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Hedgehog is a natural and cultural history of the animal, from the Romans who regarded it as a weather prophet, to Sonic the Hedgehog and children’s books today.

From Frontiers to Football tells the history of Latin America’s engagement with global empires from 1800 to today. The book avoids the polemical invectives of political interpretations, presenting a clear, readable and absorbing introduction to the history of Latin America’s interactions with the world over the last two centuries.

In Remixology: Tracing the Dub Diaspora Paul Sullivan explores the evolution of dub – the avant-garde form of reggae.

A new book from one of Reaktion’s bestselling authors, which examines the use of colour and luminosity in science, art and the modern world, uniquely posing questions about the ultimate non-colour: grey.

The Road to Independence? – now available in a revised and expanded second edition – describes the rise of modern Scottish nationalism and also explains Scotland’s historic role within Britain, and how this has changed radically in the last 50 years. The Second Edition features a new foreword by First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond.