More Than a Woman by Caitlin Moran
$35.00 AUD
Category: Sociology
How to be an older woman? Who knows. Being a young woman can be challenging. But it turns out not even a fraction of the bullshit has happened to you by the time you turn thirty. Because your thirties, forties and beyond see you dealing with Real Life, the stuff you never thought would happen to you- gr ...Show more
Fight Like A Girl by Clementine Ford
$22.99 AUD
Category: Sociology | Reading Level: very good
Personal and fearless - a call to arms for feminists new, old and as yet unrealised by one of our most outspoken feminist writers.
GottlandMostly True Stories from Half of Czechoslovakia by Mariusz Szczygiel
$54.99 AUD
Category: European
"Extraordinary, hypnotizing and disturbing tales."A cultural history of Czechoslovakia, told through the stories of artists, writers, and performers whose lives were completely and often strangely altered by the various pressures of the times.The story of Eduard Kirchberger is one of the fascinating and ...Show more
CivilityManners, Morals, and the Etiquette of Democracy by Stephen L. Carter
$31.95 AUD
Category: Sociology
Advanced Australia the Politics of Ageing by Mark Butler
$27.99 AUD
Category: Sociology
Advanced Australia explores the politics of ageing in Australia. The addition of 25 years to average life expectancy in Australia over the past century is a monumental achievement, but many commentators are greeting the prospect of Australians living longer with horror. The ageing of Australia's baby bo ...Show more
The War on Women by Sue Lloyd-Roberts
$32.99 AUD
Category: Sociology
Sue Lloyd-Roberts joined ITN in 1973 as a news trainee, she went on to become the UK's first female video-journalist, reporting alone from the bleak outposts of the former Soviet Union and China. With a 30-year-long career in human-rights journalism, she has travelled the globe and witnessed the worst a ...Show more
White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America by Joan C. Williams
$34.99 AUD
Category: Sociology
Around the world, populist movements are gaining traction among the white working class. Meanwhile, the professional elite--journalists, managers, and establishment politicians--is on the outside looking in, and left to argue over the reasons why. In White Working Class, Joan C. Williams, described as " ...Show more
The Motherhood by Jamila Rizvi
$34.99 AUD
Category: Sociology
'Welcome to The Motherhood, my dear.'After her son was born, Jamila Rizvi felt isolated, exhausted and confused. While desperately in love with her new baby, the world she'd known had disappeared overnight and so had her sense of self.Jamila's salvation came in the form of a letter. A dear friend, Clare ...Show more
The Future of Us: Demography Gets a Makeover by Liz Allen
$29.99 AUD
Category: Sociology
Demography is far more important than destiny. By tracing connections between a population’s past and present, demographers can foresee its future. The true wonder of demography, though, is not its ability to predict the future but to shape it. With energy and passion, demographer Liz Allen sets out the ...Show more
Reconnected by Andrew Leigh
$32.99 AUD
Category: Sociology
Friends are good for your health. The strength of your social relationships is a remarkably good predictor of how long you will live. Strong social connections also make communities more resilient, efficient and satisfying. But today Australians have fewer close friends and local connections than in the ...Show more
The Lucky Culture and the Rise of an Australian Ruling Class by Nick Cater
$29.99 AUD
Category: Sociology | Reading Level: very good
Countries don't get lucky; people do. The secret of Australia's good fortune is not found in its geography or history. The key to its success is the Australian character, the nation's greatest renewable resource. Liberated from the constraints of the old world, Australia's pioneers mined their reserves ...Show more