Vortex - The Crisis of Patriarchy by Susan Hawthorne
$29.95 AUD
Category: Social Thought
In this enlightening yet devastating book, Susan Hawthorne writes with clarity and incisiveness on how patriarchy is wreaking destruction on the planet and on communities. The twin mantras of globalisation and growth expounded by the neoliberalism that has hijacked the planet are revealed in all their s ...Show more
A Spectre, Haunting: On the Communist Manifesto by China Mieville
$24.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought
China Miéville's brilliant reading of the modern world's most controversial and enduring political document: The Communist Manifesto. In 1848, a strange political tract was published by two German émigrés. Marx and Engles's apocalyptic vision of an insatiable system, which penetrates every corner of th ...Show more
Women Don't Owe You Pretty: 50 cards to protect your energy and find self-love by Florence Given
$34.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought
Be brave and bold - there's nobody quite like you - it's time to recognize your confidence and express your true self brazenly.In a fast-paced world, sometimes it's easy to lose sight of the things that make us extraordinary and brilliant and shake our confidence. However, we all need to take time to si ...Show more
Altered States of Consciousness - Experiences Out of Time and Self by Marc Wittmann; Philippa Hurd (Translator)
$59.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought
A groundbreaking study of what altered states of consciousness-the dissolution of feelings of time and self-can tell us about the mystery of consciousness, perfect for readers interested in psychedelics, brain science, and meditation. During extraordinary moments of consciousness-shock, meditative stat ...Show more
The World In 2050 - How to Think about the Future by Hamish McRae
$22.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought
'A dazzling history of the future - Hamish McRae has given us a tour de force' - Tim Harford_______________A bold and illuminating vision of the future, from one of Europe's foremost speakers on global trends in economics, business and societyWhat will the world look like in 2050? How will complex force ...Show more
Lady Sapiens - Investigating the Lives of Prehistoric Women by Thomas Cirotteau; Jennifer Kerner; Eric Pincas; Philippa Hurd (Translator)
$39.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought
45,000 years ago, rare and precious statues of faceless women with hourglass figures, sturdy hips and generous breasts surfaced across Europe. Spanning thousands of years and nurturing many a fantasy, they are known as the prehistoric Venus figurines. But what were the women who inspired these artifacts ...Show more
The Relationship is the Project: A guide to working with communities by Jade Lillie (Editor); Kate Larsen (Editor); Cara Kirkwood (As told to); Jax Brown (As told to)
$34.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought
Community-engaged practice is not an art form. It’s not an add-on. It’s a way of working; a deep collaboration.The Relationship is the Project features provocations, tools and practical tips for working with communities. This includes the ethics and logistics of working on community-based projects, from ...Show more
Enchanted Forests The Poetic Construction of a World Before Time by Boria Sax
$49.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought
Linking literature, philosophy, art, and personal experience, a moving exploration of the wooded landscape's power. In 1985 Boria Sax inherited an area of forest in New York State, which had been purchased by his Russian, Jewish, and Communist grandparents as a buffer against what they felt was a hostil ...Show more
Transgender Australia: A History Since 1910 by Noah Riseman
$40.00 AUD
Category: Social Thought
Trans and gender diverse people have always been present in Australian life, whether they've lived quiet lives in the country, performed in cabaret shows, worked on the streets or run for parliament. But over the last century there have been remarkable changes in how they have identified and expressed t ...Show more
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks
$24.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought | Series: Picador Classic
With an introduction by Will Self A classic work of psychology, this international bestseller provides a groundbreaking insight into the human mind. If a man has lost a leg or an eye, he knows he has lost a leg or an eye; but if he has lost a self - himself - he cannot know it, because he is no longer t ...Show more
See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Abuse by Jess Hill
$36.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought
Winner of the Stella Prize 2020. At the office of Safe Steps, Victoria's dedicated 24/7 family violence response call centre, phone counsellors receive a call every three minutes. Many women are repeat callers- on average, they will go back to an abusive partner eight times before leaving for good. ' ...Show more
Data Grab: The new Colonialism of Big Tech and how to fight back by Ulises A. Mejias, Nick Couldry
$36.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought
If you're not paying for the product, then you are the product. In the past, colonialism was a landgrab of natural resources, exploitative labour and private property from developing countries. It made shiny promises to modernise and civilise, but actually sought to control. It made native populations s ...Show more