2022 Releases

The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture The definitive modern biography of the great slave leader, military genius and revolutionary hero The Haitian Revolution began in the French Caribbean colony of...

A young reader's edition of Candacy Taylor's acclaimed book about the history of the Green Book, the guide for Black travelers Overground Railroad chronicles the history of the Green Book,...

Architecture, Philosophy and the Good Life in ChinaAn accessible and highly-original introduction to Chinese architecture, philosophy and cultural history.For more than three thousand years, Chinese life from the city and...

Chinese Australian Voices South Flows the Pearl is a fascinating journey through the history of Chinese Australia. Taking the reader from Shanghai and the Pearl River Delta to Sydney, Perth,...

A Gripping History For the first time, this quirky and engaging history reveals the secrets of one of our most ancient social gestures. Strangers do it, friends do it, politicians...

Performing Blackness in America From the New York Times bestselling author of Tears We Cannot Stop For more than thirty years, Michael Eric Dyson has played a prominent role in...

Illustrated by Salman ToorThousands of islands rise from the rivers' rich silts, crowned with forests of mangrove, rising on stilts. This is the Sundarban, where great rivers give birth; to...

Writings On British Caribbean ArtToday, around a million British people are of Caribbean descent, reflecting a history of post-war migration that essentially begins and ends with the Nationality Act of...

Georges Salines lost his daughter Lola in the attack on the Bataclan Theatre in Paris on 13th November 2015. Azdyne Amimour lost his son. Both were aged 28. Lola was...

The critically acclaimed journalist and bestselling author of The Rage of a Privileged Class explores one of the most essential rights in America — free speech — and reveals how...

A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases A very timely history of disease outbreaks, from the authors of Quackery: stories of outbreaks (and their patient zeros), plus chapters on...

The True Story of China's Genocide of the Uyghurs A devastating account of China’s genocide of the Uyghurs, by a leading Uyghur activist and Time #100 nominee Nury Turkel was...

Land, Labor, and Politics in the South Featuring a new foreword by Robin D. G. Kelley, this updated edition of the classic exploration of the economic inequality that fuels systematic...

An Ordinary Killing A masterly and agenda-setting inquest into how the deaths of two teenage girls shone a light into the darkest corners of a nation Katra Sadatganj. A tiny...

Divas, drag family, drama, and deliciousness A history and appreciation of the fabulous world of drag Drag is the ultimate form of queer expression and art, and with the success...

Four Hundred Souls is an epoch-defining history of African America, the first to appear in a generation, told by ninety leading Black voices — co-curated by Ibram X. Kendi, author...

An Anthropologist's Notes on Sharing a Divided World Increasingly, we are coming to see difference, whether in the form of conflicting values or growing ethnic diversity, as an existential threat....

Deliverance and Despair in IranBy 2013, Iranians were suffocating, as though the streets had become narrower, the buildings taller, the dirty air thicker. In electing Hassan Rouhani, they chose a...

The Story of an American MasterpieceFrom a superstar academic and cultural critic, an exploration of Alice Walker's critically acclaimed and controversial novel The Color PurpleIn 1982, Alice Walker made history...

Book Reviewing in Uncertain Times An inside look at the politics of book reviewing, from the assignment and writing of reviews to why critics think we should listen to what...

‘It has been over 100 years since our father was born, 80 years since Father enlisted in the AIF, and over 60 years since he died. How do we go...

Caribbean-British Art 1950s – NowThis fascinating book traces the connection between Britain and the Caribbean in the visual arts from the 1950s to today, a social and cultural history more...

Bestselling author and Sundance award-winning director Questlove offers a thrilling, music-driven ride through the last fifty years of American history. In Music Is History, bestselling author and Sundance award-winning director...

For many, the story of the weeks of protests in the summer of 2020 began with the horrific eight minutes and 46 seconds when Police Officer Derek Chauvin killed George...

The 10 G.O.A.T. Teams That Changed the NBA ForeverWhat turns a winning team into a dynasty? For many, legitimate dynasties are teams that not only won two or more titles...

A Musical Journey Through Modern Black BritainMusic can carry the stories of history like a message in a bottle.Lord Kitchener, Neneh Cherry, Smiley Culture, Stormzy . . . Groundbreaking musicians...

How I Survived the Horrors of the Forgotten HolocaustOtto Rosenberg is 9 and living in Berlin, poor but happy, when his family are first detained. All around them, Sinti and...

Translated by Nathan CollinsThe ferociously talented Hideo Kojima, creator of Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding, shares his perspective on the stories and movies that influence his work!Ever since he...

The Paradoxes of Chinese StruggleA major new contribution to the study of China's revolutions and counterrevolutions over the past century.Over recent decades China has experienced massive change and development. China...

A History of Literacy, Learning and Educational RevolutionsIn this magisterial cultural history of the Palestinians, Nur Masalha illuminates the entire history of Palestinian learning with specific reference to writing, education,...

The Shah, the Opposition, and the US, 1953-1968The Shah's gradual transition to dictatorship after the 1953 coup in Iran, and its far-reaching consequencesIn this detailed political history of Iran from...

Explore the rich and complex history of the world's largest democracy, its people and dynasties through visually vibrant timelines packed with information on famous people and key events.Take a journey...

The last diary of revolutionary Che Guevara with entries up until two days before his murder.This new edition of Che Guevara's diary of the last year of his life describes...

Women, Slavery and ResistanceA history of slavery that puts enslaved women front and centre.Enslaved women had few opportunities to record their stories for posterity. Yet from their dusty footprints and...

A Tale of Two IslandsA haunting and evocative history of British empire, told through one woman's family story.'Where are you from?' was the question hounding Hazel Carby as a girl...

How an Indigenous Family Survived Colonial TasmaniaTarenootairer (c.1806–58) was still a child when a band of white sealers bound her and forced her onto a boat. From there unfolded a...

How 30 Women of Colour Achieved Greatness against all OddsFollow the life lessons of 30 remarkable women of colour — past and present — who have made their mark on...

The New Global Extremism and the Threat to Democracy A detailed examination of the right-wing extremism Australia is facing right now, from the Lowy Institute. ASIO says right-wing extremism now...

Idris Elba, Michael B. Jordan, Wendell Pierce, Michael K. Williams — first known as Stringer Bell, Wallace, Bunk, and Omar — are just a few of the fruits of The...

'These stories form part of our collective history, the way we speak of and live culture still today, and the importance of passing on such stories to younger generations.' —Dr....

Published to coincide with a major exhibition at the Hayward GalleryThis is an expressive exploration of Black popular culture at its most wildly imaginative, artistically ambitious and politically urgent.In the...

'We shall therefore confine our walk to Central London where people meet on business during the day, and to West London where they meet for pleasure at night. If you...

The extraordinary early life in India and England of one of the world's leading public intellectuals Where is 'home'? For Amartya Sen, home has been many places — Dhaka in...

Understanding Sāmona Oratory Lāuga or Samoan oratory is a premier cultural practice in the faasamoa (Samoan culture), a sacred ritual that embodies all that faasamoa represents, such as identity, inheritance,...

Keeping Communities Together in Times of CrisisOffering international perspectives from leading scholars and activists, this volume examines the social and political impact of the pandemic on education, and explores how...

Within living memory, South Korea has transformed into a leading cultural powerhouse of the 21st century.South Korea has transformed from a country devastated by war in the late 1950s to...

The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.To most Americans, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. represent contrasting ideals: self-defense versus nonviolence, Black Power versus civil...

Daily wisdom guided by Hina, the Maori moonDr Hinemoa Elder, author of Aroha, New Zealand's top-selling non-fiction title of 2021, shows us how to reclaim intimacy with others, with ourselves,...

The Disability Justice & Art Activism of Sins Invalid The remarkable story of Sins Invalid, a performance project that centres queer disability justice. In recent years, disability activism has come...

A Journey Across the country that Black America Built Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks —...