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Target Switzerland: Swiss Armed Neutrality In World War II by Stephen P. Halbrook 9780306813252
RRP: £17.99£12.95A fascinating and enlightening explanation of the dilemma Switzerland found itself in during the 1930's and 1940's. - Publishers WeeklyAbout the AuthorStephen P. Halbrook has a Ph.D. from Florida State University and a J.D. from Georgetown University. He... -
The History of the World in Bite-Sized Chunks by Emma Marriott
RRP: £7.99£3.66History is a rich, varied and fascinating subject, so it's rare to find the whole lot in one book ... until now. The History of the World in Bite-Sized Chunks pulls it all together, from the world's earliest civilizations in 3500 BC to the founding of... -
The Travels of Ibn Battutah by Tim Mackintosh-Smith
RRP: £10.99£7.99He did not return to Morocco for another twenty-nine years, travelling instead through more than forty countries on the modern map, covering seventy-five thousand miles and getting as far north as the Volga, as far east as China and as far south as... -
Cuba Libre!: Che, Fidel, and the Improbable Revolution That Changed World History by Tony Perrottet
£27.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735218161Author Tony PerrottetFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Prentice Hall PressPublisher Prentice Hall Press -
Why Politics Fails: The Five Traps of the Modern World & How to Escape Them by Ben Ansell 9780241992753
RRP: £10.99£7.99From the 2023 Reith lecturer Politics is failing us. This is why. 'Brilliant . . . a must-read' Daron Acemoglu, co-author of Why Nations FailWhen it comes to politics, there are five goals that voters generally agree upon. We all want a say in how we're... -
The Last Crusaders: East, West and the Battle for the Centre of the World by Barnaby Rogerson
RRP: £14.99£10.05The Last Crusaders is about the titanic contest between Hadsburg-led Christendom and the Ottoman Empire in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the last great conflict between East and West - the battles that were fought and the men who led the armies... -
Stranger Than We Can Imagine: Making Sense of the Twentieth Century John Higgs 9781780226576
RRP: £9.99£7.00'An illuminating work of massive insight' Alan Moore'A sensational book. Heartily recommended' Rufus HoundIt is the century about which we know too much, yet understand too little. With disorientating ideas such as relativity, cubism, the id,... -
More: The 10,000-Year Rise of the World Economy by Philip Coggan 9781788163859
RRP: £16.99£15.51'Big and timely ... Coggan's account of the rise of the world economy is accessible and mercifully free of jargon' Sunday Times More tracks the development of the world economy, starting with the first obsidian blades that made their way from what is... -
The Stolen Village: Baltimore and the Barbary Pirates Des Ekin 9781847171047
RRP: £13.99£11.11In June 1631 pirates from Algiers and armed troops of the Turkish Ottoman Empire, led by the notorious pirate captain Morat Rais, stormed ashore at the little harbour village of Baltimore in West Cork. They captured almost all the villagers and bore them... -
The Enlightenment: An Idea and Its History J. C. D. Clark 9780198916284
RRP: £35.00£30.10Enlightenment studies are currently in a state of flux, with unresolved arguments among its adherents about its dates, its locations, and the contents of the 'movement'. This book cuts the Gordian knot. There are many books claiming to explain the... -
Size: How It Explains the World by Vaclav Smil 9780241992142
RRP: £10.99£7.99'There is no author whose books I look forward to more' Bill GatesThe New York Times bestselling author returns with a mind-opening exploration of how size defines life on Earth.Explaining the key processes shaping size in nature, society and technology,... -
Global Economic History: A Very Short Introduction by Robert C. Allen
RRP: £8.99£6.65Why are some countries rich and others poor? In 1500, the income differences were small, but they have grown dramatically since Columbus reached America. Since then, the interplay between geography, globalization, technological change, and economic... -
Flags, The World Encyclopedia of: An illustrated guide to international flags, banners, standards and ensigns by Alfred Znamierowski 9780754834809
RRP: £15.00£12.13Throughout the ages flags have been a means of cultural and national identity, communication, and a means of representation for groups and associations. Compiled by a leading authority this book, newly updated for this larger format edition, is a... -
Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century by Helen Thompson 9780198864981
RRP: £22.99£16.28Getting to grips with the overlapping geopolitical, economic, and political crises faced by Western democratic societies in the 2020s. The 21st century has brought a powerful tide of geopolitical, economic, and democratic shocks. Their fallout has... -
Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Things You Need to Know About the World by Vaclav Smil
RRP: £10.99£7.99'My favourite author has done it again. Numbers Don't Lie is by far his most accessible book to date, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is curious about the world. I unabashedly recommend this book to anyone who loves learning' Bill GatesIs flying... -
World History: From the Ancient World to the Information Age by DK
RRP: £25.00£19.22An essential gift for every history buff, this boldly illustrated book maps out the events that have shaped our world - from the dawn of human civilization to the present day.A comprehensive and accessible guide to the history of human civilisation,... -
Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View by Richard Tarnas
RRP: £17.99£14.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780452288591Author Richard TarnasFormat PaperbackPage Count 592Imprint PlumePublisher PlumeWeight(grams) 1gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 32mm -
The Summit: The Biggest Battle of the Second World War - fought behind closed doors by Ed Conway 9780349139616
£16.94The idea of world leaders gathering in the midst of economic crisis has become all-too familiar. But the summit at Bretton Woods in 1944 was the only time countries from around the world have agreed to overhaul the structure of the international monetary... -
Why Empires Fall: Rome, America and the Future of the West by John Rapley 9780141991160
RRP: £10.99£7.99What can the fall of Rome teach us about the decline of the West today? A historian and a political economist, both experts in their field, investigateOver the last three centuries, the West rose to dominate the planet. Then, suddenly, around the turn of... -
The Hungry Empire: How Britain's Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World by Lizzie Collingham
RRP: £12.99£9.34'A wholly pleasing book, which offers a tasty side dish to anyone exploring the narrative history of the British Empire' Max Hastings, Sunday TimesWINNER OF THE GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS BOOK AWARD 2018The glamorous daughter of an African chief shares a... -
In Defense of Civilization: How Our Past Can Renew Our Present by Michael R.J. Bonner
RRP: £17.99£12.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781990823060Author Michael RJ BonnerFormat HardbackPage Count 230Imprint The Sutherland House Inc.Publisher The Sutherland House Inc. -
Genocide: Key Themes by Donald Bloxham 9780192865267
£19.28The growth of scholarship on the pressing problem of genocide shows no sign of abating. This volume takes stock of Genocide Studies in all its multi-disciplinary diversity by adopting a thematic rather than case-study approach. Each chapter is by an... -
Foreign Bodies: The Terror of Contagion, the Ingenuity of Science by Simon Schama 9781471169922
RRP: £12.99£8.41'This splendid and often moving work of history... Schama has a gift for combining novelistically colourful detail, serious analysis and wryly amusing asides' Daily Telegraph 'Superb' Observer 'Extraordinary... A meticulous retelling of a terrible... -
The Lion's Share: A History of British Imperialism 1850 to the Present by Bernard Porter 9780367426989
£38.28Updated to incorporate a substantial new epilogue considering Brexit and its 'imperial' implications, the sixth edition of The Lion's Share remains an essential introduction to British imperialism from its Victorian heyday to the present.Well-known for... -
Adventurer: The Life and Times of Giacomo Casanova by Leo Damrosch
RRP: £25.00£21.32A fast-paced narrative about the world-famous libertine Giacomo Casanova, from celebrated biographer Leo Damrosch "Fully succeeds in communicating that 'vivid presentness,' that 'joyful eagerness' for life, which is what keeps us reading Casanova-and... -
Metropolis: A History of Humankind's Greatest Invention by Ben Wilson
RRP: £12.99£9.34From the Sunday Times bestselling author, a dazzling, globe-spanning history of humankind's greatest invention: the city.'Brilliant...enchanting' Evening Standard 'Exhilarating' New York TimesThe story of the city is the story of civilisation. From Uruk... -
Connecting History: Higher Britain, 1851-1951 by Euan M. Duncan
RRP: £18.99£18.66Exam board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2018First exam: Summer 2019Fresh stories, fresh scholarship and a fresh structure. Connecting History informs and empowers tomorrow's citizens, today.Bringing together lesser-told... -
The Great Defiance: How the world took on the British Empire by David Veevers 9781529109962
RRP: £10.99£7.99The story of the British Empire is a familiar one: Britain came, it saw, it conquered, forging a glorious world empire upon which the sun never set. In fact, far from being the tale of a single nation imposing its will upon the world, the British Empire... -
Working Class History: Everyday Acts of Resistance and Rebellion by Working Class Histor
RRP: £18.99£12.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629638232Author Working Class HistorFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint PM PressPublisher PM Press -
Not Enough Room to Swing a Cat: Naval slang and its everyday usage by Martin Robson
RRP: £9.99£6.72As the crow flies'', ''chunder'', ''cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey'', ''three sheets to the wind'' - many terms like these are used in everyday English language conversation and writing. But how many landlubbers know that they derive... -
Postcolonialism: A Very Short Introduction by Robert J. C. Young
RRP: £8.99£6.65Postcolonialism explores the political, social, and cultural effects of decolonization, continuing the anti-colonial deconstruction of western dominance. This Very Short Introduction discusses both the history and key debates of postcolonialism, and... -
The Birth of the Modern World, 1780 - 1914 C. A. Bayly (University of Cambridge, UK) 9780631236160
RRP: £28.95£26.46This thematic history of the world from 1780 to the onset of the First World War reveals that the world was far more 'globalised' at this time than is commonly thought. Explores previously neglected sets of connections in world history.Reveals that the... -
Nomads: The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World Anthony Sattin 9781473677890
RRP: £12.99£7.72A Spectator Book of the Year'Sweeping . . . Poetic . . . Not only readable but also vital' Literary Review'A terrific storyteller' New York Times'Exceptional . . . tender and beautifully written' Country LifeThe groundbreaking story of Nomadic peoples on... -
The British Museum Puzzle Book by Gareth Moore 9780500480915
RRP: £16.99£11.54Solve intriguing and challenging puzzles based on the world-renowned British Museum collection. The Rosetta Stone, Egyptian hieroglyphs, Assyrian reliefs, the Lewis Chessmen: many mysteries of the past are found within the walls of the British Museum,... -
Islamic History: A Very Short Introduction by Adam J. Silverstein
RRP: £8.99£6.65Does history matter? This book argues not that history matters, but that Islamic history does. This Very Short Introduction introduces the story of Islamic history; the controversies surrounding its study; and the significance that it holds - for Muslims... -
The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History by Kassia St Clair
RRP: £12.99£5.30** A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK **'Fascinating . . . The history of the world through the eye of a needle . . . I recommend this book to anyone' THE SPECTATOR'A charming, absorbing and history that takes us on a journey from the silk roads to sportswear,... -
Sweet Negotiations: Sugar, Slavery, and Plantation Agriculture in Early Barbados by Russell R. Menard 9780813937144
£30.29Intending at first simply to do further research on the mid-seventeenth-century ""sugar revolution"" in Barbados, Russell Menard traveled to the island. But once there, he quickly found many discrepancies between the historical understanding of the way... -
Feminisms: A Global History by Lucy Delap
RRP: £10.99£7.99How has feminism developed? What have feminists achieved? What can we learn from the global history of feminism?Feminism is the ongoing story of a profound historical transformation. Despite being repeatedly written off as a political movement that has... -
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations by John Haywood
RRP: £12.99£9.34This new historical atlas - richly illustrated with photographs, artwork recreations and full-colour maps - explores the world's earliest civilisations from the first farming settlements of Mesopotamia, via Egypt, Greece and Rome, to the civilisations of... -
The History of the Franks by Gregory of Tours
RRP: £14.99£10.95Written following the collapse of Rome's secular control over western Europe, the History of Gregory (c. AD 539-594) is a fascinating exploration of the events that shaped sixth-century France. This volume contains all ten books from the work, the last...