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The first thorough account of a formative and little understood chapter in Chinese history

A scintillating account of the cultural freedom and empowerment that American women experienced as leaders in the avant-garde scene in early twentieth-century Paris

A new history of postwar painting that explores how the desire to look backward shaped some of the period’s most radical artmaking

A fascinating exploration of the devious tricks and ingenious tools used by early modern spies—from ciphers to counterfeiting, invisible inks to assassination

An incisive, authoritative account of the West’s failures in Afghanistan, from 9/11 to the fall of Kabul

A ';gripping [and] splendidly readable' portrait of the battle within the British War Cabinetand Churchill's eventual victoryas Hitler's shadow loomed (The Boston Globe). From May 24 to May 28, 1940, members of Britain's War Cabinet debated whether to negotiate with Hitler or to continue what became known as the Second World War. In this magisterial work, John Lukacs takes us hour by hour into the critical events at 10 Downing Street, where Winston Churchill and his cabinet painfully considered their responsibilities. With the unfolding of the disaster at Dunkirk, and Churchill being in office for just two weeks and treated with derision by many, he did not have an easy time making his casebut the people of Britain were increasingly on his side, and he would prevail. This compelling narrative, a Washington Post bestseller, is the first to convey the drama and world-changing importance of those days. ';[A] fascinating work of historical reconstruction.'The Wall Street Journal ';Eminent historian Lukacs delivers the crown jewel to his long and distinguished career.'Publishers Weekly (starred review) ';A must for every World War II buff.'Cleveland Plain Dealer ';Superbcan be compared to such classics as Hugh Trevor-Roper's The Last Days of Hitler and Barbara Tuchman's The Guns of August.'Harper's Magazine

The most ambitious work of fiction by one of the world’s greatest writers

A richly crafted tribute to the avant-garde artist and designer Sonia Delaunay, whose boundary-breaking approach is echoed in the volume’s interdisciplinarity and its inspired design

Charles Holland challenges us to look beyond the day-to-day familiarity of buildings to rediscover the pleasure of experiencing architecture

What remains of Horta’s Art Nouveau, apart from his style and typical plant-related vocabulary?

A provocative look at the relationship between the far right and the American conservative movement from the 1930s to the end of the Cold War

A landmark history of the world economic order, exploring how developing countries have fought to escape impoverishment

From an esteemed military historian, a sweeping history of the revolutions in war-fighting that have shaped the modern world

The first history of all the English cathedrals, from Birmingham and Bury St Edmunds to Worcester and York Minster

From two distinguished experts on election law, an alarming look at how the American presidency could be stolen—by entirely legal means

How the demise of the Habsburg Empire, postwar sovereignty, and new diplomatic frontiers shaped the nature of citizenship, identity, and belonging across Europe

An exploration of how China’s Belt and Road Initiative seeks to reshape international order and how it has catalyzed a new era of infrastructural geopolitics

An enchanting, beautifully illustrated guide to seasonal plants—showing the long history of herbal remedies and their uses today

A pioneering history of medical care in Stalin’s Gulag—showing how doctors and nurses cared for inmates in appalling conditions

A clear-sighted and entertaining defence of literary realism, and an account of its key practitioners

A spirited and essential companion to Orwell and his works, covering all the novels and major essays