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Death in the Congo: Murdering Patrice Lumumba by Emmanuel Gerard
RRP: €39.21€32.43Death in the Congo is a gripping account of a murder that became one of the defining events in postcolonial African history. It is no less the story of the untimely death of a national dream, a hope-filled vision very different from what the war-ravaged... -
How to Save Our Town Centres: A Radical Agenda for the Future of High Streets Julian Dobson (Urban Pollinators) 9781447323938
RRP: €33.31€25.67Has the age of the internet killed our high streets? Have our town and city centres become obsolete? How to Save Our Town Centres delves below the surface of empty buildings and 'shop local' campaigns to focus on the real issues: how the relationship... -
Routledge Handbook of Marxism and Post-Marxism by Alex Callinicos
RRP: €53.54€47.93In the past two decades, Marxism has enjoyed a revitalization as a research program and a growth in its audience. This renaissance is connected to the revival of anti-capitalist contestation since the Seattle protests in 1999 and the impact of the global... -
States of Subsistence: The Politics of Bread in Contemporary Jordan by Jose Ciro Martinez
RRP: €28.55€24.80On any given day in Jordan, more than nine million residents eat approximately ten million loaves of khubz 'arabi-the slightly leavened flatbread known to many as pita. Some rely on this bread to avoid starvation; for others it is a customary pleasure... -
Marina Bay Sins Neil Humphreys 9781838340148
RRP: €10.70€7.50Low goes undercover returning to a world that the city refuses to acknowledge; a world of gambling addiction, crime syndicates, international money launderers, immoral celebrities and corrupt politicians, all living in Asia's cleanest metropolis. Marina... -
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D Kristof
RRP: €19.04€11.82Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Lifetime Achievement 2009. Short-listed for New York Public Library Helen Bernstein Award for Excellence in Journalism 2010.Book... -
Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect?: Police Violence and Resistance in the United States by Alicia Garza 9781608466122
RRP: €20.22€14.10This collection of reports and essays (the first collaboration between Truthout and Haymarket Books) explores police violence against black, brown, indigenous and other marginalised communities, miscarriages of justice and failures of token... -
Supreme Court For Dummies Lisa Paddock 9780764508868
RRP: €17.79€12.11Gives you the scoop on how the Court reaches its decisions Get involved and track a case through the system This fun and easy guide demystifies the federal court system by describing what kinds of cases the justices hear, outlining how cases reach the... -
Diversifying Power: Why We Need Antiracist, Feminist Leadership on Climate and Energy Jennie C Stephens 9781642831313
RRP: €36.89€31.09The climate crisis is a crisis of leadership. Transformation to a renewable-based society requires leaders who connect social justice to climate and energy. During the Trump era, connections among white, male power; environmental destruction; and fossil... -
Ascending Order: Rising Powers and the Politics of Status in International Institutions by Rohan Mukherjee
RRP: €89.25€81.09Why do rising powers sometimes challenge an international order that enables their growth, and at other times support an order that constrains them? Ascending Order offers the first comprehensive study of conflict and cooperation as new powers join the... -
Making Sense of Corruption by Bo Rothstein
RRP: €23.79€20.38Corruption is a serious threat to prosperity, democracy and human well-being, with mounting empirical evidence highlighting its detrimental effects on society. Yet defining this threat has resulted in profound disagreement, producing a multidimensional... -
Christopher Hitchens and His Critics: Terror, Iraq, and the Left by Simon Cottee 9780814716878
RRP: €29.74€26.19A provocative volume of the controversial radical thinker Christopher Hitchens-political journalist, cultural critic, public intellectual and self-described contrarian-is one of the most controversial and prolific writers of his generation. His most... -
Sustaining Democracy: What We Owe to the Other Side by Robert B Talisse
RRP: €29.14€26.30Democracy is not easy. Citizens who disagree sharply about politics must nonetheless work together as equal partners in the enterprise of collective self-government. Ideally, this work would be conducted under conditions of mutual civility, with opposed... -
China's Quest: The History of the Foreign Relations of the People's Republic, revised and updated by John W. Garver 9780190884352
RRP: €41.64€32.49The evolution of the the People's Republic of China in world politics is an epic story and one of the most important developments in modern world history. Yet to date, there are no authoritative histories of China's foreign relations. John Garver's... -
Henry Clay: Statesman for the Union by Robert V. Remini 9780393310887
RRP: €51.17€46.03Among the nineteenth-century Americans, few commanded the reverence and respect accorded to Henry Clay of Kentucky. As orator and as Speaker of the House for longer than any man in the century, he wielded great power, a compelling presence in Congress... -
West Country Rebels by Nigel Costley 9780957000544
€23.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957000544Author Nigel CostleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Breviary Stuff PublicationsPublisher Breviary Stuff PublicationsWeight(grams)...Qty in Cart: 0Price:€23.80Subtotal: -
Negotiating Self-Determination by Hurst Hannum 9780739114339
RRP: €47.60€41.58Living in the age of American 'hyperpower' the relevance of both international law and conflict resolution have been called into question. Hannum and Babbitt, highly respected practitioners in these respective fields, have collected a series of experts... -
Restoring Sexual Identity: Hope for Women Who Struggle with Same-Sex Attraction by Anne Paulk 9780736911795
€16.85"Restoring Sexual Identity" offers answers to the most commonly asked questions from both homosexuals desiring change and friends and relatives of women struggling with same-sex attraction. Is lesbianism an inherited predisposition or is it developed in...Qty in Cart: 0Price:€16.85Subtotal: -
Messengers of Disaster: Raphael Lemkin, Jan Karski, and Twentieth-Century Genocides by Annette Becker 9780299333201
€47.66Leading up to World War II, two Polish men witnessed the targeted extermination of Jews under Adolf Hitler and the German Reich before the reality of the Holocaust was widely known. Raphael Lemkin, a Jewish lawyer who coined the term "genocide," and Jan... -
Republican Like Me by Ken Stern 9780062460783
RRP: €33.31€20.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062460783Author Ken SternFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc -
Intellectuals in Latin America by Nicola Miller 9781859842058
€31.45Carlos Fuentes once observed that to be a Spanish American intellectual was to fulfill the roles, by default, of "a tribune, a member of parliament, a labor leader, a journalist, a redeemer of his society." Such statements reflect the view that the... -
The United Nations Genocide Convention: An Introduction by Samuel Totten 9781487524081
€35.93It is virtually impossible to understand the phenomenon of genocide without a clear understanding of the complexities of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (UNCG). This brief but cogent book provides... -
Courtwatchers: Eyewitness Accounts in Supreme Court History by Clare Cushman 9781442212466
RRP: €29.75€25.93In the first Supreme Court history told primarily through eyewitness accounts from Court insiders, Clare Cushman provides readers with a behind-the-scenes look at the people, practices, and traditions that have shaped an American institution for more... -
Indoctrination U: The Lefts War Against Academic Freedom by David Horowitz 9781594031908
RRP: €19.03€17.65In dramatic commentary, Indoctrination U. unveils the intellectual corruption of American universities by faculty activists who have turned America's classrooms into indoctrination centers for their political causes. It describes how academic radicals... -
Wisdom for a Livable Planet: The Visionary Work of Terri Swearingen, Dave Foreman, Wes Jackson, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Werner Forn by Carl N. McDaniel 9781595340092
RRP: €15.46€15.07The author profiles the work of eight visionaries who have dedicated their lives to various environmental issues. Each story provides a portrait of an individual's valiant and inspiring campaign to improve the conditions for life on our planet. Taken... -
Universal Rights Down to Earth by Richard Thompson Ford 9780393343397
RRP: €13.08€11.27The idea of universal rights-rights shared by all citizens, regardless of nationality, creed, wealth, or geography-has a powerful grip on the way many people feel about justice and global politics. No one should be subjected to torture or disappearance,... -
Developmental Regionalism and the Political Economy of Africa's Integration by Gabila Fohtung Nubong 9781793617392
RRP: €82.11€70.82In Developmental Regionalism and the Political Economy of Africa's Integration, Gabila Nubong argues that there are opportunities to transform the continent and the structural nature of its economies. Nubong revisits some of the earlier debates of... -
North Korea and the World Under Kim Jong Un by Scott A. Snyder 9781538160299
RRP: €104.72€91.74Bringing together a wide range of distinguished scholars, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of Kim Jong Un's foreign policy strategy and its global impact, following a decade under Kim Jong Un's rule.About the AuthorScott A. Snyder is senior... -
The State of the European Union: Risks, Reform, Resistance, and Revival by Maria Green Cowles 9780198297574
€61.14With the introduction of a single currency in 1999 and the negotiations for the fifth enlargement in 2000, the European Union is at a major crossroads in its history. While the adoption of EMU and the entrance of new member states hold the promise of... -
Re-Imagining Political Community: Studies in Cosmopolitan Democracy by Daniele Archibugi 9780745619811
€31.01Understanding world politics today means acknowledging that the state is no longer in international relations. The interstate system is increasingly challenged by new transnational forces and institutions. Multinational companies, cross-border coalitions... -
Poststructuralism and Postcoloniality: The Anxiety of Theory by Jane Hiddleston 9781846312304
€132.22This book explores the relation between poststructuralist thought and postcoloniality, and identifies in that interaction the expression of a particular anxiety concerning the form of theoretical writing. Many so-called poststructuralist thinkers,... -
In the Wake of Disaster: Islamists, the State and a Social Contract in Pakistan by Ayesha Siddiqi 9781108472920
RRP: €89.25€80.61What is the state's responsibility to its people in the aftermath of a natural hazard based disaster? The book sets out to address this seemingly simple question, after large scale floods devastated Pakistan in 2010 and then again in 2011. Along the way... -
Making Climate Change Work for Us: European Perspectives on Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies by Mike Hulme 9781107671386
RRP: €58.30€52.94Introducing the main challenges and opportunities of developing local, regional and global strategies for addressing climate change, this book explains the dilemmas faced when converting strategies into policies. Providing a synthesis of the findings of... -
Methods in Analytical Political Theory by Adrian Blau 9781107098794
RRP: €89.25€81.09This is the first book to explain how to use key methods in analytical political theory. The methods discussed include contractualism, reflective equilibrium, positive political theory, thought experiments and ideological analysis. Many discussions of... -
The Algebra of Warfare-Welfare: A Long View of India's 2014 Election by Irfan Ahmad 9780199489626
RRP: €52.35€48.04This volume explores how the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) won the 2014 Parliamentary elections with such an unprecedented majority, and what that victory means for politics in general and Indian politics in particular. It opens up space for new... -
International Norm Disputes: The Link between Contestation and Norm Robustness by Lisbeth Zimmermann 9780198873235
RRP: €98.77€90.13International Norm Disputes: The Link between Contestation and Norm Robustness offers a rich, comparative study of when and why contested international norms decline. It presents central findings on the link between contestation and norm robustness based... -
British Envoys to the Kaiserreich, 1871-1897: Volume 2, 1884-1897 by Markus Mosslang 9781108484961
RRP: €53.55€48.78British Envoys to the Kaiserreich, 1871-1897 concentrates on Anglo-German history prior to German Weltpolitik. Volume II presents official diplomatic reports from the British embassy at Berlin (German Empire) and from the four independent legations in... -
Aristotle Politica by Aristotle
€38.41Aristotle PoliticaBook InformationISBN 9780198145158Author Sir David RossFormat HardbackPage Count 292Imprint Clarendon PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams) 378gDimensions(mm) 193mm * 128mm * 20mmQty in Cart: 0Price:€38.41Subtotal: -
Chasing the Harvest by Gabriel Thompson
€28.51More than a million men, women, and children work in American agriculture, and yet their stories are rarely told, their low-wage jobs are not included in minimum-wage ordinances or campaigns, and their work remains unorganized by labor unions. This book... -
Bergson, Politics, and Religion by Alexandre Lefebvre
RRP: €28.55€24.80Henri Bergson is primarily known for his work on time, memory, and creativity. His equally innovative interventions into politics and religion have, however, been neglected or dismissed until now. In the first book in English dedicated to Bergson as a...