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Michael Kirby: Paradoxes and Principles
A.J. Brown
Biography; Biography: general; History; Legal profession: general
Hardback
Deals with Michael Kirby's public life from his first forays as a student politician in the early 1960s, to his appointments... [more]
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Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History
Cao Yuzhang, Lin Handa
History; Asian history; History: earliest times to present day
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A collection of stories arranged in chronological order, covering a period of Chinese history from ancient times to the pre-Opium-War... [more]
Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History
Cao Yuzhang, Lin Handa
History; Asian history; History: earliest times to present day
Hardback
A collection of stories arranged in chronological order, covering a period of Chinese history from ancient times to the pre-Opium-War... [more]
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Iconic Australian Houses: 50/60/70 - Three Decades of Domestic Architecture...
Karen McCartney
Art & Architecture; Houses, apartments, flats, units; Professional interior design; History: specific events & topics
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From the 1950s to the 1970s, the work of Lloyd Wright, Gropius and van der Rohe influenced a generation of young Australian... [more]
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The Misogyny Factor
Anne Summers
History; Feminism & feminist theory; Gender studies: women; Sociology
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In 2012, Anne Summers gave two landmark speeches about women in Australia, attracting more than 120,000 visits to her website.... [more]
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Party Time: Who Runs China and How
Rowan Callick
History; Cultural studies; Political ideologies; Political parties
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Who is running China? As the third generation since Mao takes charge, where does real power lie? In Party Time, Rowan Callick... [more]
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Quarterly Essay #49: Not Dead Yet - Labor's Post-Left Future
Mark Latham
Literary essays; History; Political ideologies; Political parties
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'During the term of the Rudd and Gillard governments, criticism of the Labor Party became a national pastime.' So writes Mark... [more]
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Air Disaster Canberra: The Plane Crash That Destroyed a Government
Andrew Tink
History; Australasian & Pacific history; Politics & government
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1940. Wartime Australia. Key members of Menzies' government die in a fiery plane crash. What went wrong and what happened... [more]
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Storymen
Hannah Rachel Bell
Literary studies: from c 1900 -; Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers; History; Indigenous peoples; Social & cultural anthropology
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Storymen explores the converging world views of senior Ngarinyin lawman Bungal (David) Mowaljarlai and acclaimed author Tim... [more]
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Shipwreck: A History of Disasters at Sea
Sam Willis
History; Ships & shipping: general interest
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$49.95 $25.00
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Cambridge Latin Course Unit 3 Workbook North American Edition
North American Cambridge Classics Project
Language teaching & learning material & coursework; History
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The Cambridge Latin Course is a well-established introductory program in... [more]
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The First Crusade: The Call from the East
Peter Frankopan
History; Middle Eastern history; Medieval history; Crusades
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The First Crusade is one of the best-known and most written-about events in history. This book intends to address the history... [more]
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Cruel Crossing: Escaping Hitler Across the Pyrenees
Edward Stourton
History; European history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Second World War
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The mountain paths are as treacherous as they are steep - the more so in the dark and in winter. Even for the fit the journey... [more]
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A Fort of Nine Towers
Qais Akbar Omar
Biography; Autobiography: general; Middle Eastern history
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The author's young life coincided with one of the most convulsive decades in Afghan history: civil war, the rise of the Taliban,... [more]
$27.99 $25.20
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The Norman Conquest
Marc Morris
History; British & Irish history; Early history: c 500 to c 1450&1500
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An upstart French duke who sets out to conquer the most powerful and unified kingdom in Christendom. It is an invasion force... [more]
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The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England
Ian Mortimer
History; British & Irish history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700
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If you could travel to the past and walk the streets of London in the 1590s, where would you stay? What would you eat? What... [more]
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Blood Sisters: The Women Behind the Wars of the Roses
Sarah Gristwood
Biography: historical, political & military; History; British & Irish history; Medieval history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700
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From best-selling historian, Sarah Gristwood comes the true story behind Philippa Gregory's recent novels - the women who... [more]
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In the Shadow of the Sword: The Battle for Global Empire and the End of...
Tom Holland
History; Middle Eastern history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; History of religion; Islam
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* Tom Holland, author of RUBICON and PERSIAN FIRE, gives a thrilling panoramic account of the rise of Islam [more]
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Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield
Jeremy Scahill
History; War & defence operations
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In this remarkable story from the frontlines of the undeclared battlefields of the War on Terror, journalist Jeremy Scahill... [more]
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Destroying the Joint: Why Women Have to Change the World
Jane Caro
History; Social discrimination; Gender studies: women; Politics & government
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A fabulously provocative collection by women ready to destroy the joint [more]
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Night Games: Sex, Power and Sport
Anna Krien
History; Social issues & processes; Crime & criminology; Sports & outdoor recreation; Australian Rules football
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'The Pies beat the Saints and the city of Melbourne was still cloaked in black and white crepe paper when the rumour of a... [more]
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The Lucky Culture: And the Rise of an Australian Ruling Class
Nick Cater
History; Australasian & Pacific history; Social & cultural history
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A bold and provocative book about Australia's national identity and how it is threatened by the rise of a ruling class. Nick... [more]
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All The King's Men: The British Redcoat in the Era of Sword and Musket
Saul David
History; British & Irish history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Military history; Land forces & warfare
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Between 1660 and 1815 British supremacy on foreign soil was near total. Central to this success was the humble redcoat soldier... [more]
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Where is Dr Leichhardt? The Greatest Mystery in Australian History
Darrell Lewis
History; Australasian & Pacific history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Indigenous peoples; Geographical discovery & exploration
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<p>The vast deserts of Outback Australia hold many secrets, but there’s one great mystery which stands out among all... [more]
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