A History of Women in 100 Objects by Fern Riddell; Janis Lomas; Maggie Andrews
34.99 AUD
Category: History
What are the items that symbolize the journey of women from second-class citizens with no legal rights, no vote and no official status to the powerful people they are today? And what are the objects that still oppress women? From the corset to the Pill, the typewriter to the first pair of women's trouse ...Show more
Vietnam: a History by Stanley Karnow
45.99 AUD
Category: History
This monumental narrative clarifies, analyzes, and demystifies the tragic ordeal of the Vietnam war. Free of ideological bias, profound in its understanding, and compassionate in its human portrayals, it is filled with fresh revelations drawn from secret documents and from exclusive interviews with the ...Show more
Charles II["Art and Power"] by Rufus Bird; Olivia Fryman (Editor); Martin Clayton (Editor)
95.00 AUD
Category: History
Examining the reigns of Charles II (1600-85) and James II (1685-8), this sumptuously illustrated book focuses on the art and culture of the Restoration court. From the development of an 'English Baroque' to the use of court ritual and decorative art objects, the authors explore the themes of power and ...Show more
Eisenhower - Becoming the Leader of the Free World by Louis Galambos
53.99 AUD
Category: History
In this engaging, fast-paced biography, Louis Galambos follows the career of Dwight D. "Ike" Eisenhower, offering new insight into this singular man who guided America toward consensus at home and a peaceful victory in the Cold War.The long-time editor of the Eisenhower papers, Galambos may know more ab ...Show more
The Ascent of HumanityCivilization and the Human Sense of Self by Charles Eisenstein
49.99 AUD
Category: History
Charles Eisenstein explores the history and potential future of civilization, tracing the converging crises of our age to the illusion of the separate self. In this landmark book, Eisenstein explains how a disconnection from the natural world and one another is built into the foundations of civilization ...Show more
Slow Catastrophes: Living with Drought in Australia by Rebecca Jones
34.95 AUD
Category: Australian Studies | Series: Australian History
Dead sheep, dry dams, cracked earth and economic devastation: we feel we understand drought and yet there is more to this story. Australias long history of drought has goaded people to adapt and respond creatively. This book explores the way people have lived and worked with drought from the nineteenth ...Show more
A Terrible Country by Keith Gessen
52.95 AUD
Category: History
"This artful and autumnal novel, published in high summer, is a gift to those who wish to receive it." --Dwight Garner, The New York Times "Hilarious, heartbreaking . . . A Terrible Country may be one of the best books you'll read this year." --Ann Levin, Associated Press "The funniest work of fiction ...Show more
100 Greatest American Currency Notes - The Stories Behind the Most Fascinating Colonial, Confederate, Federal, Obsolete, and Private American Notes by Q. David Bowers; David M. Sundman; Tom Denly (Editor); Chester L. Krause (Foreword by); Clifford Mishler (Foreword by)
65.00 AUD
Category: History
The Warm South - How the Mediterranean Shaped the British Imagination by Robert Holland
55.99 AUD
Category: History
An evocative exploration of the impact of the Mediterranean on British culture, ranging from the mid-eighteenth century to today Ever since the age of the Grand Tour in the eighteenth century, the Mediterranean has had a significant pull for Britons--including many painters and poets--who sought from i ...Show more
Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Battle for Supremacy in the 21st Century by Robert D. Kaplan
34.95 AUD
Category: History
IN WHAT REGION OF THE WORLD CAN WE BEST GLIMPSE THE FUTURE? For much of the twentieth century, Europe dominated global attention. Two world wars were won and lost on its battlefields, and the great ideological struggles of the Cold War were played out in its cities. The Atlantic Ocean was the locus of i ...Show more