For sale in CIS only! Europe's most westerly capital city was established by invaders and was for most of its history the locus of colonial administration, the engine room of foreign power and a major site of indigenous resistance. From The Act of U...

For sale in CIS only! Spain's southern city of Seville basks in romantic myths and legends, evoking the scent of jasmine and orange blossom. But there is an ascetic core to its sybaritic spirit. For all their fame as passionate performers, the poet...

"The Splendour of Iran" provides an unprecedented insight into the traditions and contemporary life of one of the world's most enduring civilisations. As the first comprehensive study on Persian culture since the 1930s, it is the result of a unique 5...

For sale in CIS only! Kingston wrestles with the enduring legacy of colonial rags and riches, recent episodes of political strife and the occasional outburst of modern-day turf rivalry. Formerly the hub of Britain's Caribbean Empire, the Jamaican ca...

For sale in CIS only! Cairo is a city of extremes. On its chaotic streets BMWs driven by sharp-suited businessmen compete for space with donkey carts laden with farm produce; in its mosques the wealthy and the destitute pray next to each other. The...

In 1942 the United States War Department distributed a handbook to American Servicemen advising them on the peculiarities of the "British, their country, and their ways". The guide was intended to lessen the culture shock for those embarking on their...

This Volume captures in 250 full-color photographs the international celebration of 9,000 deaf people that took place July, 2002, in Washington, D.C.

For sale in CIS only! From its origins in the thirteenth century the University of Cambridge has attracted notable students and teachers, both brilliant and eccentric. From Erasmus to Bertrand Russell, the university has been at the forefront of phi...

How do some monuments become so socially powerful that people seek to destroy them? After ignoring monuments for years, why must we now commemorate public trauma, but not triumph, with a monument? To explore these and other questions, Robert S. Nelso...

For sale in CIS only! In 1932 the young writer and political activist CLR James arrived in London from his native Trinidad. During his first weeks in the city he wrote a series of essays about his impressions and experiences for publication back hom...