Sufism: Into the Mystic
An introduction to Sufism, the mystical-ascetical movement within Islam, whose followers have often been the target of ISIS jihadis.
History Today
Goodbye Lenin? A Centenary Perspective
The Russian Revolution should not be confined to 1917. The legacy of its leader and chief ideologue lives on in all its terrible contradictions.
Justice in an Unjust World
The untold story of African-Americans’ civil cases in the segregated South.
British Explorers and Orientalists in India
During the 18th and 19th centuries, cultural curiosity and orientalism inspired generations of British imperialists to unearth India’s past.
Robin Hood: Outlaw in a Lawless World
When the justice system of medieval England was found to be too corrupt, Robin Hood and the outlaws of fact and fiction created their own system beyond the law.
Postwar Germany and the legacy of Nazism
How did Germany’s postwar politicians deal with the legacy of Nazism and defeat?
Heads Will Roll: Murder and the Ottoman Succession
Getting and keeping the throne in the Ottoman Empire was no easy task. For a new sultan, the most foolproof method of securing power was to kill all other claimants.
A Personal History of South India
An eclectic account of the complex history of south India, where centuries move back and forth.
Votes for All!
Why did only some women get the vote in 1918 and what did they do with it?
Ancient History Matters
An idiosyncratic introduction to the Classical world will delight the Oscar-winning scriptwriter’s many admirers, but perhaps not newcomers.