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The story of the settlement of Australia and how our culture has been shaped by the scarcity of water and by the need to fill the imagined silence of the continent with the sounds of civilisation. It's the story of who we are today as much as a history of how the country grew. It's an important work of environmental and cultural history.

(Hardback)

An encyclopaedic, eye-catching tribute to one of the world's most popular foods - the humble hamburger

(Paperback)

The extraordinary revelations in Traitors detail the ugly side of war and power and the many betrayals of our ANZACs.

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(Paperback)

In the ninth and tenth centuries, the Vikings created an unrivalled cultural network that spanned four continents. This book explores the core period of the Viking Age from a global perspective, examining how the Vikings drew influences from Christian Europe and the Islamic World and how they created a lasting historical impact on our world.

(Hardback)

The contributors to this text on the origins of modern Jordan have based their approach on original fieldwork and archives in Jordan, rather than on foreign archives, and avoid viewing the Jordanian state in the context of British imperial policy and the Arab-Israeli conflict.

(Paperback)

The colourful and gripping story of the criminal exploits, larger-than-life characters, the politics and the crooks who have populated Australia's docks, wharves and ports - from the First Fleet to today.

(Paperback)

'I remember standing on top of our local glen with a block of wood, expecting thousands of Germans coming down from the sky.

(Paperback)

In Ancient Egypt, a name did more than express ones identity; it incorporated it, forming a profound element of it. This book covers 3000 years of history from the dawn of Egyptian writing to the use of royal names under the Roman emperors in Egypt.

(Hardback, 2nd edition)

(Paperback)

On the two hundredth anniversary of the assassination of Spencer Perceval - the only British Prime Minister ever to have suffered that fate - this is the riveting untold story of the murder, the murderer and the repercussions of his act

In this unique encyclopedia, 120 leading scholars from around the world provide comprehensive treatment of the role of women in war, from the first written history to the present.

Beautifully designed and packed with a wide range of illustrations, from public art to domestic artefacts, many specially photographed, this book reveals compelling details about the everyday lives of women in the ancient world that will delight, inform and entertain all readers, often with surprising resonances for our own time.

South Yemen has come to be seen as a potential Al-Qaeda stronghold and at the heart of a separatist movement threatening to rip apart southern Arabia. This book is suitable for those wanting to understand why Yemen, sensitive neighbour of Saudi Arabia and strategically vital to Middle East security, has veered towards massive instability.

(, 3rd Revised edition)

This guide to Paris offers a complete history of the city and the people who have shaped its destiny, from its earliest settlement as Roman "Lutetia Parisiorum" with a few hundred inhabitants, to the metropolis of 20 centuries later.

Transforms prehistory into a narrative history, demonstrating that the history of the land that became Scotland is one of dramatic geological events and impressive human endeavour.

(Paperback)

A timely and unprecedented examination of how the modern Middle East unravelled, and why it started with the pivotal year of 1979

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For readers of Graham Robb and Simon Schama, this elegantly written, vivid chronicle of Paris during the Belle Epoque brings to life some of best-known characters and buildings of the era, and shows how closely the fears and anxieties of the early 19th century mirror our own today

Why are there no official memorials of the wars that were fought on Australian soil between Aborigines and white colonists Why is it more controversial to talk about the frontier war now than it was one hundred years ago This powerful book makes it clear that there can be no reconciliation without acknowledging the wars fought on our own soil.

(Paperback, 4th edition)

Helps the reader by providing steps over the threshold of gladiator school, and training to become a man of the sword.

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Guy de la Bdoyre's gripping narrative history gives a sense of what it was like to be a soldier in the army that brought the Romans their empire

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Kings of Shanghai is at once the intimate story of two families and a sweeping account of how modern Shanghai was born.

A new edition of an accessible introduction to the ancient New World civilization incorporates the latest archaeological findings, including the discoveries of San Bartolo murals, new information about the founders of the Tikal and Copan communities, and the regional significance of the Ek' Balam kingdom. Original.