The Irish - A Photohistory by Sean Sexton, Christine Kinealy
$88.00 AUD
Category: General History | Reading Level: very good
Gold and the Incas by National Gallery of Australia
$49.95 AUD
Category: General History
Gold and the Incas: Lost worlds of Peru reveals the splendour of ancient pre-Hispanic cultures of Peru. Art made of gold, silver, turquoise, shell, stone, textile and ceramic is shown. More than 200 objects are covered, from gold armour and intricate jewellery to elaborate embroidered and woven cloths. ...Show more
Ghost Colonies by Ed Wright
$45.00 AUD
Category: General History | Series: Lost and Found in History
Ghost Colonies brings to light the fascinating but rarely told stories of history's lost colonies. Unlike many of the colonial 'success stories' from lands like America, Australia, Canada and South Africa, the ghost colonies were promised lands that failed entirely to live up to their promise. They fail ...Show more
History: From the Dawn of Civilization to the Present Day (3rd Ed) by Adam Hart-Davis
$69.99 AUD
Category: General History
Bringing the people and events of history to life, History makes the past accessible and relevant. Featuring the important events and figures that have shaped the present, from the very origins of humanity to key contemporary issues, such as the development of the internet and social media. It reveals c ...Show more
Peoples of the World by Maybury-Lewis, David
$24.95 AUD
Category: General History
This title captures the diversity of traditions and ways of life of remote ethnic groups around the globe, covering their customs, religions, livelihoods, and how each culture has developed in response to its environment.
Fake History: Ten Great Lies and How They Shaped the World by Otto English
$29.99 AUD
Category: General History | Reading Level: very good
A fun, authoritative and alternative history of the world that exposes some of the biggest lies ever told and how they've been used over time. Lincoln did not believe all men were created equal. The Aztecs were not slaughtered by the Spanish Conquistadors. And Churchill was not the man that people love ...Show more
Partition Voices: Untold British Stories by Kavita Puri
$22.99 AUD
Category: General History
UPDATED FOR THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF PARTITION 'Puri does profound and elegant work bringing forgotten narratives back to life. It's hard to convey just how important this book is' Sathnam Sanghera 'The most humane account of partition I've read ... We need a candid conversation about our past and this i ...Show more
The Age of Empires by Robert Aldrich (ed.)
$90.00 AUD
Category: General History | Reading Level: very good
The story of thirteen modern Empires, a story full of suspense, cruelty, conflict, heroism, great explorations and extraordinary feats of endurance, is here told with a rich profusion of illustrations drawn from a wide range of vivid, colourful, authentic sources.Now that the age of empires is fully ove ...Show more
100 Documents that Changed the World From Magna Carta to WikiLeaks by Scott Christianson
$32.99 AUD
Category: General History
100 Documents That Changed the World brings together the most important written agreements, declarations and statements in history. The documents included here have changed the course of history by rewriting laws, granting freedoms and laying out constitutions. But as well as official charters and presi ...Show more