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Recounts the forcible opening up of Tibet by Western travellers. E
SETTING THE EAST ABLAZE: LENIN’S DREAM OF AN EMPIRE IN ASIA PETER HOPKIRK August, pb, £10.99, 9780719564505 A gripping account of the terrible, confused struggle for mastery of Central Asia. E
ON SECRET SERVICE EAST OF CONSTANTINOPLE: THE PLOT TO BRING DOWN THE BRITISH EMPIRE PETER HOPKIRK August, pb, £12.99, 9780719564512 The true story behind John Buchan’s classic wartime thriller Greenmantle. E
QUEST FOR KIM: IN SEARCH OF KIPLING’S GREAT GAME PETER HOPKIRK September, pb, £11.99, 9780719564529 Retracing Kim’s footsteps across Kipling’s India. E
1666: PLAGUE, WAR AND HELLFIRE REBECCA RIDEAL August, hb, £20, 9781473623538 A narrative history of the year 1666, one of the most eventful in British history. E
THE SECRET LIVES OF COLOUR KASSIA ST CLAIR October, hb, £20, 9781473630819 A beautiful illustrated history of colours and the vivid stories behind them. E
FOUR PRINCES: HENRY VIII, FRANCIS I, CHARLES V, SULEIMAN THE MAGNIFICENT AND THE OBSESSIONS THAT FORGED MODERN EUROPE JOHN JULIUS NORWICH October, hb, £25, 9781473632950 The colourful story of the four very different men who created our modern world. E
LION BOOKS
PHYSICIANS, PLAGUES AND PROGRESS: THE HISTORY OF WESTERN MEDICINE FROM ANTIQUITY TO ANTIBIOTICS ALLAN CHAPMAN October, hb, £20, 9780745970394 The story of medicine from Moses to Ebola: “Horrible Histories for adults!” E
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RATF**KED: THE TRUE STORY BEHIND THE SECRET PLAN TO STEAL AMERICA’S DEMOCRACY DAVID DALEY August, hb, £17.99, 9781631491627
A look at how Republican legislators and political operatives fundamentally rigged American democracy through redistricting. E
LUATH PRESS
BODY SNATCHERS TO LIFESAVERS: THREE CENTURIES OF MEDICINE IN EDINBURGH DOROTHY CRAWFORD; TARA WOMERSLEY August, 2nd edn, pb, £9.99, 9781906817589 This book provides an illustrated history of medicine in Edinburgh for the general reader.
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BEING SCOTTISH CLARK MCGINN October, 2nd edn, pb, £9.99, 9781910745007 This book focuses on the celebrations that Scots have made their own.
THE ULTIMATE BURNS SUPPER BOOK CLARK MCGINN October, 2nd edn, pb, £7.99, 9781910745229 Everything you need to enjoy or arrange a Burns Supper.
THE BBC IN SCOTLAND: THE FIRST 50 YEARS DAVID PAT WALKER September, 2nd edn, pb, £12.99, 9781910745526 The author portrays how the broadcaster developed its Scottish identity despite governance from London.
DEFINING MOMENTS IN THE LIFE OF NATIONS OWEN DUDLEY EDWARDS September, hb, £25, 9781910745557 Covers the defining moments in which nations including Ireland, Brazil and Belgium achieved independence.
WHO BELONGS TO GLASGOW MARY EDWARD October, 2nd edn, pb, £9.99, 9781910745663 A vivid tapestry of the many peoples and cultures that have created contemporary Glasgow.
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EUROPE EXPRESS: A GRAND TOUR THROUGH TIME DIRK LEYMAN; PHILIPPE DEBEERST PHOTOS September, hb, £29, 9789460581656 Dirk Leyman shares his colourful collection of touristic postcard booklets.
MACLEHOSE PRESS
ZOLA AND THE VICTORIANS: CENSORSHIP IN THE AGE OF HYPOCRISY EILEEN HORNE August, pb, £8.99, 9780857055194 The true story of the publisher who introduced Emile Zola’s works to the Victorians. E
MACMILLAN
A BLACK HISTORY OF BRITAIN DAVID OLUSOGA October, hb, £25, 9781447299738 A vital re-examination of a shared history, accompanying the landmark BBC Two series. E
REVOLUTION PETER ACKROYD September, hb, £25, 9780230706422
The fourth instalment in Peter Ackroyd’s History of England series. E
THE GAMES: A GLOBAL HISTORY OF THE OLYMPICS DAVID GOLDBLATT July, hb, £20, 9781447298847 The definitive sporting, social and political history of the modern Olympic Games. E
ROYAL RENEGADES: THE CHILDREN OF CHARLES I AND THE ENGLISH CIVIL WARS LINDA PORTER October, hb, £20, 9781447267546 A vivid account of the lives of Charles I’s children during and after the Civil War. E
MICHAEL O’MARA
THE SECRET LIBRARY: A BOOK-LOVERS’ JOURNEY THROUGH CURIOSITIES OF HISTORY OLIVER TEARLE September, hb, £12.99, 9781782435570
October, hb, £20, 9781780749945 Not even the 20th century can compare with the 16th century’s explosion of female rule. E
The Secret Library brings to light more neglected items among the bookshelves of the world. E
MONASH UNIVERSITY
VAGABOND PAPERS JOHN STANLEY JAMES; MICHAEL CANNON; ROBERT G FLIPPEN; WILLA MCDONALD EDS September, pb, £21.99, 9781922235985
Australian life has never had a chronicler quite like the Vagabond, a renowned journalist.
OLD STREET
THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF GERMANY JAMES HAWES October, hb, £9.99, 9781910400418 An unforgettable grand tour of what really matters in German history, from Attila to Angela. E
FALLEN GLORY: THE LIVES AND DEATHS OF HISTORY’S GREATEST LOST BUILDINGS JAMES CRAWFORD July, pb, £12.99, 9781910400432 Biographies of lost structures from Babel to the Twin Towers. Includes new chapter on Palmyra. E
ONEWORLD
A HISTORY OF BRITAIN IN 21 WOMEN JENNI MURRAY October, hb, £16.99, 9781780749907 The history of Britain through 21 women whose lives enthral and beguile, intrigue and inspire. E
GAME OF QUEENS: THE WOMEN WHO MADE SIXTEENTH-CENTURY EUROPE SARAH GRISTWOOD
THE TRIALS OF THE KING OF HAMPSHIRE: MADNESS, SECRECY AND BETRAYAL IN GEORGIAN ENGLAND ELIZABETH FOYSTER September, hb, £20, 9781780749600 The fantastic story, both tragic and filmic, of an aristocratic family desperate to prove that one of their own is insane. E
ENTANGLEMENT: THE SECRET LIVES OF HAIR EMMA TARLO October, hb, £14.99, 9781780749921 Hair—we all have it, but have you ever really thought about it? E
SHADOW WARS: THE SECRET STRUGGLE FOR THE MIDDLE EAST CHRISTOPHER M DAVIDSON October, hb, £25, 9781786070012 Who’s to blame for the failure of the Arab Spring and rise of Islamic State? E
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
VERY SHORT INTRODUCTIONS SERIES pb, £7.99 each, 978019 Combine authoritative analysis, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make challenging topics highly readable. ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY MADELINE Y HSU December, 0219765 E BABYLONIA: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION TREVOR BRYCE September, 8726470
TOWARD DEMOCRACY: THE STRUGGLE FOR SELF-RULE IN EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN THOUGHT JAMES T KLOPPENBERG July, hb, £25, 9780195054613 James T Kloppenberg explores the European influences on American ideas of a democratic society. E
THE MIDDLE KINGDOM AND EMPIRE OF THE RISING SUN: SINO- JAPANESE RELATIONS, PAST AND PRESENT JUNE TEUFEL DREYER
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