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Australian History in 7 Questions by John Hirst
$22.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
'If there are genuine questions about Australian history, there is something to puzzle over. The history ceases to be predictable - and dull.' From the author of The Shortest History of Europe, acclaimed historian John Hirst, comes this fresh and stimulating approach to understanding Australia's past an ...Show more
Australian History in Seven Questions by John Hirst
$10.00 AUD
$24.99 (59% off)
Category: REM Australian Studies
From the author of The Shortest History of Europe, acclaimed historian John Hirst, comes this fresh and stimulating approach to understanding Australia's past and present. Hirst asks and answers questions that get to the heart of Australia's history: Why did Aborigines not take up farming? How did a pen ...Show more
Ned Kelly: A Lawless Life by Doug Morrissey; John Hirst (Editor)
$32.95 AUD
Category: Biography
The books on Kelly multiply without adding to our understanding. Instead the mythologising becomes more intense and uncritical. Doug Morrissey has something new to say on Kelly and his world. Ned Kelly was very ready with excuses and justifications for his actions. His admiring biographers endorse them. ...Show more
The Shortest History of Europe: Revised and Updated by John Hirst
$22.95 AUD
Category: History
Celebrated historian John Hirst offers a fascinating exploration of the qualities that made Europe a world-changing civilisation, from Ancient Greece and Rome to the two World Wars. The Shortest History of Europe begins with a rapid overview of European civilisation, describing its birth from an unlikel ...Show more
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