Who Owns History? The Case of Elgin's Loot (HB) by Geoffrey Robertson
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
The controversy about the Elgin Marbles continues to rage. This book will be the first to propound a system for the return of cultural property, based on human rights law principles that are being developed by the courts to decide whether artworks, manuscripts and sculptures have cultural importance and ...Show more
Who Dares Wins - Britain, 1979-1982 by Dominic Sandbrook
$65.00 AUD
Category: History
The acclaimed historian of modern Britain, Dominic Sandbrook, tells the story of the early 1980s: the most dramatic, colourful and controversial years in our recent history. Margaret Thatcher had come to power in 1979 with a daring plan to reverse Britain's decline into shabbiness and chaos. But as fa ...Show more
The Russian Job - The Forgotten Story of How America Saved Russia from Famine by Douglas Smith
$49.99 AUD
Category: History
The gripping human story of how American volunteers fought famine in Bolshevik Russia, saving Lenin's revolutionary government from chaos and millions of people from starvationIn 1921, after six years of unrelenting war and revolution, Russia was in ruins. The economy had collapsed, the country was rava ...Show more
Maverick Mountaineer by Robert Wainwright
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
The first full-length biography of George Ingle Finch - maverick Australian mountaineer, scientist, concert pianist and father of actor Peter Finch. George Ingle Finch, mountaineer, soldier, scientist, rebellious spirit, boy from the bush, was in his day one of the most famous men in the world. In 1922 ...Show more
30-Second Ancient China by Yijie Zhuang
$19.99 AUD
Category: History
30-Second Ancient China unlocks the secrets of its Bronze Age glories and offers summaries of everything.
Histories of the Unexpected: The Vikings by Sam Willis; James Daybell
$19.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Histories of the Unexpected
In this new series of short books under the Histories of the Unexpected brand, Sam Willis and James Daybell take on some of greatest historical subjects but in an entirely unexpected way.
The Regency Revolution - Jane Austen, Napoleon, Lord Byron and the Making of the Modern World by Robert Morrison
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
'Superb' The Economist'Elegant, entertaining and frequently surprising' New York TimesThe fascinating story of the Regency period in Britain - an immensely colourful and chaotic decade that marked the emergence of the modern world.The Regency began on 5 February 1811 when the Prince of Wales replaced hi ...Show more
Hero Journals: Alexander the Great by Nick Hunter; Florence Faure
$7.70 AUD
$15.44 (50% off)
Category: History | Series: Hero Journals
What was it like to live in ancient Greece? Why not let Alexander the Great tell you about it? Youll read about his rise to power, his triumphs and failures, and what living in Ancient Greece was like. A postscript explains how he died, and what happened afterwards.Australian Curriculum: History - Hi ...Show more
Imperial Mud - The Fight for the Fens by James Boyce
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
A post-colonial history of the destruction of the Fens of eastern England. A population of proud indigenous people fight for generations to preserve their homelands against an expanding empire - an invasion justified as being necessary for 'progress'.After centuries of resistance, their culture and com ...Show more
A Cargo of Women: Susannah Watson and the Convicts of the Princess Royal by Babette Smith
$35.00 AUD
Category: History
Traces their stories, presenting us with a patchwork image of individual lives that are both rich and varied, and often poignantly tragic. We encounter their despair at being parted from their families, their experience of assigned service in the colony, their marriages, for good or bad, and their oppor ...Show more
Cursed Objects - Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items by J. W. Ocker
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
Beware . . . this book is cursed These strange but true stories of the world's most infamous items will appeal to true believers as well as history buffs, horror fans, and anyone who loves a good spine-tingling tale. They're lurking in museums, graveyards, and private homes. Their often tragic and alway ...Show more