Social Sciences

"A pioneering member of the Windrush generation of Caribbean migrants who marked the symbolic beginning of a multicultural Britain." - The Guardian RAF Veteran and Prince's Trust Awardee, Alford Dalrymple...

A History of the World in Six Plagues unveils a powerful and unsettling truth: epidemic diseases enter the world by chance, but they become catastrophic by human design. In this...

THE RIVIERA SET is the story of the group of people who lived, partied, bed-hopped and politicked at the Chateau de l'Horizon near Cannes, over the course of forty years...

On the Pulse of the Museum as Institution of the Future For quite some time now, ethnographic museums in Europe have been compelled to legitimate themselves. Their exhibition-making has become...

'This pacy history of a legendary brand is a love letter to an era of gears and gasoline now accelerating towards its twilight' - Financial Times '[Told] with a genuine...

A historical and cultural guide revealing the French approach to land, food, privacy, language, and more and how globalization led France to become one of the unlikeliest influential countries in...

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE BEST SPORTS WRITING OF THE YEAR AWARD AT THE 2026 SPORTS BOOK AWARDS A GUARDIAN...

No animal is so entangled in human history as the horse. The thread starts in prehistory, with a slight, shy animal, hunted for food. Domesticating the horse allowed early humans...

#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Welcome friends and family back around your table with Jamie Oliver's brand-new cookbook, Together - a joyous celebration of incredible food to share. Being with our loved...

In June 1960, several British newspapers received a letter so shocking some thought it was a hoax. Beginning 'Sir, we are homosexuals . . ' , it was signed by...

The author left France with her husband to settle in Tasmania in 1991. Settling into a small cottage along a deserted track she was intiated into locaL society and began...

The ultimate book for the sandwich connoisseur (or even the sandwich curious): nearly 100 recipes spanning the centuries, from the most well-known to obscure but delicious sandwiches. Ah, sandwiches. They're...

Are personal relationships deeper and more intimate than ever before or are they increasingly empty and structured by selfish individualism? This exciting new book examines the question in a wide-ranging...

This ambitious volume, worldwide in scope and ranging from antiquity to the present, examines the human encounter with Unreason in all its manifestations, the challenges it poses to society and...

"One of those life-changing reads that makes you see-or, in this case, hear-the whole world differently." -Megan Angelo, author of Followers "At times chilling, often funny, and always perceptive and...

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Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some yellowing and edge wear to dust jacket. No tears noted. Price clipped. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Intact....

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: N/A (paperback). Page Condition: Good. Markings: Remainder mark. Binding: Appears intact. No stickers or labels visible. A landmark work in the sociology of urban life,...

Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very good, dust jacket present with minimal wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: Pencil underlining. Binding: Tight and secure. No stickers or library stamps visible....

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Yellowed/tanning visible on pages. Binding: Intact, book opens flat. No stickers or labels visible. A History of Russia: Medieval, Modern,...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: worn/fade no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible. A landmark work in the field of political biography, Stuart...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: worn/faded; no tears. Page Condition: Slightly yellowed. Markings: No markings. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible. Towards Tomorrow is the compelling autobiography of Fenner Brockway, one...

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Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very Good, no tears, minimal wear; price clipped. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Firm and intact. No stickers...

Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some chipping and edge wear, particularly at the corners and spine ends. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No visible...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Dust jacket present, some light wear and fading. Page Condition: some foxing on prelims and book block. Markings: remainder mark. Binding: Intact and firm. A...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Wear and tear, some fading on edges. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact hardcover. In Anger: British Culture in the Cold War...

Edition: 1st us ed.,Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Binding appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible. A rigorous work of political and...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: worn/faded; no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Intact. No stickers or labels. A landmark work in twentieth-century European literary and cultural criticism,...

Edition: 1st us ed.,Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some chipping and wear to edges and corners. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: name penned on fep. Binding: Intact....

Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very good, slight wear to edges. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Tight and secure. This authoritative political biography chronicles the remarkable life...

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Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: slight fading. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Firm and intact. No stickers or labels visible. A landmark work in the...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact hardcover. A vivid narrative history, The Long Thirst chronicles the turbulent era of Prohibition in...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Wear and tear, some fading on spine and edges. Page Condition: Likely yellowed with age. Markings: no markings. Binding: Appears intact. A pioneering work of...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: no markings. Binding: Intact hardcover. Neither Toleration Nor Favour: The Australian Chapter of Jewish Emancipation is a work...

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Edition: 2nd ed.,Condition remarks: Condition: Fair. Jacket: No dust jacket — softcover/pamphlet-style wraps, yellowed and worn with some staining and discolouration. Page Condition: Yellowed with age, tanning likely throughout. Markings:...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Wear and tear, some fading visible on spine and edges. Page Condition: Good. Markings: none. Binding: Intact. No visible stickers or library stamps. A landmark...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some chipping no tears. Page Condition: good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible. A landmark work of autobiographical literature, Memoirs...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: Previous owner. Binding: Intact. No stickers or library stamps visible. A rich and authoritative work of intellectual history,...

Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very Good, minimal wear. Page Condition: Good, pages appear clean and intact. Markings: Previous owner. Binding: Firm and intact. No stickers or labels visible....