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We publish books on current affairs, history, conflict and religion in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East. And much else besides.
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Hurst Publishers @hurstpublishers.bsky.social · Oct 13
Our Spring/Summer 2026 catalogue is here! 🎉

➡️ tinyurl.com/bdf7e6km

Read the on-the-ground reportage from the pre-eminent historian of Gaza; the unlikely story of Decca Mitford, a British aristocrat-turned-American Communist; and much more.

See the thread below for some highlights ⬇️
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🇵🇸 As seen in the cover story of the Sunday magazine from
@thetimes.com, Jean-Pierre Filiu's 'A Historian in Gaza' is 'an unflinching eyewitness account' (Guardian). It's sold out online from some retailers, but you can order from us at 50% off until midnight tonight!

➡️ hurstpublishers.com?s=filiu
A magazine cover showing Palestinian people (a lady, a young man and two children along with other unclear figures) huddled in a camp in Gaza. The text reads 'The Sunday Times Magazine: A Gaza diary: An eyewitness account from inside the war zone last winter by Jean-Pierre Filiu. Book cover for 'A Historian in Gaza' by Jean-Pierre Filiu showing the Palestinian flag in the middle and a barbed wire pattern at the top and bottom of the cover. The background colour is a blue/grey.
December 9, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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👀Troublemaker by @cktroublemaker.bsky.social is out of stock with some retailers. But you can order for immediate despatch at 50% off until midnight December 9th directly from Hurst (and support an indie publisher in doing so!)

A @newyorker.com and Kirkus Book of the Year

👉 tinyurl.com/3z8zha7jA
December 9, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Looking for a Christmas gift for a keen traveller, South America enthusiast or anyone interested in lost British histories?

#SmallEarthquakes is available for half price in the @hurstpublishers.bsky.social sale until midnight tomorrow (9 December) 🎁

www.hurstpublishers.com/book/small-e...
The front cover of Small Earthquakes: A Journey Through Lost British History in South America A graphic with info on Hurst’s 50% off sale
December 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Today marks the first anniversary of the fall of the house of Assad in Syria. Find our reading list on modern Syria here: tinyurl.com/3dr7wref (all titles 50% off through midnight tomorrow).
A stack of copies of Transformed by the People with the Somerset House courtyard visible in the background. The cover features an image of Ahmad al-Sharaa waving to crowds. There is white and yellow text that reads 'Transformed by the People: Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham's Road to Power in Syria. Patrick Haenni & Jerome Drevon.' A copy of It Started in Damascus: How the Long Syrian Revolution Reshaped Our World by Rime Allaf held in front of Somerset House. The cover of the book features a photo of a turret taken through an archway. There are birds flying around the spire. The author name, title and subtitle are in white text.
December 8, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Received a special delivery: ‘All That Glistens: Chinese Party-State Influence in Britain’ with @hurstpublishers.bsky.social

Expect to see some reviews and interviews next week.

www.hurstpublishers.com/book/all-tha...
A box containing newly printed copies of “All That Glistens”.
December 6, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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In Unbroken Chains @hurstpublishers.bsky.social former BBC Africa Editor, Martin Plaut, provides a much-needed survey of slavery in Africa. He reveals the extraordinary length and scope of African slavery and how ingrained it is in many societies.
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Africa’s shame: its hidden role in the slave trade
In Unbroken Chains: a 5000 year history of African enslavement (Hurst, 2025) former BBC Africa Editor, Martin Plaut, provides a much-needed survey of slavery in Africa. He reveals to the general reade...
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December 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Today in the ARB: Shakir Mir reviews “City of Kashmir: Srinagar, A Popular History” by Sameer Hamdani @hurstpublishers.bsky.social asianreviewofbooks.com/city-of-kash...
December 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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How effective will government policies announced this week be in lifting British children out of poverty? Read 'Seven Children' by @dannydorling.bsky.social to consider the depths of inequality. Just named a 'book of the year' by @foreignaffairs.com & 50% off right now:

tinyurl.com/fumw5hn6
resolutionfoundation.org Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 3d
Tax and benefit measures announced this Parliament so far benefit children the most.

This is due to the abolition of the two-child limit, the expansion of Free School Meals to children in families receiving UC in England, and the above-inflation increases to the UC standard allowance.
Chart showing Change in annual income in cash terms (left-hand side) and as share of income (righthand side), as a result of tax and benefit policy changes announced this Parliament, by age group: UK, 2029-30
December 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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✍️ ‘The most well-researched biography of Jessica Mitford to date … refreshing.’

Read the brilliant review of Troublemaker by Carla Kaplan in @thetimes.com👇
www.thetimes.com/article/e844...
Jessica Mitford — more than just a silly toff
In Troublemaker, the biographer Carla Kaplan makes the case that Decca was a prototype social justice warrior
www.thetimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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🇨🇻 ⚽️ Congratulations to Cabo Verde making it to the 2026 World Cup! Good luck in the FIFA draw today. To learn more about this historic archipelago, read 'Cabo Verde and the Creole South Atlantic' by Malyn Newitt.

In stock next month: tinyurl.com/t8sc6ktc
Cabo Verde and the Creole South Atlantic | Hurst Publishers
The first general history of the archipelago available in English, set within a broader regional, oceanic and global tapestry.
tinyurl.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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‘An incandescent indictment of [Putin’s] regime.’ @thetimes.com

'Z Generation' by @irgarner.bsky.social out now in paperback & updated. Get your copy at 50% off in our holiday sale.

➡️https://tinyurl.com/4wjxs8cw
Book cover for Z Generation: Into the Heart of Russia's Fascist Youth showing a youth group in Russia holding posters of Putin. Also a review quote from the Financial Times that says, 'A chilling investigation.'
December 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Check out our 'Books of the Year'!

Your chance to nab a copy at half-price on our sitewide holiday sale. Spend more than £50 (excl shipping) & get a free eBook as well! You have until midnight the 9th of December. Browse our full list ➡️ hurstpublishers.com
Thirteen book covers honoured as books of the year show: Russia's Man of War, Central Europe, A Historian in Gaza, Troublemaker, Abortion, Heaven Does Not Block All Roads, Unbroken Chains, Vatican Spies, Zero Sum, Seven Children, Abiy Project, Caste, and Muslim Women and Misogyny.
December 4, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Congratulations @cktroublemaker.bsky.social! Troublemaker: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford is out today 🥳

‘Even-handed… impressive.’— @thespectator1828.bsky.social

'A repository of astounding resourcefulness.’— @nytimes.com

50% off until 9th December in our sale tinyurl.com/3z8zha7j
A stack of copies of Troublemaker: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford by Carla Kaplan in the Somerset House courtyard. The book cover has a turquoise background and a black and white prison mugshot of Decca Mitford wearing a checked skirt and jacket. There is white and black lettering.
December 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Great to see a fellow @hurstpublishers.bsky.social author on this list - @kieranconnell.bsky.social
wolfsonhistory.bsky.social Wolfson History Prize @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social · 6d
Congratulations once again to this year's brilliant shortlisted authors: Eleanor Barraclough, @kieranconnell.bsky.social, @victoriandetective.bsky.social, Helen Castor, Hannah Durkin and Andrew Fleming.
December 3, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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🤞 to Kieran Connell, author of 'Multicultural Britain'! Grab your copy at 50% off in our holiday sale, offer ends December 9th. ➡️ www.hurstpublishers.com/book/multicu...
wolfsonhistory.bsky.social Wolfson History Prize @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social · 7d
This evening, the winner of the #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 will be announced live!

Join us in celebrating outstanding history. We will be posting live from the winner ceremony, so make sure you're following @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social and #WolfsonHistoryPrize for live updates throughout the night.
December 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Thrilled to see @pratinavanil has highlighted @pratinavanil.bsky.social 'A Historian in Gaza' in the Guardian round-up of 'Best History and Politics Books of 2025'. Get your copy at 50% off during our holiday sale, offer ends December 9th. 🇵🇸

➡️ www.hurstpublishers.com/profile/jean...
Image of the Guardian Best of History and Politics 2025 book featuring A Historian in Gaza. The text reads: The most harrowing chapter in the story of the modern Middle East is narrated by Jean-Pierre Filiu. A slender addition to his definitive, door-stopping Gaza: A History, A Historian in Gaza (Hurst) is an unflinching eyewitness account of the destruction wreaked by Israel, with Anglo-American support. Look no further for an impartial account of the tragedy of the Palestinians, caught between Hamas’s fanaticism and Netanyahu’s ethnic cleansing. A veteran of war zones from Syria to Somalia, Filiu writes: “Now, I understand why Israel is denying the international press access to such a distressing scene.”
December 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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‘[An] exhaustively researched and thorough account … solid, even-handed … impressive.’

Read the review of Troublemaker by @cktroublemaker.bsky.social in @thespectator1828.bsky.social 👇
www.spectator.co.uk/article/jess...
Jessica was the only Mitford worth taking seriously
Can there really be any point in yet another fat book about one of the Mitford sisters? Their antics have been appearing in print since the late 1940s, when the eldest – clever, waspish Nancy – displa...
www.spectator.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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‘It’s not one more Middle Eastern conflict. It’s a laboratory of a post-UN world ... of a post-declaration of human rights world.’

Read the @theguardian.com interview with Jean-Pierre Filiu about his new book A Historian in Gaza👇
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Convincing evidence Israel backed aid convoy looters in Gaza, historian says
Account of visit to Gaza by French professor describes Israeli military attacks on security personnel protecting convoys
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Don't miss your chance to pick up 'Vatican Spies', 'Zero Sum', 'Abiy Project' or 'Seven Children' at 50% off in our Black Friday sale until midnight on the 9th of December.

Browse our full list ➡️ hurstpublishers.com
foreignaffairs.com Foreign Affairs @foreignaffairs.com · 8d
In this list, explore the very best of the hundreds of books on international politics, economics, and history that were featured in the magazine this year, selected by Foreign Affairs’ editors and book reviewers: https://fam.ag/43ZrRHt
December 1, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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This Cyber Monday, get your free eBook when you spend more than £50 (excl shipping) in our Black Friday sale. ALL in-stock titles are 50% off until midnight on the 9th of December.

Browse our full list ➡️ hurstpublishers.com
Image description Christmas baubles surround book cover for 'Troublemaker,' 'A Historian in Gaza,' 'Unbroken Chains,' 'Abortion,' 'Russia's Man of War,' 'Heaven Does Not Block All Roads,' and 'Central Europe.'
December 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Featuring books from Allen Lane, Bodleian Library Publishing, @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social, @faberbooks.bsky.social, Head of Zeus, Holland House, @hurstpublishers.bsky.social, Hutchinson Heinemann, Kingmaker Publishing, @princetonupress.bsky.social, @reaktionbooks.bsky.social, …
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Our Black Friday sale is live! 🎉

Get 50% off ALL books until midnight on 9th December. This year, you can get your hands on a free eBook when you spend over £50 (excl shipping).

Browse our full list ➡️ hurstpublishers.com
A black graphic with the words 'Black Friday Sale' in gold at the top with a '50% off' gold sign at the bottom right. In the middle of the graphic, in white, the words read: 'Valid until December 9' and 'Free ebook with orders over £50 (conditions apply, see FAQs on our website'.
November 28, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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"I want to know what it was like to live in those multicultural societies at different points in time."

@kieranconnell.bsky.social on his approach to writing 'Multicultural Britain: A People’s History' #WolfsonHistoryPrize. @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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🔊 One week until this book launch of 'What Does it Mean to be Kazakhstani?' @hurstpublishers.bsky.social.

Join @dianakudaibergen.bsky.social as she unpacks Kazakhstan’s unique path to nationhood.

🗓️ 4 December at 5pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

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Event poster for 'What does it mean to be Kazakhstani?' with an image of the book cover.
November 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Fifty years after Franco's death, @spaincivilwartours.bsky.social's Travels Through the Spanish Civil War 'offers a vivid and thrilling journey... reminding [of] those who fought fascism, and what's at stake as we resist its return.' — Paul Mason

25% off w/code TRAVELS25➡️ tinyurl.com/yh2rnc6e
A copy of Travels Through the Spanish Civil War held up against a cream background. The cover of the book features a black and white photo taken from inside a vehicle through the dashboard. On the road you can see various soldiers and others on horseback . There is white and beige lettering for the book title and author name.
November 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM