History & Culture

This is the story of the British empire for readers aged 9+, told through the monumental journeys that shaped it - by award-winning, bestselling author of Empireland, Empireworld and Stolen History Sathnam Sanghera.The British...

The History of a Dangerous Idea A fresh and exciting approach to one of the most controversial subjects of our time 'Free Speech!' is a clarion call all over the...

How an Indian Ruler Took on the Might of the East India Company An acclaimed history of empire and resistance: this is the moving story of the rebel prince who...

This book is a celebration of chai, the healthy Ayurvedic drink that is not only woven into the fabric of life in India, but now rapidly growing in popularity and...

A ground-breaking exploration of how British empire has shaped the world we live in today from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Empireland 2.6 billion people are inhabitants of former...

The True Power of Women and the Science That Shows It Are women more nurturing than men? Are men more promiscuous than women? Are males the naturally dominant sex? And...

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...

Arthur Conan Doyle, George Edalji andthe Case of the Foreigner in the English Village In the village of Great Wyrley near Birmingham, someone is mutilating horses. Someone is also sending...

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 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...

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...

‘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...