Publishers Reaktion Books

Cover for Peter Bogucki · The Barbarians: Lost Civilizations - Lost Civilizations (Paperback Book) (2024)

The Barbarians: Lost Civilizatio... (2024)

Cover for Paul Dobraszczyk · Botanical Architecture: Plants, Buildings and Us (Hardcover Book) (2024)

Botanical Architecture: Plants, ... (2024)

Paul Dobraszczyk

Cover for Ana Debenedetti · Botticelli: Artist and Designer - Renaissance Lives (Paperback Book) (2024)

Botticelli: Artist and Designer ... (2024)

Ana Debenedetti

Cover for Vivian Asimos · Cosplay and the Dressing of Identity (Hardcover Book) (2024)

Cosplay and the Dressing of Iden... (2024)

Cover for Christopher Baker · Creator of Nightmares: Henry Fuseli’s Art and Life (Hardcover Book) (2024)

Creator of Nightmares: Henry Fus... (2024)

Christopher Baker

Cover for Cynthia Chris · Cuckoo - Animal (Paperback Book) (2024)

Cuckoo - Animal (2024)

Cover for John Goodby · Dylan Thomas - Critical Lives (Paperback Book) (2024)

Dylan Thomas - Critical Lives (2024)

Cover for Jill Norman · The English Table: Our Food through the Ages (Hardcover Book) (2024)

The English Table: Our Food thro... (2024)

Cover for Bartholomew Ryan · Fernando Pessoa - Critical Lives (Paperback Book) (2024)

Fernando Pessoa - Critical Lives (2024)

Bartholomew Ryan

Cover for John Withington · A History of Fireworks from Their Origins to the Present Day (Hardcover Book) (2024)

A History of Fireworks from Thei... (2024)

John Withington

Cover for Gill Perry · Islands and Contemporary Art (Hardcover Book) (2024)

Islands and Contemporary Art (2024)

Cover for Sharon Kinoshita · Marco Polo and His World - Medieval Lives (Hardcover Book) (2024)

Marco Polo and His World - Medie... (2024)

Sharon Kinoshita

Cover for Vaughn Scribner · Merpeople: A Human History (Paperback Book) (2024)

Merpeople: A Human History (2024)

Vaughn Scribner

Cover for Mitchel P. Roth · Murder by Mail: A Global History of the Letter Bomb (Hardcover Book) (2024)

Murder by Mail: A Global History... (2024)

Mitchel P. Roth

Cover for Terry Kirby · The Newsmongers: A History of Tabloid Journalism (Hardcover Book) (2024)

The Newsmongers: A History of Ta... (2024)

Cover for JR Moores · Off the Ground: Paul McCartney in the 1990s (Hardcover Book) (2024)

Off the Ground: Paul McCartney i... (2024)

Cover for Lars Svendsen · A Philosophy of Hope (Paperback Book) (2024)

A Philosophy of Hope (2024)

Cover for Vadim S. Jigoulov · The Phoenicians: Lost Civilizations - Lost Civilizations (Paperback Book) (2024)

The Phoenicians: Lost Civilizati... (2024)

Vadim S. Jigoulov

Cover for Rebecca Simon · The Pirates’ Code: Laws and Life Aboard Ship (Paperback Book) (2024)

The Pirates’ Code: Laws and Life... (2024)

Cover for Prof Carol Atack · Plato: A Civic Life - Great Lives of the Ancient World (Hardcover Book) (2024)

Plato: A Civic Life - Great Live... (2024)

Prof Carol Atack

Cover for Ben Highmore · Playgrounds: The Experimental Years (Hardcover Book) (2024)

Playgrounds: The Experimental Years (2024)

Cover for Justin M. Jacobs · Plunder?: How Museums Got Their Treasures (Hardcover Book) (2024)

Plunder?: How Museums Got Their ... (2024)

Justin M. Jacobs

Cover for Readers for Life: How Reading and Listening in Childhood Shapes Us (Hardcover Book) (2024)

Readers for Life: How Reading an... (2024)

Cover for Carol Mavor · Serendipity: The Afterlife of the Object (Hardcover Book) (2024)

Serendipity: The Afterlife of th... (2024)

Cover for Christina Guillaumier · Sergei Prokofiev - Critical Lives (Paperback Book) (2024)

Sergei Prokofiev - Critical Lives (2024)

Christina Guillaumier

Cover for Maria Golia · A Short History of Tomb-Raiding: The Epic Hunt for Egypt’s Treasures (Paperback Book) (2024)

A Short History of Tomb-Raiding:... (2024)

Cover for Russell Thomas · Tofu: A Culinary History (Hardcover Book) (2024)

Tofu: A Culinary History (2024)

Cover for Felicity Henderson · Robert Hooke’s Experimental Philosophy - Renaissance Lives (Hardcover Book) (2024)

Robert Hooke’s Experimental Phil... (2024)

Felicity Henderson

Cover for Timon Screech · Tokyo Before Tokyo: Power and Magic in the Shogun’s City of Edo (Paperback Book) (2024)

Tokyo Before Tokyo: Power and Ma... (2024)

Cover for Nina Edwards · The Virtues of Underwear: Modesty, Flamboyance and Filth (Hardcover Book) (2024)

The Virtues of Underwear: Modest... (2024)

Cover for Jack Margolin · The Wagner Group: Inside Russia’s Mercenary Army (Hardcover Book) (2024)

The Wagner Group: Inside Russia’... (2024)

Cover for Nina Edwards · Weeds - Botanical (Paperback Book) (2024)

Weeds - Botanical (2024)

Cover for Keith Cooper · Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Science Fact (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Amazing Worlds of Science Fictio... (2025)

Cover for Becky Sue Epstein · Champagne: A Global History, Second Edition - Edible (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Champagne: A Global History, Sec... (2025)

Becky Sue Epstein

Cover for DR Stephen Harrison · Alexander the Great: Lives and Legacies - Great Lives of the Ancient World (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Alexander the Great: Lives and L... (2025)

DR Stephen Harrison

Cover for Dr Hilary French · Ballroom: A People’s History of Dancing (Paperback Book) (2024)

Ballroom: A People’s History of ... (2024)

Dr Hilary French

Cover for Andreas Beyer · Benvenuto Cellini and the Embodiment of the Modern Artist - Renaissance Lives (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Benvenuto Cellini and the Embodi... (2025)

Cover for Priscilla Mary Isin · Bountiful Empire: A History of Ottoman Cuisine (Paperback Book) (2025)

Bountiful Empire: A History of O... (2025)

Priscilla Mary Isin

Cover for Marvin Trachtenberg · Brunelleschi and the Moment of the Renaissance (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Brunelleschi and the Moment of t... (2025)

Marvin Trachtenberg

Release July 1, 2025

Cover for Bradley J. Borougerdi · Cannabis: A Global History - Edible (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Cannabis: A Global History - Edible (2025)

Bradley J. Borougerdi

Cover for Jake Poller · Christopher Isherwood - Critical Lives (Paperback Book) (2025)

Christopher Isherwood - Critical... (2025)

Cover for David Ellis · D. H. Lawrence - Critical Lives (Paperback Book) (2025)

D. H. Lawrence - Critical Lives (2025)

Cover for Sander L. Gilman · Doc or Quack: Science and Anti-Science in Modern Medicine (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Doc or Quack: Science and Anti-S... (2025)

Sander L. Gilman

Cover for Robert Lethbridge · Emile Zola: A Determined Life (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Emile Zola: A Determined Life (2025)

Robert Lethbridge

Cover for Delia Cortese · The Fatimids: Portrait of a Dynasty - Dynasties (Hardcover Book) (2025)

The Fatimids: Portrait of a Dyna... (2025)

Release August 18, 2025

Cover for Susanna Rabow-Edling · The First Russian Revolution: The Decembrist Revolt of 1825 (Hardcover Book) (2025)

The First Russian Revolution: Th... (2025)

Susanna Rabow-Edling

Cover for G. A. Loud · Frederick Barbarossa - Medieval Lives (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Frederick Barbarossa - Medieval ... (2025)

Cover for Paul Dobraszczyk · Future Cities: Architecture and the Imagination (Paperback Book) (2025)

Future Cities: Architecture and ... (2025)

Paul Dobraszczyk

Cover for Dagrun Osk Jonsdottir · Ghosts, Trolls and the Hidden People: An Anthology of Icelandic Folk Legends (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Ghosts, Trolls and the Hidden Pe... (2025)

Dagrun Osk Jonsdottir

Cover for Peter Dale · The Green Fuse: Essays in Making Sense of Gardens (Hardcover Book) (2025)

The Green Fuse: Essays in Making... (2025)

Cover for Stephen Downes · Gustav Mahler - Critical Lives (Paperback Book) (2025)

Gustav Mahler - Critical Lives (2025)

Cover for Mitzi Kirkland-Ives · Hans Memling and the Merchants - Renaissance Lives (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Hans Memling and the Merchants -... (2025)

Mitzi Kirkland-Ives

Cover for Thomas Hoerber · Hayek vs Keynes: A Battle of Ideas (Paperback Book) (2025)

Hayek vs Keynes: A Battle of Ideas (2025)

Cover for John Scanlan · The Idea of Waste: On the Limits of Human Life (Hardcover Book) (2025)

The Idea of Waste: On the Limits... (2025)

Cover for Michelle P. Brown · Illumino: A History of Medieval Britain in Twelve Illuminated Manuscripts (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Illumino: A History of Medieval ... (2025)

Michelle P. Brown

Release June 23, 2025

Cover for Daniel M. Grimley · Jean Sibelius: Life, Music, Silence (Paperback Book) (2025)

Jean Sibelius: Life, Music, Silence (2025)

Daniel M. Grimley

Cover for Eric Marshall White · Johannes Gutenberg: A Biography in Books - Medieval Lives (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Johannes Gutenberg: A Biography ... (2025)

Eric Marshall White

Cover for Simon A. Clarke · Life Itself: Photography and South Africa (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Life Itself: Photography and Sou... (2025)

Simon A. Clarke

Cover for Cosima Clara Gillhammer · Light on Darkness: The Untold Story of the Liturgy (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Light on Darkness: The Untold St... (2025)

Cosima Clara Gillhammer

Cover for Barbara Allen · Lost Animals, Disappearing Worlds: Stories of Extinction (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Lost Animals, Disappearing World... (2025)

Cover for Ellen Adams · The Minoans: Lost Civilizations - Lost Civilizations (Hardcover Book) (2025)

The Minoans: Lost Civilizations ... (2025)

Release August 1, 2025

Cover for Paul Chrystal · Miracula: Weird and Wonderful Stories of Ancient Greece and Rome (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Miracula: Weird and Wonderful St... (2025)

Cover for Larry Silver · Old Age in Art (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Old Age in Art (2025)

Cover for Sheree Bekker · Open Play: The Case for Feminist Sport (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Open Play: The Case for Feminist... (2025)

Cover for James King · ‘Our Little Gang’: The Lives of the Vorticists (Hardcover Book) (2025)

‘Our Little Gang’: The Lives of ... (2025)

Cover for Gail Harland · Peony - Botanical (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Peony - Botanical (2025)

Cover for Liz Williams · Rough Music: Folk Customs, Transgression and Alternative Britain (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Rough Music: Folk Customs, Trans... (2025)

Cover for Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann · Rudolf II: The Life and Legend of the Mad Emperor - Renaissance Lives (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Rudolf II: The Life and Legend o... (2025)

Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann

Cover for William Sheehan · The Solar System - Kosmos (Hardcover Book) (2025)

The Solar System - Kosmos (2025)

William Sheehan

Release June 30, 2025

Cover for Kelly A. Spring · SPAM: A Global History - Edible (Hardcover Book) (2025)

SPAM: A Global History - Edible (2025)

Kelly A. Spring

Cover for Nathalie Cooke · Tastes and Traditions: A Journey through Menu History (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Tastes and Traditions: A Journey... (2025)

Cover for Michael Staunton · Thomas Becket and His World - Medieval Lives (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Thomas Becket and His World - Me... (2025)

Michael Staunton

Cover for Simon Jarrett · Those They Called Idiots: The Idea of the Disabled Mind from 1700 to the Present Day (Paperback Book) (2025)

Those They Called Idiots: The Id... (2025)

Cover for Katie Milestone · Transatlantic Drift: The Ebb and Flow of Dance Music - Reverb (Paperback Book) (2025)

Transatlantic Drift: The Ebb and... (2025)

Katie Milestone

Cover for Chris Filstrup · The Turban: A History from East to West (Hardcover Book) (2025)

The Turban: A History from East ... (2025)

Cover for Peter Stanfield · The Yardbirds: The Most Blueswailing Futuristic Way-Out Heavy Beat Sound (Hardcover Book) (2025)

The Yardbirds: The Most Blueswai... (2025)

Peter Stanfield

Cover for Spike Bucklow · The Year: An Ecology of the Zodiac (Hardcover Book) (2025)

The Year: An Ecology of the Zodiac (2025)

Cover for Fabio Parasecoli · Al Dente: A History of Food in Italy - Foods and Nations (Paperback Book) (2025)

Al Dente: A History of Food in I... (2025)

Fabio Parasecoli

Release July 1, 2025

Cover for Maria Jose Sevilla · Delicioso: A History of Food in Spain - Foods and Nations (Paperback Book) (2025)

Delicioso: A History of Food in ... (2025)

Maria Jose Sevilla

Release August 1, 2025

Cover for Alec Ryrie · The Age of Hitler and How We Will Survive It (Hardcover Book) (2025)

The Age of Hitler and How We Wil... (2025)

Release July 1, 2025

Cover for Liam Cagney · Berghain Nights: A Journey through Techno and Berlin Club Culture (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Berghain Nights: A Journey throu... (2025)

Release October 1, 2025

Cover for Francois Quiviger · Bernard Palissy and the Arts of the Earth - Renaissance Lives (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Bernard Palissy and the Arts of ... (2025)

Francois Quiviger

Release July 1, 2025

Cover for Elizabeth Currie · Street Style: Art and Dress in the Time of Caravaggio (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Street Style: Art and Dress in t... (2025)

Elizabeth Currie

Release September 1, 2025

Cover for Lindy Grant · Eleanor of Aquitaine: Woman, Queen and Legend - Medieval Lives (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Eleanor of Aquitaine: Woman, Que... (2025)

Release August 1, 2025

Cover for Steven Connor · Gaston Bachelard: An Intellectual Biography (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Gaston Bachelard: An Intellectua... (2025)

Release July 1, 2025

Cover for Douwe Draaisma · The Man Who Lost His Head: On Illusions and Delusions of the Mind (Hardcover Book) (2025)

The Man Who Lost His Head: On Il... (2025)

Release July 1, 2025

Cover for Emily Kilpatrick · Maurice Ravel - Critical Lives (Paperback Book) (2025)

Maurice Ravel - Critical Lives (2025)

Emily Kilpatrick

Release July 1, 2025

Cover for Karl Bell · The Perilous Deep: A Supernatural History of the Atlantic (Hardcover Book) (2025)

The Perilous Deep: A Supernatura... (2025)

Release July 1, 2025

Cover for Rosenwein, Professor Barbara H. (Professor Emerita) · Winter Dreams: A Historical Guide to Old Age (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Winter Dreams: A Historical Guid... (2025)

Rosenwein, Professor Barbara H. ...

Release July 1, 2025

Cover for Warwick Ball · Ancient Civilizations of Afghanistan: From the Earliest Times to the Mongol Conquest (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Ancient Civilizations of Afghani... (2025)

Release August 1, 2025

Cover for Allan I. Macinnes · Conflict and Loyalty: Jacobitism in Europe and Beyond (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Conflict and Loyalty: Jacobitism... (2025)

Allan I. Macinnes

Release August 1, 2025

Cover for Peter Ackroyd · The English Soul: Faith of a Nation (Paperback Book) (2025)

The English Soul: Faith of a Nation (2025)

Release August 1, 2025

Cover for Svend Brinkmann · The Experience Society: Life beyond Subjectivity (Paperback Book) (2025)

The Experience Society: Life bey... (2025)

Svend Brinkmann

Release August 1, 2025

Cover for Frederik Cryns · In the Service of the Shogun: The Real Story of William Adams (Paperback Book) (2025)

In the Service of the Shogun: Th... (2025)

Release August 1, 2025

Cover for Geertje Dekkers · Myriad, Microscopic and Marvellous: The World of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Myriad, Microscopic and Marvello... (2025)

Geertje Dekkers

Release August 1, 2025

Cover for Helen Scales · Ocean Art: From the Shore to the Deep (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Ocean Art: From the Shore to the... (2025)

Release August 1, 2025

Cover for Dexter Hoyos · Scipio Africanus: The First Imperator (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Scipio Africanus: The First Impe... (2025)

Release August 1, 2025

Cover for Prof. Katrina Navickas · Contested Commons: A History of Protest and Public Space in England (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Contested Commons: A History of ... (2025)

Prof. Katrina Navickas

Release September 1, 2025

Cover for Professor Ritchie Robertson · E.T.A. Hoffmann - Critical Lives (Paperback Book) (2025)

E.T.A. Hoffmann - Critical Lives (2025)

Professor Ritchie Robertson

Release September 1, 2025

Cover for Steven Kaplan · The Ethiopians: Lost Civilizations - Lost Civilizations (Hardcover Book) (2025)

The Ethiopians: Lost Civilizatio... (2025)

Release September 1, 2025