Accidental Immigrants. They sailed for India but settled in New Zealand by John Ewan
$34.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: Near Fine
Alexander the Great - Epic and Legendary Leaders by Alexandra F. Morris (Introduction by); J. K. Jackson (Editor)
$21.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
Alexander the Great died in 336 BCE, when he was only thirty two. His military campaigns had swept across Ancient Greece, through Asia Minor, Arabia, Persia, Egypt and North Africa to North West India, forging one of the largest empires in recorded history. He was undefeated in battle and is widely cons ...Show more
Americanon - An Unexpected U. S. History in Thirteen Bestselling Books by Jess McHugh
$55.00 NZD
Category: History
"An elegant, meticulously-researched and eminently readable history of the books that define us as Americans. For history buffs and book-lovers alike, McHugh offers us a precious gift."--Jake Halpern, Pulitzer Prize Winner and New York Times Bestselling author "With her usual eye for detail and knack ...Show more
An Unsettled History: Treaty Claims in New Zealand Today by Alan Ward
$34.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: good
This title confronts the issues arising from the Treaty of Waitangi. It includes an account of the Treaty claims process, about settlements made, and those to come. It also argues that the Treaty has been repeatedly breached.
Ancestors: A Prehistory of Britain in Seven Burials by Alice Roberts
$27.99 NZD
Category: History
An extraordinary exploration of the ancestry of Britain through seven burial sites. By using new advances in genetics and taking us through important archaeological discoveries, Professor Alice Roberts helps us better understand life today.'This is a terrific, timely and transporting book - taking us he ...Show more
Ancient Worlds: Travel Back in Time and Discover the First Great Civilizations (HB) by DK
$38.00 NZD
Category: History
Ancient Worlds is a tour through history's most influential civilizations between 3000 BCE and 600 CE, capturing in vivid detail moments that convey the cultural, technological, and organizational characteristics central to their success. From Sumer, the world's earliest civilization, to the heyday of t ...Show more
Antwerp: The Glory Years by Michael Pye
$30.00 NZD
Category: History
This rich history of Antwerp in the sixteenth century was a Times Book of the Year and R4 Book of the WeekA rich history of Antwerp from the author of the acclaimed bestseller The Edge of the WorldEven before Amsterdam there was a dazzling North Sea port at the hub of the known world- the city of Antwer ...Show more
Australian Desperadoes: The Incredible Story of How Australian Gangsters Terrorised California by Terry Smyth
$40.00 NZD
Category: History
The Coves - San Francisco's first organised-crime gang - were Australians- men and women with criminal careers in Australia who had come to the US, mostly illegally, during the gold rush. The Coves had come not to dig for gold but to unleash a crime wave the likes of which America had never seen. Robber ...Show more
Beneath Another Sky by Norman Davies
$38.00 NZD
Category: History
Human history is a tale not just of constant change, but of perpetual restlessness. In Beneath Another Sky the esteemed historian Norman Davies embarks upon a journey round the world to show the layers of experience that underpin our present - and brilliantly complicate our view of the past. 'If you are ...Show more
Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister: Three Women at the Heart of Twentieth-Century China by Jung Chang
$24.00 NZD
Category: History
They were the most famous sisters in China. As the country battled through a hundred years of wars, revolutions and seismic transformations, the three Soong sisters from Shanghai were at the centre of power, and each of them left an indelible mark on history. Red Sister, Ching-ling, married the 'Father ...Show more
Black Ghost of Empire: The Long Death of Slavery and the Failure of Emancipation by Kris Manjapra
$30.00 NZD
Category: History
A revelatory historical indictment of the long afterlife of slavery in the Atlantic worldTo fully understand why the shadow of slavery haunts us today, we must confront the flawed way that it ended. We celebrate abolition - in Haiti after the revolution, in the British Empire in 1833, in the United Stat ...Show more
Britain Alone - The Path from Suez to Brexit by Philip Stephens
$45.00 NZD
Category: History
A magisterial and profoundly perceptive survey of Britain's post-war role on the global stage, from Suez to Brexit.'Admirably lucid and measured, as well as studded with sharp pen portraits of the key players, Britain Alone gives us the fullest long-run political and diplomatic narrative yet of Britain' ...Show more