Social Sciences

Author: Katharine Susannah PrichardBinding: HardbackPublished: TIMES HOUSECondition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis poignant Australian novel chronicles the complex relationship between a white station owner and an Aboriginal woman in the...

Author: D.H. LawrenceBinding: HardbackPublished: Heron Books, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsWomen In Love by D.H. Lawrence presents a compelling narrative of two sisters, Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen, as they...

Author: Mrs. Elizabeth C. GaskellBinding: HardbackPublished: Harvard University PressCondition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis charming novel transports readers to a quaint English village, presenting a vivid tableau of genteel society...

Author: Samuel ButlerBinding: HardbackPublished: BYRON BOOKSCondition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis classic satirical novel, The Way Of All Flesh, chronicles the life of Ernest Pontifex, offering a biting critique of...

Author: D. H. LawrenceBinding: HardbackPublished: HERON BOOKS, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis early novel, The White Peacock, presents a vivid portrait of rural English life and the complex emotional...

Author: Katharine Susannah PrichardBinding: HardbackPublished: TIMES HOUSE, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis poignant Australian novel chronicles the complex relationship between a white station owner and an Aboriginal...

Author: Louis StoneBinding: HardbackPublished: TIMES HOUSE, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsLouis Stone's Jonah is a seminal work of Australian social realism that chronicles the compelling rise of...

Author: James Chieh HsiungBinding: HardbackPublished: Pall Mall Press, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis academic work chronicles the intricate development of Chinese...

Author: Lawrence DurrellBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber and Faber, 1969Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight lean to book. The monumental The...

Author: Margaret O. MacdougallBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Number 235 of 250 copies. The authoritative volume The Clans...

Author: Ben Earl LooneyBinding: HardbackPublished: USL Press, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis captivating volume presents a visual journey through the heart of Louisiana, capturing the unique spirit...

Author: Baldassare CastiglioneBinding: HardbackPublished: EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY, 1948Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Remainder markThis seminal work of Renaissance literature, The Book Of The...

Author: Anastasios Myrodis TamisBinding: HardbackPublished: Ellikon Publishing Melbourne, 2012Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis academic work presents a comprehensive analysis of the Greek diaspora in Australia,...

Author: Kelly O'Keeffe And Colin And John SemmlerBinding: PaperbackPublished: Triple D Books, Wagga Wagga, N.S.W, 2009Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis...

Author: R.W. SouthernBinding: PaperbackPublished: Hutchinson University Library, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe seminal historical work The Making Of The Middle Ages...

Author: W. B. TritesBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1929Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerPater-Familias chronicles the intricate life within a traditional...

Author: Susan TerryBinding: HardbackPublished: LANSDOWNE PRESS, 1966Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles the daily realities within a Vietnamese hospital, offering an intimate...

Author: Steensen VarmingBinding: HardbackPublished: Steensen Varming, 2013Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis commemorative volume, A Way Of Thinking: Celebrating 80 Years, chronicles the enduring philosophy and innovative contributions of a...

Author: Drusilla ModjeskaBinding: HardbackPublished: Sirius Books, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: discoloured blockingExiles At Home presents a compelling examination of identity and belonging, chronicling the intricate lives...

Author: Julie MeadowsBinding: PaperbackPublished: Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation Monash University, 2011Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA Shtetl In Ek Velt...

Vigor Mortis lobs a grenade at the idea that death is taboo. It reveals a new approach to death with a lively and provocative analysis of how and why death...

In 1960 John Steinbeck and his dog Charley set out in their green pickup truck to rediscover the soul of America, visiting small towns and cities from New York to...

Can shame become a source of political strength? Faced with injustice, growing inequality and systemic violence, we cry out in shame. We feel ashamed of obscene wealth amid wider deprivation....

These classic and contemporary essays explore the broad range of structural and social contexts of death. They cover issues including the psychology, sociology and ethics of death and dying.

In The Third Reconstruction , distinguished historian Peniel E. Joseph offers a powerful and personal new interpretation of recent history. The racial reckoning that unfolded in 2020, he argues, marked...

With expanded coverage of ethics, analysis processes and approaches, the authors have updated their bestselling text to reflect recent advances and challenges. Features in the Fourth Edition include: - Recent...

Sydney Opera House idea to icon tells the amazing story of this great building from inception as an orchestra conductor's idea to its World Heritage listing in 2007. The book...

All that is central to the dynamic process in human society is evident in the study of hunter-gatherers - peoples whose subsistence way of life reflects the original form of...

'With unrivaled expertise and a wealth of classical and contemporary detail, the author weaves historical knowledge of medicine, anatomy, literature, art and religion into a narrative that surprises, informs, excites...

' Better Things Are Possible is a beacon of light in a dark political landscape. Jack Toohey is a refreshing and trusted voice with a positive mission, this book exemplifies...

Why in some parts of the world do parents rarely play with their babies and never with toddlers? Why in some cultures are children not fully recognized as individuals until...

China's rapid economic growth, modernization and globalization have led to astounding social changes. Contemporary China provides a fascinating portrayal of society and social change in the contemporary People's Republic of...

Nationalism in the Vernacular illuminates our understanding of the relationship between orality and nationalist politics. In doing so, it provides a new angle to the understanding of nationalism by looking...

This text addresses important questions about Australia's population size and distribution which are likely to dominate the country's politics in the 21st century. The book's approach to the population question...

Part autobiography, part travelogue, part anthropological study, this is an account of a Western woman living in a Muslim Bangladeshi village for 18 months. On an anthropological level, it demonstrates...

The relationship between the Fianna Fail party and the "Irish Press", both founded by Eamon de Valera in an era of political revolution, has been much misunderstood. Blamed for causing...

What brought the ape out of the trees, and so the man out of the ape, was a taste for blood. This is how the story went, when a few...

The story of human history throughout the world is told in this book, from the origins of humankind to the beginnings of literate civilizations. Fagan does not favour any specific...

This is the fascinating story of two women, both anthropologists, who worked with Aboriginal people in the Kimberley region of Western Australia one in the 1930s, the other in the...

In the debates which followed the publication of Darwin's book on the origin of species, Australian Aborigines were used as the ideal exemplars of early human forms by European scholars...

Between 1200 and 1520 medieval English society went through a series of upheavals--wars, pestilence, and rebellion. This book looks at aristocrats, peasants, townsmen, wage-earners, and paupers, and examines how they...

This is the most comprehensive study available of the popular theater that developed during the last decades of tsarist Russia. Swift examines the origins and significance of the new "people's...

As the 1994 World Cup competition in the USA will again demonstrate soccer is one of the most popular participant and spectator sports around the world. The fortunes of teams...

In the eleventh century there was no such identity as Scotland. The Scots were one of several peoples in the Kingdom of the King of Scots: the Picts may have...

On a hot summer night in 1930, three black teenagers accused of murdering a young white man and raping his girlfriend waited for justice in an Indiana jail. A mob...

The astonishing story of the Sassoons, one of the nineteenth century's pre-eminent commercial families and 'the Rothschilds of the East' The Sassoons were one of the great business dynasties of...

In today's world of constant identification checks, it's difficult to recall that there was ever a time when "proof of identity" was not a part of everyday life. And as...