The French Mind: 400 Years of Romance, Revolution and Renewal by Peter Watson
$29.99 AUD
Category: World History
‘Majestic, ambitious’ Literary Review ____________________________________ We are endlessly fascinated by the French. We are fascinated by their way of life, their creativity and sophistication, and even their insistence that they are exceptional. But how did France become the country it is today, and w ...Show more
The Shadows of Socrates - The Heresy, War, and Treachery Behind the Trial of Socrates by Matt Gatton
$49.99 AUD
Category: World History
The death of Socrates may be the most famous unsolved murder in history. Set during the Peloponnesian War, this narrative solves that mystery, revealing for the first time how the philosopher was set up, who did it, and why. The influence of the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates has been profound. Eve ...Show more
The Buddha and the Sahibs by Charles Allen
$27.99 AUD
Category: World History
The fascinating story of the role played by Britons in uncovering the origins of Buddhism on the Indian subcontinent.
Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappe
$22.99 AUD
Category: World History
The renowned Israeli historian revisits the formative period of the State of Israel. Between 1947 and 1949, over 400 Palestinian villages were deliberately destroyed, civilians were massacred, and around a million men, women, and children were expelled from their homes at gunpoint. Denied for almost six ...Show more
Year Zero of the Arab-Israeli Conflict 1929 by Hillel Cohen
$49.95 AUD
Category: World History
In late summer 1929, a countrywide outbreak of Arab-Jewish-British violence transformed the political landscape of Palestine forever. In contrast with those who point to the wars of 1948 and 1967, historian Hillel Cohen marks these bloody events as year zero of the Arab-Israeli conflict that persists to ...Show more
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonial Conquest and Resistance by Rashid I. Khalidi
$24.99 AUD
Category: World History
'Riveting and original ... a work enriched by solid scholarship, vivid personal experience, and acute appreciation of the concerns and aspirations of the contending parties in this deeply unequal conflict ' Noam Chomsky The twentieth century for Palestine and the Palestinians has been a century of denia ...Show more
Rethinking the Holocaust by Yehuda Bauer
$32.95 AUD
Category: World History | Series: Yale Nota Bene S.
A study of the Holocaust, evaluating accepted views of its history and meaning. Yehuda Bauer offers his own interpretation of why the Holocaust occurred and how another can be prevented. He presents opinions on topics ranging from how Jews reacted to the murderous campaign against them to the relationsh ...Show more
The Language Puzzle - How We Talked Our Way Out of the Stone Age by Steven Mithen
$55.00 AUD
Category: World History
'A tour de force' Alice Roberts'Wonderful ... A remarkably comprehensive biography of the single most important thing we all share - language' Robin DunbarThe relationship between language, thought and culture is of concern to anyone with an interest in what it means to be human.The Language Puzzle expl ...Show more
The Red Hotel: The Untold Story of Stalin s Disinformation War by Alan Philps
$26.99 AUD
Category: World History
'A riveting trip down the corridors of Soviet deception' Sunday Telegraph (Five-Star Review)'Philps' book vindicates the value of truth' Washington Post'Philps has an eye for detail and a heart for those left behind' The Times'A tale of intrigue and suppression' The New York Times'A compelling and often ...Show more
A Brief History of the British Monarchy: From the Iron Age to King Charles III by Jeremy Black
$24.99 AUD
Category: World History
The British monarchy is at a turning point. Concise and engaging, this book charts the very beginnings of British reign through to the longest serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II - and looks forward to the reign of King Charles III. Much more than a linear history, this is the intertwined story of royal ...Show more
The Nameless War by Archibald Ramsay
$32.99 AUD
Category: World History
Here is the story that people have said would never be written in our time - the true history of events leading up to the Second World War, told by one who enjoyed the friendship and confidence of Mr Neville Chamberlain during the critical months between Munich and September, 1939. There has long been a ...Show more
Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I - The Mother and Daughter Who Changed History by Tracy Borman
$24.99 AUD
Category: World History
'(A)sensational book by one of our greatest and best-loved historians... Astoundingly good.' - Alison Weir 'Masterful, captivating, page-turning, this is solid gold history at its best.' - Nicola Tallis '(A) thought-provoking, impeccably researched, and moving account uncovering how Anne's family, int ...Show more