Peter Deakin takes an intriguing look at 25 current and former leaders, musicians, politicians, artists and actors. He dissects each of these individuals and describes how each of them was able to summon ‘whatever it takes’ to surmount any opposition or obstacle lying in their path, in order to leave an indelible mark on the world.
History is everywhere, and is never as complete as when it can be accessed on a part of history itself. The locomotive is one of the great steps in progress of civilisation that undoubtably connects us to land and history that was shaped by the machine itself. Although a basic form of railway, or rutway, did exist in Ancient Greek and Roman ......
Grey journeys through modern Islamic countries, and back to times when the differences between West and East were laid down. His mission is to combat cultural misunderstanding and seek alternatives to the materialism of our own society.
The final volume in Hugh Gilchrist's award-winning survey of all the connections between Greece and Australia. It covers the Greeks and Australians in World War II, and the post-War era of migration and diplomacy.
Reports through articles, interviews and reviews from the front lines of the history wars that currently and controversially rage over selective ways of remembering our past. Graeme Davison examines the embattled position of the National Museum; Christine Olsen explains her account of the Stolen Generation; and more.
The final volume in Hugh Gilchrists award-winning survey of all the connections between Greece and Australia. It covers the Greeks and Australians in World War II, and the post-War era of migration and diplomacy.
Comprised of riveting and readable stories from along the path of scientific discovery in the fields of Astronomy, The Earth, Matter, Forces and Energy, Chemistry, Life, Genetics & DNA, The Human Body, Disease, and Science in the 21st Century, author James D. Stein showcases the most noteworthy achievements of our species in a compelling and ......
Commerce, Migration, and Colonization on the Qing Frontier
This book analyzes the social, economic, and political impact of Han Chinese migration into the borderlands that became Inner Mongolia during the Qing period. Linking local history to global movements, Yi Wang traces Inner Mongolia's integration into what would become the nation-state of China and from there into a global capitalist economy.
Kennedy, Sorensen and the Making of Profiles in Courage
I’d rather win a Pulitzer Prize than be President of the United States,& John F. Kennedy confided to author Margaret Coit shortly after his election to the Senate in 1953. Kennedy got his wish four years later, when his book Profiles in Courage was awarded the Pulitzer for biography, even though it wasn’t among the finalists for the prize.
Outing the Past looks at some of the ways in which contested or hidden histories come into public view. Drawing on topics from gay and lesbian history to the review of the Australian National Museum, it looks at the public reception of different pasts on display.
Winner of the Abraham Lincoln Institute of Washington's 2019 book prize! A Renowned Historian Gives New Perspective on Statesmen at War Lewis E. Lehrman, a renowned historian and National Humanities Medal winner, gives new perspective on two of the greatest English-speaking statesmen-and their remarkable leadership in wars of national ......
Allied Exploitation of German Science after the Second World War
He argues that these programs did far more than spread German industrial science: they forced businessmen and policymakers around the world to rethink how science and technology fit into diplomacy, business, and society itself.
A History of American Warfare from Jamestown to the War on Terror
World of War is an epic journey through America's array of wars for diverse reasons with diverse results over the course of its existence. It reveals the crucial effects of brilliant, mediocre, and dismal military and civilian leaders; the dynamic among America's expanding economic power, changing technologies, and the types and settings of its ......