Higher Than Heaven - Japan, War and Everything by Tony Barrell; Rick Tanaka
$15.00 NZD
Category: World War II | Reading Level: very good
Total War - Causes and Courses of the Second World War Volume 2 by Peter Calvocoressi
$16.00 NZD
Category: World War II | Reading Level: good
The End of the Beginning by Tim Clayton
$25.00 NZD
Category: World War II | Reading Level: very good
1942 - British troops are stranded in the desert, Hitler's armies have reached Moscow, and there are murmurs of discontent at home as new doubts emerge about Churchill's leadership. The authors use the personal testimony of ordinary people to tell the story of the war at a moment of great crisis. H ...Show more
From Babel to Dragomans - Interpreting the Middle East by Bernard Lewis
$25.00 NZD
Category: Middle East | Reading Level: very good
Bernard Lewis is recognized around the globe as one of the leading authorities on Islam. Hailed as "the world's foremost Islamic scholar" (Wall Street Journal), as "a towering figure among experts on the culture and religion of the Muslim world" (Baltimore Sun), and as "the doyen of Middle Eastern studi ...Show more
Philip of Spain by Henry Kamen
$20.00 NZD
Category: Biography | Reading Level: very good
Philip II of Spain--ruler of the most extensive empire the world had ever known--has been viewed in a harsh and negative light since his death in 1598. Identified with repression, bigotry, and fanaticism by his enemies, he has been judged more by the political events of his reign than by his person. Thi ...Show more
Gwion Gwion : Secret and Sacred Pathways of the Ngarinyin Aboriginal People of Australia by Konemann
$40.00 NZD
Category: Australia | Reading Level: very good
Led by four Aboriginal lawmcn, Secret and Sacred Pathways chronicles a journey into North Western Australia to uncover some of the oldest figurative paintings on the continent, known as Gwion. The ancient rock art illustrates a distinct society whose customs are still celebrated today. With an enlighten ...Show more
Images Before My Eyes: A Photographic History of jewish Life In Poland 1964-1939 by Lucjan Dobroszycki & Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett
$20.00 NZD
Category: Europe | Reading Level: good
Maps in Tudor England by P. D. A. Harvey
$16.00 NZD
Category: Europe | Reading Level: very good
In this illustrated survey, drawing upon the extensive collections of maps preserved in the British Library, The Public Record Office and other archives, Professor Harvey discusses all the ways in which maps were used in Tudor England, and charts the progress of what he has termed a cartographic revolut ...Show more
Elizabeth. The Exhibition at the National Maritime Museum by David Starkey
$30.00 NZD
Category: United Kingdom | Reading Level: very good
With contributions from experts on Tudor history, this catalogue focuses on Elizabeth's court, her relationship with the City of London, the importance of Elizabeth's maritime adventurers, burgeoning maritime enterprise and the beginnings of an overseas empire.
Illustrated London by Peter Ackroyd
$25.00 NZD
Category: Europe | Reading Level: very good
A magnificent pictorial history of London, to tie in with Peter Ackroyd's TV series (BBC) based on his bestselling London: A BiographyLavish, large format picture book about London, with Peter Ackroyd's inimitable text and captions. Divided into three parts:Fire and Destiny London as metropolis; maps an ...Show more
Tartans by Brian Wilton
$20.00 NZD
Category: Europe | Reading Level: very good
Worn by everyone from rock stars to the Royal Family, tartan is an internationally recognised fabric and symbol of Scottishness. Now, in this comprehensive, fascinating and beautifully illustrated book, Brian Wilton traces tartan back to its roots, looking at how and where the various clan tartans began ...Show more
The Victorian Vision: Inventing New Britain by John M MacKenzie (ed.)
$25.00 NZD
Category: United Kingdom | Reading Level: very good
The Victorians were a people of visions. Their visions were partly inspired by the immense social problems they inherited from their predecessors and, additionally, created for themselves. They were also influenced by the intellectual ferment of their age; by the political turmoil of Europe; by the tech ...Show more