History & Culture

A compelling anthology of Black voices from England, America, Africa and the Caribbean, from people who lived, worked, campaigned and travelled in Britain from the eighteenth to the early twentieth...

Why We Went Out An indispensable, intimate and stylish celebration of the institution of the gay bar, from the post-AIDS-crisis 1990s to today's fluid queer spaces. Neon lights and dark...

These are the books you should read. This is the canon. Joan Anim-Addo, Deirdre Osborne and Kadija Sesay have curated a decolonized reading list that celebrates the wide and diverse...

How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World An essential work outlining the origin and ongoing reality of global racism, from Britain's leading authority on Black Studies. The New Age...

An Illustrated Oral History of Queer & Trans ResistanceOver the past ten years, we have witnessed the rise of queer and trans communities that have defied and challenged those who...

How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain The groundbreaking bestseller which examines the effect of empire on modern Britain In Britain, imperialism is everywhere — though we often choose not to...

A New History of Revolution and Empire WINNER OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE FOR GLOBAL CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN-HESSEL TILTMAN PRIZE 2021LONGLISTED FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE...

An Untold History A Guardian Best Book of 2020 Renowned historian Olivette Otele uncovers the untold history of Europeans of African descent, from Saint Maurice who became the leader of...

A Global History from Socrates to Social Media A global history of free speech, from the ancient world to today. Hailed as the "first freedom," free speech is the bedrock...

The Story of a Missing Person in the Nigerian Civil War An astonishing search for a missing person, the hidden tragedies of war and the truth of Nigeria’s history. Emmanuel...

Sexual Modernity and the Making of Race A groundbreaking new analysis of the making of modernity, sexuality and race Deadly and Slick examines the historical emergence of race, gender, sexuality...

A Philosophy of Violence Translated from the French by Kieran Aarons. A brilliant study of violent self-defense in the struggle for liberation by an award-winning philosopher Is violent self-defense ethical?...

Journeys Through the Food, Faith and Culture of Black African London The past, present and future of being Black, African and British in the capital. This is a story that...

How yoga helped me and why it needs to save itself How did an ancient spiritual practice become the preserve of the privileged? Nadia Gilani has been practising yoga for...

A powerful new history of the idea of race, forcing us to rethink today’s culture wars.Is white privilege real? Does American history begin in 1619 or 1776? Why has left-wing...

Foreword by Bernardine Evaristo Award-winning author and cultural critic Sarah Ladipo Manyika takes us on a remarkable journey across contemporary cultural and political landscapes as she talks to some of...

*A Financial Times Book to Read in 2023* A profound and ground-breaking new history of one of the most important encounters in the history of colonialism- the British arrival in...

The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2023WINNER OF THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ACADEMY PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2023A BBC...

A history in three metamorphoses There is not just one story of silk. In silk is science, history and mythology. In silk is the future. Aarathi Prasad’s Silk is a...

Britain and the Aftermath of EmpireBritain didn't just put the empire back the way it had found it.Uncommon Wealth is the little known and shocking history of how Britain treated...

Surviving the insanity of a racist world An all-encompassing, insightful and wry look at living in a racist world, by a leading Black British voice in the academy and in...

‘By thinking about gendered inequality as rooted in something unalterable within us, we fail to see it for what it is: something more fragile that has had to be constantly...

The Return of Race Science Financial Times Book of the Year Telegraph Top 50 Books of the Year Guardian Book of the Year New Statesman Book of the Year Where...