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7 New Educational History Books Defining 2025 Bookauthority

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7 new educational history books defining 2025 bookauthority

If observing current affairs unfold over these past few years has taught us anything, it’s that history remains helplessly subjective, and that everything we know – or think we know – might just be... This is why it is boom time for modern-day historians to rewrite what was once presumed common accepted knowledge, and to bring to bear upon their subjects not just greater clarity but different perspectives. History may well be that thing that lives in the past, but, as these highlights from 2025 show, it remains as thrillingly relevant as ever. Spanning 40 years of Black influence on the nation, Bakare, a journalist with British/Nigerian heritage, explains how, even during times of civil unrest and rampant racism, the UK’s Black diaspora made an indelible impact... Tracing the communities of Bradford, Birmingham and Cardiff, he also looks at Liverpool’s radical Black activism that saw the toppling of slavery-linked statues, the celebrated Reno club in Manchester’s Moss Side and the Northern... Shaun Walker is The Guardian‘s central and eastern Europe correspondent, an expert on Russia and Ukraine and has spent more than a decade living in Moscow.

In this history of Russian spies he explores how, for the past century, sleeper agents have infiltrated countries around the world, living as ordinary citizens for decades undercover. Once deeply embedded, they often go undetected for the rest of their lives, passing themselves off as natives, and fooling not just the friends they make but, in some cases, even their own children. This book is stranger than fiction, startlingly relevant and proves just how far “the Soviets were far ahead of their adversaries when it came to espionage”. Having taken inspiration from the likes of Hitler and Mussolini, Francisco Franco ruled Spain with a dictator’s iron fist from 1939 until 1975. Here, Tremlett traces the origin story of Europe’s youngest general, from difficult childhood to a violent and murderous dictatorship, to assess his lasting impact on Spain. Amid news reports that some younger Spaniards are now looking more sympathetically at his legacy, this reads as a cautionary tale.

The story of modern Russia told through the lens of its women, from revolution to utopia and now autocracy, Motherland also tells the personal story of author Ioffe, and how she fled her country... How, she asks, can inspirational individuals like the members of Pussy Riot or Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of murdered opposition leader Alexei Navalny, achieve rightful prominence and influence while still living within so stifling... We're counting down the days until these books hit shelves. As we enter another year, the nonfiction and history shelves continue to be well-stocked with stories that fascinate and educate, bringing readers tales of triumph, despair, determination, and courage. Here are some standout nonfiction and history books releasing in the early months of 2025. What happens when a family of five and their dog become castaways at sea?

It might sound like the plot of a survival thriller, but it’s the beginning of the true story of the Walkers, who went missing at sea in 1887. When a terrible storm destroyed the ship that Frederick Walker captained, they found themselves on a remote island inhabited by a mysterious yet friendly man named Hans. Although the veteran castaway helps his new neighbors, the Walkers discover something sinister about the stranger. These Were the Best History Books of 2024 Eurasia, not America, is the true heavyweight of the modern era, argues Hal Brands in his comprehensive look at the past, present, and future of American conflict with three Eurasian superpowers: Russia, Iran, and... Eurasia is home to the majority of the world’s population and industry, touches all four oceans, and is of incalculable strategic value.

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