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A Brief History of Britain 1851-2021: From World Power To ? by Jeremy Black
$27.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
From the Great Exhibition's showcasing of British national achievement in 1851 to the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Stratford in 2012 and on to Brexit, an insightful exploration of the transformation of modern BritainThis revised and updated fourth and final volume in the concise Brief History o ...Show more
A Brief History of France by Cecil Jenkins
$18.99 NZD
$33.99 (44% off)
Category: History | Series: Brief Histories
When we think of France we often evoke images of fine food and wine, the elegant boulevards of Paris, the chic beaches of St Tropez. Yet, as the largest country in Europe, it is a place of huge diversity. The idea of 'Frenchness' emerged from over 2000 years of history and it is a riveting story from Ro ...Show more
A Brief History of London by Jeremy Black
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Category: History | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
As the United Kingdom left the European Union, during a period of international and domestic turmoil, London found itself at a turning point. This critical moment presents an opportunity to look back, with a distinctive perspective, a focus on London in its national and, perhaps even more importantly, i ...Show more
A Brief History of Mathematical Thought: Key Concepts and Where They Come from by Luke Heaton
$24.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
Mathematics is a product of human culture which has developed along with our attempts to comprehend the world around us. In A Brief History of Mathematical Thought, Luke Heaton explores how the language of mathematics has evolved over time, enabling new technologies and shaping the way people think. Fro ...Show more
A Brief History of Roman Britain by J.P. Alcock
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Category: History | Series: Brief Histories
In BC 55 Julius Caesar came, saw, conquered and then left. It was not until AD 43 that the Emperor Claudius crossed the channel and made Britain the western outpost of the Roman Empire that would span from the Scottish border to Persia. This book is a social history of the period showing how roman socie ...Show more
A Brief History of Video Games: From Atari to Virtual Reality by Rich Stanton
$37.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
'Stanton writes with terrific verve and precision . . . his understanding of the seductive pleasures of gaming takes us right to its heart.'Maria Bustillos, Times Literary Supplement 'The best overview book of the industry that I've read.'Andrew Liptak, io9 From the first wood-panelled Pong machines i ...Show more
A Brief History of the House of Windsor: The Making of a Modern Monarchy by Michael Paterson
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Category: History | Series: Brief Histories
The British monarchy may be over a thousand years old, but the House of Windsor dates only from 1917, when, in the middle of the First World War that was to see the demise of the major thrones of continental Europe, it rebranded itself from the distinctly Germanic Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to the homely and fam ...Show more
A Brief History of the Martial Arts: East Asian Fighting Styles, from Kung Fu to Ninjutsu by Jonathan Clements
$39.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: Brief Histories
Folk tales of the Shaolin Temple depict warrior monks with superhuman abilities. Today, dozens of East Asian fighting styles trace their roots back to the Buddhist brawlers of Shaolin, although any quest for the true story soon wanders into a labyrinth of forgeries, secret texts and modern retellings. T ...Show more
A Brief History of the Private Life of Elizabeth II, Updated Edition by Michael Paterson
$27.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning British monarch. A personally quiet, modest and dutiful person, she is far better-informed about the lives of her subjects than they often realize. She has known every Prime Minister since Winston Churchill and every American President since Eisenhower. Yet what of t ...Show more
A Brief History of the Roman Empire - Rise and Fall by Stephen Kershaw
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Category: History | Series: Brief Histories | Reading Level: very good
In this lively and very readable history of the Roman Empire from its establishment in 27 BC to the barbarian incursions and the fall of Rome in AD 476, Kershaw draws on a range of evidence, from Juvenal's "Satires" to recent archaeological finds. He examines extraordinary personalities such as Caligula ...Show more
SAS: The Autobiography by Jon E. Lewis
$29.99 NZD
Category: Military History | Series: Brief Histories
"SAS: The Autobiography" is the story of the world's most famous special forces regiment by those who truly know it - the troopers and officers themselves. From the dust of the wartime desert and raids on harboured Luftwaffe aircraft to sniping al-Qaeda in the far mountains of Afghanistan
Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs: A Brief History of Ancient Egypt by Barbara Mertz
$35.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: Brief Histories S.
Have you ever wondered what it was like in the Valley of the Kings? To unlock the mysteries of the pyramids? Or sail down the Nile on Cleopatra's Barge? In her fascinating new introduction to the wonders of ancient Egypt expert Barbara Mertz tells the extraordinary history from the first stone age settl ...Show more