A History of the World with the Women Put Back In A History of the World with Women by Kerstin Lücker; Ute Daenschel

$60.00 AUD

Category: HISTORY

Not just another collection of short biographies, this book adds women's stories to the wider context of global history. Our perception of history is formed by those who record it, and traditionally it has been told by men, for men, about the achievements of men. Women were often deemed less important, their letters destroyed, their stories ignored.This book attempts to discover some of the missing pieces of the big puzzle of world history, by examining the sources and telling women's stories alongside men's. It's a history of sexism and of the ideas and assumptions that allowed misogyny to become so entrenched worldwide. Looking at the rise and fall of religions and ideas about society and how to live, it asks 'have we always been patriarchal?', and if not where and when did it all start? Includes Empress Theodora, La Malinche, Cristine de Pizan, Olga of Kiev, Harriet Tubman and many, many more... ...Show more

The Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores by Ma-Huan; J. V. G. Mills (Translator)

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The Eskimos by Ernest S. Burch Jr. (Text by); Werner Forman (Photographer)

$15.00 AUD

Category: SECONDHAND BOOKS | Series: Echoes of the Ancient World Ser.

This superb ethnographic study, illustrated by 120 remarkable color photographs, explodes the conventional idea of Eskimos as simple, primitive people. Concentrating on their traditional society, anthropologist Ernest S. Burch, Jr, and renowned photographer Werner Forman show them as not only pragmatic and highly skilled but also sophisticated in their personal relationships and their ability to live together in constrictive family communities. The text and the photographs in this book explore the Eskimos' art, their rich mythology, and their beliefs-their stories, their spirit world, and the role of shamans in their lives. ...Show more

The Vikings and Their Origins by David M. Wilson

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The Royal Touch - Sacred Monarchy and Scrofula in England and France by Marc Bloch; John Edward Anderson

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An Open Elite? - England, 1540-1880 by Lawrence Stone; Jeanne C. Stone

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Covering a period of three and a half centuries between two great upheavals in landed society--the Dissolution of the Monasteries and the Agricultural Depression--this highly-acclaimed study examines the traditional view that for centuries English landed society has been open to infiltration by families made newly rich through trade, office, or the professions. The Stones focus on the landed elite of Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, and the Northumberland counties, combining case histories and examples with in-depth research to test the historical validity of one of the most cherished beliefs about English society, economics, and politics. For this abridged edition, the authors have retained the essential contents of the original hardcover while omitting the supporting scholarly aparatus. ...Show more

EARLS OF CREATION : FIVE GREAT PATRONS OF EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ART by JAMES LEES-MILNE

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ETON PORTRAIT by BERNARD FERGUSSON

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Presidents of the United States by Edward Grey

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The Exiles - Actors, Artists and Writers Who Fled the Nazis for London by Daria Santini

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Category: HISTORY

London, 1934. Austrian actress Elisabeth Bergner dominated the British theatre scene, poet and director Berthold Viertel shot two successful films for Gaumont British; two great actors from the Weimar era, Conrad Veidt and Fritz Kortner, become well-known faces in English-speaking cinema and the Hungari an journalist Stefan Lorant launched the first ever continental-style illustrated magazine for the British newspaper market. Exploring a phase in the history of Anglo-German relations during which the migr s from Hitler's Germany were making their influence felt in Britain, Daria Santini traces their presence in London from around 1933 to 1935 when these characters made their presence truly felt, all while the Nazi threat loomed on the horizon. ...Show more

Black Hills - White Justice - The Sioux Nation vs. the United States, 1775 to the Present by Edward Lazarus

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Category: SECONDHAND BOOKS

Black Hills/White Justice tells of the longest active legal battle in United States history: the century-long effort by the Sioux nations to receive compensation for the seizure of the Black Hills. Edward Lazarus, son of one of the lawyers involved in the case, traces the tangled web of laws, wars, and treaties that led to the wresting of the Black Hills from the Sioux and their subsequent efforts to receive compensation for the loss. His account covers the Sioux nations' success in winning the largest financial award ever offered to an Indian tribe and their decision to turn it down and demand nothing less than the return of the land. ...Show more

THE STORY OF AMERICA by HENDRIK VAN LOON

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