Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain by Sathnam Sanghera
45.00 AUD
Category: History
Britain as we know it is a direct product of our imperial past. And yet, empire is barely taught at school and continues to be a subject of both shame and glorification. Covering everything from our national habits to how we live - from the foundation of the NHS, to the nature of our racism, to our econ ...Show more
The Beauty and the Terror - An Alternative History of the Italian Renaissance by Catherine Fletcher
24.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
'Brilliant and gripping, here is the full true Renaissance in a history of compelling originality and freshness' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE The Italian Renaissance shaped western culture - but it was far stranger and darker than many of us realise. We revere Leonardo da Vinci for his art but few now appreci ...Show more
The Fall of the House of Byron - Scandal and Seduction in Georgian England by Emily Brand
24.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: near fine
THE SUNDAY TIMES LITERATURE BOOKS OF THE YEAR MAIL ON SUNDAY BOOK OF THE YEAR BBC HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR THE RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK 'Delectable ... a ravishing family saga' Sunday Times 'Brings to life the colourful characters of the Georgian era's most notorious families with all the verve and skil ...Show more
Lighter Than Air: Australian Ballooning History by Helen Rogers
45.00 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
Fledgling balloonists in nineteenth century Australia realised that their aerial endeavours added little to their pockets, or to science. Re-inventing themselves as showmen and women, they performed daring acrobatics from trapezes and parachutes, touring towns and cities all over the country.Along the w ...Show more
Floating Brothel by Sian Rees
22.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
In July 1789, 237 women convicts left England for Botany Bay in Australia on board a ship called The Lady Julian, destined to provide sexual services and a breeding bank for the men already there.This is the enthralling story of the women and their voyage. Based on painstaking research into contemporary ...Show more
Ladies Can't Climb Ladders: The Pioneering Adventures of the First Professional Women by Jane Robinson
19.99 AUD
Category: History
It is a myth that the First World War liberated women. The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act of 1919 was one of the most significant pieces of legislation in modern Britain. It should have marked a social revolution, opening the doors of the traditional professions to women who had worked so hard durin ...Show more
Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy by Henry Kissinger
26.99 AUD
Category: History
Henry Kissinger analyses how six extraordinary leaders he has known have shaped their countries and the world 'Leaders,' writes Henry Kissinger in this compelling book, 'think and act at the intersection of two axes: the first, between the past and the future; the second between the abiding values and ...Show more
No Free Parking: The Curious History of London's Monopoly Streets by Nicholas Boys Smith
24.99 AUD
Category: History
A new history of London, framed through its Monopoly streets and the colourful stories behind them.
Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism by Rachel Maddow
89.99 AUD
Category: History
Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful of committed public servants and brave private citizens thwarted far-right plotters trying to steer our nation toward an alliance with the Nazis. Inspired by her research for the hit podcast Ultra, Rachel ...Show more
Silent Coup by Claire Provost; Matt Kennard
40.00 AUD
Category: History
As European empires crumbled in the 20th century, the power structures that had dominated the world for centuries were up for renegotiation. Yet instead of a rebirth for democracy, what emerged was a silent coup - namely, the unstoppable rise of global corporate power. Exposing the origins of this epic ...Show more
Control: The Dark History and Troubling Present of Eugenics by Adam Rutherford
36.99 AUD
Category: History
* FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOW TO ARGUE WITH A RACIST *Throughout history, people have sought to improve society by reducing suffering, eliminating disease or enhancing desirable qualities in their children. But this wish goes hand in hand with the desire to impose control over who ca ...Show more
Latitude: The Astonishing Journey To Discover the Shape of the Earth by Nick Crane
22.99 AUD
Category: History
Told for the very first time, this is the true story of the adventure that shaped the world . . .'A thrilling story of courage, survival and science. It's an extraordinary, visceral and vivid read' Geographical Magazine________Three hundred years ago no one knew the true shape of the world.It wasn't a s ...Show more