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Crisis by Sylvia Walby 9780745647616
RRP: $33.58$30.26We are living in a time of crisis which has cascaded through society. Financial crisis has led to an economic crisis of recession and unemployment; an ensuing fiscal crisis over government deficits and austerity has led to a political crisis which... -
Hawker's Secret Cold War Airfield: Dunsfold: Home of the Hunter and Harrier by Christopher Budgen 9781526771759
RRP: $52.50$37.84In 1948, Hawker Aircraft, faced with new jet projects that could not use their existing airfield at Langley, began the process of searching for alternative accommodation for their flight-testing requirements. It would, however, take three hard years... -
The Bad Boys of Brexit: Tales of Mischief, Mayhem & Guerrilla Warfare in the EU Referendum Campaign by Arron Banks 9781785902055
RRP: $20.98$15.27FULLY UPDATED Arron Banks enjoyed a life of happy anonymity flogging car insurance in Bristol until he dipped his toes into the sharkinfested waters of politics and decided to plunge right in. Charging into battle for Brexit, he tore up the political... -
The Education Of Brett Kavanaugh by Robin Pogrebin
RRP: $54.58$35.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593084397Author Robin PogrebinFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint PortfolioPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
Amilcar Cabral: A Nationalist and Pan-Africanist Revolutionary by Peter Karibe Mendy
RRP: $27.28$24.72Amilcar Cabral was an agronomist who led an armed struggle that ended Portuguese colonialism in Guinea-Bissau and Cabo Verde. The uprising contributed significantly to the collapse of a fascist regime in Lisbon and the dismantlement of Portugal's empire... -
The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli 9781857150797
RRP: $27.28$19.09Born in Florence in 1469, Niccolo Machiavelli was one of the principal secretaries to the Signoria at Florence and undertook diplomatic missions to various courts, before his imprisonment and exile. To quote his own words, this book discusses "what a... -
Moral Triumph: The Public Face of Christianity in China by Zhibin Xie
RRP: $41.98$37.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506486802Author Zhibin XieFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint Fortress Press,U.S.Publisher 1517 MediaWeight(grams) 318g -
Making Health Policy: A Critical Introduction by Andy Alaszewski 9780745641744
RRP: $41.98$37.15This new textbook opens up the policy-making process for students, uncovering how government decisions around health are really made. Starting from more traditional insights into how ministers and civil servants develop policy with limited knowledge and... -
Democracy and Authoritarianism in the Postcommunist World by Valerie Bunce 9780521115988
RRP: $178.50$121.95Democracy and Authoritarianism in the Postcommunist World examines three waves of democratic change that took place in eleven different former Communist nations. It draws important conclusions about the rise, development, and breakdown of both democracy... -
Media Democracy: How the Media Colonize Politics by Thomas Meyer 9780745628448
RRP: $35.68$31.96In his controversial new book, Thomas Meyer argues that the media are transforming traditional party democracy into 'media democracy'. Political elites submit to the mass media's formulas in the hope of salvaging some influence over their public images... -
The Great Reconfiguration: A Socio-Technical Analysis of Low-Carbon Transitions in UK Electricity, Heat, and Mobility Systems by Frank W. Geels 9781009198240
RRP: $83.98$72.72This book is intended for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners interested in the dynamics and governance of low-carbon transitions. Drawing on the Multi-Level Perspective, it develops a whole system reconfiguration approach that explains how the... -
Virgin Trains: A Pictorial Tribute by Kerr, Fred 9781526793317
RRP: $52.50$37.84When British Railways (BR) was privatised in April 1994 a series of passenger franchises was created that included services on both the East Coast Main Line (ECML) and competing West Coast Main Line (WCML) routes. The WCML franchise was won by Virgin... -
Politics and Morality by Susan Mendus 9780745629681
RRP: $31.48$28.52Public disenchantment with politics has become a key feature of the world in which we live. Politicians are increasingly viewed with suspicion and distrust, and electoral turnout in many modern democracies continues to fall. But are we right to display... -
Operation Jihadi Bride: My Covert Mission to Rescue Young Women from ISIS - The Incredible True Story by John Carney 9781913183059
RRP: $18.88$13.02Soldier Magazine's Book of the MonthFascinating... Incredibly dangerous. The TimesGripping. Adrenalin fuelled true-life account with all the makings of a military thriller. The action unfolds like a Le Carre novel. Soldier Magazine'If there are young... -
The Afghanistan File by Prince Turki Al-Faisal Al-Saud
RRP: $42.00$34.50The Afghanistan File, written by the former head of Saudi Arabian Intelligence, tells the story of his Department's involvement in Afghanistan from the time of the Soviet invasion in 1979 to Nine Eleven 2001. It begins with the backing given by Saudi... -
Aristotle's Art of Rhetoric by Aristotle
RRP: $33.60$26.99For more than two thousand years. Aristotle's "Art of Rhetoric" has shaped thought on the theory and practice of rhetoric, the art of persuasive speech. In three sections, Aristotle discusses what rhetoric is, as well as the three kinds of rhetoric... -
Our Lowest Ebb?: A new history of Sheffield Wednesday's darkest times: 1973-1976: 2020 by John Dyson 9781908847171
RRP: $27.28$19.09Relegation from Division Two. Near relegation to Division Four. Over a season without an away win. Home attendances regularly below 10,000. A period of 17 league games with only two goals for Owls fans to cheer. Our Lowest Ebb is the story of the darkest... -
The Sound of One Hand: A Buddhist life by Satyadasa 9781915342102
RRP: $25.18$20.37For Satyadasa the Buddhist path has been fulfilling and often joyous, but also full of doubts and obstacles. What does it mean to be a Buddhist in the West in the twenty-first century? And is being born with one hand a curse - or a blessing? "I'm... -
Who Lost Russia?: How the World Entered a New Cold War by Peter Conradi
RRP: $23.08$16.32'A must read for anyone interested in the future of Europe and the world as a whole.' Serhii Plokhy, author of The Last Empire An essential insight into Russia's relations with Ukraine, the US and beyond Why did Vladimir Putin launch his... -
To Move The World: JFK's Quest for Peace by Jeffrey Sachs 9781847922755
RRP: $33.58$24.38The inspiring story of JFK, the Cold War, and the power of oratory to change the course of history. ... -
Ancestral Voices in Irish Politics: Judging Dillon and Parnell by Prof Paul Bew 9780192873705
RRP: $52.50$44.50The story of Charles Stewart Parnell, one of the greatest Irish leaders of the nineteenth century and also one of the most renowned figures of the 1880s on the international stage, and John Dillon, the most celebrated of Parnell's lieutenants. As Paul... -
Perception and Misperception in International Politics: New Edition by Robert Jervis 9780691175850
RRP: $63.00$49.75Since its original publication in 1976, Perception and Misperception in International Politics has become a landmark book in its field, hailed by the New York Times as "the seminal statement of principles underlying political psychology." This new... -
The Oxford Handbook of the History of Communism by S. A. Smith 9780198779414
$73.50The impact of Communism on the twentieth century was massive, equal to that of the two world wars. Until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, historians knew relatively little about the secretive world of communist states and parties. Since then, the... -
The Heart of the Forest: Why Woods Matter by John Miller 9780712354561
RRP: $52.50$35.24With a foreword by Kathleen Jamie. Trees can evoke powerful feelings. For Henry David Thoreau, the woods are places beyond civilisation; for Ursula Le Guin and J. R. R. Tolkien, they are loaded with otherworldly potential; and for those fleeing... -
Ten Years to Midnight by Blair H. Sheppard
RRP: $52.50$34.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781523088744Author Blair H. SheppardFormat HardbackPage Count 244Imprint Berrett-Koehler PublishersPublisher Berrett-Koehler Publishers -
Instituting Thought: Three Paradigms of PoliticalOntology by Roberto Esposito
RRP: $39.88$35.43This new book by the Italian philosopher Roberto Esposito addresses the profound crisis of contemporary politics and examines some of the philosophical approaches that have been used to try to understand and go beyond this crisis. Two approaches have... -
One Hand Tied Behind Us: Rise of the Women's Suffrage Movement by Jill Liddington 9781854891112
RRP: $35.68$32.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Fawcett Society Book Prize 1990.Book InformationISBN 9781854891112Author Jill LiddingtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Rivers Oram PressPublisher Rivers... -
Mandeville’s Fable: Pride, Hypocrisy, and Sociability by Dr Robin Douglass
RRP: $63.00$48.91Why we should take Bernard Mandeville seriously as a philosopherBernard Mandeville's The Fable of the Bees outraged its eighteenth-century audience by proclaiming that private vices lead to public prosperity. Today the work is best known as an early... -
3 Boys, 2 Dogs, 1 (Ex) Husband and Absolutely No Idea: Definitely not a guide to parenting (or Marriage) by Elisabeth Mary 9781398423428
RRP: $16.78$12.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398423428Author Elisabeth MaryFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers -
Toxic: The Rotting Underbelly of the Tasmanian Salmon Industry by Richard Flanagan
RRP: $29.38$19.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781761044373Author Richard FlanaganFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Penguin Random House AustraliaPublisher Penguin Random House Australia -
Deliberative Democracy: A Critical Introduction by Zsuzsanna Chappell 9780230252165
$82.13In spite of the global diffusion of democracy and a general commitment to democratic values, there is a widespread alienation from the political process in advanced democracies. Deliberative democracy has received much attention in recent years as a... -
The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities by Mancur Olson
RRP: $31.48$27.36A compelling theory on the rationale for the changing fortunes of nationsAbout the AuthorMancur Lloyd Olson Jr. was an American economist and political scientist who taught at the University of Maryland, College Park. Edward L. Glaeser is the Fred and... -
Out of Joint: Power, Crisis, and the Rhetoric of Time by Nomi Claire Lazar
RRP: $68.25$66.32How constructions of time shape political beliefs about what is possible-and what is inevitable To secure power in a crisis, leaders must sell deep change as a means to future good. But how could we know the future? Nomi Claire Lazar draws on stories... -
Endgame by Omid Scobie 9780008534721
RRP: $35.68$27.85The explosive new book from longtime royal journalist Omid Scobie and author of the international blockbuster Finding Freedom, Endgame a penetrating investigation into the current state of the British monarchy. An unpopular king,... -
His Name Is George Floyd: WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN NON-FICTION by Robert Samuels
RRP: $27.28$19.09*WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN NON-FICTION**Finalist for the National Book Award for Non-fiction*'His Name Is George Floyd is essential for our times.' Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist'An intimate, unvarnished and scrupulous account of... -
Scots and Catalans: Union and Disunion by J. H. Elliott 9780300253382
RRP: $27.28$24.07A landmark account that reveals the long history behind the current Catalan and Scottish independence movements A distinguished historian of Spain and Europe provides an enlightening account of the development of nationalist and separatist movements in... -
Wollstonecraft: A Vindication of the Rights of Men and a Vindication of the Rights of Woman and Hints by Mary Wollstonecraft
RRP: $44.08$37.99Mary Wollstonecraft, often described as the first major feminist, is remembered principally as the author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792), and there has been a tendency to view her most famous work in isolation. Yet Wollstonecraft's... -
Who Will Build the Ark?: Debates on Climate Strategy from 'New Left Review' by Benjamin Kunkel
RRP: $41.98$30.83In Who Will Build the Ark?, leading radical thinkers debate left alternatives to runaway global heating, capitalist crisis and wider environmental breakdown, clarifying the stakes in today's key disputes between Green New Deal supporters and proponents... -
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History by Howard Zinn
RRP: $35.68$24.23Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807043844Author Howard ZinnFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon Press -
Why Governments Get It Wrong: and how they can get it right by Dennis C. Grube
RRP: $42.00$29.00'This humane, accessible and lucid work will enlighten any voter, and remind any would-be - or currently serving - politician of the pitfalls to avoid' - TLSBarely a week goes by without another government U-turn and with the cost of living crisis and...