Graeme: 474 books

In this quirky and humorous volume, Graeme Donald explores the fascinating links and curious connections between words. While at first these word pairs may appear to have very little in common, owing to years of linguistic shift, their origins can be traced back to the same root. In exploring these...

What does it mean to call Western society 'secular'? What is 'secularism'? And how should we understand the the concept of 'secularism' in international relations, particularly the clash between radical Islam and the West? The Latin term from which the word 'secular' is derived - 'saeculum' - means...

A highly qualified British judge examines the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Assessing secular evidence, historical sources, and the testimony of those involved Graeme Smith carefully and critically analyses the various resurrection accounts, their inconsistences and their value as...

A former lecturer in Greek, Roman and Ancient Near Eastern history and literature at the University of Tasmania, Graeme Hetherington has spent much of his adult life living at large in Europe and Turkey to be closer to the source of his subject matter. More often than not, his response to his culturally...

It was a public transport revolution. London had led the world in the development of a subterranean railway system. The first sub-surface lines, constructed by the cut-and-cover method, were operated with steam locomotives. In theory the tunnels and stations were ventilated into the outside air, but...

A public intellectual known for his deeply humane approach to social and urban issues, Hugh Stretton’s thinking has influenced Australian public debates for many decades. Fundamentally, Stretton wanted to make Australia fairer. His book The Political Sciences was hailed by the Times Literary...

'White-collar-crime' is a term that only recently came into use in New Zealand. But as Graeme Hunt illustrates in this highly readable book, sharp practice and outright cons have been part of New Zealand's society since the nation's founding - starting with the first treasurer George Cooper. Hustlers,...

Was wäre, wenn deine große Liebe nach langen Jahren wieder auftaucht? Darfst du alles riskieren für einen Traum? Für das ganz große Glück? Keiner schreibt so unnachahmlich über Männer und Gefühle wie ›Das Rosie-Projekt‹-Autor Simsion. Adam Sharp gefällt sein Leben: er lebt mit Claire...

'[An] honest and courageous book' Mike Brearley 'Engrossing...it looks back and thinks ahead, jumps between wit and woe' Lawrence Booth, Mail on Sunday Following the critical and commercial success of Absolutely Foxed, Graeme Fowler returns with a stunning new book that takes the reader inside the...

Die Auferstehung des Johnny Cash von Graeme Thomson schildert die Geschichte eines der beeindruckendsten Comebacks der Musikgeschichte. Anfang der 1990er Jahre war Johnny Cash ein arg mitgenommener und vom Leben gezeichneter Mann. Von ständigem Schmerz gebeutelt, mit Herzproblemen, gebrochenen...

‘Graeme Lay brings to tumultuous life all of Luigi’s triumphs and tragedies as he strives for a new beginning in 19th century New Zealand. And every reader will surely remember Alice, Luigi’s great love, as one of the most indomitable heroines ever.’ Stephanie Johnson

Graeme Gill shows why post-Soviet Russia has failed to achieve the democratic outcome widely expected at the time of the fall of the Soviet Union, instead emerging as an authoritarian polity. He argues that the decisions of dominant elites have been central to the construction of an authoritarian...

During the Soviet period, political symbolism developed into a coherent narrative that underpinned Soviet political development. Following the collapse of the Soviet regime and its widespread rejection by the Russian people, a new form of narrative was needed, one which both explained the state of...

The collapse of communism was widely heralded as the dawn of democracy across the former Soviet region. However, the political outcome has been much less uniform. The post-communist states have developed political systems from democracy to dictatorship. Using examples and empirical data collected...