The Ruby Princess by Duncan McNab
39.99 NZD
Category: World History
In the early hours of Thursday 19 March 2020, the luxury cruise liner Ruby Princess docked at Sydney's Circular Quay, the gateway to Australia. Hours later, 2700 passengers disembarked. Yet in the middle of a pandemic sweeping the planet, there were no health checks. Over the next few days, the passenge ...Show more
Sword and Scimitar - Fourteen Centuries of War Between Islam and the West by Raymond Ibrahim; Victor Davis Hanson (Foreword by)
27.99 NZD
Category: World History | Reading Level: very good
A sweeping history of the often-violent conflict between Islam and the West, shedding a revealing light on current hostilities The West and Islam -- the sword and scimitar -- have clashed since the mid-seventh century, when, according to Muslim tradition, the Roman emperor rejected Prophet Muhammad's or ...Show more
Vanity Fair's Women on Women by Radhika Jones (Editor); David Friend (Editor)
37.00 NZD
Category: World History
Looking back at the last thirty-five years of Vanity Fair stories on women, by women, with an introduction by the magazine's editor in chief, Radhika Jones Gail Sheehy on Hillary Clinton. Ingrid Sischy on Nicole Kidman. Jacqueline Woodson on Lena Waithe. Leslie Bennetts on Michelle Obama. And two Mauree ...Show more
These Are Not Gentle People by Andrew Harding
37.99 NZD
Category: World History | Reading Level: near fine
Land. Race. Murder. Betrayal. The true story of a case that broke a South African town - by BBC Africa Correspondent "A smartly paced true-crime thriller with a vivid cast of characters . . . as tense as it is disturbing" JOHN CARLIN, author of Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a ...Show more
In the Name of God - A History of Christian and Muslim Intolerance by Selina O'Grady
36.99 NZD
Category: World History
In this groundbreaking book, Selina O'Grady examines how and why the post-Christian and the Islamic worlds came to be as tolerant or intolerant as they are. She asks whether tolerance can be expected to heal today's festering wound between these two worlds, or whether something deeper than tolerance is ...Show more
A Brief History of the Mediterranean - From the Phoenicians to the Present Day by Jeremy Black
29.99 NZD
Category: World History
A wonderfully concise and readable, yet comprehensive, history of the Mediterranean Sea, the perfect companion for any visitor -- or indeed, anyone compelled to stay at home. 'The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean.' Samuel Johnson, 1776 The Mediterranean has always bee ...Show more
Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester
28.99 NZD
Category: World History | Reading Level: very good
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2018 Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us to see as far as the moon and as close as the Higgs boson. Precision is the key to everything. It is an in ...Show more
A Little History of Religion by Richard Holloway
25.99 NZD
Category: World History | Series: Little Histories Ser.
In an era of hardening religious attitudes and explosive religious violence, this book offers a welcome antidote. Richard Holloway retells the entire history of religion - from the dawn of religious belief to the 21st century - with deepest respect and a keen commitment to accuracy. Writing for those w ...Show more
Between Worlds: Early Exchanges Between Maori and Pakeha 1773-1815 by Anne Salmond
60.00 NZD
Category: World History
'Vivid, convincing and utterly memorable.' -Michael King, North & South Anne Salmond's extraordinary Between Worldsbegins with the arrival of Cook's second expedition in 1773 and takes the story through to 1815, with the establishment of the first British missionary settlement in the Bay of Islands. ...Show more
Two Worlds by Anne Salmond
60.00 NZD
Category: World History
'Professor Salmond has written a remarkable book. Remarkable for its meticulous research, for its ability to grip the reader's attention; but most of all, remarkable that no-one has done anything quite like it before in the exploration of New Zealand history.' -Naylor Hillary, The Press Two Worldsis Ann ...Show more
Southeast Asia: An Introductory History by Milton Osborne
37.99 NZD
Category: World History
A lively and easy-to-read guide to Southeast Asian history written by one of the world's pre-eminent historians of the area. Southeast Asia: An introductory historywas first published in 1979 and immediately filled a need for travellers and students interested in one of the most dynamic and diverse regi ...Show more