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THE 1820 RUSSIAN SURVEY OF THE KHANATE OF SHIRVAN: A PRIMARY SOURCE ON THE DEMOGRAPHY AND ECONOMY OF AN IRANIAN PROVINCE PRIOR TO ITS ANNEXATION BY RUSSIA GEORGE A BOURNOUTIAN July, hb, £45, 9781909724808 Translation and analysis of a rare Russian survey of the khanate of Shirvan. E
GILL & MACMILLAN
AROUND THE WORLD IN 1847: A YEAR OF GENIUS, GENEROSITY & SAVAGERY TURTLE BUNBURY September, hb, £21.99, 9780717168347
A whistlestop tour through 1847—a year of genius, generosity and savagery. E
GOODMAN FIELL
DESIGN MUSEUM: A-Z OF DESIGN & DESIGNERS CHARLOTTE FIELL; PETER FIELL; DESIGN MUSEUM August, hb, £25, 9781783130054 The official Design Museum guide to the world’s leading designers and design studios.
1920S FASHION CHARLOTTE FIELL; EMMANUELLE DIRIX September, flexi, £30, 9781783130146
Containing pages of Twenties fashions, this sourcebook documents season-by-season fashions of the Twenties’ Jazz Age.
1930S FASHION CHARLOTTE FIELL; EMMANUELLE DIRIX September, flexi, £30, 9781783130153 This book reveals a world of revolutionary fashion changes, showing the inventiveness of the 1930s.
HAUS
SPEAKING FOR ENGLAND: THE HIDDEN AGENDA OF COALITION GOVERNMENT, MAY 1940 DAVID OWEN August, hb, £18.99, 9781910376553 A new History of the pivotal British War Cabinet meetings of May 1940. E
RELUCTANT MEISTER: HOW GERMANY’S PAST IS SHAPING ITS EUROPEAN FUTURE
90 | Autumn 2016
STEPHEN GREEN August, pb, £12.99, 9781910376577
Updated paperback edition to cover Germany-led response to Ukraine conflict and ongoing migrant crisis. E
HEAD OF ZEUS HELION
CLASSICAL CIVILIZATION: A HISTORY IN TEN CHAPTERS NIGEL SPIVEY November, pb, £8.99, 9781781855027 A masterly account of how the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome came into being. E
NORTHMEN: THE VIKING SAGA 793-1241 JOHN HAYWOOD October, pb, £8.99, 9781781855256 A history of the Vikings that fully reflects the extraordinary geographical range of their activities. E
BATTLE ROYAL: THE WARS OF LANCASTER AND YORK, 1450-1462 HUGH BICHENO October, pb, £9.99, 9781781859667
First volume of a rip-roaring, two-part history of England’s longest and bloodiest civil war. E
BLOOD ROYAL: THE WARS OF LANCASTER AND YORK, 1462-1485 HUGH BICHENO October, hb, £25, 9781781859681 Second volume of the history of England’s longest and bloodiest civil war. E
IN THE LAND OF GIANTS MAX ADAMS July, pb, £9.99, 9781784080334 The story of the landscapes, peoples and culture of early medieval Britain. E
THE TEMPTATION OF ELIZABETH TUDOR ELIZABETH NORTON July, pb, £8.99, 9781784081737 Riveting story of the sex scandal that threatened the life of the young Elizabeth Tudor. E
THE LIVES OF TUDOR WOMEN ELIZABETH NORTON October, hb, £20, 9781784081751
A lively, insightful study of the many roles played by women in the Tudor era.
HAWKER HUNTERS AT WAR: IRAQ AND JORDAN, 1958-1967 PATRICIA SALTI; TOM COOPER August, pb, £19.95, 9781911096252 Hawker Hunters at War covers every aspect of the Hunter’s service in Iraq and Jordan. E
BATTLE FOR ANGOLA: PORTUGUESE WEST AFRICA: A HISTORY OF CONFLICT AL J VENTER November, hb, £35, 9781911096412
The author delves further into the troubled history of this former Portuguese African colony. E
GREEN LEADER: OPERATION GATLING, THE RHODESIAN MILITARY’S RESPONSE TO THE VISCOUNT TRAGEDY IAN PRINGLE September, pb, £19.95, 9781911096726
In 1978 a missile shot down an Air Rhodesia airliner: Ian Pringle describes the tragedy. E
HISTORY PRESS
THE TUDORS IN 100 OBJECTS JOHN MATUSIAK August, hb, £25, 9780750961806
An intimate portrait of Tudor England captured, revealed and explored in 100 defining objects. E
HOUSE OF SPIES: ST ERMIN’S HOTEL, THE LONDON BASE OF BRITISH ESPIONAGE PETER MATTHEWS September, hb, £20, 9780750964012 The first book to reveal the hotel’s secret history as a meeting place for spies. E
A HISTORY OF BRITAIN IN 100 DOGS EMMA WHITE October, hb, £20, 9780750964890 A beautifully illustrated guide to the history of Great Britain,
THE BLACK PRINCE: THE KING THAT NEVER WAS MICHAEL JONES September, hb, £25, 9781784972936 A major new biography of the Black Prince: England’s greatest medieval warrior. E
told through man’s best friend. E
NELSON’S SPYGLASS: 101 CURIOUS OBJECTS FROM BRITISH HISTORY SOPHIE CAMPBELL September, hb, £12.99, 9780750970037
One hundred and one strange and intriguing items from history, each with an extraordinary story to tell.
THE NEVILLS OF MIDDLEHAM: ENGLAND’S MOST POWERFUL FAMILY IN THE WARS OF THE ROSES K L CLARK September, hb, £25, 9780750963657 First comprehensive history of the power behind the throne in the Wars of the Roses. E
AN AMERICAN ON THE WESTERN FRONT: THE FIRST WORLD WAR LETTERS OF ARTHUR CLIFFORD KIMBER, 1917-18 ARTHUR CLIFFORD KIMBER; PATRICK GREGORY ED; ELIZABETH NURSER ED
July, hb, £20, 9780750960526 The unpublished letters of American pilot and first US flag carrier on the Western Front.
1966: FROM GOOD VIBRATIONS TO WORLD CUP VICTORY PAUL FEENEY July, pbo, £9.99, 9780750968287 Nostalgic memories of the most iconic year of the 1960s, from culture to sport. E
HODDER
THE STORY OF EGYPT JOANN FLETCHER
July, pb, £9.99, 9781444785166 Ancient Egypt brought to life by TV historian and one of the world’s leading Egyptologists. E
SHAKESPEARE: THE RIDDLE OF GENIUS BORIS JOHNSON October, hb, £25, 9781473625785 Boris Johnson explores the life, work and significance of Britain’s most treasured icon: William Shakespeare. E
I B TAURIS
PICTURES OF YOU RORY MACLEAN September, hb, £17.99, 9781784537098
Ten photographs, rescued from the archives, evoke a rich literary exploration of the 20th century. E
SICILY AND THE ENLIGHTENMENT: THE WORLD OF DOMENICO CARACCIOLO, THINKER AND REFORMER ANGUS CAMPBELL
July, hb, £20, 9781784535759 Eighteenth-century European politics through the colourful writings of an Italian statesman. E
ICON BOOKS
HOW TO SOUND CULTURED: MASTER THE 250 NAMES THAT INTELLECTUALS LOVE TO DROP INTO CONVERSATION THOMAS W HODGKINSON; HUBERT VAN DEN BERGH August, pb, £8.99, 9781785780936 “Damn, all my cheating secrets revealed. In book form.”—Stephen Fry. E
IVY PRESS
30-SECOND ANCIENT GREECE: THE 50 MOST IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENTS OF A TIMELESS CIVILIZATION, EACH EXPLAINED IN HALF A MINUTE MATTHEW NICHOLLS ED September, hb, £14.99, 9781782403883
A unique insight into one of the most creative and influential civilisations. E
JOHN MURRAY
THE GREAT GAME: ON SECRET SERVICE IN HIGH ASIA PETER HOPKIRK August, pb, £12.99, 9780719564475 The true story behind John Buchan’s classic wartime thriller Greenmantle. E
FOREIGN DEVILS ON THE SILK ROAD: THE SEARCH FOR THE LOST TREASURES OF CENTRAL ASIA PETER HOPKIRK September, pb, £10.99, 9780719564482 The story of the intrepid men who led the archaeological raids of Central Asia. E
TRESPASSERS ON THE ROOF OF THE WORLD: THE RACE FOR LHASA PETER HOPKIRK September, pb, £11.99, 9780719564499
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