South Africa's Insurgent Citizens: On Dissent and the Possibility of Politics (Brown Doctor Julian)(Paperback)

A History of South Africa (Thompson Leonard)(Paperback)

A fresh and penetrating exploration of South Africa's history, from the earliest known human inhabitation of the region to the present 'I did not think it was possible for a white person to write a history of South Africa which a black South African would find to be a fair and accurate account of a

Democracy's Infrastructure: Techno-Politics and Protest After Apartheid (Von Schnitzler Antina)(Paperback)

In the past decade, South Africa's 'miracle transition' has been interrupted by waves of protests in relation to basic services such as water and electricity. Less visibly, the post-apartheid period has witnessed widespread illicit acts involving infrastructure, including the nonpayment of service

Freedom Regained: The Possibility of Free Will (Baggini Julian)(Paperback)

Do we have free will? It's a question that has puzzled philosophers and theologians for centuries and feeds into numerous political, social, and personal concerns. Are we products of our culture, or free agents within it? How much responsibility should we take for our actions? Are our neural

Politics Hacks (Flanders Julian)(Paperback / softback)

A brand new way to understand and remember 100 of the most important concepts in the history of political

Field Guide to Wild Flowers of South Africa (Manning John)(Paperback)

South Africa's varied landscape is home to some 19,000 shrubs and herbs, a large number of which bear flowers of intricate and often stunning beauty. This field guide covers more than 1,100 species, focusing on the most common, conspicuous and 'showy' plants of the region. It offers easy-to-use

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics and International Relations (Brown Garrett W.)(Paperback)

This bestselling dictionary contains over 1,700 entries on all aspects of politics and international relations. Written by a leading team of political scientists, it embraces the multi-disciplinary spectrum of political theory including political thinkers, history, institutions, theories, and

Korean Workers: The Culture and Politics of Class Formation (Koo Hagen)(Paperback)

Forty years of rapid industrialization have transformed millions of South Korean peasants and their sons and daughters into urban factory workers. Hagen Koo explores the experiences of this first generation of industrial workers and describes its struggles to improve working conditions in the

Confederate Reckoning: Power and Politics in the Civil War South (McCurry Stephanie)(Paperback)

Pulitzer Prize FinalistWinner of the Frederick Douglass Book PrizeWinner of the Merle Curti Award 'McCurry strips the Confederacy of myth and romance to reveal its doomed essence. Dedicated to the proposition that men were not created equal, the Confederacy had to fight a two-front war. Not only

Just for Kicks: The Year in Cartoons (Curtis John)(Paperback)

Following the success of last year's inaugural collection, this year's anthology of South Africa's best political cartoons, punctuated by a lively Soccer World Cup section, is even more

Decolonisation in Universities: The Politics of Knowledge (Jansen Jonathan)(Paperback)

In this collection of case studies and stories from the field, South African scholars come together to trade stories on how to decolonise the university Shortly after the giant bronze statue of Cecil John Rhodes came down at the University of Cape Town, student protestors called for the

South Africa Birds: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species (Kavanagh James)(Paperback)

One of the world's top birding hotspots, South Africa's diverse habitats harbor more than 950 species. This beautifully illustrated guide covers over 140 familiar and unique species found in South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and southern Mozambique and includes a map of

RCGP AKT - Research, Epidemiology and Statistics (Hick Julian (University of Sheffield South Yorkshire United Kingdom))(Paperback / softback)

Wildlife of the Galapagos (Fitter Julian)(Paperback / softback)

The islands of the Galapagos, situated off the coast of Ecuador in South America, are home to some of the world's most fascinating wildlife and are visited by thousands of tourists each

South Pacific Anchorages (Clay Warwick)(Paperback)

Details of harbours and anchorages in the pacific south of the equator between New Guinea and South

Good Citizens Need Not Fear - 'Bright, funny, satirical and relevant' Margaret Atwood (from Twitter) (Reva Maria)(Paperback / softback)

A cast of unforgettable characters--citizens of the small industrial town of Kirovka--populate Maria Reva's ingeniously entwined tales that span the chaotic years leading up to and immediately following the fall of the Soviet Union in 1989. Weaving the strands of the narrative together is an

The Politics of Aesthetics (Rancire Jacques)(Paperback)

The Politics of Aesthetics rethinks the relationship between art and politics, reclaiming aesthetics from the narrow confines it is often reduced to. Jacques Ranci re reveals its intrinsic link to politics by analysing what they both have in common: the delimitation of the visible and the

Capital Gains: Business and Politics in Twentieth-Century America (John Richard R.)(Paperback)

Recent events--the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, the Occupy Wall Street movement, and efforts to increase the minimum wage, among others--have driven a tremendous surge of interest in the political power of business. Capital Gains collects some of the most innovative new work in the

Somerset: South and West (Orbach Julian)(Pevná vazba)

This expertly revised and enlarged survey is the perfect architectural companion to one of England's most beautiful regions. From the misty Levels to the heights of Exmoor and the Mendips, the Somerset landscape is enriched by buildings of outstanding quality and interest. The early medieval ruins

Memoirs of a Country Doctor (Paterson-Brown Peter)(Paperback)

Learning on the job as a newly qualified doctor, unsure of many aspects of my role, meant some problems with communication and I encountered births and deaths and in between found my feet. Patients, young and old, delightful and difficult, and colleagues presented challenges to be met, both medical

The Promise of Politics (Arendt Hannah)(Paperback)

In The Promise of Politics, Hannah Arendt examines the conflict between philosophy and politics. In particular, she shows how the tradition of Western political thought, which extends from Plato and Aristotle to its culmination in Marx, failed to account for human action. The concluding section of

The Revolution We Expected: Cultivating a New Politics of Consciousness (Naranjo Claudio)(Paperback)

In his last work as an author, celebrated doctor and psychotherapist Claudio Naranjo uses The Revolution We Expected to make a final call to humanity to awaken to our collective potential and work to transcend our patriarchal past and present. The book presents a map that argues not only for

Forever Boys - The Days of Citizens and Heroes (Lawton James)(Paperback / softback)

Pluriversal Politics: The Real and the Possible (Escobar Arturo)(Paperback)

In Pluriversal Politics Arturo Escobar engages with the politics of the possible and how established notions of what is real and attainable preclude the emergence of radically alternative visions of the future. Reflecting on the experience, philosophy, and practice of indigenous and Afro-descendant

Politics of Piety: The Islamic Revival and the Feminist Subject (Mahmood Saba)(Paperback)

Politics of Piety is a groundbreaking analysis of Islamist cultural politics through the ethnography of a thriving, grassroots women's piety movement in the mosques of Cairo, Egypt. Unlike those organized Islamist activities that seek to seize or transform the state, this is a moral reform movement