Lest: Australian War Myths by Mark Dapin
34.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
From Simpson's donkey and the Emu War to Vietnam and Ben Roberts-Smith, Australian military history is full of events that didn't happen the way most people think they did. In his inimitable style, award-winning author Mark Dapin sets the record straight.Australia's war tales could be said to be the cl ...Show more
Love Across Class by Eve Vincent, Rose Butler
35.00 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
Explore how people from different class backgrounds meet, live with and love one another. What does it mean to partner across class difference? This lucid and original book is the first to explore cross-class relationships in contemporary Australia, a society long-invested in the myth of egalitarianism ...Show more
Krithia: The Forgotten Anzac Battle of Gallipoli by Mat McLachlan
34.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
Gallipoli is the defining battlefield in Australian history and identity, yet the tale of the Second Battle of Krithia has existed largely in the shadows of the bigger Gallipoli story. It is, however, one of the most poignant and tragic tales of World War I, now brought to light by bestselling military ...Show more
Girt by Sea: Re-Imagining Australia's Security by Rebecca Strating, Joanne Wallis
36.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
A clear-eyed examination of how Australia should approach the complex security challenges at play in its maritime domain Security starts at home ... Australia has drawn closer to many of its Asia-Pacific neighbours in recent years, but 'when push comes to shove, it continues to look well beyond the oce ...Show more
Best Laid Plans: A Lowy Institute Paper: Penguin Special: The Inside Story of Reform in Aung San Suu Kyi's Myanmar by Sean Turnell
12.99 AUD
Category: History
Best laid Plans is a unique first-hand account of the radical economic reforms implemented in Myanmar under the ill-fated civilian government of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. These reforms, designed both to turn around Myanmar's dire economy and lay the economic foundations for democracy, were brought to a dram ...Show more
Blood on the Snow: The Russian Revolution 1914-1924 by Robert Service
65.00 AUD
Category: History
'A terrific book about a terrifying subject by the best historian of Russia working today' - Michael Burleigh In Blood on the Snow, Robert Service returns to the subject that has formed the backbone of his long and distinguished career: the Russian Revolution. For Service, the great unanswered questio ...Show more
Dateline Jerusalem: Journalism's Toughest Assignment by John Lyons
19.95 AUD
Category: History | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
Rarely is the public taken deep into the inner sanctum of major news organisations. In this extraordinary book, award-winning journalist John Lyons goes to the heart of how the media reports — or does not report — one of the biggest stories of our time: the conflict in the Middle East. He looks at the p ...Show more
The Architecture of Modern Empire by Arundhati Roy
24.99 AUD
Category: History
From the bestselling author of Azadi and My Seditious Heart, a piercing exploration of modern empire, nationalism and rising fascism that gives us the tools to resist and fight back. Over a lifetime spent at the frontline of solidarity and resistance, Arundhati Roy's words have lit a clear way through ...Show more
Italy Reborn - From Fascism to Democracy by Mark Gilbert
75.00 AUD
Category: History
Between 1943, when Mussolini was deposed, and 1954, when Alcide De Gasperi, the Christian Democrat who first became premier in December 1945, died, Italy constructed a democratic miracle. Rather than collapse into civil war, the country agreed on a democratic constitution. They took steps toward moderni ...Show more
The Family History Book: How to trace your ancestors in Australia by Cassie Gilmartin, Shaun Gilmartin
32.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
The definitive guide to researching family history in Australia. Do you wonder if that family legend your grandparents told was true? Or have you never known much about your family and would like to find out more?The Family History Book takes you through the first steps of researching and building a fam ...Show more
Israelis and Palestinians: From the Cycle of Violence to the Conversation of Mankind by Jonathan Glover
41.95 AUD
Category: History
Can Israelis and Palestinians end their long conflict? The shocking violence of current events undermines hope, as does the long history of peace deals sabotaged by extremists on both sides. In this compelling and timely book, the eminent moral philosopher Jonathan Glover argues that one vital step towa ...Show more
Night of Power: The Betrayal of the Middle East by Robert Fisk
45.00 AUD
Category: History
The final work of Robert Fisk, following on from the authoritative and highly acclaimed The Great War for Civilisation, which charted his 30-year career as a reporter in the war zones of the Middle East. An extraordinary chronicle of Fisk's trademark rigorous journalism, historical analysis and eyewitn ...Show more