Global History

Oil, Power, and War by Matthieu Auzanneau is a gripping and meticulous exploration of the intricate relationship between oil and global history. Spanning over 150 years, this compelling narrative delves into how oil has shaped historical events, fuelled economic growth, spurred political decisions, and incited military conflicts. The story is one of hubris, fortune, betrayal, and destruction, tracing the rise...

'Ingenious. Caputo picks out a fascinating path and leads readers along it with the confidence of a practised pilot' – Felipe Fernández-Armesto, author of 1492 'Accessible and entertaining, as well as deeply erudite and constantly mind-expanding' – Philip Ball, author of How Life Works From their first appearance on Renaissance maps, linear tracks representing maritime voyages have shaped the way...

The Devil and Sherlock Holmes by David Grann immerses readers in a series of twelve real-life stories, each filled with as much suspense and wonder as any fictional tale. Grann takes us on an investigative journey that delves deep into the human psyche and illuminates the contrasting forces of good and evil that shape our world. The collection opens a...

In Italy’s Sorrow, James Holland brings to life the harrowing and overlooked experiences of Italy during the final years of World War II. The book vividly portrays the desperate and brutal struggle that engulfed the Italian peninsula from 1944 to 1945, transforming a land renowned for its beauty into a theatre of violence and destruction. Holland’s meticulous research shines through,...

The Space Shuttle by Roland Miller offers an intimate and experiential account of one of NASA's most monumental programmes – the Space Shuttle era. This meticulously crafted volume chronicles the journey of the Space Shuttle programme from its inception to its final mission. With 140 space flights, including 135 missions and five Approach and Landing Tests, this book encapsulates the...

Batavia's Graveyard by Mike Dash is a harrowing account of survival, treachery, and bravery that transports readers back to the 17th century and the ill-fated maiden voyage of the Dutch East Indiaman Batavia. In 1629, the Batavia struck an uncharted reef off the coast of what is now Australia, leading to a catastrophic shipwreck. Onboard were 332 men, women, and...

In the middle of the eighteenth century, British entrepreneurs harnessed the transformative energies of steam and coal, catalysing an era of profound change. This industrial revolution marked the beginning of a new epoch, with factories, railways, and gunboats driving the West's ascendancy to global power. The twentieth century saw the West consolidate its dominance with the advent of computers and...

Superbly entertaining. - Financial Times Jaw-dropping. - Sunday Times Fascinating. - Guardian Gripping. - The Times Terrific . . . A page-turning history of imperial hubris and nemesis, deceit and delusion, love and betrayal on a grand scale. - Sunday Times In 1864, a young Austrian archduke by the name of Maximilian crossed the Atlantic to assume a faraway throne....

The Borgias by Paul Strathern is a riveting exploration into the lives and legacies of one of history's most infamous dynasties. Through meticulous research and vivid storytelling, Strathern brings to life the turbulent era characterized by ruthless ambition, political intrigue, and extraordinary cultural achievements. The story unfolds with the ascension of Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy as Pope Alexander VI....

Dictators by Frank Dikötter is a compelling exploration into the lives and regimes of some of the world's most infamous totalitarian leaders. In this meticulously researched work, Dikötter delves into the intricate mechanics of how these dictators maintained their iron grip on power through a blend of fear, propaganda, and the creation of personality cults. The narrative uncovers the techniques...

The Story of the Jews by Simon Schama, CBE, is an extraordinary narrative that spans more than 3,000 years of Jewish history. Through meticulous research and lively storytelling, Schama brings to life the epic journey of the Jewish people, a tale of resilience, creativity, and survival. This landmark work explores the manifold experiences of Jews across the centuries and across...

The Deluge by Adam Tooze provides a sweeping, meticulously researched history that brings to life the transformative period following the First World War. Spanning from the brutal battles of the Western Front in 1916 to the devastating economic collapse of the Great Depression in the 1930s, Tooze's narrative masterfully navigates the seismic shifts in power and society that reshaped the...

Living with the Gods by Dr Neil MacGregor offers an extraordinary exploration of humanity's enduring search for meaning and our connections to the divine. This panoramic study investigates how beliefs shape us, tracing the rich tapestry of narratives that societies have developed to understand their place in the cosmos. Far from a simplistic historical recount, MacGregor's examination delves into the...

Global Discontents is an enlightening exploration of the simmering discontents that pose a threat to the future of humankind. Authored by world-leading public intellectual Noam Chomsky and skillfully facilitated by David Barsamian, this book offers a profound and urgent examination of global issues through the lens of ten in-depth conversations conducted between 2013 and 2016. Set against the backdrop of...

Burma '44, by acclaimed historian James Holland, unveils the gripping and untold story of one of World War II's most extraordinary and highly consequential battles. Set against the tumultuous backdrop of the Burmese jungles, this captivating account delves into the intricate events that transpired in February 1944. A seemingly disparate group of base troops, including clerks, drivers, doctors, muleteers, and...

The Greatest Nobodies of History is the 'true' history of humanity's greatest moments, as told by comedian and TikTok sensation, Adrian Bliss. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'All at once funny, touching, dazzlingly informative and fascinating, brilliantly imaginative and altogether wonderful. Capable of switching between divine silliness and genuinely tender sweetness, tragedy and wonder.' — Stephen Fry History belongs to the...

Metropolis by Ben Wilson is a scintillating exploration of the city, humankind's greatest invention, and a sweeping journey through time and across continents. In a mesmerizing synthesis of history and sociology, the author takes readers on a vivid tour of the globe's key urban centres, from the ancient cities of Uruk and Babylon, through the medieval splendour of Baghdad and...

Winner of the Wainwright Prize 2022, this is an astonishing journey through the past, present and future of food, showing why reclaiming a diverse food culture is vital for our future. Now with a new preface. A book of wonders - Bee Wilson, Sunday Times Books of the Year Winner of the Wainwright Prize 2022, Eating to Extinction is an...

When our ancestors came down from the trees, they brought the trees with them and remade the world. ‘A stunning book on the incalculable debt humanity owes wood…’ John Carey, The Sunday Times How did the descendants of small arboreal primates manage to stand on our own two feet, become top predators and take over the world? In The Wood...

Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of Scotland's history with Scotland by Magnus Magnusson. This compelling narrative takes you on a journey through the nation's long and arduous path to nationhood, re-examining cherished myths and uncovering a wealth of fascinating new details. The book offers a fresh perspective on the history of Scotland, beginning with the earliest Mesolithic settlers on...

From the bestselling author Simon Winchester, a human history of land around the world: who mapped it, owned it, stole it, cared for it, fought for it and gave it back. In 1889, thousands of hopeful people raced southward from the Kansas state line and westward from the Arkansas boundary to stake claims on the thousands of acres of unclaimed...

From the bestselling philosopher, a gripping history of science, thought, life on earth and the human mind - and what we might know in the future. In very recent times, humanity has learnt a vast amount about the universe, the past, and itself. But through our remarkable successes in acquiring knowledge, we have learned how much we have yet to...

Immerse yourself in an extraordinary journey back to the summer of 1927 with One Summer by Bill Bryson, a masterful writer known for his captivating narrative non-fiction. This meticulously researched and vividly told account highlights a pivotal season when America was on the cusp of modernity, imbued with a sense of boundless potential and seismic change. In the summer of...

In Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker, one of the world's foremost thinkers and cognitive scientists embarks on a compelling exploration of human progress, arguing that despite the seemingly chaotic headlines dominating today’s media landscape, humanity has experienced dramatic advancements. Pinker confronts the widespread belief that the modern world is heading towards disaster by presenting a fact-driven narrative that showcases the...

21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari, the bestselling phenomenon, returns with twenty-one stirring lessons that delve into the key issues we face today. This timely exploration aims to make sense of a world in constant turmoil, offering insights into both global and personal challenges. Harari's incisive analysis spans across technology, politics, society, and existential questions, providing...

The definitive history of political thought and the meaning of democracy, from their earliest origins to the present day. This is a book about the answers that historians, philosophers, theologians, practising politicians and would-be revolutionaries have given to one question: how should human beings best govern themselves? Almost every modern government claims to be democratic; but is democracy really the...

Leading historians and archaeologists offer a comprehensive introduction to the increasingly entangled worlds that spanned the globe between 600 and 1350 CE. The period between the seventh and fourteenth centuries is hardly thought of as an era of globalization. Entire societies in the Americas, Australia, and Oceania developed in relative isolation from other parts of the world. Even on the...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the New York Times bestselling author of The American Story and How to Lead and host of PBS’s History with David Rubenstein—David Rubenstein interviews living American presidents and top historians and journalists who reflect on the US presidency, including Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Maggie Haberman, Ron Chernow, and more. For years,...

What Is the History of Emotions? offers an accessible path through the thicket of approaches, debates, and past and current trends in the history of emotions. Although historians have always talked about how people felt in the past, it is only in the last two decades that they have found systematic and well-grounded ways to treat the topic. Rosenwein and...

The first full review of the mass murder by crew members on the slave ship Zong and the lasting repercussions of this horrifying event. On November 29, 1781, Captain Collingwood of the British ship Zong commanded his crew to throw overboard one-third of his cargo: a shipment of Africans bound for slavery in America. The captain believed his ship was...

The bestselling field guide to the twenty-first century by one of its most celebrated observers. We all sense it - our lives are speeding up at a dizzying rate. Thank You for Being Late exposes the tectonic movements that are reshaping the world today and explains how to get the most out of them. Friedman's thesis is that the planet's...

For more than two thousand years, Aristotle’s Art of Rhetoric has shaped thought on the theory and practice of rhetoric, the art of persuasive speech. In three sections, Aristotle discusses what rhetoric is, as well as the three kinds of rhetoric (deliberative, judicial, and epideictic), the three rhetorical modes of persuasion, and the diction, style, and necessary parts of a...

A startling exploration of slavery in the Islamic world from the 7th century to the present. Slavery in the Islamic world has a long, diverse and controversial history. Captives and Companions is a brilliant synthesis of history and contemporary reportage that brings to life the voices of the enslaved in stories of eighth-century concubines and ninth-century revolts, thirteenth-century slave soldiers...

The Napoleonic Wars by Alexander Mikaberidze, winner of the Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize, presents the first global history of what is often considered the world's first world war. Austerlitz, Wagram, Borodino, Trafalgar, Leipzig, Waterloo: these locations are most closely associated with the Napoleonic Wars. However, how did this period of nearly continuous conflict affect regions beyond Europe? The immense...

What Every American Needs to Know About the Qur'an - A History of Islam & the United States You will be fascinated by this fast-paced, objective history of the world from a perspective you have never imagined. Current events will come into focus in the backdrop of 1,400 years of inconceivable yet true events and conflicts. Thousands of books, documents,...

During the American Civil War, thousands of citizens in the Deep South remained loyal to the United States. Though often overlooked, they possessed broad symbolic importance and occupied an outsized place in the strategic thinking and public discourse of both the Union and the Confederacy. In True Blue, Clayton J. Butler investigates the lives of white Unionists in three Confederate...

What kind of country is America? Zachary Shore tackles this polarising question by spotlighting some of the most morally muddled matters of WWII. Should Japanese Americans be moved from the west coast to prevent sabotage? Should the German people be made to starve as punishment for launching the war? Should America drop atomic bombs to break Japan's will to fight?...

In an exciting new approach to witchcraft studies, The Witch in the Western Imagination examines the visual representation of witches in early modern Europe. With vibrant and lucid prose, Lyndal Roper moves away from the typical witchcraft studies on trials, beliefs, and communal dynamics and instead considers the witch as a symbolic and malleable figure through a broad sweep of...

All original edition. Nothing added, nothing removed. This book traces the history of the ancient Khazar Empire, a major but almost forgotten power in Eastern Europe, which in the Dark Ages became converted to Judaism. Khazaria was finally wiped out by the forces of Genghis Khan, but evidence indicates that the Khazars themselves migrated to Poland and formed the cradle...

"A winning portrait of America at its weirdest." -- Publishers Weekly STARRED Review From the shrouded forests of the Pacific Northwest to off-the-wall cryptozoological conventions, one man searches high and low for the answer to the question: real or not, why do we want to believe? Bigfoot is an instantly recognisable figure. Through the decades, this elusive primate has been...

The early sixteenth century saw the rise of two Mediterranean empires—the Christian Habsburgs, based in Spain and Austria, and the Muslim Ottomans, centered in the Balkans and Anatolia—with strikingly similar ambitions. Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (1500–1558) and Sultan Süleyman (1495–1566) each pursued grand universalist visions, seeking to unite Islam and Christendom under a universal monarchy that would resolve wars...

Spanning 417 years from the first entry in 1353 to the last in 1770, the Sinclair/Wemyss journals tell the personal stories of how fifteen generations within two Scottish clans completed a sacred mission to establish a sanctuary in the lands "far to the west." That mission was to bring Templar treasures that disappeared from France on October 13, 1307, to...

Petrograd, the imperial capital and the urban stage upon which virtually the entire Russian Revolution was enacted, in 1919 struggled through a year of civil war, hunger, social upheaval, and political and economic challenges. Based on exhaustive research in previously closed Russian archives, The Bolsheviks Survive presents an in-depth look at how Petrograd’s local Soviet government and Bolshevik party organizations...

A comprehensive study of the New Christian elite of Jewish origin—prominent traders, merchants, bankers, and men of letters—between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries. In Strangers Within, Francisco Bethencourt provides the first comprehensive history of New Christians, the descendants of Jews forced to convert to Catholicism in late medieval Spain and Portugal. Bethencourt estimates that there were around 260,000 New Christians...

Drawing on a wide range of source materials from across Scotland, Scottish Women provides new insights into women's attitudes towards the society in which they lived, and how they negotiated their identities within private and public life. Organised in thematic chapters, it moves from the private and intimate experiences of sexuality, health, and sickness to Scotswomen's migrations across the British...

In the first independent study of the League of Red Cross Societies, an interdisciplinary team of leading scholars examines its history and how it influenced twentieth-century humanitarianism. They explore how the League evolved from 1919 to 1991 as a peacetime organisation of the Red Cross in contrast to the original wartime focus of the International Committee of the Red Cross....

Religion and National Identity by Alistair Mutch explores how Presbyterianism has shaped Scotland and its impact on the world. Behind its beliefs lie some distinctive practices of governance which endure even when belief fades. These practices place a particular emphasis on the detailed recording of decisions and what we can term a 'systemic' form of accountability. The book examines the...

The form of constitution that replaced feudalism and absolutism was democracy; the form of government, plutocracy. Today, democracy is a façade of plutocracy: since nations would not tolerate a pure form of plutocracy, they were granted nominal powers, while the real power rests in the hands of plutocrats. In republican as well as monarchical democracies, the statesmen are puppets, the...

Po'Boy tells the story of how a humble sandwich became a symbol of New Orleans culture, history, and cuisine. Invented to help feed a crowd of out-of-work individuals in New Orleans's streetcar industry, the po'boy is a submarine-like sandwich served on French bread, with common fillings that include fried seafood, roast beef and gravy ("debris"), and hot sausage. Rich with...

A survey of how Highland society organised its farming communities, exploited its resource base, and interacted with its environment from prehistory to 1914. There has long been a view that the farming communities found in the Highlands prior to the Clearances were archaic forms. The way in which they were organised, the way they farmed the land, and the technologies...

100 Classic 1950s Themed Wordfind Activity Puzzles. Take a Trip Down Memory Lane and Enjoy The Good Old Days with this 2000 Decade Defining Wordsearch Book. Goodness Gracious Great Balls of Fire! Take a fun trip down memory lane with this beautifully handcrafted themed word search activity puzzles. Word search puzzles, dear readers, are a splendid pastime, capturing the hearts...

A major contribution to the burgeoning field of global migration history, this book explores the historical clash between transnational networks of migrant mobility with state attempts to control them. Showcasing the latest research in the field, Melancholy Borders brings together a wide range of scholarship that illuminates the crucial role played by migration and migration regulation in the creation of...

This book examines the transnational circulation of knowledge between Russia and Japan from the early Meiji era to the present day, reconfiguring the East-West paradigm both in terms of socio-geographical divides and cultural and political tensions within both cultures. Featuring chapters from the fields of literature, history, philosophy, film, and social and political thought, the case studies give interdisciplinary examples...

This book focuses on the leading figures in radical politics in Ireland and the Scottish Highlands and explores the links between them. It deals with topics that have been at the centre of recent discussions on the Highland land question, the politics of the Irish community in Scotland, and the development of the labour movement in Scotland. The author argues...

During the first half of the twentieth century, world politics was reshaped in pursuit of a new international order. The ideological foundations of the 'new diplomacy' and its fate during the interwar period are well known. Instruments of International Order instead examines the practices of internationalism and diplomacy from the First Hague Conference of 1899 to the aftermath of the...

Flooded Pasts examines a world-famous yet critically underexamined event – UNESCO's International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia (1960–80) – to show how the project, its genealogy, and its aftermath not only propelled archaeology into the postwar world but also helped to "recolonize" it. In this book, William Carruthers asks how postwar decolonization took shape and what role a...

Numerous Iron-Age nomadic alliances flourished along the 5000-mile Eurasian steppe route. From Crimea to the Mongolian grassland, nomadic image-making was rooted in metonymically conveyed zoomorphic designs, creating an alternative ecological reality. The nomadic elite nucleus embraced this elaborate image system to construct collective memory in reluctant, diverse political alliances organised around shared geopolitical goals rather than ethnic ties. Largely known...

#1 New York Times Bestseller The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Bare Bones, host of the marquee morning programme "The Bobby Bones Show," comedian and dedicated philanthropist delivers an inspirational and humorous collection of stories about his biggest misses in life and how he turned them into lessons and wins. Bobby Bones is the youngest inductee ever into...

From the bestselling author of How Fascism Works, a global call to action that tells us "why the past is a frontline in the struggle for a future free of fascism" (Jeff Sharlet, New York Times bestselling author), as it reveals the far right's efforts to rewrite history and undo a century of progress on race, gender, sexuality, and class....

In der Populärkultur besitzt die Renaissance Kultcharakter und wird in Bestseller-Romanen, im Film und in Computerspielen publikumswirksam inszeniert. Die neuere Fachwissenschaft hingegen äußert gegen sie große Vorbehalte: Erfasste sie nur die männlichen Eliten? Ist sie ein überholtes "eurozentrisches" Konzept oder doch eine Erfolgsgeschichte des Westens? Verlieh sie der Unterwerfung der Welt durch europäische Kolonialmächte eine Legitimation und einen schönen Schein?...

Throughout the seventeenth century, medical lecturers demonstrated human anatomy by dissecting a cadaver while surrounded by students. After the Revolutionary War, instructors realised that they needed many more cadavers to serve a growing number of medical students. Enter the “resurrectionists” – body snatchers. Resurrectionists were a cruel lot; men (almost always men and often medical students themselves) who would sneak...

This book tells the story of how the monarchy aimed at creating a new capital city in a remote and forgotten area of the empire. It also shows how the local Creole bourgeoisie rapidly assumed the role of urban developers, and enhanced their economic status by investing in and controlling the Buenos Aires' property market. In a short period, from...

From a distinguished archaeologist, the definitive history of the Vikings—from arts and culture to politics and cosmology. "A thrilling read." --Wall Street Journal The Viking Age saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples into the world. As traders and raiders, explorers and colonists, they ranged from eastern North America to the Asian steppe. But for centuries, the Vikings have...

At the age of nine, Janina David was leading a sheltered life with her prosperous Jewish family in Poland. One year later, they were all facing starvation in the Warsaw ghetto. In her memoirs of a wartime childhood, A Square of Sky, Janina David describes the family's struggle against insurmountable odds. When it became clear that none of them was...

Pizza is the Italian food that has conquered the world: from Brussels to LA, from Beijing to Buenos Aires, pizzas and pizzerias can be found everywhere today. But what are the origins of this food, and how did it rise from its humble beginnings to become the world’s best-loved dish? The story begins in the narrow alleys of Naples where,...

The Chronicle of Ibn al-Athir for the Crusading Period from al-Kamil fi'l-Ta'rikh. Part 3 is a remarkable historical source authored by Ibn al-Athir (1160-1233 AD). This work, originally titled al-Kamil fi'l-Ta'rikh, stands out for its comprehensive account of mediaeval history, nearly spanning the entire Islamic world up to the author's time of death. Drawing from the sources available to him,...

The American Phage Group offers a fascinating historical account of the American Phage Group and how its new research framework became the foundation for molecular biology. This book serves as the first critical and analytical study of the American Phage Group—a small cohort of scientists who gathered around Max Delbrück, Salvador Luria, and Alfred Hershey between 1940 and 1960. Their...

"If you want peace, prepare for war." "A buildup of offensive weapons can be purely defensive." "The worst road may be the best route to battle." Strategy is made of such seemingly self-contradictory propositions, Edward Luttwak shows—they exemplify the paradoxical logic that pervades the entire realm of conflict. In this widely acclaimed work, now revised and expanded, Luttwak unveils the...

The first chapters of Secrets of Antarctica will question the possibility of a lost continent, and visit the land of the Patagonia giants. Next are the Age of Exploration maps depicting the Ice Continent centuries before Antarctica was officially discovered. New Swabia (Neuschwabenland) was a territorial claim made by Nazi Germany in the late 1930s. Admiral Richard E. Byrd led...

Sima Qian (145?-90? BCE) was the first major Chinese historian. His Shiji, or Records of the Grand Historian, documents the history of China and its neighbouring countries from the ancient past to his own time. These three volumes cover the Qin and Han dynasties.

How did Teotihuacán in Mexico become one of the world's largest cities? Why did Roman soldiers in Britain worship a Persian god? What important roles did women play in the Mongol empire? Panorama explores these questions by following the journey of humankind in a global context, weaving a world-scale narrative with a single chronological thread. It empowers you to connect...

Doubts about the international dominance of the dollar are only growing amid worries about tariffs, political dysfunction, and fraying international alliances. Will the dollar continue to reign supreme? In Money Beyond Borders, the leading authority on international currencies, Barry Eichengreen, puts the dollar's prospects in deep historical perspective by chronicling the entire history of cross-border currencies, from the invention of...

This engaging book traces the history, archaeology, and legends of ancient Ireland from 9000 B.C., when nomadic hunter-gatherers appeared in Ireland at the end of the last Ice Age, to 1167 A.D., when a Norman invasion brought the country under control of the English crown for the first time. So much of what people today accept as ancient Irish history—Celtic...

From the Victorian era to Partition, Mukherjee uncovers the unique experiences of the very youngest South Asian migrants to Britain. Between 1857 and 1947, over 28 million Indians left the subcontinent to live, work and study elsewhere. Today, India has the largest diaspora in the world, with approximately 18 million Indians living overseas. Though often absent from historical narratives, migrant...

'Fascinating' - New York Times WINNER OF THE 2024 JACQUES BARZUN PRIZE IN CULTURAL HISTORY Equality is in crisis. Our world is filled with soaring inequalities, spanning wealth, race, identity, and nationality. Yet how can we strive for equality if we don't understand it? As much as we have struggled for equality, we have always been profoundly sceptical about it....

A truly major work, both deeply moving and incredibly powerful. It is a masterpiece of research, structure and writing ... unforgettable. Sir Antony Beevor, bestselling author of Stalingrad In 1938, Vienna was the second largest Jewish city in Europe. By 1946, only a few thousand Jews remained. In this extraordinary story of loss, fear, longing, and hope, acclaimed historian Douglas...

Following the celebrations of the Millennium and our entry into the 21st century, it was to be hoped that the days when a brutal dictator could bring mindless death and destruction to another country, and even to his own people, were over, and that the lessons of the past had been well and truly learned. A forlorn hope, as it...

In the 18th century in the town of Gorkha, just north of Kathmandu, ruler Prithvi Narayan fought campaigns against his neighbours and the British. During the fighting, his warriors, renowned for their aggression and courage, gained the respect of the British, who appreciated that the steadfast warriors would make excellent soldiers. Upon the declaration of peace in 1816, a partnership...

On 24 February 2022, the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, unleashed an attack on Ukraine that developed into the most significant conflict in Europe since the Second World War. Fought over the same ground that the Germans and the Soviet Union battled on between 1941 and 1944, Russia attempted to advance to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and replace its...

Deeba first left Afghanistan in 2002, fleeing a war-torn country and an abusive husband shortly after she was captured by the Taliban and nearly sold to an Arab Shaikh, narrowly escaping due to a small twist of fate. In June 2021, Deeba returned to visit family in Kabul to organise the engagement of her son. Regardless of the Taliban's progress,...