Black Wave - Saudi Arabia, Iran and the Forty Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion and Collective Memory in the Middle East by Kim Ghattas
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
Novelistic and character-driven, Black Wave is an unprecedented and ambitious examination of how the modern Middle East unravelled and why it started with the pivotal year of 1979. Kim Ghattas seamlessly weaves together history, geopolitics, and culture to deliver a gripping read of the largely unexplor ...Show more
Civilization: A History of the World in 1000 Objects by DK
$59.99 AUD
Category: History
Discover how humans created their world from the objects they left behind - from the US Constitution to the first iPhone - in DK's latest history book. From the beginning of human history, the one thing that has defined us is our talent for making things, from basic technology and everyday objects, suc ...Show more
You Don't Belong Here: How Three Women Rewrote the Story of War by Elizabeth Becker
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
The never-before-told story of three women who courageously reported from the frontlines of the Vietnam War. One spent twenty-three days in captivity. Another jumped off planes to get the perfect aerial shot. The other reported from war-torn slums and villages. Catherine Leroy, Frankie Fitzgerald and Ka ...Show more
Bullies and Saints: an Honest Look at the Good and Evil of Christian History by John Dickson
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
Is religion a pernicious force in the world Does it poison everything Would we be better off without religion in general and Christianity in particular Many skeptics certainly think so. John Dickson has spent much of the last ten years reflecting on these difficult questions and on why so many doubters ...Show more
The Girl Explorers - How a Group of Globetrotting Women Trekked, Flew, and Fought Their Way Around the World by Jayne Zanglein
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
Never tell a woman where she doesn't belong.In 1932, Roy Chapman Andrews, president of the men-only Explorers Club, boldly stated to hundreds of female students at Barnard College that "women are not adapted to exploration," and that women and exploration do not mix. He obviously didn't know a thing abo ...Show more
1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed - Revised and Updated by Eric H. Cline
$29.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Turning Points in Ancient History Ser.
From acclaimed archaeologist and bestselling author Eric Cline, a breathtaking account of how the collapse of an ancient civilised world ushered in the first Dark Ages. In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the 'Sea Peoples' invaded Egypt. The pharaoh's army and navy defeated them, but the victo ...Show more
The Chloroformist by Christine Ball
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
The historical biography of Joseph Clover and the invention of anaesthesia Operating with bare hands, dressed in his street clothes, he had taken those first steps that every training surgeon must take-gripping the handle of a scalpel and making the first, irrevocable cut into live human flesh. For th ...Show more
The Aztecs: Lost Civilizations by Frances F. Berdan
$33.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Lost Civilizations Ser.
In this rich and surprising book, Frances F. Berdan casts fresh light on the enigmatic ancient Aztecs. She casts her net wide, covering topics as diverse as ethnicity, empire-building, palace life, etiquette, origin myths and human sacrifice. While often described as ‘stone age’, the Aztecs’ achievement ...Show more
Migrations by David Olusoga
$49.99 AUD
Category: History
A visual exploration of the movements of peoples, cultures, and ideas that brings a human perspective to a global phenomenonDiscover how the migration of peoples has shaped the modern worldThis beautifully-illustrated book details the movement of people and cultures around the world - from the early mig ...Show more
An Illustrated Guide to Samurai History and Culture: From the Age of Musashi to Contemporary Pop Culture by Gavin Blair
$44.99 AUD
Category: History
The ultimate visual guide to Samurai history and culture!The Samurai are continuously celebrated as the greatest warriors the world has ever seen. They ruled Japan for centuries, finally uniting the nation after a prolonged period of brutal war and bloodshed. Though famed for their loyalty, honor, and c ...Show more
Shifting Currents: A World History of Swimming by Karen Eva Carr
$49.99 AUD
Category: History
Shifting Currents is an original and comprehensive history of swimming. It examines the tension that arose when non-swimming northerners met African and Southeast Asian swimmers. Using archaeological, textual, and art-historical sources, Karen Eva Carr shows how the water simultaneously attracted and re ...Show more
Ghosts of Spain - Travels Through a Country's Hidden Past by Giles Tremlett
$25.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
The Spanish are reputed to be amongst Europe's most voluble people. So why have they kept silent about the terrors of the Spanish Civil War and the rule of dictator General#65533;simo Francisco Franco? The appearance - sixty years after that war ended - of mass graves containing victims of General Franc ...Show more