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Through our listed titles in this area, discover and learn how people and past events have influenced and shaped the present. Our books and resources cover a wide range of people and historic events. Why not view our best-selling History books covering key subject areas such-as European History, Ancient History, Medieval History, Historiography and many more!



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Castro
Castro
3rd Edition

S. Balfour

Nov 2008
ISBN13: 9781405873185
ISBN10: 1405873183
£16.99 Further info on Castro Buy Castro

The story of Fidel Castro has few parallels in contemporary history. None of the outstanding Third World leaders of the twentieth-century played such a prominent and restless part on the internatio...
Europe 1850-1914
Europe 1850-1914
Progress, Participation and Apprehension

Jonathan Sperber

Nov 2008
ISBN13: 9781405801348
ISBN10: 1405801344
£19.99 Further info on Europe 1850-1914 Buy Europe 1850-1914

Jonathan Sperber’s new book is an innovative survey of European history from 1850 to the eve of the First World War in 1914. From the Baltic to the Mediterranean, the Atlantic to the Urals, th...
Gladiators
Gladiators
Violence and Spectacle in Ancient Rome

Roger Dunkle

Oct 2008
ISBN13: 9781405807395
ISBN10: 1405807393
£21.99 Further info on Gladiators Buy Gladiators

The games comprised gladiatorial fights, staged animal hunts (venationes) and the executions of convicted criminals and prisoners of war. Besides entertaining the crowd, the games delivered...
World Politics since 1945
World Politics since 1945
9th Edition

Peter Calvocoressi

Oct 2008
ISBN13: 9781405899383
ISBN10: 1405899387
£24.99 Further info on World Politics since 1945 Buy World Politics since 1945

“The most lucid, comprehensive, intelligent and reliable account of post-war modern history on the market.”  ...
Connections
Connections
A World History, Volume 2, VangoBooks

Edward Judge, John Langdon

Oct 2008
ISBN13: 9780321107978
ISBN10: 0321107977
£31.99 Further info on Connections Buy Connections

Connections: A World History focuses on the connections within and between societies, combining a uniquely comprehensive and consistent map program with a strong pedagogical support a...
Historians on History
Historians on History
2nd Edition

John Tosh

Oct 2008
ISBN13: 9781405801683
ISBN10: 1405801689
£19.99 Further info on Historians on History Buy Historians on History

John Tosh’s classic reader brings together some of the key writings of major historians of the last half century. This new edition has been carefully revised to take account of the latest t...
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History on Film/Film on History
History on Film/Film on History

Robert Rosenstone

Feb 2006
ISBN13: 9780582505841
ISBN10: 0582505844
£15.99 Further info on History on Film/Film on History Buy History on Film/Film on History

To deal with film is to deal with a historical game pretty much outside the control of historians.This book provides a broad historical and theoretical overview to the rapidly growing field of hist...
CHINA - The Race to Market
CHINA - The Race to Market
What China's transformation means for business, markets and the world order

Jonathan Story

Apr 2003
ISBN13: 9780273663218
ISBN10: 0273663216
£24.99 Further info on CHINA - The Race to Market Buy CHINA - The Race to Market

With WTO membership under its belt and a new leadership emerging, China could be ready to take its place in the global economy as an economic powerhouse. But is the Chinese dragon about to take fli...
Europe Between the Wars
Europe Between the Wars
2nd Edition

Martin Kitchen

Feb 2006
ISBN13: 9780582894143
ISBN10: 058289414X
£20.99 Further info on Europe Between the Wars Buy Europe Between the Wars

Martin Kitchen’s compelling account of Europe between the wars sets the twenty-year crisis within the context of the profound sense of cultural malaise shared by many philosophers and artists,...
Boudica Britannia
Boudica Britannia

Miranda Aldhouse-Green

Dec 2006
ISBN13: 9781405811002
ISBN10: 1405811005
£21.99 Further info on Boudica Britannia Buy Boudica Britannia

This account of Boudica employs a blend of archaeological and literary testimony to present fresh insight into this legendary figure. Unique in bringing contemporary politics are brought to be...
Terrorism
Terrorism

Rosemary O'Kane

Apr 2007
ISBN13: 9780582506107
ISBN10: 0582506107
£10.99 Further info on Terrorism Buy Terrorism

A brief, accessible, jargon free introduction to one of the most important global issues in the twenty first century.Explaining and illustrating modern terrorism, this book focuses both on t...
Mary Celeste
Mary Celeste
The Greatest Mystery of the Sea

Paul Begg

Dec 2006
ISBN13: 9781405836210
ISBN10: 1405836210
£9.99 Further info on Mary Celeste Buy Mary Celeste

This book returns to the facts of one of the greatest maritime and historical mysteries. This book returns to the facts. Accompanied by photos of the people involved and maps of the area, this is a...
Capitalism
Capitalism

Paul Bowles

Sep 2006
ISBN13: 9780582506091
ISBN10: 0582506093
£10.99 Further info on Capitalism Buy Capitalism

Having fended off challenges throughout the twentieth century, capitalism has proved itself not only the dominant economic system in the world, but also one of our greatest political and social dri...
Europe Reborn
Europe Reborn
A History, 1914-2000

Harold James

Sep 2003
ISBN13: 9780582215337
ISBN10: 0582215331
£20.99 Further info on Europe Reborn Buy Europe Reborn

How was modern Europe formed? Today arguments about the Euro, federalism, and European expansion define the political debate. Europe Reborn looks back at the history of Europe in the twent...
The Truth Will Out
The Truth Will Out
Unmasking the Real Shakespeare

Brenda James, William Rubinstein

Oct 2006
ISBN13: 9781405840866
ISBN10: 1405840862
£12.99 Further info on The Truth Will Out Buy The Truth Will Out

The question of who wrote Shakespeare’s plays has been the subject of furious debate among scholars for over 150 years. Everything known about the facts of William Shakespeare’s life seem...
Border Fury
Border Fury
England and Scotland at War, 1296-1568

John Sadler

Dec 2004
ISBN13: 9780582772939
ISBN10: 0582772931
£26.99 Further info on Border Fury Buy Border Fury

For three hundred years England and Scotland fought a bitter series of wars for territorial enlargement.Border Fury provides a fascinating account of the period of Anglo-Scottish Border...
Communism
Communism

Mark Sandle

Sep 2006
ISBN13: 9780582506039
ISBN10: 0582506034
£10.99 Further info on Communism Buy Communism

This book shows how the modern communist movement emerged out of radical millenarian movements of the Middle Ages and the English Civil War, becoming a mass movement of industrial society, seeking...
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The Pursuit of History
The Pursuit of History
4th Edition

John Tosh

Jan 2006
ISBN13: 9781405823517
ISBN10: 1405823518
£17.99 Further info on The Pursuit of History Buy The Pursuit of History

John Tosh's Pursuit of History is the essential introduction to the practice of history. The fourth edition incorporates a wealth of student-friendly features to...
Europe 1880-1945
Europe 1880-1945
3rd Edition

J.M. Roberts

Oct 2000
ISBN13: 9780582357457
ISBN10: 0582357454
£28.99 Further info on Europe 1880-1945 Buy Europe 1880-1945

This well-established and immensely successful book by one of Britain's most popular historians, is the standard introduction to the subject. Appropriate for 1st yr undergraduate upwards on M...
The Crusades 1095-1197
The Crusades 1095-1197

Jonathan Phillips

Jul 2002
ISBN13: 9780582328228
ISBN10: 0582328225
£14.99 Further info on The Crusades 1095-1197 Buy The Crusades 1095-1197

The idea of the crusade remains a potent one. In this compelling account, Jonathan Phillips moves away from modern constructs and possible misconceptions of the crusades, to explore the origins and de...
Civilization in the West, Volume 1 (to 1715)
Civilization in the West, Volume 1 (to 1715)
7th Edition

Mark Kishlansky, Patrick Geary, Patricia O'Brien

Nov 2007
ISBN13: 9780205556854
ISBN10: 020555685X
£44.99 Further info on Civilization in the West, Volume 1 (to 1715) Buy Civilization in the West, Volume 1 (to 1715)

Civilization in the West blends social and political history with an exceptional map and image program to engage students and bring history to life.
Civilizations Past & Present, Volume 2 (from 1300)
Civilizations Past & Present, Volume 2 (from 1300)
12th Edition

Robert Edgar, Neil Hackett, George Jewsbury, Barbara Molony, Matthew Gordon

Oct 2007
ISBN13: 9780205574315
ISBN10: 0205574319
£45.99 Further info on Civilizations Past & Present, Volume 2 (from 1300) Buy Civilizations Past & Present, Volume 2 (from 1300)

Civilizations Past and Present, written by specialists in Islamic, African, Asian, Ancient, and East European history— offers a clear and accessible analysis of diverse trends shap...
20th Century Britain
20th Century Britain
Economic, Cultural and Social Change
2nd Edition

Francesca Carnevali, Julie-Marie Strange, Paul Johnson

May 2007
ISBN13: 9780582772878
ISBN10: 0582772877
£24.99 Further info on 20th Century Britain Buy 20th Century Britain

Over the course of the twentieth century, British social conditions and expectations have improved significantly, as has economic performance. War and work, political and social movements, te...

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