Books from all over the world (browse related categories World - Africa World - Asia World - North America World - Latin America & Caribbean World - Europe World - Middle East )
A courageous and intimate memoir of China framed in ten telling words.
People. Leader. Reading. Writing. Revolution. Grassroots. Through these and other common vernacular words and phrases, Yu Hua – widely regarded as one of China’s grea ... more
In The Story of Scandinavia, political scholar Stein Ringen chronicles more than 1,200 years of drama, economic rise and fall, crises, kings and queens, war, peace, language and culture.
Scandinavian history has been one of dramatic disconti ... more
A revelatory, myth-dispelling exploration of China’s juggernaut economy.
Although China’s economy is one of the largest in the world, Western understanding of it is often based on dated assumptions and incomplete information. In The New ... more
A collection to whet the appetite of anyone wishing to learn more about a region rich in history, folklore and (her)stories. Telling it like a woman does not mean literature for women only: it provides an insight into half of humanity, a window onto ... more
'A rich and readable account of left-wing activism in the West and opposition to Soviet-style communism in the East' Katja Hoyer, The Spectator
'A dream, perhaps, but one that still sounds worth fighting for, even beautiful' Stuart Jeffries, ... more
Against the backdrop of brutal invasion, it is much easier for right-wing figures to target marginalised groups, and during wartime the queer community is exceedingly vulnerable to persecution, scapegoating and censorship. Being visibly queer in Ukra ... more
An Irish TImes Book of the Year
‘The beauty of this book is in the telling: The Irish Difference lays out its themes and chronologies with impeccable clarity, and is full of fascinating detail... Exemplary.’ Irish Independent
For hundre ... more
‘Impossible to put down while you’re reading, and impossible to forget about when you’ve finished’ Glamour
After a gruelling job interview where she was interrogated about everything from her political leanings to her family background, ... more
From a prize-winning academic in our age of political divisions, this portrait of the women outsiders who took part in Spanish Civil War asks questions of solidarity and resistance.
In the 1930s, women and men from across Britain, Europe and ... more
A FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING
The first book of reportage from the front line of the Ukraine war. This is a powerful, moving first draft of history written by the award-winning Guardian journalist and #1 New York Time ... more
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