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HISTORY HERALD represents the vast history book catalogue at Abbey's Bookshop, 131 York Street, Sydney.
We are Australia's specialist bookstore for history and archaeology. Australian History, World & Ancient History, Military & Maritime History, Art History, Roman, Greek, Egyptology - whatever your reading or research interests are, we have books sourced from publishers large and small, and from university presses across the globe.
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Linda Jaivin's nimble history of rogues, revolutions and rebellions can be read in a day, but will transform your view for a lifetime. From kung-fu to tofu, tea to trade routes, sages to silk, China has influenced cuisine, commerce, military strategy, aesthetics and philosophy across the world for thousands of years.
Geoffrey Robertson's recent theatre show recounted some key moments from his career which touched on the human rights aspects of big topics such as the death penalty and the pursuit and trial of Julian Assange. An inspirational talk from a truly good-hearted humanist who sees right through the justifications and rationalisations for human rights abuses that the power-hungry cling to. And all done with wit and wisdom.
Robertson's latest book outlines an emerging Plan B for punishing human rights abusers- 'Magnitsky Laws', which could impose debilitating sanctions on 'bad people'. The book explains the background and potential of these laws - early versions of them have been introduced in the US, Canada and Britain, and they are now being considered in Australia.
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Do you know what Peace is? Like many Australians who have grown up here, you may think of it simply as being an absence of war. Steve Killelea reframes and expands this to a far more nuanced concept - Positive Peace. This encompasses the complex set of conditions that, once the guns have fallen silent, enable the citizens of a nation to grow and prosper, without fear. He draws the analogy with personal health - a healthy person is more than simply being without disease.
But Steve didn't stop at definitions. He sought to measure it because without means of measurement, how can anyone assess meaningful change? Plus, he really wanted to answer a burning question - What is the planet's most peaceful nation? Enter the Institute of Economics and Peace.
In 2007, Steve established an organisation that would embark on this quest, corralling the data and statistics and developing their analysis. Their efforts produced the Global Peace Index which is now used by nations, NGOs and the World Economic Forum as part of the 'report card' indicators of national social and economic performance.
In this very accessible and personable telling of this mission, along with Steve's personal journey which gave rise to these insights, he has presented us with a wonderful overview into where all nations' leaders efforts should be focused for our continued existence on this planet. Craig Kirchner
Stan Grant is one of our foremost observers and chroniclers of the world in crisis. Weaving his personal experiences of reporting from the front lines of the world's flashpoints, together with his deep understanding of politics, history and philosophy, he explores what is driving the world to crisis and how it might be averted. He fears the worst, but begins to chart the way forward. There is bitterness, anger and history here, but there is also the capacity for negotiation, forgiveness and hope.
A powerful and incisive analysis of the state of our world, and our place within it.
Senator Andrew Bragg says there exists a restlessness in broader Australian society for the nation to come to terms with truth-telling around our past and to acknowledge fully the place of our First Nations people in our nation's past, present and future.
National Reconciliation Week in 2021 was May 27 - June 3. The theme of 'More than a word. Reconciliation takes action.' urges the reconciliation movement towards braver and more impactful action. #MoreThanAWord #NRW2021
THE LAST CORRESPONDENT: Dispatches from the frontline of Xi's new China is Australian journalist, Michael Smith's insider account of living and working in China in a period of unprecedented economic and social upheaval. It was just after midnight when China's notorious secret police came knocking...
Pocket sized but powerful, In the National Interest is a new series in the Monash University Publishing list that is focused on the challenges Australia confronts. The series informs, influences and inspires public discourse. Showcasing experts both from within Monash and beyond, these short, thought-provoking and accessible books will address the major issues of our times, from public policy to governance and government. Perfect for the thoughtful commuter or an intellectual lunch break.
So far in the series, former PM, Kevin Rudd, examines the conservative movement and Murdoch monopoly, Rachel Doyle SC (a leading barrister who has appeared several Royal Commissions) looks at Power and Consent, Bill Bowtell (leading health policy strategist and an architect of Australia's renowned HIV pandemic response) unmasks pandemic politics and Scott Ryan (long serving Liberal MP, Minister and current President of the Senate) takes on the challenges of modern politics.
Everything You Need to Know About the Uluru Statement...
Paperback
$27.99
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Farmers or Hunter-gatherers?
The Dark Emu Debate
Paperback
$34.99
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The Battlefield of Imperishable Memory
Passchendaele and the Anzac Legend...
Paperback
$34.95
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The Forgotten Menzies
The World Picture of Australia's...
Hardback
$39.99
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Convicts Capitalists and Corruption
Nubrygyn and the Colony's Settlement...
Paperback
$45
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Corruption in High Places
The Key Witness in the Justice Murphy...
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$34.95
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The Royal Australian Air Force in South Australia During...
Adelaide - Gawler - Mallala - Mount...
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$29.95
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WHERE THE WATER ENDS is an expansive account of the refugee crisis and the people at its heart.
Around the world, forced migration doubled in the decade leading up to 2019. Over that time, the borders of the European Union became the world's deadliest frontier. More than 20,000 people have died or disappeared while attempting to gain entry since 2012, the year the EU was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Zoe Holman traces the story of this frontier from the perspective of migrants, mainly from the Middle East, via Greece, the cradle of European and 'western' civilisation, now itself marginalised within the EU and precariously hosting some 90,000 refugees.
Checkmate in Berlin
The Cold War Showdown that Shaped...
Paperback
$34.99
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The Happy Traitor
Spies, Lies and Exile in Russia:...
Hardback
$41.95
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The Broken House
Growing up under Hitler
Paperback
$32.99
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The Spy who was left out in the Cold
The Secret History of Agent Goleniewski...
Paperback
$35
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The Origin of Empire
Rome from the Republic to Hadrian...
Paperback
$24.99
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Richard III
The Self-Made King
Paperback
$26.95
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Bretons and Britons
The Fight for Identity
Hardback
$56.95
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Escape from Rome
The Failure of Empire and the Road...
Paperback
$39.99
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Bad People - and How to Be Rid of Them
A Plan B for Human Rights
Paperback
$32.99
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The Battlefield of Imperishable Memory
Passchendaele and the Anzac Legend...
Paperback
$34.95
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Mussolini and the Eclipse of Italian Fascism
From Dictatorship to Populism
Hardback
$51.95
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Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family
A Glorious Illustrated History
Hardback
$49.99
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The Middle East Crisis Factory
Tyranny, Resilience and Resistance...
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$37.95
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The Western Front
A History of the First World War...
Hardback
$49.99
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After the Fall
Being American in the World We've...
Paperback
$29.99
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Surviving Katyn
Stalin's Polish Massacre and the...
Hardback
$39.99
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What Britain Did to Nigeria
A Short History of Conquest and...
Hardback
$49.95
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