Social and Cultural History
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Dirty Work
Eyal Press
Read more ▸ Order ▸Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality
A compelling investigation into the phenomenon of dirty...
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The Stasi Poetry Circle
Philip Oltermann
Read more ▸ Order ▸The Creative Writing Class that Tried to Win the Cold War
In 1982, East Germany’s fearsome...
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Nellie
Robert Wainwright (Author)
Read more ▸ Order ▸The Life and Loves of a Diva
Nellie Melba is remembered as a squarish, late middle-aged...
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Accidental Gods
Anna Della Subin
Read more ▸ Order ▸On Race, Empire and Men Unwittingly Turned Divine
A provocative history of race, empire and myth,...
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Britain’s Jews: Confidence, Maturity, Anxiety
Harry Freedman
Read more ▸ Order ▸As a minority, Jews in Britain are confident, their institutions competent and mature. And yet...
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Heritage: A History of How We Conserve Our Past
James Stourton
Read more ▸ Order ▸What is heritage? When was it invented? What is its place in the world today?...
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Mud Sweeter than Honey
Margo Rejmer
Read more ▸ Order ▸Voices of Communist Albania
After breaking ties with Yugoslavia, the USSR and then China, Enver Hoxha...
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Blitz Spirit
Becky Brown
Read more ▸ Order ▸Voices of Britain Living Through Crisis, 1939-1945
Throughout the Second World War hundreds of people kept...
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English Food: A People’s History
Diane Purkiss
Read more ▸ Order ▸In this delicious history of Britain’s food traditions, Diane Purkiss invites readers on a unique...
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Whatever Next?
Anne Glenconner
Read more ▸ Order ▸Lessons from an Unexpected Life
Anne Glenconner’s glittering life hasn’t always been golden. As she revealed...
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The Ruin of All Witches
Malcolm Gaskill
Read more ▸ Order ▸Life and Death in the New World
In the frontier town of Springfield in 1651, peculiar...
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Storytelling – David Yarrow
David Yarrow
Read more ▸ Order ▸For more than two decades, legendary British photographer David Yarrow has created evocative photography of...