Brownie: The Minister for Good Times by John Brown
$38.95 AUD
Category: SOCIETY AND CULTURE
Memoirs of John Brown AO, Minister for Tourism, Sport, The Arts, in the Hawke Labor Government. Written by John Brown the book covers his early years growing up in Sydney's western suburbs, winning the seat of Parramatta for the Labor party and his subsequent ministerial responsibilities. The "put a shr ...Show more
Erasing Palestine: Free Speech and Palestinian Freedom by Rebecca Ruth Gould
$32.99 AUD
Category: SOCIETY AND CULTURE
Having been accused of antisemitism for writing an account of the injustices she witnessed in Palestine, Rebecca Ruth Gould embarks on a journey to understand how the fight against antisemitism has been weaponized not to defend civil rights, but to deny them. In this exploration, she comes to a broader ...Show more
The End of History and the Last Man by Francis Fukuyama
$27.99 AUD
Category: SOCIETY AND CULTURE
A LANDMARK WORK OF POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY. A GLOBAL BESTSELLER. STILL AS RELEVANT TODAY. With the fall of Berlin Wall in 1989 the threat of the Cold War which had dominated the second half of the twentieth century vanished. And with it the West looked to the future with optimism but renewed uncertainty. T ...Show more
Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence and Power on the Internet by Taylor Lorenz
$36.99 AUD
Category: SOCIETY AND CULTURE
'This book is about a revolution. It has radically upended how we've understood and interacted with our world. It has demolished traditional barriers and empowered millions who were previously marginalized. It has created vast new sectors of our economy, while devastating legacy institutions. It is ofte ...Show more
Polarized and Demobilized: Legacies of Authoritarianism in Palestine by Dana El Kurd
$39.99 AUD
Category: SOCIETY AND CULTURE
After the 1994 Oslo Accords, Palestinians were hopeful that an end to the Israeli occupation was within reach, and that a state would be theirs by 1999. With this promise, international powers became increasingly involved in Palestinian politics, and many shadows of statehood arose in the territories. T ...Show more
The Battle for Justice in Palestine: The Case for a Single Democratic State in Palestine by Ali Abunimah
$29.99 AUD
Category: SOCIETY AND CULTURE
Efforts to achieve a 'two-state solution' have finally collapsed, and the struggle for justice in Palestine is at a crossroads. As Israeli society lurches toward greater extremism, many ask where the struggle is headed. Abunimah, the most prominent Palestinian critic of Israel living in the United State ...Show more
The Israel/Palestine Reader
$36.95 AUD
Category: SOCIETY AND CULTURE
Introduction to any complex international conflict is enriched when the voices of the adversaries are heard. The Israel/Palestine Reader is an innovative collection, focused on the human dimension of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian confrontation. Its vivid and illuminating readings present the voices of ...Show more
Feijoa: A Story of Obsession and Belonging by Kate Evans
$34.99 AUD
Category: SOCIETY AND CULTURE
Inspired by a personal obsession with this singular exotic fruit, Feijoa is a sweeping, global tale about the dance between people and plants - how we need each other, how we change each other, and the surprising ways certain species make their way into our imaginations, our stomachs, and our hearts. ...Show more
The Mental Load - A Feminist Comic by Emma
$29.99 AUD
Category: SOCIETY AND CULTURE | Series: Emma | Reading Level: near fine
A scorching collection of cartoons that is incisive, funny and fiercely feminist. 'Women, put down your never-ending to-do list and read this book cover to cover.'- Rebecca Huntley 'The gender wars of household chores' - The Guardian 'Funny and relevant, this is a book to slip on all your colleagues' de ...Show more
The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley
$29.99 AUD
Category: SOCIETY AND CULTURE
New York Times bestselling author Maria Dahvana Headley presents a modern retelling of the literary classic Beowulf, set in American suburbia as two mothers - a housewife and a battle-hardened veteran - fight to protect those they love in The Mere Wife . From the perspective of those who live in Herot H ...Show more
Troll Hunting Inside the World of Online Hate and its Human Fallout by Ginger Gorman
$29.99 AUD
Category: SOCIETY AND CULTURE | Reading Level: very good
In 2013, journalist Ginger Gorman was trolled online. She received scores of hateful tweets, including a death threat. A picture of Ginger heavily pregnant alongside her husband and two-and-half year old daughter appeared on a fascist website. Understandably she was terrified, but once the attack subsid ...Show more
Rebel Women Who Changed Australia by Susanna De Vries
$34.99 AUD
Category: SOCIETY AND CULTURE
Visionaries, pioneers, activists and artists - women who made a difference to Australia An updated and condensed edition of Susanna de Vries' Great Australian Women, this is a celebration of women who broke the mould, crashed through the ceilings, and shaped the nation in the fields of medicine, law, t ...Show more