Over the last two centuries, Europe has developed various forms of political representation from which democratic parliamentary systems gradually emerged. This book unravels the conditions, scale and impact under which political participation of common burghers and peasants emerged.

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Bestselling historian William Dalrymple reinstates India as the great superpower of Ancient Asia.

A fascinating and surprising history of the world told through the lines people have drawn on maps, by the 'charming and outstandingly nerdish' author of The Compendium of (Not Quite) Everything.

An intimate, riveting portrait of modern Turkey, combining memoir, politics and history.

A gripping royal tragedy set against a portrait of a world in turmoil

A major new history of the Cold War: exploring the conflict through the minds of the people who lived it.

Ook na de onafhankelijkheid van Suriname in 1975 was de Nederlandse belangstelling voor de voormalige kolonie groot. Na de coup van Desi Bouterse in 1980 maakten de Nederlandse militaire inlichtingendiensten plannen om in te grijpen, al dan niet met internationale steun. Er ontstonden daarnaast particuliere initiatieven om het militaire bewind een halt toe te roepen.

Vijftig jaar na dato is het Bob de Graaff gelukt de beoogde interventiepogingen in kaart te brengen. Dankzij een unieke ...