Winston Churchill: His Times, His Crimes by Tariq Ali
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
The modern Churchill cult is out of control, closing down historical debate and encouraging support for twenty-first-century wars. The man has become a household god for many, preserving an antiquated vision of Britain. In this coruscating portrait, Tariq Ali audits Churchill's crimes -both globally and ...Show more
Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials by Marion Gibson
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
Salem, King James VI, Malleus Maleficarum. The world of witch hunts and witch trials sounds antiquated, relics of an unenlightened and brutal age. However, 'witch hunt' is heard often in the present-day media, and the misogyny it is rooted in is all too familiar today. A woman was prosecuted under the 1 ...Show more
With My Little Eye: The incredible true story of a family of spies in the suburbs by Sandra Hogan
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
The very funny true story of three children recruited by their parents to work for ASIO in the 1950s. Hilarious, moving and brilliantly told' - Susan Johnson'It reads like the very best of spy thrillers.' - Matthew Condon'An intimate and compelling look at an ordinary family who happen to be ASIO agen ...Show more
Wizards of Oz: How Oliphant and Florey helped win the war and shape the modern world by Brett Mason
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
Two Australian scientists played a vital yet largely unknown role in the Allied victory in the Second World War. Almost eight decades later, Wizards of Oz finally tells their story. In this fast-paced and compelling book, Brett Mason reveals how two childhood friends from Adelaide – physicist Mark Oliph ...Show more
Women, Equality, Power: Selected Speeches from a Life of Leadership by Helen Clark
$39.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: near fine
A fascinating insight into Helen Clark's career, throughout which she has consistently worked for equality and parity, most particularly for women.
Women Who Dared: Pioneers Who Broke All the Rules by Jeremy Scott
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
In 1870 a mesmerising psychic named Victoria Woodhull shattered tradition by running for the White House. Had she won the ensuing spectacle would surely have rivalled even that of our own era. Abhorring such flamboyance, Mary Wollstonecraft inspired a revolution of thought with her pen as she issued wom ...Show more
Women and Whitlam: Revisiting the revolution by ARROW, MICHELLE
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
The Whitlam government transformed Australia. And yet the scope and scale of the reforms for Australian women are often overlooked.The Whitlam government of 1972–75 appointed a women’s advisor to national government — a world first — and reopened the equal pay case. It extended the minimum wage for wome ...Show more
Women in the Middle Ages by Joseph Gies; Frances Gies
$26.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Medieval Life Ser.
Reissued for the first time in decades, this ambitious work of Medieval scholarship by bestselling historians Frances and Joseph Gies traces the stories and fates of women in Medieval Europe over the course of a millennium. Medieval history is often written as a series of battles and territorial shifts. ...Show more
Women of the Foreign Office - Britain's First Female Ambassadors by Elizabeth Warburton; Richard Warburton
$49.99 AUD
Category: History
Seemingly starting with the Suffragettes in the early 20th century, the advancement of women's rights in the UK has been nonstop in the succeeding decades. Proponents of the cause have aimed for equality across all sectors: personal and civil rights, employment rights, equal pay--and yet Britain's first ...Show more
Women to the Front by Heather Sheard; Ruth Lee
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
At the outbreak of World War I, 129 women were registered as medical practitioners in Australia, and many of them were eager to contribute their skills and expertise to the war effort. For the military establishment, however, the notion of women doctors serving on the battlefield was unthinkable. Undau ...Show more
Wonderful Women of the World by Laurie Halse Anderson
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
Not all heroes wear capes Wonder Woman has been an inspiration for decades, and while not everyone would choose her star-spangled outfit for themselves, her compassion and fairness are worthy of emulation. We'll be presenting tales of the real-world heroes who take up Diana's mantle and work in the fi ...Show more
Work: A History of How We Spend Our Time by James Suzman
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
A revolutionary new history of humankind through the prism of work, from the origins of life on Earth to our ever-more automated present. 'A fascinating exploration that challenges our basic assumptions of what work means' Yuval Noah Harari' 'One of those few books that will turn your customary ways o ...Show more