April 2008 History Books
Blood And Rage: A Cultural History Of Terrorism
$60.00 (Hardcover book / Harper Collins )
A far-reaching history of terrorism across the world from its beginnings to the modern-day, from the highly acclaimed author of Sacred Causes and Earthly Powers. Basing his study on a wide range of sources and key player... More »
Drawing the Global Colour Line
$36.95 (Paperback book / Melb Univ Press )
"[This] is a pioneering account of the transnational production of whiteness in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A work remarkable both for its international breadth and for its sensitivity to local par... More »
History Of Histories: Epics, Chronicles, Romances, and Inquiries from Herodotus and Thucydides to the Twentieth Century
$59.95 (Hardcover book / Allen Lane )
This unprecedented book, by one of Britain's leading intellectual historians, describes the intellectual impact that the study and consideration of the past has had in the western world over the past 2500 years, treating... More »
Blood And Soil: Modern Genocide 1500- 2000
$55.00 (Paperback book / Melb Univ Press )
For 30 years Ben Kiernan has been deeply involved in the study of genocide and crimes against humanity. He has played a key role in unearthing confidential documentation of the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge. Hi... More »
Summits: Six Meetings That Changed History
$59.95$19.95 (Hardcover book / Allen Lane )
'It is not easy to see how matters could be worsened by a parley at the summit.' Winston Churchill coined the term in 1950 but the temptation of summitry has been around for centuries. In this incisive and readable book,... More »
Human Smoke: The Beginnings Of World War, The End Of Civilisation
$34.95 (Paperback book / Simon & Schuster )
Bestselling author Nicholson Baker, recognized as one of the most dexterous and talented writers in the US today, has created a compelling work of non-fiction bound to provoke discussion and controversy -- a wide-ranging... More »