Discover more about the forces that shaped our world with history and politics books from the British Library. Explore revolutions, leadership, and ideas that changed societies. These carefully chosen titles bring depth and perspective to the study of both British and global history.
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Braver New World
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Golden Ink: A Journey Through Arab & Islamic Manuscript
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The Sun Rising: James I and the Dawn of Great Britain
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Self Help From the Middle Ages: A Journey Into the Medieval Mind
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The Mughal Throne: The Saga of India's Great Emperors
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Herlands: Lessons From Societies Where Women Make the Rules
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Mythica: A New History of Homer's World, Through the Women Written Out of It
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Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife: The Extraordinary Lives of Medieval Women
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Letters to Sophia: The Afterlives of Hester Thrale
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A Short History of Japan
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The Story of China: A portrait of a civilisation and its people
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The Little Book of Unicorns
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The African Kingdom of Gold: Britain and the Asante Treasure
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A History of France in 21 Women
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Rare Tongues: The Secret Stories of Hidden Languages
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The Library of Ancient Wisdom: Mesopotamia and the Making of History
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The World After Gaza
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Castles & Royal Palaces: Itineraries to Discover
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Chinese Ancient Origins: Stories Of People & Civilization
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India: A History
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Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India
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How to Build a Haunted House: The History of a Cultural Obsession
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The Earth Transformed: An Untold History
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The Ottomans: A Cultural Legacy
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Politics Without Politicians: The Case for Citizen Rule
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Ai Weiwei on Censorship
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Charlotte Bronte's Life Through Clothes
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Black Arms to Hold You Up: A History of Black Resistance
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How to Save the Internet: The Threat to Global Connection in the Age of AI and Political Conflict (Signed Edition)
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Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, From Revolution to Autocracy
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Cleopatra: Histories, Dreams and Distortions
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These Isles: A People's History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
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The Possibility of Tenderness: A Jamaican memoir of plants and dreams
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Literary and Political Essays: Fully Annotated Edition with over 800 notes
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Convent Wisdom: How Sixteenth Century Nuns Could Save Your Twenty First Century Life
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Dark London: A Journey Through the City's Mysterious and Macabre Underworld
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