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International bestselling author Mandy Robotham returns with a brand new tale set in 1950s London. London, 1952. Seven years after the ch...

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Cinema history might have been very different had the first James Bond film not been Dr. No starring Sean Connery in 1962, but Thunderball directed...

Over the decades, gay cinema has reflected the community's journey from persecution to emancipation to acceptance. Politicised dramas like Victim i...

As part of the controversial Earl Grey Scheme, this is the true story of the Kerry girls who were shipped to Australia from the four Kerry Workhous...

A century ago a Labour government took power for the first time, meet the Wild Men who led the way...'Superb' -- New Statesman 'Fascinating' --...

With the nation badly divided and the two major parties on a bitter collision course, what can we learn from Americas last great president?A lot, s...

Imagination is about far more than whether people think of themselves as creative or not. We use our imagination all the time in planning, anticipa...

'Extraordinary and thrilling ... This story should be known to every man, woman and child' - Lemn SissayIn 1868, British troops charged into the mo...

Journey with Ernesto Galarza through time, place, and culture in this stunning memoir of Mexican American identity and acculturation. Barrio Boy is...

This book offers a fresh, bold and unsettling truth: the British Empire and Great Britain are primarily English constructions; and the Church of En...

An urgent examination of the great wave of change breaking over todays world from the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and New York Times bestselling...

This book examines the concept of moral economy originally established by E.P. Thompson, focusing on the impact of religious norms on economic prac...

This fascinating study traces sixteenth-century German colonialism in Venezuela through the lens of racialized capitalism and the subsequent memori...

Arguably the first book-length exploration of decolonizing EFL writing education, this novel volume uses poetic autoethnography to provide a situat...

Homo Temporalis focuses on the importance of temporal concepts for four German Jewish thinkers who profoundly shaped twentieth-century intellectual...

Homo Temporalis focuses on the importance of temporal concepts for four German Jewish thinkers who profoundly shaped twentieth-century intellectual...

For years, HIV activists and researchers have expressed deep concerns about the stigmatizing and sensational tone of news stories about HIV crimina...

The 1960s transformed art in Canada. The Scene traces the remarkable reshaping of the Canadian art landscape during that era. Written by renowned a...

The Hermetic Museum takes readers on a magical mystery tour spanning an arc from the medieval cosmogram and images of Christian mysticism, through ...

The Jarawa, one of the oldest tribes of human beings in the world, may go extinct because of a road that runs through pristine forests in the India...

For years, HIV activists and researchers have expressed deep concerns about the stigmatizing and sensational tone of news stories about HIV crimina...

This is the first history to grapple with the vast project of British imperial investigation in the years between the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 an...

Lies of the Land examines the often-overlooked artistic roots of mapmaking practice in early modern France, offering an original perspective on dis...

East Anglia has provided inspiration for writers for centuries. Whether the writers were natives of the region itself or came as visitors, the land...

Scholars of Richard Wagner's works have long noted his numerous comparisons between their characters and plots in his letters, essays, and recorded...

Scholars devoted to analysis of Richard Wagner's operas and music-dramas have long noted his numerous comparisons between their characters and plot...

Since the 1890s, New Jersey has attracted hundreds of thousands of Caribbean and Latin American migrants. The states rich economic history, high-in...

Since the 1890s, New Jersey has attracted hundreds of thousands of Caribbean and Latin American migrants. The states rich economic history, high-in...

In recent years, there has been increased attention towards activism in sporting spaces. A vast majority of these contributions have focused on int...

In the face of relentless attacks on antiracist education, a much-needed reckoning with the roots of this latest wave of censorship and an urgent c...

A new look at Britain's industrial revolution showing how communities of shared skill, knowledge and experience drove industrial innovation. Maki...

The contested creation of free movementfor people and goodsin the Schengen area of EuropeEurope is a place of free movement among nationsor is it? ...

Pinpoints the persuasive strategies that typified Wellss efforts to shape broader cultural conversations concerning the causesracial, social, and g...

Pinpoints the persuasive strategies that typified Wellss efforts to shape broader cultural conversations concerning the causesracial, social, and g...

In the face of relentless attacks on antiracist education, a much-needed reckoning with the roots of this latest wave of censorship and an urgent c...

Between 1850 and 1900, Ratcliffe Highway was the pulse of maritime London. Sailors from every corner of the globe found solace, and sometimes troub...

This book offers a multidisciplinary perspective on the relationship between spirituality and the contemporary city, starting from a thought of Pop...