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A Political History of the World: Three Thousand Years of War and Peace by Jonathan Holslag
$22.99 AUD
Category: Politics | Series: Pelican Bks.
A three-thousand year history of the world that examines the causes of war and the search for peace In three thousand years of history, China has spent at least eleven centuries at war. The Roman Empire was in conflict during at least 50 per cent of its lifetime. Since 1776, the United States has spent ...Show more
A Political History of the World: Three Thousand Years of War and Peace by Jonathan Holslag
$45.00 AUD
Category: History | Series: Pelican Bks.
A three-thousand year history of the world that examines the causes of war and the search for peace In three thousand years of history, China has spent at least eleven centuries at war. The Roman Empire was in conflict during at least 50 per cent of its lifetime. Since 1776, the United States has spent ...Show more
A Short History of Brexit by Kevin O'Rourke
$35.00 AUD
Category: Politics | Series: Pelican Bks.
A succinct, expert guide to how we got to Brexit After all the debates, manoeuvrings, recriminations and exaltations, Brexit is upon us. But, as Kevin O'Rourke writes, Brexit did not emerge out of nowhere: it is the culmination of events that have been under way for decades and have historical roots str ...Show more
A Short History of Brexit: From Brentry to Backstop by Kevin O'Rourke
$22.99 AUD
Category: Politics | Series: Pelican Bks.
How have the intertwined histories of Britain and EU shaped Brexit?Why does the Irish border matter?How will these interactions shape Europe's future?After all the debates, manoeuvrings, recriminations and exaltations, Brexit is upon us. But, as Kevin O'Rourke writes, Brexit did not emerge out of nowher ...Show more
Artificial Intelligence - A Guide for Thinking Humans by Melanie Mitchell
$35.00 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Pelican Bks.
No recent scientific enterprise has been so alluring, terrifying, and filled with extravagant promise and frustrating setbacks as artificial intelligence. How intelligent are the best of today's AI programs? To what extent can we entrust them with decisions that affect our lives? How human-like do we ex ...Show more
Basic Income : And How We Can Make It Happen by Guy Standing
$22.99 AUD
Category: Business & Economics | Series: Pelican Bks.
'Basic Income is an idea whose time has come, and Guy Standing has pioneered our understanding of it...Standing's analysis is vital' Paul Mason 'Guy Standing has been at the forefront of the movement for nearly 4 decades, and in this superb and thorough survey he explains how it works and why it has the ...Show more
Being Ecological by Timothy Morton
$19.98 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Pelican Bks.
Don't care about ecology? This book is for you. Morton sets out to show us that whether we know it or not, we already have the capacity and the will to change the way we understand the place of humans in the world, and our very understanding of the term 'ecology'. A cross-disciplinarian who has collabor ...Show more
Can We Be Happier?: The Ethics and Evidence for Better Lives by Richard Layard
$45.00 AUD
Category: Psychology | Series: Pelican Bks.
Most people now realise that economic growth, however desirable, will not solve all our problems. Instead, we need a philosophy and a science which encompasses a much fuller range of human need and experience. This book argues that the goal for a society must be the greatest possible all round happines ...Show more
Chinese Thought: From Confucius to Cook Ding by Roel Sterckx
$45.00 AUD
Category: Critical Thinking | Series: Pelican Bks.
We are often told that the twenty-first century is bound to become China's century. Never before has Chinese culture been so physically, digitally, economically or aesthetically present in everyday life in the Western world. But how much do we really know about its origins and key beliefs, especially co ...Show more
Feminisms: A Global History by Lucy Delap
$22.99 AUD
Category: Critical Thinking | Series: Pelican Bks.
Feminism's origins have often been framed around a limited cast of mostly white and educated foremothers, but the truth is that feminism has been and continues to be a global movement. For centuries, women from all walks of life have been mobilizing for gender justice. As the last decade has reminded ev ...Show more
Government of No-One by Anon; Ruth Kinna
$39.99 AUD
Category: Politics | Series: Pelican Bks.
A magisterial study of the history and theory of one of the most controversial political movements Anarchism routinely gets a bad press. It's usually seen as meaning chaos and disorder -- or even nothing at all. And yet, from Occupy Wall Street to Pussy Riot, Noam Chomsky to David Graeber, this philosop ...Show more