Denis Judd looks at a book on the cultural interactions and achievements that accompanied Britain’s imperial expansion
Mike Rapport looks at a history of Europe’s 19th- and 20th-century anarchists
Norman Housley looks at an appealing modern history of the Crusades written for a general audience
Rob Attar looks at the US citizens lost to Stalin's prison camps
Michael Cox welcomes a new book on the impact of communism on the everyday lives of millions of people
Penny Roberts is fascinated by the story of an influential family in 16th-century Europe