Inglorious Empire - What the British did to India by Shashi Tharoor
23.99 AUD
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Category: History | Reading Level: very good
In the eighteenth century, India's share of the world economy was as large as Europe's. By 1947, after two centuries of British rule, it had decreased six-fold. Beyond conquest and deception, the Empire blew rebels from cannon, massacred unarmed protesters, entrenched institutionalised racism, and cause ...Show more
Instant History by Sandra Lawrence
26.80 AUD
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Category: History
Key thinkers, theories, discoveries, and concepts each explained on a single page Instant History pulls together pivotal moments from history into one concise volume. Each page contains a distinct "cheat sheet," which tells you the most important facts in bite-size chunks, so you can feel like an expe ...Show more
Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities by Bettany Hughes
25.99 AUD
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Category: History | Reading Level: very good
Istanbul has long been a place where stories and histories collide, where perception is as potent as fact. From the Koran to Shakespeare, this city with three names--Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul--resonates as an idea and a place, real and imagined. Standing as the gateway between East and West, ...Show more
Japanese Ancient Origins: Stories of People and Civilization by J. K. JACKSON
28.50 AUD
29.99 (4% off)
Category: History | Series: Flame Tree Collector's Editions Ser.
Beautiful edition, and companion to Japanese Myths and Legends, exploring the ancient origins of Japanese society and culture. A gorgeous Collector's Edition covering the history of Japan from the early Jomon period to the Edo. Japan has gripped the imagination of readers of their spiritual and delicate ...Show more
Japans Infamous Unit 731 by Totani, Yuma
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Category: History | Series: Tuttle Classics Ser.
This is a riveting and disturbing account of the medical atrocities performed in China during WWII. Some of the cruelest deeds of Japan's war in Asia did not occur on the battlefield, but in quiet, antiseptic medical wards in obscure parts of China. Far from front lines and prying eyes, Japanese doctors ...Show more
Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic by Simon Winchester
29.99 AUD
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Category: History
From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes—here is award-winning writer Simon Winchester’s brilliant and all-encompassing look at how humans acquire, retain, and pass on information and data, and how technology continues to change our li ...Show more
Lancaster: The Forging of a Very British Legend by John Nichol
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Category: History
'The epic story of an iconic aircraft and the breathtaking courage of those who flew her' Andy McNab, bestselling author of Bravo Two Zero 'Compelling, thrilling and rooted in quite extraordinary human drama' James Holland, author of Normandy 44 From John Nichol, the Sunday Times bestselling author of S ...Show more
Lapidarium: The Secret Lives of Stones by Hettie Judah
42.99 AUD
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Category: History
'A delightful storybook . . . a portrait of our whole world created from the contents of the ground' Literary Review 'A real cabinet of curiosities' Sunday Times From the hematite used in cave paintings to the moldavite that became a TikTok sensation; from the stolen sandstone of Scone to the unexpecte ...Show more
Magdalena: River of Dreams by Wade Davis
32.99 AUD
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Category: Social Issues
A captivating new book from Wade Davis - winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for Into the Silence - that brings vividly to life the story of the great Rio Magdalena, illuminating Colombia's complex past, present, and future. Travellers often become enchanted with the first country that captures their he ...Show more
Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future by Ed Conway
35.00 AUD
Category: History
Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil and lithium. They built our world, and they will transform our future. These are the six most crucial substances in human history. They took us from the Dark Ages to the present day. They power our computers and phones, build our homes and offices, and create life-saving me ...Show more
Memento Mori - What the Romans Can Tell Us about Old Age and Death by Peter Jones
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Category: History | Series: Classic Civilisations
In this revealing and entertaining guide to how the Romans confronted their own mortality, Peter Jones shows us that all the problems associated with old age and death that so transfix us today were already dealt with by our ancient ancestors 2,000 years ago. Romans inhabited a world where people, knowi ...Show more
Men Who Hate Women: From incels to pickup artists, the truth about extreme misogyny and how it affects us all by Laura Bates
23.99 AUD
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Category: Social Issues
Imagine a world in which a vast network of incels and other misogynists are able to operate, virtually undetected. These extremists commit deliberate terrorist acts against women. Vulnerable teenage boys are groomed and radicalised. You don't have to imagine that world. You already live in it. Perhaps ...Show more