The Tragic Mind: Fear, Fate, and the Burden of Power by Robert D. Kaplan
$41.95 AUD
Category: Political
A moving meditation on recent geopolitical crises, viewed through the lens of ancient and modern tragedy "Spare, elegant and poignant . . . If there is a single contemporary book that should be pressed into the hands of those who decide issues of war and peace, this is it."--John Gray, New Statesman ...Show more
But What Can I Do?: Why Politics Has Gone So Wrong, and How You Can Help Fix It by Alastair Campbell
$35.00 AUD
Category: Political
A masterclass on how politics works and how to achieve real change.In recent years, the world of politics has taken a series of disastrous wrong turns. We have witnessed leaders who can't - or shouldn't be allowed to - lead, policies that are either self-serving or don't work, and world views that are c ...Show more
Courting: An Intimate History of Love and the Law by Alecia Simmonds
$45.00 AUD
Category: Political
Award-winning author Alecia Simmonds uncovers a hidden history of love and heartbreak in the archives of law Until well into the twentieth century, heartbroken men and women in Australia had a legal redress for their suffering- jilted lovers could claim compensation for 'breach of promise to marry'. Hu ...Show more
The Palestine Laboratory: how Israel exports the technology of occupation around the world by Antony Loewenstein
$35.00 AUD
Category: Middle East
Bestselling journalist Antony Loewenstein uncovers the widespread commercialisation and brutal deployment globally of Israel's occupation-enforcing technologies. For more than 50 years, the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza has given the Israeli state invaluable experience in controlling an 'enemy' p ...Show more
Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and then Took On the West by Catherine Belton
$25.00 AUD
Category: Political
ASunday Timesbestseller | ANew York Times Book ReviewEditors' ChoiceNamed a best book of the year byThe Economist|Financial Times |New Statesman | TheTelegraph"[Putin's People]will surely now become the definitive account of the rise of Putin and Putinism."--Anne Applebaum,The Atlantic"This riveting, im ...Show more
Reset: Restoring Australia after the Pandemic Recession by Ross Garnaut
$33.00 AUD
Category: Political
From the bestselling author, a ground-breaking sequel to Superpower. In Reset, renowned economist Ross Garnaut shows how the COVID-19 crisis offers Australia the opportunity to reset its economy and build a successful future - and why the old approaches will not work. Garnaut develops the idea of a ren ...Show more
Politics On the Edge: The instant #1 Sunday Times bestseller from the host of hit podcast The Rest Is Politics by Rory Stewart
$37.00 AUD
Category: Political
A searing insider's account of ten extraordinary years in Parliament from Rory Stewart, former Cabinet minister and co-presenter of breakout hit podcast The Rest Is Politics'An instant classic' MARINA HYDE'At last a politician who can write' SEBASTIAN FAULKS'Candid, angry, funny, and self-revelatory' JO ...Show more
Asylum Speakers: Stories of Migration From the Humans Behind the Headlines
$43.00 AUD
Category: Political
A collection of 31 powerful stories of displaced people, asylum seekers and those volunteering on the frontline of the refugee crisis, told in their own words and accompanied by beautiful photography and collage art"Asylum Speakers is truly an anthology of humanity. It's a reminder of how much we all ha ...Show more
The New Makers of Modern Strategy: From the Ancient World to the Digital Age
$80.00 AUD
Category: Political
The Echidna Strategy: Australia's Search for Power and Peace by Sam Roggeveen
$35.00 AUD
Category: Political
In the wake of a shift in the global power balance, how can Australia best protect itself?Amid China's rise and America's decline in Asia, what will happen to Australia?In this authoritative account, defence expert and insider Sam Roggeveen questions the claim that Australia is vulnerable to China's mil ...Show more
Robert Menzies: The Art of Politics by Troy Bramston
$40.00 AUD
Category: Political
A revelatory biography of Australia's longest-serving prime minister.Robert Menzies claimed the prime ministership in 1939 and led the nation during the early years of the war, but resigned two years later when he lost the confidence of his party. His political career seemed over, and yet he staged one ...Show more