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  • I Am Not a Tourist

    What it means to be British Chinese

    by Daisy J. Hung ...
    What does it mean to live in a society that doesn’t truly see you?Although a UK citizen, Oxford-based diversity practitioner, writer and artist Daisy J. Hung is regularly mistaken for a tourist, asked where she’s really from or greeted with Ni hao on the assumption she speaks Mandarin. These experiences serve as a reminder that, no matter how she moves through the world, she is often seen as an ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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    I Am Not a Tourist

    What it means to be British Chinese

    by Daisy J. Hung ...
    Narrated by Katie Leung ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 13 min

    What does it mean to live in a society that doesn’t truly see you?Although a UK citizen, Oxford-based diversity practitioner, writer and artist Daisy J. Hung is regularly mistaken for a tourist, asked where she’s really from or greeted with Ni hao on the assumption she speaks Mandarin. These experiences serve as a reminder that, no matter how she moves through the world, she is often seen as an ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

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  • Taking Up Space

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  • The Myth of Meritocracy

    Why Working-Class Kids Still Get Working-Class Jobs (Provocations Series)

    The best jobs in Britain today are overwhelmingly done by the children of the wealthy. Meanwhile, it is increasingly difficult for bright but poor kids to transcend their circumstances. This state of affairs should not only worry the less well-off. It hurts the middle classes too, who are increasingly locked out of the top professions by those from affluent backgrounds.Hitherto, Labour and ... Read more

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  • The Singapore I Recognise: Essays on home, community and hope

    by Kirsten Han ...
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  • The Naysayer’s Book Club: 26 Singaporeans You Need to Know

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    In 26 conversations with 26 naysayers, this book is aimed at reflecting the spectrum of naysaying in Singapore's civil society. Each person is interviewed against the backdrop of his or her bookcase, putting front and centre a life of ideas and imagination.This is a book club for curious minds."We need more naysayers... We need to create new formulas, which you can't until you attack and challenge ... Read more

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    by Dawn Foster ...
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    'An uplifting record of progress and strength... You'll lay the book down feeling not only informed, but galvanised to take action yourself.' Independent'An incredible book . . . with the potential to change women's lives.' Sandi ToksvigWhy is it taking so long? Despite huge progress since the suffragette campaigns and wave after wave of feminism, women are still fighting for equality.Why will we ... Read more

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  • The Privileged Few

    Male and white privilege are on the decline, yet elite privilege has gone from strength to strength. The privileges enjoyed by the rich and powerful are not only unfair but cause widespread harm, from the everyday slights and humiliations visited on those lower down the scale to the distortions in the labour market when elites use their networks to secure plum jobs, not least in new domains such ... Read more

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