Politics & Law

Islam, the second largest and the youngest of the major world religions, has changed the world and left its mark on human history since the appearance of the prophet Mohammed...

Coverage of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) all too often focuses solely on nuclear proliferation, military parades, and the personality cult of its leaders. As the British ambassador...

'After spending much of my life dedicated to the serious craft of politics, I have to admit that I am distressed by what it is becoming. Under siege from commercial...

In 2005, in the wake of the Cornelia Rau scandal, a citizen's inquiry was established to bear witness to events in Australian immigration-detention facilities. Until then, the federal government had...

John Perkins' controversial expose', Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, became an international word-of-mouth sensation, a long-running New York Times bestseller, sold over 20000 copies in Australia and NZ. But...

A radical vision for a better future: an economy that works for us, rather than the other way around. As this major German bestseller reports, our world is at a...

We all know what Noam Chomsky is against. His scathing analysis of everything that is wrong with our society reaches more people every day. His brilliant critiques of - among...

In the long-awaited conclusion to his bestselling trilogy, Vidal has written his most devastating exploration of Imperial America to date. Not since the 1846 attack on Mexico in order to...

The ALP is more than one hundred years old and showing signs of age. It's time for a check-up. Where is the Labor Party now and where is it going?...

This work collects more than 20 interviews with prominent Australians. The contributors discuss their beliefs and perceptions about where Australia is heading, and their hopes and fears for the nation....

The nation has unfinished business. After more than two centuries, can a rightful place be found for Australia's original peoples? The nation has unfinished business. After more than two centuries,...

Demokrasi- Indonesia in the 21st Century is an accessible and authoritative introduction ot this fascinating young nation. Indonesia, a nation of thousands of islands and almost 250 million people, straddles...

THIS BOOK WILL CHANGE THE WAY YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY . . . Australians now officially have the best living conditions in the world. Our country is both fair...

In Bipolar Nation, Peter Hartcher discusses the fantasies and realities at the heart of our politics. When our political leaders look at us, what do they see? What are the...

The dramatic advances in DNA technology over the last few years are the stuff of science fiction. It is now not only possible to clone human beings, it is happening....

In this book, international experts and members of the MSF analyse the way these issues have crystallized over the five years spanning the end of the 20th century and the...

From one of America's most inspiring political leaders, a book about the core truths that unite us, and the shared values that will see us into the future.Known for bringing...

Out of the ruins and savagery of Second World War, the figure of Benito Mussolini looms large as one of the most influential during the first half of the twentieth...

The first of a major two-volume work, The Origins of Political Order begins with politics among our primate ancestors and follows the story through the emergence of tribal societies, the...

As president first of Czechoslovakia and then of the nascent Czech Republic, Havel led central Europe out of communism and into the twenty-first century before stepping down in February 2003....

How did Mussolini manage to take power and hold onto it through two decades? What inspired Churchill to call him 'the Roman genius' and Pope Pius XI to say he...

The Spycatcher affair remains one of the most intriguing moments in the history of British intelligence and a pivotal point in the public's relationship with the murky world of espionage...

A Bill Gates Summer Pick for 2022 'Powerful [and] intelligent' - Fareed Zakaria, CNN 'Superbly researched and written' - Francis Fukuyama, The Washington Post America's political system isn't broken. The...

'The Singularity' is what Silicon Valley calls the idea that, eventually, we will be overrun by machines that are able to take decisions and act for themselves. What no one...

#1 New York Times Bestseller 'It's a superb piece of work, wonderfully done and essential reading for anyone who cares for his country. Amazing research and brilliantly collated.' - John...

The bestselling author of The Best Democracy Money Can Buy offers a globetrotting, Sam Spade-style investigation that blows the lid off the oil industry, the banking industry, and the governmental...

This is the first truly global survey of the history and variety of communist poster art. The book features 295 illustrations, with 290 in colour, of communist posters from throughout...

Graham Freudenberg has led an amazing life and A Figure of Speech is his life, in his own words. From a young boy growing up in Brisbane to his time...

WALL STREET JOURNAL review: "One of Mr. May's strengths is his ability to convey a vivid sense of the times. When Britain attacked the U.S. naval frigate Chesapeake in 1807,...

'Asne Seierstad is the supreme non-fiction writer of her generation' Luke Harding 'As an exploration of the social fabric of Afghan life, this book takes some beating' Daily Telegraph 'An...

The untold story of the mysterious company that shook the world 'Groundbreaking' Dan Wang 'Essential reading' Chris Miller, author of Chip War On the coast of southern China, an eccentric...

Author: Colin Duck & Martin ThomasBinding: PaperbackPublished: Collins, 1984Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Reading copy with markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Worn corners and spine. Two baby...

Author: Don DunstanBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, , 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsIn this compelling political memoir, "Felicia: The Political Memoirs Of Don Dunstan," Don Dunstan chronicles his remarkable...

Author: Sir Robert MenziesBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis political memoir by Sir Robert Menzies, former Prime Minister of...

Author: Lucy KomisarBinding: HardbackPublished: Braziller, New York, 1987Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Reading copy with markingsThis biographical work chronicles the life and political journey of Corazon Aquino, detailing her...

Author: Harold MacmillanBinding: HardbackPublished: Harper and Row, New York, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn this compelling work of political history, Harold Macmillan, former Prime Minister of the United...

Author: Blanche D'AlpugetBinding: HardbackPublished: Schwartz,, East Melbourne, 1983Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis biography chronicles the life and political career of Robert J. Hawke,...

Author: Bryan A. GarnerBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis essential reference work, "A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage" by Bryan A. Garner, is...

Author: Jocelynne A. ScuttBinding: HardbackPublished: McCulloch Publishing in association with Macmillan, 1987Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biographical work chronicles the life and judicial career of Lionel...

Author: Frank GalballyBinding: HardbackPublished: Viking / Penguin Books, Ringwood. Victoria. AUST, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Inscribed by the author. Previous owners name on FEP....

Author: Don AitkinBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1977Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Small tear by spine.In this compelling work of Australian political...

Author: Robert WalcottBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1956Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Yellowing to end pages and dust jacket and tears on...

Author: David CecilBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable and Company Limited, London, 1965Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis historical biography chronicles the life...

Author: Norman Verschuer WallaceBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, Adelaide, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor tears on spine and fore edge of dust jacket.Norman Verschuer Wallace's "Bush Lawyer"...

Author: Ann MillarBinding: PaperbackPublished: Department of The Senate, Canberra, 1993Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis non-fiction work, "Trust The Women: Women In...

Author: Peter Pringle & James SpigelmanBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, London, United Kingdom, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis investigative non-fiction work, "The Nuclear Barons," chronicles the clandestine history...