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Civilization: A New History of the Western World
A New History of the Western World
2008 || Paperback || Roger Osborne || Vintage Publishing
Ever since the attacks of 11th September, western leaders have described a world engaged in 'a fight for civilization'. But what do we mean by civilization? We believe in a western tradition of openness and freedom that has produced a good life for many millions of people and a culture of enormous depth and creative power. But the history of our civilisation is also filled with unspeakable brutality - for every Leonardo there is a Mussolini, for every Beethoven symphony a concentration camp, ...
Genghis Khan
The Man Who Conquered the World
2024 || Paperback || Frank McLynn || Vintage Publishing
Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has ever known, whose empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to central Europe, including all of China, the Middle East and Russia. So how did an illiterate nomad rise to such colossal power, eclipsing Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Napoleon?
How to Hide an Empire
A Short History of the Greater United States
2020 || Paperback || Daniel Immerwahr || Vintage Publishing
'Wry, readable and often astonishing... A provocative and absorbing history of the United States' New York TimesThe United States denies having dreams of empire. We know America has spread its money, language and culture across the world, but we still think of it as a contained territory, framed by Canada above, Mexico below, and oceans either side.
Nothing could be further from the truth. This is the story of the United States outside the United States – from nineteenth-century conquests l...
Danube
2024 || Paperback || Claudio Magris || Vintage Publishing
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY RICHARD FLANAGANIn this fascinating journey Claudio Magris, whose knowledge is encyclopaedic and whose curiosity limitless, guides his reader from the source of the Danube in the Bavarian hills through Austro-Hungary and the Balkans to the Black Sea.
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
2020 || Paperback || Jane Jacobs || Vintage Publishing
In this classic text, Jane Jacobs set out to produce an attack on current city planning and rebuilding and to introduce new principles by which these should be governed. The result is one of the most stimulating books on cities ever written. Throughout the post-war period, planners temperamentally unsympathetic to cities have been let loose on our urban environment.
Inspired by the ideals of the Garden City or Le Corbusier's Radiant City, they have dreamt up ambitious projects based on self-c...
The Book-Makers
A History of the Book in 18 Remarkable Lives
2025 || Paperback || Adam Smyth || Vintage Publishing
A Rumor of War
2024 || Paperback || Philip Caputo || Vintage Publishing
In March 1965, Marine Lieutenant Philip J Caputo landed in Danang with the first ground combat unit committed to fight in Vietnam. Sixteen months later, having served on the line in one of modern history's ugliest wars, he returned home - physically whole, emotionally wasted, his youthful idealism shattered. This book tells his story.
Edda Mussolini
The Most Dangerous Woman in Europe
2024 || Paperback || Caroline Moorehead || Vintage Publishing
Dreaming the Karoo
A People Called the /Xam
2024 || Paperback || Julia Blackburn || Vintage Publishing