History

The Neanderthals Rediscovered

How A Scientific Revolution Is Rewriting Their Story

Dimitra Papagianni and Michael A. Morse

Third Edition

Pilgrimage

Journeys of Meaning

Peter Stanford

New in B-format Paperback

Great Battles of All Time

Jeremy Black - The first edition won the 2015 Society for American Archaeology Popular Book Award. - Scientific breakthroughs on the Neanderthals receive frequent media attention, especially those on the significance of the Neanderthal DNA we carry in our genes today. - Essential reading for anyone interested in human evolution, presented in a handy B-format paperback package with colour plates featuring easy-to-read infographics and reconstruction art.

77 illustrations 19.8 x 12.9cm 256pp Paperback ISBN 978 0 500 296400 Thames and Hudson Ltd May £12.99

A thought-provoking reflection on pilgrimage past and present, and a compelling exploration of its relevance today.

- Pilgrimage is increasingly popular as a means of escaping the distractions of modern life to focus, meditate and reconnect. - The author has walked along many of these pilgrimage routes himself and brings his first-hand experience into his vivid narration. - Illustrated with the powerful iconography of pilgrimage: images of illuminated manuscripts, antique maps and sacred artifacts.

26 illustrations 19.8 x 12.9cm 256pp Paperback ISBN 978 0 500 296639 Thames and Hudson Ltd April £10.99

‘Intelligently conceived and well written… brings out the great continuities of war’ - The Scotsman

A distinguished team of 26 military historians reveal the decisive conflicts that have shaped world history from the 5th century BC to the 21st century.

19.8 x 12.9cm 448pp Paperback ISBN 978 0 500 286531 Thames and Hudson Ltd May £12.99

Napoleon’s Plunder and the Theft of Veronese’s Feast

Cynthia Saltzman - A dynamic chronicle of the Napoleonic Wars, art theft and the controversial origins of the world’s greatest museum. - Expertly researched by a celebrated art historian. - Explores the history of the plundered works themselves, and examines how they came into being.

46 illustrations 19.8 x 12.9cm 320pp Paperback ISBN 978 0 500 296721 Thames and Hudson Ltd May £12.99

In the Black Fantastic

Ekow Eshun - Accompanied by a major exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in June 2022 with plans to tour internationally. - A vital and compelling publication: the Black fantastic movement responds to the legacy of slavery and the inequities of racialized contemporary society by conjuring new narratives of Black possibility. - Features illustrations by leading visual artists from across the African diaspora. - A multidisciplinary and multi-authored offering, spanning the spheres of photography, painting, cinema, architecture and more.

300 illustrations 25 x 19.5cm 304pp Hardback ISBN 978 0 500 024621 Thames and Hudson Ltd June £35.00

50 Great Trees of the National Trust

Simon Toomer Presented in a beautiful quarter-bound hardback format and aimed at a general audience, this engaging book presents a selection of remarkable trees in the care of the National Trust.

Each featured tree is accompanied by a wealth of glorious images and a short, informative, easy-to-read text. 164 illustrations 15.7 x 18.4cm 224pp Hardback ISBN 978 0 707 804613 The National Trust April £10.00