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Culture: A New World History by Martin Puchner
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
Can anyone really own a culture? This magnificent account argues that the story of global civilisations is one of mixing, sharing, and borrowing. It shows how art forms have crisscrossed continents over centuries to produce masterpieces. From Nefertiti's lost city and the Islamic Golden Age to twentiet ...Show more
Culture: A New World History by Martin Puchner
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
Can anyone really own a culture? This magnificent account argues that the story of global civilisations is one of mixing, sharing, and borrowing. It shows how art forms have crisscrossed continents over centuries to produce masterpieces. From Nefertiti's lost city and the Islamic Golden Age to twentieth ...Show more
Literature for a Changing Planet by Martin Puchner
$29.99 AUD
Category: Writing | 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
The Language of Thieves - The Story of Rotwelsch and One Family's Secret History by Martin Puchner
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
You might have heard the saying ‘you’re in a pickle’ meaning you’re in a difficult situation. This is just one example of Rotwelsch, an ancient language of the road influenced by Yiddish and written in rudimentary signs, and spoken by vagrants and refugees, merchants and thieves since the European Middl ...Show more
The Written World - The Power of Stories to Shape People, History, Civilization by Martin Puchner
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
A hugely engaging exploration of how writing changed civilizations, cultures and the history of the world.
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