TITLES

BLIND-SPOT POLITICS

A leading Central European journalist investigates how political and intellectual elites in Europe’s democracies underestimate and enable the continent’s authoritarians—from the Cold War onwards.

ETON ROGUE

Meet our Eton Rogue: Seventeen-year-old Cary, now embarking on his extraordinary final year at Eton. Prince William has joined the school and the British tabloids are ravenous for headlines. Cary is the mole who’s making thousands selling stories to the Sun newspaper - and while he’s at it, he’s secretly dating a housemaster’s daughter.

UNBROKEN CHAINS

A new, full history of slavery in Africa, from the Pharaohs to the present.

THE NEW AGE OF GENOCIDE

Gaza has opened a new age in which the West not only fails to prevent, but also participates in genocide.
As well as discussing the genocide idea, the book analyses the Gaza genocide in the context of the longer histories of the problem, both globally and in Palestine.

WHAT IS WE?

The concept "we" is central to every field in the interdisciplinary humanities and social sciences, yet it has been overdetermined by the question of "who we are", leaving its basic conceptual operations undertheorized.

COMPARATIVE LAW

This book provides a practical introductory guide to comparative law. Fernanda G. Nicola and Günter Frankenberg present and examine conventional and critical approaches to legal comparison, exploring its ramifications in the field and political effects.

Blue Chalk, Red Blood, White Lightning

In the third book of the thrilling Dead Hand trilogy, David Brierley brings together characters from Dead Man Telling Tales and Budapest Hand in a lightning-fast tale of old spies and new sins. Baz and Lucija must follow Matt’s trail to expose a Russian spy at the heart of British intelligence and foil Moscow’s latest plot. A trail marked out in blue chalk, and stained red with blood.

Dead Man Telling Tales

The master of cold war espionage fiction returns with a tale of intrigue and suspense set in post-Soviet Latvia. When wine-merchant Matt Clough learns that the father he never knew has died, he sets out to discover the truth of his father's past. What he finds is a secret that will mean great riches, or sudden death.

School of Thought: 101 Great Liberal Thinkers

School of Thought: 101 Great Liberal Thinkers profiles the lives and ideas of some of the leading thinkers on individual liberty – from ancient times to the present day.

EXPANDING HORIZONS

Expanding Horizons explores the medieval expansion of Europe from the fifth to fifteenth centuries, uncovering its rich connections with distant societies from Ireland to Ethiopia. Through vivid narratives and primary sources, it dispels the myth of a historically isolated Europe. This book is an essential resource for understanding Europe's role in premodern global history.

THE OCEAN

"This book is a masterful review of the environmental, geopolitical and economic forces shaped by the world's oceans – past, present and future"

MADAM WAR CRIMINAL

A fascinating, insightful and thought-provoking book which takes you into the mind of the only woman convicted by the Yugoslavia tribunal.

FEMALE JIHADIS

Why has Tunisia, widely considered an Arab Spring ‘success story’, seen such an explosion in violent Islamism among its women?

TO DIE WITH SUCH MEN

‘A chilling, gut-wrenching and inspiring tale of a band of brothers from across the world, superbly narrated by a writer of immense courage and sensitivity, with both a burning sense of justice and deep knowledge of the ways of war.’ — Xan Smiley, Editor at Large, The Economist

SO YOU WANT TO OWN GREENLAND?

An indispensable guide to Greenland―why it matters, who covets it and why this wilderness of 56,000 inhabitants could become the next global flashpoint.

THE AI MATRIX

The true story of AI's economy is not innovation, but power. It’s about who owns the technology and who gets to decide our future. This book exposes the conflicts between tech giants and nations, arguing that we are entering a new era of global dependency and inequality driven by artificial intelligence.

KINGDOM OF FOOTBALL

A fascinating account of how Saudi Arabia leveraged its massive oil wealth to alter the balance of power in world football.

Physics Around the Clock

What’s the best way to brew the perfect coffee? What does physics say about love (and divorce)? How can you finally rid your garden of snails and slugs? Physics Around the Clock will answer these questions and many more.
Physics Around the Clock is a revealing and humorous journey through the science of everyday life. From how to cook amazing pizza to pouring the perfect glass of champagne, many aspects of life can be explained – and indeed enriched -- with the help of physics.

HOW TO FIGHT A WAR

An indispensable guide to understanding modern warfare, especially the decisions made by politicians and generals—both good and bad.

UNDER THEIR ROOF

A chilling but ultimately inspiring true story from Kathleen Richards who lived as a lodger with Fred and Rosemary West at 25 Cromwell Street