Gwynne Dyer's War, now in its first UK edition, is widely regarded as one of the most compelling analyses of the history and psychology of armed conflict.

Selected from the books Birdsong, A Possible Life and A Week in December by Sebastian FaulksVINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS.A series of short books by the world's greatest writers on the experiences that make us humanAlso in the Vintage Minis series:Home by Salman RushdieFatherhood by Karl Ove KnausgaardWork by Joseph HellerDreams by Sigmund Freud

Brave, lucid, and beautifully written, this is a searing account of life in Palestine from an award-winning writer and journalist.

The essential anthology of writings by the world's leading Marxist thinker.

Don't believe what you've heard from the columnists and the critics: snowflakes won't end the world, they'll save it.

A prescient book that looks at how we have, over the centuries, inflicted oppression on others for our own advantage over history, right up to the present day.

A world-renowned economist offers cogent and powerful reflections on one of the great avoidable economic catastrophes of the modern era

Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, sets out his vision of 'an ethical Republic' in a collection of his speeches.

David Runciman grapples with how character defines and limits the holders of the highest offices in the UK and America.

Is it possible, Young aks, to write history that avoids the trap of Eurocentrism? Is history simply a Western myth? This edition of this reflection on these topics features a substantial essay reflecting on changes in the field and in the author's own position since its initial publication.

Rising temperatures and the rise of the far right. What disasters happen when they meet?

Americans have always put the past to political ends. The Union laid claim to the Revolution - so did the Confederacy. Civil rights leaders said they were the true sons of liberty - so did Southern segregationists. This book tells the story of the centuries-long struggle over the meaning of the nation's founding.

The powerful evidence-based analysis of current affairs led the author to question the basic myth of Western benevolence: from schoolroom experiments in democracy, exposure to radical ideas at home, and a mercy mission while at sea; to an unexpected encounter with former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook.

As Britain prepares to vote on its continued membership of the EU, this insightful and engaging book sets on the arguments in favour of Britain's continued place in the EU and shows how the EU, in spite of its problems, has made Europe a better, more peaceful, and more prosperous place.

Governments have a massive influence over our lives and so often they make the wrong decisions. Why Governments Get it Wrong looks at why - and, crucially, what they can do to get it right.

Why are some nations more prosperous than others? This book sets out to answer this question, with a compelling and elegantly argued new theory: that it is not down to climate, geography or culture, but because of institutions. It explains why the world is divided into nations with wildly differing levels of prosperity.