A History of the Popes: From Peter to the Present (O'Malley Sj John W.)(Paperback)

A History of the Popes: From Peter to the Present (O'Malley Sj John W.)(Paperback)

A History of the Popes tells the story of the oldest living institution in the Western world--the papacy. From its origins in Saint Peter, Jesus' chief disciple, through Pope Benedict XVI today, the popes have been key players in virtually all of the great dramas of the western world in the last

Asia Past and Present: A Brief History (Wan Peter P.)(Paperback)

A wide-ranging introduction to the multi-faceted history of Asia--from early origins to the present Asia Past and Present is an expansive survey of the social, political, and economic history of the continent from the Paleolithic era to the early 21st century. As there is no physically discrete

Ideas - A History (Watson Peter)(Paperback / softback)

A highly ambitious and lucid history of ideas from the very earliest times to the present

A History of Wales (Davies John)(Paperback)

Stretching from the Ice Ages to the present day, this masterful account traces the political, social and cultural history of the land that has come to be called Wales. Spanning prehistoric hill forts and Roman ruins to the Reformation, the Industrial Revolution and the series of strikes by Welsh

A Little History of Poetry (Carey John)(Paperback)

A vital, engaging, and hugely enjoyable guide to poetry, from ancient times to the present, by one of our greatest champions of literatureWhat is poetry? If music is sound organised in a particular way, poetry is a way of organising language. It is language made special so that it will be

A Brief History of English Literature (Peck John)(Paperback)

A lively introductory guide to English literature from Beowulf to the present day. The authors write in their characteristically lucid style and present the texts in relation to their social, political and cultural contexts. Clear and concise, the updated second edition now features a new final

Sons of Cain: A History of Serial Killers from the Stone Age to the Present (Vronsky Peter)(Paperback)

From the author of Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters comes an in-depth examination of sexual serial killers throughout human history, how they evolved, and why we are drawn to their horrifying crimes. Before the term was coined in 1981, there were no 'serial killers.' There were

The Geology of Britain: An Introduction (Toghill Peter)(Paperback)

This text covers the geological history of Britain from over 2,000 million years ago to the present day. An introductory chapter covers basic geological principles, followed by chapters describing the rocks, minerals, and fossils of each period. The book is written for the lay person interested in

History of Egypt - From Earliest Times to the Present(Paperback / softback)

A History of Modern Oman (Jones Jeremy)(Paperback)

The ideal introduction to the history of modern Oman from the eighteenth century to the present, this book combines the most recent scholarship on Omani history with insights drawn from a close analysis of the politics and international relations of contemporary Oman. Jeremy Jones and Nicholas

Creation: Art Since the Beginning

A fully illustrated, panoramic world history of art from ancient civilisation to the present day, exploring the remarkable endurance of humankind's creative impulse.Some fifty thousand years ago, on an island in modern-day Indonesia, an early human used red ochre pigment to capture the likeness of

Secret History of the World (Black Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

The complete history of the world, from the beginning of time to the present day, based on the beliefs and writings of the secret

The Illustrated History of the Popes: An Authoritative Guide to the Lives and Works of the Popes of the Catholic Church, with 450 Images (Phillips Charles)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive history of all 266 popes from Peter to Francis, with beautiful fine-art

History of Magic - From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present (Gosden Chris)(Paperback / softback)

The Dialectics of Art (Molyneux John)(Paperback)

In a sweeping survey of art from the dawn of the bourgeois era to the present day, John Molyneux explains what makes artistic production under capitalism unique, moving, and possibly

Modern Greece: From the War of Independence to the Present (Gallant Thomas W.)(Paperback)

Modern Greece is an updated and enhanced edition of a classic survey of Greek history since the beginning of the 19th century. Giving equal weighting to social, political and diplomatic aspects, it offers detailed coverage of the formation of the Greek nation state, the global Greek diaspora, the

Ladies in Waiting - a history of court life from the Tudors to the present day (Somerset Anne)(Paperback / softback)

An illuminating commentary on court life from the Tudors to the present

The Triumphal Arch (Howell Peter)(Pevná vazba)

The entire history of triumphal arches from their Roman origins to the present day. Classicist and architectural historian Peter Howell explores triumphal arches through time, dissecting their cultural and historical significance. Alongside two hundred and fifty full-color illustrations, Howell

The Lives of the Novel: A History (Pavel Thomas G.)(Paperback)

A bold new account of the history of the novel, from ancient Greece to the present This is a bold and original original history of the novel from ancient Greece to the vibrant world of contemporary fiction. In this wide-ranging survey, Thomas Pavel argues that the driving force behind the novel's

Sufism: A New History of Islamic Mysticism (Knysh Alexander)(Paperback)

A pathbreaking history of Sufism, from the earliest centuries of Islam to the present After centuries as the most important ascetic-mystical strand of Islam, Sufism saw a sharp decline in the twentieth century, only to experience a stunning revival in recent decades. In this comprehensive new

Design History Handbook (Dardi Domitilla)(Paperback)

The history of design, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, covering art, fashion, furniture, motor vehicles - among many other

A Disability History of the United States (Nielsen Kim E.)(Paperback)

The first book to cover the entirety of disability history, from pre-1492 to the present Disability is not only the story of someone we love or the story of whom we may become; rather it is undoubtedly the story of our nation. Covering the entirety of US history from pre-1492 to the present, A

A History of Macroeconomics from Keynes to Lucas and Beyond (de Vroey Michel)(Paperback)

This book retraces the history of macroeconomics from Keynes's General Theory to the present. Central to it is the contrast between a Keynesian era and a Lucasian - or dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) - era, each ruled by distinct methodological standards. In the Keynesian era, the

Scotland from Pre-History to the Present (Watson Fiona)(Paperback / softback)

A lively new history from one of Scotland's brightest young