Invisible Lines by Maxim Samson
$45.00 AUD
Category: Politics
Our world has innumerable boundaries, ranging from the obvious - like an ocean - to subtle differences in language or climate. Most of us cross invisible lines all the time, but don't stop to consider them. In Invisible Lines, geographer Maxim Samson presents 30 such unseen boundaries, intriguing and un ...Show more
Invisible Women - Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez
$35.00 AUD
Category: Culture Studies
'Invisible Women takes on the neglected topic of what we don't know - and why. The result is a powerful, important and eye-opening analysis of the gender politics of knowledge and ignorance. With examples from technology to natural disasters, this is an original and timely reminder of why we need women ...Show more
Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez
$24.99 AUD
Category: Gender Studies
Imagine a world where… Your phone is too big for your hand Your doctor prescribes a drug that is wrong for your body In a car accident you are 47% more likely to be injured. If any of that sounds familiar, chances are you’re a woman. From government policy and medical research, to technology, workplac ...Show more
Iran Rising - The Survival and Future of the Islamic Republic by Amin Saikal
$32.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
An authoritative account of how and why the Islamic Republic has survived to become a critical player in the Middle East and the world When Iranians overthrew their pro-Western monarchy in favor of an Islamic regime in 1979, many observers predicted that revolutionary turmoil would paralyze the coun ...Show more
Iron Imperator: Roman Grand Strategy under Tiberius by Dr Iskander Rehman
$49.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Essay Ser.
Dr Rehman gör en nyanserad och multidisciplinär granskning av Tiberius filosofiska, intellektuella och militära inflytande, samt lyfter fram hans utrikespolitiks effektivitet. Genom att analysera väsentliga konflikter utvärderar han räckvidden och verkan av Roms grundläggande strategi, och tillämpar lär ...Show more
Iron and Blood: A Military History of the German-speaking Peoples Since 1500 by Peter H. Wilson
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
Iron and Blood is a startlingly ambitious and absorbing book, encompassing five centuries of political, military, technological and economic change to tell the story of the German-speaking lands, from the Rhine to the Balkan frontier, from Switzerland to the North Sea. Wilson's narrative considers every ...Show more
Irrationality: A History ... Dark Side by Justin E. H. Smith
$55.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
A fascinating history that reveals the ways in which the pursuit of rationality often leads to an explosion of irrationality Itâe(tm)s a story we canâe(tm)t stop telling ourselves. Once, humans were benighted by superstition and irrationality, but then the Greeks invented reason. Later, the Enlightenme ...Show more
Irrationality - A History of the Dark Side of Reason by Justin E. H. Smith
$29.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
From sex and music to religion and politics, a history of irrationality and the ways in which it has always been with us--and always will be In this sweeping account of irrationality from antiquity to the rise of Twitter mobs and the election of Donald Trump, Justin Smith argues that irrationality m ...Show more
Is Capitalism Working? - A Primer for the 21st Century by Jacob Field
$24.99 AUD
Category: Politics | Series: The\Big Idea Ser.
Is Capitalism Working? is a deeply relevant question today, especially to a generation coming of age in a world still experiencing aftershocks from the near-meltdown of the world economy in 2008. Economic theory can be complex, but Jacob Field's well-structured and thought-provoking text lays out the de ...Show more
Is Democracy Failing? - A Primer for the 21st Century by Niheer Dasandi
$24.99 AUD
Category: Politics | Series: The\Big Idea Ser.
Only four countries around the world do not currently define themselves as democracies. However, many more do not fulfill the four basic requirements of democracy: free and fair elections, active participation of citizens in politics, protection of human rights, and the rule of law. Recently, far-right ...Show more
Is Globalization Over? by Jeremy Green
$33.95 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
Looming trade wars and rising nationalism have stirred troubling memories of the 1930s. Will history repeat itself? Do we face the chaotic breakdown of the global economic system in the face of stagnation, protectionism and political tumult? Jeremy Green argues that, although we face grave problems, g ...Show more
Is It Hot in Here (or Am I Suffering for All Eternity for the Sins I Committed on Earth)? by Zach Zimmerman
$37.99 AUD
Category: Essays
In this debut collection of essays, lists, musings, and quips, Zimmerman delicately walks the fine line between tear-jerking and knee-slapping, and does so with aplomb. Through this memoir-esque exploration of selfhood, Zach unveils the pros and cons of retiring his Bible-Belt-dwelling, meat-eating, God ...Show more