The People's Constitution The Path to Empowerment of Australians in a 21st Century Democracy People's Constitution by Bronwyn Kelly
$29.95 AUD
Category: Politics & Current Affairs
The People's Constitution by Bronwyn Kelly offers Australians a safe path towards their empowerment in democracy by showing how they can add their voices to their votes. It shows how they can dramatically but efficiently increase their influence in their own governance by creating clear terms of trust w ...Show more
Maori in Aotearoa New Zealand by Buddy Mikaere
$29.95 AUD
Category: Politics & Current Affairs
Buddy Mikaere provides a highly readable historical overview of early settlement in New Zealand, and examines the impact of colonisation and later a developing urban world on Maori and their traditional way of life.Today, the importance of marae and community remains strong, as do many time-honoured rit ...Show more
The New Zealand Project by Max Harris
$39.95 AUD
Category: Politics & Current Affairs | Reading Level: Very Good
By any measure, New Zealand must confront some monumental issues in the years ahead. From the future of work to climate change, geopolitical upheaval to housing affordability, wealth inequality to new populism - these challenges are complex and even unprecedented in their scope. Yet why, as Max Harris a ...Show more
High Tension - FDR's Battle to Power America by John A. Riggs
$32.95 AUD
Category: Politics & Current Affairs
An account of Franklin Roosevelt's battle against the power industry to bring electricity to rural communities in the United States. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office in the depths of the Depression, high tension―or high voltage―power lines had been marching across the country for decades, d ...Show more
Imagining Decolonisation (BWB Texts) by Bianca Elkington; Jennie Smeaton; Rebecca Kiddle; Ocean Ripeka Mercier; Mike Ross; Amanda Thomas
$17.95 AUD
Category: Politics & Current Affairs | Series: BWB Texts | Reading Level: very good
Decolonisation is a term that scares some, and gives hope to others. It is an uncomfortable and bewildering concept for many New Zealanders yet needed if we are going to build a country that is fair and equal for all who live there. This book sets out the case for decolonisation by illuminating through ...Show more
Fono - The Contest for the Governance of Samoa by Peter Swain
$44.95 AUD
Category: Politics & Current Affairs | Reading Level: near fine
Fono: The Contest for the Governance of Samoa tells the story of the development of Samoa's unique system of governance, and of those who have fought for power and shaped the development of the Independent State of Samoa.
Anderton - His Life and Times by David Grant
$54.95 AUD
Category: Politics & Current Affairs | Reading Level: near fine
Jim Anderton, the Labour rebel who founded a new political movement and became deputy prime minister, is the subject of this compelling, warts-and-all biography by award-winning historian David Grant. From his position as the Party's most outspoken president, Jim Anderton became a backbencher in David L ...Show more
Policy Making Under Pressure: Rethinking the Policy Process in Aotearoa New Zealand: 2021 by Sonia Mazey Jeremy Richardson
$54.95 AUD
Category: Politics & Current Affairs | Reading Level: very good
Public policy-making in Aotearoa New Zealand has a patchy track record. In many policy sectors New Zealand performs no worse than other advanced democracies, and in some it is recognised as world leading. But it is clear that the system is under pressure, confronted with an endless conveyor belt of prob ...Show more
Politics in a Pandemic: Jacinda Ardern and New Zealand's 2020 Election by Stephen Levine
$54.95 AUD
Category: Politics & Current Affairs
2020 was a year unlike any other. Still in her first term as prime minister, Jacinda Ardern found herself facing her biggest challenge yet – protecting New Zealanders against a worldwide pandemic. By year’s end New Zealand had kept its nerve, protected its borders, and for the most part kept its residen ...Show more
Journey Into Dreamtime by Munya Andrews
$29.95 AUD
Category: Politics & Current Affairs
This book invites you to to step into the magical world of Aboriginal Dreamtime and to share in the world's oldest living culture - its ancient knowledge and spiritual wisdom. Inside are Dreamtime concepts that everyone can understand. Find out why the Rainbow Snake is called by that name and why it is ...Show more
Practical Reconciliation: Strengthening Relationships for All Australians in 7 Easy Steps by Andrews Munya & Rogers Carla
$29.95 AUD
Category: Politics & Current Affairs
Blending keen insight with engaging anecdotes and practical advice, this easy-to-read book will give you the tools you need to feel confident living with, working with and supporting our First Nations peoples. Equip yourself with the skills to communicate without fear of misunderstanding or offence. Bui ...Show more
High Tension: FDR's Battle to Power America by John A Riggs
$59.95 AUD
Category: Politics & Current Affairs
From the highest halls of power to the remote corners of rural America, featuring amazing technological innovation and an epic battle between the captains of a corrupted industry and America's most politically astute president, here is the story behind the greatest peacetime achievement in US history ...Show more