Japanese Arms and Armour by Ian Bottomley
$22.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Arms and Armour Series
Japan is a mysterious and beguiling country, steeped in the deepest of traditions yet strikingly modern. Here, Curator Emeritus Ian Bottomley sheds light on one of the most popular facets of the Royal Armouries' collection, reflecting this mesmeric harmony of reverence and reinvention. He offers an over ...Show more
1177 B.C - The Year Civilization Collapsed by Eric H. Cline
$29.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Turning Points in Ancient History Ser. | Reading Level: very good
In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The pharaoh's army and navy managed to defeat them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid into decline, as did most of the surrounding civilizations. After centuries of brilliance, the civilized world of the Bron ...Show more
Rooted: An Australian History of Bad Language by Amanda Laugesen
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
Bugger, rooted, bloody oath...What is it about Australians and swearing? We've got an international reputation for using bad language (Where the bloody hell are ya?) and letting rip with a choice swear word or two has long been a very Aussie thing to do. From the defiant curses of the convicts and bullo ...Show more
Egyptomania: A History of Fascination, Obsession and Fantasy by Ronald H. Fritze
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
A historical journey to unearth the Egypt of the imagination.Now available in paperback, Egyptomania takes us on a historical journey to unearth the Egypt of the imagination, a land of strange gods, mysterious magic, secret knowledge, monumental pyramids, enigmatic sphinxes and immense wealth. Egypt has ...Show more
Tea and Scotch with Bradman by Roland Perry
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
The Don bounced upstairs, past alcoves displaying trophies and his favourite portrait of himself executing a cover drive, and into the inner sanctum - the small Bradman study ... In 1995, journalist and author Roland Perry wrote to Sir Donald Bradman requesting a face-to-face interview for a biography ...Show more
Treasures from the Map Room: A Journey Through the Bodleian Collections by Debbie Hall
$79.99 AUD
Category: History
This book explores the stories behind seventy-five extraordinary maps. It includes unique treasures such as the fourteenth-century Gough Map of Great Britain, exquisite portolan charts made in the fifteenth century, the Selden Map of China - the earliest example of Chinese merchant cartography - and an ...Show more
Conquering Jerusalem by Stephen Dando-Collins
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR AND HISTORIAN STEPHEN DANDO-COLLINS PROVIDES UNPARALLELED NEW INSIGHT INTO THE FIRST JEWISH REVOLT Dando-Collins details the conflict from both sides of the 7-year campaign. His examination of the revolt draws upon numerous archaeological and forensic discoveries made in recent yea ...Show more
Feminism and the Making of a Child Rights Revolution: 1969-1979 by Isobelle Barrett Meyering
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
When Australian women's liberationists challenged prevailing expectations of female domesticity, they were accused of being anti-mother and anti-child. Feminism and the Making of a Child Rights Revolution provides a much-needed reassessment of this stereotype. Drawing on extensive archival research and ...Show more
Bushido: The Samurai Code of Japan: With an Extensive Introduction and Notes by Alexander Bennett by Inazo Nitobe
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
Bushido: The Samurai Code of Japan is the most influential book ever written on the Japanese "Way of the Warrior." A classic study of Japanese culture, the book outlines the moral code of the Samurai way of living and the virtues every Samurai warrior holds dear. It is widely read today in Japan and aro ...Show more
Hagakure: The Secret Wisdom of the Samurai by Yamamoto Tsunetomo
$26.99 AUD
Category: History
The "Hagakure" is one of the most influential of all Japanese texts written nearly 300 years ago by Yamamoto Tsunetomo to summarize the very essence of the Japanese Samurai "bushido" ("warrior") spirit. Its influence has been felt throughout the world and yet its existence is scarcely known to many West ...Show more
Rose: The Extraordinary Story of Rose de Freycinet: Wife, Stowaway and the First Woman to Record her Voyage Around the World by Suzanne Falkiner
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
The voyage of Rose de Freycinet, the stowaway who defied the French for love. In 1814, in the aftermath of the French Revolution, nineteen-year-old Rose Pinon married handsome naval officer Louis de Freycinet, fifteen years her senior. Three years later, unable to bear parting from her husband, she dre ...Show more