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A Political History of the World: Three Thousand Years of War and Peace by Jonathan Holslag
$45.00 AUD
Category: History | Series: Pelican Bks.
A three-thousand year history of the world that examines the causes of war and the search for peace In three thousand years of history, China has spent at least eleven centuries at war. The Roman Empire was in conflict during at least 50 per cent of its lifetime. Since 1776, the United States has spent ...Show more
Architecture and Energy - From Pre-History to Climate Crisis by Barnabas Calder
$39.99 AUD
Category: Architecture | Series: Pelican Bks.
Reducing energy use is the single biggest challenge facing architecture today. From the humblest prehistoric hut to the imposing monuments of Rome or Egypt to super-connected modern airports, buildings in every era and place have been shaped by the energy available for their construction and running. Th ...Show more
Being Ecological by Timothy Morton
$22.99 AUD
Category: Pop Science | Series: Pelican Bks. | Reading Level: very good
Don't care about ecology? This book is for you. Morton sets out to show us that whether we know it or not, we already have the capacity and the will to change the way we understand the place of humans in the world, and our very understanding of the term 'ecology'. A cross-disciplinarian who has collabor ...Show more
This Is Shakespeare by Emma Smith
$45.00 AUD
Category: Literary Studies | Series: Pelican Bks.
'I admire the freshness and attack of her writing, the passion and curiosity that light up the page. The book does something very important - it makes you impatient to see or re-read the plays at once' Hilary Mantel A genius and prophet whose timeless works encapsulate the human condition like no other ...Show more
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