Current Affairs - Philosophy - Politics

	War and Gold - Kwasi Kwarteng War and Gold: A Five-hundred-year History of Empires, Adventures and Debt by Kwasi Kwarteng reveals a pattern of war-waging, financial debt and fluctuations between paper money and the gold standard, and creates a compelling study of the powerful relationship that has shaped the world as we know it, that between war and gold.	ZAR 165.00
	The Psychedelic Reader - Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner and Gunther M Weil The Psychedelic Reader: The Revolutionary 1960s Forum of Psychopharmacological Substances edited by Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner and Gunther M Weil collects the very best writing from the dawn of the psychedelic era.	ZAR 110.00
	Sincerity - R Jay Magill Jr Sincerity: How a Moral Ideal Born Five Hundred Years Ago Inspired Religious Wars, Modern Art, Hipster Chic, and the Curious Notion That We All Have Something to Say (No Matter How Dull) by R Jay Magill Jr argues that we can't shake sincerity's deep theological past, emotional resonance, and the sense of conscience it has carved in the Western soul.	ZAR 98.00
	Introducing: Chomsky - John Maher and Judy Groves Introducing: Chomsky by John Maher and Judy Groves is a graphic guide to the pioneering linguist and social reformer. Illustrations by Judy Groves	ZAR 60.00
	The Late American Novel - Jeff Martin & C Max Magee The Late American Novel: Writers on the Future of Books edited by Jeff Martin & C Max Magee gathers some of today's finest writers to consider the sea change that is upon them. The way we absorb information has changed dramatically. Edison's phonograph has been reincarnated as the iPod. Celluloid went digital. But books, for the most part, have remained the same--until now.	ZAR 70.00
	Marx Before Marxism - David McLellan Marx Before Marxism by David McLellan is a detailed account of the evolution of Marx's ideas as a young man, his exile in Paris and the importance of these early phases to his later work.	ZAR 60.00
	Feeding Frenzy - Paul McMahon Feeding Frenzy: The new politics of food by Paul McMahon traces the history of the global food system and reveals the underlying causes of recent food shortages and price spikes - what the media has labelled a 'world food crisis'. As the tectonic plates of the world food system shift, forces are being unleashed that threaten the security of billions.	ZAR 85.00
	Africa's Third Liberation - Greg Mills and Jeffrey Herbst Africa's Third Liberation: The new search for prosperity and jobs by Greg Mills and Jeffrey Herbst ask how Africa's political leaders and interest groups can promote economic growth in their countries. Africa has experienced two liberations: the first from colonial and racist regimes, and the second from the autocrats who often followed foreign rule.	ZAR 75.00
	Don't Vote! - P J O'Rourke Don't Vote! It Just Encourages the Bastards by P J O'Rourke is his latest political masterpiece. Using his signature wit and keen observational skills, O'Rourke reflects on his forty year career as a political commentator, spanning his addled hippie youth to his current state of right-wing grouch maturity.	ZAR 60.00
	Mission to South Africa - Robin Renwick Mission to South Africa: Diary of a revolution by Robin Renwick is an extraordinary insider's account. Renwick draws on his diaries of the time, as well as previously unpublished material from the Foreign Office and Downing Street files. On 2 February 1990, FW de Klerk made a speech that changed the history of South Africa.	ZAR 80.00
	The Resilience Dividend - Judith Rodin The Resilience Dividend: Managing Disruption, Avoiding Disaster, and Growing Stronger in an Unpredictable World by Judith Rodin combines vivid stories with practical insights (such as how to disaster-proof a building) and ground-breaking research to help build a radical future in which individuals, companies and entire societies face disaster by creating more dynamic, more resilient ci	ZAR 140.00
	The Roaring Nineties - Joseph E Stiglitz The Roaring Nineties: A New History of the World's Most Prosperous Decade by Joseph E Stiglitz argues that much of what we understood about the prosperity of the 1990s is wrong. Although jobs were created, technology prospered, inflation fell and poverty was reduced, this book asserts that this decade actually laid the foundations for the economic problems we now face.	ZAR 110.00
	The Origins of Greek Thought - Jean-Pierre Vernant The Origins of Greek Thought by Jean-Pierre Vernant relates the cultural achievement of the ancient Greeks to their physical and social environment and shows that what they believed in was inseparable from the way they lived. The emergence of rational thought, Vernant claims, is closely linked to the advent of the open-air politics that characterised life in the Greek polis.	ZAR 90.00
	Bob Dylan and Philosophy - Peter Vernezze and Carl J Porter Bob Dylan and Philosophy: It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Thinking) edited by Peter Vernezze and Carl J Porter lets eighteen philosophers analyse Dylan’s ethical positions, political commitments, views on gender and sexuality, and his complicated and controversial attitudes toward religion.	ZAR 155.00