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General & world history
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Arabs: A 3,000-Year History of Peoples, Tribes and Empires
Tim Mackintosh-Smith
History; General & world history; Middle Eastern history; History of religion; Islam
Hardback
A riveting, comprehensive history of the Arab peoples and tribes that explores the role of language as a cultural touchstone... [more]
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The New Silk Roads: The Present and Future of the World
Peter Frankopan
History; General & world history; Comparative politics
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From the Sunday Times and internationally bestselling author of The Silk Roads `Masterly mapping out of a new world... [more]
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Leaders Who Changed History
DK
General & world history; History: earliest times to present day; Religious & spiritual leaders; Political leaders & leadership; Children's & Educational
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Profiles the greatest political, social, and cultural leaders throughout history, including Genghis Khan, Napoleon Bonaparte,... [more]
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A History of Southern Africa
Alois S. Mlambo, Neil Parsons
History; General & world history; African history
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From early human civilisation to today, this book illuminates the history of southern Africa. Interweaving social, cultural... [more]
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The Dawn Watch: Joseph Conrad in a Global World
Maya Jasanoff
Biography; General & world history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK BIOGRAPHY PRIZE `Enlightening, compassionate, superb' John le... [more]
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The Glorious Art of Peace: Paths to Peace in a New Age of War
John Gittings
Peace studies & conflict resolution; History; General & world history; International relations; Political activism; Other warfare & defence issues
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A ground-breaking history of the arts of peace, from Confucius and Ancient Greece through to the 21st century, opening an... [more]
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Whatever it Takes: The Price of Power, the Cost of Creativity
Peter Deakin
Music: styles & genres; Biography: historical, political & military; Biography: literary; Biography: religious & spiritual; History; General & world history
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What do Julius Caesar, Aung San Suu Kyi, Thomas More and , Pope Innocent... [more]
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Atlas of Empires: The World's Great Powers from Ancient Times to Today
Peter Davidson
History; General & world history; Historical maps & atlases
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A History of the World in 21 Women: A Personal Selection
Jenni Murray
History; General & world history; Feminism & feminist theory; Gender studies: women
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The inimitable Jenni Murray celebrates great women from around the world - rescuing some from obscurity and shining a new... [more]
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Beneath Another Sky: A Global Journey into History
Norman Davies
History; General & world history; Travel writing
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After decades of writing about European history, Norman Davies embarked upon an extended journey that took him round the world.... [more]
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All Measures Short of War: The Contest for the Twenty-First Century and...
Thomas J. Wright
History; General & world history; 21st century history: from c 2000 -; Diplomacy
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A groundbreaking look at the future of great power competition in an age of globalization and what the United States can do... [more]
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Fishing: How the Sea Fed Civilization
Brian Fagan
History; General & world history; Classical history & classical civilisation
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The story of humanity's last major source of food from the wild and how it enabled and shaped the growth of civilization [more]
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Belonging: The Story of the Jews 1492-1900
Simon Schama, CBE
History; General & world history; Jewish studies
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZESELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 BY THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, MAIL ON SUNDAY AND OBSERVERBelonging... [more]
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Empires of Knowledge: Scientific Networks in the Early Modern World
Paula Findlen (Stanford University, USA)
General & world history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; History of medicine; Mathematics & Sciences; History of science
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Empires of Knowledge charts the emergence of different kinds of scientific networks - local and long-distance, informal and... [more]
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Empires of the Weak: The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation...
Jason Sharman
History; General & world history; International trade; Economic history
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How the rise of the West was a temporary exception to the predominant world order What accounts for the rise of the state,... [more]
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Women who Changed the World: The most remarkable women of the last 100 years...
Biography; General & world history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; 21st century history: from c 2000 -; Feminism & feminist theory
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Discover some of the most remarkable women of the 20th and 21st century. [more]
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The Oxford Illustrated History of the World
Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
History; General & world history; History: earliest times to present day; Social & cultural history; Anthropology
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The Oxford Illustrated History of the World is the story of humanity itself, from earliest times to the present day, and the... [more]
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The Internationalists: And Their Plan to Outlaw War
Oona Hathaway, Scott J. Shapiro
History; General & world history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Diplomacy; International institutions; Treaties & other sources of international law
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Since the end of the Second World War, the world has moved from an international system in which war was legal, and accepted... [more]
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The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
Niall Ferguson
General & world history; Business & Economics; Economic history; Finance
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In The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson shows that finance is the foundation of human progress. With the clarity and verve... [more]
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The Caesar of Paris: Napoleon Bonaparte, Rome, and the Artistic Obsession...
Susan Jaques
The Arts: General & Reference; Biography: historical, political & military; History; General & world history; European history; Politics & government
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A monumental cultural history of Napoleon Bonaparte's fascination with antiquity and how it shaped Paris' artistic landscape.... [more]
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God: A Human History
Reza Aslan
General & world history; Religion & beliefs; Nature & existence of God; History of religion
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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn God, Reza Aslan sheds new light on mankind's relationship with the divine and challenges our... [more]
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The Story of Greece and Rome
Tony Spawforth
History; General & world history; Classical history & classical civilisation
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The extraordinary story of the intermingled civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome, spanning more than six millennia from... [more]
$49.99
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On This Day in History
Dan Snow
Yearbooks, annuals, almanacs; History; General & world history; British & Irish history
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3000 years of the most important stories from the past in 365 days -- from the Ides of March to D-Day, from Britain's favourite... [more]
$32.99
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A Political History of the World: Three Thousand Years of War and Peace...
Jonathan Holslag
Peace studies & conflict resolution; History; General & world history; Military history
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In three thousand years of history, China has spent at least eleven centuries at war. The Roman Empire was in conflict during... [more]
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Atlas of the Unexpected: Haphazard discoveries, chance places and unimaginable...
Travis Elborough
World atlases & world maps; History; General & world history; Geography
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A voyage to places both infamous and unknown that have, often by chance or by haphazard means, been destinations of discovery... [more]
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