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The Dust of Empire : The race for supremacy in the Asian heartland by Karl Meyer
$39.95 NZD
Category: Current Affairs
When Charles de Gaulle was told that France's former colonies in Africa had chosen independence, the general shrugged dismissively: 'They are the dust of empire.' But, as the world has learnt, seemingly powerless countries can have a profound impact on international affairs. In The Dust of Empire, Karl ...Show more
In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs: A Memoir of Iran by Christopher de Bellaigue
$29.95 NZD
Category: Current Affairs
A superb, authoritatively written insider's account of Iran, one of the most mysterious but significant and powerful nations in the world.
Do Animals Have Rights? by Alison Hills
$32.95 NZD
Category: Current Affairs
Animal Rights is an emotive issue that is never far from the news. But it is often hard to know who to believe: radical animal rights protestors who claim that humans and animals should have equal rights; or scientists who argue that it is always legitimate to use animals for our benefit. In this superb ...Show more
The Shackled Continent : Africa's past, present and future by Robert Guest
$29.95 NZD
Category: Current Affairs
Africa is the only continent to have grown poorer over the last three decades. Why?The Shackled Continent, Robert Guest's fascinating first book, seeks to diagnose the sickness that continues to hobble Africa's development. Using reportage, first-hand experience and economic insight, Robert Guest takes ...Show more
Great Unravelling:From Boom to Bust in Three Scandalous Years by Paul R. Krugman
$39.95 NZD
Category: Current Affairs
Ever get the feeling you are being lied to by politicians - again and again? Paul Krugman does. But instead of keeping quiet, the man hailed as 'the most celebrated economist of his generation' has used his position as one of the most controversial and listened-to political commentators in the USA today ...Show more
The Wars Against Saddam: The Hard Road to Baghdad by John Simpson
$39.95 NZD
Category: Current Affairs
A major work of serious reportage and essential reading for all.This riveting, important and timely new book is the summation of more than twenty years covering Saddam Hussein's Iraq. The War Against Saddam offers, in five acts, the full story of his rise to power and the West's relationship with Saddam ...Show more
False Dawn by John Gray
$32.95 NZD
Category: Current Affairs
A powerful analysis of the deepening instability of global capitalism.
Everything Bad Is Good For You : How popular culture is making us smarter by Steven Johnson
$34.00 NZD
Category: Current Affairs
From the bestselling author of Mind Wide Open comes a groundbreaking assessment of popular culture as it's never been considered before: through the lens of intelligence. Tune in, turn on and get smarter. "The Simpsons", "Desperate Housewives", "The Apprentice", "The Sopranos", "Grand Theft Auto": ...Show more
Kicking the Tyres: The New Zealand general Election and Electoral referendum of 2011 + CD by Stephen Levine and Jon Johansson (editors)
$50.00 NZD
Category: Current Affairs
The sequel to The Baubles of Office and Key to Victory, Kicking the Tyres covers New Zealand’s 2011 general election and the referendum on whether or not to keep the MMP electoral system. It offers comprehensive discussion of the election and referendum, by both participants and experienced political co ...Show more
ECO-Business: A Big-Brand Takeover of Sustainability by Peter Dauvergne
$49.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs
McDonald's promises to use only beef, coffee, fish, chicken, and cooking oil obtained from sustainable sources. Coca-Cola promises to achieve water neutrality. Unilever seeks to achieve 100 percent sustainable agricultural sourcing by 2020. Walmart has pledged to become carbon neutral. Big-brand compani ...Show more
Making Sense of Suicide Missions by Diego Gambetta
$85.00 NZD
Category: Current Affairs
Suicide attacks have become the defining act of political violence of our age. From New York City to Baghdad, from Sri Lanka to Israel, few can doubt that they are a pervasive and terrifying feature of an increasing number of violent conflicts. Since 1981, approximately thirty organizations throughout t ...Show more
Divided Nations: Why Global Governance is Failing, and What We Can Do About it by Ian Goldin
$39.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs
With rapid globalization, the world is more deeply interconnected than ever before. While this has its advantages, it also brings with it systemic risks that are only just being identified and understood. Rapid urbanization, together with technological leaps, such as the Internet, mean that we are now p ...Show more