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The Violence of Colonial Photography by Daniel Foliard
RRP: €20.22€15.33SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE FOR GLOBAL CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING 2023The late nineteenth century witnessed a rapid increase in colonial conflicts throughout the French and British empires. It was also the period in which the first... -
The Development of British Defence Policy: Blair, Brown and Beyond by Mr. David Brown
RRP: €160.65€141.13Britain's military forces have rarely been busier. It is therefore crucial to understand the developing trends and underlying assumptions of British Defence Policy, in regard to both foreign policy and international security. This volume, which covers... -
China's Civilian Army: The Inside Story of China's Quest for Global Power by Peter Martin
RRP: €30.33€21.82The untold story of China's rise as a global superpower, chronicled through the diplomatic shock troops that connect Beijing to the world. China's Civilian Army charts China's transformation from an isolated and impoverished communist state to a... -
Politics and Morality Susan Mendus (University of York UK) 9780745629681
RRP: €17.84€16.40Public 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... -
The Storm Is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything Mike Rothschild 9781800960459
RRP: €13.08€7.94*****PERFECT FOR FANS OF 'THE COMING STORM'ONE OF THE TELEGRAPH'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR 'A chilling overview of a movement that should arguably have no place in any healthy, well-educated society.' - The Telegraph'A compelling book.' - The Guardian'The Storm... -
A People's History of the Russian Revolution Neil Faulkner 9780745399034
RRP: €20.22€13.93The Russian Revolution may well be the most misunderstood event in modern history. In this fast-paced introduction, Neil Faulkner debunks the myths that continue to shroud it, showing how a mass movement of millions, organised in democratic assemblies,... -
Heinemann Advanced History: The Extension of the Franchise: 1832-1931 Bob Whitfield 9780435327170
€34.66A study of the period 1832 to 1931 and the extension of the franchise. It is designed to fulfil the AS and A Level specifications in place from September 2000. The two AS sections deal with narrative and explanation of the topic. There are extra notes,... -
Star Wars Be More Leia: Find Your Rebel Voice And Fight The System by Christian Blauvelt
RRP: €8.32€6.78This novelty Star Wars book is full of wise words and sage advice from the galaxy's leading rebel, Princess Leia, and many other brave, confident characters. Full of Star Wars quotes, witty advice and stills from the iconic films, this book will help... -
Protocol to Manage Relationships Today: Modern Relationship Management Based Upon Traditional Values by Jean Paul Wijers
RRP: €44.02€42.69Protocol to Manage Relationships Today explains the contemporary value of protocol, not only for monarchies or diplomatic institutes, but for any non-profit or for-profit organisation. This book presents modern protocol as a tool to build strong,... -
Behind the Startup: How Venture Capital Shapes Work, Innovation, and Inequality by Benjamin Shestakofsky 9780520395039
RRP: €29.75€23.31This systematic analysis of everyday life inside a tech startup dissects the logic of venture capital and its consequences for entrepreneurs, workers, and societies. In recent years, dreams about our technological future have soured as digital... -
The Gun and the Olive Branch: The Roots of Violence in the Middle East by David Hirst 9781560254836
€26.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781560254836Author David HirstFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Thunder's Mouth PressPublisher Thunder's Mouth Press -
Freedom's Right: The Social Foundations of Democratic Life by Axel Honneth 9780745669434
€30.76The theory of justice is one of the most intensely debated areas of contemporary philosophy. Most theories of justice, however, have only attained their high level of justification at great cost. By focusing on purely normative, abstract principles, they... -
The Oxford Handbook of Genocide Studies by Donald Bloxham 9780199677917
€41.65Genocide has scarred human societies since Antiquity. In the modern era, genocide has been a global phenomenon: from massacres in colonial America, Africa, and Australia to the Holocaust of European Jewry and mass death in Maoist China. In recent years,... -
MI6 and the Machinery of Spying: Structure and Process in Britain's Secret Intelligence Philip Davies 9780714683638
RRP: €54.73€48.60Philip H. J. Davies is one of a growing number of British academic scholars of intelligence, but the only academic to approach the subject in terms of political science rather than history. He wrote his PhD at the University of Reading on the topic... -
Absolute Madness: A True Story of a Serial Killer, Race, and a City Divided by Catherine Pelonero 9781510719835
RRP: €23.80€21.71Absolute Madness tells the disturbing true story of Joseph Christopher, a white serial killer who targeted black males and struck fear into the residents of Buffalo and New York City in the 1980s. Dubbed both the .22-Caliber Killer and the Midtown... -
Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville 9781853264801
RRP: €5.94€4.30Abridged, with an Introduction by Patrick Renshaw. Democracy in America is a classic of political philosophy. Hailed by John Stuart Mill and Horace Greely as the finest book ever written on the nature of democracy, it continues to be an influential text... -
The Life and Times of Flann O'Brien by Anthony Cronin 9781848407145
RRP: €17.84€13.03First published in 1989 No Laughing Matter: The Life and Times of Flann O'Brien was the first full-length biography of Flann O'Brien. Rich in background, anecdote and social history, it is an extraordinary portrait of a writer and his times, perceptive,... -
Child First: Developing a New Youth Justice System by Stephen Case
€47.71This book explores the development and implementation of Child First as an innovative guiding principle for improving youth justice systems. Applying contemporary research understandings of what leads to positive child outcomes and safer communities,... -
Geopolitical Economy: After US Hegemony, Globalization and Empire Radhika Desai 9780745329925
RRP: €35.69€27.82Geopolitical Economy radically reinterprets the historical evolution of the world order, as a multi-polar world emerges from the dust of the financial and economic crisis. Radhika Desai offers a radical critique of the theories of US hegemony,... -
The Invention of the White Race: Origin of Racial Oppression in Anglo-America by Theodore W. Allen
€24.26On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963, Martin Luther King outlined a dream of an America where people would not be judged by the color of their skin. That dream has yet to be realized, but some three centuries ago it was a reality. Back then,... -
The Case for a New Bretton Woods Kevin P. Gallagher 9781509546541
RRP: €11.89€11.25After the 2008-9 global financial crisis, reforms to promote stability, social inclusion, and sustainability were promised but not delivered. As a result, the global economic situation, marred by inequality, volatility, and climate breakdown, remains... -
Where Are The Elephants? Leon Rosselson 9781629639734
RRP: €19.03€13.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629639734Author Leon RosselsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint PM PressPublisher PM Press -
Secret SAS Missions in Africa: C Squadron's Counter-Terrorist Operations 1968-1980 by Michael Graham 9781526748447
RRP: €15.46€10.94This fascinating book is the first to cover the little known C Squadron of the Special Air Service. Operating in East Africa, the Squadron was involved in almost continuous counter communist terrorist operations over the period 1968 to 1980. In the... -
Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly: Art, Human Rights, and the Power of Writing a Letter by Ai Weiwei 9781452159294
RRP: €22.60€15.80Renowned artist Ai Weiwei engaged nearly 900,000 visitors in a conversation about human rights with his art installation @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz. In one participatory piece, Yours Truly, visitors sent 92,829 postcards to prisoners of conscience... -
In the Shadow of Justice: Postwar Liberalism and the Remaking of Political Philosophy by Katrina Forrester
RRP: €23.80€19.27A bold new history of postwar political philosophy and of how John Rawls transformed modern liberalismIn the Shadow of Justice tells the story of how liberal political philosophy was transformed in the second half of the twentieth century under the... -
Wilson by Paul Routledge 9781904950684
RRP: €15.46€10.82Harold Wilson held out the promise of technology and of 'the Britain that is going to be forged in the white heat of this revolution'. A balance of payment crisis, leading to devaluation in 1967, frustrated the fulfilment of his prime ministerial... -
Catherine: The Lady of Montsalvy by Juliette Benzoni 9781845831837
€18.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845831837Author Juliette BenzoniFormat PaperbackImprint Telos Publishing LtdPublisher Telos Publishing Ltd -
Brotherhood of Kings: How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East by Amanda H. Podany 9780199858682
RRP: €46.99€28.80Amanda Podany here takes readers on a vivid tour through a thousand years of ancient Near Eastern history, from 2300 to 1300 BCE, paying particular attention to the lively interactions that took place between the great kings of the day. Allowing them... -
Unrivaled: Why America Will Remain the World's Sole Superpower by Michael Beckley 9781501724787
RRP: €28.55€21.86Beckley demonstrates that no country is poised to upend American primacy, not economically, not militarily, and not technologically.... The evidence he assembles should be part of any serious debate about where we are headed. The New York Times The... -
Propaganda, Power and Persuasion: From World War I to Wikileaks by David Welch 9781784533571
RRP: €28.55€26.86Propaganda came of age in the Twentieth Century. The development of mass- and multi-media offered a fertile ground for propaganda while global conflict provided the impetus needed for its growth. Propaganda has however become a portmanteau word, which... -
Black Cross Red Star Air War Over the Eastern Front: Volume 5 -- The Great Air Battles: Kuban and Kursk April-July 1943 by Christer Bergstrom 9789188441577
RRP: €77.34€50.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789188441577Author Christer BergstromFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Vaktel ForlagPublisher Vaktel ForlagWeight(grams) 1715g -
War: A Genealogy of Western Ideas and Practices by Beatrice Heuser 9780198796893
€47.71War has been conceptualised from a military perspective, but also from ethical, legal, and philosophical viewpoints. These different analytical perspectives are all necessary to understand the many dimensions war, the continua on which war is situated -... -
The Good Immigrant: 26 Writers Reflect on America by Nikesh Shukla
RRP: €21.41€16.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316524230Author Nikesh ShuklaFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Back Bay BooksPublisher Back Bay BooksWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 206mm * 137mm *... -
Undoing the Demos: Neoliberalism's Stealth Revolution by Wendy Brown
RRP: €35.70€26.04Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935408536Author Wendy BrownFormat HardbackPage Count 296Imprint Zone BooksPublisher Zone Books -
1980's LONDON: Making the Best of It by Alec Forshaw
RRP: €17.85€17.48Alec Forshaw's latest volume covers the troubled decade of 1980s London, the Thatcher years, a time of political and civil unrest and protest, deregulation and privatisation, a period when London underwent changes that would shape its development through... -
The New Spymasters: Inside Espionage from the Cold War to Global Terror by Stephen Grey
RRP: €20.22€14.61NUMBER ONE EVENING STANDARD BESTSELLERBOOK OF THE YEAR - DAILY TELEGRAPH'Exceptional. A blueprint for productive, sophisticated espionage in the age of Islamist terror' Daily TelegraphSpying has changed. In this era of email intercepts and drone... -
Kitchener: Hero and Anti-Hero by C. Brad Faught
€64.78Horatio Herbert Kitchener, Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850-1916) is one of the most important figures in the history of the British Empire. Beginning as Royal Engineer in the 1870s he would end his career over forty years later as Secretary of State for... -
The Human Contribution: Unsafe Acts, Accidents and Heroic Recoveries by James Reason 9780754674023
RRP: €58.30€51.63This book explores the human contribution to the reliability and resilience of complex, well-defended systems. Usually the human is considered a hazard - a system component whose unsafe acts are implicated in the majority of catastrophic breakdowns... -
Zionism: A Very Short Introduction by Michael Stanislawski
RRP: €10.70€9.75In this Very Short Introduction, Michael Stanislawski presents an impartial and disinterested history of Zionist ideology from its origins to the present. Sharp and accessible, he charts the crucial moments in the ideological development of Zionism,... -
Urban Sketching: An artist's guide by Isabel Carmona Andreu 9781785007514
RRP: €17.84€14.93Urban sketching is centered on observing and drawing the environment around you, and sharing your drawings with like-minded groups in person and through social media. This book encourages you to get involved by picking up a pen and a sketchbook and...