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History of White People
Paperback,
18/04/2011,
£13.99
£12.59
A New York Times bestseller: "This terrific new book . . . [explores] the 'notion of whiteness,' an idea as dangerous as it is seductive."-Boston Globe
We Shall Be Masters: Russian Pivots to East Asia from Peter the Great to Putin
Hardback,
25/06/2021,
£23.95
£21.56
Generations of Russians have pursued wealth and power in the East, colonizing Pacific regions and spreading political influence into Asia. Why have these efforts largely failed? Chris Miller argues that Russian citizens and leaders, concentrated in the European borderlands, have always struggled to maintain faith and interest in eastward expansion.
The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen: Warfare, Constitutions and the Making of the Modern World
Hardback,
11/03/2021,
£25.00
£22.50
Award-winning historian Linda Colley shows the dawn of the modern world - through the advance of written constitutions.
Rivers of Power: How a Natural Force Raised Kingdoms, Destroyed Civilizations, and Shapes Our World
Paperback,
29/04/2021,
£10.99
£9.89
Letters to Camondo
Hardback,
22/04/2021,
£14.99
£13.49
I know your street rather well.
Count Moise de Camondo lived a few doors away from Edmund de Waal's forebears, the Ephrussi, first encountered in his bestselling memoir The Hare with Amber Eyes.
Atlas: A World of Maps from the British Library
Paperback,
08/10/2020,
£18.99
£17.09
This is an atlas with a difference. This atlas can help us to travel in a way that regular atlases do not, because by looking at old maps and getting to know their stories we can be transported back to the times in which they were made. This fabulous collection of maps is now available in paperback.
An Historical Map of Canterbury from medieval times to 1907
17/05/2021,
£9.99
£8.99
A full colour map, based on a digitised map of the city of Canterbury in 1907, with its Roman, Anglo-Saxon and medieval past overlain and important buildings picked out. The map's cover has a short introduction to the city's history, and on the reverse an illustrated and comprehensive gazetteer of Canterbury's main sites of interest.
France: A Short History
Hardback,
03/06/2021,
£16.99
£15.29
A concise history of France from prehistory to the present, recounting the great events and personalities and exploring France's cultural and political influence today.
Masters of War: A Visual History of Military Personnel from Commanders to Frontline Fighters
Hardback,
21/10/2021,
£25.00
£22.50
History of Magic: From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present
Paperback,
20/05/2021,
£12.99
£11.69
Metropolis: A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention
Paperback,
01/07/2021,
£10.99
£9.89
From the Sunday Times bestselling author, a dazzling, globe-spanning history of humankind's greatest invention: the city.
'Brilliant...enchanting' Evening Standard 'Exhilarating' New York Times
The story of the city is the story of civilisation.
Stranger in the Shogun's City: A Woman's Life in Nineteenth-Century Japan
Paperback,
15/07/2021,
£9.99
£8.99
Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2020, a vivid work of history that explores the life of an unconventional woman in Edo - now known as Tokyo - and a portrait of a great city on the brink of momentous change
'Compelling...
In Search of the Argonauts: The Remarkable History of Jason and the Golden Fleece
Paperback,
12/08/2021,
£22.99
£20.69
Hidden Heritage: Rediscovering Britain's Lost Love of the Orient
Hardback,
12/08/2021,
£20.00
£18.00
Great Cities: The Stories Behind the World's most Fascinating Places
Hardback,
26/08/2021,
£25.00
£22.50
Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past
Paperback,
21/09/2017,
£9.99
£8.99
A lively and illuminating history of one of the most powerful religious, social and political forces in history.
Plane Spotter's Guide
Paperback,
06/06/2012,
£5.99
£5.39
Aviation has revolutionised warfare over the last 100 years. This pocket guide gives the reader the essential details of 70 iconic aircraft, including the Sopwith Camel, the Spitfire, the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the P-51 Mustang and the F-4 Phantom. It uses detailed profile artwork to illustrate and aid recognition.
Ship Spotter's Guide
Paperback,
20/11/2014,
£5.99
£5.39
Since the days of the Ancient Greeks, naval ships of all sizes have revolutionized warfare. This guide provides essential information on 40 iconic ships, using detailed profile artwork to illustrate and aid recognition, as well as specification boxes to provide all the technical details.
Ideas of Landscape
Paperback,
11/08/2006,
£31.25
£28.13
* The first historical assessment of a critical period in archaeology * Takes as its focus the so-called English landscape tradition -- the ideological underpinnings of which come from English Romanticism, via the influence of the "father of landscape history": W.G.
Scandinavians: In Search of the Soul of the North
Paperback,
10/08/2017,
£8.99
£8.09
A journey of discovery through two millennia of Scandinavia's history, culture and society.
Turkey: A Short History
Paperback,
10/08/2017,
£9.99
£8.99
From the bestselling historian Norman Stone, whose work has been described by Andrew Roberts as `stunning ... no one else quite writes history like he does'.
War Stories: Gripping Tales of Courage, Cunning and Compassion
Hardback,
21/09/2017,
£25.00
£22.50
A uniquely intimate account of ordinary men and women who rose to the challenge of war with acts of great heroism and humanity
Red Nile: The Biography of the World's Greatest River
Paperback,
10/04/2014,
£10.99
£9.89
A rip-roaring yet intimate biography of the mighty Nile by Robert Twigger, award-winning author of ANGRY WHITE PYJAMAS. 'A tour de force' FINANCIAL TIMES.
Lost City of the Monkey God
Paperback,
07/09/2017,
£8.99
£8.09
A five-hundred-year-old legend. An ancient curse. A medical mystery. A journey into the unknown heart of the world's densest jungle and a stunning archaeological discovery.
Beeronomics: How Beer Explains the World
Hardback,
07/09/2017,
£16.99
£15.29
Beer has played a pivotal role in history, from the transition to an agarian lifestyle in ancient Mesopotamia to bankrolling Britain's imperialist conquests. Beeronomics tells the story of beer through economics, the innovations it brought, and how its strategic taxation and regulation helped shape the world.
Fracture: Life and Culture in the West, 1918-1938
Paperback,
07/09/2017,
£15.99
£14.39
A sweeping and vibrant history of Europe and America during the inter-war years, by the acclaimed author of The Vertigo Years.
God: A Human History
Hardback,
07/11/2017,
£18.99
£17.09
In God, Reza Aslan sheds new light on mankind's relationship with the divine and challenges our perspective on faith and the birth of religion.
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