World History

Travel through time with our World History collection at Harry Hartog Bookseller. From ancient civilisations to modern conflicts, empire-building to cultural revolutions, these books offer powerful insight into the forces that shaped our world. Perfect for students, educators, and curious minds. Shop online or in-store for compelling global history reads.

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Youthquake by Edward Paice - 9781800241589
$49.99
Youthquake
Edward Paice
A riveting study of Africa's demographics - its youth and growth - and what they...
World History For Dummies by Peter Haugen - 9781119855606
$46.95
World History For Dummies
Peter Haugen
Discover how the modern world came to be with this easy-to-follow and up-to-date history companion...
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families by Philip Gourevitch - 9781447275268
$19.99
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families
Philip Gourevitch
In 1994, the Rwandan government orchestrated a campaign of extermination, in which everyone in the...
War and Trade with the Pharaohs by Garry J. Shaw - 9781783030460
$59.99
War and Trade with the Pharaohs
Garry J. Shaw
The ancient Egyptians presented themselves as superior to all other people in the world; on...
Through Ice & Fire by Sarah Laverick - 9781760554798
$34.99
Through Ice & Fire
Sarah Laverick
The wild and desolate expanses of Antarctica have been the setting for many famous exploits...
The Voynich Manuscript
$82.95
The Voynich Manuscript
Raymond Clemens
The first authorized copy of this mysterious, much-speculated-upon, one-of-a-kind, centuries-old puzzle "For the first time,...
The Story of Egypt by Joann Fletcher - 9781444785166
$22.99
The Story of Egypt
Joann Fletcher
The epic 4000-year story of the world's greatest civilisation from a world-leading Egyptologist The history...
The State of Africa by Martin Meredith - 9781471196416
$29.99
The State of Africa
Martin Meredith
'Meredith has given a spectacularly clear view of the African political jungle' - Spectator 'This...
The Silk Roads by Professor Peter Frankopan - 9781408839997
$24.99
The Silk Roads
Professor Peter Frankopan
For centuries, fame and fortune was to be found in the west - in the...
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson - 9781408810026
$29.99
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt
Toby Wilkinson
A brilliantly readable, beautifully illustrated general history of ancient Egypt, from the builders of the...
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt by Ian Shaw (, Lecturer in Egyptian Archaeology at the University of Liverpool) - 9780192804587
$33.95
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt
Ian Shaw (, Lecturer in Egyptian Archaeology at the University of Liverpool)
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt uniquely covers 700,000 years of ancient Egypt from the...
The Medici by Mary Hollingsworth - 9781803281254
$24.99
The Medici
Mary Hollingsworth
'This forensic study of the Renaissance banking dynasty conjures up a world of art, literature,...
The Golden Rhinoceros from Francois-Xavier Fauvelle - Harry Hartog gift idea
$32.99
The Golden Rhinoceros
Francois-Xavier Fauvelle
An unforgettable journey into the forgotten history of medieval Africa From the birth of Islam...
The Egyptian Myths by Garry J. Shaw - 9780500251980
$26.99
The Egyptian Myths
Garry J. Shaw
Which gods created the world according to the ancient Egyptians? How did they explain the...
The Black History Book by DK - 9780241512982
$39.99
The Black History Book
DK
An accessible guide to the key milestones in Black history, culture, and society across the...
SPQR by Professor Mary Beard - 9781846683817
From $7.00
SPQR
Professor Mary Beard
Ancient Rome matters. Its history of empire, conquest, cruelty and excess is something against which...
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari - 9780099590088
$27.99
Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari
What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us Sapiens? This bestselling history...
Prison Letters by Nelson Mandela - 9781631495960
$29.95
Prison Letters
Nelson Mandela
First published to mark the centenary of Nelson Mandela's birth, The Prison Letters of Nelson...
One Summer by Bill Bryson - 9780552772563
$26.99
One Summer
Bill Bryson
Let our favourite writer of narrative non-fiction take you back to a summer when America...
Kings of Shanghai by Jonathan Kaufman - 9780349142982
$24.99
Kings of Shanghai
Jonathan Kaufman
'A masterpiece of research, The Last Kings of Shanghai is a vivid and fascinating story...
King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild - 9781509882205
$19.99
King Leopold's Ghost
Adam Hochschild
With an introduction by award-winning novelist Barbara Kingsolver In the late nineteenth century, when the...
Hunting Game by Louisa Lombard (Yale University, Connecticut) - 9781108478779
$136.95
Hunting Game
Louisa Lombard (Yale University, Connecticut)
Northeastern Central African Republic - a vast space bordering Chad, Darfur, and South Sudan -...
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney - 9781788731188
$32.99
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa
Walter Rodney
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa is an ambitious masterwork of political economy, detailing the impact of...
$45.00
Hannibal
Philip Freeman
Telling the story of a man who stood against the overwhelming power of the mighty...
Freight Dogs by Giles Foden - 9780297609100
$15.00
Freight Dogs
Giles Foden
1996: in a Ugandan dive bar, the 'freight dogs' gather. An anarchic group of mercenary...
Empire by Niall Ferguson - 9780141037318
$14.99
Empire
Niall Ferguson
This astoundingly successful, superbly reviewed book vividly recreates the excitement, brutality and adventure of the...
Egyptian Mythology by Geraldine Pinch (Egyptologist, Egyptologist, The Oriental Institute of Oxford University) - 9780195170245
$41.95
Egyptian Mythology
Geraldine Pinch (Egyptologist, Egyptologist, The Oriental Institute of Oxford University)
From stories of resurrected mummies and thousand-year-old curses to powerful pharaohs and the coveted treasures...
Dr. Wangari Maathai Plants a Forest by Rebel Girls - 9781733329217
$18.99
Dr. Wangari Maathai Plants a Forest
Rebel Girls
A novel based on the life of Dr. Wangari Maathai, the Nobel Prize-winning activist and...