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The River of Lost Footsteps by Thant Myint-U
RRP: $27.28$17.98Burma is currently ruled by a harsh dictatorship unmoved by Western activists and sanctions. It is also the sight of the longest-running conflict in the world. Drawing both on his own family's stories and his years of hands-on political experience... -
Crimes Unspoken: The Rape of German Women at the End of the Second World War by Miriam Gebhardt 9781509541669
RRP: $31.48$20.58The soldiers who occupied Germany after the Second World War were not only liberators: they also brought with them a new threat, as women throughout the country became victims of sexual violence. In this disturbing and carefully researched book, the... -
Asia as Method: Toward Deimperialization by Kuan-Hsing Chen
RRP: $50.38$43.76Centering his analysis in the dynamic forces of modern East Asian history, Kuan-Hsing Chen recasts cultural studies as a politically urgent global endeavor. He argues that the intellectual and subjective work of decolonization begun across East Asia... -
Free Statism: The Good Old IRA by Danny Morrison 9783949573002
RRP: $31.50$28.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783949573002Author Danny MorrisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 268Imprint Greenisland PressPublisher Elsinor Verlag e.K. -
Looking North: Northern England and the National Imagination by David Russell 9780719051784
RRP: $41.98$36.98Investigating areas as diverse as travel literature, fiction, dialect, the stage, radio, and television, feature film, music and sport, this fascinating book assesses the attitudes and portrayal of the North of England within the national culture and how... -
Outcast: How Jews Were Banished from the Anti-Racist Imagination by Camila Bassi 9781915036780
RRP: $20.98$17.16Outcast is an exploration - and explanation - of how the very possibility of recognising anti-Jewish racism has been displaced by the commonplace leftist belief that when Jewish people cry 'antisemitism!' their true intent is to cover up the real racism... -
The North Wales Quarrymen, 1874-1922 by R. Merfyn Jones 9781783161751
RRP: $31.48$24.49On a Saturday morning in November 1865, between 1,200 and 1,500 men gathered above the small town of Bethesda, to launch a society which they called the United Society of Welsh Quarrymen. Although there had been earlier revolts of quarrymen, this was the... -
Democracy's Child: Young People and the Politics of Control, Leverage, and Agency by Associate Professor Alison L Gash
RRP: $49.33$41.94A sweeping and innovative study that places young people at the heart of pivotal conflicts, decisions and transformations in American politics. Even though the voting age is 18, children in the United States are both crucial subjects and actors in... -
The Weight of Sand: My 450 Days Held Hostage in the Sahara by Edith Blais
RRP: $39.88$27.15A radiant, unforgettable memoir of one woman's 450 days spent in captivity, and her defiant refusal to have her humanity stripped away. When Edith meets Luca in a small Northern town, the two connect instantly. Under the Northern Lights, they develop... -
Multicultural Citizenship: A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights by Will Kymlicka
RRP: $82.93$71.86The increasingly multicultural fabric of modern societies has given rise to many new issues and conflicts, as ethnic and national minorities demand recognition and support for their cultural identity. This book presents a new conception of the rights and... -
Building an American Empire: The Era of Territorial and Political Expansion by Paul Frymer 9780691191560
RRP: $46.20$36.46How American westward expansion was governmentally engineered to promote the formation of a white settler nationWestward expansion of the United States is most conventionally remembered for rugged individualism, geographic isolationism, and a fair amount... -
Sir John Fortescue: On the Laws and Governance of England by Sir John Fortescue 9780521589963
RRP: $56.68$49.22Sir John Fortescue CJKB (c.1395-c.1477) was undoubtedly the foremost English political scientist of the fifteenth century. This convenient volume brings together for the first time new editions of his two major works - In Praise of the Laws of England... -
The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger and a Forgotten Genocide by Gary J. Bass 9781849044578
RRP: $63.00$57.44New York Times Book of the Year The Blood Telegram is an unprecedented chronicle of a pivotal but little-known chapter of the Cold War. Gary J. Bass shows how Nixon and Kissinger supported Pakistan's military dictatorship as it brutally quashed the... -
The Company-State: Corporate Sovereignty and the Early Modern Foundations of the British Empire in India by Philip J. Stern
RRP: $86.08$53.45Almost since the event itself in 1757, the English East India Company's victory over the forces of the nawab of Bengal and the territorial acquisitions that followed has been perceived as the moment when the British Empire in India was born. Examining... -
Tear Gas: From the Battlefields of WWI to the Streets of Today by Anna Feigenbaum
RRP: $27.28$23.12One hundred years ago, French troops fired tear gas grenades into German trenches. Designed to force people out from behind barricades and trenches, tear gas causes burning of the eyes and skin, tearing, and gagging. Chemical weapons are now banned from... -
Captives: Britain, Empire and the World 1600-1850 by Linda Colley
RRP: $39.88$34.67Ranging over a quarter of a millennium and four continents, Captives uncovers the experiences and writings of those tens of thousands of men and women who took part in Britain's rise to imperial pre-eminence, but who got caught and caught out. Here are... -
Alt-Finance: How the City of London Bought Democracy by Marlene Benquet
RRP: $31.48$20.58Powerful financial forces have supported the neoliberal project since the 1980s to advance their interests; but there are now signs that these forces have a new face and a new strategy. The majority of the British finance sector threw its support behind... -
From Popular Sovereignty to the Sovereignty of Law: Law, Society, and Politics in Fifth-Century Athens by Martin Ostwald
RRP: $94.50$76.27Analyzing the 'democratic' features and institutions of the Athenian democracy in the fifth century B.C., Martin Ostwald traces their development from Solon's judicial reforms to the flowering of popular sovereignty, when the people assumed the right... -
Congo Diary: Episodes of the Revolutionary War in the Congo by Ernesto Che Guevara
RRP: $31.48$23.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781644210727Author Ernesto Che GuevaraFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Seven Stories Press,U.S.Publisher Seven Stories Press,U.S. -
Aid Effectiveness in Africa: Developing Trust between Donors and Governments by Phyllis R. Pomerantz 9780739110034
RRP: $84.00$73.96A significant contribution to the ongoing debate on aid effectiveness, Aid Effectiveness in Africa starts from the premise that money alone will not bring sustained development to Africa. With grounding in years of experience and fieldwork, Phyllis R... -
Fugitive Democracy: And Other Essays by Sheldon S. Wolin
RRP: $58.80$45.78An authoritative collection of the most important writings of an influential political thinkerSheldon Wolin was one of the most influential and original political thinkers of the past fifty years. In Fugitive Democracy, the breathtaking range of Wolin's... -
The Future of the Factory: How Megatrends are Changing Industrialization by Jostein Hauge 9780198861584
RRP: $73.50$63.21For centuries, industrialization and factory-based production have been core ingredients in economic growth, development, and innovation. This symbiotic relationship between industrialization and economic prosperity is now changing. 'Megatrends' - trends... -
Colonising Egypt by Timothy Mitchell
RRP: $56.70$44.23Extending deconstructive theory to historical and political analysis, Timothy Mitchell examines the peculiarity of Western conceptions of order and truth through a re-reading of Europe's colonial encounter with nineteenth-century Egypt.About the... -
Understanding International Relations by Chris Brown
RRP: $77.68$69.05The fifth edition of this bestselling textbook offers a comprehensive and engaging introduction to International relations and has been fully updated to cover the dramatic changes in recent world politics. Written in the author's unique and engaging... -
Transitional Justice Theories by Susanne Buckley-Zistel
RRP: $100.78$87.80Transitional Justice Theories is the first volume to approach the politically sensitive subject of post-conflict or post-authoritarian justice from a theoretical perspective. It combines contributions from distinguished scholars and practitioners as well... -
Searching for Socialism: The Project of the Labour New Left from Benn to Corbyn by Leo, Colin Panitch, Leys
RRP: $31.48$26.36Jeremy Corbyn's rapid ascent to the leadership of the Labour Party, driven by a groundswell of popular support particularly among the young, was met at the time by a baffled media. Just where did Jeremy Corbyn come from? In Searching for Socialism, Leo... -
Saving Sick Britain: Why We Need the 'Health Society' by Martin Yuille
RRP: $52.50$39.50Britain is sick and it needs saving. Covid-19 has brought death, disruption and disorder. It has revealed fundamental failures in public policy and our approach to health. For years, the same failures have perpetuated a host of modern plagues -... -
No Win Race: A Memoir of Belonging, Britishness and Sport by Derek A. Bardowell
RRP: $23.08$17.41A SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR A FINANCIAL TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR ... -
Handbook of Policing by Tim Newburn
RRP: $140.68$124.80This new edition of the Handbook of Policing updates and expands the highly successful first edition, and now includes a completely new chapter on policing and forensics. It provides a comprehensive, but highly readable overview of policing in the UK,... -
Gender and International Criminal Law by Indira Rosenthal 9780198871583
RRP: $231.00$209.60The last few decades have seen remarkable developments in international criminal justice, especially in relation to the pursuit of individuals responsible for sexual violence and other gender-based crimes. Historically ignored, justified, or minimised,... -
Social Policy for Social Work: Placing Social Work in its Wider Context by Lorraine Green 9780745660837
RRP: $48.28$42.34Contemporary social work cannot be understood without an appreciation of the broader context of social policy in which it takes place. Such an understanding is increasingly important as social workers are expected to work across institutional,... -
The Death of the Gods: The New Global Power Grab by Carl Miller
RRP: $23.08$16.32**Winner of the Transmission Prize 2019**THE OLD GODS ARE DYING.Giant corporations collapse overnight. Newspapers are being swallowed. Stock prices plummet with a tweet.NEW IDOLS ARE RISING IN THEIR PLACE. More crime now happens online than offline... -
Butterfly Politics: Changing the World for Women, With a New Preface by Catharine A. MacKinnon 9780674237667
RRP: $35.60$29.09"Sometimes ideas change the world. This astonishing, miraculous, shattering, inspiring book captures the origins and the arc of the movement for sex equality. It's a book whose time has come-always, but perhaps now more than ever."-Cass Sunstein,... -
Elections without Order: Russia's Challenge to Vladimir Putin by Richard Rose 9780521016445
RRP: $65.08$49.98Russians want both free elections and order, but order - a sense of predictability in everyday life and the rule of law - has been in short supply. This is the challenge that Russia presents to Vladimir Putin. This 2002 book is about Russia's attempt to... -
Talk to Me: Travels in Media and Politics by Anna Deavere Smith
RRP: $33.16$25.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385721745Author Anna Deavere SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)... -
Strategic Vision: America and the Crisis of Global Power by Zbigniew Brzezinski
RRP: $31.48$23.18By 1991, following the disintegration first of the Soviet bloc and then of the Soviet Union itself, the United States was left standing tall as the only global super-power. The 21st century seemed destined to be yet another American century. But that... -
Untitled by John Stapleton 9780007415588
RRP: $20.98$13.94'The bombshell book everyone is talking about' DAILY MAIL 'A radio genius ... the maestro of the show' EVENING STANDARD As presenter of Radio 4's Today, the nation's most popular... -
The Hybrid Media System: Politics and Power by Andrew Chadwick 9780190696733
RRP: $74.53$56.39New communication technologies have reshaped media and politics. But who are the new power players? The Hybrid Media System is a sweeping new theory of how political communication now works. Politics is increasingly defined by organizations, groups, and... -
Intelligence: Investigation, Community and Partnership by Clive Harfield
$97.25This title provides a clear introduction and practical guide to the use of intelligence in policing, offering detailed explanations of relevant legislation and establishing the theoretical and operational context and rationale within which intelligence... -
Property Is Theft: A Pierre Joseph Proudhon Reader by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon 9781849350242
RRP: $52.50$36.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781849350242Author Pierre-Joseph ProudhonFormat PaperbackPage Count 826Imprint AK PressPublisher AK PressWeight(grams) 1120g