The essential introduction to Islam by a leading expert Hardly a day goes by without mention of Islam. And yet, for most people, and in much of the world, Islam remains a little-known...
How exactly has the British system changed? Where does power now lie? In this book, the author offers the first assessment in many years of Britain's governing arrangements as a whole,...
"What are the effects of decreasing social mobility?
How does education help - and hinder - us in improving our life chances?
Why are so many of us stuck on the same social rung as our...
'A landmark book... The Blue Commons is at once a brilliant synthesis, a searing analysis, and an inspiring call to action.' - David Bollier
'With remarkable erudition, passion and...
A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA crucial new guide to one of the most urgent political phenomena of our time: the rise of national populism Across the West, there is a rising tide of people...
David Damrosch set out to counter a pandemic's restrictions on travel by exploring 80 exceptional books from around the globe. Following a literary itinerary from London to Venice, Tehran...
The essential Pelican introduction to the European Union - its history, its politics, and its role today
For most of us today, 'Europe' refers to the European Union. At the centre of a...
Is anything ever not an interpretation? Does interpretation go all the way down? Is there such a thing as a pure fact that is interpretation-free? If not, how are we supposed to know what to...
'To read Being Ecological is to be caught up in a brilliant display of intellectual pyrotechnics' P.D.Smith, GuardianWhy is everything we think we know about ecology wrong?Is there really...
A Pelican introduction to economics explaining how the economy works, and why anyone can understand the dismal science. Explores the strengths and weaknesses of a wide range of theories,...
Why has Aristotle had such an astounding influence on the world? What are his key ideas? What can he still teach us today? In lucid prose, acclaimed philosopher John Sellars enables us to...
How intelligent are even the best AI programmes? Can we entrust them with decisions that affect our lives? Leading computer scientist Professor Melanie Mitchell provides readers with an...
What caused the Russian Revolution?Did it succeed or fail?Do we still live with its consequences?Orlando Figes teaches history at Birkbeck, University of London and is the author of many...
Drawing on decades of research, The Holocaust: An Unfinished History upends much of what we think we know about the Holocaust. Stone draws on Nazi documents, but also on diaries, post-war...
'Guy Standing's books have, over the years, pieced together a necessary political and intellectual agenda ... His Politics of Time is a splendid and timely addition to this body of important...
The story of architecture is the story of humanity. The buildings we live in, from the humblest pre-historic huts to today's skyscrapers, reveal our priorities and ambitions, our family...
From Ancient Egypt to the Han Dynasty, the Pax Romana to the rise of Islam, A POLITICAL HISTORY OF THE WORLD is a sweeping history of the world and the forces shaping world politics....
Is anything ever not an interpretation? Does interpretation go all the way down? Is there such a thing as a pure fact that is interpretation-free? If not, how are we supposed to know what to...
From Ancient Egypt to the Han Dynasty, the Pax Romana to the rise of Islam, A POLITICAL HISTORY OF THE WORLD is a sweeping history of the world and the forces shaping world politics....