A Brief History of Equality by Thomas Piketty
32.95 AUD
Category: Politics
A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceA Public Books Best Book of the Year "A profound and optimistic call to action and reflection. For Piketty, the arc of history is long, but it does bend toward equality. There is nothing automatic about it, however: as citizens, we must be ready to fight f ...Show more
The Inequality of Wealth: Why it Matters and How to Fix it by Liam Byrne
44.99 AUD
Category: Politics
The super-rich have never had it so good. But millions of us can't afford a home, an education or a pension. And unless we change course soon, the future will be worse. Much worse. Yet, it doesn't have to be like this. In this bold new book, former Treasury Minister, Liam Byrne, explains the fast-accele ...Show more
Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1 by Angela Y. Davis
36.99 AUD
Category: Politics
An icon of revolutionary politics, Angela Y. Davis has been at the forefront of collective movements for prison abolition for over fifty years. Abolition- Politics, Practices, Promises, the first of two important new volumes, brings together an essential collection of Davis's essays, conversations, and ...Show more
The Architecture of Modern Empire by Arundhati Roy
24.99 AUD
Category: Politics
From the bestselling author of Azadi and My Seditious Heart, a piercing exploration of modern empire, nationalism and rising fascism that gives us the tools to resist and fight back Over a lifetime spent at the frontline of solidarity and resistance, Arundhati Roy's words have lit a clear way through th ...Show more
A Little History of the Australian Labor Party by Nick Dyrenfurth, Frank Bongiorno
27.99 AUD
Category: Politics
A little book about the big history of one of Australia’s most important institutions The Australian Labor Party is one of the oldest labour parties in the world and the first to form a government. This short, sharp history tells the story of the party’s formation, its successes and failures at winning ...Show more
The Forever War by Nick Bryant
36.99 AUD
Category: Politics
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
Downfall: Prigozhin, Putin, and the New Fight for the Future of Russia by Mark Galeotti, Anna Arutunyan
36.99 AUD
Category: Politics
The compelling, first-to-market story of the rise, fall and death of the Wagner Group's Evgeny Prigozhin, and what this tells us about the chaotic new direction of late Putinism, by the acclaimed author of A Short History of Russia. Evgeny Prigozhin emerged as one of the most dangerous warlords in the w ...Show more
Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians by Ilan Pappé, Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappe
27.99 AUD
Category: Politics
From the targeting of schools and hospitals, to the indiscriminate use of white phosphorus, Israel's conduct in 'Operation Cast Lead' has rattled even some of its most strident supporters. In this book, Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappe survey the fallout from that devastation, and place the massacre in Gaza ...Show more
But What Can I Do? - Why Politics Has Gone So Wrong, and How You Can Help Fix It by Alastair Campbell
24.99 AUD
Category: Politics
'Your country needs you. Your world needs you. Your time is now.'Our politics is a mess. Leaders who can't or shouldn't be allowed to lead. Governments that lie, and seek to undermine our democratic values. It's no surprise that so many of us feel frustrated, let down and drawn to ask, 'But what can I d ...Show more
Adventures in Democracy: The Turbulent World of People Power by Erica Benner
55.00 AUD
Category: Politics
A political philosopher explores the elusive promises of popular government around the world 'There's no simple way to measure how strong a democracy is, or how weak.' Democracy is a living, breathing thing and Erica Benner has spent a lifetime thinking about the role ordinary citizens play in keeping i ...Show more
The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism by Martin Wolf
26.99 AUD
Category: Politics
A magnificent reckoning of how and why the marriage between democracy and capitalism is coming undone all over the world, and what can be done to save it We are living in an age when economic failings have shaken faith in global capitalism. Political failings have undermined trust in liberal democracy ...Show more
The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society by Joseph Stiglitz
36.99 AUD
Category: Politics
A major reappraisal, by the Nobel-prizewinning economist, of the relationship between capitalism and freedom Despite its manifest failures, the narrative of neoliberalism retains its grip on the public mind and the policies of governments all over the world. By this narrative, less regulation and more ...Show more