The Privileged Few by Clive Hamilton, Myra Hamilton
$36.95 AUD
Category: Current Affairs, Culture and Society
Male and white privilege are on the decline, yet elite privilege has gone from strength to strength. The privileges enjoyed by the rich and powerful are not only unfair but cause widespread harm, from the everyday slights and humiliations visited on those lower down to the distortions in the labour mark ...Show more
Vulture Capitalism: Corporate crimes, backdoor bailouts, and the death of freedom by Grace Blakeley
$34.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs, Culture and Society
All over the world, democracy is in crisis. Liberal political systems are straining under the pressure imposed by authoritarian strong men undermining institutions, the rule of law and the international system that governs relations between countries. Obvious examples include Donald Trump and Boris John ...Show more
Decolonize Self-Care by Alyson K. Spurgas,Zoe Meleo Erwin
$29.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs, Culture and Society | Series: Decolonize That! Ser.
For radical twentieth-century feminists, it was a rallying cry for bodily autonomy and political power. For influencers and lifestyle brands, it’s buying fancy nutrition and body products at a premium. And it has now infiltrated nearly every food, leisure, and pop-culture space as a multi-billion-dollar ...Show more
How Veganism Can Save Us by Emma Hakansson
$19.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs, Culture and Society | Series: Survive the Modern World Ser.
Revealing hard truths, animal rights activist Emma Hakansson teaches us the devastating impact animal agriculture is having on our environment, waterways, as well as our personal wellbeing and mental health. Emma shows us that there is so much power in our individual choices. By eating a plant-based die ...Show more
Living Democracy: An Ecological Manifesto for the End of the World As We Know It by Tim Hollo
$32.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs, Culture and Society
There's a mounting sense of desperation in the face of ecological crises, gaping economic inequality and racial injustice, and a post-truth in politics that's divorced from reality. But what if it were possible for us to not just survive, but thrive, in the 21st century? What if the solutions to our eco ...Show more
Oath and Honor: The Explosive Inside Story from the Most Senior Republican to Stand Up to Donald Trump by Liz Cheney
$34.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs, Culture and Society
In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump and many around him, including certain other elected Republican officials, intentionally breached their oath to the US Constitution: they ignored the rulings of dozens of courts, plotted to overturn a lawful election, and provoked a violen ...Show more
Prudish Nation by Paul Dalgarno
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Category: Current Affairs, Culture and Society
From its early settler days and Federation to the extreme literary censorship of the 20th century, from the 2017 Marriage Amendment Act to present-day morality and identity politics, it's tempting to ask- is 'fun-loving, laid-back' Australia actually a bit, well, prudish? Interviewing more than 30 Aust ...Show more
Putin: His Downfall and Russia's Coming Crash by Richard Lourie
$21.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs, Culture and Society
An electrifying and timely book, by leading Russian expert Richard Lourie, that explores Putin's failures and whether Trump's election gives Putin extraordinarily dangerous opportunities in our mad new world.For reasons that are made clear in this book, Putin's Russia will collapse just as Imperial Russ ...Show more
The Forever War by Nick Bryant
$36.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs, Culture and Society
As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the American experiment is failing. Division, mistrust and misinformation are now its defining characteristics. The storming of the Capitol, the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the increasing spotlight on Second Amendment rights rai ...Show more
The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism (& How It Came To Control Your Life) by George Monbiot, Peter Hutchison
$28.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs, Culture and Society
Neoliberalism — Do you know what it is? We live under an ideology that preys on every aspect of our lives- our education and our jobs; our healthcare and our leisure; our relationships and our mental wellbeing; the planet we inhabit - the very air we breathe. So pervasive has it become that, for most p ...Show more
The Relationship Is the Project: A Guide to Working With Communities by Jade Lillie (Editor); Kate Larsen (Editor); Cara Kirkwood (As told to); Jax Brown (As told to)
$34.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs, Culture and Society
Community-engaged practice is not an art form. It’s not an add-on. It’s a way of working; a deep collaboration.The Relationship is the Project features provocations, tools and practical tips for working with communities. This includes the ethics and logistics of working on community-based projects, from ...Show more
The Trial of Vladimir Putin by Geoffrey Robertson QC
$34.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs, Culture and Society
There have been dozens of books about the Russian President since he launched his illegal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Some have examined the historical aspects of the conflict, others have analysed its military and geopolitical importance. However, none so far have looked purely at the legal c ...Show more