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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Africana by Lerato Umah-Shaylor - 9780008458508
$45.00
Africana
Lerato Umah-Shaylor
'It is a glorious book: an education and an invitation. There is such life in...
World History by DK - 9780241457856
$45.00
World History
DK
A truly global view of history covering over 350 of the world's most important milestones...
The History of the Medieval World by Susan Wise Bauer - 9780393059755
$65.95
The History of the Medieval World
Susan Wise Bauer
In her earlier work, The History of the Ancient World, Susan Wise Bauer wrote of...
A Short History of War by Jeremy Black - 9780300267075
$22.95
A Short History of War
Jeremy Black
An engaging, accessible introduction to war, from ancient times to the present and into the...
The D-Day Atlas by Charles Messenger - 9780500297643
$54.99
The D-Day Atlas
Charles Messenger
A vivid re-creation of the D-Day invasion and its aftermath, told through detailed maps, authoritative...
Medea by Euripides - 9780520307407
$21.95
Medea
Euripides
Renowned poet and acclaimed translator Charles Martin faithfully captures Euripides's dramatic tone and style in...
After the Nazis by Michael H. Kater - 9780300259247
$51.95
After the Nazis
Michael H. Kater
A wide-ranging, insightful history of culture in West Germany-from literature, film, and music to theater...
Moederland by Cato Pedder - 9781399810807
$34.99
Moederland
Cato Pedder
Moederland is a courageous and modern appraisal of what it means to be descended from...
Farts Aren't Invisible by Mick O'Hare - 9781915798947
$11.95
Farts Aren't Invisible
Mick O'Hare
Curious Animals a BRAND NEW amazing facts book from bestelling author Mick O'Hare coming October...
One Day I Will Write About This Place by Binyavanga Wainaina - 9781847083326
$27.99
One Day I Will Write About This Place
Binyavanga Wainaina
Binyavanga Wainaina tumbled through his middle-class Kenyan childhood out of kilter with the world around...
The World of the Crusades by Christopher Tyerman - 9780300274219
$34.95
The World of the Crusades
Christopher Tyerman
A lively reimagining of how the distant medieval world of war functioned, drawing on the...
Secondhand Time by Svetlana Alexievich - 9781925355567
$39.99
Secondhand Time
Svetlana Alexievich
From the 2015 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Svetlana Alexievich, comes the first...
The Book Of Roads And Kingdoms by Richard Fidler - 9780733341694
$36.99
The Book Of Roads And Kingdoms
Richard Fidler
A lost imperial city, full of wonder and marvels. An empire that was the largest...
Destiny Disrupted by Tamim Ansary - 9781586488130
$34.99
Destiny Disrupted
Tamim Ansary
We in the west share a common narrative of world history. But our story largely...
A Shorter History of Australia by Geoffrey Blainey - 9780857984388
$29.99
A Shorter History of Australia
Geoffrey Blainey
A broad, concise and inclusive vision of Australia and Australians by one our most renowned...
The Mongol Storm by Nicholas Morton - 9781399803571
$24.99
The Mongol Storm
Nicholas Morton
'Brain-stretching . . . pulsating . . . irresistable' The Sunday Times 'Deeply researched and...
The Power of Art by Caroline Campbell - 9780349128474
$39.99
The Power of Art
Caroline Campbell
To read most histories of art, you might be forgiven for supposing that great artists...
An Ordinary Youth by Walter Kempowski - 9781783788842
$42.99
An Ordinary Youth
Walter Kempowski
Growing up in Rostock, in the north of Germany, Walter has a comfortable upbringing: quiet...
Edda Mussolini by Caroline Moorehead - 9781529112016
$8.50
Edda Mussolini
Caroline Moorehead
From Sunday Times bestseller Caroline Moorehead comes a thrilling and immersive look at the life...
Second Hand
Sparks by Ian Johnson - 9780241524947
$55.00
Sparks
Ian Johnson
An inspiring testament to China's dissident historians and activists, from the 1940s to the present...
I Seek a Kind Person by Julian Borger - 9781399806732
$34.99
I Seek a Kind Person
Julian Borger
'I SEEK A KIND PERSON WHO WILL EDUCATE MY INTELLIGENT BOY, AGED 11.' In 1938,...
In Search Of Berlin by John Kampfner (Editor) - 9781838954826
$36.99
In Search Of Berlin
John Kampfner (Editor)
No other city has had so many lives, survived so many disasters and has reinvented...
Second Hand
Cobalt Red by Siddharth Kara - 9781250284303
$49.99
Cobalt Red
Siddharth Kara
Cobalt Red is the searing, first-ever expose of the immense toll taken on the people...
An African History of Africa
$36.99
An African History of Africa
Zeinab Badawi
Zeinab Badawi, award-winning broadcaster and President of SOAS, tells an epic story of the oldest...
Photorealistic Colored Pencil Drawing Techniques by Cocomaru - 9784805317440
$34.99
Photorealistic Colored Pencil Drawing Techniques
Cocomaru
Learn how to create photorealistic colored pencil drawings that are convincing enough to fool the...
Legacy of Violence by Caroline Elkins - 9780099540250
$35.00
Legacy of Violence
Caroline Elkins
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian: a searing, landmark study of the British Empire that lays...
Personality and Power by Ian Kershaw - 9780141998237
$29.99
Personality and Power
Ian Kershaw
The acclaimed historian explores how far individual leaders can alter the course of history The...
Great Books of China by Frances Wood - 9781837930210
$24.99
Great Books of China
Frances Wood
Discover - or rediscover - the major achievements of Chinese culture and civilization. Great Books...