When Broken Glass Floats by Chanrithy Him
$22.95 AUD
Category: World History
Growing Up Under the Khmer RougeIn this mesmerizing story, finalist for the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize, Chanrithy Him vividly recounts her trek through the hell of the "killing fields." She gives us a child's-eye view of a Cambodia where rudimentary labor camps for both adults and children are the ...Show more
Where Light in Darkness Lies: The Story of the Lighthouse by Veronica Della Dora
$49.99 AUD
Category: World History
Suspended between sea and sky, battered by the waves and the wind, lighthouses mark the battlelines between the elements. They guard the boundaries between the solid human world and the primordial chaos of the waters; between stability and instability; between the known and the unknown. As such, they ha ...Show more
White Debt: The Demerara Uprising and Britain s Legacy of Slavery by Thomas Harding
$32.99 AUD
Category: World History
When Thomas Harding discovered that his mother's family had made money from slave plantations worked by people of African descent, what began as an interrogation into the choices of his ancestors soon became a quest to learn more about Britain's role in slavery. It was a history that he knew surprisingl ...Show more
Who Cooked the Last Supper?: The Women's History of the World by Rosalind Miles
$29.99 AUD
Category: World History
Men dominate history because men write history. There have been many heroes, but no heroines. This is the book that overturns that " phallusy of history, " giving voice to the true history of the world -- which, always and forever, must include the contributions of millions of unsung women. Here is the ...Show more
Who Poisoned Your Bacon? - The Dangerous History of Meat Additives by Guillaume Coudray
$22.99 AUD
Category: World History
'Highly persuasive ... a well-organised and solid dossier that alerts us to legalised chemical trickery.' - The Spectator 'A bombshell book' - Daily Mail 'Eye-opening and important . . . a book full of righteous anger' - Bee Wilson
Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Source of the Human Past by David Reich
$26.95 AUD
Category: World History
The past few years have seen a revolution in our ability to map whole genome DNA from ancient humans. With the ancient DNA revolution, combined with rapid genome mapping of present human populations, has come remarkable insights into our past. This important new data has clarified and added to our knowl ...Show more
Why the Germans Do it Better: Notes from a Grown-Up Country by John Kampfner
$24.99 AUD
Category: World History
A provocative and entertaining exploration of the country that Britons love to hate by one of our most respected journalists. ***THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*** BOOK OF THE YEAR IN GUARDIAN, ECONOMIST & NEW STATESMAN 'Excellent and provocative... a passionate, timely book.' - Sunday Times 'A fine new ...Show more
Wings Over Water: The Story of the World's Greatest Air Race and the Birth of the Spitfire by Jonathan Glancey
$22.99 AUD
Category: World History
The thrilling story of the Schneider Trophy, a series of glamorous air races that captivated both sides of the Atlantic and became a driver and celebration of speed and engineering prowess. Announced in 1912, the Schneider Trophy was a series of glamorous air contests, popularly known as races, that cap ...Show more
Witchcraft: A Secret History by Michael Streeter
$29.99 AUD
Category: World History
Witchcraft 1/2s great secret stems from the fact that few people understand its true essence. Here's the book that explains how Wicca, the religion of witchcraft, came into existence. A detailed discussion of witchcraft's origins begins with accounts from ancient civilizations, then progresses forward t ...Show more
Women & Power - A Manifesto by Mary Beard
$22.99 AUD
Category: World History | Reading Level: very good
Britain's best-known classicist Mary Beard, is also a committed and vocal feminist. With wry wit, she revisits the gender agenda and shows how history has treated powerful women. Her examples range from the classical world to the modern day, from Medusa and Athena to Theresa May and Hillary Clinton. Bea ...Show more
Women of Steel - The Feisty Factory Sisters Who Helped Win the War by Michelle Rawlins
$22.99 AUD
Category: World History
True stories of love and loss during WWII, from the tough Northern women who kept the foundry fires burning.When war broke out, the young women of Sheffield had their carefree lives turned upside down. With their sweethearts being sent away to fight, they had no choice but to step into the men's shoes a ...Show more