Social Sciences
Dive into the world of social science books with our comprehensive selection on politics, government, society, and culture. Explore the complexities of political systems, government policies, and political theories that shape nations and influence global relations. Our books also delve into societal issues, from social change to cultural studies, offering valuable perspectives on the impact of culture on society. Perfect for students, academics, or anyone interested in understanding the forces that shape our world.
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Metamorphosis - Glen Metcalf
Metamorphosis is the story of one woman's transformation from a traditional Kiwi housewife of the 1950s into an internationally known scientist. Bo...
View full detailsMaui Street: 2018 - Morgan Godfery
'Everyone lives a messy, unusual life. There is no normal. The sooner our politics understands this, the better off we will all be.' Morgan Godfery...
View full detailsLiving with the Climate Crisis: New Zealand Voices: 2020 - Tom Doig
Living with the Climate Crisis: New Zealand Voices: 2020
Life as a Novel: A Biography of Maurice Shadbolt - Volume One 1932 to 1973 - Philip Temple
Maurice Shadbolt believed that New Zealanders should tell their own stories, cherish their own myths and believe in their own big lies before they ...
View full detailsLife As A Novel Biography Of Maurice Shadbolt Vol 2 1973-2004 - Temple Philip
Life As A Novel Biography Of Maurice Shadbolt Vol 2 1973-2004
Kiwi Working Dogs - Jo Caird
Jo Caird and Paula George take us on a journey inside the world of New Zealand's working dogs: celebrating the incredibly diverse roles they play i...
View full detailsJock's Country: A Celebration of Rural New Zealand (The Cartoons and Paintings of David Henshaw)
A long-time resident of Tamahere in Waikato, David communicated with farmers for more than 40 years through his cartoons - his main character, Jock...
View full detailsIsland Time: New Zealand's Pacific Futures: 2017 - D. Salesa
New Zealand is a nation that exists on Pacific Islands, but does not, will not, perhaps cannot, see itself as a Pacific Island nation. Yet turning ...
View full detailsIt's In The Post!: Awesome letterboxes from around New Zealand - Reid Rachael
What better way to put a smile on your trusted postie's face than by requiring them to poke your mail into a pig's snout? Why not give passing tour...
View full detailsInequality: A New Zealand Crisis - Max Rashbrooke
A staggering rise in wealth disparity has transformed New Zealand from one of the developed world's most equal nations to one of the most unequal. ...
View full detailsGrowing More Than Grass - Heather Kidd
Growing More Than Grass
Great Unknown The: Mountain Journeys in the Southern Alps - Geoff Spearpoint
Geoff Spearpoint is a legend among New Zealand's tramping and mountaineering community. For over 50 years he has been undertaking many long, advent...
View full detailsGovernment for the Public Good: The Surprising Science of Large-Scale Collective Action: 2018 - Max Rashbrooke
Fast-paced, globally informed and wittily written - Professor Danny Dorling, Oxford University One of the epochal shifts of the last 40 years has b...
View full detailsGoing Places: Migration, Economics and the Future of New Zealand - Julie Fry
Migration and the movement of people is one of the critical issues confronting the world's nations in the twenty-first-century.This book is about t...
View full detailsGhosts of Gondwana 2016 - George Gibbs
Have you ever wondered why New Zealand's plants and animals are so different from those in other countries? Why kakapo is the only parrot in the wo...
View full detailsGeering and God: 1965-71: The Heresy Trial That Divided New Zealand - Lloyd Geering
The events surrounding the 'trial' of Lloyd Geering for heresy in the late 1960s were unprecedented in New Zealand. Charged with 'doctrinal error' ...
View full detailsFrom the Edge of the Sky: A Memoir - Maurice Shadbolt
Compelling and revealing, the often hectic and sometimes poignant tale of the life and times of New Zealand's foremost storyteller.
Fit to Fight - Peter Cooke
What do Colin Meads and Carmen have in common? Or Barry Brickell, Jim Bolger, John Hawkesby, Paul Reeves and Witi Ihimaera? They all took part in c...
View full detailsFair Weather Hitchhiker - Julia Millen
Fair Weather Hitchhiker
Eddie Norman and 25 Battalion - Elizabeth Kay
When World War Two broke out, three theological students left their college in Auckland to the sound of bagpipes and volunteered to fight. Eddie No...
View full detailsDay Walks in New Zealand - Shaun Barnett
New Zealand has un unparalleled selection of superb day walks, ranging from the easiest short strolls to more strenuous full-day tramps. These enco...
View full detailsCreeks and Kitchens: A Childhood Memoir - Maurice Gee
Widely regarded as one of New Zealand's greatest fiction writers, Maurice Gee has written virtually no non-fiction. The exceptions are the two exqu...
View full detailsCheckpoint 25 - Jim Robinson
Checkpoint 25
Bravo Kiwi: New Zealand Soldiers, Afghanistan and the Battle of Baghak - Craig Wilson
This is the story of Major Craig Wilson, combat leader, and the men and women of Bravo and Kiwi Companies. It starts in 2010 at Burnham army base a...
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