jeremy seabrook

'Will open the minds of even the most ardent denier of climate change and/or systemic racism. If there's one book that will help you to be an effectiv

From Herodotus to H-Net: The Story of Historiography, Second Edition, offers a concise but comprehensive and up-to-date account of the many ways histo

Akkadian, comprising the Babylonian, Assyrian and Old Akkadian dialects, is the earliest known Semitic language, attested from the middle of the 3rd m

There is no damage to the earth which does not have its counterpart in the ruin of the inner landscapes of humanity.

Britain's welfare state, one of the greatest achievements of our post-war reconstruction, was regarded as the cornerstone of modern society. Today, th

Jeremy Seabrook's remarkable new book gives a unique account of the lived experience of people in the vast and ever-expanding cities of South Asia. Fr

In 1797 Jeremy Bentham prepared a map of poverty in Britain, which he called 'Pauperland.' More than two hundred years later, poverty and social depri

Scathing indictment of clothing trade in global world

In this carefully researched and finely written work, Jeremy Seabrook deals with subjects rarely discussed in Western narratives about South Asia. Goi

A moving memoir chronicling the friendship of two gay men coming of age in 1950s Britain

A rich and varied cultural and social history of an overlooked but ever-present phenomenon, and an impassioned plea for proper care today.

The influence of the People’s Republic of China on world affairs is increasingly keenly felt: in Asia, in Africa, in Latin America and in Europe and N

The winner of the inaugural Fitzcarraldo Editions Novel Prize, Ash Before Oak is a novel in the form of a fictional journal written by a solitary man

The Panopticon project for a model prison obsessed the English philosopher Jeremy Bentham for almost 20 years. In the end, the project came to nothing

Wat draagt het jongerenwerk bij aan het versterken van eigen verantwoordelijkheid van jongeren, het bevorderen van participatie, het vinden van hulp e

A global account of military strategy throughout history, from imperial strategies to those of anti-imperial insurgents

A Sunday Times Paperback of the YearA Spectator and New Statesman Book of the Year‘An illuminating and riveting read.’ - Jonathan DimblebyJeremy Bowen