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Understanding the Environment: Bridging the disciplinary divides by R. Quentin Grafton 9780868409122
RRP: £22.99Booksplease Price: £21.66Brings together some of the worlds leading environmental researchers in the life sciences, physical sciences, social sciences and humanities to bridge the disciplinary divides in understanding the... -
Cultural History in Australia by Hsu-Ming Teo 9780868405896
RRP: £22.99Booksplease Price: £21.66Showcases Australias leading historians writing about cultural history, both in theory and practice.Book InformationISBN 9780868405896Author Hsu-Ming TeoFormat PaperbackPage Count 288 -
A Higher Authority: Indigenous Transnationalism and Australia by Ravi de Costa 9780868409542
RRP: £21.99Booksplease Price: £20.89This book is a transnational history of indigenous Australians. Indigenous peoples in Australia have always been engaged in transnational encounters. They regulated access to resources, conducted... -
Worth Fighting For: Inside the 'Your Rights at Work' Campaign by Kathie Muir 9781921410772
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £15.68The 'Your Rights at Work' campaign was an unprecedented campaign in Australia's political history and it aroused great public interest. This book presents an in-depth account of the campaign, based... -
My Dark Brother: the Story of the Illins, a Russian-Aboriginal Family by Elena Govor 9780868405940
RRP: £21.99Booksplease Price: £21.19This is the story of Leandro Illin and his family who settled in Australia in 1910 after roaming the world seeking a new home. Five years later, in the face of official opposition, Leandro married a... -
The Indonesian Language: Its History and Role in Modern Society by James N. Sneddon 9780868405988
RRP: £24.99Booksplease Price: £22.44This important book, the first of its kind, is a historical, social, cultural and linguistic study of Indonesian. Indonesia is the fourth most populous nation in the world, and one of the most... -
Curating Sydney: Imagining the city's future by Jill Bennett 9781742233352
RRP: £24.99Booksplease Price: £22.74What happens when artists are asked the questions usually addressed to planners and administrators?Here artists, architects, writers, designers and curators come together to reimagine Sydney's... -
Selling Sex: A Hidden History of Prostitution by Raelene Frances 9780868409016
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £18.31This is the only such book to be attempted in Australia. It covers over 200 years of history, and includes discussion of sexual exchange in Australia prior to European colonisation. It is relevant to... -
The Australian Voter: 50 years of change by Ian McAllister 9781921410116
RRP: £24.99Booksplease Price: £22.44In the 1960s, voting was class and party-based; today, environmentalism, evaluations of economic performance and the personalities of the leaders dominate political debate. Ian McAllister assesses... -
Reports from a wild country: Ethics of decolonisation by Deborah Bird Rose 9780868407982
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £18.01This work explores some of Australia's major ethical challenges. Written in the midst of rapid social and environmental change and in a time of uncertainty and division, it offers powerful stories... -
The Morrison Government: Governing through crisis, 2019-2022 by Brendan McCaffrie 9781742237886
Booksplease Price: £24.63Leading thinkers on the policies and leadership of the Morrison Government from 2019 to 2022Australia has rarely endured as many difficulties as it did during the COVID-19 pandemic-dominated Morrison... -
Radical Newcastle by James Bennett 9781742232591
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £18.31Newcastle's most notorious riot lives on in the lyrics of Cold Chisel's 1980 song Star Hotel, grainy YouTube videos and Novocastrian mythology. But beneath thecompelling images of surging crowds,... -
DNA and Your Body: What you need to know about biotechnology by Colin Masters 9780868409849
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £14.14Most people know very little about DNA, the molecule that programs our human potential. This book explains what DNA is and then identifies its central role in so many everyday human experiences,... -
The History of Australian Corrections by Sean O'Toole 9780868409153
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £18.31Beginning with the punishment systems of the ancient world, Sean OToole investigates the birth of the modern prison, the transportation process, the convict era and finally the creation of Australias... -
Quagmires and Quandaries: Understanding Journalism Ethics by Ian Richards 9780868406237
RRP: £20.99Booksplease Price: £20.12Despite best intentions, various codes of ethics and extensive public attention, journalists are repeatedly seen to behave in ways that are less than edifying. With refreshing candour and scholarly... -
Vote for Me!: The Long Road to the White House by John Barron 9781921410864
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £14.14The 2008 campaign for President of the USA has attracted more attention and prompted more people to get out and vote in caucuses and primaries than any other. It has also been kind of crazy: the... -
Fractured Families: Life on the margins in colonial New South Wales by Tanya Evans 9781742232577
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £18.01The poorest men and women in colonial NSW are no longer marginalised, but front and centre in a book that reveals what life was like for them.Most convicts arriving in New South Wales didn't expect... -
Anglicans in Australia by Tom Frame 9780868408309
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £18.01In Anglicans in Australia, bishop and theological commentator Tom Frame identifies the faultlines and tensions that exist within the contemporary Anglican Church, describes continuing debates over... -
Adding Value to Policy Analysis and Advice by Claudia Scott 9780868408590
RRP: £24.99Booksplease Price: £22.44Governments need high quality policy analysis and advice as they wrestle with complex economic, social and environmental issues. This book explores public policy practices in Australia and New... -
The Desire for Change, 2004-2007: The Howard Government, Vol IV by Tom Frame 9781742235837
RRP: £21.99Booksplease Price: £20.12The Liberal-National Party Coalition was elected to office on 2 March 1996 and continued in power until 3 December 2007 making John Howard the second-longest serving Australian Prime Minister. This... -
The Best Australian Science Writing 2011 by Stephen Pincock 9781742233000
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £14.91From the elemental forces that drive our expanding universe to the delicate hairs on the back of your neck, science offers talented writers the kind of scope that other subjects simply can't match... -
Van Diemen's Land: An Aboriginal History by Murray Johnson 9781742234212
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £18.31The history of Aborigines in Van Diemen's Land is long. The first Tasmanians lived in isolation and against almost insurmountable odds for as many as 300 generations after the flooding of Bass Strait... -
Australian Universities: A history of common cause by Gwilym Croucher 9781742236735
RRP: £21.99Booksplease Price: £20.12Australian Universities is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand where Australian universities have come from, and where they are heading.Few of our institutions are as significant or as... -
Media Monsters: The Transformation of Australia’s Newspaper Empires by Sally Young 9781742235707
RRP: £26.99Booksplease Price: £24.76In 1941, the paper emperors of the Australian newspaper industry helped bring down Robert Menzies. Over the next 30 years, they grew into media monsters.This book reveals the transformation from the... -
Trading Places: The Airport Economist's guide to international business by Tim Harcourt 9781742234106
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £15.68A lively and informative guide to the complexities of the global economy and how to navigate it in search of business opportunities.Is Japan running out of husbands? Is China running out of wives?... -
Big White Lie: Chinese Australians in White Australia by John Fitzgerald 9780868408705
RRP: £21.99Booksplease Price: £20.89Much has been written about the White Australia Policy, but very little has been written about it from a Chinese perspective. ""Big White Lie"" shifts our understanding of the White Australia Policy... -
Gun Control: What Australia got right (and wrong) by Tom Frame 9781742236346
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £17.24In the aftermath of the Port Arthur massacre on 28 April 1996 - when a gunman killed 35 people and seriously wounded another 21 in a quiet town in Tasmania - John Howard, a conservative prime... -
Turning Points in Australian History by Martin Crotty 9781921410567
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £15.68'If only', 'what if' and 'why didn't we' are phrases that often come to mind when we look back to the past. This exciting and stimulating book looks back at turning points and crucial moments in... -
Key Concepts in Military Ethics by Deane-Peter Baker 9781742234380
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £9.65Based on a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) designed for both military personnel and non-specialists across the globe, Key Concepts in Military Ethics is structured as a series of 'mini-chapters'... -
The Australian Electoral System: Origins, Variations and Consequences by David M. Farrell 9780868408583
RRP: £24.99Booksplease Price: £22.44The Australian Electoral System provides the first-ever comprehensive study of the design of Australian electoral systems. It focuses on the two electoral systems, both 'preferential', that are most... -
Animal Nation: The true story of animals and Australia by Adrian Franklin 9780868408903
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £18.01Animals can tell us a lot about ourselves. The way we love them as pets, eat them for dinner, make them symbols of the nation or shun them as invaders and pests illuminates much about our society and... -
Asylum by Boat: Origins of Australia's refugee policy by Claire Higgins 9781742235677
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £14.14In the late 1970s, 2000 Vietnamese arrived in Australia by boat, fleeing persecution. Their arrival presented a challenge to politicians, but the way the Fraser government handled it, and the... -
Addressing Modern Slavery by Dr Justine Nolan 9781742236438
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £17.24Long after slavery was officially abolished, the practice not only continues but thrives. An estimated 40 million people are modern-day slaves, more than ever before in human history. Whether they... -
Freeing Ali: The Human Face of the Pacific Solution by Michael Gordon 9780868409788
Booksplease Price: £8.11In April this year, Michael Gordon was the first journalist to gain unrestricted access to the refugee detention center on Nauru. There he interviewed more than half of the 54 asylum seekers then on... -
Activist Wisdom: Practical knowledge and creative tension in social movements by Sarah Maddison 9780868406862
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £18.01Peace marches, protest demonstrations and campaigns for or against every cause imaginable have long been part of the Australian social and political landscape. This lively book blends the voices and... -
True Tracks: Respecting Indigenous knowledge and culture by Terri Janke 9781742236810
RRP: £23.99Booksplease Price: £22.74Indigenous cultures are not terra nullius - nobody's land, free to be taken.True Tracks is a ground-breaking work that paves the way for the respectful and ethical engagement with Indigenous cultures... -
The Biology of Civilisation: Understanding Human Culture as a Force in Nature by Stephen Boyden 9780868407661
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £14.14Looks at the complex interrelationships between human culture and the nature. Covering the period from the beginning of agriculture right up to the present day, it focuses on issues relating to human... -
In the Eye of the Storm: Volunteers and Australia's Response to the HIV/AIDS Crisis by Robert Reynolds 9781742236742
RRP: £21.99Booksplease Price: £20.12In the Eye of the Storm tells the remarkable story of AIDS volunteers who engaged in a struggle for life against death. The people who volunteered to help during the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s and... -
A Matter of Fat: Understanding and Overcoming Obesity in Kids by Rosemary Stanton 9780868405438
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £14.14Renowned nutritionist, Rosemary Stanton, and prominent exercise scientist, Andrew Hills, provide answers to common questions about obesity and overweight in children. They give the facts about body... -
Losing My Religion: Unbelief in Australia by Tom Frame 9781921410192
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £15.68In this challenging and provocative book, Tom Frame, one of Australia's best-known writers on religion and society, examines diminishing theological belief and declining denominational affiliation...