Culture Smart! Israel
The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
ISBN: PB: 9781787023482,
Kuperard,
February 2027
200 pp., 17,0x11,0 cm, black&white illus.
200 pp., 17,0x11,0 cm, black&white illus.
Though decidedly modern and largely secular, Israel is a country steeped in biblical history and in which religion and tradition continue to play an active role in public life. In seventy five years it has grown from a sparsely populated strip of lan...
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12.99 GBP
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Culture Smart! Nigeria
The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
ISBN: PB: 9781787023758,
Kuperard,
February 2027
200 pp., 17,0x11,0 cm, black&white illus.
200 pp., 17,0x11,0 cm, black&white illus.
Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, is a nation of striking contrasts and remarkable diversity. Home to over 250 distinct ethno-linguistic groups, its landscapes range from sandy beaches and tropical jungles to vast plains, rugged mountains, and...
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Culture Smart! Slovakia
The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
ISBN: PB: 9781787023789,
Kuperard,
February 2027
200 pp., 17,0x11,0 cm, black&white illus.
200 pp., 17,0x11,0 cm, black&white illus.
Slovakia is a young country with a long history, an enduring culture, and a very old language. Its recent history has been one of frequent change, but the traditions of the Slovak people are rich and easily perceived in the architecture and geography...
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Bosphorus
A Journey
ISBN: HB: 9781805266709,
Hurst Publishers,
January 2027
408 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 8 colour illus.
408 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 8 colour illus.
Crossroads of trade and culture, boundary between East and West - the Bosphorus is a waterway like no other. This evocative portrait brings it to life.
Right at the heart of Istanbul, separating its European and Asian shores, the Bosphorus is not ju...
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Bitter Sweet
The Story of West Africa Through the Kola Nut
ISBN: HB: 9781805266686,
Hurst Publishers,
December 2026
248 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm
248 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm
The beautifully written history of a uniquely West African nut with a truly global story.
The kola nut is a seed indigenous to West Africa, a seed that ancient caravan travellers chewed to survive their harsh desert journeys, the "Cola" in Coca-Cola...
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Star Stories
Constellations and People
ISBN: PB: 9780300305326,
ISBN: HB: 9780300241280,
Yale University Press,
November 2026
208 pp., 20,9x13,9 cm, 34 black&white illus.
208 pp., 20,9x13,9 cm, 34 black&white illus.
Follow an epic animal race, a quest for a disembodied hand, and an emu egg hunt in constellation stories from diverse cultures.
We can see love, betrayal, and friendship in the heavens, if we know where to look. A world expert on cultural understand...
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Bestiary of Fantastic, Monstrous and Allegorical Animals
ISBN: HB: 9788410650886,
Hoaki,
October 2026
208 pp., 30,2x22,0 cm, fully illustrated in colour
208 pp., 30,2x22,0 cm, fully illustrated in colour
A vividly illustrated journey through real, mythical, and fantastical creatures and plants, blending art, history, and symbolic storytelling.
Step into a kaleidoscopic world where nature, myth, and imagination converge. Inspired by medieval bestiari...
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Italy in a Wineglass
The Taste of History
ISBN: PB: 9781911723462,
ISBN: HB: 9781911723073,
Hurst Publishers,
October 2026
424 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm
424 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm
A lively, page-turning history of Italy and its wines, from the Roman Empire to climate change.
The world is enamoured with Italy: its culture, art, food and fashion, its beautiful landscapes and famous cities - and, of course, its wine.
From the a...
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Goddesses
A History of Love and War
ISBN: HB: 9780300290721,
Yale University Press,
October 2026
304 pp., 23,4x15,2 cm, 18 black&white illus.
304 pp., 23,4x15,2 cm, 18 black&white illus.
A groundbreaking history of the ancient goddesses of love and war.
The figure of a goddess who represents both love and war can be found in cultures across the ancient world. These societies were all polytheistic, and all worshipped such deities as...
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Reindeer
A Tale of Nature and Survival in a Changing North
ISBN: HB: 9780300283457,
Yale University Press,
October 2026
256 pp., 23,4x15,5 cm, 36 black&white illus.
256 pp., 23,4x15,5 cm, 36 black&white illus.
A global history of human relationships with reindeer, and how wildlife relocation can preserve both reindeer populations and cultural heritage.
Across the Arctic and the boreal north, reindeer populations are dwindling as our ever developing planet...
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