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A Little History of Archaeology by Brian Fagan
$44.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: Little Histories Ser. | Reading Level: near fine
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
A Little History of Literature by John Sutherland
$29.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: Little Histories Ser.
This 'little history' takes on a very big subject: the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to graphic novels, from The Epic of Gilgamesh to Harry Potter. John Sutherland is perfectly suited to the task. He has researched, taught, and written on virtually every area of literature, and his infecti ...Show more
A Little History of the World by E. H. Gombrich
$32.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Little Histories | Reading Level: very good
In 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job, twenty-six-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly, he completed the task in an intense six weeks, and Eine kurze Weltgeschichte für junge Leser was published in Vienna to imme ...Show more
A Little History of the World: Illustrated Edition by E. H. Gombrich
$47.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: Little Histories Ser.
E. H. Gombrich's Little History of the World, though written in 1935, has become one of the treasures of historical writing since its first publication in English in 2005. The Yale edition alone has now sold over half a million copies, and the book is available worldwide in almost thirty languages. Gomb ...Show more
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