'A revolutionary book' Sunday Times

'A pulsating account' Peter Frankopan

*A SPECTATOR AND NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR*

How did the People's Republic of China transform from a backwater economy in the 1970s into the world superpower of today? Drawing on hundreds of previously unseen archival documents, award-winning historian Frank Dikötter recasts our understanding of an era that both the regime and foreign admirers alike celebrate as an economic miracle. In a fascinating tale spanning f...

From the bestselling author of Storyland comes a book that will reconnect, engross and indulge readers in wild landscapes, pausing to reflect on our current relationship with nature.

There is no book in English about the wartime Berlin 'salon' run by Kitty Schmidt under the secret control of Reinhard Heydrich, one of the architects of the Final SolutionSalon Kitty was the most notorious brothel in the decadent Berlin of the Weimar Republic - the city of Cabaret.

The untold story of how British-French rivalry drew the battle-lines of the modern Middle East

Offers an understanding of Vermeer's paintings and of the era they portray.

A magnet for trade and travellers from all over the world, stylish, cosmopolitan Amsterdam is a city of dreams and nightmares, of grand civic architecture and legendary beauty, but also of civil wars, bloody religious purges, and the tragedy of Anne Frank.

The fascinating royal and social history that inspired the second and third seasons of The Crown, from the show's historical consultant.

'A writer of genius' - William Dalrymple'Remarkable' - Kwame Anthony Appiah'Utterly captivating' - Anthony DoerrCan anyone really own a culture?

Vandaag is er sprake van medicalisering en zelfs overmedicalisering van de geboortezorg; wat houdt dit juist in? En hoe ging het er in het verleden aan toe? Ging men in andere tijden naar het ziekenhuis voor dezelfde redenen als vandaag? Wat is eigenlijk de positie en het belang van ziekenhuizen bij zwangerschap en geboorte? Welke kennis en praktijken vinden we terug rond de geboorte van kinderen? Wat wist de vroedvrouw? En vanaf wanneer in de geschiedenis had de vrouw overlevingskansen bij e...