Humanities

The Enlightenment: The Pursuit of Happiness 1680-1790

'The best single-volume study of the Enlightenment that we have' Literary ReviewThe Enlightenment is...

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€24.70

Curzon: Imperial Statesman

'A fast-moving, entertaining and finely written story' Simon Schama'Masterly ... a remarkable portra...

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€22.00

Tesla: Wizard at War: The Genius, the Particle Beam Weapon, and the Pursuit of Power

In this insightful and revelatory new book, the author of the highly acclaimed, award-winning intern...

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€27.30

In Asian Waters: Oceanic Worlds from Yemen to Yokohama

In the centuries leading up to our own, the volume of traffic across Asian sea routes—an area stretc...

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€36.70

The Story of Russia

'The history book you need if you want to understand modern Russia' ANNE APPLEBAUM'A magnificent, ma...

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€32.00

The World: A Family History

From the master storyteller and internationally bestselling author – the story of humanity from preh...

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€44.80

Beethoven: A Life

The authoritative Beethoven biography, endorsed by and produced in close collaboration with the Beet...

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€31.40

Rules: A Short History of What We Live By

Rules order almost every aspect of our lives. They set our work hours, dictate how we drive and set...

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€31.40

Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws: And Other Classical Myths, Historical Oddities, and Scientific Curiosities

Adrienne Mayor is renowned for exploring the borders of history, science, archaeology, anthropology,...

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€20.90

Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs: Unconventional Warfare in the Ancient World, Revised and Updated Edition

Flamethrowers, poison gases, incendiary bombs, the large-scale spreading of disease: are these terri...

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€20.90

Conquering the Ocean: The Roman Invasion of Britain

An authoritative new history of the Roman conquest of BritainWhy did Julius Caesar come to Britain?...

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€29.40

Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

A major new reinterpretation of Christendom, by one of our foremost medieval historiansIn the fourth...

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€44.80

Personality and Power: Builders and Destroyers of Modern Europe

One of the great historians of our age asks: how far can a single leader alter the course of history...

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€38.90

Iron and Blood: A Military History of the German-speaking Peoples Since 1500

From the acclaimed author of Europe's Tragedy and The Holy Roman Empire, a powerful account of Germa...

€56.90 -10%

€51.20

Austro-Hungarian Army and the First World War (Armies of the Great War)

This is a definitive account of the Austro-Hungarian Royal and Imperial Army during the First World...

€36.70 -10%

€32.90

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