The House of Yan : A Family at the Heart of a Century by Lan Yan; Sam Taylor (Translator)
$34.99 AUD
Category: General History | Reading Level: near fine
Through the sweeping cultural and historical transformations of China, entrepreneur Lan Yan traces her family's history through early 20th Century to present day. The history of the Yan family is inseparable from the history of China over the last century. One of the most influential businesswomen of Ch ...Show more
Moscow and St. Petersburg in Russia's Silver Age by John E. Bowlt
$49.99 AUD
Category: General History
This book focuses on the visual and material culture of St Petersburg and Moscow at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. The twilight of Imperial Russia witnessed a sudden renaissance that left a profound imprint on the visual, literary and performing arts: here was a Silver Age as luminous perhaps ...Show more
The Great Cities in History by John Julius Norwich
$19.99 AUD
Category: General History
From the origins of urbanization in Mesopotamia to the global metropolises of today, great cities have marked the development of human civilization. The Great Cities in History tells their stories, from Uruk and Memphis to Tokyo and Sao Paulo. A galaxy of distinguished contributors evoke the character o ...Show more
The Lost Photographs of Captain Scott by David M Wilson
$55.00 AUD
Category: General History | Reading Level: very good
Captain Scott perished with four of his fellow explorers on their return from the South Pole in March 1912. Almost immediately the myth was founded, based on Scott's diaries, turning him into an icon of courage in the face of impossible circumstances. But during the final months of that journey Scott al ...Show more
Modern China by Wasserstrom, Jeffrey
$52.95 AUD
Category: General History | Series: Oxford Illustrated History Ser.
This lavishly illustrated volume explores the history of China during a period of dramatic shifts and surprising transformations, from the founding of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) through to the present day. The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern China promises to be essential reading for anyone who w ...Show more
History's Great Untold Stories : Obscure and Fascinating Accounts with Important Lessons for the World by Joseph Cummins
$45.00 AUD
Category: General History
Opens your eyes to significant events, places and peoples that have been largely excluded from the standard history texts. First published 2006.
Mythology : The Complete Guide to Our Imagined Worlds by Christopher Dell
$49.95 AUD
Category: General History
Myths in every culture of the world explain our origins, the world's creation, gods and monsters, demons, the afterlife and the underworld. This fresh and compelling account gathers together themes and stories from every culture, showing how myths share many common patterns, and how the human imaginatio ...Show more
The Mastery of Time: A History of Timekeeping, from the Sundial to the Wristwatch: Discoveries, Inventions, and Advances in Master Watchmaking by Dominique Flechon
$130.00 AUD
Category: General History
Recounts the history of telling time from the dawn of civilization onwards. More than a simple chronology, this title explores the technical resources used to measure time whether solar, hydraulic, mechanical, or electrical just as it explains the key factors behind the major breakthroughs in the scienc ...Show more
Radicals: Remembering the Sixties by Meredith Burgmann, Nadia Wheatley
$39.99 AUD
Category: General History
The Sixties -- an era of protest,free love, civil disobedience, duffel coats, flower power, giant afros and desert boots, all recorded on grainy black and white footage -- marked a turning point for change. A time when radicals found their voices and used them. While the initial trigger for protest was ...Show more