Social & Local History
Galston argues that the defence of liberal democracy requires understanding the dark forces lined up against it.
Equality is a Struggle Thomas Piketty 23rd September, hb, eb, £18.99, 9780300282757
Acclaimed economist’s observations on four years of events that have shaped the world.
Can Europe Survive? David Marsh 14th October, hb, eb, £20, 9780300273007
A bold new account of Europe’s plight as it faces political fracture, economic stagnation, and external challenges from the US, China and Russia.
Fallout Joel S Wit 6th January, hb, eb, £30, 9780300278774
A behind-the-scenes look into US efforts to contain North Korea’s nuclear capabilities and why they have not worked.
American Contradiction Paul Starr 6th January, hb, eb, £30, 9780300282436
How the country that came to elect Obama could also elect Trump.
First Among Equals Emma Ashford 11th November, hb, eb, £30, 9780300279542
Fresh and concise roadmap for US grand strategy in a multipolar world.
Zed Books
15th September, pb, eb, £15.99, 9781398120006
Social & Local History
Potted history of the resort from the Stone Age to the present day.
Quirky Edinburgh Jack Gillon 15th January, pb, eb, £15.99, 9781398121898
Amberley
Thomas Hardy in 50 Places and Objects Paul Kendall
15th January, pb, eb, £15.99, 9781398128224
Artefacts, buildings and locations that together provide a fascinating insight into the life and legacy of the author.
50 Gems of the Bannau Brycheiniog Mal Morrison
15th October, pb, eb, £15.99, 9781398122239
Beautiful photographs attest to the splendour of the Brecon Beacons.
Celebrating Maidstone Naomi Dickins 15th August, pb, eb, £15.99, 9781398119598
Kent town’s rich heritage and identity, special events, achievements, people, industry and landmarks collected in one volume.
Illustrated Tales of Hampshire Eddy Greenfield
15th November, pb, eb, £15.99, 9781398121737
Strange stories and local legends from the county.
Ironbridge Gorge Reflections Gareth Powell, Jessica Rogers
15th October, pb, eb, £15.99, 9781398118157
Fascinating, merged historic and modern images that reflect the changes in Ironbridge Gorge through the decades.
Secret Barnet Robert Bard 15th August, pb, eb, £15.99, 9781398120020
Decolonizing Solidarity Clare Land 11th December, 2nd edn, pb, £22.99, 9781913441036
Revised and updated edition of the ground- breaking work that became an essential read for non-Indigenous scholars and activists seeking solidarity with Indigenous struggles around the world.
Explores the lesser- known histories of the towns via an interesting selection of stories, facts and photographs.
A-Z of Rotherham James Barker 15th November, pb, eb, £15.99, 9781398122253
Guide to Rotherham’s history, people and places.
City of Southend Ian Yearsley
54 The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-Fiction
A city known for its eccentricities celebrated in print. Odd characters, weird events and strange places.
West Martin Wall, Robert Plant 15th August, pb, eb, £11.99, 9781398129061
Wall guides readers in a search for lost time in the west of England as he and contributors chart the liminal energies that have so influenced our literature.
Batsford
The Boroughs of London Mike Hall, Matt Brown 9th October, hb, eb, £30, 9781837330003
Stylish collection of attractively designed maps of each individual London borough, paired with illuminating facts about what can be found there.
Bloomsbury Scattered: The
Making and Unmaking of a Refugee Aamna Mohdin 28th August, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781526652584
Investigation into the costs and consequences of displacement, by a young woman uniquely placed to explore the refugee experience and its aftershocks.
Breaking Awake PE Moskowitz 9th September, hb, eb, £20, 9781526658067
Part Chasing the Scream, part How to Do Nothing, Breaking Awake explores modern drug use, the global mental health crisis and a search for meaning.
Bloomsbury Continuum
Greek to Us John Davie 6th November, hb, £14.99, 9781399424790
Co-author of Et Tu, Brute? turns his attention to Ancient Greece. Foreword by Harry Mount.
Cambridge University Press
Dreams and Songs to Sing Alan McDougall
7th August, hb, £22, 9781009340236
History of Liverpool FC told through the experiences of the people who have been there all along: the supporters.
The China Question Ho-fung Hung 30th November, hb, £35, 9781009559775
Surveying centuries of thought, Hung shows how both the West and China continue to promote orientalist stereotypes.
Canongate Books
The North Sea Alistair Moffat 6th November, hb, eb, £20, 9781837261222
Traces the story of the North Sea throughout British history and examines how it has shaped who we are and how we see ourselves.
EnvelopeBooks
Stephen Games Wembley Speaks: What the Next Door Neighbours Are Saying – A Year in the Life of a London Suburb EnvelopeBooks, 1st October, pb, eb, £18.95, 9781915023551
A year in the life of a London suburb, seen through the online conversations that residents have with each other.
Faber & Faber
The Log Books Adam Zmith, Tash Walker 29th January, hb, eb, £20, 9780571388332
Intimate journey of queer lineage charts two generations of LGBTQ+ life in Britain through the call logs of a charity helpline.
Up the Youth Club Emma Warren 11th September, hb, eb, £18.99, 9780571389216
The story of British youth clubs, from those set up by Victorian factory workers to renegade self-emancipatory spaces in the 1970s and the music-generating youth clubs of more recent decades.
Blitz: The Club That Created the Eighties Robert Elms
6th November, hb, eb, £20, 9780571394180
The story of a club night founded by working- class kids whose impact reverberated beyond its doors and into the worlds of art, literature, fashion and music.
Giles
At the Vanguard Dorothy Berry, Kinshasha Holman Conwill, Jelani M Favors, Jeanelle K Hope, Marion McGee, Tulani Salahu-Din 16th September, pb, £12.95, 9781917273077
First volume in a new series that offers a compelling glimpse into the transformative and revolutionary world of historically Black colleges and universities.
Gill Books
The Irish Farm in Colour
Michael B Barry, John O’Byrne 9th October, hb, £25.99, 9781804583135
An illustrated history of life on the Irish farm.
The GAA Covered John Kelly 4th September, hb, £28.99, 9781804583388
History of the GAA in match programmes.
Hutchinson Heinemann
The Finest Hotel in Kabul Lyse Doucet 18th September, hb, eb, £22, 9781529151022
Vivid, people’s history of modern Afghanistan through the lens of the Inter-Continental Hotel with a focus on the stories of staff and guests over five decades of turmoil.
Heirs and Graces Eleanor Doughty 4th September, hb, eb, £30, 9781529153040
Vivid, amusing, and revealing account of the British aristocracy’s evolution explores their lives, roles and eccentricities from the 1940s to today.
The Gods of New York Jonathan Mahler 14th August, hb, eb, £25, 9781529155082
Broad chronicle of four years that would transform the city and leave it more divided than ever. A rollicking, real-life Bonfire of the Vanities.
John Murray
Secret Lives of Colour Kassia St Clair 9th October, hb, eb, £25, 9781399823586
Much-loved design classic, translated into 21 languages, expanded into
glorious technicolour with 25 new colours and 33% extra new material.
Melville House
Devil’s Contract Ed Simon 18th September, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781685892074
Devilishly fascinating tour of the Faustian bargain—exchanging one’s soul in return for untold riches and power—from brimstone to blues and beyond.
Monoray
Briggs’s Dictionary of Fairies Katharine Briggs, Fee Greening (illus)
11th September, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781800963504
Beautiful edition of the illustrated A-Z of folklore from a seminal figure.
National Trust Books
Britain’s Folklore Year Mark Norman 11th September, hb, £14.99, 9780008697969
Fascinating journey through Britain’s folklore, season by season. Engaging text written by a folklore expert includes spells and charms.
Oxford University Press
Windrush Cricket Michael Collins 11th December, vol 1, hb, £30, 9780198875703
The role of cricket in shaping the experience of Caribbean migrants in postwar England.
Modern China: A Very Short Introduction Rana Mitter 25th September, pb, £9.99, 9780198931102 Covering a range of social issues, Mitter provides a contemporary view of the modern history, politics, economy and thriving cultural scene of China and its relations with the wider world.
Sport and the British Richard Holt 4th September, pb, £24.99, 9780199557202 New edition of the standard work on the history of sport in Britain, providing a complete rewrite of the original text incorporating the most up-to-date research.
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