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The Microeconomics of Public Policy Analysis by Lee S. Friedman
RRP: $228.90$181.46This book shows, from start to finish, how microeconomics can and should be used in the analysis of public policy problems. It is an exciting new way to learn microeconomics, motivated by its application to important, real-world issues. Lee Friedman's... -
My Life with the Taliban by Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef
RRP: $35.68$32.15Abdul Zaeef describes growing up in poverty in rural Kandahar province, which he fled for Pakistan after the Russian invasion of 1979. Zaeef joined the jihad in 1983, was seriously wounded in several encounters and met many leading figures of the... -
Cracks in the Wall: Beyond Apartheid in Palestine/Israel by Ben White 9780745337616
RRP: $27.28$18.06After decades of occupation and creeping annexation, the situation on the ground in Palestine/Israel can only be described as a system of apartheid. Peace efforts have failed because of one, inconvenient truth: the Israeli maximum on offer does not meet... -
32 Counties: The Failure of Partition and the Case for a United Ireland by Kieran Allen
RRP: $35.68$24.23'This is Irish history seen anew, from below, bristling with practical lessons for working-class struggle today' - Eamonn McCann The 32 counties of Ireland were divided through imperial terror and gerrymandering. Partition was borne from a Tory... -
American Political Parties and Elections: A Very Short Introduction by L. Sandy Maisel
RRP: $18.88$13.55Few Americans and even fewer citizens of other nations understand the electoral process in the United States. Still fewer understand the role played by political parties in the electoral process or the ironies within the system. Participation in... -
Post-Truth: The New War on Truth and How to Fight Back by Matthew D'Ancona
RRP: $31.48$15.75Welcome to the Post-Truth era- a time in which the art of the lie is shaking the very foundations of democracy and the world as we know it. The Brexit vote; Donald Trump's victory; the rejection of climate change science; the vilification of immigrants;... -
The Unknowers: How Strategic Ignorance Rules the World by Linsey McGoey 9781780326351
RRP: $33.58$26.17Deliberate ignorance has been known as the 'Ostrich Instruction' in law courts since the 1860s. It illustrates a recurring pattern in history in which figureheads for major companies, political leaders and industry bigwigs plead ignorance to avoid... -
Turkish-Greek Relations: Foreign Policy in a Securitisation Framework by Cihan Dizdaro?lu 9781474492102
RRP: $178.50$145.49A critical perspective on the vicious cycle of improvement and deterioration in Greek-Turkish relations Provides trends of securitisation and desecuritisation to present the political nature of securitisation by either the military bureaucrats or... -
The Folk: Music, Modernity, and the Political Imagination by Ross Cole
RRP: $52.50$41.14Who are "the folk" in folk music? This book traces the musical culture of these elusive figures in Britain and the US during a crucial period of industrialization from 1870 to 1930, and beyond to the contemporary alt-right. Drawing on a broad,... -
Mini Big Ideas: A Little Book of Big Innovations by Jonny Thomson 9781472298560
RRP: $31.48$20.58'Witty, knowledgeable and mind-expanding' RICHARD FISHER | 'A joyful romp' TOM HARFORD | 'A fun and inspiring teaser for curious minds' JEREMIE HARRISEvery so often, a new idea comes along that changes everything. Vaccinations. Relativity. Fascism. Can... -
Crucible: The Long End of the Great War and the Birth of a New World, 1917-1924 by Charles Emmerson 9781847923967
RRP: $52.50$39.10'A REMARKABLE BOOK... AN AMAZINGLY AUDACIOUS AND COMPLETELY INNOVATIVE WAY OF WRITING HISTORY... IMMEDIATE AND GRIPPING' - WILLIAM BOYD In Petrograd a fire is lit. The Tsar is packed off to the Urals. A rancorous Russian exile crosses war-torn Europe to... -
Report from Ground Zero by Dennis Smith
RRP: $40.11$30.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780452283954Author Dennis SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 420gDimensions(mm) 228mm * 150mm * 23mm -
I Want You to Know We’re Still Here: My family, the Holocaust and my search for truth by Esther Safran Foer
RRP: $20.98$12.22A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK 'Esther Safran Foer has written of her family in a way that is both uniquely and heartbreakingly her story and a deeply important testament for Ashkenazi Jews. Her memories are our important history... -
Complete Poems by Salvatore Quasimodo 9781800171084
RRP: $41.98$29.48Salvatore Quasimodo (1901-1968) was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1959. The citation declares, 'his lyrical poetry with classical fire expresses the tragic experience of life in our time'. Jack Bevan's authoritative translation of Quasimodo... -
Post-Colonial Globalization: Law, Power and Actors in the 21st Century by Yonit Manor-Percival 9781138230170
RRP: $75.58$66.55With the globalist project immersed in conflicts and adversity, Post-Colonial Globalisation offers an insight into the actors who animate it and the power dynamics which run through it. Using the law as the prism through which these are examined, and... -
We Want to Negotiate: The Secret World of Kidnapping, Hostages and Ransom by Joel Simon 9780999745427
RRP: $25.18$16.80A gripping exploration of the ethical, legal, and strategic considerations of a bedeviling question: Should governments pay ransom to terrorists? Starting in late 2012, Westerners working in Syria-journalists and aid workers-began disappearing without... -
Explaining and Understanding International Relations by Martin Hollis 9780198275893
RRP: $119.68$89.82Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Ian Fleming: A Personal Memoir by Robert Harling
RRP: $20.98$15.27Forged during the Second World War, the close and abiding friendship of Robert Harling and Ian Fleming, one of the twentieth century's most iconic authors, would go on to define the lives and literature of both men significantly. Their paths first... -
The Last Ghetto: An Everyday History of Theresienstadt by Anna Hájková
RRP: $65.08$57.06Terezin, as it was known in Czech, or Theresienstadt as it was known in German, was operated by the Nazis between November 1941 and May 1945 as a transit ghetto for Central and Western European Jews before their deportation for murder in the East... -
The Practical Witch's Almanac 2022: 25th Anniversary Edition by Friday Gladheart 9781621062684
RRP: $31.48$20.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621062684Author Friday GladheartFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Microcosm PublishingPublisher Microcosm Publishing -
The New Unhappy Lords: An Exposure of Power Politics by A. K. Chesterton 9780957540323
RRP: $29.40$26.50Apologies 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 -
Roads, Runways and Resistance: From the Newbury Bypass to Extinction Rebellion by Steve Melia
RRP: $39.88$26.78'As a movement for social change it is important that we understand our own history. This is a compelling read.' From the anti-roads protests of the 1990s to HS2 and Extinction Rebellion, conflict and protest have shaped the politics of transport. In... -
The Pound and the Fury: Why Anger and Confusion Reign in an Economy Paralysed by Myth by Jack Mosse
RRP: $31.48$23.35What's wrong with the UK economy? Everyone has an opinion. But no one has an answer. Why?For decades, our economy has failed to work for ordinary citizens: stagnant wages have been combined with underemployment and rising costs of basic goods like... -
God and Churchill: How the Great Leader's Sense of Divine Destiny Changed His Troubled World and Offers Hope for Ours by Jonathan Sandys
RRP: $25.18$17.70When Winston Churchill was a boy of sixteen, he already had a vision for his purpose in life. "This country will be subjected somehow to a tremendous invasion . . . I shall be in command of the defences of London . . . it will fall to me to save the... -
Compulsory Voting: For and Against by Jason Brennan
RRP: $54.58$45.97In 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... -
Exploring Degrowth: A Critical Guide by Vincent Liegey
RRP: $39.88$26.78A sense of urgency pervades global environmentalism, and the degrowth movement is bursting into the mainstream. As climate catastrophe looms closer, people are eager to learn what degrowth is about, and whether we can save the planet by changing how we... -
Cultural Heritage and the Future by Cornelius Holtorf 9781138829015
RRP: $79.78$70.10Cultural Heritage and the Future brings together an international group of scholars and experts to consider the relationship between cultural heritage and the future.Drawing on case studies from around the world, the contributing authors insist that... -
Social Capital by Joonmo Son 9781509513796
RRP: $33.58$30.26Social capital is a principal concept across the social sciences and has readily entered into mainstream discourse. In short, it is popular. However, this popularity has taken its toll. Social capital suffers from a lack of consensus because of the... -
The Possibility of Politics: A Study in the Political Economy of the Welfare State by Stein Ringen 9781138537675
RRP: $283.50$247.13The 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... -
Europe's Hidden Federalism: Federal Experiences of European Integration by Bojan Kovacevic 9781472468574
RRP: $283.50$247.13The 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... -
Liberalism and Empire: A Study in Nineteenth-century British Liberal Thought by Uday Singh Mehta
RRP: $63.00$61.43One takes liberalism to be a set of ideas committed to political rights and self-determination, yet it also served to justify an empire built on political domination. Uday Singh Mehta argues that imperialism, far from contradicting liberal tenets, in... -
Storming the Wall: Climate Change, Migration, and Homeland Security by Todd Miller 9780872867154
RRP: $27.28$18.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780872867154Author Todd MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint City Lights BooksPublisher City Lights Books -
British Grand Strategy in the Age of American Hegemony by William D. James 9780198896609
RRP: $159.60$145.11Is 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... -
Black Rights/White Wrongs: The Critique of Racial Liberalism by Charles W. Mills 9780190245429
RRP: $75.58$57.54Liberalism 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: $157.50$143.09Apologies 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 -
Deaf Professionals and Designated Interpreters - a New Paradigm by Peter C. Hauser 9781563683688
RRP: $80.85$68.86This collection defines a new model for interpreting dependent upon close partnerships between the growing number of deaf attorneys, educators, and other professionals and their interpreters.Book InformationISBN 9781563683688Author Peter C. HauserFormat... -
Liberalism: The Classical Tradition by Ludwig von Mises
RRP: $23.00$18.86Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865975866Author Ludwig von MisesFormat PaperbackPage Count 171Imprint Liberty Fund IncPublisher Liberty Fund IncWeight(grams) 348g -
Reducing Crime: A Companion for Police Leaders by Jerry Ratcliffe
RRP: $75.58$66.55How do I reduce crime in my police command? How do I tackle chronic crime problems? How do I address the long-term issues that have plagued my community? How do I analyze crime and criminal behaviour? How do I show evidence of success in crime reduction?... -
Tomorrow's Christian: A New Framework for Christian Living by Adrian B. Smith 9781903816974
RRP: $20.98$18.04What are the sources of true Christianity? Tradition or Scripture? Experience? How far should our interpretation accommodate modern knowledge? Some take refuge in fundamentalism, others in emotion, many are leaving the Church. But there are others,... -
Measuring Social Welfare: An Introduction by Matthew D. Adler 9780190643034
RRP: $79.78$62.16Disputes 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...