On February 6th 1918, after campaigning for over 50 years, British women were finally granted the vote. In November 1919, the first woman MP, Lady Nancy Astor, was elected to the House of Commons. History was made. 100 years on, it is time to reflect on the daring and painful struggle women undertook to break into a political system that excluded them. In the voices of key suffragettes, 'Rise Up Women!' chronicles the founding of the National Union...

Celebrated political satirist, journalist, and diehard Republican P.J. O'Rourke brings his critical eye and inimitable voice to some serious risky business. 'How The Hell Did This Happen?' covers the whole election process from the pig pile of presidential candidates circa June 2015, the dreadful key primaries and candidate debates through his come-to-Satan moment with Hillary.

In sum, by showing how and why local regional disputes quickly develop into global crises through the paired power of historical memory and time-space compression, 'Near Abroad' reshapes our understanding of the current conflict raging in the centre of the Eurasian landmass and international politics as a whole.

Its praises sung by Herman Melville, Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorn and many others, it was the first place in Europe where the Chinese New Year was celebrated, the birthplace of shipping lines that pioneered the development of the multinational corporation and also - of course - of a band that changed musical history. Dockers and seafarers, merchants and shipowners - all of them formed and shaped by the unpredictability of maritime trade - created...

The comedians of this title are three men who meet on a ship, Brown the hotelier, Smith the innocent American and Jones the confidence man. Hiding behind their actors' masks, they each hesitate on the edge of life.

This is a blistering narrative expose of infighting, skulduggery, and chaos in Corbyn's Labour party. The book draws on exceptional access throughout the Labour party and Corbyn's inner circle to reveal in full and for the first time the extraordinary story of Labour's tumultuous transformation in the last three years.

Two weeks after the terrorist attacks of 11 September, Jon Lee Anderson became one of the first Western journalists to gain access to Afghanistan. Even for a seasoned reporter, the situation was unexpectedly dangerous. This is a first-hand account of the war that is remaking the world.

A world-renowned Iranian expert presents a comprehensive introduction to one of the world's most controversial and misunderstood countries.

This title is about the key events in British politics since the Second World War, how those moments influenced the years that followed them and what Britain might have been like had they not occurred.