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Murray Stewart Leith, Duncan Sim
Scotland: The New State of an Old NationScotland's future in the Union is in question. ...Scotland's future in the Union is in question. Since Devolution in 1997, there has been a sea-change in Scotland's sense of itself. A distinct Scottish political culture has emerged: confident, ass... -
Mairi Kidd
We Are All Witches: Bad Women to Live Your Life byFrom 1563 to 1736 Scotland put thousands of wom...From 1563 to 1736 Scotland put thousands of women to death for witchcraft. Their supposed crimes have much to tell us about attitudes to women in the past, and in the present day. This book introdu... -
Dean Nelson
Jugaad Yatra: Exploring the Indian Art of Problem SolvingIndia’s Mangalyaan mission to Mars and the Tata...India’s Mangalyaan mission to Mars and the Tata Nano, the world’s cheapest car, are two of the country’s most celebrated achievements in recent times. They have something in common with the inverte... -
Luis Sagasti
Musical OfferingA lyrical celebration of storytelling, of child...A lyrical celebration of storytelling, of childhood, and of the transformative power of music. Tracing a circular course that echoes Bach's Goldberg Variations , Luis Sagasti's second book to appea... -
Adam Rutherford
Control: The Dark History and Troubling Present of EugenicsHow did an obscure academic idea pave the way t...How did an obscure academic idea pave the way to the Holocaust within just fifty years? Why does eugenics still loom large in the 21st century, despite its genocidal past? Did eugenics work? Could ... -
Timothy Phillips
The Curtain and the Wall: A Modern Journey Along Europe's Cold War BorderA landmark journey along the full length of the...A landmark journey along the full length of the old Iron Curtain - from the Arctic Circle to Turkey's eastern border - tracing the history of the Cold War and meeting the people who live with its l... -
Julia Boyd
A Village in the Third Reich: How Ordinary Lives Were Transformed By the Rise of FascismHidden deep in the Bavarian mountains lies the ...Hidden deep in the Bavarian mountains lies the picturesque village of Oberstdorf - a place where for hundreds of years people lived simple lives while history was made elsewhere.Yet even this remot... -
Anthony Sattin
Nomads: The Wanderers Who Shaped Our WorldThe ground-breaking story of Nomadic peoples on...The ground-breaking story of Nomadic peoples on the move across history. Humans have been on the move for most of history. Even after the great urban advancement lured people into the great cities ... -
Rosemary Goring
Homecoming: The Scottish Years of Mary, Queen of ScotsOne of the most famous queens in history, Mary ...One of the most famous queens in history, Mary Stuart lived in her homeland for just twelve years: as a dauntless child who laughed at her friends' seasickness as they sailed to safety in France an... -
Amelia Gentleman
The Windrush Betrayal: Exposing the Hostile EnvironmentHow do you pack for a one-way journey back to a...How do you pack for a one-way journey back to a country you left when you were eleven and have not visited for fifty years? Amelia Gentleman's exposé of the Windrush scandal - where thousands of Br... -
Akala
Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of EmpireFrom the first time he was stopped and searched...From the first time he was stopped and searched as a child, to the day he realised his mum was white, to his first encounters with racist teachers - race and class have shaped Akala's life and outl... -
Anna Reid
Borderland: A Journey Through the History of UkraineFlat, fertile, and fatally tempting to invaders...Flat, fertile, and fatally tempting to invaders, for centuries Ukraine was fought over by more powerful neighbours. Though its modern national movement dates back to the early nineteenth century, i...
