An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Civilisation to Independence by Zeinab Badawi
$36.99 AUD
Category: History
Zeinab Badawi, award-winning broadcaster and President of SOAS, tells an epic story of the oldest inhabited continent in the world from an African perspective, for fans of William Dalrymple, David Olusoga and Peter Frankopan.*Selected as a book to look out for in 2024 by the Guardian*Everyone is origina ...Show more
Siena: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval City by Jane Stevenson
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
An authoritative, richly illustrated history, and affectionate celebration, of Siena, one of the best-loved and most-visited cities in Italy.Occupying a hilltop site in the midst of a vast, undulating landscape, Siena is as much a magnet for contemporary tourism as Florence. However, its proud republica ...Show more
Dickensland: The Curious History of Dickens's London by Lee Jackson
$41.95 AUD
Category: History
The intriguing history of Dickens's London, showing how tourists have reimagined and reinvented the Dickensian metropolis for more than 150 years Tourists have sought out the landmarks, streets, and alleys of Charles Dickens's London ever since the death of the world-renowned author. Late Victorians ...Show more
Beauty Is In The Street: Protest and Counterculture in Post-War Europe
$79.99 AUD
Category: History
An electrifying history of protest and its transformations in post-war Europe In post-war Europe, protest was everywhere. On both sides of the Iron Curtain, from Paris to Prague, Milan to Wroclaw, ordinary people took to the streets, fighting for a better world. Their efforts came to a head most dramati ...Show more
Italy in a Wineglass: The Taste of History by Marc Millon
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
A lively, page-turning history of Italy and its wines, from the Roman Empire to climate change. The world is enamoured with Italy: its culture, art, food and fashion, its beautiful landscapes and famous cities — and, of course, its wine.From the ancient Greeks to the Medici, and from fascism to feminism ...Show more
The Walnut Tree: Untold Histories Of Violence, Women And The Law by Kate Morgan
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
A devastating work of non-fiction that reveals a hidden history of women, violence and the law. ' A woman, a dog and a walnut tree, the more they are beaten, the better they'll be.' So went the proverb quoted by a prominent MP in the Houses of Parliament in 1853. His words - intended ironically in a deb ...Show more
Smoke And Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories by Amitav Ghosh
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
When Amitav Ghosh began the research for his monumental cycle of novels, The Ibis Trilogy, ten years ago, he was startled to find how the lives of the 19th century sailors and soldiers he wrote of were dictated not only by the currents of the Indian Ocean, but also by the precious commodity carried in e ...Show more
Edda Mussolini: The Most Dangerous Woman in Europe by Caroline Moorehead
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
A thrilling biography of Benito Mussolini's favourite daughter, and a heart-stopping account of the unravelling of the Fascist dream in Italy'Engrossing... Moorehead has a spirited turn of phrase, a keen eye for the telling detail and pungent quote, and a gift for marshaling complex material' Jenny Uglo ...Show more
Tomorrow Perhaps the Future: Following Writers and Rebels in the Spanish Civil War by Sarah Watling
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
In our age of political divisions, this portrait of the women outsiders who took part in Spanish Civil War asks questions of solidarity and resistance In our age of political divisions, this portrait of the women outsiders who took part in Spanish Civil War asks questions of solidarity and resistance In ...Show more
Tudor England: A History by Lucy Wooding
$30.95 AUD
Category: History
A compelling, authoritative account of the brilliant, conflicted, visionary world of Tudor England
Melting Point: Family, Memory and the Search for a Promised Land by Rachel Cockerell
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
On June 7th 1907, a ship packed with Russian Jews sets sail into the Atlantic. It is heading not to Jerusalem or New York, as many on board have dreamt, but to Texas. The man who persuades the passengers to go is David Jochelmann, Rachel Cockerell's great-grandfather. It marks the beginning of the Galve ...Show more
A History of the World in 47 Borders: The Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps by Jonn Elledge
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
People have been drawing lines on maps for as long as there have been maps to draw on. Sometimes rooted in physical geography, sometimes entirely arbitrary, these lines might often have looked very different if a war or treaty or the decisions of a handful of tired Europeans had gone a different way. By ...Show more