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End This Depression Now! by Paul Krugman 9780393088779
RRP: €23.79€20.19The Great Recession is more than four years old-and counting. Yet, as Paul Krugman points out in this powerful volley, "Nations rich in resources, talent, and knowledge-all the ingredients for prosperity and a decent standard of living for all-remain in... -
Professor Porsche's Wars: The Secret Life of Ferdinand Porsche, the Legendary Engineer Who Armed Two Belligerents Through Four Decades by Karl Ludvigsen 9781526726797
RRP: €20.22€17.39**Endorsements: ** 'Fascinating and meticulously researched.' The Spectator 'The connection between weapons and industrial design is strong at Porsche. This is the subject of an engrossing new book, Professor Porsche's Wars.' Stephen Bayley, Octane ... -
When France Fell: The Vichy Crisis and the Fate of the Anglo-American Alliance by Michael S. Neiberg 9780674293885
RRP: €22.55€18.56Winner of the Society for Military History's Distinguished Book Award"Deeply researched and forcefully written . . . deftly explains the confused politics and diplomacy that bedeviled the war against the Nazis."-Wall Street Journal"Neiberg is one of the... -
Explaining and Understanding International Relations by Martin Hollis 9780198275893
RRP: €67.82€50.90Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Nonstate Warfare: The Military Methods of Guerillas, Warlords, and Militias by Stephen Biddle
RRP: €41.65€33.74How nonstate military strategies overturn traditional perspectives on warfareSince September 11th, 2001, armed nonstate actors have received increased attention and discussion from scholars, policymakers, and the military. Underlying debates about... -
Identity Politics: Where Did It All Go Wrong? by Dr. David Pilgrim 9781800131002
RRP: €35.69€33.65Identity politics have taken a strong hold on modern society, in particular online on social media platforms. But to what extent have they contributed to human flourishing? Have they changed the world for the better, and to what extent? David Pilgrim... -
The Wealth Hoarders: How Billionaires Pay Millions Millions to Hide Trillions by Collins
RRP: €19.03€13.01For decades, a secret army of tax attorneys, accountants and wealth managers has been developing into the shadowy Wealth Defence Industry. These 'agents of inequality' are paid millions to hide trillions for the richest 0.01%. In this book, inequality... -
The New Unhappy Lords: An Exposure of Power Politics by A. K. Chesterton 9780957540323
RRP: €16.66€15.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957540323Author A. K. ChestertonFormat PaperbackPage Count 201Imprint The A. K. Chesterton TrustPublisher The A. K. Chesterton Trust -
Iberia by Julian Sayarer 9780993046773
RRP: €13.08€9.51On a two-wheeled journey across Spain and Portugal, Julian Sayarer returns with his characteristically keen observations on adventure, humanity, and politics. Set against the backdrop of the pandemic, this is a travelogue about the 'in-between places',... -
What Next for Britain in the Middle East?: Security, Trade and Foreign Policy after Brexit by Michael Stephens 9780755617166
RRP: €29.74€26.33As the UK enters a period of intense public introspection in the wake of Brexit, this book takes on one of the key questions emerging from the divisive process: what is Britain's place in the world? The Middle East is one of the regions the UK has been... -
Compulsory Voting: For and Against by Jason Brennan
RRP: €30.93€26.05In many democracies, voter turnout is low and getting lower. If the people choose not to govern themselves, should they be forced to do so? For Jason Brennan, compulsory voting is unjust and a petty violation of citizens' liberty. The median non-voter is... -
Women and Work: Feminism, Labour, and Social Reproduction by Susan Ferguson
RRP: €29.74€19.79Feminism is once again on the political agenda. Across the world women are taking to the streets to protest unfair working conditions, abortion laws, and sexual violence. They are demanding decent wages, better schools and free childcare. But why do some... -
The Possibility of Politics: A Study in the Political Economy of the Welfare State by Stein Ringen 9781138537675
RRP: €160.65€140.04The Possibility of Politics explores the power of political reform, specifically reform of the modern welfare state. Can reform be effective if limited to cautious and piecemeal interventions that avoid radicalism and revolution? Can it also avoid... -
The Cult of the Duce: Mussolini and the Italians by Stephen Gundle 9780719096631
RRP: €29.75€25.93The cult of the Duce is the first book to explore systematically the personality cult of the Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. It examines the factors which informed the cult and looks in detail at its many manifestations in the visual arts,... -
Fire Under The Snow: Testimony of a Tibetan Prisoner by Palden Gyatso
RRP: €19.03€13.82In 1992 the Venerable Palden Gyatso was released after thirty-three years of imprisonment by Chinese forces in Tibet. He fled across the Himalayas to India, smuggling with him the instruments of his torture. This powerful text is the story of his life... -
Alternative Societies: For a Pluralist Socialism Luke Martell (University of Sussex) 9781529229677
RRP: €33.31€25.67In a time of great gloom and doom internationally and of major global problems, this book offers an invaluable contribution to our understanding of alternative societies that could be better for humans and the environment. Bringing together a wide... -
Europe's Hidden Federalism: Federal Experiences of European Integration Bojan Kovacevic 9781472468574
RRP: €160.65€140.04The hidden federal features of the European Union help explain the challenges of legitimacy, democracy and freedom that face an unfinished political community. Ideas about federalism and the reality of existing federal states cannot be sharply divided in... -
The Big Book of Boris by Iain Dale 9781785905483
RRP: €10.70€7.43Boris Johnson, the UK's new Prime Minister, has ruled out holding an early general election. But, as we've seen, anything can happen in today's politics. There are few politicians who could genuinely be described as a phenomenon. Boris Johnson is... -
British Grand Strategy in the Age of American Hegemony by William D. James 9780198896609
RRP: €90.44€82.23Is the United Kingdom capable of grand strategy? Common wisdom suggests otherwise. Some think it implausible amid the maelstrom of domestic politics, while others believe the UK lacks the necessary autonomy, as a cog in the US-led order. British Grand... -
Why We Need a Citizen's Basic Income by Malcolm Torry 9781447343172
RRP: €33.31€25.67In the five years since Money for Everyone was published the idea of a Citizen's Basic Income has rocketed in interest to an idea whose time has come. In moving the debate on from the desirability of a basic income this fully updated and revised... -
Black Rights/White Wrongs: The Critique of Racial Liberalism by Charles W. Mills 9780190245429
RRP: €42.83€32.61Liberalism is the political philosophy of equal persons - yet liberalism has denied equality to those it saw as sub-persons. Liberalism is the creed of fairness - yet liberalism has been complicit with European imperialism and African slavery. Liberalism... -
Evangelicals and Electoral Politics in Latin America: A Kingdom of This World by Taylor C. Boas 9781009275071
RRP: €89.25€81.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781009275071Author Taylor C. BoasFormat HardbackImprint Cambridge University PressPublisher Cambridge University Press -
Bad Blood by James H. Jones 9780029166765
€19.44From 1932 to 1972, the United States Public Health Service conducted a non-therapeutic experiment involving over 400 black male sharecroppers infected with syphilis. The Tuskegee Study had nothing to do with treatment. It purpose was to trace the... -
The Survival Imperative: Upshifting to Conscious Evolution by Ervin Laszlo 9781958921173
RRP: €20.22€17.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958921173Author Ervin LaszloFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Light on Light PressPublisher Light on Light Press -
Russia's Military Revival Bettina Renz 9781509516155
RRP: €19.03€17.15Russian annexation of Crimea and the subsequent air campaign over Syria took the world by surprise. The capabilities and efficiency of Moscow's armed forces during both operations signalled to the world that Russia was back in business as a significant... -
Closet Queens: Some 20th Century British Politicians by Michael Bloch
RRP: €15.46€10.51Closet Queens is a fascinating study of gay men in twentieth century British politics, from Lord Rosebery and Lord Beauchamp in Edwardian times to Michael Portillo and Peter Mandelson in our own era. As all homosexual activity was illegal until 1967,... -
Writings on War Carl Schmitt 9780745652979
RRP: €21.41€19.39Writings on War collects three of Carl Schmitt's most important and controversial texts, here appearing in English for the first time: The Turn to the Discriminating Concept of War, The Grossraum Order of International Law, and The International Crime of... -
The Torture Machine: Racism and Police Violence in Chicago by Flint Taylor
RRP: €20.22€14.36With his colleagues at the People's Law Office (PLO), Taylor has argued landmark civil rights cases that have exposed corruption and cover-ups within the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and throughout the city's corrupt political machine. The Torture... -
Deterring Democracy by Noam Chomsky 9780099135012
RRP: €17.84€13.03From World War II until the 1980s, the United States reigned supreme as both the economic and the military leader of the world. The major shifts in global politics that came about with the dismantling of the Eastern Bloc have left the United States... -
Community Action and Planning: Contexts, Drivers and Outcomes by Nick Gallent 9781447315179
RRP: €35.69€27.39With trust in top-down government faltering, community-based groups around the world are displaying an ever-greater appetite to take control of their own lives and neighbourhoods. Government, for its part, is keen to embrace the projects and the... -
Measuring Social Welfare: An Introduction by Matthew D. Adler 9780190643034
RRP: €45.21€35.22Disputes over government policies rage in a number of areas. From taxation to climate change, from public finance to risk regulation, and from health care to infrastructure planning, advocates debate how policies affect multiple dimensions of individual... -
The I.R.A. and its Enemies: Violence and Community in Cork, 1916-1923 by Peter Hart 9780198208068
RRP: €71.40€54.82What is it like to be in the I.R.A. - or at their mercy? This fascinating study explores the lives and deaths of the enemies and victims of the County Cork I.R.A. between 1916 and 1923 - the most powerful and deadly branch of the I.R.A. during one of the... -
Beef, Bible and Bullets: Brazil in the Age of Bolsonaro by Richard Lapper 9781526149015
RRP: €29.75€20.97Backed by Brazil's wealthy agribusiness groups, a growing evangelical movement, and an emboldened military and police force, Jair Bolsonaro took office in 2019. Driven by the former army captain's brand of controversial, aggressive rhetoric, the divisive... -
The Atlantis Dialogue: Plato's Original Story of the Lost City and Continent by Plato 9781620355206
RRP: €9.52€7.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620355206Author PlatoFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Shepard PublicationsPublisher Shepard PublicationsWeight(grams) 82gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm... -
Making Money Work for Us: How MMT Can Save America L. Randall Wray 9781509554263
RRP: €17.84€16.16Is money precious and scarce, necessitating iron fiscal discipline? Must the government always balance the books or risk ruin? Or is money, in fact, a flexible tool that can be used to mobilize our collective resources to serve those who need them? In... -
Prisoners of the American Dream: Politics and Economy in the History of the US Working Class by Mike Davis
RRP: €15.46€13.78Prisoners of the American Dream is Mike Davis's brilliant exegesis of a persistent and major analytical problem for Marxist historians and political economists: Why has the world's most industrially advanced nation never spawned a mass party of the... -
The Verdict: Did Labour Change Britain? by Polly Toynbee 9781847082503
RRP: €11.89€8.09Did the Labour government improve people's lives? Are we healthier, wealthier or wiser; happier or safer than in 1997, when Labour came to power? If we are, how much do we have to thank Blair and Brown and their cabinets for? In The Verdict, Polly... -
Transforming School Food Politics around the World by Jennifer E. Gaddis 9780262548113
RRP: €57.12€39.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262548113Author Jennifer E. GaddisFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
How To Make War A Comprehensive Guide to Modern Warfare for the Post-Cold War Era by James F. Dunnigan 9780060090128
RRP: €19.03€18.46An up-to-date, comprehensive survey of modern warfare furnishes a detailed explanation of virtually every facet of modern war, examining the world's armed forces, cutting-edge weapons, tactics, logistics, intelligence, the increasing use of terrorist... -
The Modern Crisis by Murray Bookchin
RRP: €15.47€10.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781849354462Author Murray BookchinFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint AK PressPublisher AK Press