Politics

Whether in art, culture, religion, science or, well, you name it, India has long been an essential driver of progress. This expansive survey of India's contributions is an ode to a nation too often misunderstood.The internationally bestselling author...

Autocracy has never been more relevant than it is today. This exhaustive investigation into why autacracies come to be, as well as what democracy can do to combat it, is necessary reading for anyone interested in the political state of the world.NEW YORK...

A major work by this prominent Caribbean author and philosopher, available for the first time in EnglishÉdouard Glissant, long recognized in the French and francophone world as one of the greatest writers and thinkers of our times, is...

National Book Award winner Ta-Nehisi Coates delivers a gripping account of some of our world's hardest truths, from Senegal to the American South to Palestine.#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The renowned author...

If you’re tired of British history written by men, about men, then Philippa Gregory has the book for you. Normal Women details the history of England from a feminist lens, building out the full spectrum as it always should have been...

Niall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story behind the evolution of finance, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest upheavals on what he calls Planet Finance. Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot, lucre, moolah, readies, the...

A groundbreaking new theory of the real rules of politics: leaders do whatever keeps them in power, regardless of the national interest.As featured on the viral video Rules for Rulers, which has been viewed over 3 million times.Bruce Bueno de...

Most humans are significantly richer than their ancestors. Humanity gained nearly all of its wealth in the last two centuries. How did this come to pass? How did the world become rich?   Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin dive into the many theories of why...

The historian, presenter and author of Barbarossa recounts the twists and turns of Operation Bagration – the Soviet offensive that won the Second World War for the allies and cemented Stalin's postwar power – in pacy, page-turning...

The Penguin Modern Classics edition of Ryszard Kapuscinski's The Emperor is translated by William R. Brand and Katarzyna Mroczkowska-Brand, with an introduction by Neal Ascherton. After the deposition of Haile Selassie in 1974, which ended the...

Riveting history that outlines and maps a much different worldview. This book sheds light on where the wealth that runs the world operates from.NAMED ONE OF THE TOP 5 BOOKS OF 2024 ON CBS SUNDAY MORNINGONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST'S TOP 10 BOOKS OF 2024A...

Published during the heyday of fascism in Europe, It Can't Happen Here is a chilling cautionary tale by one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century, which is still startlingly relevant almost a century later. Charting the rise to power...

Following a populist presidential candidate’s unsettling rise to power, Lewis’s masterful cautionary tale about the spread of fascism in the United States reverberates eerily in view of recent history. It was astonishing. Utterly astonishing...

All the King's Men is considered the finest novel ever written on American politics. Set in the 1930s, this book traces the rise and fall of Willie Stark, who resembles the real-life Huey 'Kingfish' Long of Louisiana. Stark begins his political...

A detailed and meticulous examination of the supposed Nazi plot to kill FDR, ripe with convincing historical evidence, a full scope investigation of WWII and the breakneck pace of a thriller. This is riveting history with plenty of surprises...

"A treasure trove of myths and terror… Atmospheric as hell… Immersive."-The Times.Based on the podcast with over one hundred million downloads, Fall of Civilizations brilliantly explores how a range of ancient societies rose to...

Every border tells a surprising story in this uncommonly enlightening history that will change the way you understand the world.“A novel and fascinating perspective on world history.”—Bill Bryson, author of A Short History of...

Harvard University’s Joseph Henrich, Chair of the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, delivers a bold, epic investigation into the development of the Western mind, global psychological diversity, and its impact on the world.Perhaps you are...

An authoritative and accessible guide to the world’s most influential force – the contemporary media. Our lives are more mediated than ever before. Adults in economically advanced countries spend, on average, over eight hours per day...

A unique and fascinating look at violent political change by one of the most profound thinkers of the twentieth century and the author of Eichmann in Jerusalem and The Origins of Totalitarianism. Hannah Arendt’s penetrating...