He shows how people in cities and villages tried to make their way in an unequal world
legitimators and outsourcers - and the illusion that they are objective sources of expertise and capacity
With travelogues exploring different regions
hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades'On a February day in the year AD 638 the Caliph Omar entered Jerusalem
Within this life-and-death struggle for the heart of the city and situated on the frontline was a key strategic building
The Complete Short Stories, Volume 2 by Leo Tolstoy, John Bayley royal family He shows how people inWritten over a period of more than half a century, these stories reflect every aspect of Tolstoy's art and personality. They cover his experiences as a soldier in the Caucasus, his married life, his passionate interest in the peasantry, his cult of truth adn simplicity, and, above all, his growing preoccupation with religion. Ranging in scope from novellas like The Kreutzer Sonata and Hadji Murad to folk tales only a few pages long, they provide a