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A sample of our books on politics and society

Please see the description of each title in our author catalogue, and our Terms of Sale, before ordering any books. Check also for current price and availability, and condition, if not given, when considering a purchase. Postage and handling charges are added to the prices quoted, which are in New Zealand dollars. *

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Author Catalogue:

Heathen in Godzone
by Bill Cooke

Rationalism.
Bk No. 004637
$25.00

Religions of New Zealanders
ed. Peter Donovan
Bk No. 001982
$30.00

A Man's Country?
by Jock Phillips

History of Kiwi male stereotype
Bk No. 006321
$35.00

One of the Boys?
ed. Michael King

Changing views of masculinity
Bk No. 001852
$15.00

State and Sovereignty
by G.A. Wood and Louis S. Leland, Jr
Bk No. 003884
$45.00

Newspapers in New Zealand
by G.H. Scholefield
Bk No. 006707
$95.00

Shaping the News
by Sue Abel

Local news on television.
Bk No. 004566
$25.00

Kiwi Jokers
by Matt Elliott
The rise of New Zealand comedy.
Bk No. 004327
$20.00

Tangiwai
by L.K. Gluckman
Bk No. 006662
Medical history of NZ before 1860.
$75.00

Wages and the Poor
by Brian Easton

Argues against economic policies that encourage growth but foster poverty.
Bk No. 006831
$25.00

Holding the Balance
by John E. Martin

History of Dept of Labour.
Bk No. 003887
$65.00
Rich and Poor in New Zealand
by David Bedggood
Challenges the founding myth of social, racial and sexual equality.
Bk No. 000586
$25.00
New Territory
by Colin James
Looks at what destroyed the 'prosperity consensus' of the 1950s-70s.
Bk No. 006863
$35.00
Only Their Purpose Is Mad
by Bruce Jesson
Economy transformed by culture of finance.
Bk No. 006677
$25.00
Johnsonville
by David Pearson
Investigates social change in NZ township.
Bk No. 004723
$25.00

The Third Labour Government
by Michael Bassett
Account of 1972-1975.
Bk No. 004607
$30.00

Takeover New Zealand
by W.B. Sutch
Bk No. 006729
$18.00
Battle of the Titans
by Bruce Wallace

Rise and fall of Fletcher Challenge.
Bk No. 006854
$30.00
Mobil Illustrated Guide to New Zealand
by Jeremy & Diana Pope
Bk No. 006556
$30.00
Reader's Digest Guide to New Zealand
by Maurice Shadbolt and Brian Brake

Bk No. 006557
$70.00
The NZ Files
by Peter Hassall
UFOs in New Zealand.
Bk No. 004565
$20.00
Welcome Home, Stranger
by Matthew Daniels
Life of man with mpd.
Bk No. 002524
$25.00
We Just Want Our Daughter To Live!
by Jan Turner and Grant Shanks

Bk No. 003522
$15.00
Intimate Details & Vital Statistics
ed. Peter Davis
AIDS, sexuality and the social order in New Zealand.
Bk No. 003850
$35.00
Landmarks
by David McGill
Notable historic buildings.
Bk No. 003973
$60.00
Election 81
by Tony Garnier and Stephen Levine
Bk No. 006728
$18.00
Dancing On Our Bones
by Trevor Richards
NZ, South Africa, rugby & racism.
Bk No. 004226
$35.00
Ill-Conceived Law and Abortion Practice in New Zealand
by Jocelyn Brooks, Kitty Tims et al
Bk No. 000911
$25.00
Emerging Tribe
by Nigel Gearing
Gay culture in NZ in the 1990s.
Bk No. 003791
$35.00
Exceptional Children in New Zealand
ed. David Mitchell and Nirbhay Singh
Bk No. 005412
$25.00
A Life for a Life
by David Garrett
Bk No. 007397
$20.00
Revolution in the Air!
by Paul Smith
Story of television before & after deregulation.
Bk No. 004475
$30.00
New Zealand Mysteries
by Robyn Gosset
Bk No. 005557
$30.00
Challenging The Myths
by Roger Openshaw, Greg Lee, Howard Lee
History of NZ education.
Bk No. 006695
$35.00
The Common Purse by Robin Fleming et al
Income sharing in NZ families.
Bk No. 004630
$35.00
Divorce in New Zealand
by Roderick Phillips
Bk No. 000690
$25.00
Rights of Passage
by Chris Laidlaw

What makes a New Zealander.
Bk No. 006745
$25.00
Nuclear Free - The New Zealand Way
by David Lange
Bk No. 006611
$15.00

Unfinished Business
by Roger Douglas
Structural reforms of 4th Labour Govt.
Bk No. 006443
$20.00

Vital Play in Early Childhood
by Gwen Somerset
Types & importance of children's play.
Bk No. 002041
$25.00
Tracking Social Change in New Zealand: from birth to death IV
by Judith Davey
Bk No. 004073
$45.00
Voices in the Air
by Peter Downes and Peter Harcourt
Radio broadcasting in NZ.
Bk No. 005595
$20.00
The Sugarbag Years
by Tony Simpson
1930s depression in NZ.
Bk No. 006204
$30.00
Rewriting the Script
by Rod Holm

Adoption story.
Bk No. 002002
$20.00
The New Zealand Whisky Book
by Stuart Perry
Whisky distillation in NZ.
Bk No. 006469
$35.00
The Right to Live
by Marilyn Pryor
Abortion issues.
Bk No. 003926
$20.00
From Campaign to Coalition
by Jonathan Boston et al
1996 MMP election.
Bk No. 004144
$20.00
The Slump
by Tony Simpson
1930s depression origins and aftermath.
Bk No. 004764
$15.00
Understanding Aotearoa/New Zealand
by David Thorns and Charles Sedgwick
Bk No. 004189
$35.00
Unbridled Power
by Geoffrey Palmer
NZ constitution & government.
Bk No. 006705
$25.00
The New Politics: A Third Way for New Zealand
ed. S. Chatterjee et al.
Bk No. 004263
$25.00
A Long White Cloud? 1840-1990
ed. Tom Newnham

Bk No. 002682
$35.00
Between the Lines
by Paul Spoonley and Walter Hirsh

Racism and the NZ media.
Bk No. 002686
$25.00
Jones on Property
by Bob Jones

Bk No. 007783
$35.00
Hustlers, Rogues & Bubble Boys
by Graeme Hunt
Bk No. 008333
$35.00
The Dirty Decade
by Stephen Stratford
Bk No. 008364
$40.00
Degrees of Deprivation in New Zealand
by Peter Crampton, Clare Salmond, et al
Atlas of socio-economic difference
Bk No. 007783
$35.00
Death by Adoption
by Joss Shawyer

Bk No. 008370
$35.00
All Shook Up
by Redmer Yska
Bk No. 008244
$25.00
A Family from Barra
by Beryl Martin

Adoption story
Bk No. 007367
$25.00
The Children can Choose
by Anne Meade
Bk No. 007366
$25.00
Hard Labour, Hard Fare and a Hard Bed
by R.I.M. Burnett
Bk No. 007391
$25.00
Grandma's Attic or Aladdin's Cave
by Constance Hall
Bk No. 007348
$15.00
Social Policy and the Welfare State in New Zealand
by Brian Easton
Bk No. 007431
$25.00
The Journey to Prison
by Celia Lashlie
Bk No. 007320
$25.00
Why Go to School
by James Marshall

Bk No. 007347
$15.00
   
 
The Way We Were
by Richard Wolfe
Bk No. 008260
$35.00
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