How to Kill a Language: A Story of Power, Resistance and the Race to Save Our Words
A globe-spanning investigation into the disappearance of languages that asks: what do we lose – culturally, politically, and personally – when a language dies?
Globalization
Progress: A History of Humanity’s Worst Idea
‘A new understanding of history’ Danny Dorling, author of Inequality and the 1%
‘If you think progress will take us to the promised land, this is a must-read’ Alpa Shah, author of The Incarcerations
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The Gate to China: A New History of the People’s Republic & Hong Kong
‘Impressive … Fascinating’ Sunday Times
‘An authoritative history’ Financial Times
‘Gripping and richly researched’ Rana Mitter
A superb new history of the rise of China and the fall of Hong Kong to authoritarian rule.
Collins Modern Classics – No Logo (Collins Modern Classics)
Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience – classics which will endure for generations to come.
The Globalist: Peter Sutherland – His Life and Legacy
Peter Sutherland is probably the most influential Irish person ever and a key figure in world history over the past 25 years.
The Great Realisation: The post-pandemic poem that has captured the hearts of millions
We now call it The Great Realisationand, yes, since then there have been many.But that’s the story of how it started …and why hindsight’s 2020.
The Third Pillar: How Markets and the State Leave the Community Behind
SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019
From one of the most important economic thinkers of our time, a brilliant and far-seeing analysis of the current populist backlash against globalization and how revitalising community can save liberal market democracy.
Black Gold: The Dark History of Coffee
Your morning flat-white helped shape the modern world
‘Elegantly written, witty and so wide in scope, so rich in detail and so thought provoking’ Joanna Blythman
Enemies of the People
Something has gone wrong. We’re living in an age of celebratory racism, extreme inequality, uncertainty and fear. We’re governed by people who claim to be populist but who seem to hate everyone. There are idiots at the wheel and we’re heading for a cliff in a big red bus and no one knows how to save us.
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE
‘A brilliantly original book’ Financial Times
‘One of the masterpieces of modern historical writing’ Daily Telegraph
Paul Kennedy’s international bestseller is a sweeping account of five hundred years of fluctuating economic muscle and military might.
The Naked Diplomat: Understanding Power and Politics in the Digital Age
Previously published as Naked Diplomacy.
Who will be in power in the 21st century? Governments? Big business? Internet titans? And how do we influence the future?