Interwar Cairo was raucous and cosmopolitan, its burgeoning counterculture pioneered by women - singers, dancers and actresses.
Publication of this book has been delayed under May 6th 202... read more
The author is at the forefront of the use of genetic science in archaeology. Here he explains the process and how it completely alters our understanding of early humans.
Recounts seven decades of activities, with interviews that include most of the surviving former heads of the CIA and discussions of the Agency's role in containing presidential powers. Revel... read more
A fascinating book following the traces of a C14th monk named John of Westwyk, for whom the period was not one of darkness but of wonderful illumination and discovery.
The director of the Bodleian includes some of the US president's deleted tweets in an historical survey that ranges from the Library of Alexandria to the Windrush papers. The surprise is tha... read more