Gordon Parsons gets to grips with the history of humanity from a Marxist viewpoint, taking in the Stone Age to the new millenium.

“We are dealing not with the wishes of an existing community but are consciously seeking to re-constitute a new community and definitely building for a numerical majority in the future.” – Lord Balfour, 1919. A.G. Noorani traces the British role in establishing a Jewish state.

Alain Gresh reviews the incident in Denshawai at the beginning of the twentieth century which helped to shape anti-British feeling in the Muslim world.

Author Paul Gilroy tells Brian Richardson why he hopes images of past moments of everyday life and struggle will inspire a new generation