A globe-spanning, different and vital new history of gender.

A vivid and beautifully illustrated mythology of the British Isles - reframing ancient stories that deal with human themes of extinction, connection to landscape, parenthood, defiance, love and loss.

A practical toolkit for students needing an alternative introduction to doing research methods. Imaginative pedagogy and visual prompts support those students often neglected by more traditional textbooks.

The story of the pioneering anthropologists and their adventures among civilisations that were first thought of as being primitive and savage. What they discovered, however, would change the way we think about ourselves.

‘An absolute gem’ Sunday Times ‘A mouthwatering history’ The Guardian

‘An absolute gem’ Sunday Times ‘A mouthwatering history’ The Guardian

Features an analysis of our numbed response to images of horror. This title alters our thinking about the uses and meanings of images, and about the nature of war, the limits of sympathy, and the obligations of conscience.

The remarkable excavation of a previously unidentified city in Israel from the time of King David, shedding new light on the link between the bible and history