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The Urban Process: Cities In Industrial Societies

The Urban Process: Cities In Industrial Societies

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat does it truly mean for a city to grow — and at what cost to the human...
The New Industrial State

The New Industrial State

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn one of the most consequential works of twentieth-century economic thought, John Kenneth Galbraith dismantles the myth of...
Mateship In Local Organization

Mateship In Local Organization

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew concepts are as deeply woven into the fabric of Australian identity as mateship, and H.G. Oxley's Mateship in Local Organization brings rigorous sociological scrutiny...
Without Fear Or Favour

Without Fear Or Favour

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhen investigative journalism collides with the shadowy world...
Economic Survey: 1919-1939

Economic Survey: 1919-1939

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBetween the armistice of 1918 and the outbreak of the Second World War lay two turbulent decades that...
A Quarter To Midnight: The Australian Crisis: Organised Crime And The Decline Of The Institutions Of State

A Quarter To Midnight: The Australian Crisis: Organised Crime And The Decline Of The Institutions Of State

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt a moment when Australia's democratic foundations trembled under the weight of corruption and criminal influence, Justice Athol...
Meaning & Context: Quentin Skinner And His Critics (SIGNED)

Meaning & Context: Quentin Skinner And His Critics (SIGNED)

$80.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Minor bumps to spine. Yellowed cover.At the crossroads of philosophy, history, and political theory stands one of the most...
A Language For Life

A Language For Life

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners,Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn 1975, the United Kingdom's Department of...
At The Centre: The Australian Bureaucracy In The 1970S

At The Centre: The Australian Bureaucracy In The 1970S

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the turbulent political landscape of 1970s Australia, power was not wielded solely in the chambers of Parliament...
Perspectives On The American Community

Perspectives On The American Community

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat does it truly mean to live, belong, and function within an American community? Perspectives on the American...
Prostitutes

Prostitutes

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodBehind the coded language of lonely-hearts columns and street-corner cards lies a world most people never see — and Prostitutes by Denise Winn pulls back...
Children & Screen Violence

Children & Screen Violence

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodAt the intersection of childhood innocence and the relentless march of mass media, Children & Screen Violence presents one of the most urgent and contested...
King George Iii And The Politicians

King George Iii And The Politicians

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the turbulent heart of eighteenth-century British politics stood a monarch determined to reclaim royal prerogative in the...
A Small Rich Industrial Country: Studies In Australian Development, Aid And Trade

A Small Rich Industrial Country: Studies In Australian Development, Aid And Trade

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat does it mean to be a wealthy, industrialised nation in a rapidly changing world — and what...
Great Planning Disasters

Great Planning Disasters

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat happens when grand ambitions collide with catastrophic miscalculation? Great Planning Disasters chronicles some of the most spectacular...
The World Cities

The World Cities

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of geography, politics, and urban planning stands The World Cities, a landmark study that examines...
There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch: Essays On Public Policy

There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch: Essays On Public Policy

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew phrases have entered the popular lexicon as forcefully as the one that titles this landmark collection —...
Nuclear War. The Facts.

Nuclear War. The Facts.

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the height of the Cold War, when the spectre of nuclear annihilation loomed over every nation on...
Writers And The Law

Writers And The Law

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodFor any writer navigating the complex intersection of creativity and commerce, Writers and the Law serves as an indispensable guide, authored by two Australian legal authorities...
The Making Of The President 1964: A Narrative History Of American Politics In Action

The Making Of The President 1964: A Narrative History Of American Politics In Action

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodIn the shadow of one of the most traumatic moments in American history — the assassination of John F. Kennedy...
Arms Control, Disarmament, And National Security

Arms Control, Disarmament, And National Security

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingAt the height of the Cold War, when the spectre of nuclear annihilation loomed over every diplomatic exchange,...
Ceremonial Chemistry: The Ritual Persecution Of Drugs Addicts And Pushers

Ceremonial Chemistry: The Ritual Persecution Of Drugs Addicts And Pushers

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn a society that wages war on its own citizens in the name of health and morality, Thomas Szasz's Ceremonial Chemistry stands as a...
Inflation: A World-Wide Disaster

Inflation: A World-Wide Disaster

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn an era when rising prices threatened to unravel the economic fabric of nations across the globe, Irving S. Friedman's Inflation: A World-Wide Disaster...
Economics And Urban Problems: Diagnoses And Prescriptions

Economics And Urban Problems: Diagnoses And Prescriptions

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodAt the intersection of economic theory and civic reality, Economics and Urban Problems: Diagnoses and Prescriptions presents a rigorous and...
Sir Francis Forbes: The First Chief Justice Of The Supreme Court Of New South Wales

Sir Francis Forbes: The First Chief Justice Of The Supreme Court Of New South Wales

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodAt the turbulent dawn of Australian colonial governance, one man stood as the cornerstone of legal order — Sir Francis...
The Devil's Advocate; The Second Victory; Daughter Of Silence; The Salamander; The Shoes Of The Fisherman

The Devil's Advocate; The Second Victory; Daughter Of Silence; The Salamander; The Shoes Of The Fisherman

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedFew authors captured the moral complexity of the modern Catholic world with the same unflinching authority as Morris West, and this complete and unabridged...
The Urban Transportation Problem

The Urban Transportation Problem

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of economics, engineering, and urban policy, The Urban Transportation Problem presents a landmark investigation into...
Off The Record: The Private Papers Of Harry S. Truman

Off The Record: The Private Papers Of Harry S. Truman

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodBehind the polished pronouncements and carefully staged press conferences of America's 33rd president lies a far more candid and compelling voice — one that...
The Corporation In The Emergent American Society

The Corporation In The Emergent American Society

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the crossroads of capitalism and culture, W. Lloyd Warner's The Corporation in the Emergent American Society presents a groundbreaking sociological examination of the...
The 60 Families Who Own Australia

The 60 Families Who Own Australia

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt a price of just ten cents, E.W. Campbell's provocative pamphlet-style polemic, The 60...
On Social Control And Collective Behavior: Selected Papers

On Social Control And Collective Behavior: Selected Papers

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodAt the crossroads of sociology, psychology, and political thought stands Robert E. Park, one of the founding giants of American social science,...
Paper Money

Paper Money

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn an age of inflation, oil shocks, and monetary turbulence, Paper Money cuts through the noise to reveal the hidden mechanics of the global...
The Arrogance Of Power

The Arrogance Of Power

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodAt the height of America's military involvement in Vietnam, one of the most powerful voices in the United States Senate...
Democracy In Jonesville: A Study In Quality And Inequality

Democracy In Jonesville: A Study In Quality And Inequality

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodCondition remarks: Large tears now repaired with non-acidic tape.What happens when the grand promise of democracy collides with the stubborn realities of class and social hierarchy...
Rush To Judgment: A Critique Of The Warren Commission's Inquiry Into The Murders Of President John F. Kennedy, Officer J.D. Tippit And Lee Harvey Oswald

Rush To Judgment: A Critique Of The Warren Commission's Inquiry Into The Murders Of President John F. Kennedy, Officer J.D. Tippit And Lee Harvey Oswald

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodWhen one of the most scrutinised political assassinations in modern history is put on trial by a lawyer armed with testimony, evidence, and relentless logic, the...
No Place To Hide

No Place To Hide

$40.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn an age when privacy is increasingly a luxury of the past, No Place to Hide delivers a chilling and meticulously researched investigation into...
A Dragon Defiant: A Short History Of Vietnam

A Dragon Defiant: A Short History Of Vietnam

$40.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodFew nations have earned their sovereignty through as much fire and bloodshed as Vietnam, and A Dragon Defiant: A Short...
The Soviet Union Today: A Concise Handbook

The Soviet Union Today: A Concise Handbook

$40.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodAt the height of the Cold War, few subjects demanded more rigorous and clear-eyed analysis than the vast, enigmatic power...
The Final Days

The Final Days

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the sweltering summer of 1974, the most powerful office in the world was imploding — and two journalists were watching from the inside....
Towns Against Traffic

Towns Against Traffic

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodAt the intersection of urban planning and public policy, Towns against Traffic by Stephen Plowden presents a rigorous and passionate argument for reclaiming Britain's cities...
On Political Sociology

On Political Sociology

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodAt the crossroads of power, personality, and society stands Harold D. Lasswell, one of the twentieth century's most formidable political...
Essays In Positive Economics

Essays In Positive Economics

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the intersection of economic theory and empirical inquiry stands Milton Friedman's landmark collection, Essays in Positive Economics,...
The Coming Crisis Of Western Sociology

The Coming Crisis Of Western Sociology

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn one of the most audacious intellectual challenges of the twentieth century, Alvin W. Gouldner argues...
Possible Worlds In Impossible Spaces: Knowledge, Globality, Gender, And Information Technology In The Philippines

Possible Worlds In Impossible Spaces: Knowledge, Globality, Gender, And Information Technology In The Philippines

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of globalization, gender, and the digital age, Possible Worlds in Impossible Spaces presents a groundbreaking...
The Emergence Of Modern Turkey

The Emergence Of Modern Turkey

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew works of modern historical scholarship have reshaped our understanding of a nation as profoundly as...
The Great Covid Panic: What Happened, Why, And What To Do Next

The Great Covid Panic: What Happened, Why, And What To Do Next

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhen a novel virus swept the globe in 2020, governments worldwide responded with unprecedented lockdowns, mandates, and restrictions...
Whittaker Chambers: A Biography

Whittaker Chambers: A Biography

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew figures in twentieth-century American history provoke as much fascination and controversy as Whittaker Chambers — the Communist...
First Among Equals

First Among Equals

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the ruthless corridors of Westminster, four ambitious men begin their careers in the House of Commons united...