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Anti-Semitism by Frederic Raphael
19.99 AUD
Category: Judaica | Series: Provocations
The Jews are at once privileged and peculiar, possibly blessed, regularly cursed. So why have a few million human beings, of differing appearance, allegiance and ideology been lumped together as 'The Enemy' in so many programmes for salvation, in this world and the next? The rejection of Jesus turned 't ...Show more
Authenticity is a Con by Peter York
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Category: Culture Ideas Politics | Series: Provocations
The idea of authenticity - deliciously vague and as ubiquitous as Starbucks - has hit the spot in almost every sector of 21st-century life. But can we trust the authentic image of Nigel 'man-of-the-people' Farage, Sarah 'hockey mom' Palin or Gwyneth 'inner life' Paltrow? Are punk bands, distressed ...Show more
Charity Sucks by Iqbal Wahhab
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Category: Culture Ideas Politics | Series: Provocations
In the wake of recent scandals concerning charities such as Kids Company and BeatBullying, as well as the wave of suspicion they have generated about the third sector as a whole, celebrated restaurateur Iqbal Wahhab offers a scathing critique of the cosiness between government and charity, and proposes ...Show more
'I Still Find That Offensive!' by Claire Fox
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Category: History | Series: Provocations Ser.
How did we become so thin-skinned? In this new and updated edition of her acclaimed polemic I Find That Offensive Claire Fox addresses head on the possible causes of what is fast becoming known as 'Generation Snowflake' in a rallying cry to toughen up, become more robust and make a virtue of the right ...Show more
Refusing the Veil by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
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Category: No Category | Series: Provocations
This topic divides people - and it will divide readers of this book too. Many Muslims worldwide either support or adopt religious veiling, and those who argue against it are often criticised, or worse. But, according to Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, the veil throws up a number of concerns, from questions of ...Show more
The New Philistines by Sohrab Ahmari
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Category: Culture Ideas Politics | Series: Provocations
Contemporary art is obsessed with the politics of identity. Visit any contemporary gallery, museum or theatre, and chances are the art on offer will be principally concerned with race, gender, sexuality, power and privilege.The quest for truth, freedom and the sacred has been thrust aside to make room f ...Show more
War on the Old by John Sutherland
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Category: History | Series: Provocations
The war on the old has been declared.In the post-Brexit world, intergenerational conflict has become a visible phenomenon. There is an overwhelming sense of blame from younger generations: it was 'the wrinklies', the grey-haired plutocracy, who voted Leave; who are overburdening hospitals, shutting the ...Show more
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