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China: A History in Objects
Hardback,
02/11/2017,
£29.95
£26.96
The history of China - brilliantly told and brought vividly to life through 7,000 years of objects from fine art to the everyday.
A History of Korea: An Episodic Narrative
Paperback,
30/11/2021,
£22.99
£20.69
Dynamic and meticulously researched, A History of Korea continues to be one of the leading introductory textbooks on Korean history.
The Celts: The Fall and Rise of an Idea
Hardback,
30/06/2022,
£16.99
£15.29
A short history of one of Ancient Britain's most enigmatic civilisations
The Island of Extraordinary Captives: A True Story of an Artist, a Spy and a Wartime Scandal
Hardback,
10/05/2022,
£20.00
£18.00
A gripping untold war story: using exclusive new archive material, letters and diaries, this is the story of the prisoners of war in internment camps during the Second World War.
Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World
Paperback,
20/01/2022,
£9.99
£8.99
From the bestselling author Simon Winchester, a human history of land around the world: who mapped it, owned it, stole it, cared for it, fought for it and gave it back.
Rebels Against the Raj: Western Fighters for India’s Freedom
Hardback,
20/01/2022,
£25.00
£22.50
An extraordinary history of resistance and the fight for Indian independence from Ramachandra Guha.
The Pursuit of Europe: A History
Hardback,
13/01/2022,
£25.00
£22.50
The story of the evolution of the 'European project', from the end of the Napoleonic Wars through to Brexit, this is also the story of how, and why, it become possible to imagine that the diverse peoples of Europe might be united in a single political community.
The Journey of Humanity: The Origins of Wealth and Inequality
Hardback,
07/04/2022,
£20.00
£18.00
A grand unifying theory of human flourishing and inequality from one of the world's pre-eminent thinkers
In a captivating journey from the dawn of human existence to the present and back again, world-renowned thinker Oded Galor offers a solution to the two seminal and interrelated mysteries of human flourishing and inequality.
The Last Emperor of Mexico: A Disaster in the New World
Hardback,
20/01/2022,
£20.00
£18.00
The answer is a tale of operatic proportions, sweeping across continents from the 1848 European revolutions to the civil wars in Mexico and the USA, pitting Old World against New, conservatives against radicals, monarchies against republics.
Accidental Gods: On Men Unwittingly Turned Divine
Hardback,
13/01/2022,
£20.00
£18.00
A provocative history of race, empire and myth, told through the stories of men who have been worshipped as gods - from Columbus to Prince Philip.
Red: A Natural History of the Redhead
Hardback,
03/02/2022,
£16.99
£15.29
A captivating history of red hair through the ages, drawing on science, religion, politics, literature and art.
The Gun, the Ship and the Pen: Warfare, Constitutions and the Making of the Modern World
Paperback,
03/02/2022,
£10.99
£9.89
Award-winning historian Linda Colley re-examines the making of the modern world through the advance of written constitutions.
A World Transformed: Slavery in the Americas and the Origins of Global Power
Hardback,
10/03/2022,
£25.00
£22.50
A comprehensive study of how slavery and enslaved people shaped the modern world
Once We Were Slaves: The Extraordinary Journey of a Multi-Racial Jewish Family
Hardback,
09/12/2021,
£18.99
£17.09
Clarifying the Past: Understanding Historical Commissions in Conflicted and Divided Societies
Hardback,
13/10/2022,
£120.00
£108.00
Clarifying the Past provides a comprehensive analysis of state-sponsored historical commissions operating in conflicted and divided societies, developing a theoretical and methodological framework within the historical dialogue paradigm, key to understand the work of such commissions.
Papyrus: The No 1 International Bestseller
Hardback,
01/11/2022,
£25.00
£22.50
An enthralling journey through the history of books and libraries in the ancient world and those who have helped preserve their rich literary traditions
The Secret History of the Five Eyes: The untold story of the shadowy international spy network, through its targets, traitors and spies
Hardback,
01/09/2022,
£25.00
£22.50
The first published account of the Five Eyes, the elite spy network created by Britain and the United States that industrialised espionage operations.
Adriatic: A Two-Thousand-Year History of the Sea, Lands and Peoples
Hardback,
15/08/2022,
£30.00
£27.00
Adriatic recounts the shared history of the countries around the sea, from Italy to Croatia and beyond, from the Romans to the present.
The World
Hardback,
27/10/2022,
£35.00
£31.50
A thrilling, epic and original history of humanity from a dazzlingly fresh and global perspective, from the prize-winning, bestselling historian Simon Sebag Montefiore.
All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopaedia
Hardback,
08/09/2022,
£18.99
£17.09
A gloriously illuminating history of the encyclopaedia (and how and why we have captured knowledge over the years) by the bestselling author of JUST MY TYPE and ON THE MAP
Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine
Hardback,
17/10/2017,
£16.99
£15.29
Treasury of Folklore - Seas and Rivers: Sirens, Selkies and Ghost Ships
Hardback,
04/03/2021,
£12.99
£11.69
An entertaining and engrossing collection of myths and legends of the seas, rivers and lakes from around the globe.
Tools A Visual History: The Hardware that Built, Measured and Repaired the World
Hardback,
06/10/2022,
£20.00
£18.00
The Routledge Companion to Marine and Maritime Worlds 1400-1800
Paperback,
29/04/2022,
£39.99
£35.99
The Routledge Companion to Marine and Maritime Worlds, 1400-1800 explores early modern maritime history, culture, and the current state of the research and approaches taken by experts in the field.
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies
Hardback,
16/02/2023,
£12.99
£11.69
Providing a fascinating alternative perspective on history, this book takes readers on a global journey through human history, examining how lies can change the world around us - and shows that truth really is stranger than fiction.
Ten Engineers Who Made Britain Great: The Men Behind the Industrial Revolution
Paperback,
09/03/2023,
£15.99
£14.39
The definitive history of the great engineers who were responsible for the industrial revolution
A History of Food in Literature: From the Fourteenth Century to the Present
Paperback,
23/05/2017,
£34.99
£31.49
Castle: A History
Hardback,
22/03/2022,
£18.99
£17.09
A vibrant history of the castle in England, from the early Middle Ages to the present day
The Irish Garden: A Cultural History
Paperback,
31/03/2022,
£25.00
£22.50
A beautifully written celebration of the essence of the Irish Garden, new in paperback
Hope and Fear: Modern Myths, Conspiracy Theories and Pseudo-History
Hardback,
14/02/2022,
£20.00
£18.00
Myth-buster extraordinaire Ronald H. Fritze journeys through the twilight world of fringe ideas, conspiracy theories, 'alternative facts' and pseudo-history.
Thames: Sacred River
Paperback,
07/08/2008,
£25.00
£22.50
Just as Peter Ackroyd's bestselling London is the biography of the city, Thames: Sacred River is the biography of the river, from sea to source.
Venice
Paperback,
01/07/2010,
£16.99
£15.29
In this magnificent vision of Venice, Peter Ackroyd turns his unparalleled skill at evoking place from London and the River Thames, to Italy and the city of myth, mystery and beauty.
London: The Concise Biography
Paperback,
12/04/2012,
£16.99
£15.29
An abridged edition of Peter Ackroyd's magisterial biography of the city of London.
Prize-winning historian, novelist and broadcaster, Peter Ackroyd takes us on a journey - historical, geographical and imaginative - through the city of London.
Japan's Empire of Birds: Aristocrats, Anglo-Americans, and Transwar Ornithology
Hardback,
21/04/2022,
£85.00
£76.50
How Forests Think: Toward an Anthropology Beyond the Human
Paperback,
10/08/2013,
£24.00
£21.60
Avoiding reductionistic solutions, and without losing sight of how our lives and those of others are caught up in the moral webs we humans spin, this book skillfully fashions new kinds of conceptual tools from the strange and unexpected properties of the living world itself.
The Oxford Illustrated History of the Book
Paperback,
25/08/2022,
£19.99
£17.99
An edited volume mapping the history of the book, from the Ancient World through to the rapidly changing world of the book in the second decade of the 21st century.
Cricket Country: An Indian Odyssey in the Age of Empire
Paperback,
14/07/2022,
£16.99
£15.29
The extraordinary story of the first 'All India' national cricket tour of Great Britain and Ireland - and how the idea of India as a nation took shape on the cricket pitch.
As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice from Colonization to Standing Rock
Hardback,
02/04/2019,
£24.00
£21.60
Fallen Idols: History is not erased when statues are pulled down. It is made.
Hardback,
08/07/2021,
£20.00
£18.00
A hugely entertaining and informative narrative on one of the key arguments raging across the globe.
Fallen Idols: History is not erased when statues are pulled down. It is made.
Paperback,
28/04/2022,
£10.99
£9.89
A hugely entertaining and informative narrative on one of the key arguments raging across the globe.
Tutankhamun's Trumpet: The Story of Ancient Egypt in 100 Objects
Hardback,
12/05/2022,
£25.00
£22.50
Published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the moment that Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon broke open Tutankhamun's tomb, a riveting account of the treasures they found, by one of Britain's leading Egyptologists.
Brilliant Maps: An Atlas for Curious Minds
Paperback,
04/11/2021,
£14.99
£13.49
See the world anew with this unique and beautifully designed infographic atlas.
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