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Secret Empires: How the American Political Class Hides Corruption and Enriches Family and Friends by Peter Schweizer
$28.31#1 New York Times Bestseller!Peter Schweizer has been fighting corruption-and winning-for years. In Throw Them All Out, he exposed insider trading by members of Congress, leading to the passage of the STOCK Act. In Extortion, he uncovered how politicians... -
Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction Adam Jones (University of British Columbia Okanagan, Canada) 9781138823846
RRP: $130.18$115.94Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction is the most wide-ranging textbook on genocide yet published. The book is designed as a text for upper-undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a primer for non-specialists and general readers interested in... -
Liberals and Communitarians Stephen Mulhall (Essex University; All Souls College, Oxford) 9780631198192
RRP: $75.50$67.35This is a substantially updated edition of the established guide to this key debate in modern political philosophy.About the AuthorStephen Mulhall is Reader Philosophy at Essex University and a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He is the author of On... -
Promised Land, Crusader State by Walter A. McDougall
$24.13Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Walter McDougall reinterprets the traditions that have shaped U.S. foreign policy from 1776 to the present in "an entertaining and iconoclastic fashion" (Philadelphia Inquirer). In a concise analysis, McDougall divides... -
Routledge Handbook of Political Islam by Shahram Akbarzadeh 9781138577824
RRP: $102.88$102.63The Routledge Handbook of Political Islam provides a multidisciplinary overview of the phenomenon of political Islam, one of the key political movements of our time. Drawing on the expertise from some of the top scholars in the world, it examines the... -
The Two-state Delusion: Israel and Palestine - A Tale of Two Narratives by Padraig O'Malley
RRP: $37.78$26.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143129172Author Padraig O'MalleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
Magical Marxism: Subversive Politics and the Imagination Andy Merrifield (Visiting Research Associate) 9780745330594
RRP: $52.48$34.40*Shortlisted for the Bread and Roses Prize, 2012* Andy Merrifield breathes new life into the Marxist tradition. Magical Marxism demands something more of orthodox Marxism - something more interesting and liberating. It asks that we imagine a... -
Green Development: Environment and Sustainability in a Developing World by Bill Adams
RRP: $79.78$72.20The concept of sustainability lies at the core of the challenge of environment and development, and the way governments, business and environmental groups respond to it. Green Development provides a clear and coherent analysis of sustainable development... -
The Weaponization of Trade: The Great Unbalancing of Politics and Economics by Rebecca Harding 9781907994722
RRP: $27.28$25.10Trade is being weaponized - and this isn't good. As politicians on both sides of the Atlantic raise the stakes, trade is increasingly a tool of coercion to achieve strategic influence. Although trade, wars and foreign policy have been interwoven... -
The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy by Michael Lewis 9780393357455
RRP: $17.85$16.91Michael Lewis's brilliant narrative of the Trump administration's botched presidential transition takes us into the engine rooms of a government under attack by its leaders through willful ignorance and greed. The government manages a vast array of... -
The New Systems Reader: Alternatives to a Failed Economy by James Gustave Speth
RRP: $75.58$67.39The recognition is growing: truly addressing the problems of the 21st century requires going beyond small tweaks and modest reforms to business as usual-it requires "changing the system." But what does this mean? And what would it entail? The New Systems... -
Research on Politeness in the Spanish-Speaking World by Maria Elena Placencia
RRP: $113.38$99.27One of the main contributions of this important book is that it offers a thorough survey of the theoretical and empirical developments that have occurred in the area of (im)politeness in the different regions of the Spanish-speaking world, gathering... -
The Infographic Guide to American Government: A Visual Reference for Everything You Need to Know by Carissa Lytle 9781507210802
RRP: $27.28$21.36This vibrant, illustrated guide to the ins and outs of United States politics provides a clearer understanding of the current events and regular processes that shape this nation and the world.Decipher the American political system with this clear,... -
The Politics of the Anthropocene by John S. Dryzek
$63.69The Politics of the Anthropocene is a sophisticated yet accessible treatment of how human institutions, practices, and principles need to be re-thought in response to the challenges of the Anthropocene, the emerging epoch of human-induced instability in... -
The Mission-Driven Economy by Mariana Mazzucato
RRP: $37.78$27.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781946511652Author Mariana MazzucatoFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Boston Review/Boston Critic Inc.Publisher Boston Review/Boston Critic Inc. -
Gods of the Blood: The Pagan Revival and White Separatism by Mattias Gardell
RRP: $52.48$46.35Racist paganism is a thriving but understudied element of the American religious and cultural landscape. Gods of the Blood is the first in-depth survey of the people, ideologies, and practices that make up this fragmented yet increasingly radical and... -
Ukraine and the Art of Strategy by Sir Lawrence Freedman 9780190902889
RRP: $83.98$51.32One of the most serious crises since the end of the Cold War began with Russia's seizure and annexation of Crimea in March 2014 and subsequent 'secret' war in Eastern Ukraine. As more territory was taken from Eastern Ukraine, Western countries countered... -
The Affirmative Action Empire: Nations and Nationalism in the Soviet Union, 1923-1939 by Terry Martin
RRP: $65.10$58.30The Soviet Union was the first of Europe's multiethnic states to confront the rising tide of nationalism by systematically promoting the national consciousness of its ethnic minorities and establishing for them many of the institutional forms... -
It Was All a Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump by Stuart Stevens
RRP: $29.38$19.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593080979Author Stuart StevensFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc -
Some Say Ice by Alessandra Sanguinetti 9781913620714
RRP: $105.00$101.24Since 2014, Alessandra Sanguinetti has been returning to the small town of Black River Falls in Wisconsin, creating the photographs that would come to form the stark and elliptical series 'Some Say Ice'. The same town is the subject of 'Wisconsin Death... -
Leadership Skills in Policing by Colin Rogers 9780199539512
$79.44This practical guide to developing leadership skills in policing examines the qualities that make up a good leader, providing a variety of examples of good leadership approaches in various policing contexts. Police organisations are increasingly... -
Economic Statecraft: New Edition by Ethan B. Kapstein 9780691204437
RRP: $220.50$197.17A new edition of the classic work on the economic tools of foreign policyToday's complex and dangerous world demands a complete understanding of all the techniques of statecraft, not just military ones. David Baldwin's Economic Statecraft presents an... -
Responsibility and Public Services by Richard Davis 9781909470835
$37.00Richard Davis is a founding member of Vanguard Consulting in the UK, and has worked with John Seddon for over 25 years. His was a significant role in developing the Vanguard method, which has allowed for dramatic improvements in public services. In... -
The Legacy of Thatcherism: Assessing and Exploring Thatcherite Social and Economic Policies by Stephen Farrall 9780197265703
$60.46Three decades after the election of Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister, it is perhaps time to take stock of the concept of 'Thatcherism' and the prominent role it has played in the history of post-war Britain. Of course, there is much debate about... -
Citizenship and National Identity David l. Miller 9780745623948
RRP: $37.78$33.68A good political community is one whose citizens are actively engaged in deciding their common future together. Bound together by ties of national solidarity, they discover and implement principles of justice that all can share, and in doing so they... -
Rediscovering Values: Coming to Terms with Postmodernism Hugh Mercer Curtler 9780765600608
RRP: $54.58$47.52The author's primary purpose in this short book is to clearly define the nature of value and restore it to a central place in discussions of ethical and aesthetic problems. He begins the book with a broad cultural perspective on the issue of... -
BTEC First Award Health and Social Care Student Book Elizabeth Haworth 9781446905623
RRP: $53.95$49.16BTEC First Award Health and Social Care Student Book - Our BTEC First in Health and Social Care Award Book covers Units 1 - 8 so learners have relevant and specific content to complete the new next Pearson BTEC First Award in Health and Social Care... -
Beyond Left and Right: The Future of Radical Politics Anthony Giddens (London School of Economics and Political Science) 9780745614397
RRP: $39.88$35.43How should one understand the nature and possibilities of political radicalism today? The political radical is normally thought of as someone who stands on the left, opposing backward-looking conservatism. In the present day, however, the left has turned... -
The Plot Against the President: The True Story of How Congressman Devin Nunes Uncovered the Biggest Political Scandal in US History Lee Smith 9781546085027
RRP: $52.50$30.79Investigative journalist Lee Smith's The Plot Against the President tells the story of how Congressman Devin Nunes uncovered the operation to bring down the commander-in-chief. While popular opinion holds that Russia subverted democratic processes during... -
The Challenge of Carl Schmitt by Chantal Mouffe
$36.77Carl Schmitt's thought serves as a warning against the dangers of complacency entailed by triumphant liberalism. His conception of politics is a sharp challenge to those who believe that the blurring of frontiers between the left and right and the... -
Political Cleavages and Social Inequalities: A Study of Fifty Democracies, 1948-2020 by Amory Gethin
RRP: $73.40$61.30The empirical starting point for anyone who wants to understand political cleavages in the democratic world, based on a unique dataset covering fifty countries since World War II.Who votes for whom and why? Why has growing inequality in many parts of the... -
The Bretton Woods Agreements: Together with Scholarly Commentaries and Essential Historical Documents by Naomi Lamoreaux
RRP: $47.25$46.37Commentaries by top scholars alongside the most important documents and speeches concerning the Bretton Woods Conference of 1944 The two world wars brought an end to a long-standing system of international commerce based on the gold standard. After the... -
Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers, Forest Conservation and Climate Change by Silvia Irawan 9781784716592
$198.68Intergovernmental fiscal transfers (IFTs) are an innovative way to create incentives for local public actors to support conservation. This book contributes to the debate about how to conserve tropical forests by implementing mechanisms for reducing... -
Proof of Life: Twenty Days on the Hunt for a Missing Person in the Middle East by Daniel Levin
RRP: $44.08$33.47"Riveting . . . Well-written and highly compelling."-Wall Street Journal?"Truly thrilling. Daniel Levin brilliantly conveys both the menace and the evil of Middle Eastern intrigue, and some victories of human kindness over cruelty and despair."-Daniel... -
The Policing Machine: Enforcement, Endorsements, and the Illusion of Public Input by Tony Cheng 9780226830650
RRP: $33.60$33.12A revelatory look at how the NYPD has resisted change through strategic and selective community engagement. The past few years have seen Americans express passionate demands for police transformation. But even as discussion of no-knock warrants,... -
Modern British Party System by Paul Webb 9780199217243
RRP: $73.48$71.40The new edition of this successful book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview and account of the changing nature of party politics in Britain today. Webb and Bale draw on models of comparative politics in conducting a wealth of new... -
The Tragedy of American Diplomacy by William Appleman Williams
RRP: $33.58$27.72This incisive interpretation of American foreign policy ranks as a classic in American thought. First published in 1959, the book offered an analysis of the wellsprings of American foreign policy that shed light on the tensions of the Cold War and the... -
First Ladies: The Ever Changing Role, from Martha Washington to Melania Trump by Betty Boyd Caroli 9780190669133
RRP: $31.48$27.49Betty Boyd Caroli's engrossing and informative First Ladies is both a captivating read and an essential resource for anyone interested in the role of America's First Ladies. Caroli observes the role as it has shifted and evolved from ceremonial backdrop... -
The New Geography of Capitalism: Firms, Finance, and Society by Adam D. Dixon 9780199668243
$78.75Globalization is a dominant feature and force in the contemporary world, impacting all areas of business, economics, and society. This accessibly written overview of contemporary capitalism shows how the development of global supply chains, the global... -
Defending Democracy in an Age of Sharp Power by William J. Dobson 9781421448046
RRP: $60.90$54.77Explores how authoritarian regimes are deploying "sharp power" to undermine democracies from within by weaponizing universities, institutions, media, technology, and entertainment industries.The world's dictators are no longer content with shoring up...