Foot in the River

We are a weird species. Like other species, we have a culture. But by comparison with other speci...

Out of Our Minds

Conquistadors: A Very Short Introduction

With startling speed, Spanish conquistadors invaded hundreds of Native American kingdoms, took ov...

Conquistadors: A Very Short Introduction

With startling speed, Spanish conquistadors invaded hundreds of Native American kingdoms, took ov...

Un pie en el río

Por qué la cultura humana cambia tanto de un país a otro, y por qué evoluciona a un ritmo frenéti...

Oxford Illustrated History of the World

European Opportunity

1492

The world would end in 1492 - so the prophets, soothsayers and stargazers said. They were right. ...

European Opportunity

Foot in the River

We are a weird species. Like other species, we have a culture. But by comparison with other speci...

Oxford Illustrated History of the World

Approaches to Global History