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ISBN: 9781781250198 - The Measure of Civilisation Bestseller The Measure of Civilisation
Ian Morris

ISBN10: 1781250197  ISBN13: 9781781250198
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 21 Feb 2013
Offers insight into the index of social development that measures change in East and West. The author argues that to understand the development of East and West, we need to look beyond 'long-term lock-in' theories (that suggest it was inevitable)... More

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ISBN: 9781846147661 - Children of the Days Children of the Days
Eduardo Galeano

ISBN10: 1846147662  ISBN13: 9781846147661
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Allen Lane
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 30 Apr 2013
Shows us how to remember and how to live. This book is shaped like a calendar. Each day brings with it a story: a journey, feast or tragedy that really happened on that date, from all possible years and all corners of the world. From Eduardo... More

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ISBN: 9780857520517 - Cruel Crossing Cruel Crossing
Edward Stourton

ISBN10: 0857520512  ISBN13: 9780857520517
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd Doubleday
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 25 Apr 2013
The mountain paths are as treacherous as they are steep - the more so in the dark and in winter. Even for the fit the journey is a formidable challenge. In this title, the author uncovers stories of midnight scrambles across rooftops and drops... More

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ISBN: 9781781591253 - An Alternative History of Britain: The Anglo-Saxon Age An Alternative History of Britain: The Anglo-Saxon Age
Timothy Venning

ISBN10: 1781591253  ISBN13: 9781781591253
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd Pen & Sword Military
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 17 Jan 2013
Taking a similar approach to his successful If Rome Hadn't Fallen, Timothy Venning explores the various decision points in a fascinating period of British history and the alternative paths that it might have taken. Taking a similar approach to his... More

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ISBN: 9781118425121 - A Companion to the Medieval World A Companion to the Medieval World
Carol Lansing, Edward D English

ISBN10: 111842512X  ISBN13: 9781118425121
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 07 Dec 2012
Drawing on the expertise of 26 distinguished scholars, this important volume covers the major issues in the study of medieval Europe, highlighting the significant impact the time period had on cultural forms and institutions central to European... More

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ISBN: 9781781591260 - An Alternative History of Britain: The Hundred Years War An Alternative History of Britain: The Hundred Years War
Timothy Venning

ISBN10: 1781591261  ISBN13: 9781781591260
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd Pen & Sword Military
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 30 Mar 2013
Continuing his exploration of the alternative paths that British history might so easily have taken, Timothy Venning turns his attention to the Hundred Years War between England and France. Could the English have won in the long term, or... More

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ISBN: 9781846144424 - The Penguin History of the World The Penguin History of the World
J M Roberts, Odd Arne Westad

ISBN10: 1846144426  ISBN13: 9781846144424
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Allen Lane
Edition: 6th Revised edition
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 28 Mar 2013
Tells the story of human endeavour laid out in all its grandeur and folly, drama and pain. This title offers new research and discoveries, such as the revolution in our understanding of many civilizations in the Ancient World. This is a completely... More

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ISBN: 9781107400023 - Nations Nations
Azar Gat

ISBN10: 1107400023  ISBN13: 9781107400023
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 20 Dec 2012
A groundbreaking study of the foundations of nationalism, exposing its antiquity, strong links with ethnicity and roots in human nature. What are the origins of nationalism and why is it capable of arousing such intense emotions? In this major... More

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ISBN: 9781441101181 - Japan Since 1945 Japan Since 1945
Timothy S George, Christopher Gerteis

ISBN10: 1441101187  ISBN13: 9781441101181
Publisher: Continuum Publishing Corporation
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 20 Dec 2012
Examines the social, cultural, and political underpinnings of Japan's postwar and post-industrial trajectories. Does Japan really matter anymore? The challenges of recent Japanese history have led some pundits and scholars to publicly wonder... More

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ISBN: 9781402765926 - The Art of the Map The Art of the Map
Dennis Reinhartz

ISBN10: 1402765924  ISBN13: 9781402765926
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Co Inc Sterling
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 28 Nov 2012
An illustrated history of the golden age of cartography, from the sixteenth through to the nineteenth centuries, that explores not only the embellishments on maps but also what they reveal about the world in which they were created. More