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Civilization by Roger Osborne
Category: History
"An intellectual high-wire act that the author pulls off with deceptive ease. . . . Battles and wars, scientists and inventors, artists and tycoons, all get their turn in a smoothly rolling narrative. Mr. Osborne, with great skill, ties his disparate topics together into a coherent narrative, as absorbi ...Show more
Civilization : A new history of the Western World by Roger Osborne
Category: History
Ever since the attacks of 11th September western leaders have described a world engaged in 'a fight for civilization.' But what do we mean by civilization? We believe in a western tradition of openness and freedom that has produced a good life for many millions of people and a culture of enormous depth ...Show more
Iron, Steam and Money The Making of the Industrial Revolution by Osborne Roger
Category: Transport
Of the People, by the People - A New History of Democracy by Roger Osborne
Category: History
'Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time'. Churchill had more reason than most to rue the power of democracy, having been thrown out of office after leading Britain to victory in 1945. Democracy, when viewed from above, has alway ...Show more
Of the People, by the People: A New History of Democracy by Roger Osborne
Category: History
'Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.' Churchill had more reason than most to rue the power of democracy, having been thrown out of office after leading Britain to victory in 1945. Democracy, when viewed from above, has alway ...Show more
The Life of Such Is Life - A Cultural History of an Australian Classic by Roger Osborne
Category: Reference | Series: Sydney Studies in Australian Literature Ser.
Since its publication in 1903, Joseph Furphy's Such is Life has become established as an Australian classic. But which version of the novel is the authoritative text, and what does its history reveal about Australian cultural life?From Furphy's handwritten manuscript through numerous editions, a controv ...Show more
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