The history of the world through the lens of the family, from a group walking along a beach 950,000 years ago to Caesars, Medicis, Bonapartes, Krupps, Assads, etc.
The World: A Family History
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£35.00
Edition:Hardback978029786967227/10/2022
Categories: 02. Books for Christmas 2022: History, Books for Christmas 2022, History
Tag: World
From a Bookshelf nearby
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After comparing the great emperors of antiquity, Lieven turns to the Habsburg, Russian, Ottoman, Mughal and Chinese emperors. Imperial in ambition and achievement.
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No one is better qualified to consider the ways in which wars have changed societies, as engines of invention and creation as well as of destruction.
War: How Conflict Shaped Us
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The Penguin History of the World: 6th edition
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Quick and easy, bang it into the oven... Iyer is beloved by younger, less confident cooks, and does what she does very well. This is her third roasting tin installment.