100 Documents That Changed the World brings together the most important written agreements, declarations and statements in history.

A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present. In late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo of twenty to thirty enslaved people from Africa.

A nostalgic look at what it was really like to be a 1950s mother and how the baby-boom generation was made

`Fascinating... compelling... [Harari] has teed up a crucial global conversation about how to take on the problems of the 21st century' Bill Gates, New York Times `Truly mind-expanding... Ultra-topical' Guardian`21 Lessons is, simply put, a crucial book' Adam Kay

The story of India's great flowering of wealth and cultural splendour

Woodruff examines the implications of the end of the Cold War, the unravelling of communism, and challenge of non-western civilisations to western global superiority, at this transitional stage in world history. Third revised edition.

Dynamic and meticulously researched, A History of Korea continues to be one of the leading introductory textbooks on Korean history.

Blowing away folkloric cobwebs, this enlightening new history dispels many of the misconceptions surrounding witchcraft and magic that we still hold today.

Both a sweeping history and an intimate account of making a home, told through the prism of an English country house.

A unique people's history of football, providing a global and diverse perspective from its origins to the present day

The definitive concise account of England's remarkable past - now updated.

Providing a fascinating alternative perspective on history, this book takes readers on a global journey through human history, examining how lies can change the world around us - and shows that truth really is stranger than fiction.

A comprehensive study of how slavery and enslaved people shaped the modern world

A provocative history of race, empire and myth, told through the stories of men who have been worshipped as gods - from Columbus to Prince Philip.

Adriatic recounts the shared history of the countries around the sea, from Italy to Croatia and beyond, from the Romans to the present.

Twenty historical journeys, routes and adventures followed through the maps that made them.

A revised and updated edition of this magisterial and sweeping history of modern Africa.

A revised and updated edition of the landmark book about the miraculous continent by the finest living Africa correspondent

Archaeological proof of the advanced civilization on the southern tip of Africa that preceded Sumer and Egypt by 200,000 years.

Invaluable to all those interested in the magnificent history of this now-ruined city.