Reaktion Books
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?mile Zola: A Determined Life
$38.00 Add to cartNuanced and insightful, a comprehensive exploration of the life, work, and times of the celebrated French literary polymath.
?mile Zola is widely regarded as one of the world’s greatest writers, who- Author: Lethbridge, Robert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 06 2025
- ISBN10: 1836390173
- Language: English
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The Minoans
$25.00 Add to cartAn up-to-date introduction to the mysterious, ancient European civilization.
This book offers an authoritative introduction to the world of the Minoans, the first “modern” civilization on European so- Series: Lost Civilizations
- Author: Adams, Ellen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 03 2025
- ISBN10: 1836390475
- Language: English
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Spam: A Global History
$19.95 Add to cartA cultural history of the celebrated (and derided) canned protein.
2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, a conflict that solidified SPAM’s place in global food culture. Created- Series: Edible
- Author: Spring, Kelly A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 12 2025
- ISBN10: 1836390661
- Language: English
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The Perilous Deep: A Supernatural History of the Atlantic
$27.50 Add to cartThe story of the stories we tell about the abyss, uncanny folklore linking seafarers across time and the globe.
The vast expanse, unknown depths, dangers, and mysteries of the sea have led mariners t- Author: Bell, Karl
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 23 2025
- ISBN10: 1836390904
- Language: English
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Our Bodies, Our Planet: A Parasite’s History of Us
$30.00 Add to cartIn praise of parasites, a surprising exploration of the profound impact of biological freeloaders on human history and our daily lives.
Parasites and parasitic relationships are fundamental to life o- Author: Hall, Marcus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 21 2025
- ISBN10: 1836391072
- Language: English
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Eleanor of Aquitaine: Woman, Queen and Legend
$25.00 Add to cartAn approachable biography of medieval Europe’s most powerful (and enigmatic) queen.
Eleanor of Aquitaine (1124-1204), the legendary queen of France and later England, has captivated historians for ce- Series: Medieval Lives
- Author: Grant, Lindy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 21 2025
- ISBN10: 1836390866
- Language: English
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The Age of Hitler and How We Will Survive It
$24.00 Add to cartExamining everything from popular novels to politics, an investigation of persistent fascination with Nazis–and where it might take us.
We live in an age where Hitler and the Nazis dominate our cult- Author: Ryrie, Alec
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 19 2025
- ISBN10: 1836390823
- Language: English
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Ocean Art: From the Shore to the Deep
$30.00 Add to cartFrom a leading writer of the sea, an exquisitely illustrated deep dive into the beauty and meaning of art inspired by the life of the watery depths.
Artists have captured the marvels of ocean life th- Author: Scales, Helen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 26 2025
- ISBN10: 183639098X
- Language: English
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Gustav Mahler
$22.00 Add to cartAn approachable critical biography of the late nineteenth-century Viennese composer.
Gustav Mahler’s status as an icon of fin-de-si?cle Viennese music is assured, and while his life story has been to- Series: Critical Lives
- Author: Downes, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 06 2025
- ISBN10: 1836390300
- Language: English
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Thomas Becket and His World
$25.00 Add to cartA life of England’s most famous martyr, rooted in the currents of twelfth-century Europe.
This book explores the turbulent life and violent death of Thomas Becket, one of the most controversial figur- Series: Medieval Lives
- Author: Staunton, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: April 22 2025
- ISBN10: 183639070X
- Language: English
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Merpeople: A Human History
$17.00 Add to cartA wide-ranging, beautifully illustrated history of mermaids and mermen from the classics to cosplay.
People have been fascinated by merpeople and merfolk since ancient times. From the sirens of Homer- Author: Scribner, Vaughn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 01 2025
- ISBN10: 178914938X
- Language: English
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Alexander the Great: Lives and Legacies
$22.50 Add to cartAn evenhanded reimagining of the Greek conqueror’s life.
This book offers a fresh perspective on the reign of Alexander the Great. It re-examines Alexander’s military victories and personality while- Series: Great Lives of the Ancient World
- Author: Harrison, Stephen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: July 21 2025
- ISBN10: 1789149975
- Language: English
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Ghosts, Trolls and the Hidden People: An Anthology of Icelandic Folk Legends
$25.00 Add to cartFrom the land of the sagas, a collection of little-known, little tales from myth and lore–many available in English for the first time.
This unique and enchanting book opens the door to a captivatin- Author: Jónsdóttir, Dagrún Ósk
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: July 16 2025
- ISBN10: 1836390254
- Language: English
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The First Russian Revolution: The Decembrist Revolt of 1825
$30.00 Read moreLooking two hundred years in the past, an enlightening study of the neglected liberal tradition in Russian political thought with resonance for today.
On December 14, 1825, a group of young Russian a- Author: Rabow-Edling, Susanna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 06 2025
- ISBN10: 1836390211
- Language: English
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Illumino: A History of Medieval Britain in 12 Illuminated Manuscripts
$40.00 Add to cartIncandescent with illustrations, a history of Britain as told through a remarkable collection of illuminated manuscripts–at once chronicles of their time and works of art.
Illumino explores the histo- Author: Brown, Michelle P.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 25 2025
- ISBN10: 1836390378
- Language: English
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Plunder?: How Museums Got Their Treasures
$25.00 Add to cartA provocative reassessment of a popular narrative that connects museums, the antiquities trade, and theft.
In this thought-provoking new work, historian Justin M. Jacobs challenges the widely accept- Author: Jacobs, Justin M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 10 2024
- ISBN10: 1789149487
- Language: English
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Women Artists in Midcentury America: A History in Ten Exhibitions
$40.00 Add to cartThe untold story of women artists in the United States and the social impact of their work during the crucial decades of the 1950s to the 1970s.
In Women Artists in Midcentury America, readers embark- Author: Belasco, Daniel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 26 2024
- ISBN10: 178914843X
- Language: English
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The Medieval Scriptorium: Making Books in the Middle Ages
$27.50 Add to cartIlluminated with illustrations, an exploration of medieval manuscript production that offers insight into both the early history of the book and life in the Middle Ages.
This book takes the reader on- Author: Charles, Sara J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 29 2024
- ISBN10: 1789149169
- Language: English
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How the Spanish Empire Was Built: A 400 Year History
$40.00 Add to cart“A richly researched account of the clever, industrious and deeply practical men who followed in the footsteps, often literally, of Columbus, Cort?s, Pizarro, N??ez de Balboa and others.”–Wall Street… [more below]
- Author: Fernández-Armesto, Felipe
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 25 2024
- ISBN10: 1789148405
- Language: English
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Audubon as Artist: A New Look at the Birds of America
$45.00 Add to cart“Olson deftly sketches a lively portrait of the man. . . . She gives us his rich inner life as well. . . . Riveting. . . . Refreshing.”–Wall Street Journal
Exquisitely illustrated and innovative, an- Author: Olson, Roberta J. M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 15 2024
- ISBN10: 1789148383
- Language: English
