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1688 THE FIRST MODERN REVOLUTION by PINCUS STEVEN
$37.95 AUD
Category: History | Series: The\Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History Ser.
Based on new archival information, this book upends two hundred years of scholarship on England's Glorious Revolution to claim that it--not the French Revolution--was the first truly modern revolution For two hundred years historians have viewed England's Glorious Revolution of 1688-1689 as an un-revolu ...Show more
Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy by William Irwin
$22.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs | Series: Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
This is the perfect companion to Lewis Carroll's classic book and director Tim Burton's remake of "Alice in Wonderland" releasing in March 2010. "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" is treasured by people of all ages who have followed young Alice on her trip down a rabbit hole and into a fantasy world fil ...Show more
Allure of the Archives by Farge, Arlette, Davis, Natalie Zemon, Scott-Railton, Thomas
$39.99 AUD
Category: Art and Design | Series: The\Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History Ser.
An exquisite appreciation of the distinctive rewards of historical research and a classic guide to the personal yet disciplined craft of discovery, now in its first English translation. Arlette Farge's Le Goût de l'archive is widely regarded as a historiographical classic. While combing through two- ...Show more
City of Dreadful Delight - Narratives of Sexual Danger in Late-Victorian London by Judith R. Walkowitz; Catherine R. Stimpson (Foreword by)
$51.95 AUD
Category: Special Orders | Series: Women in Culture and Society Series WCS (CHUP) Ser.
From tabloid exposes of child prostitution to the grisly tales of Jack the Ripper, narratives of sexual danger pulsated through Victorian London. Expertly blending social history and cultural criticism, Judith Walkowitz shows how these narratives reveal the complex dramas of power, politics, and sexuali ...Show more
Consider Phlebas (Culture #1) by Iain M. Banks
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy | Series: Culture Ser.
A stunning new reissue edition of Consider Phlebas - a space opera of stunning power and awesome imagination from Iain M. Banks, one of the most important and influential writers in modern science fiction.The war raged across the galaxy. Billions had died, billions more were doomed. Moons, planets, the ...Show more
Francesca Cacciniat the Meici Court Music and the Circulation of Power by Suzanne G. Cusick; Catharine R. Stimpson (Foreword by)
$74.95 AUD
Category: Special Orders | Series: Women in Culture and Society Ser.
A contemporary of Shakespeare and Monteverdi, and a colleague of Galileo and Artemisia Gentileschi at the Medici court, Francesca Caccini was a dominant musical figure there for thirty years. Dazzling listeners with the transformative power of her performances and the sparkling wit of the music she comp ...Show more
INTELLIGIBILITY OF NATURE by Dear Peter
$27.95 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Science. Culture Ser.
Throughout the history of the Western world, science has possessed an extraordinary amount of authority and prestige. And while its pedestal has been jostled by numerous evolutions and revolutions, science has always managed to maintain its stronghold as the knowing enterprise that explains how the natu ...Show more
Inversions - Culture Bk #6 by Iain M. Banks
$25.00 AUD
Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy | Series: Culture Ser.
A stunning new reissue edition of Inversions - a space opera of stunning power and awesome imagination from Iain M. Banks, one of the most important and influential writers in modern science fiction. In the winter palace, the King's new physician has more enemies than she at first realises. But then ...Show more
Literature for a Changing Planet by Martin Puchner
$29.99 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference | Series: The\Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities/Princeton University Press Lectures in European Culture Ser.
Why we must learn to tell new stories about our relationship with the earth if we are to avoid climate catastrophe Reading literature in a time of climate emergency can sometimes feel a bit like fiddling while Rome burns. Yet, at this turning point for the planet, scientists, policymakers, and activ ...Show more
Look To Windward by Iain M. Banks
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy | Series: Culture Ser.
A stunning new reissue edition of Look to Windward - a space opera of stunning power and awesome imagination from Iain M. Banks, one of the most important and influential writers in modern science fiction. It was one of the less glorious incidents of a long-ago war. It led to the destruction of tw ...Show more
Matter (#8 Culture) by Iain M. Banks
$19.99 AUD
Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy | Series: Culture Ser. | Reading Level: good
In a world renowned within a galaxy full of wonders, a crime within a war. For one man it means a desperate flight, and a search for the one - maybe two - people who could clear his name. For his brother it means a life lived under constant threat of treachery and murder. And for their sister, it means ...Show more
Matter -Culture Bk #8 by Iain M. Banks
$25.00 AUD
Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy | Series: Culture Ser.
A stunning new reissue edition of Matter - a space opera of stunning power and awesome imagination from Iain M. Banks, one of the most important and influential writers in modern science fiction. In a world renowned within a galaxy full of wonders, a crime within a war. For one man it means a desperate ...Show more