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When Pizarro arrived in Peru in 1532 he found a vast empire rich in gold and silver. Ruled by monarchs claiming descent from the sun, its people built roads, bridges and fields through the Andes. But within months the empire had been conquered and its subjects killed or enslaved.

(Paperback)

In less than a century the Incas rose from obscure origins to build one of the largest empires of the ancient world.

(Hardback)

An exploration of one of England's great ancient monuments: the 360-foot-long chalk White Horse at Uffington.

(Paperback, Third edition, expanded and updated)

This volume looks at the landscape of 28 cultures, ranging from ancient Mesopotamia to the present day, and shows how the environment is conditioned by the philosophy and religion of each civilization. A selection from Geoffrey Jellicoe's "The Atlanta Historical Garden" is included.

(Hardback)

The definitive worldwide architectural history of the library, with spectacular original photography by one of the finest architectural photographers at work today.

(Hardback)

A new translation of Giorgio Vasaris Life of Raphael, fully illustrated, and edited by leading scholars.

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This visually driven compendium combines brief narrative descriptions and widely sourced images to tell the fascinating story of the creation of Hong Kong's new global museum of modern and contemporary visual culture.

(Paperback)

Tells the life story of Michael Ventris, interlaced with that of his decipherment of Linear B.

(Paperback, Ninth edition)

Featuring stucco sculptures at El Zotz and Holmul, this book includes the discovery of an underwater cavern of the earliest known occupant of the region, the Hoyo Negro girl, and evidence for the first architecture at Ceibal.

(Paperback)

From Stonehenge to Newgrange, the richest array of megalithic monuments in Europe is found in Great Britain and Ireland. The number and sheer diversity of these structures is astonishing. This title guides you around these monuments. It is intended for travellers, tourists and students.

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The author combines a lifetime of anthropological research with the most recent neurological insights in this text. Illuminating glimpses into the ancient mind are interwoven with the self-evolving story of modern-day cave discoveries and research.

(Hardback)

Presenting a series of biographical portraits, this book forms a reign-by-reign record of the sultans, shahs, emperors and khans who all shared the Muslim persianate high civilization that flourished from Iran and Central Asia through Afghanistan to India from the 13th to the 20th centuries.

(Hardback)

Ranging from the late 19th century to the present, this exhilarating survey explores the ways the medium of cinema has changed the way we see the world.

(Hardback)

Based on the contemporary design world from all over Europe, Australia and the United States, this title profiles 75 artisans who use craft techniques, rather than mass-production methods, to create stylish, whimsical, covetable objects. It includes colour photographs featuring a variety of crafts, including art, ceramics, furniture, and jewelry.

(Hardback)

An intimate look inside the homes of the world's leading creatives in one of the world's most vibrant cities

(Hardback)

A monumental, two-volume slipcased collection featuring nearly a centurys worth of New Yorker cartoons.

(Paperback)

This groundbreaking history of the Anglo-Saxons draws on new genetic data to overturn prior assumptions about their ancestry, now in compact paperback.

(Paperback)

The history of the Roman Catholic Church is the gateway to understanding 2,000 years of Western and often world civilization. This illustrated account tells how Roman Catholics understand their faith, and presents the story of the multifarious ways in which their Church has shaped the lives and beliefs of Christians and non-Christians alike.

(Paperback, Revised and updated edition)

This volume traces the development of Russian art from 1863 to 1922. It discusses the major movements and artists involved.

(Hardback)

A suitcase-friendly insiders companion to the most fashionforward cities for well-dressed and worldly gentlemen.

(Hardback)

Tells the remarkable lives of the pioneers of science from Galileo and Newton, Faraday and Darwin, Pasteur and Marie Curie, to Einstein, Freud, Turing, and Crick and Watson. This title features articles that offer an account of the lives and personalities behind the greatest scientific breakthroughs of all time.

(Hardback)

Discover this follow-up to The Secret Life of Whales--a beautifully illustrated and expansive exploration of butterflies that will appeal to children everywhere.

(Hardback)

A latest installment of the popular series is a survey of early human innovations from tools and cooking utensils to early transportation vehicles and contraceptives, in an illustrated history that features hundreds of photographs and specially commissioned diagrams, reconstructions, and plans.

(Hardback)

Ancient Egypt - we know so much about it, but there are still many unresolved questions. This volume explores and explains 70 of the most intriguing mysteries of this anicent civilization.