{"title":"Raewyn Connell","description":"\u003cp\u003eRaewyn Connell offers incisive explorations of gender, power, and social structures, challenging conventional perspectives with rigorous scholarship. Their work delves into the complexities of identity, inequality, and the lived experiences of marginalised groups, making substantial contributions to contemporary debates in \u003cem\u003epolitics and current affairs\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to gender theory, Connell critically examines the role of education in society, questioning traditional models and advocating for transformative approaches. Readers interested in the intersections of culture, policy, and social change will find their writings deeply thought-provoking and essential.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"raewyn-connell-by-raewyn-connell-9780522879629","title":"Raewyn Connell","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003egreatest hits\u003c\/em\u003e of Australia's most decorated social scientist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePainters have their Retrospective Exhibitions, poets their Selected Poems, chess masters their Best Games, singers their Greatest Hits. But a researcher? It seems bold, even vainglorious, to present my Greatest Hits and Best Games. So much of social science is collaborative, so much depends on organisations, networks, shared ideas and shared excitement. This book is not an autobiography, but it is a collection of work by one researcher over forty years. I hope to show by example how intellectual projects can develop, how different lines of thought can meet and weave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe collection is arranged in five sections, concerned with class structure, gender relations, the making of masculinities, the social dimension of education, and the global economy of knowledge. It includes some of my best-known writing and allows me to raise questions about change. These fields all involve questions of social justice. When I started out, I assumed that accurate knowledge and good understanding would support action for social justice. Sometimes that assumption was battered - at other times I could be more optimistic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChoosing the articles wasn't easy. It wasn't a matter of picking favourites. I wanted texts that would say something relevant to readers now, and texts that would show the development of a field through time. Unexpectedly, that meant a tilt towards theory. I mostly do theoretical work close to empirical studies, whether fieldwork or archival; I try to think in the presence of the data, so to speak. So here it is. It may or may not be my Best Games or Greatest Hits, but it is the best collection of my work. I hope it will be useful to anyone interested in how ideas develop, how social science is built, and what directions we might take intellectual work in the near future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46658048098540,"sku":"9780522879629","price":44.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3930833482374.jpg?v=1752507650"},{"product_id":"trans-lives-by-raewyn-connell-9781509572045","title":"Trans Lives","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrans Lives\u003c\/em\u003e by Raewyn Connell brings to light the challenges and diversity of trans experiences across the globe. In recent years, trans people have been thrust into the spotlight worldwide as never before. Trans groups have become targets of intense online abuse and hostile political and religious campaigns. The media often focuses on a few glamorous trans women or anti-trans attacks, but provides little insight into the everyday realities or global diversity of trans lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Raewyn Connell, a world-leading sociologist and gender researcher, gathers evidence and writes about the lives of trans women and men, \u003ci\u003ehijra\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003etravesti\u003c\/i\u003e, and other groups worldwide. She examines the forces shaping trans lives, including medicine and its limitations, precarity and poverty, unequal gender relations, the role of sex work, and encounters with the state and the corporate economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eConnell also explores the reasons behind anti-trans campaigns, criticising the simplistic notion that ‘transphobia’ is the sole explanation, and suggests more potent underlying causes. By delving into the creative ways trans groups have organized, she argues for the significant contributions they can and should make towards resolving our shared contemporary crises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in clear and vivid language, \u003cem\u003eTrans Lives\u003c\/em\u003e offers illuminating new perspectives on gender transitions and gender itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031913513196,"sku":"9781509572045","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/d1c86b2ac5c3c509759784256eaabeb9.jpg?v=1764154007"},{"product_id":"the-good-university-by-raewyn-connell-9781925835038","title":"The Good University","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe higher education industry might seem like it’s booming, with over 200 million students in universities and colleges worldwide and funds flowing in like never before. But the truth is that these institutions have never been unhappier places to work. Corporate-style management, cost-cutting governments, mobilisations by angry students, and strikes by disgruntled staff have all taken their toll — in almost every country around the world. It’s no wonder that there is talk of ‘universities in crisis.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut what should a \u003cem\u003egood university\u003c\/em\u003e look like? In this inspiring new work, Raewyn Connell asks us to consider just that, challenging us to rethink the fundamentals of what universities do. Drawing on the examples offered by pioneering universities and educational reformers around the world, Connell outlines a practical vision for how our universities can become both more engaging and more productive places, driven by social good rather than profit, and helping to build fairer societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432922398956,"sku":"9781925835038","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781925835038.jpg?v=1774766114"},{"product_id":"gender-by-raewyn-connell-9781509539000","title":"Gender","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow can we understand gender in the contemporary world? What psychological differences now exist between women and men? How are masculinities and femininities made? And how is gender entwined in global politics and debates over trans issues?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRaewyn Connell – one of the world's leading scholars in the field – answers these questions and more. Her book provides a sophisticated yet accessible introduction to modern gender studies, covering empirical research from all parts of the world, in addition to theory and politics. As well as introducing the field, \u003cem\u003eGender\u003c\/em\u003e provides a powerful contemporary framework for gender analysis with a strong and distinctive global awareness. Highlighting the multidimensional character of gender relations, Connell shows how to link personal life with large-scale organisational structures, and how gender politics changes its form in changing situations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe fourth edition of this influential book brings the statistical picture of gender inequalities up to date, and offers new close-focus case studies of gender research. Like previous editions, it examines gender politics and global power relations, but with added discussion around contemporary issues of intersectionality, populism, gender-based violence, trans struggles and environmental change. It also speaks at the intimate level, about embodied gender and personal relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGender\u003c\/em\u003e moves from personal experience to global problems, offering a unique perspective on gender issues today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596466274540,"sku":"9781509539000","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781509539000-gender.jpg?v=1777926683"},{"product_id":"gender-by-raewyn-connell-9781509568857","title":"Gender","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow can we understand gender in the contemporary world? What psychological differences now exist between women and men? How are masculinities and femininities made? And how is gender entwined in global politics and debates over trans issues?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRaewyn Connell and Tristan Bridges – leading scholars of gender and inequality – answer these questions and more. Their updated revision provides a sophisticated yet accessible introduction to modern gender studies, covering empirical research from all around the world, in addition to theory and politics. As well as introducing the field, \u003ci\u003eGender: In World Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e provides a powerful contemporary framework for gender analysis with a strong and distinctive global awareness. 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