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Human Cargo: A Journey among Refugees by Caroline Moorehead
RRP: $27.28$19.09A new edition of this seminal book, now with a new introduction by the author on the current crisisHow can society cope with the diaspora of the twenty-first century? Is there a difference between 'good' asylum seekers and 'bad' economic migrants? What... -
The Ledger: Accounting for Failure in Afghanistan by David Kilcullen
RRP: $31.48$28.64'These things happened. They were glorious and they changed the world,' said Charlie Wilson, of America's role backing the anti-Soviet mujahideen. 'And then we fucked up the endgame.' With no support for Afghanistan after that war, the vacuum was filled... -
Escaping the Rabbit Hole: How to Debunk Conspiracy Theories Using Facts, Logic, and Respect by Mick West
RRP: $27.28$17.18The Earth is flat, the World Trade Center collapse was a controlled demolition, planes are spraying poison to control the weather, and actors faked the Sandy Hook massacre.... All these claims are bunk: falsehoods, mistakes, and in some cases, outright... -
U.S.-Taiwan Relations: Will China's Challenge Lead to a Crisis? by Ryan Hass
RRP: $41.98$36.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815739999Author Ryan HassFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 223mm... -
Revolutionary France: 1788-1880 by Malcolm Crook 9780198731870
$85.28The French Revolution of 1789 was followed by a century of upheaval, rebellion, and change. Napoleonic dictatorship, monarchical restoration, Second Republic, and Second Empire all rapidly succeeded one another, and it was not until the advent of the... -
The Reconstruction of Nations: Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, 1569-1999 by Timothy Snyder 9780300105865
RRP: $41.98$36.48From the bestselling author of On Tyranny comes a revealing history of the four modern national ideas that arose from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth "[A] fresh and stimulating look at the path to nationhood."-Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs ... -
Pakistan on the Brink: The future of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the West by Ahmed Rashid
RRP: $33.58$24.38Ahmed Rashid, author of Descent Into Chaos and Taliban, charts the latest developments in the dangerous trajectory of one of the world's most strategically important, and volatile, countries - and the effects on its neighbours and us all'An expert's... -
Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China by Ezra F. Vogel 9780674725867
RRP: $54.50$46.70Winner of the Lionel Gelber PrizeNational Book Critics Circle Award FinalistAn Economist Best Book of the Year | A Financial Times Book of the Year | A Wall Street Journal Book of the Year | A Washington Post Book of the Year | A Bloomberg News Book of... -
The Plot to Save South Africa: The Week Mandela Averted Civil War and Forged a New Nation by Justice Malala
RRP: $52.50$34.10'Superbly reported, compelling . . . wonderfully captures the spirit of that time' Financial Times'Gripping and important' Observer __________________________________________________________________________ Nine days that set the course of a nation..... -
Alpha City: How the Super-Rich Captured London by Rowland Atkinson
RRP: $35.68$29.61How London was bought and sold by the Super-Rich, and what it means for the rest of usWho owns London? In recent decades, it has fallen into the hands of the super-rich. It is today the essential 'World City' for High-Net-Worth Individuals and... -
What Have You Left Behind? by Bushra al-Maqtari
RRP: $27.28$17.98In 2015, a year after it started, Bushra al-Maqtari decided to document the suffering of civilians in the Yemeni Civil War, which has killed over 350,000 people according to the UN. Inspired by the work of Svetlana Alexievich, she spent two years... -
No Escape by Nury Turkel
RRP: $42.00$28.01'Anyone interested in the future of autocracy should buy it' Anne Applebaum, author of Twilight of Demoracy **Winner of the Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing** A devastating... -
The Debate on Black Civil Rights in America by Kevern Verney
RRP: $33.58$30.39Once a neglected area, African American history is now the subject of extensive scholarly research. The Debate on Black Civil Rights in America is the first full-length study to examine the changing academic debate on developments in African American... -
Bacteria: A Very Short Introduction by Sebastian Amyes 9780192895240
RRP: $18.88$13.55Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Bacteria form a fundamental branch of life. They are the oldest forms of life as we know it, and they are still the most prolific living organisms. They inhabit every part of the Earth's surface,... -
Novak Djokovic: The Biography of the Greatest Serbian Tennis Player and his 'Serve to Win' Life by United Library 9789493261952
RRP: $27.28$19.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789493261952Author United LibraryFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint United LibraryPublisher United LibraryWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm... -
Prime Minister Priti: And Other Things That Never Happened by Iain Dale 9781785906763
RRP: $35.68$26.19"She woke with a start. Could it really have happened, or was it just a cruel dream? One way to find out. She reached for the remote control ... 'You're watching GB News, the fair and balanced way to start your day,' intoned the voice of Andrew Neil,... -
Immigrants, Markets, and States: The Political Economy of Postwar Europe by James F. Hollifield 9780674444232
RRP: $167.90$133.10This timely study of the recent migration tides explores the political and economic factors that have influenced the rise of immigration in postwar Europe and the United States. It seeks to explain immigration in terms of the globalization of labor... -
Hamas: From Resistance to Government by Paola Caridi 9781609803827
RRP: $33.58$23.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781609803827Author Paola CaridiFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Seven Stories Press,U.S.Publisher Seven Stories Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 585g -
Hidden Art in the South of France by Eric Rinckhout 9789460582790
RRP: $39.80$27.55There's more to the South of France than sun, beaches, palm trees and the azure blue sea. For over a hundred years, it has been the favourite destination of many artists, who find themselves drawn to the superb light and the pleasant climate. The South... -
Plato: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself by Roy Jackson
RRP: $31.48$20.58Written by Dr Roy Jackson, who Senior Lecturer at the University of Gloucestershire, Plato: A Complete Introduction is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place. It covers the key areas that students are expected to be... -
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow 9780143034759
RRP: $48.30$33.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of ALA Notable Book and George Washington Book Prize and New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year and Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year - Adult and Sons of... -
San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities by Michael Shellenberger
RRP: $42.00$28.85The author of the national bestseller Apocalypse Never examines the problems plaguing America's most liberal cities. San Francisco was once widely viewed as the prettiest city in America. Today it is best known as the epicenter of the homeless... -
The Geopolitics of Shaming: When Human Rights Pressure Works—and When It Backfires by Rochelle Terman 9780691250472
RRP: $172.20$134.74A bold new perspective on the strategic logic of international human rights enforcementWhen a government violates the rights of its citizens, the international community can respond by exerting moral pressure and urging reform. Yet many of the most... -
International Organization and Global Governance by Thomas G. Weiss 9781032210124
RRP: $92.38$80.72Completely revised and updated, this textbook continues to offer the most comprehensive resource available. Concise chapters from a diverse mix of established and emerging global scholars offer accessible, in-depth coverage of the history and theories of... -
American Character: A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good by Colin Woodard
RRP: $37.80$25.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143110002Author Colin WoodardFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 289gDimensions(mm) 212mm * 140mm... -
Anarchy, Geography, Modernity: Selected Writings of Elisee Reclus by Elisee Reclus
RRP: $46.18$30.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604864298Author John P. ClarkFormat PaperbackPage Count 290Imprint PM PressPublisher PM PressWeight(grams) 338g -
Civic Ideals: Conflicting Visions of Citizenship in U.S. History by Rogers M. Smith 9780300078770
$108.09In this powerful and disturbing book, Rogers Smith traces political struggles over U.S. citizenship laws from the colonial period through the Progressive era and shows how and why throughout this time most adults were legally denied access to full... -
Climate Change as Class War: Building Socialism on a Warming Planet by Matthew T. Huber
RRP: $35.68$29.61The climate crisis is not primarily a problem of 'believing science' or individual 'carbon footprints' - it is a class problem rooted in who owns, controls and profits from material production. As such, it will take a class struggle to solve. In this... -
Liberal Terror by Brad Evans 9780745665320
RRP: $39.88$35.43Security is meant to make the world safer. Yet despite living in the most secure of times, we see endangerment everywhere. Whether it is the threat of another devastating terrorist attacks, a natural disaster or unexpected catastrophe, anxieties... -
Strong Female Lead: Lessons from Women in Power by Arwa Mahdawi
RRP: $39.88$28.58'Fascinating . . . the most incredible argument for why a female model of leadership might actually be the more powerful and sustainable one' Scarlett Curtis'A bold, rigorous and lyrical work which feels both timely and essential' Musa Okwonga, author of... -
Renewable Energy: A Primer for the Twenty-First Century by Professor Bruce Usher
RRP: $35.68$28.67From wood to coal to oil and gas, the sources of energy on which civilization depends have always changed as technology advances. Now renewables are overtaking fossil fuels, with wind and solar energy becoming cheaper and more competitive every year... -
Ian Fleming and Operation Golden Eye: Keeping Spain out of World War II by Mark Simmons 9781612006857
RRP: $41.98$29.99This book tells the story of the various Allied operations and schemes instigated to keep Spain and Portugal out of WWII, which included the widespread bribery of high ranking Spanish officials and the duplicity of Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, head of the... -
A History Of Warfare by John Keegan
RRP: $39.88$28.58The definitive history of warfare told by Britain's foremost military historian.John Keegan's masterpiece is a work of breath-taking scope that not only chronicles the history of warfare, but unearths lessons on the nature of humanity. Stretching across... -
James Callaghan: An Underrated Prime Minister? by Kevin Hickson
RRP: $52.50$37.00It has been forty years since James Callaghan - the only person to hold all four of the great offices of state - resigned as Leader of the Opposition, bringing to an end over three decades of service on the front bench. Debate still rages over... -
Chemical Warrior: Syria, Salisbury and Saving Lives at War by Hamish de Bretton-Gordon
RRP: $27.28$18.06GRIPPING, MOVING AND INSPIRING: the remarkable life of a world-leading expert in chemical weapons defence."Unlike any account of warfare I've read" - Billy BillinghamFor thirty years, Hamish has served and volunteered in conflict zones around the world... -
Just Democracy: The Rawls-Machiavelli Programme by Philippe van Parijs
RRP: $88.20$82.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907301148Author Philippe Van ParijsFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint ECPR PressPublisher ECPR PressWeight(grams) 141g -
Private Government: How Employers Rule Our Lives (and Why We Don't Talk about It) by Elizabeth Anderson
RRP: $35.68$28.67Why our workplaces are authoritarian private governments-and why we can't see itOne in four American workers says their workplace is a "dictatorship." Yet that number almost certainly would be higher if we recognized employers for what they are-private... -
Last Man Down: The Fireman's Story: The Heroic Account of How Pitch Picciotto Survived the Collapse of the Twin Towers by Richard Picciotto
RRP: $20.98$14.28The No. 1 bestselling true story of Battalion Commander Richard Picciotto who, on 11 September, survived the collapse of the North Tower of the World Trade Center.On September 11th, Battalion Commander Richard 'Pitch' Picciotto was the highest ranking... -
Goliath: Why the West Isn't Winning. And What We Must Do About It. by Sean McFate
RRP: $23.08$16.32EVERYTHING YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT WAR IS WRONG. We are living in an age of conflict: Russia's resurgence and China's rise, global terrorism, international criminal empires, climate change and dwindling natural resources.But while the West has been... -
Housing Policy in the UK by David Mullins 9780333994344
$95.84Housing Policy in the UK is a major new textbook that traces the emergence of a 'new comprehensive housing policy' in the wake of the Communities Plan and regionalisation. Grounded in cutting-edge research and analysis, it provides a clear account of the...