Arthur Herman

The Cave and the Light by Arthur Herman is a profound journey through the history of Western civilisation, framed as a battle of ideas that traces its roots to the captivating rivalry between two towering figures of ancient philosophy: Plato and Aristotle. This chronological exploration unfolds the enduring influences of their clashing philosophies across centuries, shaping the very essence of...

An exciting account of the origins of the modern world Who formed the first literate society? Who invented our modern ideas of democracy and free-market capitalism? The Scots. As historian and author Arthur Herman reveals, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Scotland made crucial contributions to science, philosophy, literature, education, medicine, commerce, and politics—contributions that have formed and nurtured the...

For admirers of books by Erik Larson and Stephen Ambrose, the story of how American big business set out to build the weapons and create the industrial muscle to arm the Allies and defeat the Axis in World War II, from the author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Ghandi & Churchill. New York Times Bestseller. Selected by The Economist as...

How did two men move the world away from wars for land and treasure to wars over ideas and ideologies—a change that would go on to kill millions? In April 1917, Woodrow Wilson—champion of American democracy but also of segregation, advocate for free trade and a new world order based on freedom and justice—thrust the United States into the First...

The Scottish Enlightenment by Arthur Herman delves into the extraordinary transformation of Scotland from a land dominated by the rigid Scottish Kirk to one of the most enlightened and progressive societies in Europe. Taking readers on a captivating journey through the 18th century, Herman illustrates how a nation, once shackled by religious and political oppression, evolved to become a beacon...