MONTEFIORE: Simon Sebag Montefiore - his new book, "The World: A Family History Of Humanity," accompanied by a playlist on Spotify. Thanks so much for being with us. SIMON: Always lovely to talk ...

The book, along with an edition for 16-year-old students in 10th grade that covers World War II, was formally introduced Monday by Education Minister Sergei Kravtsov and will be supplied to ...

In his book “Sapiens”, Yuval Noah Harari, a historian, argued that the species went through a kind of “cognitive revolution” between 70,000 and 30,000 years ago, probably after a genetic ...

A history textbook for school students in China has mentioned the country's "war" on Covid-19 for the first time, triggering a debate on the administration's response to the pandemic.

Instead, Indian students have new textbooks that have been purged of details on the nation’s Muslim history, its caste discrimination and more, in what critics say warps the country’s rich ...

China claims it has one of the world's lowest Covid fatality rates. According to data from the World Health Organization, there have been 120,923 deaths in the country since 3 January 2020.

History: The idea to observe World Book Day was first conceived by Valencian writer Vicente Clavel Andres as a means to honour the renowned author, Miguel de Cervantes (best-known for Don Quixote ...

“World history textbooks have historically largely portrayed imperialism as a means of spreading ‘civilization’ or ‘modernity’ to Asia, Africa and South America,” Jackson said.

The history book features a sympathetic depiction of Israel’s wars, portraying them as existential battles against Arab states armed by the Soviet Union. A world history textbook that recognizes ...