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A Little History of Archaeology by Brian Fagan
$27.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Little Histories | Reading Level: very good
The thrilling history of archaeological adventure, with tales of danger, debate, audacious explorers, and astonishing discoveries around the globe What is archaeology? The word may bring to mind images of golden pharaohs and lost civilizations or Neanderthal skulls and Ice Age cave art. Archaeology is a ...Show more
Beyond the Blue Horizon - How the Earliest Mariners Unlocked the Secrets of the Oceans by Brian Fagan
$29.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: good
We know the tales of Columbus and Captain Cook, yet much earlier mariners made equally bold and world-changing voyages. In Beyond the Blue Horizon, archaeologist and historian Brian Fagan tackles his richest topic yet: the enduring quest to master the oceans, the planet's most mysterious terrain. From t ...Show more
Beyond the Blue Horizon: How the Earliest Mariners Unlocked the Secrets of the Oceans by Brian Fagan
$19.99 AUD
Category: History
In Beyond the Blue Horizon, archaeologist and historian Brian Fagan tackles his richest topic yet: the enduring quest to master the oceans, the planet's most mysterious terrain. We know the tales of Columbus and Captain Cook, yet much earlier mariners made equally bold and world-changing voyages. From t ...Show more
Fishing - How the Sea Fed Civilization by Brian Fagan
$32.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
In this history of fishing--not as sport but as a sustainable food supply--archaeologist and the bestselling author of "The Great Warming" argues that fishing was an indispensable and often overlooked element in the growth of civilization.hardcover.
Floods, Famines, and Emperors: El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations by Brian Fagan
$32.95 AUD
Category: Science
In 1999, few people had thought to examine the effects of climate on civilization. Now, due in part to the groundbreaking work of archaeologist Brian Fagan, climate change is a central issue. Revised and updated ten years after its first publication, Floods, Famines and Emperors remains the definitive ...Show more
Great Warming by Brian Fagan
$49.95 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks
How the earth's previous global warming phase, from the tenth to the fifteenth centuries, reshaped human societies from the Arctic to the Sahara-a wide-ranging history with sobering lessons for our own time. From the tenth to the fifteenth centuries the earth experienced a rise in surface temperature th ...Show more
The Great Archaeologists by Brian Fagan
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
A gripping account of 200 years of archaeological research, excavation and thought, told through the life stories of 70 of the world's greatest pioneers and practitioners.Brian Fagan has assembled a team of some of the world's greatest living archaeologists to write knowledgeably and entertainingly abou ...Show more
The Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations by Brian M. Fagan
$29.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
A breakout bestseller on how the earth's previous global warming phase reshaped human societies from the Arctic to the Sahara--a wide-ranging history with sobering lessons for our own time. From the tenth to the fifteenth century the earth experienced a rise in surface temperature that changed climate ...Show more
The Intimate Bond: How Animals Shaped Human History by Brian Fagan
$28.00 AUD
Category: History
From the first wolf to find companionship in our prehistoric ancestors' camp, to the beasts who bore the weight of our early empires, to the whole spectrum of brutally exploited or absurdly pampered pets of our industrial age, animals--and our ever-changing relationship with them--have left an indelible ...Show more
The Intimate Bond: How Animals Shaped Human History by Brian Fagan
$32.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
Animals, and our ever-changing relationship with them, have left an indelible mark on human history. From the dawn of our existence, animals and humans have been constantly redefining their relationship with one another, and entire civilizations have risen and fallen upon this curious bond we share with ...Show more
The Little Ice Age - How Climate Made History, 1300-1850 by Brian Fagan
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
The Little Ice Age tells the fascinating story of the turbulent, unpredictable, and often very cold years of modern European history. Using sources ranging from the dates of long-ago wine harvests and the business records of medieval monasteries to modern chemical analysis of ice cores, renowned archaeo ...Show more
The Long Hot Summer : How Climate Changed Civilisation by Brian Fagan
$29.95 AUD
Category: Science
A fascinating look at how climate has challenged and shaped human history, from the Ice Age to the Medieval era, to the uncertain future.The Earth's climate has always been in flux: glacial periods and warm ones have slowly and relentlessly alternated for millennia. But the period of global warming of t ...Show more
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