Political Science

In a dark departure from our standard picture of whistleblowers, C. Fred Alford offers a chilling account of the world of people who have come forward to protest organizational malfeasance in government agencies and in the private sector. The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781668013724Author Mikhail ZygarFormat HardbackPage Count 432Imprint ScribnerPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 572gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 162mm * 35mm

We've let the meaning of America be reduced to guesswork. It might not be too late. Our democratic republic is failing, and it shouldn't be a surprise. We can't fly a plane without training; we can't practice medicine without attending medical school...

Today between forty and sixty nations, home to more than one billion people, have either collapsed or are teetering on the brink of failure. The world's worst problems--terrorism, drugs and human trafficking, absolute poverty, ethnic conflict, disease,...

From Ukraine to Afghanistan and beyond, occupations and exit dilemmas permeate contemporary geopolitics. However, the existing literature on territorial conflict rarely scrutinizes a pivotal, related question: what makes a state withdraw from an occupied...

Privacy: A Short History provides a vital historical account of an increasingly stressed sphere of human interaction. At a time when the death of privacy is widely proclaimed, distinguished historian, David Vincent, describes the evolution of the concept...

This book will arm activists on the streets-as well as anyone with an open mind on one of the key issues of our time-with a critical analysis and ultimately a redefinition of the very idea of policing. The book contends that when we talk about police and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781841741383Author Keir StarmerFormat PaperbackPage Count 382Imprint Blackstone Press LtdPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams) 1gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781931082549Author Alexis de TocquevilleFormat HardbackPage Count 928Imprint The Library of AmericaPublisher The Library of AmericaWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780986076992Author Paul Craig RobertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 254Imprint Clarity PressPublisher Clarity Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845400927Author Alfred ShermanFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Imprint AcademicPublisher Imprint AcademicWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 205mm *...

In A Philosophy for Communism: Rethinking Althusser, Panagiotis Sotiris undertakes a reading of the work of the French philosopher centered upon his deeply political conception of philosophy. Althusser's endeavour is presented as a quest for a new...

Unfinished Nation traces the evolution of Indonesia from its anti-colonial stirrings in the early twentieth century to the lengthy, and eventually victorious, struggle against the dictatorship of President Suharto. In clarifying the often misunderstood...

India is driving some of the most important trends in global energy markets-with vast environmental implications. As the country grows wealthier, Indians are buying more cars, air conditioners, plane tickets, and other goods that increase demand for...

No conflict in the world has lasted as long, generated as many news headlines, or incited as much controversy as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Yet, despite, or perhaps because of, the degree of international attention it receives, the conflict is...

Peggy Noonan is one of the most brilliant and influential political thinkers and writers of our time. The author of five bestselling books (What I Saw at the Revolution is now a classic), her column in The Wall Street Journal is a must-read for millions...

Fear in Contemporary Society and its Consequences"A delightfully fearless and deeply sensitive examination of that most primal and formative human experience." Alan Burdick, author of Why Time Flies: A Mostly Scientific Investigation#1 New Release in...

This is an account of the Jewish state's motives behind building the West Bank wall, arguing that at the heart of the issue is demography. Israel fears the moment when the region's Palestinians become a majority. The book charts Israel's increasingly...

First published in 1991. This book initially offers a critique of some key rational public choice models, to show that they were internally inconsistent and ideologically slanted. Then due to the authors' research the ideas are restructured around a...

Charles James Fox and William Pitt the Younger were the two political giants of their day - the greatest of orators, and the fiercest of rivals. But did the two men have anything in common? Each was a younger son of distinguished fathers, who themselves...

This textbook offers a fresh approach to the study of comparative politics and public policy. Instead of concentrating on why countries differ, Learning From Comparative Public Policy explores how countries can learn from each other about the success and...

This book focuses on the changing gender patterns of work in a global retail environment associated with the rise of contemporary retail and global sourcing. This has affected the working lives of hundreds of millions of workers in high-, middle- and...

Under the ambitious leadership of President Xi Jinping, China is zealously transforming its wealth and economic power into potent tools of global political influence. But China's foreign policy initiatives, even the vaunted "Belt and Road," will be...

In three dramatic weeks in October and November 2019, the fourteen years of progressive change that Evo Morales' pink tide government had worked to implement in Bolivia and beyond came to a screeching halt. President Morales was forced to resign after...

Winner, 2022 Nellie Bly Book Award, Chanticleer International Book AwardsMore than a decade ago, counterterrorism expert Rita Katz began browsing white supremacist and neo-Nazi forums. The hateful rhetoric and constant threats of violence immediately...

From the acclaimed author of Listen, Liberal and What's the Matter with Kansas, a scathing collection of interlocking essays perfect for this political moment. With his trademark sardonic wit and lacerating logic, New York Times-bestselling author...

In approach, organization, and projected use, the second edition will build largely on the first. The second edition will comprise a text of approximately 925,000 words, with approximately ten percent new text accommodated by corresponding cuts in...

With many predicting the end of US hegemony, Russia and China's growing cooperation in a number of key strategic areas looks set to have a major impact on global power dynamics. But what lies behind this Sino-Russian rapprochement? Is it simply the...

The COVID-19 pandemic, Black Lives Matter movement and renewed action against climate change all highlight the increasing gulf between narrowly based dominant political ideologies and popular demands for social justice, global health, environmentalism...

Raymond Aron, French scholar, journalist, philosopher, sociologist, and historian, is internationally recognized as one of the great thinkers in the modern social sciences, bringing to contemporary history the insights of both philosophy and social...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781849676038Author Astley Baker DaviesFormat HardbackPage Count 16Imprint Rily Publications LtdPublisher Rily Publications LtdDimensions(mm) 154mm * 127mm *...

In Gail Will Not Fail, learn about the role of a paramedic. When Joan slips and hurts her hip, it's Gail to the rescue! This book is in Yellow Book Band, Oxford Level 3, and supports Letters and Sounds Phase 3. Project X Hero Academy Non-fiction is a...

Internationally acclaimed, award-winning author Michael Parenti is one of America's most astute and engaging political analysts. Parenti's work has enlightened and enlivened readers for many years, covering a wide range of subjects. Here is a rich...

Private Desires, Political Action is an accessible overview of one of the most important approaches to the study of politics in the modern world - rational choice theory. Michael Laver does not set out to review this entire field, but rather to discuss...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250234810Author S WaltFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's Press

In this trenchant challenge to social engineering, Paul Gottfried analyzes a patricide: the slaying of nineteenth-century liberalism by the managerial state. Many people, of course, realize that liberalism no longer connotes distributed powers and...

Transitional justice is the way societies that have experienced civil conflict or authoritarian rule and widespread violations of human rights deal with the experience. With its roots in law, transitional justice as an area of study crosses various...

Brazil has long been an enigma to outsiders. Over the last two decades alone, Latin America's largest and most populous country has been celebrated as a vibrant new democracy with a powerful economy, and derided as a nation in complete disarray heading...

Jeremy Corbyn proved to be one of Labour's most popular and yet one of its most divisive leaders amongst the membership. From his surprise election in 2015, he was characterized as both hero and villain. A conviction politician, determined to do things...

This guide has been designed to help undergraduates develop an understanding of practical research methods, and their application in the undergraduate dissertation. Written in an accessible and engaging style, it offers advice on all aspects of...