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This fascinating book tells the story of the people of Japan, from ancient teenage priest-queens to teeming hordes of salarymen, a nation that once sought ...
The unrivalled, definitive history beautifully reissued with a new introduction for the 100th anniversary
Unrivalled in scope and brimming with human drama, A People's ...
The definitive history of Ukraine which helps us understand the country's past and the current crisis
Located at the western edge of the Eurasian ...
The eighteenth century was an era when brave mariners took their ships beyond the horizon in search of an unknown world. Those chosen to lead ...
A STUNNINGLY ILLUSTRATED BOOK REVEALING THE GREATEST MYTHS, LIES AND BLUNDERS ON MAPS
'Highly recommended' - Andrew Marr
'A spectacular, enjoyable and eye-opening read' - Jonathan Ross ...
As remarkable as Columbus and the conquistador expeditions, the history of Portuguese exploration is now almost forgotten. But Portugal's navigators cracked the code of ...
From one of our greatest historians, the epic story of how 20th-century Europe went to hell and back
In the summer of 1914 most of ...
The major biography of Stalin - and the story of how a petty gangster from the Caucasus became one of the most powerful and feared figures ...
Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The Incredible Story of the World's Largest Archipelago Indonesia is by far the largest nation in Southeast Asia and one ...
The untold story of the world's greatest empire and the creation of modern China
Genghis Khan is one of history's immortals- a leader ...
Arabs and Jews describe the first Arab-Israeli war of 1948 in completely different ways. Among Arabs, and especially Palestinians, the events of that year are ...
An engaging and informative first-hand account of the last 'grain race' of maritime history, from respected travel writer Eric Newby.
In 1939, a young Eric ...
This book places the Aboriginal occupation of Australia within a broad framework of human evolution and habitation. The author discusses the pioneering studies that delve ...
How to account for decades of worldwide war, revolution, and human suffering in the seventeenth century? A master historian uncovers the disturbing answer.
Revolutions, droughts ...
A Pelican introduction to the century of Russia's revolutionary experience
What caused the Russian Revolution?
Did it succeed or fail?
Why are we still ...