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  • Exploring Society

    Sociology for New Zealand Students, 4th Edition

    by Chris Brickell, Steve Matthewman, Gregor McLennan, Ruth McManus, Paul Spoonley ...
    A comprehensive guide to understanding New Zealand society through a sociological lens.This 4th edition introduces core sociological concepts and methods, then applies them to key areas of New Zealand life: class, race, gender, family, health, technology, and more. Case studies from working sociologists illustrate real-world applications and encourage critical thinking. Updated data and a new ... Read more

    $39.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Death and Funeral Practices in Aotearoa New Zealand

    by Ruth McManus, Denise Blake, Jessica Thompson ...
    Series series Routledge International Focus on Death and Funeral Practices
    This book provides a shortform definitive reference text on the landscape and features of Aotearoa New Zealand that underpin its familiar, though country-specific, ways of caring for the dead. It provides an account of diverse funerary practices that have taken shape through the various cultures that have settled here.In the backdrop of the colonising history of Aotearoa New Zealand, the book ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

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  • Marcia Langton: Welcome to Country

    A Travel Guide to Indigenous Australia

    by Marcia Langton ...
    Marcia Langton: Welcome to Country is a curated guidebook to Indigenous Australia and the Torres Strait Islands. In its pages, respected scholar and author Professor Marcia Langton offers fascinating insights into Indigenous languages and customs, history, native title, art and dance, storytelling, and cultural awareness and etiquette for visitors. There is also a directory of Indigenous tourism ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • This is Sociology

    A Short Introduction

    by Dan Woodman, Steven Threadgold ...
    This is Sociology is an engaging, concise introduction to the key concepts used for studying social life. It covers a diverse range of theorists from the rich history of sociology and shows how thinking sociologically can help us understand our lives, the groups we are part of, and the rapid social changes and inequalities that shape contemporary societies.Key features:Uses compelling ... Read more

    $54.89 USD

  • The Idea of Australia

    A search for the soul of the nation

    by Julianne Schultz ...
    Former publisher of Griffith Review Professor Julianne Schultz challenges our notions of what it means to be Australian and asks timely and urgent questions about our national identity.'Disruptive, bold and brilliant, The Idea of Australia is a work of masterful synthesis, intimate reflection and stunning vision' CLARE WRIGHTWhat is the 'idea of Australia'? What defines the soul of our nation?Are ... Read more

    $11.79 USD

  • OCR Sociology for A Level Book 1

    by Sue Brisbane, Katherine Roberts, Paul Taylor, Steve Chapman, Jannine Jacobs-Roth, Nayda Ali ...
    Exam Board: OCRLevel: A-levelSubject: SociologyFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Build students' confidence to tackle the key themes of the 2015 OCR A-Level Sociology specification with this clear and accessible approach delivered by a team of leading subject authors.- Develop knowledge and understanding of key Year 1 concepts in... ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Marcia Langton: Welcome to Country 2nd edition

    Fully Revised & Expanded, A Travel Guide to Indigenous Australia

    by Marcia Langton ...
    Marcia Langton: Welcome to Country 2nd edition is the essential follow-up to Australia’s landmark travel guide to Indigenous Australia, Welcome to Country.In this extensively updated edition, Marcia Langton offers a full range of Indigenous-owned or -operated tourism experiences across Australia, including an expanded directory with 250 new listings, illustrated maps, and photography by Wayne ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • A Short History of New Zealand

    by Gordon McLauchlan ...
    A new edition of the bestselling short history on New Zealand, updated to include the Helen Clark years, the rise of John Key, the Christchurch earthquakes and the 2011 Rugby World Cup! A lively and accessible history written by one of New Zealands most well-known commentators on matters past and present. Succinct and well referenced, this book is the most accessible introduction to New Zealand ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Trapped in the Gap

    Doing Good in Indigenous Australia

    by Emma Kowal ...
    In Australia, a ‘tribe’ of white, middle-class, progressive professionals is actively working to improve the lives of Indigenous people. This book explores what happens when well-meaning people, supported by the state, attempt to help without harming. ‘White anti-racists’ find themselves trapped by endless ambiguities, contradictions, and double binds — a microcosm of the broader dilemmas of ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Australia - Culture Smart!

    The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

    by Barry Penney, Gina Teague, Culture Smart! ...
    Series series Culture Smart!
    Australia is different—a vast island-continent with distances so great that the capital of Western Australia is closer to Singapore than it is to Sydney. The landscape embraces magnificent tropical rainforests and deserts the size of several European states; temperate areas that sustain a flourishing wine industry, making Australia the world's fourth largest wine exporter; a sixteen-thousand-mile ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Social Policy

    A Critical and Intersectional Analysis

    by Fiona Williams ...
    Welfare states face profound challenges. Widening economic and social inequalities have been intensified by austerity politics, sharpened by the rise in ethno-nationalism and exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, recent decades have seen a resurgence of social justice activism at both the local and the transnational level. Yet the transformative power of feminist, anti-racist and ... Read more

    $23.00 USD

  • Being Sociological

    by Sara Salman, Daniel R. Smith, Suzanne Woodward, Adrian Franklin, Kate Huppatz, Mary Holmes, Raelene Wilding, Farzana Shain, Chamsy el-Ojeili, Dylan Taylor, David Bartram, Luke Goode, Chris Rojek, Stephanie Baker, Thomas Thurnell-Read, Tracey McIntosh, Dr Lucy Mayblin ...
    Being Sociological considers the lived experience of sociology, stressing the active nature of social life and highlighting the role that students can play in enacting social change. Fully reworked in this third edition, with five brand new chapter topics and a diverse roster of new contributors, this textbook presents a fresh take on society today.The book encourages readers to examine both ... Read more

    $42.09 USD