The China-Australia Migration Corridor: History and Heritage by Denis Byrne, Ien Ang, Phillip Mar
$40.00 AUD
Category: History
A study of the history and impact of Chinese-Australian migration.The China-Australia Migration Corridor traces the legacy of migration from China to Australia from the 1840s until the present day. It offers a multidimensional examination of the footprint of migration as it exists, stretching between Zh ...Show more
Wall and Piece
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
Artistic genius, political activist, painter and decorator, mythic legend or notorious graffiti artist? The work of Banksy is unmistakable, except maybe when it's squatting in the Tate or New York's Metropolitan Museum. Banksy is responsible for decorating the streets, walls, bridges and zoos of towns a ...Show more
Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind by Tom Holland
$24.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Dilly's Story Ser.
Christianity is the most enduring and influential legacy of the ancient world, and its emergence the single most transformative development in Western history. Even the increasing number in the West today who have abandoned the faith of their forebears, and dismiss all religion as pointless superstition ...Show more
How the New Seven Wonders of the World Were Built by Jiri Bartunek; Tom Velcovsky; Jan Sramek (Illustrator)
$29.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: How the Wonders Were Built Ser.
The New Seven Wonders of the World are introduced from the architectural point of view in this fully illustrated title. The Great Wall of China, Petra, The Colosseum, Chichén Itzá, Machu Picchu, The Taj Mahal, and Christ the Redeemer were selected as the new seven wonders of the world by over 600 milli ...Show more
Captain Cook's Epic Voyage by Geoffrey Blainey
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
In 1768 Captain James Cook and his crew set out on a small British naval vessel in search of a missing continent. 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of that voyage, and Cook's 'discovery' of Australia. Captain Cook's Epic Voyage reveals the hardships and adventure of this remarkable quest, and the euphori ...Show more
Revolutionary Spring: Fighting for a New World 1848-1849 by Christopher Clark
$75.00 AUD
Category: History
An exhilarating reappraisal of one of the most dramatic years in European history, from the acclaimed author of The Sleepwalkers 'People embraced each other, shook hands, joy radiated from every eye, there was no limit to the celebrations . . .' There can be few more exciting or frightening moments in E ...Show more
Kings of Shanghai - Two rival dynasties and the creation of modern china by Jonathan Kaufman
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
'A masterpiece of research, The Last Kings of Shanghai is a vivid and fascinating story of wealth, family intrigue, and political strategy on the world stage from colonialism to communism to globalized capitalism' Susannah Heschel, Eli Black Professor of Jewish Studies, Dartmouth CollegeAn epic, multige ...Show more
The Palace by Gareth Russell
$52.99 AUD
Category: History
'If a house could gossip, this is the book that Hampton Court would whisper. An enjoyable and readable stroll through 500 years of Hampton Court history: royal residents, common visitors, thieves, invaders and ghosts' PHILIPPA GREGORYFor centuries, Hampton Court has been a place of power, scandal and in ...Show more
The Greatest Invention: A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts by Silvia Ferrara
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
'Ferrara's book is an introduction to writing as a process of revelation, but it's also a celebration of these things still undeciphered, and many other tantalising mysteries besides.' - The Spectator This book tells the story of our greatest invention. Or, it almost does. Almost, because while the s ...Show more
The Ruby Princess by Duncan McNab
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
In the early hours of Thursday 19 March 2020, the luxury cruise liner Ruby Princess docked at Sydney's Circular Quay, the gateway to Australia. Hours later, 2700 passengers disembarked. Yet in the middle of a pandemic sweeping the planet, there were no health checks. Over the next few days, the passenge ...Show more