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Rise and Fall - A History of the World in Ten Empires by Paul Strathern
$32.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
From the Akkadian Empire to modern-day America, Rise and Fall charts the history of the world through its ten greatest empires. Through these we examine humanity's will to power in forms both infamous and poorly understood, and trace the evolution of the imperial impulse as it moves from the blunt milit ...Show more
Rise and Fall - A History of the World in Ten Empires by Paul Strathern
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
From the Akkadian Empire to modern-day America, Rise and Fall charts the history of the world through its ten greatest empires. Through these we examine humanity's will to power in forms both infamous and poorly understood, and trace the evolution of the imperial impulse as it moves from the blunt milit ...Show more
Ten Cities that Led the World From Ancient Metropolis to Modern Megacity by Paul Strathern
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
'A book of ideas [...] Strathern ably guides us through these moments of glory.' -- The Times *** Great cities are complex, chaotic and colossal. These are cities that dominate the world stage and define eras; where ideas flourish, revolutions are born and history is made. Through ten unique cit ...Show more
The Artist, The Philosopher and The Warrior by Paul Strathern
$29.95 AUD
Category: History
In the autumn of 1502 three giants of the Renaissance period - Cesare Borgia, Leonardo da Vinci and Niccolo Machiavelli - set out on one of the most treacherous military campaigns of the period. Cesare Borgia was a ferocious military leader whose name was synonymous with brutality and whose reputation w ...Show more
The Artist, the Philosopher and the Warrior : Leonardo, Machiavelli, Borgia - a fatful collusion by Paul Strathern
$69.95 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks
In this masterful study, Paul Strathern (author of "The Medici", and "Napoleon in Egypt") details the incidental convergence of three of Renaissance Italy's most brilliant minds. "The Artist, the Philosopher and the Warrior" follows Leonardo Da Vinci, Niccolo Machiavelli and Cesare Borgia through the mo ...Show more
The Borgias - Power and Fortune by Paul Strathern
$49.99 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks
The sensational story of the rise and fall of one of the most notorious families in history, by the author of The Medici. The Borgia family have become a byword for evil. Corruption, incest, ruthless megalomania, avarice and vicious cruelty - all have been associated with their name. But the story of t ...Show more
The Borgias: Power and Fortune by Paul Strathern
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
The glorious and infamous history of the Borgia family--a world of saints, corrupt popes, and depraved princes and poisoners--set against the golden age of the Italian Renaissance.The Borgia family have become a byword for evil. Corruption, incest, ruthless megalomania, avarice and vicious cruelty--all ...Show more
The Florentines from Dante to Galileo by Paul Strathern
$32.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: near fine
A sweeping 400-year history of the Florentines who gave birth to the Renaissance, by the author of The Medici and The Borgias. Between the birth of Dante in 1265 and the death of Galileo in 1642 something happened which transformed the entire culture of western civilisation. Painting, sculpture and arch ...Show more
The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance by Paul Strathern
$28.00 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
A vivid and dramatic account of one of the most influential families in Italian history. A dazzling history of the modest family which rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe, The Medici is a remarkably modern story of power, money and ambition. Against the background of an age which saw ...Show more
The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance by Paul Strathern
$27.99 AUD
Category: History
"A dazzling history of the modest family which rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe, The Medici is a remarkably modern story of power, money and ambition. Against the background of an age which saw the rebirth of ancient and classical learning - of humanism which penetrated and explored the ...Show more
The Other Renaissance: From Copernicus to Shakespeare by Paul Strathern
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
An 'essential book for 2023', as selected by the Irish ExaminerIt is generally accepted that the European Renaissance began in Italy. However, a historical transformation of similar magnitude also took place in northern Europe at the same time. This 'Other Renaissance' was initially centred on the city ...Show more
The Spirit of Venice: From Marco Polo to Casanova by Paul Strathern
$59.95 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks
The Republic of Venice was the first great economic and naval power of the modern Western world. After winning the struggle for ascendency against its bitter Genoese rivals in the late 13th century, the Republic enjoyed centuries of unprecedented glory and a trading empire which at its apogee reached as ...Show more