History

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodWithin the grand halls of one of Australia's oldest and most beloved cultural institutions lies a collection that has quietly witnessed the unfolding of a nation...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageStanding at the threshold of the New World, arms raised and torch blazing, the Statue of Liberty has...

Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Signed,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersIn the mid-nineteenth century, thousands of German emigrants made the gruelling sea...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the early nineteenth century, the colonial ambitions of the British Empire extended to the remote southern shores...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodAt the dawn of a new nation, the story of Australia's Federation and the birth of the Commonwealth stands as one of the most pivotal chapters...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageStep back through the sands of time and become a sleuth of the ancient world — The Time...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodIn the vast and unforgiving landscape of colonial Australia, two distinct groups collided, competed, and ultimately shaped the nation's identity — the land-hungry squatters who seized...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodIn the sweat-soaked heat of nineteenth-century Australia, the discovery of gold transformed a colonial backwater into a crucible of ambition, conflict, and nation-building. Gold, part of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodIn the decades between 1860 and 1890, Australia's rural heartland was transformed by the sweat, ingenuity, and ambition of ordinary men and women who carved a...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodIn the turbulent interwar years — a period sandwiched between the catastrophe of World War One and the crushing despair of the Great Depression — Australia...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA vivid portrait of a nation at a crossroads, Australia in the Nineteen Twenties: Commentary and Documents chronicles...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat does it truly mean to be Australian? National Identity and Consciousness: Commentary and Documents confronts this enduring...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the shadow of global economic collapse, Australia found itself gripped by an era of unprecedented hardship —...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhen economic collapse swept through Australia in the 1890s and again in the 1930s, it was not merely...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew civilizations have cast as long a shadow over human history as ancient Greece, and Greece: History -...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodLong before European settlers ever set foot on Australian soil, a rich and complex civilisation flourished across the continent — one whose spiritual traditions, oral...

Traces the history of Celtic civilization, covering its origins, peoples, art, beliefs, conquests, and mythology.

Australia and New Zealand have a proud record of sending troops overseas to fight for Great Britain when conflicts have arisen over the years. This book chronicles the transporting of...

What woman today would accept losing her job or her nationality on marriage? What mother would accept that she had no custody rights to her children? Who would deny women...

In the early hours of 15 April 1912, after the majestic liner Titanic had split apart and the 1,500 men, women and children struggled to stay alive in the freezing...

The phenomenal, international, million-copy selling true story of the battle to survive the worst storm this century has seen - the 'Halloween' Gale of 1991 - which produced wind speeds...

Explore the tyrants who have shaped the course of history. All power corrupts, but absolute power can turn people into absolute monsters. The true stories behind the men and women...

Would Hiroshima have been bombed if Japanese contained a phrase meaning 'no comment'? Is it alright for missionaries to replace the Bible's 'white as snow' with 'white as fungus' in...

The Sacred History is an account of the workings of the supernatural in history. It tells the epic story of angels, from Creation, to Evolution through to the operations of...

The New Yorker 's award-winning war correspondent returns to his own country to chronicle a story of mounting civic breakdown and violent disorder, in a vivid eyewitness narrative of revelatory...

A hilarious look at how the line between 'genius' and 'extremely lucky idiot' is finer than we'd like to admit. The more you delve into the stories behind history's greatest...

How do British pavements remain free of dog mess? Why are paths not littered with cigarette butts or roads not lined with abandoned cars? What does the decline of the...

According to conventional naval history, the Coastal Motor Boat was the brainchild of three enterprising young Royal Navy officers in the early stages of the First World War. This new...

Originally published by Hutchinson & Co., Ltd., 1958.

A superb collection of Robert Taylor's maritime paintings, accompanied by commentary on each one by the artist, makes this volume a must for lovers of both ships and fine art...

Between 1890 and 1914 the city of London was all dominant, as Britain's legendary gold-standard reigned supreme across the globe. The author shows how this was possible, anatomizes an elite...

This book is a history of firearms across the world from the 1100s up to the 1700s, from the time of their invention in China to the time when European...

This book is a study in the evolution of English society between c. 1180 and c. 1280. The argument proceeds by means of a detailed analysis of the honour and...

At the end of the 20th century, tourism is the world's largest single industry. Tourism, however, is not only an economic and social phenomenon but can be "read" in semiotic...

Throughout history, pearls have been treasured for their beauty wherever they've been found -- from China to the Persian Gulf to Mexico and beyond. Before the creation of cultured pearls,...

The family has played a central role in most societies and the complexity, and variety of that role has engaged the minds of many froma wide range of disciplines. There...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the haunting words of those who lived through it, Forgotten Voices of the Great War resurrects the...

Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodA window into the rich spiritual and academic heritage of one of Melbourne's most distinguished theological institutions, Forward...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the raw colonial outpost of 1803 to the vibrant, cosmopolitan metropolis of the mid-twentieth century, The Melbourne...

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