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Redeeming American Political Thought by Judith N. Shklar 9780226753485
RRP: €27.37€26.33In these 13 essays, Judith Shklar explores two themes crucial to discussions of American democracy: first, what she terms the "fundamental social condition" of American life - the tension between expansive political equality and persistent social... -
The Case for a Four Day Week by Coote
RRP: €11.89€10.77Not so long ago, people thought that a ten-hour, six-day week was normal; now, it's the eight-hour, five-day week. Will that soon be history too? In this book, three leading experts argue why it should be. They map out a pragmatic pathway to a shorter... -
Ireland's Call: Navigating Brexit by Stephen Collins
RRP: €20.22€16.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786051769Author Stephen CollinsFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint Red Stripe PressPublisher Orpen Press -
Don Roberto: The Adventure of Being Cunninghame Graham by James Jauncey 9781910895764
RRP: €29.74€21.07'A combination of all that is best in memoir, biography and history.' - Caroline Moorehead 'In this remarkable book... Jauncey has performed the great service of reminding us of a wonderful figure from Scotland's recent history.' - Alexander McCall... -
Anthropology & the Colonial Encounter by Talal Asad 9781573925891
RRP: €29.75€25.93"We have been reminded time and again by anthropologists of the ideas and ideals of the Enlightenment in which the intellectual inspiration of anthropology is supposed to lie. But anthropology is also rooted in an unequal power encounter between the West... -
Taming the Street: The Old Guard, the New Deal, and FDR's Fight to Regulate American Capitalism by Diana B. Henriques 9780593132647
RRP: €29.75€19.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593132647Author Diana B. HenriquesFormat HardbackPage Count 480Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc -
John Rawls: His Life and Theory of Justice by Thomas Pogge 9780195136371
RRP: €43.42€43.36John Rawls was one of the most important political philosophers of our time, and promises to be an enduring figure over the coming decades. His Theory of Justice (1971) has had a profound impact across philosophy, politics, law, and economics... -
Russia without Putin: Money, Power and the Myths of the New Cold War Tony Wood 9781788731256
RRP: €13.08€10.76It is impossible to think of Russia today without thinking of Vladimir Putin. More than any other major national leader, he personifies his country in the eyes of the outside world, and dominates Western media coverage. In Russia itself, he is likewise... -
Autobiography by John Robson
RRP: €15.46€11.11One of the greatest prodigies of his era, John Stuart Mill (1806-73) was studying arithmetic and Greek by the age of three, as part of an astonishingly intense education at his father's hand. Intellectually brilliant, fearless and profound, he became a... -
The Handbook of Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice Peter T. Coleman 9781118526866
RRP: €99.96€90.42Praise for The Handbook of Conflict Resolution "This handbook is a classic. It helps connect the research of academia to the practical realities of peacemaking and peacebuilding like no other. It is both comprehensive and deeply informed on topics vital... -
Douglas Home by David Dutton
RRP: €15.46€10.82Douglas-Home had a complex career between the two Houses of Parliament, disclaiming his peerage to become Prime Minister. His term in office was short elected in 1963 he lost the election of 1964.Book InformationISBN 9781904950677Author David... -
From cattle-herding to editor's chair: A forgotten founder of the ANC by Richard Thema 9780795708541
RRP: €16.65€14.05Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780795708541Author Richard ThemaFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Kwela BooksPublisher Kwela BooksWeight(grams) 1g -
Brain Twisters: True or False by Ivy Finnegan 9781398816657 [USED COPY]
RRP: €5.94€3.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398816657Author Ivy FinneganFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd -
Ukraine and Russia: From Civilized Divorce to Uncivil War by Paul D'Anieri 9781009315548
RRP: €27.36€22.30In this fully revised and updated in-depth analysis of the war in Ukraine, Paul D'Anieri explores the dynamics within Ukraine, between Ukraine and Russia, and between Russia and the West that emerged with the collapse of the Soviet Union and eventually... -
In Search of Madness: A psychiatrist's travels through the history of mental illness by Brendan Kelly 9780717193783
RRP: €22.60€16.45A psychiatrist's travels through the history of mental illness - Who is 'mad'? Who is not? And who decides? In this fascinating new exploration of mental illness, Professor Brendan Kelly examines 'madness' in history and how we have responded to it... -
How to Become a Crime Scene Investigator: The Ultimate Career Guide to Becoming a Scenes of Crime Officer by How2Become 9781911259329
RRP: €17.85€13.04Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911259329Author How2BecomeFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint How2become LtdPublisher How2become Ltd -
Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences by Alexander L. George
RRP: €39.27€26.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262572224Author Alexander L. GeorgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 156mm *... -
The Shia Revival by Vali Nasr
RRP: €15.46€13.64One of America's leading commentators on current events in the Middle East, Iranian-born scholar Vali Nasr brilliantly dissects the political and theological antagonisms within Islam in this "smart, clear and timely" book (The Washington Post). Still... -
Futilitarianism: On Neoliberalism and the Production of Uselessness Neil Vallelly 9781912685905
RRP: €32.13€20.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912685905Author Neil VallellyFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Goldsmiths, Unversity of LondonPublisher Goldsmiths, Unversity of London -
Practical Anarchism: A Guide for Daily Life Scott Branson 9780745344928
RRP: €17.84€11.96You may not realise it, but you are probably already practicing anarchism in your daily life. From relationships to school, work, art, even the way you organise your time, anarchism can help you find fulfilment, empathy and liberation in the everyday. ... -
Ukraine: What Everyone Needs to Know® by Serhy Yekelchyk
RRP: €15.46€11.11Conventional wisdom dictates that Ukraine's political crises can be traced to the linguistic differences and divided political loyalties that have long fractured the country. However, this theory obscures the true significance of Ukraine's recent civic... -
In Defence of War by Nigel Biggar 9780199672615
€52.47Pacifism is popular. Many hold that war is unnecessary, since peaceful means of resolving conflict are always available, if only we had the will to look for them. Or they believe that war is wicked, essentially involving hatred of the enemy and... -
Rebels Against the Raj: Western Fighters for India's Freedom by Ramachandra Guha 9780008498764
RRP: €29.75€21.44WINNER OF THE ELIZABETH LONGFORD PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY 'A narrative of startling originality ... As discussions of Britain's colonial legacy become increasingly polarised, we are in ever more need of nuanced... -
Markets in the Making - Rethinking Competition, Goods, and Innovation by Michel Callon
RRP: €33.32€26.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781942130574Author Michel CallonFormat HardbackPage Count 512Imprint Zone BooksPublisher Zone BooksWeight(grams) 744gDimensions(mm) 212mm * 159mm * 38mm -
Selected Essays by Gore Vidal 9780349120454
€22.80Vidal has a fierce, uncontaminated sense of what's right and wrong, and he expresses his most intimate opinions fearlessly' John Simpson, Daily Mail This new selection brings together the best of Gore Vidal's essays, comment and criticism from his... -
Defying Hitler: The White Rose Pamphlets by Alexandra Lloyd
RRP: €17.85€14.13'Long Live Freedom!' - Hans Scholl's last words before his execution The White Rose (die Weisse Rose) resistance circle was a group of students and a professor at the University of Munich who in the early 1940s secretly wrote and distributed anti-Nazi... -
Hammer And Tickle: A History Of Communism Told Through Communist Jokes Ben Lewis 9780753825822
RRP: €13.08€9.06The book that immerses the Cold War in the warm bath of nostalgia.Q: Why, despite all the shortages, was the toilet paper in East Germany always 2-ply?A: Because they had to send a copy of everything they did to Moscow.Communist jokes are the strangest,... -
Terrorism: Theirs and Ours by Eqbal Ahmad 9781583224908
RRP: €5.94€4.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583224908Author Eqbal AhmadFormat PaperbackPage Count 59Imprint Seven Stories Press,U.S.Publisher Seven Stories Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 66g -
The First Afghan War 1839-42: Invasion, catastrophe and retreat by Richard Macrory
RRP: €19.03€15.86In 1839 forces of the British East India Company crossed the Indus to invade Afghanistan on the pretext of reinstating a former king Shah Soojah to his rightful throne. The reality was that this was another step in Britain's Great Game - Afghanistan... -
King Faisal And The Modernisation Of Saudi Arabia Willard A. Beling 9780367171575
RRP: €47.59€41.72This book derives from papers presented at a conference convened in Santa Barbara in 1978, focusing on King Faisal and his era. It describes how Saudi Arabia became an important actor in international politics, the end of bedouin-style Arabia, social... -
The Antarctic: A Very Short Introduction by Klaus Dodds 9780199697687
RRP: €10.70€7.91The Antarctic is one the most hostile natural environments in the world. It is an extraordinary physical space, which changes significantly in shape and size with the passing of the seasons. Politically, it is unique as it contains one of the few areas... -
Diplomacy in Renaissance Rome: The Rise of the Resident Ambassador by Catherine Fletcher
RRP: €36.88€27.19Diplomacy in Renaissance Rome is an investigation of Renaissance diplomacy in practice. Presenting the first book-length study of this subject for sixty years, Catherine Fletcher substantially enhances our understanding of the envoy's role during this... -
THE THESEUS PARADOX: What if London's 7/7 bombings were the greatest criminal deception of our time? by David Videcette 9780993426315
RRP: €17.84€16.01Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Surviving The Future: Abolitionist Queer Strategies by Scott Branson
RRP: €22.60€16.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629639710Author Scott BransonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint PM PressPublisher PM Press -
Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership, and the Fight for Global Security by Sherri Goodman 9781642833263
RRP: €33.32€26.04Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781642833263Author Sherri GoodmanFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Island PressPublisher Island PressWeight(grams) 454g -
Theories of Rights by Jeremy Waldron 9780198750635
RRP: €63.06€49.60This latest addition to the Oxford Readings in Philosophy series covers a topic which is one of the focal points of much of the current work in moral and politicaltheory.Book InformationISBN 9780198750635Author Jeremy WaldronFormat PaperbackPage Count... -
The Rupture: China and the Global Race for the Future by Andrew Small
RRP: €23.80€21.23The gripping story of a turning point in global affairs, as politicians belatedly awaken to serious systemic threats. This is the inside story of a revolution in China policy, from Washington to Brussels, Berlin to New Delhi. The Rupture explains how... -
Miners Against Fascism: Wales and the Spanish Civil War by Hywel Francis 9781907103513
RRP: €23.80€22.86Welsh miners made up one of the largest contingents within the British Battalion of the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War. Coming from the valleys all across South Wales, they brought with them a political tradition unique in Britain in its... -
Principled Spying: The Ethics of Secret Intelligence by David Omand 9780198785590
RRP: €31.52€22.15The question of how far a state should authorise its agents to go in seeking and using secret intelligence is one of the big unresolved issues of public policy for democracies today. The tension between security and privacy sits at the heart of broader... -
The United States vs. China: The Quest for Global Economic Leadership C. Fred Bergsten 9781509547357
RRP: €29.75€19.97After leading the world economy for a century, the United States faces the first real challenge to its supremacy in the rise of China. Is economic (or broader) conflict, well beyond the trade and technology war that has already erupted, inevitable...