King and Emperor: A New Life of Charlemagne by Janet L. Nelson
55.00 AUD
Category: History
'A remarkable book: the dramatic story of a truly extraordinary man ... brilliant' Helen Castor, author of She-Wolves A major new biography of one of the most extraordinary of all rulers, and the father of present-day Europe Charles, king of the Franks, is one of the most remarkable figures ever to rule ...Show more
Political Troglodytes and Economic Lunatics: The Hard Right in Australia by Dominic Kelly
32.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
Political history at its best. This is the story of the hard right in Australia - of how Ray Evans and his boss at Western Mining Corporation, Hugh Morgan, became the pioneers of a new form of right-wing politics whose forceful reshaping of public debates transformed Australian politics. With a calm ga ...Show more
Small Island: 12 Maps That Explain the History of Britain by Philip Parker
55.00 AUD
Category: History | Series: New History of Britain Ser.
A fascinating analysis of a dozen maps from critical points in British history over the last two thousand years, from the Celtic period when 'Britain' was just a patchwork of tribal kingdoms, to a century ago when the whole of Ireland, India, Australia, much of Africa, Asia and the Americas were marked ...Show more
The Politics of Everyday Life - Designing a Collaborative Democracy by Ezio Manzini; Clive Dilnot (Series edited by); Eduardo Staszowski (Series edited by)
23.63 AUD
Category: History | Series: Designing in Dark Times Ser.
In Politics of the Everyday, celebrated design theorist Ezio Manzini advocates for the creation of flexible communities which are open and inclusive, and therefore resilient and socially sustainable. He proposes a radical overhaul in how we as individuals spend our time, and in what we value. By choosin ...Show more
The Patient Assassin - A True Tale of Massacre, Revenge and the Raj by Anita Anand
39.99 AUD
Category: History
Anita Anand tells the remarkable story of one Indian's twenty-year quest for revenge, taking him around the world in search of those he held responsible for the Amritsar massacre of 1919, which cost the lives of hundreds. When Sir Michael O'Dwyer, the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab, ordered Brigadier G ...Show more
Proof of Collusion: How Trump Betrayed America by Seth Abramson
32.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: good-very good
For the first time, the full, explosive record of the unthinkable: how a US president compromised American foreign policy in exchange for the promise of future business and covert election assistance. Looking back at this moment in history, historians will ask if Americans knew they were living through ...Show more
Francis I - The Maker of Modern France by Leonie Frieda
24.99 AUD
Category: History
The bestselling author of Catherine de Medici returns to sixteenth-century Europe in this evocative and entertaining biography that recreates a remarkable era of French history and brings to life a great monarch--Francis I--who turned France into a great nation.Catherine de Medici's father-in-law, King ...Show more
Isokon and the Bauhaus in Britain by Magnus Englund; Leyla Daybelge
47.99 AUD
Category: History
Featuring many never-before-seen images, this fascinating look at England's famed Isokon building and the renownedartists who lived there coincides with the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Bauhaus in 1919. In the mid-1930s, three giants of the international Modernist movement, Bauhaus profes ...Show more
Ganges - The Many Pasts of an Indian River by Sudipta Sen
59.99 AUD
Category: History
A sweeping, interdisciplinary history of the world's third-largest river, a potent symbol across South Asia and the Hindu diaspora.Originating in the Himalayas and flowing into the Bay of Bengal, the Ganges is India's most important and sacred river. In this unprecedented work, historian Sudipta Sen tel ...Show more
Has the Luck Run Out? The End of Old Australia by David Fagan
32.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
Why have we lost trust in Australia? What's going wrong? What's going right? And what we can do to regain confidence in Australia's future? Why are Australians anxious and pessimistic? Who or what has caused our loss of trust in Australia? Why has a feeling of powerlessness crept in for so many? Has the ...Show more
100 Nasty Women of History - Brilliant, Badass and Completely Fearless Women Everyone Should Know by Hannah Jewell
22.99 AUD
Category: History
'Vital reading' STYLIST 'Because 100 Nasty Women is so easy to read and witty, I didn't expect it to be the life changing, important book that I'm discovering it to be' PHILIPPA PERRY * * * * * * These are the women who were deemed too nasty for their times. When you learn about (the very few) women ...Show more
Lotharingia: A Personal History of Europe's Lost Country by Simon Winder
32.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
Following Danubia and the bestselling Germania, Lotharingia is the third and final instalment in Simon Winder's hilarious and informative personal exploration of European history. In 843 AD, the three surviving grandsons of the great emperor Charlemagne met at Verdun. After years of bitter squabbles ove ...Show more