C L R James

Cricket’s Philosopher King
by Dave Renton

Known as ‘The Cricketing Marxist’, Cyril Lionel Robert James (1901–89) was one of the leading black intellectuals of the 20th century, a Marxist theorist of the first rank, and also one of the finest writers on cricket, with his legendary book 'Beyond a Boundary'.

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Price: £13.50

MARCO POLO

Life&Times
by Jonathan Clements

Marco Polo (1254–1324), the son of a Venetian merchant family, left Europe with his father and uncle in 1271 on a trading mission to the court of the Mongol Emperor of China, Khubilai Khan. The man who returned 24 years later was unrecognisable, but soon accepted as Marco by his family when he showed them the jewels he had brought back from the East. Captured by the Genoese in a later battle, he dictated his memoirs to his cellmate. The result was 'A Description of the World', more misleadingly known as the 'Travels'.

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Mumbai to Mecca


by Ilija Trojanow

'From the first very first moment they realize that the Hajj - the pilgrimage to Mecca - is among the duties of each and every Muslim - the faithful long to go.' This is how it was for Ilija Trojanow, when he donned the ihram, the two white wraps of light terry cloth, the traditional garb of the pilgrim, and boarded a plane in Mumbai to fly to Jeddah. He joined hundreds of thousands of Muslims, who each year go on the Hajj. In the three short weeks of his spiritual journey he witnessed a tradition dating back over one thousand years. This experience, though shared by many millions, is a very personal one and his account of it is moving and enlightening. It makes the Hajj accessible to non-Muslims, barred from the holy sites of Islam, and thereby is a valuable contribution to inter-cultural understanding and inter-faith dialogue.

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Women Seeing Women

A Pictorial History of Women’s Photography from Julia Margaret Cameron to Annie Leibovitz
by Lothar Schirmer (editor) Elisabeth Bronfen (essay)

The large format photography book - comprising over 160 images by 90 photographers – presents the entire spectrum of female self-definition from both behind and in front of the camera.

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Price: £24.00

London Fragments

A Literary Expedition
by Rüdiger Görner

On ten strolls through some of the most interesting areas of London Rüdiger Görner explores the literary landscapes of the capital.

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Price: £10.40