The Limits of Power by Andrew J. Bacevich
$24.95 AUD
Category: Politics
America is at a turning point. Can it rebuild its reputation in 2009 and beyond? In The Limits of Power, Andrew Bacevich, uniquely respected across the political spectrum, offers a fresh perspective on American illusions and looks to the future. He examines the myths that have governed US actions since ...Show more
The Che Handbook by Gareth Jenkins
$29.95 AUD
Category: Politics
This beautiful book gives new life to the values and thinking of the Che Guevara behind the legend, a man who was at once sensitive, passionate and determined to pursue his socialist dreams to their conclusion. Che is viewed through the camera lens of his photographer Perfecto Romero, through posters an ...Show more
A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
$27.99 AUD
Category: Politics
The first-person account of a 25-year-old who fought in the war in Sierra Leone as a 12-year-old boy. My new friends have begun to suspect that I haven't told them the full story of my life. "Why did you leave Sierra Leone?""Because there is a war.""You mean, you saw people running around with guns and ...Show more
Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower by William Blum
$19.95 AUD
Category: Politics
'This is not a book for anyone who wishes to maintain any cosy illusions about their own liberty - let alone the liberty of anyone in any country to whose domestic policy the United States government takes exception ...We find in these pages, meticulously detailed and annotated, all the instances of ass ...Show more
Land of Plenty - Australia in the by DAVIS Mark
$36.95 AUD
Category: Politics
Provides a definitive snapshot of Australian life during the prime ministership of John Howard. Australia, it argues, is built on a dream. A unique democratic experiment, we were once world leaders in developing a uniquely pluralist society. But this during the Howard years, has become a dream unfulfill ...Show more
No Dancing No Dancing by Denis Dragovic
$35.00 AUD
Category: Politics
What happens to aid projects after the money is spent? Or the people and communities once the media spotlight has left?No Dancing, No Dancing: Inside the Global Humanitarian Crisis follows the return journey of a former aid worker back to the site of three major humanitarian crises¿South Sudan, Iraq and ...Show more
Risk : The Science and Politics of Fear by Dan Gardner
$35.00 AUD
Category: Politics
In the tradition of Malcolm Gladwell, Gardner explores a new way of thinking about the decisions we make.We are the safest and healthiest human beings who ever lived, and yet irrational fear is growing, with deadly consequences - such as the 1,595 Americans killed when they made the mistake of switching ...Show more