The Caliph and the Imam The Making of Sunnism and Shiism

Toby Matthiesen

The authoritative account of the sectarian division that for centuries has shaped events in the Middle East and the Islamic world.

The Pope at War

David I. Kertzer

Filled with discoveries, this is the dramatic story of Pope Pius XII's struggle to respond to the Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Nazi domination of Europe.

Overreach

Susan L. Shirk

For decades, China's rise to power was characterized by its reassurance that this rise would be peaceful. Then, as Susan L. Shirk, shows in this sobering, clear-eyed account of China today, something changed.

Beijing's Global Media Offensive

Joshua Kurlantzick

A major analysis of how China is attempting to become a media and information superpower around the world, seeking to shape the politics, local media, and information environments of both East Asia and the World.

A Question of Standing The History of the CIA

Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones

A Question of Standing deals with recognizable events that have shaped the history of the first 75 years of the CIA. Unsparing in its accounts of dirty tricks and their consequences, it values the agency's intelligence and analysis work to offer balanced judgements that avoid both celebration and condemnation of the CIA.

Tutankhamun and the Tomb that Changed the World

Bob Brier

This book explores the 100 years of research on Tutankhamun that have taken place since the tomb's discovery, from the several objects in the tomb made of meteoritic iron that came from outer space to new evidence that shows that Tutankhamun may actually have been a warrior who went into battle.

The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order

Gary Gerstle

The most sweeping account of how neoliberalism came to dominate American politics for nearly a half century before crashing against the forces of Trumpism on the right and a new progressivism on the left.

The Meaning of Travel Philosophers Abroad

Emily Thomas

How can we think more deeply about travel? This was the thought that inspired Emily Thomas to journey into the philosophy of travel, to explore the places where philosophy and travel intersect.

Planting Clues: How plants solve crimes

David J. Gibson

Discover the extraordinary role of plants in modern forensics, from their use as evidence in the trials of high profile murderers such as Ted Bundy to high value botanical trafficking and poaching.

The Future of the Professions

Richard Susskind, Daniel Susskind

The Future of the Professions explains how increasingly capable technologies - from telepresence to artificial intelligence - will replace the 'practical expertise' of the specialists and skilled professionals.

The Parrot in the Mirror

Antone Martinho-Truswell

In this book, Antone Martinho-Truswell explores these similarities to argue that we can learn a great deal about ourselves by thinking of the human species as 'the bird without feathers'.

The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktail

David Wondrich, Noah Rothbaum

Anthropologists and historians have confirmed the central role alcohol has played in nearly every society since the dawn of human civilization, but it is only recently that it has been the subject of serious scholarly inquiry. The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails is the first major reference work to cover the subject from a global perspective.

Viruses The Invisible Enemy

Second Edition

Dorothy H. Crawford

Virologist Dorothy Crawford, explores the journey through the past to show how, as the human race evolved from hunter gatherer to farmer to our present urban, industrialised society, viruses have taken advantage of each lifestyle change to promote their own survival.

Rebalancing Our Climate The Future Starts Today

Eelco J. Rohling

Eelco J. Rohling documents a wealth of ways to adjust the trajectory of climate change. He outlines measures to drive massive reductions of greenhouse gas emissions, remove these gases from our atmosphere, and reflect part of the incoming energy from the Sun back into space. The book evaluates both advantages and disadvantages of changing our behaviour.