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After Brexit: The Economics of Scottish Independence by Gavin McCrone
RRP: $18.88$12.77Pressure for independence remains a major force in Scotland, but the case for it has changed substantially since the referendum of 2014. In the 2016 Brexit referendum, 60 per cent of the Scottish electorate voted to remain part of the European Union- the... -
People, States and Fear: An Agenda for International Security Studies in the Post-Cold War Era by Barry Buzan 9780955248818
$93.85This widely acclaimed book examines how states and societies pursue freedom from threat in an environment in which competitive relations are inescapable across the political, economic, military, societal and environmental landscapes. Throughout,... -
Green and Prosperous Land: A Blueprint for Rescuing the British Countryside by Dieter Helm
RRP: $20.98$13.69'One of the most important books of the decade' Country Life Finally, a practical, realistic plan to rescue, preserve and enhance nature. News about Britain's wildlife and ecosystems tends to be grim. In... -
Climate Change and the Health of Nations: Famines, Fevers, and the Fate of Populations by Anthony McMichael 9780190262952
RRP: $83.98$79.13When we think of "climate change," we think of man-made global warming, caused by greenhouse gas emissions. But natural climate change has occurred throughout human history, and populations have had to adapt to the climate's vicissitudes. Anthony J... -
The Game: Confessions from the Bad Hours, Bad Faith, and Bad Guys Side of American Politics by Tim Miller
RRP: $42.00$28.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063161474Author Tim MillerFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Broadside BooksPublisher Broadside BooksWeight(grams) 152g -
Negro with a Hat: Marcus Garvey by Colin Grant
RRP: $27.28$19.09Discover the definitive biography of Marcus Garvey 'Grant is an accomplished... -
The Neoliberal Paradox by Ray Kiely 9781789909302
RRP: $86.00$78.33This ambitious work provides a history and critique of neoliberalism, both as a body of ideas and as a political practice. It is an original and compelling contribution to the neoliberalism debate. The Neoliberal Paradox challenges the standard... -
Through the Leopard's Gaze by Njambi McGrath
RRP: $20.98$14.93In her captivating memoir Through the Leopard's Gaze, Njambi McGrath details the harrowing circumstances of her life as a young girl in Kenya, who one fateful night was beaten to a pulp and left for dead. Thirteen-year-old Njambi, fearing her assailant... -
Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government by Gavin Newsom 9780143124474
RRP: $50.40$34.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143124474Author Gavin NewsomFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 238gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 140mm *... -
Politics UK by Bill Jones
RRP: $75.58$69.91This revised and updated tenth edition of the bestselling textbook Politics UK is an indispensable introduction to British politics. It provides a thorough and accessible overview of the institutions and processes of British government, an excellent... -
Introduction to Civil War: Volume 4 by Tiqqun
RRP: $29.38$19.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781584350866Author TiqqunFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Semiotext (E)Publisher AutonomediaWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 178mm * 114mm * 16mm -
Post-Growth Living: For an Alternative Hedonism by Kate Soper
RRP: $27.28$23.12The reality of runaway climate change is inextricably linked with the mass consumerist, capitalist society in which we live. And the cult of endless growth, and endless consumption of cheap disposable commodities isn't only destroying the world, it is... -
The Clothesline Swing by Ahmad Danny Ramadan
RRP: $27.28$18.06A multi-award-winning tale of love and courage, picked by the Independent as one of the 30 Best Debut Novels of 2019. Inspired by One Thousand and One Nights, Ahmad Danny Ramadan's innovative and poetic debut novel tells the story of two lovers... -
City of Death: Humanitarian Warriors in the Battle of Mosul by Ephraim Mattos 9781546081821
RRP: $63.00$54.10After leaving the US Navy SEAL Teams in Spring of 2017, Ephraim Mattos, age 24, flew to Iraq to join a small group of volunteer humanitarians known as the Free Burma Rangers, who were working on the frontlines of the war on ISIS. Until being shot by ISIS... -
The Little Girl Who Could Not Cry by Lidia Maksymowicz
RRP: $39.88$39.77The Number One International Bestseller.The heartbreaking, inspiring true story of a girl sent to Auschwitz who survived the evil Dr Josef Mengele's pseudo-medical experiments. With a foreword by His Holiness Pope Francis.Lidia Maksymowicz was just three... -
China's Leaders: From Mao to Now by David Shambaugh 9781509557394
RRP: $37.78$25.49Since the founding of the People's Republic of China over 70 years ago, five paramount leaders have shaped the fates and fortunes of the nation and the ruling Chinese Communist Party: Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, and Xi Jinping... -
Hillsborough Untold: Aftermath of a Disaster by Norman Bettison 9781785900891
RRP: $39.88$29.00On 15 April 1989, ninety-six spectators lost their lives at Sheffield's Hillsborough Stadium as they gathered for an FA Cup semi-final match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. The events of that spring afternoon sparked a controversy that continues... -
Bread for All: The Origins of the Welfare State by Chris Renwick
RRP: $23.08$16.32SHORTLISTED FOR THE LONGMAN-HISTORY TODAY PRIZE 2018LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2018 'Makes a gripping human story out of the wisest and most progressive policy achievement of any government in the history of the world ... the welfare state deserves... -
Introducing Political Philosophy: A Graphic Guide by Dave Robinson 9781848312036
RRP: $18.88$13.55Essential illustrated guide to key ideas of political thought. Philosophers have always asked fundamental and disturbing questions about politics. Plato and Aristotle debated the merits of democracy. The origins of society, the state and government... -
The Treaty: The gripping story of the negotiations that brought about Irish independence and led to the Civil War by Gretchen Friemann
RRP: $31.48$26.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785374203Author Gretchen FriemannFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Merrion PressPublisher Merrion Press -
Britain's Europe: A Thousand Years of Conflict and Cooperation by Brendan Simms
RRP: $23.08$16.32'Dazzling ... a trenchant, provocative account of the intimate relations of Britain and Europe and how each shaped the other' Prospect Magazine'Elegant, refreshing and wide-ranging ... this is essentially a brief history of the UK but a deliciously... -
Accidental Agents: Ecological Politics Beyond the Human by Martin Crowley
RRP: $52.50$41.14In the Anthropocene, the fact that human activity is enmeshed with the existence and actions of every kind of other being is inescapable. As a result, the planetary ecological crisis has brought forth an urgent need to rethink understandings of human... -
Marxism and Literature by Raymond Williams
RRP: $102.88$94.44This book extends the theme of Raymond Williams's earlier work in literary and cultural analysis. He analyses previous contributions to a Marxist theory of literature from Marx himself to Lukacs, Althusser, and Goldmann, and develops his own approach by... -
Dark Persuasion: A History of Brainwashing from Pavlov to Social Media by Joel E. Dimsdale 9780300271034
RRP: $31.48$27.36A "highly readable and compelling" account (Science) of brainwashing's pervasive role in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries"Riveting. . . . Dimsdale . . . shows how the art of dark persuasion a generation ago led almost inevitably to today's... -
Warriors, Rebels and Saints: The Art of Leadership from Machiavelli to Malcolm X by Moshik Temkin 9781805221104
RRP: $39.88$28.58'Incredibly well-researched and lively' - Financial Times 'Very readable and thought-provoking' - Irish Times A deep-dive into the art, science and practice of leadership around the world and across the ages by a Harvard professor and historian -... -
Teamster Rebellion by Farrell Dobbs
RRP: $31.50$24.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780873489737Author Farrell DobbsFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Pathfinder Books LtdPublisher Pathfinder Books Ltd -
Everyday Utopia: In Praise of Radical Alternatives to the Traditional Family Home by Kristen Ghodsee 9781847927170
RRP: $42.00$30.01A practical and uplifting vision of better ways to live together, own property, have families and raise children, from the author of Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism.'Kristen Ghodsee is back with another splendid insight: utopia can and ought to... -
History of the Soviet Union by Geoffrey Hosking 9780006862871
RRP: $35.68$28.33The author traces the evolution of the Soviet political system from its origins in 1917 to the present day. He shows how power has rarely been devolved outside a particularly tightly-knit ruling elite. Special emphasis is placed on the experience of the... -
Is Democracy Possible Here?: Principles for a New Political Debate by Ronald Dworkin 9780691138725
RRP: $52.50$41.14Politics in America are polarized and trivialized, perhaps as never before. In Congress, the media, and academic debate, opponents from right and left, the Red and the Blue, struggle against one another as if politics were contact sports played to the... -
An Introduction to Roman Law by Barry Nicholas
RRP: $90.28$84.84This book sketches the history of Roman Private Law from the Twelve Tables to modern times, and sets out the elements of the system. It does not attempt to summarize the whole law, but explains and evaluates its most characteristic and influential... -
Unfinished Business: The Fight for Women's Rights by Polly Russell 9780712353953
RRP: $52.50$8.57In the midst of today's highly politicised debates on gender equality, one thing is clear: the fight for women's rights is unfinished business. This book, which accompanies a bold and forward-facing British Library exhibition, presents the history of... -
Poverty by Ruth Lister
RRP: $37.78$33.68Poverty remains one of the most urgent issues of our time. In this fully updated edition of her important and widely acclaimed intervention on the topic, Ruth Lister introduces readers to the meaning and experience of poverty in the contemporary world... -
The European Union: A Citizen's Guide by Chris Bickerton
RRP: $23.08$16.32'An indispensable book for these times' - Big Issue'A lucid, helpful guide to the EU's structures and operating methods' - Financial TimesFor most of us today, 'Europe' refers to the European Union. At the centre of a seemingly never-ending crisis, the... -
The Problem with Work: Feminism, Marxism, Antiwork Politics, and Postwork Imaginaries by Kathi Weeks
RRP: $48.28$42.02In The Problem with Work, Kathi Weeks boldly challenges the presupposition that work, or waged labor, is inherently a social and political good. While progressive political movements, including the Marxist and feminist movements, have fought for equal... -
The Story of Propaganda in 50 Images by David Welch 9780712354318
RRP: $35.68$24.23Propaganda is thousands of years old. But it came of age in the 20th century, when the development of mass media (and later multimedia communications) offered a fertile ground for its dissemination, and the century's global conflicts provided the impetus... -
We are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast by Jonathan Safran Foer
RRP: $20.98$14.93'Read this book. Saving Planet Earth starts right here, right now' Stella McCartneyFrom the bestselling author of Eating Animals, a brilliantly fresh and accessible take on climate change - and what we can do about it'Climate change is the greatest... -
Routledge Handbook of Terrorism and Counterterrorism by Andrew Silke
RRP: $94.48$84.59This new Handbook provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of current knowledge and debates on terrorism and counterterrorism, as well as providing a benchmark for future research.The attacks of 9/11 and the 'global war on terror' and its... -
Asad: The Struggle for the Middle East by Patrick Seale
RRP: $65.10$51.30'This is a book in the finest tradition of investigative scholarship. The research is awesome...Seale's great strength is his ability to explain the confusing kaleidoscopic nature of Middle Eastern diplomacy. He understands the game being played and also... -
Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind by Annalee Newitz 9780393881516
RRP: $46.20$34.97In Stories Are Weapons, best-selling author Annalee Newitz traces the way disinformation, propaganda and violent threats—the essential tool kit for psychological warfare—have evolved from military weapons deployed against foreign adversaries into tools... -
Which People's War?: National Identity and Citizenship in Wartime Britain 1939-1945 by Sonya O. Rose 9780199273171
$156.60Which People's War? examines how national belonging, or British national identity, was envisaged in the public culture of the World War II home front. Using materials from newspapers, magazines, films, novels, diaries, letters, and all sorts of public...