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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The Burning Earth by Sunil Amrith - 9780141993867
$26.99
The Burning Earth
Sunil Amrith
A brilliant, paradigm-shifting global survey of how human history has reshaped the planet, and vice...
Rasputin
$55.00
Rasputin
Beevor Antony
The Revolutionists by Jason Burke - 9781847926074
$39.99
The Revolutionists
Jason Burke
An extraordinary cast, globe-spanning action, this is the gripping, era-defining origin story for today's conflicts...
The World at First Light by Bernd Roeck - 9780691183831
$79.99
The World at First Light
Bernd Roeck
A magisterial history of the Renaissance and the birth of the modern world The cultural...
Augustus The Strong by Tim Blanning - 9781802066418
$32.99
Augustus The Strong
Tim Blanning
A riotous biography of the charismatic ruler of 18th-century Poland and Saxony, and his catastrophic...
Women Who Ruled the World by Elizabeth Norton - 9781804441138
$49.99
Women Who Ruled the World
Elizabeth Norton
Female kings have always been a rarity, an oddity, or an undesirable outcome. In almost...
Japanese Folk Magic by Marianna Zanetta - 9788854421837
$24.99
Japanese Folk Magic
Marianna Zanetta
Folk Magic is a unique series analyzing popular magical traditions from different eras and cultures...
Italian Folk Magic by Azzura D'Agostino - 9788854421851
$24.99
Italian Folk Magic
Azzura D'Agostino
Folk Magic is a unique series analyzing popular magical traditions from different eras and cultures...
Can Europe Survive? by David Marsh - 9780300273007
$51.95
Can Europe Survive?
David Marsh
A bold new account of Europe's plight as it faces political fracture, economic stagnation and...
The Occult Roots of Nazism by Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke - 9781838601850
$24.99
The Occult Roots of Nazism
Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke
Over half a century after the defeat of the Third Reich, the complexities of Nazi...
An African History of Africa by Zeinab Badawi - 9780753560143
$26.99
An African History of Africa
Zeinab Badawi
Zeinab Badawi, award-winning broadcaster and President of SOAS, tells an epic story of the oldest...
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies by Natasha Tidd - 9781789297836
$24.99
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies
Natasha Tidd
Taking readers on a global journey through human history, Natasha Tidd examines how lies can...
The Coming of the Railway by David Gwyn - 9780300284300
$24.95
The Coming of the Railway
David Gwyn
The first global history of the epic early days of the iron railway Railways, in...
The Great Transformation by Odd Arne Westad - 9780300285604
$30.95
The Great Transformation
Odd Arne Westad
The first thorough account of a formative and little understood chapter in Chinese history "Almost...
Elves and Fairies by Matthias Egeler - 9780300284409
$41.95
Elves and Fairies
Matthias Egeler
An enchanting history of the otherworld of elves and fairies, from the nature spirits of...
A Popular History of Idi Amin's Uganda by Derek R. Peterson - 9780300278385
$51.95
A Popular History of Idi Amin's Uganda
Derek R. Peterson
How Africa's most notorious tyrant made his oppressive regime seem both necessary and patriotic Idi...
The Last Tsar by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa - 9781399819855
$26.99
The Last Tsar
Tsuyoshi Hasegawa
'Certain to become the definitive work' DOUGLAS SMITH 'Elegantly written and magisterially researched' ROBERT SERVICE...
Plunder and Survival by Suzanne Loebl - 9781538194225
$50.00
Plunder and Survival
Suzanne Loebl
Written by a Holocaust survivor whose family collected art, Plunder and Survival tells the stories...
Four Points of the Compass by Jerry Brotton - 9780141999562
$26.99
Four Points of the Compass
Jerry Brotton
A sparkling exploration of the four cardinal directions, by the acclaimed author of A History...
Empires of Violence by Philip Dwyer (University of Newcastle, Australia.) - 9781350538634
$34.99
Empires of Violence
Philip Dwyer (University of Newcastle, Australia.)
Violence was a constant on all colonial frontiers, from the British expansion into the Australian...
So You Want to Own Greenland? by Elizabeth Buchanan - 9781805265481
$34.99
So You Want to Own Greenland?
Elizabeth Buchanan
An indispensable guide to Greenland why it matters, who covets it and why this wilderness...
The French Revolution by John Hardman - 9780300282689
$51.95
The French Revolution
John Hardman
A major new political history of the French Revolution In 1786, France's ancien regime was...
The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome by Guy de la Bedoyere - 9780300284942
$24.95
The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome
Guy de la Bedoyere
A compelling history of the Ptolemies, the decline of Egypt, and the rising power of...
Leonardo. The Complete Paintings. 45th Ed. by Frank Zoellner - 9783836599900
$54.99
Leonardo. The Complete Paintings. 45th Ed.
Frank Zoellner
One of the most accomplished human beings who ever lived, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) remains...
$36.95
Armada
Colin Martin
The definitive history of the Spanish Armada, lavishly illustrated and fully revised Selected by Foreign...
Alchemy by Philip Ball - 9780300280876
$61.95
Alchemy
Philip Ball
Flush with hundreds of illustrations, this book revisits the histories of chemistry, medicine, ideas, and...
The Showman by Simon Shuster - 9780008599218
$24.99
The Showman
Simon Shuster
AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A Telegraph Best Book of the Year 'An intense, evocative portrait of...
The Last Titans: Churchill and de Gaulle by Richard Vinen (Department of History, LONDON) - 9781526668936
$49.99
The Last Titans: Churchill and de Gaulle
Richard Vinen (Department of History, LONDON)
'If you had assumed you knew everything about these two men of destiny, Richard Vinen's...