Ignorance: A Global History by Peter Burke Groundswell Speaker 2024

Ignorance: A Global History by Peter Burke Groundswell Speaker 2024"A fascinating catalogue of the conditions and agency of ignorance"Jeffrey Collins, Times Literary Supplement "A declaration of love for education"Stefan Bauer, History Today "Dazzling . . . a deliciously knowledgeable history of ignorance"David Armitage A rich, wide ranging history of ignorance in all its forms, from antiquity to the present day Throughout history, every age has thought of itself as more knowledgeable than the last. Renaissance

Settlers looking for a new life stream out from humanity's home planets

and recipes that can be made in advance or on the day with tips on how to transport or finish assembling later

'A book full of love

New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners*When a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction

Mozart in Italy reveals how what he experienced during these Italian journeys changed Mozart – and his music – for ever

The difficulty of being estranged from her family

Deeply also includes a foreword by Emma Thompson and a selection of Rickman's early diaries

and master the art of making sweets such as baklava

from urban life to the natural world

he will discover traces of an ancestor he never knew existed

Buckwheat pancakes with caramelised apples and salted butter honey

'Atwood has the magic of turning the particular and the parochial into the universal' The Times 'Written with a brilliant angry energy' Observer 'Margaret Atwood not only has a sense of humour