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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Revolusi by David Van Reybrouck - 9781529931525
$26.99
Revolusi
David Van Reybrouck
*Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize* A true masterpiece of narrative history showing Indonesia's epic...
Peak Human by Johan Norberg - 9781805463870
$36.99
Peak Human
Johan Norberg
Golden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific exploration, technological achievement and...
The Defector by Richard Kerbaj - 9781789468496
$36.99
The Defector
Richard Kerbaj
Drawing on newly declassified intelligence documents and dozens of interviews with spymasters, The Defector tells...
The Myth of Ancient Egypt by Charlotte Booth - 9781445610504
$15.95
The Myth of Ancient Egypt
Charlotte Booth
Egypt is extremely popular in the West, with almost everyone having some preconceptions about the...
Catherine de' Medici by Mary Hollingsworth - 9781800244771
$26.99
Catherine de' Medici
Mary Hollingsworth
A Financial Times Book of the Year 'Thoroughly researched.' Sunday Times 'To be devoured.' Philip...
Unknown Enemy by Dr Charles Dick (Independent Scholar, UK) - 9781526665973
$34.99
Unknown Enemy
Dr Charles Dick (Independent Scholar, UK)
'Riveting, timely and truly revelatory. The Organisation Todt is the Nazi-era secret that still needs...
Autocracy, Inc by Anne Applebaum - 9781802062120
$26.99
Autocracy, Inc
Anne Applebaum
The celebrated historian and journalist uncovers the networks trying to destroy the democratic world in...
Croatia by Marcus Tanner - 9780300246575
$28.95
Croatia
Marcus Tanner
In this updated edition of his acclaimed history, Marcus Tanner takes us from the first...
Money by David McWilliams - 9781471195464
$26.99
Money
David McWilliams
*THE INTERNATIONAL #1 BESTSELLER* AS HEARD ON RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK SHORTLISTED FOR...
City of Light, City of Shadows by x Mike Rapport - 9780349128146
$24.99
City of Light, City of Shadows
x Mike Rapport
Paris in the Belle Epoque is remembered as a golden age of cultural flourishing and...
The Rest is History Returns by Goalhanger - 9781526668677
$24.99
The Rest is History Returns
Goalhanger
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The second bestselling book from 'the most joyous and brain-enhancing...
Zulu Victory by Ron Lock - 9781853675058
$32.00
Zulu Victory
Ron Lock
The battle of Isandlwhana - a great Zulu victory - was one of the worst...
Second Hand
The World of the Cold War by Vladislav Zubok - 9780241696149
$55.00
The World of the Cold War
Vladislav Zubok
A sweeping, original history of the Cold War, from an acclaimed historian of the USSR...
$22.00
Desperate Venture
Norman Gelb
This is the story of one of the most crucial campaigns of World War II....
Second Hand
The Revolutionary Temper by Robert Darnton - 9780141009964
$42.99
The Revolutionary Temper
Robert Darnton
A brilliant account of the coming of the French Revolution, and the culminating work of...
History's Strangest Deaths by Riley Knight - 9781761472589
$29.99
History's Strangest Deaths
Riley Knight
History's Strangest Deaths, the debut book from Riley Knight, host of the popular podcast Half-Arsed...
Carthage by Eve MacDonald - 9781529911688
$36.99
Carthage
Eve MacDonald
A landmark new history of the ancient kingdom of Carthage, told through its iconic figures...
Venice by Martin Gayford - 9780500295014
$29.99
Venice
Martin Gayford
A Sunday Times Art Book of the Year. This is a unique and compelling journey...
Japanese Yokai Sticker Book by Tuttle Studio - 9780804858274
$29.99
Japanese Yokai Sticker Book
Tuttle Studio
Unleash the Myth and Magic of Yokai with 160 Enchanting Stickers of Japan's Most Fascinating...
Galateo by Giovanni Della Casa - 9780226212197
$24.95
Galateo
Giovanni Della Casa
"Since it is the case that you are now just beginning that journey that I...
The Secret Lives of Single Medieval Women by Rosalie Gilbert - 9781684818228
$34.99
The Secret Lives of Single Medieval Women
Rosalie Gilbert
Unveiling the Untold Stories of Women in the Middle Ages For centuries, medieval history books...
Vertigo by Harald Jahner - 9780753559987
$24.99
Vertigo
Harald Jahner
Baillie Gifford-shortlisted author Harald J hner (Aftermath: Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich)...
The Neverending Empire by Aldo Cazzullo - 9780008700430
$14.00
The Neverending Empire
Aldo Cazzullo
From the international bestselling author and notable journalist Aldo Cazzullo comes a brilliantly researched and...
Judgement at Tokyo by Gary J. Bass - 9781509812769
$26.99
Judgement at Tokyo
Gary J. Bass
'Every so often, a new work emerges of such immense scholarship and weight that it...
Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries by Kate Mosse - 9781529092233
$24.99
Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries
Kate Mosse
History, completed. 'Excellent . . . bursting with extraordinary women' - Anita Anand, broadcaster and...
Silk Silver Opium by Michael Pembroke, Hon Justice - 9781761451980
$37.99
Silk Silver Opium
Michael Pembroke, Hon Justice
Silk Silver Opium not only tells the fascinating stories of silk and tea, porcelain, silver...
Britain's Gulag by Caroline Elkins - 9781529946185
$36.99
Britain's Gulag
Caroline Elkins
The twentieth anniversary edition of Caroline Elkins's Pulitzer Prize-winning expose, now with a new introduction...
Batavia's Graveyard by Mike Dash - 9780753816844
$24.99
Batavia's Graveyard
Mike Dash
When the Dutch East Indian Batavia struck an uncharted reef off the new continent of...