Kingdom of Football
Saudi Arabia and the Remaking of World Soccer
ISBN: HB: 9781911723660,
Hurst Publishers,
August 2025
264 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
264 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
A fascinating account of how Saudi Arabia leveraged its massive oil wealth to alter the balance of power in world football.
"Kingdom of Football" explores how and why Saudi Arabia burst onto the landscape of world football in 2023, and examines what...
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20.00 GBP
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City of Kashmir
Srinagar: A Popular History
ISBN: HB: 9781911723769,
Hurst Publishers,
May 2025
288 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 24 illus.
288 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 24 illus.
A vibrant tapestry of Srinagar's rich historical and cultural heritage.
"City of Kashmir" offers readers a journey into the 2,000-year history of Srinagar, exploring its written history, legends and oral traditions to take a living pulse. In explori...
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30.00 GBP
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Scenes from a Roman Century
1924-2024
ISBN: PB: 9781805262930,
Hurst Publishers,
March 2025
280 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
280 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
An offbeat meander through the streets and histories of the great Italian capital, where the past is always present.
Hollywood film stars, fascist assassins. Bombs on San Lorenzo, la dolce vita on Via Veneto. Baroque fountains, umbrella pines. Urban...
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17.99 GBP
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Star and Key
The Historical Adventure of Mauritius
ISBN: HB: 9781805262923,
Hurst Publishers,
March 2025
336 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 32 colour illus.
336 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 32 colour illus.
A lively history of an extraordinary island and the people who call it home.
Many countries have an interesting tale to tell about their origins and evolution. But few are as exciting and adventurous as that of Mauritius - "Star and Key" of the Indi...
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25.00 GBP
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Cadiz
The Story of Europe's Oldest City
ISBN: HB: 9781911723615,
Hurst Publishers,
December 2024
324 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 60 illus.
324 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 60 illus.
A captivating portrait of an overlooked Andalusian gem.
This is the tale of Western Europe's oldest continuously inhabited city, a 3,000-year history of war and seafaring, culture and commerce, liberalism and resistance.
Helen Crisp and Jules Stewa...
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25.00 GBP
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Twist in the Tail
How the Humble Anchovy Flavoured Western Cuisine
ISBN: HB: 9781911723417,
Hurst Publishers,
July 2024
368 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 38 illus.
368 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 38 illus.
A captivating culinary journey through the West's love-hate relationship with anchovies.
"A Twist in the Tail" takes readers on a tantalising voyage through European and American gastronomic history, following the trail of a small but mighty fish: t...
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18.99 GBP
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Lagos
Supernatural City
ISBN: PB: 9781911723257,
ISBN: HB: 9781787386945,
Hurst Publishers,
May 2024
324 pp., 19,8x12,9 cm
324 pp., 19,8x12,9 cm
An intimate portrait of life in one of the most vibrant cities on Earth.
This is a frantic, mystical journey through Africa's biggest metropolis: Lagos. Going beyond the popular images of mad traffic or crowded slums, we learn of the incredible feat...
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12.99 GBP
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16.99 GBP
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Italy in a Wineglass
The Taste of History
ISBN: HB: 9781911723073,
Hurst Publishers,
May 2024
440 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm
440 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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20.00 GBP
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Great Indian Food Trip
Around a Subcontinent a la Carte
ISBN: HB: 9781911723066,
Hurst Publishers,
March 2024
384 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 12 illus.
384 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 12 illus.
A delightfully surprising journey around India's lesser-known food cultures.
"The Great Indian Food Trip" is an entertaining, erudite adventure of eating, drinking and travelling. This is how Zac O'Yeah has come to understand the Indian subcontinent...
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17.99 GBP
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Newcastle United Stole My Heart
Sixty Years in Black and White
ISBN: PB: 9781805260394,
ISBN: HB: 9781787385573,
Hurst Publishers,
August 2023
384 pp., 19,8x12,9 cm, 19 illus.
384 pp., 19,8x12,9 cm, 19 illus.
Chosen as a "Book of the Year" by David Kynaston in the New Statesman
The magnificent story of a writer's lifelong obsession with his city and its football club.
When 5-year-old Michael Chaplin landed in a strange city of ships in the late 1950s,...
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11.99 GBP
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15.99 GBP
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