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Blackstone's Handbook of Ports & Border Security by Andrew Staniforth 9780199662074
€53.88Blackstone's Handbook of Ports & Border Security is a practical, portable handbook for police officers and other professionals concerned with security and crime prevention at all UK ports and borders. Over the past decade, significant legislative and... -
Ireland and the Great War: A Social and Political History by Niamh Gallagher
€36.09On 4 August 1914 following the outbreak of European hostilities, large sections of Irish Protestants and Catholics rallied to support the British and Allied war efforts. Yet less than two years later, the Easter Rising of 1916 allegedly put a stop to... -
Utopia by Merlin Coverley 9781842433164
RRP: €15.46€10.35For more than 2,000 years utopian visionaries have sought to create a blueprint of the ideal society: from Plato to HG Wells, from Cloud cuckoo land to Shangri-La, the utopian impulse has generated a vast body of work, encompassing philosophy and... -
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors 9781250306906
RRP: €15.46€12.32From one of the co-founders of the Black Lives Matter movement comes a poetic memoir and reflection on humanity. Necessary and timely, Patrisse Cullors' story asks us to remember that protest in the interest of the most vulnerable comes from love... -
The Lights that Failed: European International History 1919-1933 by Zara Steiner
RRP: €63.07€54.78The peace treaties represented an almost impossible attempt to solve the problems caused by a murderous world war. In The Lights that Failed: European International History 1919-1933, part of the Oxford History of Modern Europe series, Steiner challenges... -
Billionaires in World Politics by Peter Hagel 9780198852711
RRP: €124.95€113.48Billionaires in World Politics shows how the privatization of politics assumes a new dimension when billionaires wield power in world politics, which requires a re-thinking of individual agency in International Relations. Structural changes... -
Mystery Big Cats by Merrily Harpur 9781906069186
RRP: €17.79€14.95Over 1000 people a year in the UK report seeing 'big cats', possibly pumas or panthers. Have these animals escaped from zoos? Are they the descendants of pets released into wild? Or is there another solution to the mystery? In this extraordinary book,... -
The Content of Our Character: A New Vision of Race in America by Shelby Steele 9780060974152
RRP: €13.08€9.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060974152Author Shelby SteeleFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint HarperPerennialPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc -
Black Gold: The Dark History of Coffee by Antony Wild
RRP: €11.89€8.14Your morning flat-white helped shape the modern world 'Elegantly written, witty and so wide in scope, so rich in detail and so thought provoking' Joanna Blythman It may seem like just a drink, but coffee's... -
Japanese Political History Since the Meiji Restoration, 1868-2000 by R. Sims 9780312239152
RRP: €59.49€40.45Japanese Political History Since the Meiji Restoration, 1868-2000 explores, through a combination of narrative and analysis, the changes in the political process which lay behind Japan's transformation into a modern nation state; its successive turn... -
Red Arctic: Russian Strategy Under Putin by Elizabeth Buchanan
RRP: €35.70€31.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815738886Author Elizabeth BuchananFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams)... -
Russian Grand Strategy in the Era of Global Power Competition by Andrew Monaghan
RRP: €35.70€25.36This book offers a nuanced and detailed examination of two of the most important current debates about contemporary Russia's international activity: is Moscow acting strategically or opportunistically, and should this be understood in regional or global... -
State of Disappearance by Brad Evans 9780228018964
RRP: €33.31€28.73Disappearance is marked by a devastating absence. It constitutes a form of violence that rips open a wound in time, offering no viable recovery and no meaningful justice. It provides alibis to perpetrators while denying victims their humanity. For those... -
How Change Happens by Duncan Green 9780198825166
RRP: €12.48€9.12Society is full of would-be 'change agents'-campaigners, government officials, enlightened business people, engaged intellectuals-set on improving public services, reforming laws and regulations, guaranteeing human rights, achieving a fairer deal for... -
Politics in the Developing World by Peter Burnell
RRP: €57.11€54.70An impressive line-up of international contributors provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to politics in the developing world. The first four parts explore the theoretical approaches, the changing nature and role of the state, and the... -
Passive Aggressive Racism in the System of White Supremacy by Darice Thompson 9781732887312
RRP: €14.27€11.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732887312Author Darice ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 122Imprint Advise Media NetworkPublisher Advise Media NetworkWeight(grams) 172gDimensions(mm)... -
Home: My Life in the Universe Mark Ballabon 9780955948770
RRP: €11.89€10.0014-year-old Leah loves wilderness survival books. In fact, sometimes she wishes she could escape into the wild. Then she could get away from the body image obsession at school and the bullies who pick on her little brother, Aiden. As long as she could... -
Seizing Power: The Strategic Logic of Military Coups by Naunihal Singh 9781421422565
RRP: €36.30€32.32While coups drive a majority of regime changes and are responsible for the overthrow of many democratic governments, there has been very little empirical work on the subject. Seizing Power develops a new theory of coup dynamics and outcomes, drawing on... -
International Human Rights by Jack Donnelly
RRP: €45.21€39.72Fully updated, the sixth edition of International Human Rights examines the ways in which states and other international actors have addressed human rights since the end of World War II. This unique textbook features substantial attention to theory,... -
JFK and Sam: The Connection Between the Giancana and Kennedy Assassinations by Antoinette Giancana 9781581824872
RRP: €26.17€18.12JFK AND SAM is unique from other books on the Kennedy assassination. Written by an insider with access to key figures, it names the assassins and traces the assassination team's movements on November 22, 1963, and discusses the team leader's life and his... -
Lenin: Responding to Catastrophe, Forging Revolution Paul Le Blanc 9780745348346
RRP: €20.22€13.93'Brings out the practical activism, principled politics, and revolutionary patience crucial to organizing the oppressed on a rapidly over-heating planet' - Jodi Dean 'Crackling with intellectual life' - Lars T. Lih Vladimir Lenin lies in a tomb in... -
Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads by David Rundell 9781838605933
RRP: €41.65€36.53'Clear-eyed and illuminating.' Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor 'A rich, superbly researched, balanced history of the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.' General David Petraeus, former Commander U.S. Central... -
Neuroscience for Designing Green Spaces: Contemplative Landscapes by Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo 9781032280639
RRP: €38.07€33.45Urban parks and gardens are where people go to reconnect with nature and destress. But do they all provide the same benefits or are some better than others? What specific attributes set some green spaces apart? Can we objectively measure their impact on... -
Liberty and Equality by Raymond Aron 9780691226767
RRP: €20.22€16.49An invaluable reflection on the essence of liberal democracy-and an ideal introduction to the work of political philosopher Raymond AronLiberty and Equality is the first English translation of the last lecture delivered at the College de France by... -
United States of Distraction: Media Manipulation in Post-Truth America (And What We Can Do About It) by Mickey Huff 9780872867673
RRP: €15.46€10.56A powerful critique of how manipulation of media gives rise to disinformation, intolerance, and divisiveness, and what can be done to change direction."Mickey Huff and Nolan Higdon emphasize what we can do today to restore the power of facts, truth, and... -
Generation Locked-Out by Rory Hearne
RRP: €17.84€11.85The book that has been waiting to be written - how Ireland's housing policy has locked an entire generation out of the housing market and what we should do about it. "Clear, cogent and persuasive" - Fintan O'Toole ... -
Dinner with Mugabe: The Untold Story of a Freedom Fighter Who Became a Tyrant by Heidi Holland
RRP: €14.27€10.31This penetrating, timely portrait of Robert Mugabe is the psychobiography of a man whose once brilliant career has ruined Zimbabwe and cast shame on the African continent. Heidi Holland's tireless investigation begins with her having dinner with Mugabe,... -
Stuxnet to Sunburst: 20 Years of Digital Exploitation and Cyber Warfare Andrew Jenkinson 9781032068503
RRP: €35.69€31.94Stuxnet to Sunburst: 20 Years of Digital Exploitation and Cyberwarfare takes the reader on a journey from the terrorist attacks of 9/11 onwards and the massive insatiable appetite, focus and investment by the Five Eyes agencies, in particular the U.S.,... -
Rise: Extraordinary Women of Colour who Changed the World by Maliha Abidi 9780863561375
RRP: €23.80€16.36Rise celebrates the inspirational stories of 100 remarkable women of colour. From the entrepreneur with a homemade marmalade business who went on to found Women's World Banking, to the educator who built the first university in the world; and from the... -
The Economics of Belonging: A Radical Plan to Win Back the Left-Behind and Achieve Prosperity for All by Martin Sandbu 9780691204529
RRP: €23.80€19.67A radical new approach to economic policy that addresses the symptoms and causes of inequality in Western society todayFueled by populism and the frustrations of the disenfranchised, the past few years have witnessed the widespread rejection of the... -
The Limits to Capital by David Harvey
RRP: €20.22€16.78Now a classic of Marxian economics, The Limits to Capital provides one of the best theoretical guides to the history and geography of capitalist development. In this edition, Harvey updates his classic text with a substantial discussion of the turmoil in... -
Freedom Seekers: Escaping from Slavery in Restoration London by Simon Newman 9781912702930
€14.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Frederick Douglass Book Prize 2023.Book InformationISBN 9781912702930Author Simon P. NewmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint University of London... -
The Modern American Presidency by Lewis L. Gould 9780700616848
RRP: €39.21€26.01When the first edition of this book appeared in 2003, it was chosen as a Main Selection of both the Book-of-the-Month Club and History Book Club and quickly became the standard work on the modern American presidency - from William McKinley through... -
Money and Power: The World Leaders Who Changed Economics by Vince Cable
RRP: €13.08€8.83Through economics, our politicians have the power to transform people's lives for better or worse. Think Deng Xiaoping who lifted millions out of poverty by opening up China; Franklin D Roosevelt whose 'New Deal' helped the USA break free of the Great... -
Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime by John Heilemann 9780061733642
RRP: €20.22€13.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061733642Author John HeilemannFormat PaperbackPage Count 456Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 431g -
Spheres Of Justice: A Defense Of Pluralism And Equality by Michael Walzer
€36.70The distinguished political philosopher and author of the widely acclaimed Just and Unjust Wars analyzes how society distributes not just wealth and power but other social goods" like honor, education, work, free time,even love.About the AuthorMichael... -
Democracy and Its Critics by Robert A. Dahl 9780300049381
RRP: €26.78€25.53In this prize-winning book, one of the most prominent political theorists of our time makes a major statement about what democracy is and why it is important. Robert Dahl examines the most basic assumptions of democratic theory, tests them against the... -
Where Power Stops: The Making and Unmaking of Presidents and Prime Ministers by David Runciman
RRP: €11.89€8.58Lyndon Baines Johnson, Margaret Thatcher, Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, Barack Obama, Gordon Brown, Theresa May, and Donald Trump: each had different motivations, methods, and paths, but they all sought the highest office. And yet when they reached their... -
Safe: On Black British Men Reclaiming Space by Derek Owusu
RRP: €11.89€8.21'It's brave and honest, and not a moment too soon.' Afua Hirsch, Brit(ish)'[An] outstanding myth-busting book. Everyone should read it.' Bernardine EvaristoWhat is the experience of Black men in Britain today? Never has the conversation about racism and... -
The Earl of Louisiana by A. J. Liebling 9780807133439
€30.74In the summer of 1959, A. J. Liebling, veteran writer for the New Yorker, came to Louisiana to cover a series of bizarre events that began with Governor Earl K. Long's commitment to a mental institution. Captivated by his subject, Liebling remained to...