Political Science

The British Empire, one of the most powerful forces in history, was also one of the most humane. Yet at its twilight, few were willing to defy the anti-colonial reaction that condemned millions to despotism under the regimes that replaced it. Sir Alan...

The combination of cheap, easily available materials, margin for error, suitability for amateurs and flexibility in terms of size and shape, make ferrocement tanks an ideal choice for anyone looking for long-term water security on a budget, and they work...

History of the Future presents a set of ideas about where we are in history. It focuses on the great majority of people in each society, and shows that life in the modern world will be almost completely different from all previous human experience. The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781773236636Author Marshall Erwin RommelFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Must Have BooksPublisher Must Have BooksWeight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Warless Societies and the Origin of War employs a comparative ethnographic analysis of warless and warlike hunting and gathering societies to isolate distinctive features of peaceful preagricultural people and to develop a theoretical model of the origin...

On November 14, 1960, at the age of six, Ruby Bridges became the first black child to integrate an all-white school in New Orleans. Escorted by federal marshals past angry segregationist protesters, young Ruby attended William Frantz Elementary and...

In recent years British politics has seemed increasingly unpredictable. The Conservative Party's return to single-party government in 2015 surprised commentators and the electorate alike, and Labour's choice of Jeremy Corbyn as its leader marked a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594039911Author Ryszard LegutkoFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Encounter Books,USAPublisher Encounter Books,USA

**Pre-order INVASION: RUSSIA'S BLOODY WAR AND UKRAINE'S FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL now**FROM THE AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST and #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF COLLUSION A gripping investigative account of how Russia's spies helped elect Donald Trump,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789360455477Author Indrajit RoyFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Westland NonfictionPublisher Westland Publications Limited

History in the House pulls back the curtains on Christ Church, Oxford and reveals its great and lasting historical significance. This is an exciting new historiographical study from the much-acclaimed historian...

Now that Boris Johnson has left Downing Street to spend more time with his families, you can celebrate/lament his departure with this multiple-choice adventure where you take back control. Packed with 350 million* endings, this is the perfect stocking...

As we emerge (though perhaps only temporarily) from the pandemic, other crises move center stage: outrageous inequality, climate disaster, desperate refugees, mounting tensions of a new cold war. The abiding motif of our time is relentless chaos. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995833920Author Abishur PrakashFormat PaperbackPage Count 158Imprint Abishur PrakashPublisher Abishur PrakashWeight(grams) 172gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

In 2008, when the US National Intelligence Council issued its latest report meant for the administration of newly elected President Barack Obama, it predicted that the planet's 'sole superpower' would suffer a modest decline and a soft landing 15 years...

The most comprehensive collection of post-colonial writing theory and criticism, this third edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include 124 from key works in the field.Leading, as well as lesser-known figures in the fields of writing,...

This book is a personal account of the daily lives of the people of the frontline of the Palestine / Israel conflict, giving us an insight into the deadly, seemingly never-ending rounds of violence. Ramzy Baroud tells his father's fascinating story...

Many Americans believe that something fundamental has gone wrong in their country. Why does full-time work no longer guarantee financial stability? Why does college cost a lifetime of debt? And why have decades of free-market promises yielded not more...

This provides authoritative coverage as well as wide-ranging and integrated analysis of politics and policy in Germany today and of its role in Europe and the wider world. Bringing together extensively revised and updated chapters by leading authorities,...

A surprising exploration of the relationship between these two twentieth-century thinkersThe transgressive writing of Georges Bataille (1897-1962) and the rigorous ethical philosophy of social activist and Christian mystic Simone Weil (1909-1943) seem to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593701249Author Leah Hunt-HendrixFormat HardbackPage Count 432Imprint PantheonPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 658g

The pillboxes of Britain and Ireland are among the most important military structures employed in the history of the defence of these islands. This work presents the first thorough study and classification of pillboxes and related structures, including...

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This work examines the troubled history of the Middle East, tracing the history, developments and politics of Israel's relationship with the Arab world and the West. The author - Israel's first directly elected prime minister - gives an insight into the...

In seventeenth-century England, patriarchalist thinking shaped English ideas not only about the family but also about society and the state. Many thinkers argued that the state should be seen as a family, and that the king held the powers of a father...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789076660479Author Ruben AlvaradoFormat PaperbackPage Count 198Imprint Pantocrator PressPublisher Pantocrator PressWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Is it right to depose an unjust ruler? Is democracy really the best form of government? And can war ever be justified?Explaining the key milestones in the field of politics and political thought in a clear and simple way, The Politics Book answers these...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615777372Author Nick KollerstromFormat PaperbackPage Count 356Imprint Progressive PressPublisher Progressive PressWeight(grams) 568gDimensions(mm) 245mm...

Now in its fourth edition, this excellent text continues its trademark approach with contributions from scholars committed to thinking differently. Each chapter is written by topic specialists who explore key issues in an effective, thought-provoking way...

In the decades after World War II, the United Nations established a global refugee regime that became central to the lives of displaced people around the world. This regime has exerted particular authority over Palestinian refugees, who are served by a...

Keeping Tito Afloat draws upon newly declassified documents to show the critical role that Yugoslavia played in U.S. foreign policy with the communist world in the early years of the Cold War. After World War II, the United States considered Yugoslavia...

This is the terrifying story of China's vampire economy. State capitalism. Socialism with Chinese characteristics. A socialist market economy. There have been numerous descriptions of the Chinese economy. However, none seems to capture the predatory, at...

There should no longer be any doubt: global capitalism is fast approaching its terminal crisis. But if the end of capitalism seems to many like the end of the world, how is it possible for Western society to face up to the end times? In a major new...

Inside the rise of the political party, once subordinate to the IRA, that is on the brink of taking power in Ireland Sinn Fein, long widely-regarded as the political wing of the Provisional IRA, is the most popular political party in both Northern...

The first vice president to become president on the death of the incumbent, John Tyler (1790-1862) was derided by critics as ""His Accidency."" In this biography of the tenth president, Edward P. Crapol challenges depiction's of Tyler as a die-hard...

One of the most successful, influential and acclaimed travel books of recent years from the author of 'Return of a King', which has been shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize. At the age of twenty-two, William Dalrymple left his college in...

Edited by a prominent Wall Street Journal editor and a distinguished Federalist Society thinker, PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP, the first comprehensive book of its kind that rates U.S. presidents, includes an updated chapter on George W. Bush and his first...

Copper King in Central Africa offers a detailed account of the corporate history of the Rhokana/Rokana Corporation and its Nkana mine. Thematically and chronologically organised, it explores the discovery of viable ores on the Northern Rhodesian/Zambian...

**NOW AN AMAZON PRIME TV SERIES STARRING CHRIS PRATT**'Take my word for it, James Reece is one rowdy motherf***er. Get ready!' CHRIS PRATT A woman boards a plan in Burkina Faso having just completed a targeted assassination for the state of Israel. Two...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910814048Author Jeffrey HaynesFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint E-International RelationsPublisher E-International Relations