Ten Cities that Led the World. From Ancient Metropolis to Modern Megacity, Hardback - Paul Strathern

From the founding of ancient capitals to buzzing modern megacities, this history of ten cities explores how urban centres have led civilisation for...

Indian Mathematics gives a unique insight into the history of mathematics within a historical global context.Publisher: World Scientific Europe Ltd...

Blends high adventure with history to chronicle of 100 astonishing discoveries from the Dead Sea Scrolls to the fabulous "Lost City of the Monkey G...

Reducere. A dazzling new history of the world through ten major empires.

A dazzling new history of the world through ten major empires.

Reducere. Alan Dershowitz is one of America's most famous litigation experts. In the Genesis of Justice he examines the Genesis narratives to bring to the re...

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley LtdAuthor(s): DKIllustration(s): 883 photographsNumber of pages: 360Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 243 x 287 x 33C...

An illuminating and evocatively illustrated tour of 40 of the great cities that shaped the ancient world and its civilizations, and which in turn h...

Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAuthor(s): John Julius NorwichIllustration(s): 18 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 202...

A sweeping 400-year history of the Florentines who gave birth to the Renaissance, by the author of The Medici and The Borgias.Publisher: Atlantic B...

From Tristram Hunt, award-winning author of }The Frock-Coated Communist{ and leading UK politician, this book presents a new approach to Britain's ...

From the sands of Alexandria via the Renaissance palaces of the Medicis to our own time, this spiritual adventure story traces the profound influen...

From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture...

A profusely illustrated history of the occult nature of the tarot from its origins in ancient Persia - Thoroughly examines the original historical ...

Society shapes law... and law shapes society. This book tells the stories of ten legal cases in which the decisions of judges or a jury either hera...

The Dragon in the West is the first book to offer an in-depth examination of the history of the image and idea of the dragon. A creature popular in...

The book studies the destruction of cities in the Ancient Greek World by comparing literary and archaeological evidence. It shows that ancient auth...

Fresh analysis of elite public giving in the Greek cities in all periods of ancient history, highlighting it as a structural feature of polis socie...

Reducere. Here is a fast paced, highly readable and interesting Catholic world history. It clearly illustrates that Christ is the central figure in all of hi...

Reducere. The classic world history of the events, ideas, and personalities of the twentieth century.

New York Times bestselling author William Alexander takes readers on the surprisingly twisty journey of the beloved tomato in this fascinating and ...

This fascinating three-thousand-year history of the census traces the making of the modern survey and explores its political power in the age of bi...

Reducere. De la Imperiul Akkadian la America vremurilor moderne, Marire si decadere cartografiaza istoria lumii prin zece imperii majore. Prin prisma lor est...

Reducere. This book is a superposition of two distinct narratives: the first is historical, discussing the evolution of astronomical knowledge since the dawn...

Reducere. This book is a superposition of two distinct narratives: the first is historical, discussing the evolution of astronomical knowledge since the dawn...

A sweeping history of the full range of human labor Few authors are able to write cogently in both the scientific and the economic spheres. Even fe...

Publisher: Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/RodaleAuthor(s): Editors of PunchIllustration(s): 50 illustrationsNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2021Dim...

The sensational story of the rise and fall of one of the most notorious families in history, by the author of The Medici.

From deserts to hidden corners of busy cities, quiet mountain tops to caves submerged deep underground, Great Sites of the Ancient World is a tour ...

A lavishly illustrated overview of the history of Greek warfare by historian and broadcaster Simon Elliott.Publisher: Casemate PublishersAuthor(s):...

Publisher: Arcturus Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Anne RooneyIllustration(s): Hardback with jacketNumber of pages: 128Collection: The Story of Everythin...