous Elizabeth Chudleigh, Duchess of Kingston--a woman whose infamous trial was bigger news in British society than the American War of Independence....

With the nation badly divided and the two major parties on a bitter collision course, what can we learn from America's last great president? A lot, says New York Times...

The #1 New York Times bestseller from "America's historian-in-chief" ( New York magazine). An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America's...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, THE MOST REVEALING POLITICAL MEMOIR OF THE YEAR. 'Refreshingly honest' The Telegraph 'S hows us how power really works at the commanding heights of British...

A controversial founding father. A man in need of change. A completely unique trip through Europe. A debut that combines historical nonfiction with travel books, for fans of Bill Bryson...

When Ukrainian journalist Iuliia Mendel got the call she had been hired to work for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, she had no idea what was to come. In this frank and...

From Politico journalist Alex Isenstadt, a fly-on-the-wall account of Trump's 2024 campaign, through his stunning reelection. According to his closest confidantes, even Donald Trump was taken aback by his decisive...

Barbara Pierce Bush was one of the country's most popular and powerful figures, yet her full story has never been told. THE MATRIARCH tells the riveting tale of a woman...

#1 New York Times bestselling biographer Andrew Morton provides the definitive, most comprehensive account of Queen Elizabeth II's legendary reign. Painfully shy, Elizabeth Windsor's personality was well suited to her...

' Illuminating . . . reveals why some people and systems are more likely to be corrupted by power than others' - Adam Grant ' Passionate, insightful, and occasionally jaw-dropping...

The intimate, untold story of Winston Churchill's enduring yet volatile bond with his only son, Randolph "Ireland draws unforgettable sketches of life in the Churchill circle, much like Erik Larson...

'We won. Won in a landslide. This was a landslide.' President Donald J. Trump, 6 January 2021 Politics has given us some shocking and confounding moments but none have come...

Revised and updated to take into account recent changes in the nature of American government, this edition provides an introduction to US politics for all students of political science. It...

A pioneering treatise on cooperation and reciprocity, from the major anarchist thinker 'Don't compete! - competition is always injurious to the species, and you have plenty of resources to avoid...

"The foremost military memoir in the English language, written in a clear, supple style . . . a masterpiece." -Ron Chernow, in Grant Faced with cancer and financial ruin, Ulysses...

***The Instant New York Times Bestseller*** Endgame , the explosive book from longtime royal journalist Omid Scobie and author of the international blockbuster Finding Freedom, is a penetrating investigation into...

The first extensive history of the relationship between the UK Conservative Party and the European Union. The Conservative Party has been in power for 47 of the 65 years since...

Explore the tyrants who have shaped the course of history. All power corrupts, but absolute power can turn people into absolute monsters. The true stories behind the men and women...