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Labour, Politics and the State in Industrialising Thailand
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 44.95In this book Brown argues that workers in East and Southeast Asia are significant actors in political change. Critically examining the themes of labour weakness, political exclusion and insignificance of 'class factors' he aims to bring workers back from the margins, demonstrating that both in the present and past the state has been entangled in processes... more...
J. D. Bernal
Oxford University Press, UK 2005; US$ 24.99Desmond Bernal - or 'Sage', as he was known, was an extraordinary man by any account - a brilliant scientist, a fervent Marxist, and a colourful, bohemian figure. This biography includes previously unpublished material from his diaries, and sheds new light on his international influence during both WWII and the ensuing peace movement. - ;J.... more...
Civic Ceremony and Religion in Medieval Bruges c.13001520
Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 82.00A new insight into the interplay between ceremonial ritual and power, drawing on the rich archives of medieval Bruges. more...
Inyenzi
Random House Struik 2010; US$ 10.00From the moment he sees the beautiful Selena in the seminary grounds, the gates of Melchior?s world are thrown open to love and pain. A Hutu priest, Melchior?s love for the Tutsi woman is forbidden by his church, and stands in opposition to the ethnic hatred that will tear Rwanda apart in the 1994 genocide. In the eyes of the Hutu extremists, such... more...
Refuge
Random House Struik 2010; US$ 10.00When a criminal lawyer meets a beautiful Nigerian immigrant, his life starts to spiral out of control. Disillusioned with his marriage and the path his life has taken, Richard finds respite in Abayomi?s exotic and sensual world. But, as his involvement in Cape Town?s refugee community deepens, he is drawn into a murky underworld of deception, brutality... more...
Solace
Random House Struik 2012; US$ 13.00The body of a Muslim boy is found in a synagogue, mutilated in what looks like a ritual sacrifice, and Inspector Eberard Februarie is called in to solve the case. As news of the murder quickly becomes public, a storm of religious violence threatens to engulf Cape Town. Eberard, however, suspects that the case is not as clear cut as it seems. But can... more...
Coldsleep Lullaby
Random House Struik 2012; US$ 10.00Part crime thriller, part historical novel, Coldsleep Lullaby is a spellbinding story about prejudice and deceit, courage and redemption. The swift twists in the plot will keep the reader riveted and breathless. Intelligent, chilling, compelling. more...
Keeper of the Nuclear Conscience
OUP Oxford 2012; US$ 21.99Joseph Rotblat was the Jewish nuclear scientist whose disillusionment with nuclear weapons encouraged him to become one of the prime architects of the anti-nuclear movement, and resulted in his lifelong efforts to promote social responsibility in science. His founding of Pugwash and his humanitarian work ultimately led to his being awarded the Nobel... more...
Computers in Music Education
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 53.95Computers in Music Education addresses the question of how computer technologies might best assist music education. For current and preservice music teachers and designed as a development tool, reference resource, and basic teaching text, it addresses pedagogical issues and the use of computers to aid production and presentation of students? musical... more...
Federation Square
Hardie Grant Books 2005; US$ 14.95A celebration of the building and architecture of Federation Square, which has become one of our most important landmarks and a global triumph of architectural design. more...









