What's the Matter with Kansas? by Thomas Frank
$33.00 AUD
Category: Political
One of "our most insightful social observers" ("Los Angeles Times") cracks the great political mystery of our time: how conservatism, once a marker of class privilege, became the creed of millions of ordinary Americans.
Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security by Sarah Chayes
$23.95 AUD
Category: Political
The world is blowing up. Every day a new blaze seems to ignite: the implosion of Iraq and Syria; the East-West standoff in Ukraine and schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria. In a riveting account that weaves history with fast-moving reportage and insider accounts, Sarah Chayes identifies the unexpected link: ...Show more
Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy
$39.95 AUD
Category: Political
""This is a book about that most admirable of human virtues-- courage. 'Grace under pressure, ' Ernest Hemingway defined it. And these are the stories of the pressures experienced by eight United States Senators and the grace with which they endured them."" -- John F. Kennedy During 1954-1955, John F. ...Show more
All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid by Matt Bai
$30.00 AUD
Category: Political
An NPR Best Book of the Year In May 1987, Colorado Senator Gary Hart a dashing, reform-minded Democrat seemed a lock for the party s presidential nomination and led George H. W. Bush by double digits in the polls. Then, in one tumultuous week, rumors of marital infidelity and a newspaper s stakeout of H ...Show more
Islamic Exceptionalism by Shadi Hamid
$35.99 AUD
Category: Political
In Islamic Exceptionalism, Brookings Institution scholar and acclaimed author Shadi Hamid offers a novel and provocative argument on how Islam is, in fact, "exceptional" in how it relates to politics, with profound implications for how we understand the Middle East. With unprecedented access and drawing ...Show more
What is a Refugee? by William Maley
$30.00 AUD
Category: Political
In a globalised world, wealthy states have the resources to protect refugees
The Coming of Post-Industrial Society by Daniel Bell
$37.99 AUD
Category: Political
In 1976, Daniel Bell's historical work predicted a vastly different society developing--one that will rely on the "economics of information" rather than the "economics of goods." Bell argued that the new society would not displace the older one but rather overlie some of the previous layers just as the ...Show more
The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism by Daniel Bell
$34.99 AUD
Category: Political
Since its original publication in 1976, "The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism" has been hailed as an intellectual tour de force that redefines how we think about the relationships among economics, culture and social change. Daniel Bell, the author of such other modern classics as "The End of Ideolo ...Show more
The Dismissal by Troy Bramston; Paul Kelly
$25.00 AUD
Category: Political
"Forty years on, the dismissal remains one of the most damaging and controversial events in Australian politics. This groundbreaking book by two of our leading journalists provides a startling reinterpretation of events. It tells the story of the clash between extraordinary personalities- two political ...Show more
The Pursuit of Power by Richard J. Evans
$75.00 AUD
Category: Political
'Transnational history at its finest ...social, political and cultural themes swirl together in one great canvas of immense detail and beauty' Gerard DeGroot, The Times A masterpiece which brings to life an extraordinarly turbulent and dramatic era of revolutionary change. The Pursuit of Power draws on ...Show more
The Mind of the Islamic State: Milestones Along the Road by Robert Manne
$23.00 AUD
Category: Political
"'A deep dive into how the ideologues behind Salafi jihadism shaped the global menace that we now know as Islamic State. If you want to understand how it all began, this is an essential read.' - Martin Chulov, Middle East correspondent for theGuardian, winner of the 2015 Orwell Prize for journalism So o ...Show more
What a Time to be Alive: That and Other Lies in the 2016 Campaign by Mark Di Stefano
$27.99 AUD
Category: Political
What a Time to be Alive: That and other lies in the 2016 campaign is the ugly and un-sanitised diary behind the curtain of the double dissolution election campaign. A poll fought between two wildly ambitious men who want to win their first election, whatever it takes. Mark Di Stefano finds out what is h ...Show more