From aristocratic and Nazi legacies to parliamentary parties and new populisms, a renowned journalist explores the forces that have shaped Austria's politics since 1945.
The inspiring, haunting story of Chinese migrant workers rejected by the USA and determined to build a new community in Mexico-told by their great-grandson.
An award-winning journalist courageously reveals the personal cost of war reporting, vividly recalling his dangerous assignment and confronting its devastating impact on his family. After ten years reporting from central Africa, Anjan Sundaram is living a quiet life in Canada with his wife and new-born. But when preparations for genocide emerge in the Central African Republic, he is suddenly torn between his duty to his family, and his moral responsibility to expose the conflict. Soon he is travelling through the CAR, driven by a possible spyâ¿discovering ransacked villages and locals fleeing imminent massacre, fielding offers of mined gold, and hearing of soldiers who steal schoolbooks for cigarette paper. When he refuses to return home, journeying instead into a rebel stronghold, he learns that there is no going back to the life he has left behind. Breakup illuminates the personal price paid by those bearing witness on the frontlines of humanitarian crimes across the globe. This brilliantly introspective, strikingly grounded account of perilous warzones and inner turmoil is sure to become a modern classic.
Shines long-overdue light on the heroic individuals who took action in the face of the Armenian genocide.
A revealing insight into how fascist youth movements have transformed Russian society and politics for the worse.
A comprehensive account of the history, politics and growing strategic significance of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania since independence in 1991.
The definitive interdisciplinary volume on Libyan society's transformations over a decade of conflict and insecurity.
A fascinating account of the early years of the anti- Soviet insurgency in Afghanistan and its role in rallying Islamists from across the globe.
The untold tale of heroic battles for freedom in the Baltic states, during and after World War II.
An eye-opening account of the British terror attacks you've never heard of--because the perpetrators were caught in time.
A journalist's history of the short yet troubled life of this 'new' region bordering China and Southeast Asia, exploring its significance for the idea of India.
Did capitalism lead inevitably to democracy? Can liberalism overcome the ascendant authoritarian right? For liberal democracy to survive, it must learn history's lessons.
The incredible story of a lifetime dedicated to the global eradication of leprosy.
The definitive account of Modi's rule over his home state of Gujarat, for better and worse--a template he now applies to India as a whole.
A landmark new history of the great English county of Lancashire, exploring its people's impact on Britain and beyond.
From the fourteenth century to today, the fascinating past, present and future of English imperialism in Britain and Ireland.
From poetry to diaries to photographs, Gupta explores the feelings documented by Indians as a global conflict coincided with the battle for their country's future.
A compelling reinterpretation of the authority and ideology of the much-mythologised Mussolini, weighing his successes and failings in government.
How a war in Ukraine precipitated an international economic conflict affecting us all.
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