Political Science

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815795131Author Susan L. WoodwardFormat PaperbackPage Count 556Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams)...

This book explores the links between recent reports of increasing levels of unhappiness and mental health problems amongst children and young people, and changes within childhood which restrict and reduce opportunities for children to develop and...

In Cases in Intelligence Analysis, accomplished instructors and intelligence practitioners Sarah Miller Beebe and Randolph H. Pherson offer robust, class-tested cases studies of events in foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, terrorism, homeland...

Repeated corruption scandals and the efforts of the international political community to find ways to counteract them have compelled economists, anthropologists and political scientists to confront corruption as a subject for serious academic research...

For three decades, Angela Y. Davis has written on liberation theory and democratic praxis. Challenging the foundations of mainstream discourse, her analyses of culture, gender, capital, and race have profoundly influenced democratic theory, antiracist...

When Moral Politics was first published two decades ago, it redefined how Americans think and talk about politics through the lens of cognitive political psychology. Today, George Lakoff's classic text has become all the more relevant, as liberals and...

German Blood, Slavic Soil reveals how Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, twentieth-century Europe's two most violent revolutionary regimes, transformed a single city and the people who lived there. During World War II, this single city became an...

This book develops a framework for analyzing the creation and consolidation of democracy. Different social groups prefer different political institutions because of the way they allocate political power and resources. Thus democracy is preferred by the...

What is the EU for? In light of the current state of European integration, EU law cannot meaningfully be appreciated without understanding the political, social and cultural context within which it operates. This textbook proposes a fresh, accessible and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830852420Author David T. KoyzisFormat PaperbackPage Count 330Imprint IVP AcademicPublisher IVP AcademicWeight(grams) 462gDimensions(mm) 227mm * 153mm *...

In this engagingly written history of electioneering in Britain from the eighteenth century to the present, Jon Lawrence explores the changing relationship between politicians and public. Throughout this period, he argues, British politics has been...

'This brilliantly subversive and witty book lays bare the techniques of manipulation and disinformation that keep the rich and powerful rich and powerful. . . A landmark book' Brian Eno'Very funny, as satire should be, until you realise it's deadly...

From its roots in revolution and war, Ukraine's Azov movement has grown from a militia of fringe far-right figures and football hooligans fending off Russian-backed forces into a multipronged social movement that has become the envy of the global far...

This new and extensively updated edition of Introducing Employment Relations draws on the most up-to-date research and contemporary examples to help students develop their knowledge, understanding and critical assessment of the main issues relating to...

This title was first published in 2003. This precise and well-structured book focuses on the mechanics (its evolution and the debates it generates) of the German electoral system. Briefly outlining the past German electoral systems and the influence they...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815735472Author Herbert LinFormat PaperbackPage Count 440Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 626gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781849352031Author M. TestaFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint AK PressPublisher AK PressWeight(grams) 470g

'The Mueller report is that rare Washington tell-all that surpasses its pre-publication hype...the best book by far on the workings of the Trump presidency.' Carlos Lozada, The Washington PostThe only book with exclusive analysis by the Pulitzer...

Why are we so obsessed by the pursuit of happiness? With new ways to measure contentment we are told that we have a right to individual joy. But at what cost? In an age of increasing individualism, we have never been more alone and miserable. But what...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910777145Author Stijn MitzerFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

In this follow-up to their landmark first book, Deric Henderson and Ivan Little have gathered new stories from seventy journalists who have worked in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. These contributors write powerfully about the victims they have...

American democratic capitalism is in danger. How can we save it?For its first two hundred years, the American economy exhibited truly impressive performance. The combination of democratically elected governments and a capitalist system worked, with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262043199Author Massimo FlorioFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 29mm

From edible insects and lab-grown meat to industrial farming and freeganism, the future of food is the debate on everyone's lips. The need for change in our food systems-to secure a more sustainable, healthy and fair future-is recognized as a major...

Why is our society so unequal? Why, despite their small numbers, do the rich dominate policy and politics even in democratic countries? Why is it often difficult for working people to organize around common interests? How do we begin building a more...

The unlivable is the most extreme point of human suffering and injustice. But what is it exactly? How do we define the unlivable? And what can we do to prevent and repair it? These are the intriguing questions Judith Butler and Frederic Worms discuss in...

The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Work provides a concise guide to 400 topics relevant to the practice of social work in the 21st Century. It brings together 250 top authors and covers all service user groups.About the AuthorMartin Davies has been a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781933550732Author Hans-Hermann HoppeFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Ludwig Von Mises InstitutePublisher Ludwig Von Mises InstituteWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award 2017 and Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction 2017 and Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award...

"[A] surprisingly moving story." -The New Yorker"Bogdanov's novels reveal a great deal about their fascinating author, about his time and, ironically, ours, and about the genre of utopia as well as his contribution to it." -Slavic Review"Bogdanov's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781568585703Author Mark EnglerFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Avalon Publishing GroupPublisher Avalon Publishing GroupWeight(grams) 330gDimensions(mm)...

Planning is never far from the top of the policy or media agenda, whether this concerns 'garden-grabbing', the location of wind farms or protests about travellers' sites. The operation of the planning system raises strong views, even passions, and is...

The analysis of party systems in Western Europe has long constituted a major focus of concern in comparative political science. Many of the classic writings in this field have here been collected into a single volume. "The West European Party...

This revised and updated edition of the 2016 bestselling work sets out the moral arguments for a woman's right to decide the future of her pregnancy. Drawing on traditions of philosophical and sociological thinking, it presents the case for recognizing...

By blending serious research with relevant contemporary examples, Our Political Nature casts important light on the ideological clashes that so dangerously divide and imperil our world today. It shows how political orientations arise from three clusters...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915550019Author Liyakat TakimFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint AMI PressPublisher AMI PressWeight(grams) 286gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 11mm

A practical manual that offers insights on the physical and spiritual functions of sugar, fat, meat, and other foods; fasting, dieting, processing, willpower, and the deeper principles of self-nurture. It shows how to access and trust the wisdom your...

The world today confronts unprecedented needs for governance having profound implications for human well-being that are difficult - perhaps impossible - to address effectively within the prevailing global political order. This makes it pertinent to ask...

Ever since the Industrial Revolution energy has been a key driver of world politics. From the oil crises of the 1970s to today's rapid expansion of renewable energy sources, every shift in global energy patterns has important repercussions for...

This is the third edition of a classic. It is the standard study of the parochial administration in England. When the late W.E. Tate first wrote it, in 1946, there was no such book though all agreed that such a book was very much needed. Mr Tate's...