Budapest: Between East and West by Victor Sebestyen
$24.99 AUD
Category: World History
AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR From the critically acclaimed historian Victor Sebestyen, the enthralling account of historical and cultural events that defined Budapest, a unique city on the fault line between East and West in the heart of Europe. Victor Sebestyen has written a sweeping, colorf ...Show more
Buried: An alternative history of the first millennium in Britain by Alice Roberts
$22.99 AUD
Category: World History
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Tender, fascinating ... Lucid and illuminating' Robert MacfarlaneFunerary rituals show us what people thought about mortality; how they felt about loss; what they believed came next. From Roman cremations and graveside feasts, to deviant burials with heads rearranged, from rich ...Show more
China After Mao - The Rise of a Superpower by Frank Dikotter
$34.99 AUD
Category: World History | Reading Level: good-very good
'A leading historian of modern China. He is a rare scholar, adept in both Russian and Chinese . . . Combined with this linguistic skill, Dikutter has a writer's gift' EVENING STANDARD From the Samuel Johnson Prize-winning author of Mao's Great Famine, a timely and compelling account of China in the wake ...Show more
Culture: A New World History by Martin Puchner
$34.99 AUD
Category: World History
Can anyone really own a culture? This magnificent account argues that the story of global civilisations is one of mixing, sharing, and borrowing. It shows how art forms have crisscrossed continents over centuries to produce masterpieces. From Nefertiti's lost city and the Islamic Golden Age to twentiet ...Show more
Delizia: The Epic History of Italians and Their Food by John Dickie
$34.99 AUD
Category: World History
'If only we could all write as brilliantly on Italy and its food as John Dickie does. He may well know Italy and Italians better than they know themselves' Stanley Tucci The new edition of the much-loved classic, with a fresh chapter that brings the surprising and moreish tale of the Italian way of eat ...Show more
Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend by Andrew Orchard
$45.00 AUD
Category: World History
From Loki to Thor, Ragnarok to BeowulfA gripping and truly mesmerising delve into the Norse legends From bestselling books to blockbusting Hollywood movies, the myths of the Scandinavian gods and heroes are part of the modern day landscape. For over a millennium before the arrival of Christianity, t ...Show more
Dinner in Rome A History of the World in One Meal by Andreas Viestad
$34.99 AUD
Category: World History
A culinary exploration of Rome, which expands to take in global civilization. With a celebrated food writer as host, a delectable history of Roman cuisine and the world — served one dish at a time. 'There is more history in a bowl of pasta than in the Colosseum', writes Andreas Viestad in Dinner in Rome ...Show more
Dynasty - The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar by Tom Holland
$26.99 AUD
Category: World History | Reading Level: very good
Rome was first ruled by kings, then became a republic. But in the end, after conquering the world, the Republic collapsed. Rome was drowned in blood. So terrible were the civil wars that the Roman people finally came to welcome the rule of an autocrat who could give them peace. 'Augustus,' their new mas ...Show more
Eject! Eject! by John Nichol
$34.99 AUD
Category: World History
'Eject! Eject!' When the call is made to abandon an aircraft, it's only the beginning of the story... From the Sunday Times bestselling writer John Nichol, author of Spitfire, Lancaster and Tornado, comes a brilliant new book that reveals the astonishing story of an invention that has saved many thousan ...Show more
Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History by S C Gwynne
$34.95 AUD
Category: World History
This stunning historical account of the forty-year battle between Comanche Indians and white settlers for control of the American West was a major New York Times bestseller. In the tradition of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, a stunningly vivid historical account of the forty-year battle between Comanche ...Show more
Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt’s Ancient Temples From Destruction [Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt] by Lynne Olson
$36.99 AUD
Category: World History | Reading Level: near fine
The fascinating story of the feisty French archaeologist who led the international effort to save ancient Egyptian temples from the floodwaters of the Aswan Dam. In the 1960s, the world's attention was focused on a nail-biting race against time- fifty countries contributed nearly a billion dollars to sa ...Show more
Espana: a Brief History of Spain by Giles Tremlett
$22.99 AUD
Category: World History
Bestselling author Giles Tremlett traverses the rich and varied history of Spain, from prehistoric times to today, in a brief, accessible primer for visitors, curious readers and hispanophiles. 'Tremlett is a fascinating socio-cultural guide, as happy to discuss Spain's World Cup win as its Moorish rul ...Show more