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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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...
Explorers by Matthew Lockwood (University of Alabama) - 9781324110316
$19.95
Explorers
Matthew Lockwood (University of Alabama)
Unfurling a tapestry of surprising and historically overlooked figures spanning forty centuries and six continents,...
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...
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...
Capitalism and Its Critics by John Cassidy - 9780241457009
$85.00
Capitalism and Its Critics
John Cassidy
A sweeping, dramatic history of capitalism as seen through the eyes of its fiercest critics...
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...
Scenes from a Roman Century by David Lane - 9781805262930
$39.99
Scenes from a Roman Century
David Lane
An offbeat meander through the streets and histories of the great Italian capital, where the...
Money by David McWilliams - 9781471195464
$26.99
Money
David McWilliams
*AS HEARD ON RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK* THE INTERNATIONAL #1 BESTSELLER 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...
Fulvia by Jane Draycott - 9781805463658
$34.99
Fulvia
Jane Draycott
The charismatic Fulvia amassed a degree of military and political power that was unprecedented for...
Homo Criminalis by Mark Galeotti - 9781529148237
$36.99
Homo Criminalis
Mark Galeotti
A witty whistle-stop tour through organised crime across the centuries, by acclaimed historian and journalist...
90 Seconds to Midnight by Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs - 9780522880991
$39.99
90 Seconds to Midnight
Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs
In 2015 Setsuko Nakamura Thurlow proclaimed at the United Nations, 'Humanity and nuclear weapons cannot...
The Rest is History Returns by Dominic Sandbrook (Historian) - 9781526668677
$24.99
The Rest is History Returns
Dominic Sandbrook (Historian)
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
$37.99
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...
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...
The Art of War and Peace by Dr David Kilcullen - 9781785126864
$36.99
The Art of War and Peace
Dr David Kilcullen
FOREWORD BY SIR NICK CARTER, FORMER UK CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF How have the character...
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...
Vergil by Sarah Ruden - 9780300282009
$24.95
Vergil
Sarah Ruden
A biography of Vergil, Rome's greatest poet, by the acclaimed translator of the Aeneid "Ms....
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
$34.99
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...
Madrid by Luke Stegemann - 9780300286267
$26.95
Madrid
Luke Stegemann
The miraculous story of Madrid-how a village became a great world city For centuries Madrid...