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A Little History of Archaeology by Brian Fagan
$34.99 AUD
Category: History and Politics | 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
Bigger Than History - Why Archaeology Matters by Brian Fagan; Nadia Durrani
$24.99 AUD
Category: History and Politics | Reading Level: near fine
Why does archaeology matter? How does studying prehistory help us understand climate change? How can archaeological discoveries challenge contemporary assumptions about gender? How has archaeology been used and misused to support political and nationalist agendas - and how can it help build a more diver ...Show more
The Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations by Brian M. Fagan
$30.00 AUD
Category: Science
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 and Politics
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 Little Ice Age - How Climate Made History by Brian Fagan
$32.95 AUD
Category: History and Politics | Reading Level: very good
The Little Ice Age tells the story of the turbulent, unpredictable, and often very cold years of modern European history, how this altered climate affected historical events, and what it means for today's global warming. Building on research that has only recently confirmed that the world endured a 500y ...Show more
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