Gudyarra: The First Wiradyuri War of Resistance — The Bathurst War, 1822–1824 by Stephen Gapps
$34.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
In mid-1824, the Bathurst district was under siege. Local Wiradjuri people had broken off contact with colonists and vowed to kill all invading white men. Warriors raided outstations, killing people and stock with impunity while large warbands threatened convict stock-workers who either fled or cowered ...Show more
Homelands: A Personal History of Europe by Timothy Ash Garton
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
'A moving love letter to Europe' - Lea Ypi, author of FreeHomelands is a stunning blend of contemporary history, investigative reporting and intimate memoir by our greatest writer about Europe.Drawing on half a century of travel and thinking, Homelands tells the story of Europe since its emergence from ...Show more
Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ... A Guardian, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman and Daily Express Book of the Year ... 'Hugely, highly and happily recommended' Stephen Fry ... 'You should read Humankind. You'll learn a lot (I did) and you'll have good reason to feel better about the human race' Tim Harford ...Show more
In Defence of Witches: Why Women Are Still on Trial by Mona Chollet
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
What remains of the witch hunts? A stubborn misogyny, which still tints the way our societies look at single women, childless women, aging women, or quite simply, free women . . . Today more than ever, witches tell us about our world and lead the way.' - Telerama A source of terror, a misogynistic image ...Show more
Index, A History of the by Dennis Duncan
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
A story of ambition, obsession and alphabetical orderMost of us give little thought to the back of the book - it's just where you go to look things up. But here, hiding in plain sight, is an unlikely realm of ambition and obsession, sparring and politicking, pleasure and play. Here we might find Butcher ...Show more
Into Iraq by Michael Palin
$35.00 AUD
Category: History
A fascinating and rare insight into the history and culture of Iraq, by Britain's best-loved travel writer. In March 2022, former Monty Python stalwart and intrepid globetrotter Michael Palin journeyed along the River Tigris and into Iraq to gain a glimpse of life in an area of the world that can claim ...Show more
Invitation to a Banquet by Fuchsia Dunlop
$55.00 AUD
Category: History
The epic tale of the world's most sophisticated gastronomic culture, told through a banquet of thirty Chinese dishes Chinese was the first truly global cuisine. When the first Chinese labourers began to sojourn and settle abroad, restaurants appeared in their wake. Yet Chinese food has the curious disti ...Show more
Lady Sapiens - Investigating the Lives of Prehistoric Women by Thomas Cirotteau; Jennifer Kerner; Eric Pincas; Philippa Hurd (Translator)
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
45,000 years ago, rare and precious statues of faceless women with hourglass figures, sturdy hips and generous breasts surfaced across Europe. Spanning thousands of years and nurturing many a fantasy, they are known as the prehistoric Venus figurines. But what were the women who inspired these artifacts ...Show more
Let's Get Physical: How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World by Danielle Friedman
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
'Well-researched and readable' - Financial Times'An absorbing, pacy read' - New Statesman'The story of lycra-clad feminism' - Stylist'Canny and informative' - The New YorkerThe untold history of women's exercise culture, from jogging and Jazzercise to Jane Fonda.
Line of Blood: The Truth of Alfred Howitt by Craig Horne
$34.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
'In reading the book, parts of Howitt's character made my skin crawl, but the uncovering of his life was revelatory ... I believe the publication of Line of Blood will be at a very pertinent time' -Bruce PascoeLine of Blood- The Truth of Alfred Howitt tells the full story of Australia's so-called 'ables ...Show more
Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self by Andrea Wulf
$26.99 AUD
Category: History
'A witty, gossipy, sparkling history, full of bright jewels of anecdote... Magnificent Rebels is a triumph' THE TIMES, Book of the Week'Extraordinary... A thrilling intellectual history that reads like a racy, intelligent novel, with a cast of unforgettable characters' SUNDAY TIMES'Magnificent Rebels is ...Show more
Man-made Wonders of the World by DK
$59.99 AUD
Category: History
Discover the most incredible man-made wonders, from Stonehenge to Burj Khalifa, with this unparalleled catalogue of the most amazing, famous, and intriguing buildings and monuments ever created by humans. Manmade Wonders of the Worldfeatures a range of structures from buildings to monuments, statues, an ...Show more