In Challenging Anzac, leading historians explore some of these stories: Aboriginal activists, deserters on the Western Front, veterans who took their own lives and soldiers who became radicalized by their service. They reveal how episodes in Australia's war history that unsettled the Anzac legend from the relief of Tobruk, nuclear testing on Australian soil and feminist protests against war, to alleged atrocities in Afghanistan have been elided or adapted to 'fit' the legend.
Edited by award-winning historians Mia Martin Hobbs, Carolyn Holbrook and Joan Beaumont, Challenging Anzac examines how the reality of warfare has always been at odds with mythic representation and considers why, despite this, the Anzac legend has survived.
]]>Carolyn Holbrook is a historian at Deakin University. Her latest books are Australia Fair? Democracy, Bureaucracy and the Making of Modern Australia with James Walter, and Gold Standard? Remembering the Hawke Government, co-edited with Frank Bongiorno and Joshua Black. She is the director of the Australian Policy and History network and the Australian Health and History digital archive.
Joan Beaumont is an internationally recognised historian of Australia in the two world wars, the history of prisoners of war, and the memory and heritage of war. Her publications include Gull Force: Australian POWs on Ambon and Hainan, 194145; Australia's Great Depression: How a Nation Shattered by the Great War Survived the Worst Economic Crisis It Has Ever Faced; and the critically acclaimed Broken Nation: Australians in the Great War, joint winner of the 2014 Prime Minister's Literary Award (Australian History), and winner of the 2014 NSW Premier's Award (Australian History), the 2014 Queensland Literary Award for History and the Australian Society of Authors' 2015 Asher Award.
]]>Crip Stories is a gathering of vibrant and diverse experiences from disabled people. Bringing together memoir, essays and poetry, these writers explore creativity, care, rage and refusal. Together, they offer a celebration of disability pride and community.
Contributors include Irina Frolova, Sharleigh Crittenden, Sandra Collins, Angela Costi, Hannah Hall, Carly Findlay, Julie Dickson, Marina Sano, Mario Licn Cabrera, Kerri Shying, TextaQueen, CB Mako, Hem Sid Chandran, Ari Spanos, Franklyn Hudson, Skye Cusack, Carly-Jay Metcalfe, Judith Huang, Ariel Riveros, Akii Ngo, Arty Owens, Ethan Patrick, Paris Rosemont, Katie Hansord, Sam Hamad, Pat Gia Han Bui, Ann Nguyen, BS Windon, Misbah Wolf, Priya Gore Johnson, Mona Zahra Attamimi, Rosie Putland, Jenny Hedley, J Marahuyo, Laura Pettenuzzo, Joey Harper.
'Weaving together audacious truth-telling, tender lyricism, startling humour and uncategorisable wildness, Crip Stories leaves all the stale tropes about disability and neurodivergence far behind in the dust. These stories create a myriad of alluring desire lines for us all to follow, and artful, handcrafted bowers in which to find rest along the way. A spacious resource for now and for the future.' Andy Jackson
'Crip Stories is the perfect kaleidoscope of human experience, shimmering and illuminating; it is an absolute gift to read.' Fiona Murphy
'Refreshing takes from the criptastic community I know and love. Crip Stories welcomes the reader into a shared divergent consciousness. Radical, radiant and raring to rip the mould to shreds. Far more real than condescending disability trauma porn, this collection embraces and eviscerates, rebuilding perspective outside the pervasive ableist lens.' Jasper Peach
]]>Troy Bramston and Andrew Podger explain how Hawke masterfully managed the work of government and administration; Michelle Grattan and Meghan Hopper analyse how the government and prime minister dealt with the media; Frank Bongiorno shows how the Labor Party won four elections on the trot; while Marija Taflaga looks at how unprepared Hawke's opponents were for their period in the wilderness. Bruce Chapman and Liam Byrne discuss the competing legacies of the LaborUnion Accords of the 1980s; Meredith Edwards and Carolyn Holbrook demonstrate that social justice and health reform were still possible in the context of fiscal restraint; Marian Sawer shows how women's policy mattered; while Peter Yu recalls the major disappointments of the era for First Nations Australians. Gareth Evans and Ian Macphee offer their perspectives on the Hawke government's legacies and impact; Barrie Cassidy and Craig Emerson share their recollections of the Hawke office; and Joshua Black shows that memories of the Hawke era were not so rosy in its immediate aftermath.
'A thoughtful, readable collection on the ambitions, arguments, achievements and political courage of Australia's best post-war government.' Judith Brett
'This multifaceted diagnosis of Australia's most revered government bristles with fresh insights and analysis. It is at once comprehensive in scope and yet brilliantly engaging. For anyone seeking to understand modern Australia's achievements and shortcomings, Gold Standard? is the place to start. Editors Bongiorno, Holbrook and Black have thoughtfully augmented their own expertise with a panoply of writers, some with unique experience within the Hawke government. The result makes for a telling prequel to the policy challenges and political paralysis bedevilling Australia today.' Mark Kenny
'The Hawke government was a winning government the winner of big public debates it initiated, persuasively framed and mustered public support for, and the winner of four elections in a row as a result. It excelled at both the substance and theatre of politics. This book shows how easily its winning playbook could be carried over and adapted by today's politicians to meet contemporary challenges with the deeper solutions Australians so clearly want. Compulsory reading.' Chris Wallace
'This multidimensional analysis of Bob Hawke's skilful distributed leadership responsibility delegated to talented individuals pursuing disparate objectives, deliberation debated and contested within a disciplined reformist framework reminds us that formidable challenges can be transformed into opportunities for productive change. It is the antidote for our troubled times.' James Walter
]]>Carolyn Holbrook is a historian at Deakin University. Her latest books are Challenging Anzac: Stories that Don't Fit the Legend, co-edited with Mia Martin Hobbs and Joan Beaumont (2026), and Australia Fair? Democracy, Bureaucracy and the Making of Modern Australia, co-authored with James Walter (2026). She is the director of the Australian Policy and History network and the Australian Health and History digital archive.
Joshua Black is a political historian, policy researcher and media adviser. His PhD on the history of Australian political memoir and autobiography was completed at the Australian National University in 2023. Josh has been a postdoctoral research fellow at the Australia Institute and a Palace Letters Fellow at the Whitlam Institute within Western Sydney University.
]]>The Vietnam War sparked the largest public demonstrations Australia had ever seen. Hundreds of thousands of citizens actively opposed the war in the 1960s and 70s.
Quiet Protest uncovers a hidden side of this movement, telling the story of activism that was powered by letter-writing, legal aid, fundraising and everyday conversations. The public anti-Vietnam War protest movement was unprecedented, but so was the 'quieter' movement. By focusing on the anti-Vietnam War movement in NSW, this book offers a case study which re-imagines our understanding of protest.
These quieter acts of dissent reshaped political engagement and laid the groundwork for future movements from feminist organising to climate justice. Historian Effie Karageorgos offers a captivating new perspective on what it means to protest, and who gets remembered.
'A new and original history of protests against the Vietnam War that also broadens our understanding of the meaning and forms of "protest" itself.' Professor Sean Scalmer, University of Melbourne School of Historical and Philosophical Studies
'Effie Karageorgos dives deep in the archives, revealing the mechanics and diversities of a mass protest movement. There is nothing else like it.' Rowan Cahill, historian and co-author of Radical Sydney
'An absorbing history, this book sizzles with thought-provoking insights into opposition to Australia's role in the Vietnam War. It is history that evokes a tumultuous past and speaks to our troubled present.' Ann Curthoys, historian and protester
'Effie Karageorgos takes us under the bonnet of the anti-Vietnam War protests to provide a fresh perspective on Australia's democracy. Behind the familiar names and big protests, there were many thousands of Australians quietly debating and donating, writing to the papers and signing petitions, maintaining silent vigils and offering conscientious objectors their sympathy, understanding and moral support. This is a vivid account of a living democracy confronting one of the biggest controversies of the twentieth century.' Frank Bongiorno, Donald Horne Professor of History and Public Ideas, University of Canberra
'More than a history book, Quiet Protest provides great insights into how protests deliver wins for progressive movements.' Lee Rhiannon, former Australian Greens Senator
]]>The Papunya readers are full of humour, as in Kata yurilpa (Bald Head), which is about a man who uses special plants to grow his hair for a Midnight Oil concert and turns up looking like a long-haired rocker, only to find that the lead singer has a bald head. And they are full of drama, as in the many stories about the first plane ever sighted by the Papunya community, which some believed was a 'stumpy winged devil', or in Walypalalitju Lurtjurinytjaku (Me and a Whitefella Meeting), which is a unique document of one man's personal journey from first contact.
In Pintupi-Luritja, Wangka Wakanutja (pronounced WUN-ka WUK-a-noo-tja) means 'the story has been told'. Richly illustrated with photos of the artists, authors and students in action, as well as artwork from the readers themselves, this is the definitive story of a radical bilingual literature movement, powered by collective creativity and cultural pride.
]]>Charlotte Phillipus is a retired teacher, community linguist, renowned artist and authority on Pintupi-Luritja. She was a leading writer for the PLPC and guided Vivien and Samantha in all stages of this book.
Dr Samantha Disbray is a lecturer in endangered languages and involved with Indigenous language revitalisation.
]]>The result is a rich botanical encyclopaedia informed by Ngarranggarni 'the Dreamtime' or 'creation time' which both preserves and shares traditional knowledge, now and into the future. Birrmarriya and co-author, linguist, artist and gardener Frances Kofod, share a love for Gija Country and its flora. They collaborated over many years to create this richly layered book which includes stories in both Gija and English, new maps of Gija Country and useful appendices containing plant descriptions, species names and photographs. Birrmarriya Shirley Purdie won the Blake Prize in 2007. The paintings in this book are part of the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney.
]]>Frances Kofod was born in Sydney in 1948 and grew up there and in Armidale in northern New South Wales. In 1978, she completed her Master of Arts thesis on the Miriwoong language. Frances first met Birrmarrya Shirley Purdie in 1987 when working as a linguist in the Gija language program at Ngalangangpum School at Warrmarn. Frances's first recordings of Birrmarriya relating the stories of her paintings date from this time. From the late 1980s to the present, Frances continues to work on many language projects involving Miriwoong, Gija and Gajirrabeng languages, and was the main compiler of the Gija Dictionary (ASP, 2022).
]]>Celebrating the landmark presentation of Emily Kam Kngwarray at Tate Modern, London, this vibrantly illustrated publication is reissued in paperback featuring Kngwarray's monumental The Alhalker Suite.
Offering insights into Emily Kam Kngwarray's life and work, the book features original research from curators and academics and reflections from the artist's Community. From early vibrant batiks to her later paintings on canvas, the publication brings together Kngwarray's most significant works. It includes rare archival images and a visual record of Community consultations and visits to Kngwarray's Country.
Emily Kam Kngwarray is published following major retrospectives at the National Gallery of Australia and Tate Modern, London.
]]>Hetti Perkins, Arrernte/Kalkadoon peoples, is a curator, writer, advisor and presenter with 30 years of national and international experience working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual arts.
Jennifer Green is a linguist based in the School of Languages and Linguistics at the University of Melbourne.
]]>Her kitchen sojourn takes her across the country: from wild-harvesting bush foods with an Indigenous Elder in Broome, cheese-making in country New South Wales and butchering pasture-raised pigs in Victoria, to stomping grapes in Tasmania and shucking oysters near Jervis Bay. As she develops a new understanding of the land and the women who work it, she finds herself transformed. Fed Up takes readers on a journey from paddock to plate, exploring the role of women in food production and prompting us to think more deeply about the people responsible for our dinner.
'Lucy gains new skills, meets some fascinating women and appreciates the effort and dedication required to champion quality above all. The careful reader will come away with new understanding of process and respect for these farmers and growers who demonstrate care for country at the same time as following their own passions.' Stephanie Alexander, cook, restauranteur and food writer
]]>Josef Rosensaft, the political leader of the Jewish organisation in Belsen DP camp, described the first twelve months of freedom as being 'more oppressive to our souls than the years in the hell of Auschwitz and Belsen'. He added that when the hoped-for 'day of Liberation' came, 'we saw before us a new kind of world, cold and strange'.
Strange New World takes the reader into the untold story of the survivors' first year of freedom. Despite the alienating circumstances of the post-war world, this is also a story of new life and hope, and of survivors asserting their own agency and independence.
'A huge step forward in the historiography of Bergen-Belsen.' Dr Thomas Rahe, former director of the documentation centre at the Bergen-Belsen Memorial
'Strange New World is a harrowing, forensic and compassionate investigation of the afterlife of Bergen-Belsen as the Belsen Camp for Displaced Persons the good done, the mistakes made, the moral conundrums and persistent prejudices that left Jews who had barely survived the concentration camps feeling 'saved but not liberated'. Her interest sparked by an unlikely, unexpected family connection, the author's examination of this extraordinary moment in history helps illuminate the heated politics around Israel and Palestine today.' Linda Jaivin
'One tragedy of war is that its destructive effects continue long after the fighting stops. Nadia Wheatley's powerful study of Belsen's liberation and post-war existence tells of this sad truth, but also of the human capacity to endure and to find hope in the darkest circumstances.' Seumas Spark
'What happened in those first days, weeks and months when the British threw open the gates of Bergen Belsen and stumbled upon the horrific reality of the Nazi genocide? This book tells a startling new history of the aftermath of the Bergen Belsen liberation and the encounters between the mostly Jewish survivors and the well-meaning but often ill-equipped British personnel who arrived to aid in their recovery. Who better to tell this story than Nadia Wheatley, an accomplished writer, an astute historian and remarkably, the daughter of one of the British medics who was there. It is a moving and exacting testimony to the Jewish survivors who defied the Final Solution, and to those who came after them and are still to come. At its heart is also a story of a daughter wrestling with the legacy of a difficult father. This is an astonishing book.' Ruth Balint
]]>Meticulously researched and beautifully written by museum curator, biologist and writer Jane Melville AM, this enthralling biography follows the extraordinary life of Jane Ward Tost (18161889), Australia's first salaried female museum employee. Forgotten by history, she left an indelible legacy.
]]>Jane is the author of Dragon Lizards of Australia: Evolution, ecology and a comprehensive field guide, along with numerous popular science articles in magazines such as The Conversation, Cosmos, Australasian Science and Science Victoria. Jane now spends much of her spare time uncovering stories about the people who have shaped our knowledge of the natural world.
]]>This richly illustrated book by tea master Soryo Matsumura shows you how to use the ancient Japanese tea ceremony to reduce stress and live a more enriching life. It is written for complete novices and explains all aspects of the tea ceremony with a focus on three major themes:
As well as showing you all the basics how to sit, what to wear and how to follow the etiquette of tea preparation, drinking and conversation Matsumura explains in a warm and friendly tone how this meditative practice has wider benefits. He encourages you to reflect on the importance of things like:
Filled with beautiful colour illustrations throughout, this book is perfect for anyone seeking to bring greater peace and mindfulness into their everyday life.
]]>Sisters can be best friends, mother figures, rivals, heroes, sounding boards or partners in crime, depending on literary genre, era, or the demands of plot. They can bring into focus the changing roles of women in society, especially in literature that predates the twentieth century, such as Middlemarch, The Woman in White and The Old Wives' Tale. Their bonds with younger or older siblings, like those of Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy in Little Women, are often complex and nuanced, and occasionally devastating.
Covering childhood, adventure, affairs of the heart and mental health, this book explores the role of sisters in twenty individual entries, each one providing a synopsis and analysis of the work in question. Including writers as diverse as Charles Dickens, E. M. Forster, J. D. Salinger, Toni Morrison and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, it makes the perfect read for book-loving sisters whatever their connection.
]]>This book explores twenty-four literary friendships and, together with character studies and publication history, describes how each key relationship influences character, determines plot, promotes or disguises romance, preserves a reputation, sometimes results in betrayal, or underlines the theme of each literary work. It shows how authors from William Shakespeare to Elena Ferrante have by turns celebrated, lamented or transformed friendships throughout the ages, and how some friends Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, Holmes and Watson or even Bridget Jones and pals have taken on creative lives beyond the bounds of their original narrative.
Including a broad scope of literature spanning a period of 400 years from writers as diverse as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Evelyn Waugh, John Steinbeck and Alice Walker, this book is the ideal gift for your literature-loving friend.
]]>Cats have provided the inspiration for an incredible range of fiction, memoir and poetry, from ancient myths and fables to much-loved children's books, and from classic tales to contemporary novels.
Featuring such famous feline characters as Puss in Boots, Tom Kitten, Pangur Bn, the Cheshire Cat, Macavity, Pluto and Bob the street cat, this light-hearted book is a whirlwind journey through the history of literary cats, uncovering their domestication, early cultural beginnings and religious associations, exploring their roles in different literary genres and revealing some real-life authors' cats, including those belonging to Edgar Allen Poe, Ernest Hemingway, Patricia Highsmith and Muriel Spark. A section on cats in world literature introduces narrator cats and cat companions from Japan, Eastern Europe, France, Greece, Germany and Finland, demonstrating their enduring worldwide appeal.
A must for all cat-lovers, this book celebrates the inspirational connections between our favourite feline friends and the literary imagination.
]]>Scott Pack is a writer, editor and publisher.
]]>This great conversation between the wild and the tame is human history, human psychology, human politics and human sociology. Pets feature in art, poetry and some of our most popular stories. Is it because we ourselves are wild and so we want furry, feathered and scaly wildness in our lives? But on what terms? Have we tamed the wolves, or are wolves wilding us?
Pets and their People looks at the strange rapport between humans and their pets or pets and their humans at each stage of our lives. It takes bearings from every era of human history, asking how the special bond between owners and their pets has evolved, and what that evolution tells us about our own changing identity. Do we look to animals as moral or other role models? Do pets help us to communicate? Do they teach us about birth and death? Can they show us who we really are?
]]>Flowering currant, ivy, Portuguese laurel, and woad might all have grown in a medieval garden, but it would have taken special expertise to extract and create rich blue and purple pigments from them. Humans have been extracting dyes and inks from natural materials for millennia, and the practice was firmly established during the medieval era, recorded in manuscripts that survive today. Gold from Newton's Apple Tree brings together recipes for making natural colours according to season, method, and ingredients.
This unique book takes its title from an ink recipe derived from a descendant of Sir Isaac Newton's apple tree, in which ingredients extracted from the bark are transformed, seemingly by magic, from brown to a yellow gold. But gold pigments can also be extracted from cornflower, crocus, greater celandine, myrrh, and turmeric. Nabil Ali shares his own accessible adaptations for preparing these and other recipes rooted in medieval craft traditions. Along the way, he provides an engaging and informative natural history of the plants used, alongside the broad spectrum of marvelous colors they produce.
Presenting original translations of medieval recipes taken from painters' and illuminators' technical manuscripts from the third century BCE through to the twenty-first century, alongside stunning botanical illustrations, Gold from Newton's Apple Tree is a captivating celebration of colors derived from nature.
]]>The geological processes that underlie all life on Earth can seem intimidatingly vast, ancient, and sometimes even alien. Our planet's dynamics have fascinated humans for millennia, yet only recently have we developed a clear picture of how they work. This book presents the discoveries and critical scientific advances that inform our understanding of Earth's origins and the forces driving geological change. Each chapter tells a key piece of the story, focusing on a major aspect of geology that shapes how we experience our world time, energy, processes, use, and the interplay between geology and life. Geology: An Illustrated History takes readers from antiquity to the Anthropocene, providing an essential introduction to the subject.
Today, Phar Lap continues to attract new generations of visitors to his home at Melbourne Museum. This anniversary edition of Phar Lap: A True Legend marks the occasion of Big Red's 100th birthday, bringing together memorabilia, letters and a wealth of photographs to celebrate this great horse.
]]>In the 2000s, Michael was able to move across to the Curatorial team; first as a generalist curator and then establishing his own area, which he was able to christen `Leisure and Social Spaces'. His areas of particular interest include post 1900 fashion, film and television production and distribution, festivals and events (such as Moomba, Olympic Games and Melbourne Cup), Australian toys and games and local jewellery design. Michael is also curatorially responsible for the museum's iconic Phar Lap and related exhibition.
]]>Tatsukuri Origami is a one-man folding sensation on YouTube, with over 140,000 subscribers and over 40 million views. His book presents over 40 of his most popular animal models with incredibly clear and simple photographic instructions. He even provides a free online video tutorial for each model.
These models can be created by folders of all ages. Tatsukuri also provides lots of tips on how to decorate your finished models to supercharge their cuteness factor!
Here are just some of the unique models you can make with this book:
Once you fold each model, you can apply eye stickers to give the animal an expressive Kawaii face!
]]>Comprehensive and definitive, Dangerous Snakes of Australia is essential for both snake enthusiasts and professionals who are looking to learn more about and help protect these fascinating creatures.
]]>This fully revised and expanded second edition of Australian Grasses describes around 270 species and forms. Most of the photos are new and show each species in diverse settings, from wild places to farm dams, as dramatic specimens and as potted plants. The book goes beyond the garden uses of these plants to consider their roles as habitat, their adaptations to fire, their use by Indigenous peoples, and how some are even a significant genetic resource for improving edible grains.
]]>Confused about AI and worried about what it means for your future and the future of the world? You're not alone. AI is everywhere and few things are surrounded by so much hype, misinformation, and misunderstanding. In AI Snake Oil, computer scientists Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor cut through the confusion to give you an essential understanding of how AI works and why it often doesn't, where it might be useful or harmful, and when you should suspect that companies are using AI hype to sell AI snake oil products that don't work, and probably never will.
While acknowledging the potential of some AI, such as ChatGPT, AI Snake Oil uncovers rampant misleading claims about the capabilities of AI and describes the serious harms AI is already causing in how it's being built, marketed, and used in areas such as education, medicine, hiring, banking, insurance, and criminal justice. The book explains the crucial differences between types of AI, why organisations are falling for AI snake oil, why AI can't fix social media, why AI isn't an existential risk, and why we should be far more worried about what people will do with AI than about anything AI will do on its own. The book also warns of the dangers of a world where AI continues to be controlled by largely unaccountable big tech companies.
By revealing AI's limits and real risks, AI Snake Oil will help you make better decisions about whether and how to use AI at work and home.
]]>Sayash Kapoor is a PhD candidate in computer science at Princeton. He previously worked as a software engineer at Facebook, where he helped create AI for content moderation. To learn more, please visit AISnakeOil.com.
]]>PSYCHOGAMES is a fascinating compendium of playful picture tests, games and questionnaires that holds a revealing mirror up to your inner self.
What sort of person are you? We think we know what we are like. But do we? Do others see us as we see ourselves? Do we see others as they see themselves?
Relax: PSYCHOGAMES may do nothing more than change your life (for the better).
'A beautifully-produced compendium of personality tests used by psychologists.' Daily Mail, Weekend Magazine
'...another couple of classic unclassifiables, PSYCHOGAMES (...) might make a nice alternative to post-Christmas dinner Monopoly.' Ian Sansom, The Guardian
]]>Julian Rothenstein is the publisher of Redstone Press, an editor, and designer. His prior books include Psychobook (2016), The Blind Photographer (2016), and Black Lives 1900: W.E.B. Du Bois at the Paris Exposition (2019; all Redstone Press).
]]>Jessica 'Decca' Mitford was raised to marry well, not fight for others' rights. Yet she rejected her eccentric, blue-blooded roots, running away from England to become an anti-fascist and anti-racist. Why is this rebellious heroine less famous than her glamorous sisters, who ranged from naughty to Nazi?
Troublemaker is the remarkable story of Decca's life in pursuit of justice, in the Spanish Civil War and the Communist Party USA; her intrepid social reporting, and her relentless antics. Carla Kaplan celebrates a fierce intellect and powerful ally who brought joy to the struggle, unearthing fascinating details through interviews with the Mitford family, and exploring Decca's thousands of witty letters. From Vietnam War dissident Dr Spock to Decca's close friend Maya Angelou, this Mitford sister's irreverent anti-authoritarianism deeply influenced American culture. Back home in Britain, her activism shamed those of her class and her family on the wrong side of history.
This passionate, often hilarious biography captures an extraordinary woman, and an extraordinary time in world history. Facing today's injustices, we need Decca's vibrant, committed example more than ever.
'Too much writing about the Mitfords has been trivia. But Carla Kaplan's impressive study of Jessica Mitford's troublemaking life and political activities on the American left proves once and for all that she was the only Mitford sister worth taking seriously.' Polly Toynbee, Guardian columnist
'Jessica Mitford was the best, brightest and most dynamic of the Mitford sisters. Her commitment to social justice and civil rights meant she had more impact than all the rest.' Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC, leading international lawyer
'A perceptive, sympathetic biography of activist, unabashed communist, and muckraker Jessica Mitford [...] Kaplan captures Decca's energy and verve, her complicated relationship with her aristocratic family, and her unwavering devotion to fighting injustice, racism, and inequality. A brisk, engaging biography.' Kirkus Reviews(starred review)
'A long overdue tome dedicated to putting Decca front and centre.' Town & Country, 'Must-Read Books of Fall 2025'
'Brilliantly researched. Every paragraph is a fit to the struggle for civil rights decency. Illuminating. Joyful!' Blanche Wiesen Cook, award-winning author ofEleanor Roosevelt(3 vol.)
'Beautifully written, utterly transporting and relentlessly vivid by the recovery of amazing circumstances and astonishing human relationships, Carla Kaplan's remarkable biography of Jessica Mitford is a journey through the many social and political worlds contained in a single family, from British feudal aristocracy and pro-Hitler fascist enthusiasm to the American Civil Rights Movement and card-carrying American Communism. This captivating story empathetic and yet clear-eyed of a fascinating woman, her sisters and their lives in the twentieth century is a breathtaking and singular achievement.' Jamie Raskin, congressman and No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy
'Marvelous, enchanting and hilarious. Carla Kaplan has triumphed, bringing to life the delightful odyssey of Jessica Mitford, the mischievous British aristocrat turned American radical and celebrated muckraker. An inspiring biography by a master biographer.' Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer and Executive Director of the Leon Levy Center for Biography
'Here's a book as infectious, stylish and hard-hitting as its subject the glamorous and rebellious Jessica Mitford. Carla Kaplan writes with the flair of a novelist and backs it up with relentless research and keen insight. Troublemaker is one of those rare books produced from the marriage of a fascinating, timely story and a wonderful storyteller. An absolute treasure.' Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of King: A Life
'Carla Kaplan's deeply researched account chronicles Jessica Mitford's fascinating transformation from a British aristocrat to an American Communist, journalist, writer and educator. She unveils a unique angle of "good trouble" and civil rights allyship, told with the drama and humour of Mitford's unique personality.' Tamara Payne, Pulitzer Prizewinning co-author of The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X
'A remarkable book about a remarkable woman. If you don't know a lot about Decca (and her exceptionally weird family), you're in for a treat. If you think you already know a lot about her, think again: you're in for a bracing helping of shock and awe. Because Kaplan's research is so impressively deep, and her prose so pleasingly fleet, her complicated and compelling subject now has the biography she has long deserved.' Daniel Okrent, author of The Guarded Gate
]]>Gathering 46 stories from writers around the globe, this collection explores the twin themes of women and daring through the lives of monarchs, prophets, suffragists, soldiers, scientists, activists and artists. From the infamous to the forgotten, these trailblazers have much to tell us about the dynamics, conflicts, identities and power relations with which women live today.
]]>Jo Shaw is the Head of the School of Law, Salvesen Chair of European Institutions.
Sara Sheridan is Scottish activist and writer.
]]>In this new edition, the authors provide an English-language translation of this classic work and an introduction to the cultural and historical context that led to the development of Japanese gardening accompanied by drawings, paintings and many new colour photographs.
The new foreword by Japanese garden expert Hugo Torii, the Garden Curator at Portland Japanese Garden, explains the sacred importance of stones in Japanese garden design.
Written by a Japanese court noble during the Heian period (794-1184), the Sakuteiki includes technical advice on gardening much of it still followed by today's Japanese gardeners and examines the four central threads of meaning which were central to Heian-era garden design. For those seeking inspiration to build a rock garden or just better understand the Japanese stone garden, the Sakuteiki is an enduring classic.
]]>Marc P. Keane is an American landscape architect who has been designing gardens from his studio in Kyoto, Japan for twenty- five years. He is also the author of many books on gardens and nature including Japanese Garden Design (Tuttle). His work can be viewed at www.mpkeane.com
Hugo Torii (foreword writer) is the Garden Curator at Portland Japanese Garden (USA). Prior to this, Torii worked at Peter Berg Landscape Design in Rheinland Pfalz, Germany, and at UeyaKato Landscape Co. Ltd. in Kyoto, Japan as a garden designer and builder. He now oversees a dedicated team of gardeners and is actively involved in training programs as well as garden maintenance and projects, keeping in mind short term needs as well as longer term implications for a garden that receives around 500,000 annual visitors.
]]>In Japanese Architecture, author Mira Locher explores how each of these stories encompasses the particular development, construction, function and symbolism inherent in historic architectural elements. From roofs, walls and floors to door pulls and kettle hangers, Japanese Architecture situates these elements firmly within the natural environment and traditional Japanese culture.
Japanese architecture developed with influences from abroad and particular socio- political situations at home. The resulting forms and construction materials soaring roofs with long eaves, heavy timber structures of stout columns supporting thick beams, mud plaster walls flecked with straw and sand and the refined paper-covered lattice shoji screen are recognisable as being of distinctly Japanese design. These constructed forms, designed with strong connections to the surrounding environment, utilise natural construction materials in ways that are both practical and inventive.
This fascinating architecture book provides a comprehensive perspective of traditional Japanese architecture, relating the historical development and context of buildings and the Japanese garden while examining the stories of the individual architectural elements, from foundation to roof.
]]>Ben Simmons grew up in Columbus, Georgia. He studied photography and psychology in Upstate New York before completing a Master of Fine Arts in photography and art history at the University of Florida. Simmons taught photography at Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina before relocating to Japan. Ben Simmons Photography Inc. is based on the Miura Peninsula seacoast at Sagami Bay, just south of Tokyo. Ben specialises in photo essays and book projects. Recent books include Tokyo Desire; Hong Kong: The City of Dreams; Thailand: 9 Days in the Kingdom; Platinum Images of Thai Buddhism, Tokyo Megacity and Kyoto: City of Zen. Visit his website at www.bensimmonsphoto.com.
Kengo Kuma was born in Kanagawa, Japan, and completed a major in architecture at the University of Tokyo. Kengo Kuma & Associates, his own studio, was established in 1990. He also worked as a visiting professor on the faculty of environmental information at Keio University. In 1997 he won the prestigious Architectural Institute of Japan Award for his work on 'recovering the tradition of Japanese buildings' and reinterpreting it for the 21st century. In 2008, Kuma earned his Ph.D. from Keio University, and he is currently a professor on the faculty of science and technology there, in the department of system design engineering.
]]>Weather is bad; wait until the storm is over.Waylay
Baggage was not found.Bagpiped
There will be no delay.Dishonest
In the early days of railway transport, telegrams were an essential means of communication to keep trains running on time, manage passengers, organise freight transport and deal with unexpected events. Prearranged codes enabled railway staff around the world to communicate quickly with station masters, head office and guards. Each company developed its own code book in which these shorthand messages and corresponding descriptive words were published. The codes give a fascinating insight into the running of the railways at this time, such as the favourable weather for the liberation of pigeons, the spread of cholera, the glamour of Pullman dining cars and the involvement of the Pinkerton Detective Agency.
With sections on horses, weather, accidents, livestock, lost property and strikes, among many more, this quirky book, drawn from code books published in the UK, America, Australia and the former British Empire, gives us an intriguing glimpse into a world where communication was rapidly changing and all manner of life could be found on the railways.
]]>Novel Crime Scenes explores the landscapes of twenty crime novels in forensic detail. Beginning with the Devon moorland of The Hound of the Baskervilles (1899) and ending with London's Brick Lane as described in Ajay Chowdhury's The Waiter (2021), it ranges from John Buchan's Galloway Hills and Gwen Moffat's Cape Wrath to Ellis Peters's Shropshire, Margery Allingham's Essex, Colin Dexter's Oxford and Sam Llewellyn's Isles of Scilly. Each chapter also delves into the author's background and discovers what the setting of the book meant to them, often by following in the footsteps of Britain's best-known crime writers.
Whether you are an armchair detective or an intrepid investigator, this book will inspire you to appreciate old favourites with deeper insights and discover thrilling new literary destinations.
]]>When it comes to speaking more naturally, there's only so much you can learn from your Japanese textbooks and favourite anime. Why not supplement your knowledge and sound like a native with Dirty Japanese?
Fully updated for the modern age, Dirty Japanese will up your speaking game by teaching you:
Written by Japanese language influencer Onomappu Hikoki, Dirty Japanese will take your Japanese to the next level and have you speaking like a true native in no time!
]]>Korean language learning textbooks can be helpful, but when it comes to really immersing yourself in culture and learning how native Koreans speak in their daily lives, they often fall short. That's where Dirty Korean comes in.
In this updated second edition, you'll learn all the latest slang Korea has to offer so that the next time you travel to Korea, you can chat casually with your friends, impress your new date, and join in on all the juicy gossip. So get ready to drop the textbook formality and bust out expressions they never teach you in school, including:
Whether you're charming oppas or winning over gracious eonnis, Dirty Korean is your key to unlocking the cultural richness of South Korea.
]]>Jinny Baek is a passionate linguist and cultural enthusiast with a deep love for the Korean language. Having studied English literature in the United States, Jinny Baek moved back to Koera and has spent years immersing herself in the intricacies of Korean culture. As the author of Dirty Korean, Jinny Baek brings together her expertise in language and culture to offer readers an entertaining and insightful journey into the world of Korean slang.
When not writing, Jinny Baek shares her passion for providing easier ways for Koreans to learn English on Instagram.
]]>Since its inception decades ago, the fantasy roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons has offered an escape from the real world, the chance to enter distant realms, to walk in new shoes, and be part of immersive, imaginative tales as they unfold. For its LGBTQ+ players, it is also a vessel for exploration, joy, and self-discovery.
Journey on, adventurer, as Dungeon Master Thom James Carter invites you into DnD's exciting queer and utopian possibilities. Traverse its history and contemporary evolution, discover stories from queer players and the homebrewers making it their own, and unlock DnD's power to explore and examine identity how people want to lead their lives in real and imagined worlds alike.
]]>He holds a B.A. in English and an M.A. in Creative Writing, both from Goldsmiths, University of London.
]]>Queer as folklore travels across centuries and continents to reveal the unsung heroes and villains of storytelling, magic and fantasy. Featuring images from archives, galleries and museums around the world, each chapter investigates the queer history of different mythic and folkloric characters, both old and new.
Leaving no headstone unturned, Sacha Coward takes you on a wild ride through the night from ancient Greece to the main stage of RuPaul's Drag Race, visiting cross-dressing pirates, radical fairies and the graves of the 'queerly departed' along the way. Queer communities have often sought refuge in the shadows and created safe spaces in underworlds. But these forgotten narratives tell stories of resilience that deserve to be heard.
Join any Pride march and you will see a glorious display of papier-mche unicorn heads, drag queens in mermaid tails and more fairy wings than you can shake a trident at. These are not just accessories: they are queer symbols with historic roots. To truly understand who queer people are today, we must confront the twisted tales of the past.
'One delight after another. Told with an open heart, a questing curiosity, and a healthy sense of mischief, Queer as Folklore is essential for every seeker of hidden histories.' Patrick Ness, author of the Chaos Walking series
]]>Bryce's portfolio spans a range of roles including illustrator and concept artist, contributing to projects such as Homestead Arcana and Aegis Defenders. After a first collaboration with Sabotage doing illustrations for The Messenger, Bryce joined the team as Lead Concept Artist to handle all things concept art and character design on Sea of Stars, a retro-inspired RPG that has captivated over 5 million players worldwide. The popularity of 3dtotal's recent publication Sea of Stars: The Concept Art of Bryce Kho (over 12,000 copies sold), which is based solely on his work for development of the video game, has raised the artist's profile and proven his popularity among our readership and further afield.
In Overflow: The Art of Bryce Kho, based entirely on the artist's personal art career and journey, he takes the reader behind the scenes into his studio and personal sketchbooks, and also reveals his creative process from start to finish in detailed step-by-step tutorials. Existing fans will be thrilled to discover new insights into Bryce's working methods and creative story, while those just discovering his art will love delving into galleries of his artwork, new and old.
]]>Edited by 3dtotal Publishing, based in Worcester, England, UK. 3dtotal publish high-quality art books dedicated to bringing invaluable training to beginners, hobbyists, and professionals alike. Their books feature top industry professionals from around the globe who share their experience in skillfully written step-by-step tutorials and guides. Illustrated throughout with stunning artwork, these best-selling publications offer creative insight, expert advice, and essential motivation.
]]>Sea of Stars was released on all platforms in August 2023. It has since been played by over 6 million players worldwide and won 'Best Independent Game' at The Game Awards 2023. Throes of the Watchmaker was released for free in May 2025 as a thank-you gift to the fans of the game who made it such a success.
Bryce Kho has been on the Sabotage Studio team as lead concept artist since 2020. Known for his colourful and complex, retro-anime inspired illustrations, it's no mystery as to why Bryce and Sabotage Studio collaborated to make this turn-based RPG inspired by the classics. Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker The Concept Art of Bryce Kho showcases all the incredible characters that Bryce has lovingly brought to life through discussions with creative director Thierry Boulanger, and is a book to enjoy for gamers and art-lovers alike.
To find out more and buy the game, check out Sabotage's Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1244090/Sea_of_Stars/
The Sea of Stars game is also available on Nintendo Switch, PS4/5 and Xbox Series X|S + Xbox One.
]]>Sabotage Studio is a Canadian development team founded in 2016. Committed to creating awe-inspiring original universes recalling the greatest moments in classic gaming, Sabotage Studio rethinks the conventions of well-established genres to unlock new potential, creating distinct, modernized titles that reach beyond traditional expectations of what a genre can offer. Creator of the critically lauded turn-based RPG Sea of Stars, voted Best Indie Game at the 2023 The Game Awards, and acclaimed sidescrolling action platformer The Messenger, winner of Best Debut Indie Game at the 2018 The Game Awards, Sabotage Studio has established itself as one of the gaming industry's most promising developers. Sabotage Studio is currently working on Sea of Stars' upcoming DLC, Throes of the Watchmaker, along with their unannounced next title. They are located in Quebec City, Canada.
Edited by 3dtotal Publishing, who publish high-quality art books dedicated to bringing invaluable training to beginners, hobbyists, and professionals alike. Their books feature top industry professionals from around the globe who share their experience in skillfully written step-by-step tutorials and guides. Illustrated throughout with stunning artwork, these best-selling publications offer creative insight, expert advice, and essential motivation. They are based in Worcester, England, UK.
]]>The Secrets of Artistic Anatomy transforms the complex world of human anatomy into an accessible, visually engaging, and fun learning experience. Written by accomplished artist and medical illustrator Yuki Toy, this book offers artists a unique approach to understanding the human form.
Key features include:
Created for visual artists, animators, and design professionals, the book bridges technical anatomical knowledge with artistic expression. Toy doesn't just present information; she tells stories that make complex concepts approachable. Being both an expressive artist and a medical illustrator, Toy brings a unique combination of artistic skill and scientific precision as she explores the human body through detailed chapters on:
Beautifully illustrated and packed with practical information, The Secrets of Artistic Anatomy is more than an instructional reference book it's a journey into understanding the human body's remarkable design. Whether you're a student or a professional, this book will be a versatile resource for anyone fascinated by human anatomy.
]]>Yuki received an MFA from USC Los Angeles, and a BFA from SUNY New Paltz, and is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post Japan. She is known for her anatomical illustration in muted, pastel tones, and her photorealistic charcoal drawings. Her work creates a subdued and nostalgic feel, evoking a tradition that spans from Nicolas Henri Jacob to Charles Bargue. Find her online at yukitoy.com and @yukitoyanatomy.
]]>You can tell a lot about a tree from the company it keeps. James Nardi guides you through the innermost unseen world that trees share with a wondrous array of creatures. With their elaborate immune responses, trees recruit a host of allies as predators and parasites to defend against uninvited advances from organisms that chew on leaves, drain sap, and bore into wood. Microbial life thrives in the hidden spaces of leaf scales, twigs, and bark, while birds, mammals, and insects benefit from the more visible resources trees provide. In return, animals help with pollination, seed dispersal, and recycling of nutrients.
The Hidden Company That Trees Keep blends marvelous storytelling with beautiful illustrations and the latest science to reveal how the lives of trees are intertwined with those of their diverse companions.
'[A] wonderful book...[This] timely and beautifully written work has the potential of enlightening potential learners on all levels.' Steve Dixon, Library Journal, starred review
]]>The five-day workweek is a pillar of modern life, but it isn't backed by science, ancient wisdom, or divine decree. It's simply a relic of the industrial age and it's time for an upgrade. What if we could accomplish more while working fewer days?
A shortened workweek once seemed like a radical idea. Today, it's embraced by innovative business leaders, forward-thinking politicians, and a new generation of workers demanding more meaningful work.
In Do More in Four, Joe O'Connor, a pioneer in designing and leading four-day-workweek pilots around the globe, and journalist Jared Lindzon, whose work has appeared in theNew York Times,Fortune, andTIMEmagazine, present a groundbreaking, data-driven exploration of why a four-day workweek isn't merely possible it's necessary in the age of artificial intelligence.
O'Connor and Lindzon draw on extensive research, compelling case studies, and personal interviews with experts including a Nobel Prizewinning economist and Bill Gates to reveal how organizations are reimagining work. From a consumer products giant in New Zealand to a global nonprofit, a Canadian law firm, and a Midwestern architecture firm, they take readers inside the companies transforming their work models to improve employee outcomes while driving revenue growth.
Do More in Fouroffers a battle-tested blueprint for a smarter, more humane approach to work.
]]>Jared Lindzonis a journalist and public speaker based in Toronto, widely recognised as a thought leader on the 'future of work' for his reporting over the last twelve years.His writing is regularly featured in leading national and global publications, includingFast Company,TIME, theGlobe and Mail, and theToronto Star,among many others.
]]>It's time to stop treating projects as side work. In the age of constant transformation, projects are the primary way organisations create value and accelerate innovation. In this new paradigm the project economy traditional agile approaches are no longer enough. The next evolution is the project-driven organisation, where projects sit at the center of how companies are structured, led, and rewarded.
Powered by Projects: Leading Your Organization in the Transformation Age explores this bold new model. Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, the worldwide expert on project-based work, reveals the leadership styles and organisational structures necessary to drive success today. You'll learn to:
Filled with practical strategies and detailed case studies, this book is a new manifesto for CEOs, transformation drivers, and project leaders. Embrace the project-driven organization, become a project-driven leader, and turn your company into a highly engaged growth engine, powered by projects.
]]>Think about the last time you said, 'I love that'. Maybe it was about a product that exceeded expectations, a service experience that built instant loyalty, or a moment when your work brought out the best in you. That reaction isn't just emotional it's electric. In the workplace, it fuels engagement, strengthens performance, and drives lasting success. Yet most leaders don't acknowledge it, let alone try to measure or make use of it.
In Design Love In, leading researcher on human performance and bestselling author Marcus Buckingham reveals how love the deep connection that makes people feel seen, valued, and inspired isn't a soft feeling but a practical, measurable force. He shows how leaders, as experience makers, can intentionally 'design love in' to everything we do: our interactions with team members, our company policies and practices, the products and services and experiences we create for those we lead and serve. When we do this, it not only generates positive feeling toward us and our products, it energizes our teams and organizations, strengthens the connections between us as humans, and creates a better world.
Featuring vivid stories of global brands, current research, and personal experiences, Buckingham illustrates that tapping this force is not simply about being more 'warm and fuzzy' it's a concrete matter of utilizing loving experiences to drive behaviors to drive outcomes, and the book provides step-by-step advice on how to "design love in" to all your actions as a leader.
Love it's the most powerful force in business. This book shows how you as a leader can unleash it.
]]>Maintenance is what keeps everything going. It's what keeps life going. Yet it's also easy to shirk or defer until the thing breaks, the system falters, and everything stops. The apparent paradox is profound: Maintenance is absolutely necessary and maintenance is optional.
The first in a multi-volume work, Maintenance: Of Everything, Part One offers a comprehensive overview of the civilisational importance of maintenance. The book begins with a dramatic contest of maintenance styles under life-critical conditions: the Golden Globe around-the-world solo sailboat race of 1968. It goes on to explore the insights that can be gleaned from vehicle maintenance, from the zeal of motorcycle maintainers to the maintenance philosophies that fought for dominance of the auto industry to the state of electric vehicle manufacturing today, with absorbing detours into the evolution of precision in manufacturing, the enduring importance of manuals, sustainment in the military, and the never-ending battle against corrosion.
Maintenance: Of Everything is a wide-ranging and provocative call to expand what we mean by 'maintenance' not just the tiresome preventative tasks but the whole grand process of keeping a thing going. It invites us to understand not only the profound impact maintenance has on our daily lives but also why taking responsibility for maintaining something whether a motorcycle, a monument, or our very planet can be a radical act.
]]>In a rare turn from the norm, this book positions older workers as revolutionaries and reveals how intergenerational organisations that engage employees across all life stages will outperform their competitors. In this updated paperback edition, authors Lisa Taylor and Fern Lebo draw on their expertise in leadership and career development to offer a timely picture of the post-pandemic modern workplace defined by hybrid arrangements, shifting expectations, and evolving employee-employer dynamics. With clarity and precision, they describe new models, debunk commonly held myths about older workers, demolish justifications for traditional structures and attitudes, and build the case for a reset that will help smart companies profit from their most valuable assets, all while taking into consideration our current realities. Through case studies, metrics, strategies, and tactics, The Talent Revolution explores the impact of supercharged workforce demographics on the future of work, and offers new, actionable strategies for transforming an aging workforce into a competitive advantage.
Plotting new directions for both organisations and employees, Taylor and Lebo guide us towards the opportunities that come with leaving behind outdated career models and embracing longer working life expectancies in the workplace.
]]>Fern Lebo, formerly President of Frontrunner Communications, is retired from a rewarding career in corporate training and is now focused on writing.
]]>With the rise of artificial intelligence, digital design, and collaborative platforms, organisations face new opportunities and challenges in managing their innovation processes. Renowned entrepreneurial academics Tucker Marion and Sebastian Fixson present a comprehensive update to their groundbreaking guide, including new chapters on AI's role in enhancing creativity, decision-making, and product development; new metrics for managing innovation; and thoughts on employee skill development. The second edition of The Innovation Navigator also features updated and illustrative case studies of companies such as Microsoft, Ford, Merck, and OpenAI.
This updated edition provides practical frameworks for applying AI across the original four key innovation modes specialist, venture, community, and network and offers insights on adopting multimodal strategies to stay ahead in today's competitive environment. Whether you're a corporate leader or a novice entrepreneur, this book will equip you with the tools to navigate the challenges of AI-driven digital transformation and seize new opportunities in a powerfully evolving market.
]]>Sebastian Fixson is the founding faculty director of Babson's DBA program and a professor of Innovation and Design at Babson College.
]]>Even beyond the heartache, embarrassment, and logistical strain of the moment, breakups can summon up all our old baggage to come play havoc with our lives and heads.
Dr. Faith G. Harper, bestselling author of books like Unfuck Your Brain and Unfuck Your Intimacy, brings you a kind, relatable, and plain-language guide to all things break-up: deciding to do it (or not), doing the thing, and picking up the pieces afterward to build a life that suits you better than ever. Whether or not the breakup was your idea, whether the partnership was romantic, platonic, or a secret third thing, no matter the seriousness of the bond or the shared responsibilities and finances involved, parting ways can be a canon life event with powerful transformational potential as you rise from the wreckage.
And it's never too late to come back to your best self.
]]>Find a quiet corner and a box of coloured pencils and unlock the hows and whys behind your feelings.
Bestselling Unfuck Your Brain author Dr. Faith G. Harper returns to help you explore your emotions through brain science-backed art therapy, using exercises to draw out your inner creativity and enhance your mental wellbeing.
Colour in hearts and assess what works and doesn't for your attachment style. Reflect on how you want to be remembered and if you're in alignment with your goals by decorating your tombstone. No special supplies or artistic talent required-all you need to get started is a pen or pencil, and your own innately creative self.
]]>Gerta Oparaku Egy is an Albanian artist residing in Springfield, Oregon. She studied Set and Costume Design in the Academy of Fine Arts in Tirana, Albania. She worked as a costume designer in film and theater, storyboard artist, and illustrator. From her work in film, she developed an interest in writing and drawing her own stories. She is the author and illustrator of several comics and illustrated stories.
River Katz is a genderflexible kitty disguised as a human artist in the 3D world. They are the comic artist for Do Not Pet: A Service Dog's Graphic Tale Vol 1 and Weird Western: Tall Tale, cover designer and contributor to True Trans Bike Rebel, and contributor to other zines like Cat Party and We've All Got Baggage. River enjoys making art related to gender, cannabis, magic and spirituality, music, mental health, fur-people, and occasional fan art. When not doodling away on their ipad, they're designing handmade tarot cards, collaging vision boards, obsessively sketchbooking, writing music, thinking up zine ideas or teaching themself animation.
]]>Through stunning, intimate images from 19 talented photographers, The Reader showcases readers in a wide variety of settings, from cosy cafes to serene parks, city benches to sandy beaches. And despite the diversity of locations, each photograph portrays the universal yet deeply personal connection between a reader and the printed word. Four original essays written by independent bookstore owners and quotes from authors interspersed throughout the book explore the significance of reading, the emotions it evokes, and the escapism it provides.
The Reader invites you to pause and reflect on the quiet beauty of reading, both as a solitary act and a shared human experience.
Featured photographers include Elisabeth Argillier, Tiffany Bell, Boena Budzyska, Oliver Bunica, Graham Chapman, Christian Dumont, David Gonzalez, Greg Goyo Vargas, Lucy Hamidzadeh, Peter Jonker, Ian Kobylanski, Sam Landers, Judit Prat Mart, Declan McWhinney, Meg Miller, John Michael Rivera, Selene Sar, Andy Shigekawa, and Jeffery Xin.
]]>Michelle Fitzgerald is a veteran of the book publishing industry and the Associate Publisher at Trope Publishing Co. A fierce advocate for books, she served as editor on New York, Paris, Los Angeles, and Rome, all titles in Trope's City Edition series.
]]>Seoul is one of the world's most exciting cities. A city on the cutting edge, it is a unique blend of historic and modern, traditional and cutting edge. Seoul Days and Nights captures this dichotomy, showcasing Seoul's unique personality and charm.
Featuring images of Seoul from photographers James Choi, Kim Sangjun (aka Bigg Jun), and Sam Landers, Seoul Days and Nights includes the neon lights of Hongdae, the sleek skyscrapers of Gangnam, and the bustling markets of Namdaemun, as well as street shots of the people who call Seoul home. Essays throughout the book written by Seoul natives and residents give additional context to the photographs and add insight into the customs, traditions, and landmarks of the city.
This unforgettable new collection captures the urban energy and timeless traditions of Korea's capital city.
]]>Family photography presents unique challenges that can leave even experienced photographers feeling overwhelmed. Capturing genuine connections while managing multiple subjects at different developmental stages requires technical skill, creative vision, and the ability to direct with confidence. Family photographers must master multiple skills that go far beyond simply understanding their camera settings.
In this comprehensive guide, photographer Sandra Coan draws from over two decades of professional experience to offer a proven system for creating beautiful, timeless family portraits. Through clear instruction and beautiful photographic examples, Sandra demonstrates how to develop a consistent, predictable routine that will help you work efficiently while producing exceptional results.
Whether you work in a studio, on location, or in clients' homes, you'll learn how to confidently pose and light subjects of all ages from newborns and babies to children and their parents while capturing authentic connections and creating images families will treasure for generations.
You'll learn:
With Sandra's guidance and The Complete Guide to Family Photography by your side, you'll develop the skills and confidence you need to create beautiful, classic family portraits in any setting while providing an exceptional experience for the families you photograph.
]]>In addition to running her busy studio, she teaches thousands of photographers each year on respected platforms like CreativeLive and Kelby One as well as at industry events, like WPPI. She is also a regular contributor to Rangefinder magazine, Professional Photographer magazine, Click magazine, and many more. Sandra also hosts a robust community of portrait photographers invested in growing their photography skills and building profitable businesses they love at www.sandracoaneducation.com.
]]>This shorter-form book from 3dtotal Publishing, from our new series Create & Learn Collection, takes readers through clear and simple methods to achieving top-quality lighting in their drawing and digital paintings.
The invaluable content is written and illustrated by professional artists, including an in-depth introduction by Kenneth Anderson (aka Character Cube), a character designer and illustrator based in Scotland, UK, who specialises in the creation of characters for animation, gaming, and traditional publishing. After covering the fundamentals of light and shade, he explores the ways lighting and shading can be used to describe form, push character stylisation, and enhance storytelling.
This is followed by eight invaluable tutorials from global artists, including Iranian concept artist Taraneh Karimi, Serbian illustrator Ognjen Sporin, and Italian character designer Isabella Agosti. They cover a range of topics, including 'Controlling tonal structure of a character with light and shade', 'Using light within a character design', and 'Using light and shade in a stylized 3D character'.
With a compact format and short, clear tutorial steps, this book is ideal for those wanting a quick reference guide or more relaxed approach from a tutorial book. It's an ideal gift for an artist friend just discovering their digital-painting skills, or a must-buy for artists wanting to discover how the professionals create spot-on lighting and shade in their designs.
]]>Contributor Taraneh Karimi is an Iranian artist living in Spain. She has 149K Instagram followers (@taraneh.artworks). She is a self-taught concept artist and character designer with over a decade of experience, working with renowned companies like Disney Animation, Netflix, and various game and animation studios. She primarily uses digital tools, such as Procreate on the iPad and Photoshop on screen tablets.
Contributor Ognjen Sporin is from Serbia and has 118K Instagram followers (@o.sporin). Ognjen is a freelance illustrator and concept artist who has created art for video games, animated movies, books, and tabletop games. Notable past clients include Netflix, Blizzard, Marvel, and NetEase.
Edited by 3dtotal Publishing, based in Worcester, England, UK. 3dtotal publish high-quality art books dedicated to bringing invaluable training to beginners, hobbyists, and professionals alike. Their books feature top industry professionals from around the globe who share their experience in skillfully written step-by-step tutorials and guides. Illustrated throughout with stunning artwork, these best-selling publications offer creative insight, expert advice, and essential motivation.
]]>This shorter-form book from 3dtotal Publishing, from our new series Create & Learn Collection, takes readers through a clear and simple guide to achieving top-quality prints with the linocutting technique.
The invaluable content is written and illustrated by professional artists, including an in-depth introduction by Gareth Barnes (aka Spindle Printer), a printmaker who works from his home studio in Leeds, UK. His work is inspired by history, folklore, the natural world, and vintage illustration, and he sells his work at print fairs around the UK. He discusses the materials used for linocutting, followed by techniques from start to finish, including carving, prepping paper, tips for mixing colours, and pressing and drying. All accompanying by stunning photography of the process in action.
We then have specific projects from global artists, including Dutch printmaker Esther van Dam, Anna Hermsdorf from Germany, and Mary Ann Testagrossa from California, USA. Their tutorials include simple and more advanced version of multiblock prints and reduction prints, as well as a jigsaw print and the technique of reprinting a pattern on fabric. Photographs accompany each step of each process, alongside clear written instructions from the artist.
With a compact format and short, clear tutorial steps, this book is ideal for those wanting a quick reference guide or more relaxed approach from a tutorial book. It's an ideal gift for an artist friend just discovering their printmaking passion, or a must-buy for linocutters wanting to discover how the professionals create their stunning prints.
]]>Contributor Esther van Dam aka Studio Tokek has 199K Instagram followers (@studio.tokek). She is an illustrator, printmaker, and pattern-lover based in the Netherlands. She makes stamps for her own collection of print fabrics and for various customers all over the world.
Contributor Anna Hermsdorf is based in Germany and has 121K Instagram followers. She is a printmaker and tattoo artist and works on personal projects such as linoprints of themed girls portraits, custom tattoo work for clients, and an online course for linoprint beginners.
Edited by 3dtotal Publishing, based in Worcester, England, UK. 3dtotal publish high-quality art books dedicated to bringing invaluable training to beginners, hobbyists, and professionals alike. Their books feature top industry professionals from around the globe who share their experience in skillfully written step-by-step tutorials and guides. Illustrated throughout with stunning artwork, these best-selling publications offer creative insight, expert advice, and essential motivation.
]]>Class struggle is everywhere, and it influences everything and everyone in our society. Marx is the person who first explained this struggle systematically. For Marx, capitalism signified not the end of history, but rather the latest phase of human development that leads ordinary people to rid themselves of 'all the muck of ages and become fitted to found society anew.'
Marx's theories are deeply prescient and relevant in our efforts to understand and cope with the crises of our time. Every day, we see more evidence that the capitalist system is both undermining itself and those whose labour it depends on, as Marx predicted.
Understanding Marxismis an essential resource for looking at the power and usefulness of Marx's criticism of the capitalist economic system and how we can move beyond it to a truly sustainable and democratic society based on workers' self-management.
]]>Understanding Socialismis a plainspoken text that disarms false narratives, confronts past failures, and offers a path to a fresh and modern understanding of socialism, by outlining what democracy in the workplace could look like.
Wolff not only explains what socialism is and has meant to its various proponents, he also looks at the transition from feudalism to capitalism as a model to help us visualise an evolution from our current socioeconomic state.
Understanding Socialism explores how socialist theory was used and applied to help shape the histories of countries such as Russia and China, and beyond. Wolff also analyses the successes and defeats of those countries, the world's reactions to them, and how they offer important lessons for the building of a democratic, worker-controlled 21st-century socialism.
]]>Understanding Capitalismexplores the different definitions of what capitalism is and is not, and dissolves the many myths that, Wolff argues, are designed to confuse and disorient us. Wolff doesn't simply identify the crises and harms manufactured by capitalism, he details a path forward by outlining alternative economic models that combat the exploitation and oppression inherent in capitalism.
Capitalism oftentimes feels as permanent as the sky above. Understanding Capitalism shows that our current economic system is only as strong as the ordinary people who enable its existence, and that capitalism's demise requires an organised, collective effort by those who can identify its vulnerabilities and limitations, but also understand that another world is indeed possible.
]]>Many households and communities strive for egalitarian relationships and challenge the conflation of women with motherhood; however, essentialist notions of the maternal persist. Norms of 'good motherhood' continue to limit the identities available to mothers, and structural responses to gender inequities often fall short. Tensions are therefore present in cultural representations of women and families, workplace and sector policies and practices, government initiatives, and lived experiences of motherhood.
Intersectional inequalities compound these challenges. Indigenous, sole, and migrant mothers face additional barriers that workplace and welfare policies have failed to adequately address. The COVID-19 pandemic intensified these pressures, while simultaneously presenting opportunities to restructure work and care.
With contributions from scholars across a range of disciplines including history, sociology, criminology, human geography, media and communication, and business and management Motherhood, Labour and Care in the 21stCentury: Contradictions in focus interrogates these substantive themes in diverse communities across Australia and New Zealand. It offers a critical reflection on motherhood, labour and care, uncovering taken-for-granted assumptions about gender and family life, and redressing stubborn inequities.
Motherhood, Labour and Care in the 21stCentury hopes to encourage individuals and households to think differently about motherhood, and to inform government perspectives and social policy on gender ideologies, families, workplaces, and the broader care deficit.
]]>Professor Kate Huppatz is Associate Dean, Research (School of Social Sciences) at Western Sydney University. Her research explores the role of labour and culture in the production and reproduction of gender inequality, with a focus on workplaces and families.
]]>In various traditions around the world, divination is not a stopping point; it's the beginning. A querent may come to tarot (or other forms of divination) to receive insight into their situation but also to glean a diagnosis and treatments to remedy problems. These 'treatments' are often magical rituals or ceremonies the querent could perform for themselves or have someone else perform on their behalf. Each tarot card has specific recommendations for what kind of magic and ritual might be appropriate to address a specific concern you just need to learn how to read them with an eye to their inner magic.
'The reward of friendship is itself-the joy of being together, the mutual confidence, the shared virtue.'
Released in 44 BC, these philosophical works represent what life was like for Romans at the time, detailing the dynamics of human relationships and the acceptance of aging. Marcus Tullius Cicero wrote numerous treatises, but these two were the most prominent and widespread. Inspired by his personal experiences and philosophical traditions, the works were dedicated to Cicero's close friend Atticus.
]]>The world's first great empires established by the ancient Persians, Chinese, and Romans are well known, but not the empires that emerged on their margins in response to them over the course of 2,500 years. These counterempires or shadow empires, which changed the course of history, include the imperial nomad confederacies that arose in Mongolia and extorted resources from China rather than attempting to conquer it, as well as maritime empires such as ancient Athens that controlled trade without seeking territorial hegemony. In Shadow Empires, Thomas Barfield identifies seven kinds of counterempire and explores their rise, politics, economics, and longevity.
What all these counterempires had in common was their interactions with existing empires that created the conditions for their development. When highly successful, these counterempires left the shadows to become the world's largest empires for example, those of the medieval Muslim Arabs and of the Mongol heirs of Chinggis Khan. Three former shadow empires Manchu Qing China, Tsarist Russia, and British India made this transformation in the late eighteenth century and came to rule most of Eurasia. However, the DNA of their origins endured in their unique ruling strategies. Indeed, world powers still use these strategies today, long after their roots in shadow empires have been forgotten.
Looking afresh at the histories of important types of empires that are often ignored, Shadow Empires provides an original account of empire formation from the ancient world to the early modern period.
]]>Blending personal narrative with ethnographic insight, Life Lines invites readers to reflect on the profound and often challenging journey of caring for an aging parent. As generations age and more families navigate the realities of advanced old age, this book offers a hopeful vision: caregiving can be more than a duty it can become an opportunity for parents and adult children to forge deeper, more emotionally enriching relationships.
Through art, conversation, and shared discovery, Life Lines shows how we can move beyond care fatigue and disconnection, transforming the later years of life into a time of renewed connection, understanding, and appreciation.
]]>Drawing on extensive archival research, this groundbreaking book uncovers the lives of those who were doubly marginalised, not only persecuted as Jews but also as queer individuals. In doing so, it confronts the ways in which history has excluded or minimised their experiences, urging us to question normative accounts of the Holocaust.
By shedding light on these long-overlooked stories, People Without History Are Dust deepens our understanding of identity, survival, and memory, reminding us why an inclusive and complex approach to history is essential not just for the sake of the past, but in service to the present and the future as well.
]]>William Ross Jones is a freelance German-to-English translator and a historian of the Holocaust, gender and sexuality, and sexual violence, currently based at the University of Warwick.
]]>Caught between wars raging in both Eastern Europe and the Middle East, Greece is an island of relative stability. Popularly considered the cradle of Western civilisation, this is a Christian Orthodox state on the edge of the Islamic world. And, after a half-century of integration into NATO and the EU, Greece is now reabsorbing into the Near East, as the West fractures and new Middle Eastern powers rise. The country's importance as a cultural and geopolitical hybrid is growing.
Travelling through the region, Sean Mathews explores at ground level the tectonic shifts reshaping Europe and the Middle East. He meets the last Greek merchants in Cairo, and hears from Istanbul's remaining Greeks about Turkey's break with the West. In Jerusalem, he discovers a budding alliance between Greece and Israel; and in a faded Ottoman port, he encounters football hooligans loyal to a Russian oligarch.
This bold reappraisal of Greece as a Near Eastern nation uncovers its Byzantine and Ottoman past as a key to survival in today's chaotic, shrinking world.
'A major contribution to a slim field of books about modern Greece. Colourfully written and deeply researched, Mathews' travels through the country reveal a compelling cast of characters and a story about how a small country on the fringe of Europe is transforming itself into a cultural and diplomatic powerhouse.' Hannah Lucinda Smith, Istanbul correspondent and author ofErdoan Rising
'The eastern Mediterranean or greater Levant has been a pivotal region in imperial history and now again in postmodern geopolitics. Mathews expertly guides the reader through not only the sights and smells of the region, but its political and cultural layers. This is what travel writing is supposed to do: blend description with analysis.' Robert D. Kaplan, author of Waste Land: A World in Permanent Crisis
'A sweeping, historically rich and provocative book that will challenge conventional thinking about both geography and politics.' David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorkerstaff writer and author of Into the Hands of Soldiers: Freedom and Chaos in Egypt and the Middle East
'Highly enjoyable. With sharp reporting and narrative flair, Mathews uncovers Greece's enduring entanglement with the Middle East. His fresh, insightful revelations made me want to book a flight immediately: Greece will never seem quite the same again.' Erika Fatland, author of The Border,Sovietistanand High
'A timely and colourful journey through Greece's oriental past and increasingly Middle Eastern future. The author identifies the new frontier between Europe and the Middle East and it runs through Greece.' Michael Vatikiotis, author of Lives Between the Lines: A Journey in Search of the Lost Levant
]]>Each of the thirty-nine colourful cards in the No Bad Days oracle deck provides an affirmation as well as daily exercises. Further details are included in the accompanying guidebook, where you'll find suggestions for yoga positions, breathing techniques, an inspiring playlist, tips for personal development, prompts for intuitive writing, and more so you can make the most of your message.
The deck is broken down into three themes referenced by the card's colour:
Make this warm and sunny oracle part of your daily practice and let No Bad Days guide you with gentle wisdom toward joy, inner harmony, and a radiant sense of well-being.
]]>My Bloody Valentine have released only three albums in their forty-year career, but each of them has made a seismic impact. Isn't Anything (1988) is often cited as an Ur-text of shoegaze and dream rock; Loveless (1991) is an undisputed masterpiece heralded by many as the greatest album of the 1990s; m b v (2013) is one of the best-loved comeback albums in recent memory.
For those who know Kevin Shields and his work already, he is an indie-rock icon, but by other measures he's still a relatively obscure figure in the musical mainstream, and to date there has been no full-length appraisal of his work or his band's career. Until now.
Turn My Head Into Sound is based on research gathered over decades as well as interviews with people who were there, some of them speaking on the record for the first time. Longtime fans of the band will find plenty of new information here, including the full story of the tumultuous period at Island Records following the release of Loveless.
Shields is truly a one-of-a-kind musician, and this book which fills in the gaps, corrects errors, and takes an objective look at his and the band's entire career, warts and all paints the full picture of one of the most revolutionary sonic artists of our time, including his work outside of MBV as an engineer, producer, remixer, and auxiliary member of Primal Scream, as well as his contributions to several films by Sofia Coppola.
]]>The Spanish Civil War was a war of firsts: the first in which civilians were targeted, through the bombing of cities. It was also the first 'photogenic' war in history, the growth in photo-journalism bringing images of the fighting and of the huge number of refugees that were created by the conflict to the newspapers and newsreels of other European countries. New weapons, technologies and strategies were tried out, rehearsing for the increasingly inevitable war on European soil.
War Without Mercy examines the origins of this deadly conflagration which date back to the nineteenth century and which finds its causes in the issues of mass suffrage, social welfare reform, and land reform, as well as in the increasing tensions between urbanism and rural tradition. The course of the war is laid out, including descriptions of the major battles and incidents, incorporating details of the bombing of major cities, most harrowingly, of course, the bombing of civilians at Guernica, famously depicted in Pablo Picasso's painting of the atrocity. The reaction of the other nations of Europe is also examined the 'non-intervention' promulgated by Great Britain and France, and the direct intervention of the fascist nations, Germany and Italy, in support of the Nationalist cause, support that took the form of troops, planes and armaments.
]]>When China embarked on its transformative journey of modernisation in 1979, many believed the country's turn toward capitalism would put its totalitarian past to rest and mark the birth of a democratic, open society. Instead, China reverted to a neo-totalitarian state, one backed by one of the fastest-growing, most formidable economies on earth. The Broken China Dream pulls back the curtain on the regime of strongman Xi Jinping, revealing why the reforms of the post-Mao era have been reversed on nearly every front and why the world failed to see it coming.
Exposing the truth behind China's economic ascendency after the Cultural Revolution, Minxin Pei shows how, following Mao's death in 1976, Deng Xiaoping strategically deployed the tools of capitalism to preserve the Chinese Communist Party. Deng kept intact the institutional foundations of totalitarianism even as he unleashed private entrepreneurship and courted foreign investment, giving China's one-party state control of a vast repressive apparatus and the most critical sectors of the economy. Only a fragile balance of power among dueling factions prevented the rise of a totalitarian leader in the two decades after the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989 but this temporary equilibrium collapsed.
Essential to understanding today's China, this meticulously researched book is a sobering account of why the country's reformers and institutions could not stop a shrewd and ruthless politician like Xi from resurrecting dormant totalitarian practices that, for the foreseeable future, have spelled the end of the dream of a free and prosperous China.
]]>Marking the 150th anniversary of Jung's birth, this new English translation captures the cadence and subtlety of the brilliant psychologist in his own words, giving voice to a thinker and teacher who is by turns witty and intellectually daring but also vulnerable and humbled by the world's great mysteries. It restores numerous passages that were originally omitted or heavily edited and toned down for publication, 'auntified' as Jung himself put it. Taken together, these talks reveal Jung actively discovering meaningful new connections in his life's work. He shares his impressions of notable figures he encountered throughout his life such as Sigmund Freud, William James, Albert Einstein, and H. G. Wells and describes his striking visions, religious and paranormal experiences, and pioneering self-experimentation. Aided by Jaffe's skillful questioning, Jung reflects on subjects ranging from Christianity and Buddhism and the fate of the West to the experiences that led to the formulation of his signature concepts of the collective unconscious, archetypes, anima and animus, and the shadow as well as on karma, the afterlife, and much more.
With an introduction and extensive annotations by acclaimed Jung scholar Sonu Shamdasani that provide invaluable historical perspective, Jung's Life and Work includes previously unpublished extracts from Jung's letters and a completely reorganised text.
]]>Aniela Jaffe (19031991) was an analyst and longtime collaborator with Jung.
Sonu Shamdasani is Professor of Jung History and Co-Director of the Health Humanities Centre at University College London and the editor of Jung's Red Book.
Thomas Fischer is an editor at the Foundation of the Works of C. G. Jung and a great-grandson of Jung.
Heather McCartney is a Jungian analyst and the translator of Analytical Psychology in Exile (Princeton).
John Peck is a Jungian analyst and acclaimed poet.
]]>Designed for artists who are starting out on their painting journey, or those who just need a refresher on the basics, this handy and ultra-portable reference guide helps you create beautiful artwork whether in your studio or out and about.
Noted painting instructor Rachael Broadwell demystifies oil painting and distills her years of knowledge into this handy guide for all aspiring artists.
]]>Learning Japanese is a complete language learning package designed for people who want to learn to communicate in Japanese quickly and easily whether on your own or with a teacher. The book introduces all the basics of the language including pronunciation, vocabulary and sentence patterns so you can engage in simple conversations right from the start!
Useful explanations of the Japanese script, greetings and requests, verb conjugations, honorific forms and etiquette dos and don'ts are all included. A dictionary of commonly-used words and phrases is provided at the back.
The carefully-constructed lessons in this book all relate to useful everyday topics such as:
Hours of free native-speaker online audio recordings accompany the dialogues, vocabulary and exercises enabling you to practice pronouncing and understanding all the Japanese words and sentences! Free downloadable flashcards available online are also a great help in memorising the vocabulary and phrases, and memorable manga-style comic strips provide helpful visual prompts for the dialogues.
This ultimate language has everything you need at a fraction of the price of expensive language kits!
]]>A powerful investigation into plastic's impact on human health and the environment, and how we can fight back
Plastic is everywhere wrapped around our food, stitched into our clothes, even coursing through our veins. Once a marvel of modern science, plastic has become so inextricably woven into our lives that imagining a world without it can seem impossible. Over the last seventy-five years, plastic has cradled our planet in a synthetic embrace.
The Problem with Plastic critically examines the paradox of this material, first celebrated for its innovations and now recognised for its devastating environmental and public health impacts. With clarity and urgency, the book reveals how plastic pollution contributes to poisoned oceans, polluted air, a warming planet, and overwhelming waste, disproportionately impacting marginalized communities who bear the brunt of petrochemical pollution.
Revealing the alarming extent of microplastics infiltrating both the natural world and the human body, this compelling narrative challenges the illusion that recycling alone will save us. It unpacks the mechanisms of environmental racism and the deceptive greenwashing strategies used by the plastics industry to maintain the status quo.
More than a critique, The Problem with Plastic emphasises the urgent need for action against plastic's toxic legacy. It highlights powerful stories of frontline resistance in places like Louisiana, Texas, and Appalachia, and equips readers with practical tools including a 'Household Waste Audit' to track and reduce plastic consumption, as well as model policy guides for driving legislative change.
Urgent, eye-opening, and ultimately empowering, The Problem with Plastic reminds us: plastic is a problem but together, we can be the solution.
]]>Adam Mahoneyis a climate and environmental reporter who has reported from more than a dozen U.S. states and Palestine, Mexico, Uganda, and Vietnam for newspapers and magazines includingThe New York Times and The Guardian. The co-author (with Judith Enck and Beyond Plastics) of The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late (The New Press), he lives in New Orleans, Louisiana.
]]>Fodor's Las Vegas travel guide includes:
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]]>Fodor's Hong Kong travel guide includes:
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]]>Fodor's 'Essential' guides have been named by Booklist as the Best Travel Guide Series of 2020!
Fodor's Essential Egypt travel guide includes:
Planning on visiting any other regional destinations on this trip? Check out Fodor's Essential Israel, Fodor's Essential Turkey, and Fodor's Essential Morocco
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\Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Fodor's has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years. For more travel inspiration, you can sign up for our travel newsletter at fodors.com/newsletter/signup, or follow us @FodorsTravel on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We invite you to join our friendly community of travel experts at fodors.com/community to ask any other questions and share your experience with us!
]]>Insider advice on the best travel experiences, like visiting Naoshima (Japan's Art Island); exploring Kyoto's Gion District; making a pilgrimage to Sensoji Temple; skiing in Honshu and Hokkaido; or riding the Skinkansen Bullet Train. Plus tips for navigating the country's lovely but less-travelled corners.
About Frommer's: There's a reason Frommer's has been the most trusted name in travel for more than 65 years. Arthur Frommer created the best-selling guide series in 1957 to help American servicemen fulfill their dreams of travel in Europe, and since then, we have published thousands of titles, become a household name, and helped millions upon millions of people realize their own dreams of seeing our planet. Travel is easy with Frommer's.
]]>He contributes regularly to Japan's longest-running English-language magazine, Tokyo Weekender, and its premier English-language newspaper, The Japan Times. His work has also been published in The Belfast Telegraph, The Independent, The Irish Independent, Al Jazeera, CNN Travel, Business Insider, Metropolis, INTOUCH Magazine, andIntrepid Times.
]]>Fodor's 'Essential' guides were named by Booklist as the Best Travel Guide Series of 2020.
Fodor's Essential Spain 2026 travel guide includes:
Planning on spending more time in Spain's most exciting cities? Check out Fodor's Barcelona and Fodor's Madrid.
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ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Fodor's has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years. For more travel inspiration, you can sign up for our travel newsletter at fodors.com/newsletter/signup, or follow us @FodorsTravel on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We invite you to join our friendly community of travel experts at fodors.com/community to ask any other questions and share your experience with us!
]]>You've made the decision to explore what sober living is all about. Maybe you don't like how you feel after drinking, maybe you don't like who you become when you drink, or maybe you're just trying to be a little healthier. Whatever the reasons behind your decision, this activity book is here to help you stay entertained, inspired, and on the right track. The friendly advice, proven tips, fun activities and games, and convenient organisational tools will help you during your year of sober curious living. In a world that can seem completely centred around drinking, this little book can be something you come back to now and then, or something you incorporate into your weekly routine. No matter how you decide to use The Sober Curious Activity Book, it is the perfect thing to have on hand if you're looking for a bit of fun and friendly companionship on your journey!
]]>'The most powerful tools are not invented; they are rediscovered. Jorge Luis Delgado, one of my teachers, unearths a timeless, potent formula for a life of purpose: Love, Service, Wisdom. This book will change how you see your place in the world.' don Jose Ruiz, New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Fifth Agreement
In the heart of the Andes, the ancient Inkas cultivated a spiritual philosophy that created one of the most harmonious and advanced civilisations on Earth. For them, the secrets to a life of meaning, purpose, and connection were found in three simple, yet profound principles: munay (love), llankay (service), and yachay (wisdom).
Author Jorge Luis Delgado was a modern man, determined to pursue material success and leave the 'old ways' behind. But the wisdom of his ancestors had other plans. From his beginnings as a suitcase-toting child on the streets of Peru to his awakening as a respected chakaruna a bridge person between worlds Delgado's extraordinary journey reveals how these timeless principles are not relics of the past, but urgently needed guides for navigating modern crisis and change. In this book, Delgado will teach you how to:
Cultivate munay, the unconditional love that recognises the sacred in all beings.
Practice llankay, transforming your daily actions into a prayer of sacred service.
Access yachay, the deep wisdom that flows from your connection to the cosmos.
More than a philosophy, this is a practical path to inner and outer transformation. Through personal stories, insightful teachings, and accessible practices, you will discover how to build bridges from your mind to your heart, from your personal life to the collective whole, and from a world of separation to one of unity.
]]>Whether you are looking to read your own birth chart, create drills according to the energy of each zodiac sign, or establish rituals to connect with yourself, Self-Love Astrology Journal serves as an invaluable tool for personal growth.
Your purpose is waiting to be uncovered, and the completion of this magical journal culminates in an oasis of self-reception where abundance awaits you.
]]>A collection of over 250 open-ended prompts to inspire your past-life journey, Past Life Prompts by M. Belanger is your personal journal for self-directed memory work. Explore deep sensory and emotional triggers on your own schedule, taking time to reflect on and record everything that comes to mind. Bookending the prompts are instructions for how to approach memory work, why it's important, and how to avoid common pitfalls such as cryptomnesia and wish fulfillment.
]]>Financial Sorcery will give you step-by-step instructions on how to improve your fiscal situation combining timeless financial wisdom with enhanced sorcery. Author Jason Miller teaches not only magical exercises to improve your finances but also the mindset for financial wellness and tools for traditional financial planning so you can continue to grow your wealth.
This life-changing book goes far beyond simple 'money magic', sharing not only the magic skills needed to succeed but also the money mindset. This is a tome of true financial sorcery that will show you how to ensure success no matter what life throws at you.
This revised edition of Financial Sorcery contains a new introduction, an all-new chapter, and updates throughout.
]]>Nonmonogamy can assume many shapes, none of which can claim to be a 'safe' model of intimacy. The jet-setting passport paramour who fits the needs of many far-flung lovers into a single carryon has as many opportunities to do right or wrong by their partners as the members of a homebound triad who prefer raising a family to raising hell on the nightlife scene.
Even the most casual of connections requires trust, and where there is trust, there is the potential for betrayal. As long as there have been love stories, there has been love lost through deception, abandonment, or callous disregard of intimate bonds. Intimacy, exclusive or otherwise, can be exploratory or confined, collaborative or autonomous, but one thing it can never be is risk free.
Yes, there is cheating in nonmonogamous relationships. There are other forms of betrayal, too: the cliquish injustices of in-group bullying, the violation of having personal information shared by a trusted partner, the humiliation of seeing someone who claimed to love you 'trade up' for a partner with more social, sexual or plain old economic capital. Trust can be broken, and in turn break people, in a great number of ways.
In Nonmonogamy and Betrayal, Eve Rickert, co-author of More Than Two, Second Edition: Cultivating Nonmonogamous Relationships with Kindness and Integrity, explores a regrettable inclination among many who practise nonmonogamy: to downplay or minimise the destructive capacity of broken trust, both to the betrayed partner and to the larger community. Nonmonogamy and Betrayal not only unravels the varieties of betrayal that can occur in nonmonogamy, but explores pathways to recognition and healing.
]]>Shannon Knight's approach to shadow work is deeply rooted in secular, therapeutic, and psychological principles, but she recognised the valuable role that magick, archetypes, and symbolism play in this process.
Unlike other books on the subject, Dark Shadow, Golden Shadow incorporates the use of tarot as a prominent tool that serves as a method of self-reflection, offering a portal to our subconscious and helping us access parts of ourselves that we otherwise may have been unable to. The imagery and archetypes help facilitate a dialogue with our shadow, making it easier to converse with the repressed and hidden parts of ourselves.
To create harmony and reduce tension between the logical and mystical aspects of ourselves, we need to be curious about multiple ways of being, experimenting with how these impact us for better or for worse and then figuring out what to do with this information. Through exercises, techniques, and insights, Dark Shadow, Golden Shadow allows you to gently explore the depths of your psyche, uncover different parts of yourself, and navigate the path toward greater self-acceptance. It's the ultimate process of 'looking in the mirror'.
]]>In this book, Stephen Brooks provides a systematic empirical and theoretical examination of how economic factors influence security affairs. Empirically, he analyses how economic variables of all kinds affect interstate war, terrorism, and civil war; in total, sixteen pathways are examined. Brooks shows that the relationship between economic factors and conflict is complex and multifaceted; discrete economic factors such as international trade, economic development, and globalised manufacturing, to name a few are sometimes helpful for promoting peace and stability, but at other times are detrimental. Brooks also develops a stronger theoretical foundation for guiding future research on the economics-security interaction. Drawing on Adam Smith, he provides a more complete range of answers to the three key conceptual questions analysts must consider: how economic goals relate to security goals; what economic factors to focus on; and how economic actors influence security policies.
Combining an innovative theoretical understanding with empirical rigour, Brooks's account will reshape our understanding of the political economy of security.
]]>In 1387, a young Muslim woman from North Africa was captured on a galley in the Bay of Naples and brought to Marseille as a slave. For more than ten years, she was held in bondage to a shipwright and privateer named Peire Huguet. Daniel Lord Smail tells the extraordinary story of Magdalena Coline, a woman who dared to file suit against the man who called himself her master, and whose passage from servitude to freedom raises tantalising questions about how the people of her time made sense of slavery as a social category.
In a masterful narrative that takes readers from the waters of the Mediterranean to the court of the Angevin King Louis II, claimant to the throne of Naples, Smail describes how Peire, pressed by Magdalena's supporters, reluctantly granted her a tacit manumission through her marriage to her first husband, whose death two years later placed her in a state of considerable ambiguity. In 1406, following her second marriage to an immigrant shoemaker, a dispute with Peire exploded in the law courts of Marseille, where it played out over two tumultuous years through numerous suits and appeals. In a dramatic turn of events, Magdalena traveled to the royal court in nearby Aix-en-Provence, where she successfully petitioned the king and returned home victorious.
Drawing on court records and an array of other archival sources from the period, Magdalena Coline brings these remarkable legal proceedings vividly to life, shedding new light on the ways slavery was understood and practiced in the late medieval Mediterranean world.
]]>In this classic text from 1909, Alexandra Kollontai, a leading early figure in the Marxist feminist movement, discusses the history and socioeconomic roots of the struggle for women's equality. Examining the movement for women's equality in late 19th century Russia, she discusses how upper-class liberal feminists ignored or patronized working-class women. The interests of upper-class women and their focus on suffrage and philanthropy meant that their organisations and movements could not be reliable allies to women of the working class.
Many of the issues that Kollontai touches on in this book remain alive today, as the struggle for gender equality is dominated by liberal bourgeois groups while revolutionary leftists attempt to address intersecting systems of oppression without being co-opted by neoliberal feminism. Kollontai's argument that the feminist movement needs to be part of broader working class struggles for liberation is as important and powerful today as it was in the early twentieth century.
]]>lise Hendrick has been working as a freelance translator of a wide variety of medical, legal, technical, literary, and political material since the late 1990s. Her working languages include Russian, Japanese, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Norwegian, Dutch, Portuguese, English, Swedish, Danish, Flemish, Afrikaans, Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Korean, Catalan, and Yiddish, and are likely to expand soon to include Chinese (simplified and traditional) and Finnish.
]]>Wartime Russia is drowning in fascist symbols. Zealous patriots attack journalists, opposition activists, and anyone suspected of betraying the motherland. Hordes of online trolls and sleek videos of angry young men urge citizens to join the cause. State television terrifies viewers with false tales of anti-Russian conspiracies and genocidal yearnings. Child soldiers proudly parade across Red Square. This is Russia in the 2020s: a land of performative rage and nationalist untruth, where pretence and broken promises are a way of life, and an apocalyptic mindset is seizing tomorrow's Russians.
As compelling as it is chilling, Z Generation shows how Russia has ended up here, and where its young people may be headed: a fascist generation more violent and ideological than anything the country has seen before.
]]>The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 was the result of declining active support for the government, and of waste and inefficiency in aid delivery. Yet, while corrosive, these problems were not in themselves sufficient to have brought about a collapse. To a significant degree, they were the result of early failings in institutional design, reflecting an American inclination to pursue short-term policy approaches that created perverse incentives thus interfering with the long-term objective of stability.
This book exposes the true factors underpinning Kabul's fall. The Afghan Republic came under relentless attack from Taliban insurgents who depended critically on Pakistani support. It also suffered a creeping invasion that put the government on the back foot as the US tried and failed to deal with Pakistan's perfidy. The fatal blow came when bored US leaders naively cut an exit deal with the enemy, fatally compromising the operation of the Afghan army and air force and triggering the final collapse, with top leaders at odds over whether to make a final stand in Kabul.
The Afghan Republic did not simply decline and fall. It was betrayed.
]]>This is the remarkable life story of Denis D. Gray, born Zdenek Mecir in communist Czechoslovakia, who went on to a celebrated career as a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press.
From the front lines of the Vietnam War and the 'Killing Fields' of Cambodia to foxholes in Iraq and Afghanistan, Gray chronicles eight decades of upheaval and resilience in this highly personal memoir. He reflects on a world of relentless change and fleeting beauty, torn between the urge to seek a quiet refuge a 'lost horizon' of peace and the irresistible pull of life on the edge.
'In Lost Horizons, I try to make sense of it all as best I can. I tell my story and those of others not only people but cities, countries and conflicts through imperfect eyes. I chose not to present these accounts as a strictly chronological narrative but by subject and theme. In so doing, I hope to have captured the unique period in history during which I lived, loved and lost.' Denis D. Gray
]]>Abdulmejid II was a talented painter, music enthusiast and Francophile. He was also the last Ottoman Caliph, expelled from Istanbul in March 1924 when Turkey abolished the 1,300-year-old Caliphate.
From his villa on the French Riviera, Abdulmejid launched a plan to resurrect the institution and transform world history. Indian politician Shaukat Ali brokered a marital alliance between the Ottomans and the Nizam of Hyderabad, the world's richest prince, who governed a state the size of Italy in the Indian subcontinent.
This saw the union of Islam's two greatest houses, and of the Islamic west and east. It cemented Hyderabad's status as a global Muslim capital, and left Abdulmejid's grandson, the Ottoman prince and the designated Nizam-in-waiting, perfectly placed to claim the Caliphate. But Partition in 1947 and the annexation of Hyderabad the following year spelled the end of this prospect.
Exploring the lives, cultures and sensibilities of an amazing cast of players, The Indian Caliphate details this extraordinary history, which for decades has been consigned to near oblivion. This story of the downfall of two Muslim dynasties reveals a forgotten fact: that India was, in many ways, the very epicentre of the Islamic world in the early twentieth century.
]]>In this history, Nicholas Hewitt explores Marseille's extraordinary cultural wealth from the Revolution to the present century, charting the development of its bad reputation, its 'rogue status' within France, and its international importance. The narratives devoted to this great port city range from the legend of its football team to The Count of Monte Cristo. Hewitt discovers Marseille through the eyes of writers, painters and sculptors, film-makers, music hall stars, architects and rappers; from the viewpoints of French, German, British and American visitors; and as a celebration of its humane cosmopolitanism, often in contrast with national French sentiment.
Wicked City is a vivid and complex portrait of one of the Mediterranean's great cities, going beyond the popular stereotypes to uncover the true Marseille in its full richness.
]]>In the 2010s, as China slid deeper into authoritarianism and the UK veered towards political uncertainty, the two countries declared a 'Golden Era' of relations. This challenge to the established international order came amid rising global concern around Chinese party-state intrusions abroad.
All That Glistens peels away the shiny exterior of the Sino-British 'golden age' to reveal a relationship built on global capitalism, British corruption and Chinese Communist Party influence over UK affairs to the disquiet of London's allies.
Drawing on his years on the ground in Beijing, as well as investigative research using open-source intelligence, Martin Thorley's timely book sheds light on a murky aspect of international relations. He reveals coordinated Chinese state actions reaching into the heart of Parliament, and the widespread compromise of British politics by Chinese commercial entities particularly nuclear energy, property development and currency-trading enterprises. Exposing the close connections between Western financialisation and China's geopolitical interference, this book offers a cautionary tale for all liberal democracies.
]]>Greenland is no ordinary island. From its discovery by Norsemen to its contemporary strategic significance, it has been a frontier for human exploration and empire, today emerging as a facilitator of geoeconomic competition. This book delves into the rich history and complex politics of Greenland, revealing how this icy expanse has shaped and been shaped by the world.
This short history begins with the Vikings, whose mysterious disappearance from Greenland in the 1400s remains one of history's great puzzles. It then explores the island's gradual transformation from a Danish possession to an autonomous territory, charting its role during the World Wars and its strategic importance during the Cold War.
Greenland finds itself at the centre of a renewed 'great game', balancing transatlantic ties, rising Chinese influence, and mounting domestic pressures for independence. And that's before President Trump's agenda is factored in.
Starting from Trump's plan to purchase Greenland, Elizabeth Buchanan dissects the island's contemporary role and poses four provocative scenarios for its future from full independence to an icy geopolitical standoff with Denmark.So You Want to Own Greenland? is an essential read for anyone curious about the future of this frozen frontier and its place on the global stage.
]]>This groundbreaking book reveals why today's economic model is failing and how a regenerative approach can unlock resilience, justice, and health for people and the planet. Instead of reacting to crisis after crisis, a regenerative economy creates the conditions for systems to thrive, adapt, and evolve.
This bold rethinking of economics for a world in crisis:
Why this book matters now
As climate disruption, biodiversity loss, and inequality accelerate, this work provides a hopeful, rigorous framework for redesigning our economic future one grounded in science, values, and the deep wisdom of natural systems.
After a successful 20-year career on Wall Street where he was a Managing Director of what he calls 'the old JPMorgan', John listened to a persistent inner voice and walked away in 2001 with no plan, but many questions. A few months later he experienced the events of 9/11 firsthand, and after the 2008 Financial Crisis, John created the Capital Institute to explore ever deepening questions about the future of capitalism.
John's revolutionary ideas have been met with wide, global acclaim through his writings, talks, and his 8-week online course 'Introduction to Regenerative Economics'. A member of the Club of Rome, John was featured in the 2021 award winning documentary, Going Circular, with James Lovelock. He lives in Stonington, CT.
]]>This book provides a self-guided 2-3 hour tour of this landmark area which was Sydney's first exclusive suburb. It still retains remnants of its 19th century glory with some nine colonial mansions, but is even more distinctive because of its 20th century Art Deco and Modernist built heritage.
Important Australian architects are represented with five beautiful Art Deco buildings by Emil Sodersten and five Modernist gems by Harry Seidler.
Potts Point and Elizabeth Bay is sited only 2 kms from the city on the harbour with beautiful parks and views. It has a village ambience and contains some of the best restaurants in Sydney.
]]>Despite the surge of women into university, jobs and sitting in federal parliament, why are men still overwhelmingly running the show?
Fewer women are running governments, and the small proportion who make it as CEO has barely budged. The major culprit is right under our noses. Entrenched gender bias about who should be the boss means leadership is mainly seen as a masculine endeavour. And no matter how well qualified and experienced, women continue to be underestimated and face an obstacle course of sexism to get to the decision-making table.
In Breaking the Boss Bias, Catherine Fox sounds the alarm. She argues that toxic sexism woven through processes, beliefs, management, education and leadership norms is keeping privileged men in power, making decisions for us all. It's time for a new way to lead and to unlock the talent being wasted from boss bias.
'Forensically researched, tightly argued, suffused with Fox's trademark wit, Breaking the Boss Bias presents a compelling case for more women leaders and asks the question why are they still so rare?' Jane Caro
'What a wake-up call! We are moving backwards on gender, and the stats for women who come from diverse backgrounds are staggering. This is compulsory reading for all leaders.' Shirley Chowdhary
'No matter what they do or how high they fly, most women know what it feels like to be ignored or left out of decision-making. Instead of being fobbed off with excuses, this important and practical book outlines why it happens and what we can all do about it.' Melissa Doyle AM
'This book isn't just about women but about building a better future for everyone. A powerful and important book for our times and must-read for all leaders.' Kirstin Ferguson AM
'This meticulously researched case for change is exactly what we need to move us from incrementally playing around the edges to sustainable, systemic progress towards gender equality in leadership.' Michelle Ryan
'Catherine cuts through the crippling stereotypes, exposes backlash and bias, delivers disruption and serves up seven steps for real change. She has proven to be Australia's corporate gender equality whisperer.' Natasha Stott Despoja AO
]]>'If we were different people, to write down these words might be to leave them behind us. But words are our artifacts, and I am seeding a trail for the journey, home.'
What does the daughter of a Nakba survivor inherit? It is not property or tangible heirlooms, nor the streets and neighbourhoods of a father's childhood and the deep roots of family who have lived in one place, Jerusalem, for generation upon generation.
Fixing her gaze on moments, places and objects from the streets of Bethlehem to the Palestinian neighbourhoods of the New Jerusalem Micaela Sahhar assembles a story of Palestinian diaspora. Find Me at the Jaffa Gate is a book about the gaps and blank spaces that cannot be easily recounted, but which insists on the vibrant reality of chance, fragments and memory to reclaim a place called home.
'Micaela Sahhar's Find Me at the Jaffa Gate is one of the most inventive, thought-provoking and captivating chronicles of Palestinian diasporic life I've had the pleasure of reading. It is a memoir written by a poet, poetry written by a novelist, literature written by an academic it is all these things at once, insisting with a gentle yet unwavering confidence in the power of its unique, brilliantly evocative and genre-defying voice. Sahhar's love for her family, homeland, the details and intimacies of everyday life; for language, history, archives, photographs and the treasured ephemera of a life in diaspora, shine through every line. The result is a book in which every word is deliberate, each line commands attention, each chapter is a world within a world.' Randa Abdel-Fattah, academic and writer, author of 11 Words for Love
'Micaela Sahhar's family history has everything that makes any Palestinian family history worth telling and reading about. On the one hand, a rich culture that ranges from distinctive culinary practices to a distinctive sense of humour, and on the other hand, a tragic settler-colonial history of dispossession and oppression leading to a transnational diasporic existence, and that makes for a characteristic sense of space and place. But this is not any book about Palestine. Sahhar is a superior storyteller with a knack for highlighting evocative details. Storytelling, like any craft, embodies in different degrees the labour of the many people who have told stories about one's subject matter in the past. The more a writer is well-read the more this shows in the historical density and the social complexity of their storytelling. Sahhar's book is definitely dense and socially complex in this way. This could make for 'heavy' reading if it wasn't for Sahhar's superior writing skills. Indeed, I would say that more than anything else, this is a book for people who enjoy good writing, regardless of what the story is about. But of course, it matters what this story is about. This is a book about Palestine and Palestinians, and in the way the book is grounded in both the Palestinian tragedy and the Palestinian unlimited capacity to affirm life, the spirit of anti-colonial resistance animates every one of its pages. Sahhar finishes the book saying that like Mahmoud Darwish's father she hopes that one day she will be able to go to Palestine, to the streets where her family originates from, and shout I am I. And I am here. But in a way, by writing this book, she already does that, if not from Palestine at least from the position she occupies within the transnational space of western colonialism.' Ghassan Hage, professor of anthropology at the University of Melbourne and author of The Diasporic Condition: Ethnographic Explorations of the Lebanese in the World
'Find Me at the Jaffa Gate is an aching and tender study of diaspora, grief, memory and history. Sahhar has a masterful voice, playing subtly with tense and form to give agency to a beautifully layered narrative, interwoven with fragments, records and intimate moments of lives permanently changed by Nakba. Find Me at the Jaffa Gate tells an unmissable story of Palestinian survival and resistance across space and time.' Evelyn Araluen, Bundjalung poet and author of Dropbear
'Sahhar chronicles the essential truths of Palestine with intricacy and finesse and in doing so, has crafted a mighty text that demands unbroken attention. Find Me at the Jaffa Gate is a book that will be read, re-read, dog-eared, underlined and recited.' Hasib Hourani, author of rock flight
'Find Me at the Jaffa Gate opens with a recollection of the five-year-old Micaela bobbing off to preparatory school with pigtails, glasses and missing teeth. As she enters the classroom, her sense of self is shattered in a nation that is home but not home, when a teacher butchers her family name and is visibly appalled when told the name is Palestinian. As the child of diaspora, born on the unceded lands of Australia, Micaela is ever conscious of the tension between being in exile on homelands now occupied; and living, working and writing on the occupied lands of Naarm in colonial Australia a site of invasion, and genocide. Find Me at the Jaffa Gate writes of and to dispossession, displacement, trauma, loss, resilience and is testimony to the power of intergenerational story and memory that survives, and lives on so that all those who remain, and their children and children's children remember. In this polyphonic narrative, we hear many voices some still living, others passed, now scattered across nations and continents, yet still connected through home Palestine.' Jeanine Leane, Wiradjuri writer, critic, poet and author of Gawimarra: Gathering
'At a time when Israel is literally trying to wipe Palestinians off the map, this book lands with a powerful thud of fury, beauty and resistance. Weaving personal stories with history in all its unvarnished details, Micaela Sahhar delivers a deeply affecting story that articulates one of the great outrages of our time.' Antony Loewenstein, independent journalist, film-maker and author of The Palestine Laboratory
'Find me at the Jaffa Gate is more than a lyrical memoir that binds personal storytelling with global history; Sahhar has built an archive for future generations. Readers interested in tales of migration and ancestral history will find a treasure trove in Sahhar's emotive and detailed offering.' Hellai Gul, Books+Publishing
'Find Me at the Jaffa Gate has been one of my favourite books of the year.' Alex Creece, author of Potty Mouth, Potty Mouth and Online Editor at Archer
'Find Me at the Jaffa Gate is a story that traverses time and place, love and hate; it's a story of ongoing and unforgettable Palestinian survival.' Readings
'[Through] beautiful prose, Sahhar pulls together a story, full of gaps and questions, about her Palestinian family, their memories and their connection to home.' Celina Ribeiro, Guardian Australia
'This is a book that is about more than displacement it's about resilience, truth-telling and the fragments of stories that are often forgotten but which form the bones and heart of what it means to Palestinian diaspora.' Soaliha Iqbal, Missing Perspectives
'Author and poet Micaela Sahhar's lyrical story of generations of Palestinian diaspora is as timely as ever.' Cheryl Akle, The Weekend Australian
'Sahhar not only reconstitutes an archive of her own family's past, she creates a new archive for the generations that follow.' This Week in Palestine
'Through the lens of her family's history Sahhar successfully immerses the reader in the big history and culture of Palestine, and the experience of being Palestinian.' Rowan Cahill, Journal of Intercultural Studies
'One knows that Find Me at the Jaffa Gate has been percolating for a long time when they read it. Within 48 short chapters, Micaela Sahhar pieces fragments of memory, speculation, and archival research to tell a story of both the construction of her selfhood and Palestinian family: 'not a story about wounds but about the preservation of something all its own'. It is a book full of brilliances even as occupation and exile cause history and geography to cut loose and spin around each other and as Sahhar herself asks, 'What does it mean to be exiled and how do we take our revenge?' Find Me at the Jaffa Gate is a gift, a remarkable debut memoir that is simultaneously a work of poetry in its lyricism and feeling; humour, anger, warmth, grief and love eddy in a whirlpool to form a work about sumud and survival.' VPLA judges' report
'No book is as essential for these past two years as Micaela Sahhar's Find Me at the Jaffa Gate.' Winnie Dunn, Sydney Morning Herald
]]>Henry Reynolds' ground-breaking re-examination of Australian colonisation from the north down.
When acclaimed historian Henry Reynolds moved from Hobart to Townsville to teach Australian history in the 1960s, he discovered the books of the period covered very little about northern Australia and First Nations peoples. He set out to help remedy the situation and ended up transforming Australian history in ways he could never have imagined.
In Looking from the North, Reynolds again turns Australian history on its axis with an exploration of colonisation north of the Tropic of Capricorn. Reynolds tells the stories of the European, Chinese, Japanese and Pacific Islander people who were vital to the settlement of the north. Along with the experience of First Nations peoples, from employment on stations and as native police to the land rights and homelands movements, Reynolds shows how the colonisation of the north, officially beginning in 1861, was a very different venture to settlement in the south. He argues that it provides profoundly important lessons for the world we live in today.
'This book is another masterpiece by Henry Reynolds. It combines the personal with the professional historiography that trademarks his work. The skilful and meticulous detail of his writing will once again inform Australians that truth can heal this nation.' Jackie Huggins
'Henry Reynolds was at the vanguard of young historians who burst onto the scene in the 1970s to shake the foundations of Australian history. Looking from the North explores "national history from the north down", yet again challenging Australia's past. Meticulously researched and written, this latest work by Reynolds deserves its place alongside his other groundbreaking histories.' John Maynard
'Henry Reynolds' map-flipping, mind-bending, gravity-defying book turns our colonial and national history on its stubborn head. By geolocating the axis of Australia's imperial enterprise in the continent's north, Reynolds challenges conventional assumptions of centre and margin; the value-laden hierarchy of proximate and remote. In doing so, the master storyteller changes the status of the people, power and perspectives that have shaped the nation's political trajectory. A radical revision of the past and a timely cartographic and conceptual blueprint for repositioning future relationships to law, sovereignty and country.' Clare Wright
'What we call history is a thing greatly influenced by perspective. In his extraordinary career, historian Henry Reynolds has done more than most to change the perspectives that have led to accepted accounts of post-colonial Australia that have ignored the true and often violent nature of colonial occupation and dispossession in this country. With this new book, Looking from the North, he flips the map to show just how much of the story of Australian colonialism and Indigenous post-colonial history is told from the vantage point of south eastern Australia. Looked at from north of the Tropic of Capricorn a new, revelatory and profoundly significant perspective emerges. That is the story of this remarkable book.' VPLA judges' report
'This book is yet another of Reynolds' deeply rewarding studies.' Raymond Evans, The Conversation
'I can't recommend this book highly enough.' Judith Brett, The Saturday Paper
'In Looking from the North, Reynolds returns to his point of departure. What began in 1965 as the researching, writing, and teaching of 'local history' gradually came to spur the rewriting of the nation's history.' Mark McKenna, ABR
'Looking from the North is hailed as an immediate classic.' Glyn Davis, Inside Story
'The shift in perspective induced by this revelatory work of Australian history is nothing short of vertiginous.' The Sydney Morning Herald
]]>In The Power of Choice, award-winning photographer Julian Kingma turns his camera on those who choose assisted dying, and those who help them on their final journey. These intimate portraits, along with essays from Andrew Denton and Richard Flanagan, invite us to ask, perhaps for the first time, what makes a good death.
'Mute and frozen witnesses, we watched Death take this strong man my father and shake him out until he was nothing.'
Andrew Denton
'They choose voluntary assisted dying because they want a good death and not a bad death. Because, dying, they want an end to their suffering, not its indefinite continuation and worsening.'
Richard Flanagan
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]]>Unfinished Revolution tells a fresh story of feminist action in this country, from the largest women's protest rally March4Justice in 2021 to the dynamic Australian Women's Liberation Movement of the 1970s. With a focus on gender and power in politics and the media, from national consciousness raising to shifting media narratives, this book is an exploration of what feminist change looks like.
'Here is contemporary history at its best. Virginia Haussegger presents Australian feminism as a promise of liberation that gutsy, passionate and brilliant women have pursued not in waves but persistently, across eras and generations. Unfinished Revolution should be compulsory reading for anyone serious about understanding, in its historical and global context, Australia's own #MeToo "moment" of 2021 as well as the wider possibilities for a resurgent feminism amid continuing gender discrimination, male violence against women and anti-feminist backlash.' Frank Bongiorno AM
'Virginia Haussegger is not just a brilliant journalist, but an original and insightful thinker and feminist. I will read anything she writes. And I recommend you do too.' Jane Caro AM
'In Unfinished Revolution, Virginia Haussegger stares down a terrifying global swing to the far-right and yells: Enough. This is the battle cry we desperately need right now, one that refuses to be watered down into niceties that ask politely for equity. This is a book that dares to fight back, and pulls no punches.' Hannah Ferguson
'At a time of global backlash against women and the women's movement, Unfinished Revolution is a spirited piece of feminist scholarship. It practically hums with righteous fury. For those who were at the pointy end of some of the historical changes in the Australian cultural zeitgeist that it charts, it is a timely reminder of what can, and has been, achieved. It acknowledges that there have been some painful moments along the way. That change is not always linear, that setbacks abound, but none of these things are cause for despondency and complacency. There is a relentless, almost bloody-minded optimism in these pages. It feels like a book which urges women to pick themselves up, dust themselves off, and just keep marching.' Louise Milligan
'A brilliant read. And a reminder that feminist change is possible and it's happening right now. Unfinished Revolution honours the Australian feminist movements past and present that have shaped our lives today. A must-read for every young Australian woman ready to build the next chapter of the feminist fight.' Yasmin Poole
'There are fascinating stories here, celebrating revolutions and revolutionaries small and large...Haussegger has done her research thoroughly.' Marian Quartly, Inside Story
]]>A century ago, ten Australian women did something remarkable. Throwing convention to the wind, they headed across the Pacific to make their fortune. In doing so, they reoriented Australia towards the United States years before politicians began to lumber down the same path.
For the artist Mary Cecil Allen, this meant spreading the word about American abstract expressionism. For the naturopath Alice Caporn, it meant evangelising fruit juices and salads. For the swimmer Isabel Letham, it was teaching synchronised swimming. Others imported the latest thinking in dentistry, fashion, design, economics, law, music, medicine and more. They were rebels, they were trailblazers, they were disruptors. Individually, they have extraordinary stories; together, they change the narrative of Australian history.
'Thoughtful and curious, critical and kind, Yves Rees's study of these globetrotting Australian women richly renders their lives and times, as well as contemplating how we reach across time to read them today.' Anna Clark, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, University of Technology Sydney
'Fresh, captivating, and full of fantastic women. Yves has somehow managed to assemble the greatest fantasy dinner party you never knew you needed, whilst also uncovering a fascinating and untold side of our history. A real treat.' Zoe Coombs Marr, comedian, performer and actor
'Yves Rees has the remarkable ability to bring history into the present, reminding us all that the only thing that really separates the generations is a linear notion of time. Travelling to Tomorrow gives voice to the women at the forefront of Australia's own "American Revolution". What I love most about Yves is how they bring an unwavering commitment to human rights in their exploration of history, the language of equality ever-present in their handling of the past. In Rees, we have found a historian of rare skill they possess the ability to tell us something we didn't know about something we thought we did.' Clementine Ford, feminist writer, columnist and broadcaster
'This book is a knockout. Yves Rees is that rare historian who thinks like a scholar and writes like a dream the literary equivalent to floating like a butterflying and stinging like a bee. You will want to meet these fearless and feisty women: women not only before their time in forging new geocultural paths to independence but also making their times by putting flesh to the bones of modernity. Rees gives us their stories in full-bodied, hot-blooded fashion. A sheer delight.' Professor Clare Wright OAM, Professor of History, La Trobe University
'Travelling to Tomorrow is a rollicking, bouncing read.' Rachelle Unreich, SMH/The Age (Book of the Week)
'Accessible, entertaining...Rees has a storyteller's knack for engaging the reader.' Kirsten Tranter, Australian Book Review
'a cracking, never-before-told tale.' Nicole Abadee, Spectrum
'Rees' narrative voice is chatty, empathetic, [and] wise. The reader feels like a charming guide is leading a tour of interwar America. All of this makes the book an engrossing read.' Inside Story
]]>The Whitlam government of 197275 appointed a women's advisor to national government - a world first - and reopened the equal pay case. It extended the minimum wage for women, introduced the single mother's benefit and paid maternity leave in the public service, ensured cheap and accessible contraception, funded women's refuges and women's health centres, introduced accessible, no-fault divorce and the Family Court, and much more.
Women and Whitlam brings together three generations - including Elizabeth Evatt, Eva Cox, Patricia Amphlett, Elizabeth Reid, Tanya Plibersek, Heidi Norman, Blair Williams and Ranuka Tandan - to revisit the Whitlam revolution and to build on it for the future.
'Political history at its best.' - Jenny Hocking
'... a reminder that politics can be radical, feminist and one that we can be proud of.' - Yasmin Poole
'Invaluable ... a clarion call to younger generations.' - Virginia Haussegger
'This very readable volume documents a pivotal, revolutionary period in our history.' - Steven Carroll, Sydney Morning Herald/The Age
]]>From May 1981 to June 1982, ethnochoreologist Megan Morais lived in Willowra in the Northern Territory, working with the Warlpiri community. The Warlpiri women and Megan worked as an impromptu team documenting their dances as performed in yawulyu women's ceremony as well as documenting traditional movement patterns.
Warlpiri women in Willowra generously and with trust, shared their music, songs, dances, designs and associated knowledge of yawulyu which is now being returned to them.
A recent collaboration between Megan and musicologist Myfany Turpin and the Willowra community has resulted in this book which provides the means for current and future generations to access the knowledge shared by the Warlpiri women.
Women of land-owning groups who have inherited sovereignty, and other important women in the community, have granted permission to publish the designs, songs and jukurrpa stories in this book. More than that, they urged publication so they would have a resource to teach their children and grandchildren. The co-authors each contributed to the book according to their authority, knowledge and strengths.
Proceeds from sales of this book will be returned to the Warlpiri community.
]]>The late Lucy Nampijinpa Martin was an integral part of the women's business (ritual ceremony and activity) documented in 1981-82. She has been essential in the repatriation of materials to the community. As one of the leading business women in Willowra she was the one who knew the songs, designs and dances. Lucy's work features throughout this book it includes the designs she drew from 1981-82 and the songs she sang then, and sang later for recording purposes. Sadly, Lucy passed away in 2024. Her legacy lives on in the ceremonial knowledge she has shared in this book
Myfany Turpin is a musicologist, linguist and associate professor at The University of Sydney where she conducts fieldwork on languages and songs of Central Australia. She has published extensively on Aboriginal song-poetry and publishes in the fields of music, linguistics and ethnobiology. She is the co-author of Yaru! Gudjal learner's guide and dictionary (Aboriginal Studies Press 2023).
]]>Charmian Clift was a writer ahead of her time. Lyrical and fearless, her essays seamlessly blended the personal and the political.
In 1964, Charmian Clift and her husband George Johnston returned to Australia after living and writing for many years in the cosmopolitan community of artists on the Greek island of Hydra. Back in Sydney, Clift found her opinions were far more progressive than those of many of her fellow Australians.
This new edition of Charmian Clift's essays, selected and introduced by her biographer Nadia Wheatley, is drawn from the weekly newspaper column Clift wrote through the turbulent and transformative years of the 1960s. In these 'sneaky little revolutions', as Clift once called them, she supported the rights of women and migrants, called for social justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, opposed conscription and the war in Vietnam, acknowledged Australia's role in the Asia-Pacific, fought censorship, called for a local film industry - and much more. In doing so, she set a new benchmark for the form of the essay in Australian literature.
'My regard for Charmian Clift veers uncomfortably close to veneration, which appals me. The figure of Clift as a messy morality tale about what happens when you run off to be a writer comes at the expense of the work she produced, which is to the contrary searing in its clarity. This collection is a reminder of the work behind the legend: her bent, her conviction, and her cool. And the sentences! Clift's essays evince an ardent attention to life in all its vagaries, which is really the most a person can give.' - Ellena Savage, author of Blueberries
'Charmian Clift was ahead of her time and yet also representative of them. Her essays are a fascinating, thoughtful sometimes judgemental, sometimes lyrical window into an Australia on the brink of change. Whether you always agree with her opinions or not, she writes like a dream and her voice is wry, insightful and self-aware. It is lovely to see her gaining the recognition she has long deserved.' - Jane Caro, Walkley Award winning columnist and author
'When I first stumbled on Clift's essays, twenty or more years ago, these trashy essays written for a disposable occasion seemed to me to have more lightning and quicksilver, more brilliance and more skill of execution, than any Australian writing other than the great novels of Patrick White and Christina Stead.' - Peter Craven, Sydney Morning Herald
'Reading these essays, it's easy to see why Clift became a cult figure. The chatty, charming and sometimes slightly dippy persona distracts attention just enough from the steely intelligence, the sophisticated sentence structure and the passion for causes that characterise these pieces but might otherwise rather have alarmed her readers ... In an era that hadn't yet thought too much about these things, her columns demonstrated that a woman ... could and should be an active citizen of the world.' - Kerryn Goldsworthy, Australian Book Review
'From the women's pages of the Sydney Morning Herald, among advertisements for wrinkle cream and mini-skirts ... Clift challenged a complacent society, fashioned a sly and elegant sedition: opposing Vietnam, unmasking materialism, championing equality for women.' - Mark Tredinnick, The Book Bulletin
'These are essays unabashed in their sensuality and liveliness, keenly curious and attuned to mystery and marvel, and they are almost always full of joy.' - Fiona Wright, Sydney Review of Books
]]>Nadia Wheatley is the author of The Life and Myth of Charmian Clift. Described by critic Peter Craven as 'one of the greatest Australian biographies,' this was the Age Non-Fiction Book of the Year, 2001, and won the NSW Premier's Australian History Prize (2002). After twenty years it remains the classic account of the life and work of this transformational Australian writer. Nadia Wheatley's other works include the award-winning memoir Her Mother's Daughter. Her most recent book, Radicals Remembering the Sixties, written in partnership with Meredith Burgmann, was published by NewSouth in 2021
]]>Throughout the twentieth century, a group of trailblazing women writers challenged the nation's status quo. Miles Franklin's forceful voice invigorated the emerging women's movement, Mary Gilmore was a groundbreaking feminist journalist, and novelists Katharine Susannah Prichard and Eleanor Dark explored the colonial displacement of Australia's Indigenous people. Kylie Tennant spoke up for battlers during the Depression. Dymphna Cusack, Katharine Susannah Prichard and Dorothy Hewett, all members of Australia's Communist Party, advocated for social reform. Ruth Park's The Harp in the South jolted the NSW government into developing slum clearance programs. And the work of First Nations poet and activist Kath Walker (later Oodgeroo Noonuccal) was crucial in achieving constitutional reform for Indigenous peoples.
Acclaimed biographer Jacqueline Kent traces these women's stories, shaped by the seismic social and political events of their time, and illuminates their immense courage and principled determination to change the world.
'Kent brings her cast of writers effortlessly to life.' Jason Steger
'Each of these seven women writers set out, in her own way, to change the world, and this well-researched and engagingly written book makes clear their individual and collective bravery, curiosity and fearlessness.' Heidi Maier, InDaily
'Highly informed, engaging, often wittily observed, this is also an impressively orchestrated study of groundbreaking writers and the tumultuous times they mirrored and interpreted.' Sydney Morning Herald / The Age
'Inconvenient Women is a fluent stream of fascinating detail. It brings to the fore names half-remembered now, their collaborations with activist men such as Guido Baracchi and Egon Kisch as well as other women, and the political environment they all operated in. Once begun, it is difficult to put down: you'll finish with dozens of notes to follow up.' Miriam Cosic, The Saturday Paper
]]>Together, stories of women from Anna Blackwell and Flora Shaw to Janet Mitchell and Caroline Isaacson, illustrate the gains and setbacks of women journalists over nearly a century. In each successive story, the tenacious determination of these women stands clear against the background of the prevailing patriarchy.
Patricia Clarke was a trailblazer herself as the only woman on the Melbourne staff at the Australian News and Information Bureau in the early 1950s. In a detailed epilogue, Patricia shares stories of her own life and career in the days of crowded newsrooms, clattering typewriters, and overflowing cigarette trays.
The book also features an introduction by Amy Remeikis, political reporter at Guardian Australia, who reflects on the struggles and achievements of her early counterparts as well as the current working environment for women journalists.
Bold Types is a book that will resound with and inspire today's audience, in a world where women are still fighting for equal rights and often, respect in the workplace.
]]>Amy Remeikisis the political reporter for The Guardian. She writes on the major political issues in Australia, crime, the courts and the environment. She is a regular panellist on the ABC's Insiders program and was the inaugural nominee for the Young Walkley awards.
]]>What two things do most mass shooters, terrorists, or violent extremists have in common? Most of us know the first: they are almost always men or boys. But the second? They are almost always virulent misogynists, homophobes, or transphobes even if they are also motivated by racism, antisemitism, or xenophobia. The antigovernment militiamen charged with plotting to kidnap and execute Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer used language saturated with misogyny, with one telling an FBI informant, 'Just grab the bitch'. The men who killed scores at Virginia Tech, the Pulse nightclub, and a Maryland newsroom all had prior reports of stalking, domestic violence, or harassment of women. And in dozens of other incidents from North America to Norway to New Zealand an increasing number of misogynist incel (involuntary celibate) and male supremacist attackers have explicitly targeted and killed women, blaming feminism or sexual frustration with women as motivation for their attacks.
Yet, despite all evidence, the bright red thread of misogyny running through these attacks is barely acknowledged by the media or even experts and this failing leaves us powerless to stop the violence. In Man Up, Cynthia Miller-Idriss, a leading expert on extremism, addresses this crucial oversight head-on, revealing how an epidemic of misogyny both online and off and a patriarchal backlash are driving an exponential rise in mass and far-right violence. She also offers essential strategies that all of us including parents, teachers, and counselors can use to fight the rising tide of violence, beginning with recognising the misogyny that pervades our everyday lives.
]]>Sarah is a brown female doctor who emigrated to Australia in the 1990s. Her journey to becoming a paediatrician has been challenging, right from the schoolyard. As a minority, she was perceived as different. She tried hard to blend in, but she was unfamiliar to her peers. No brown heroines in the fairytales she was exposed to left her with few role models. As an adult, a graduate in the medical world, she experienced a new kind of obstacle: being female in a male-driven hospital environment.
When she eventually walked across the stage to get her paediatric letters, with a drip in her arm, a pregnant belly, a toddler on her hip and heels that could shatter a glass ceiling, victory was bittersweet.
In the spirit of Dr Neela Janakiramanan's The Registrar, Sarah Malik's Desi Girl and Anita Rani's The Right Sort of Girl, this is a story of grit and determination, hope and self-discovery. It is a powerful call for social change and a greater acceptance of diversity.
]]>From the earliest days of civilization, alcohol has been at the centre of social rituals and cultures worldwide. But when exactly did drinking become a gendered act? And why have bars long been considered 'places for men' when, without women, they might not even exist?
With whip-smart insight and boundless curiosity, Girly Drinks unveils an entire untold history of the female distillers, drinkers and brewers who have played a vital role in the creation and consumption of alcohol, from ancient Sumerian beer goddess Ninkasi to iconic 1920s bartender Ada Coleman. Filling a crucial gap in culinary history, O'Meara dismantles the long-standing patriarchal traditions at the heart of these very drinking cultures, in the hope that readers everywhere can look to each celebrated woman in this book - and proudly have what she's having.
'Girly Drinks is anything but - a raw shot of boozy history that stings as well as it soothes!' - Patton Oswalt
'[A] thorough, and thoroughly entertaining, history... Elegantly woven into each cheeky chapter is rigorous historical context... O'Meara glides easily from the 17th-century pulquerias of Mexico to the feminine 'fern bars' of the 1970s, making sure to not to forget the queen of girly drinks: the Cosmopolitan. Provoking both thought and laughter, this serves as bracing refreshment from a master textual mixologist.' Publishers Weekly, starred review
'At last, the feminist history of booze we've been waiting for!' - Amy Stewart, author of The Drunken Botanist
'Feminist and very funny... O'Meara deftly blends in equal measures of social history, gossip, and solid research, and adds enjoyable footnotes... women have discovered, invented, advanced, championed, and celebrated alcohol.' Booklist
'This is a book that should be on any beverage alcohol enthusiast's shelf.' American Whiskey Magazine
'[In Girly Drinks] Mallory O'Meara... returns to the realm of historically overlooked women who did extremely cool sh*t with a feminist history of drinking through the ages.' Lit Hub
'An insightful, entertaining feminist history of women and alcohol through the ages.' USA Today
'With this lively book Mallory O'Meara has provided a real service, giving us not only a long-overdue new perspective on a great many familiar issues, but also raising all kinds of other issues that are unfamiliar and shouldn't be.' - David Wondrich, author of Imbibe
'Cheers to Mallory O'Meara and her serious yet seriously entertaining treatise on the history of gendered drinks. Girly Drinks will introduce you to queens and nuns, bootleggers and bartenders, telling their stories and proving the point that all drinks are girly drinks.' - Jeanette Hurt, author of Wisconsin Cocktails and Drink Like a Woman
]]>In recent years, 'white feminism' and girlboss feminism have taken a justified beating. We know that leaning in won't make our jobs any more tolerable and that white women have proven to be, at best, unreliable allies. But in a time of rising fascism, ceaseless attacks on reproductive justice, and violent transphobia, we need to reckon with what Western feminism has wrought if we have any hope of building the feminist world we need.
Sophie Lewis offers an unflinching tour of enemy feminisms, from 19th century imperial feminists and police officers to 20th century KKK feminists and pornophobes to today's anti-abortion and TERF feminists. Enemy feminisms exist. Feminism is not an inherent political good. Only when we acknowledge that can we finally reckon with the ways these feminisms have pushed us toward counterproductive and even violent ends. And only then can we finally engage in feminist strategising that is truly antifascist.
At once a left transfeminist battlecry against cisness, a decolonial takedown of nationalist womanhoods, and a sex-radical retort to femmephobia in all its guises, Enemy Feminisms is above all a fierce, brilliant love letter to feminism.
'Touring different feminisms over time like those that are steeped in transphobia and anti-sex sentiment, Lewis asserts that not all feminism is net good, and we need to watch out for the types that are counterproductive at best, violent and hateful at worst.' Soaliha Iqbal, Missing Perspectives
]]>The academic field of international relations presents its own history as largely a project of elite white men. And yet women played a prominent role in the creation of this new cross-disciplinary field. In Erased, Patricia Owens shows that, since its beginnings in the early twentieth century, international relations relied on the intellectual labour of women and their expertise on such subjects as empire and colonial administration, anticolonial organising, non-Western powers, and international organisations. Indeed, women were among the leading international thinkers of the era, shaping the development of the field as scholars, journalists, and public intellectuals and as heterosexual spouses and intimate same-sex partners.
Drawing on a wide range of archival sources, and weaving together personal, institutional, and intellectual narratives, Owens documents key moments and locations in the effort to forge international relations as a separate academic discipline in Britain. She finds that women's ideas and influence were first marginalised and later devalued, ignored, and erased. Examining the roles played by some of the most important women thinkers in the field, including Margery Perham, Merze Tate, Eileen Power, Margaret Cleeve, Coral Bell, and Susan Strange, Owens traces the intellectual and institutional legacies of misogyny and racism. She argues that the creation of international relations was a highly gendered and racialised project that failed to understand plurality on a worldwide scale. Acknowledging this intellectual failure, and recovering the history of women in the field, points to possible sources for its renewal.
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