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Australian Book Retailer of the Year 2021
Neil Faulkner
It is the greatest crisis in human history. We are hurtling towards an abyss. The system is terminally diseased. Pandemic, climate crisis, endless war, mega-slums, police repression, creeping fascism, economic…
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If you want a gripping, well-written, detailed story of insurrection against Rome, supported by splendid illustrations, start here.?The Sunday Telegraph
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Magisterial analysis of human history, from the first hominid to the Great Recession of 2008. Written from the perspective of ordinary men and women.
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A history of the world that proves that nothing can stay the same.
An alternative, narrative history of the Russian Revolution published in its centenary
Explains the story of Rome’s rise and fall. This book shows Rome to be a system of robbery with violence. Locked into a ‘world system’ of military competition between rival…
A panoramic, provocative account of the clash between British imperialism and Arab jihadism in Africa between 1870 and 1920
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The book is about the atomisation, alienation, and anomie of neoliberal society which has given rise to a pandemic of extreme narcissistic individualism which has provided political movements promoting nationalism…
The fast-accelerating world crisis is driving us towards barbarism and extinction. This book offers critical Marxist thinking about the nature of the crisis and what must be done to turn…
An essential book for the 21st-century citizen who seeks a lively guided tour of the ancient Greek Olympics
A wealth of new research and thinking on Lawrence, the Arab Revolt, and World War One in the Middle East, providing essential background to today’s violent conflicts
Neil Faulkner (Magazine Editor)
With 180 outstanding colour photographs, Abandoned Places of World War I is a brilliant pictorial examination of the physical legacy of the ‘Great War’ as it was known.
Neil Falkner
The interpretation of archaeological evidence is now attracting increasing critical study.
From Stonehenge to Tutankhamun’s tomb, this highly visual full-color hardback traces the history of civilization through crucial archaeological discoveries.
Highlighting both famous and lesser-known digs, Interpreting Archaeology takes readers on…
