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 ...

RIGA, Latvia — When classes begin next month, Russian high-schoolers will get fresh history textbooks rewritten to carry Kremlin-approved narratives about the “special military operation” in ...

In “All the Knowledge in the World,” Simon Garfield recounts the history of the encyclopedia — a tale of ambitious effort, numerous errors and lots of paper.

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.

The textbook, which is a compulsory reading for students in the final year of secondary education, rewrites a large part of world history from 1945 to the present day, El Pais said.

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 ...

“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 ...