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The first biography of the enigmatic Robert Barton, a central figure in the Irish Revolution. The enigmatic Robert Barton was a central figure in Irish Revolution. From an Anglo-Irish ascendancy...

In this radical re-evaluation of American history, Saidiya Hartman uses her singular talents to create a striking portrait of nineteenth century slavery and its many afterlives. By turning critical attention...

Before movie screens filled the country and television screens filled our homes, entertainment had to travel to the people. The traveling tent show was a popular form of melodrama and...

Long before we had the ability to photograph the earth from space - to see our planet as it would be seen by the Greek god Apollo - images of...

In this book, author Rosalie Schwartz uses the 1933 RKO-Radio Pictures production Flying Down to Rio to examine the interplay of technology and popular culture that shaped a distinctive twentieth-century...

Born in Blood investigates one of history's most violent undertakings: The United States of America. People the world over consider violence in the United States as measurably different than that...

** Shortlisted for WA Premier's Prize for Book of the Year 2023 ** '... you need an organisation like the KLC to be your shield and spear, to be able...

The book titled The Routes of English by the author Simon Elmes. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

From Scott's ill-fated expedition to the Antarctic, through successive attempts on Everest from Shipton in the 1930s through to Hillary's successful climb in 1953, and on through the conquest of...

The 6 February 1998 marks the 40th anniversary of the Munich air disaster. Twenty three people died as the plane carrying Manchester United home from a Euopean Cup tie crashed...

A vital history from the award-winning Financial Times journalist Philip Stephens on the dramatic century since the Anglo-Irish Treaty and partition. These Divided Isles tells the story from both sides...

'Vast and arresting' SPECTATOR 'A remarkably human take on the geological world' NEW STATESMAN Rocks are the record of our creative planet reinventing itself for four billion years. Nothing is...

The Omagh bomb was the worst massacre in Northern Ireland's modern history - yet from it came a most extraordinary tale of human resilience, as families of murdered people channelled...

From the author of A Ghost in the Throat , an unforgettable book - both history and ghost story - that will leave you gasping by its final page. In...

Can a woman gifted with the power of healing survive in a world that burns what it cannot understand? Cornwall, 1628. A young girl guards a dangerous secret- she can...

Feasts, banquets and grand dinners have always played a vital role in our lives. They oil the wheels of diplomacy, smooth the paths of the ambitious and spread joy at...

What makes Australian war writers special? This collection of fiction, poetry, history and reminiscence clearly demonstrates that the gift of our writers is to reflect national character in war literature....

A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING FINALIST SHORTLISTED FOR THE WESTMINSTER BOOK AWARDS 'One of the best memoirs I've read in years' SATHNAM SANGHERA 'Beautifully...

This major new global history of the twentieth century is written by four prominent international historians for first-year undergraduate level and upward. Using their thematic and regional expertise, the authors...

This account of Columbia starts in 1924 when the studio first opened; since then it has made over 3000 movies. Every feature-length film (running 50 minutes or longer) released by...

The King James Bible was a landmark in the history of the English language, and an inspiration to poets, dramatists, artists and politicians. The influence of this work has been...

The importance of this dictionary stems from Quatremere''s profound reflections on the nature of architecture, on the principles which are at the source of her rules, and on the roles...

Nowadays a top Premiership football club can spend 50 million on a Portuguese pin-up or a legendary Italian goalkeeper, but you cannot take into account the effects of a dodgy...

When Chinese alchemists fashioned the first man-made explosion during the tenth century, no one could have foreseen its full revolutionary potential. Invented to frighten evil spirits rather than fuel guns...

Jonathan Glancey conducts an inspiring journey through 5,000 years of magnificent buildings, from ancient Sumeria to the spectacular glass-and-steel towers of today's cityscapes. An unprecedented collection of full-colour photographs, artworks,...

The epic story of a legendary gem and its colourful succession of extraordinary owners. Allegedly a curse to those that own it, the Hope Diamond - a flawless blue diamond...

The extraordinary tale of the wildfire spread of the consumption of a drink which is embedded in our history and our daily cultural life. The coffee industry worldwide employs more...

In this title Michael Sims simultaneously explores the natural history of the body and the cultural history that records our response to it. Divided into sections corresponding with various body...

Using examples from Caesar to Rabin, Hudson asks to what extent the course of history can be determined by individuals and whether individual leaders are merely the result, and not...

In this groundbreaking new book from the UK's leading criminologist, David Wilson explores what our nation's most lethal murderers reveal about us in a thrilling blend of history and true...

The author explores in detail the history of mounted warfare which in reality is a history of war itself. For over 3,000 years the mounted warrior was a dominant figure,...

"You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hope and prayers of...

Ninette Dreyfus was a cosseted scion of one of France's most prominent Jewish families - a cousin to Albert Einstein and family friend to Colette. But when the Second World...

'Remarkable . . . grippingly and humanely recounted.' PHILIPPE SANDS, author of The Last Colony WINNER OF THE 2023 RSL GILES ST AUBYN AWARD The story of leprosy is the...

An electrifying re-examination of one of the twentieth century's greatest unsung power players, from the bestselling author of A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE 'Supremely enjoyable . . . With a...

With wit and verve Robin Waterfield brings the bizarre story of hypnotism to life. A lively mixture of popular history, science and psychology, Hidden Depths is the definitive work on...

In the wake of the attacks on New York and Washington many people believe we have entered a new world, but in this thought-provoking and thorough examination of the history...

An accessible account of the history of economics through the ideas of great thinkers "A whistle-stop introduction to the great works and thinkers of each age, this is a clear...

Is the destruction of Gaza only a consequence of the October 7, 2023 attack, or is it also the outcome of a long process of dispossession and eradication? Do Palestinians...

A sophisticated contribution to debates in both the academic and the public realms regarding the nature of antisemitism today. This groundbreaking anthology addresses the history and challenges of using "antisemitism"...

Everybody loves chocolate. From Willy Wonka to Ferrero Rocher, the Cadbury's Flake girl to the man from Milk Tray, it is embedded in our culture like no other foodstuff. The...

This essential volume examines the foundations of cuisine, starting with its earliest sources. Tracing every element of the produce, implements, and skills involved in food preparation, it asks such timely...

For every lover of food culture, this scrupulously researched and accessible cookbook presents one-of-a-kind dinner parties inspired by seminal moments in culinary history. In ten chapters-each an important moment in...

Rollicking and informative, Reprehensible: Polite Histories of Bad Behaviour is your guide through some of the most shameful behaviour indulged in by humanity's most celebrated figures, as told by Mikey...

This book is intended for general readers of military defence history titles, especially works in this series. Also military defence historians and students.

Windsor Castle is the largest and oldest occupied castle in existence. It is the home of the Queen, and with its skyline of battlements, turrets and great Round Tower it...