I.B.Tauris
A Short History of American Revolutionary War
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The American war against British imperial rule (1775-1783) was the world's first great popular…
Vincent Van Gogh: The Years in France: Complete Paintings 1886-1890
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Presented here is a comprehensive list of Van Gogh's paintings executed between 1886 and 1890 in…
The Strongman: Vladimir Putin and the Struggle for Russia
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The former BBC Moscow correspondent offers an insider account of the enigmatic Putin, with…
Queen Victoria: A Life
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Lytton Strachey's acclaimed portrayal of Queen Victoria revolutionized the art of biography by…
The Cinema of Alexander Sokurov
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Alexander Sokurov's 'Russian Ark' is generally acclaimed as a milestone in cinematography. In this…
The Hollywood Family Film: A History, from Shirley Temple to Harry Potter
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The Hollywood family film is one of the most popular, commercially-successful and culturally…
There and Back Again: J: R. R. Tolkien and the Origins of the Hobbit
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'Even the smallest person can change the course of the future'. The prophetic words of Galadriel,…
Prospero's Kitchen: Island Cooking of Greece
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The Ionian islands are a hugely popular holiday destination, attracting thousands of visitors each…
Pipelines: Flowing Oil and Crude Politics
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Oil and natural gas are now acknowledged to be the driving forces of international politics. What…
Churchill and Company: Allies and Rivals in War and Peace
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Churchill continues to dominate the history of the 20th century and this stimulating and original…
A History of the Squares and Palaces of London
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The squares of London are amongst its most famous and best loved features. Berkeley Square, Eaton…
Elizabeth and Essex
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One of the most famous and tortured romances in history — between Elizabeth I, Queen of England,…
The Grand Delusion: Britain After Sixty Years of Elizabeth II
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In 2012, Britain and the Commonwealth celebrate the 60th anniversary of Elizabeth II's accession to…
A Short History of English Renaissance Drama
75%
Shakespeare is a towering presence in English and indeed global culture. Most readers in the…
A Short History of the Wars of the Roses
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The Wars of the Roses (c. 1450-85) are renowned as an infamously savage and tangled slice of…
A Short History of the Spanish Civil War
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The years of the Spanish Civil War filled twentieth-century Spain with hope, frustration and drama.…
Christmas: A Social History
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This book provides an original perspective on the West's most enduring social and cultural…
Practical Aesthetics: Events, Affects and Art After 9/11
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Practical Aesthetics brings a pursuit, long seen as rarefied and indulgent, out of the ivory tower…
A Swamp Full of Dollars: Pipelines and Paramilitaries at Nigeria's Oil Frontier
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Nigeria is a country where petroleum prices and polio are both booming, where small villages…
English Hours: A Portrait of a Country
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'Spring was already in the air, in the town; there was no rain but there was still less sun — one…