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The Streetwise Guide To The British Economy: The Politics Of Britain's Present And Future by Eamonn Butler 9781911454571
RRP: €15.46€14.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911454571Author Eamonn ButlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Edward Everett RootPublisher Edward Everett Root -
God and the Gun: The Church and Irish Terrorism by Martin Dillon
RRP: €57.11€50.23In this astonishing and at times terrifying book, acclaimed writer and political commentator Martin Dillon examines for the first time the true role of religion in the conflict in Northern Ireland. He interviewed those directly involved--terrorists like... -
India's Founding Moment: The Constitution of a Most Surprising Democracy by Madhav Khosla
RRP: €48.73€39.38An Economist Best Book of the YearHow India's Constitution came into being and instituted democracy after independence from British rule.Britain's justification for colonial rule in India stressed the impossibility of Indian self-government. And the... -
Intersectionality: Origins, Contestations, Horizons by Anna Carastathis 9781496212481
RRP: €28.55€24.80A 2017 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleIntersectionality intervenes in the field of intersectionality studies: the integrative examination of the effects of racial, gendered, and class power on people's lives. While "intersectionality" tends to... -
Paradigm Lost: From Two-State Solution to One-State Reality by Ian S. Lustick
RRP: €78.54€68.76Why have Israelis and Palestinians failed to achieve a two-state solution to the conflict that has cost so much and lasted so long? In Paradigm Lost, Ian S. Lustick brings fifty years as an analyst of the Arab-Israeli dispute to bear on this question and... -
Machiavelli: Selected Political Writings by Niccolo Machiavelli 9780872202474
RRP: €20.22€17.08Here are The Prince and the most important of the Discourses newly translated into spare, vivid English. Why a new translation? Machiavelli was never the dull, worthy, pedantic author who appears in the pages of other translations, says David Wootton in... -
Set-Theoretic Methods for the Social Sciences: A Guide to Qualitative Comparative Analysis by Carsten Q. Schneider
RRP: €41.64€36.28Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and other set-theoretic methods distinguish themselves from other approaches to the study of social phenomena by using sets and the search for set relations. In virtually all social science fields, statements about... -
Brownlie's Documents on Human Rights by Ian Brownlie
RRP: €73.77€70.66Brownlie's Documents on Human Rights provides an extensive collection of key documents covering all elements of the subject, accompanied by authoritative commentary and bibliographic annotation. The result is a clear and accurate set of the most... -
The History of European Conservative Thought by Francesco Giubilei 9781621579090
RRP: €28.55€18.14Available for the first time in English! Francesco Giubilei explores the most important people, places, and ideas of conservatism from a European perspective, from Edmund Burke to the modern day.About the AuthorFrancesco Giubilei is an author, publisher,... -
Rhi and Roe's Woodland Adventure by Laura Raybould 9781839347146
RRP: €7.13€5.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839347146Author Laura RaybouldFormat PaperbackPage Count 30Imprint Bumblebee BooksPublisher Olympia PublishersWeight(grams) 156g -
Engineers of Jihad: The Curious Connection between Violent Extremism and Education by Diego Gambetta 9780691178509
RRP: €23.80€19.19The violent actions of a few extremists can alter the course of history, yet there persists a yawning gap between the potential impact of these individuals and what we understand about them. In Engineers of Jihad, Diego Gambetta and Steffen Hertog... -
Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency by Andrew C. McCarthy 9781641770255
RRP: €30.93€20.65The real collusion in the 2016 election was not between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin. It was between the Clinton campaign and the Obama administration. The media-Democrat "collusion narrative," which paints Donald Trump as cat's paw of Russia,... -
Straight Talk on Trade: Ideas for a Sane World Economy by Dani Rodrik 9780691196084
RRP: €19.03€14.24An honest discussion of free trade and how nations can sensibly chart a path forward in today's global economyNot so long ago the nation-state seemed to be on its deathbed, condemned to irrelevance by the forces of globalization and technology. Now it is... -
Realism Reconsidered: The Legacy of Hans Morgenthau in International Relations by Michael Williams 9780199288618
€84.62Realism remains the most important and controversial vision of international politics. But what does it mean to be a realist? This collection addresses this key question by returning to the thinking of perhaps the most influential realist of modern... -
Military Neuroscience and the Coming Age of Neurowarfare Armin Krishnan (East Carolina University, USA) 9781138361447
RRP: €44.02€38.41Krishnan describes military applications of neuroscience research and emerging neurotechnology with relevance to the conduct of armed conflict and law enforcement. This work builds upon literature by scholars such as Moreno and Giordano and fills an... -
Birdsong on Mars by Jon Glover 9781784109752
RRP: €14.27€10.14The teasing title poem of this book is about weather. Rain falls, wind cracks its cheeks as in Macbeth; the noises are drops like kisses falling, 'fallen into birdsong on Mars'. What would it sound like, be like, to hear it? The poem wants to know what... -
Information in War: Military Innovation, Battle Networks, and the Future of Artificial Intelligence by Benjamin M. Jensen 9781647122645
RRP: €47.60€41.95An in-depth assessment of innovations in military information technology informs hypothetical outcomes for artificial intelligence adaptations In the coming decades, artificial intelligence (AI) will revolutionize the way we live and the way we wage war... -
Economic Geographies of Globalisation: A Short Introduction Martin Sokol 9781849801539
RRP: €36.83€33.32'. . . provides a good overview of the issues in economic geography both in terms of theory and applications. This is a good book for starters, who want to find a direction within economic geography, and are looking for a book that provides a brief, but... -
Unity through Division: Political Islam, Representation and Democracy in Indonesia by Diego Fossati 9781009203036
RRP: €89.25€79.97Indonesia, like many other countries around the world, is currently experiencing the process of democratic backsliding, marked by a toxic mix of religious sectarianism, polarization, and executive overreach. Despite this trend, Indonesians have become... -
Groundbreakers: How Obama's 2.2 Million Volunteers Transformed Campaigning in America by Hahrie Han 9780199394609
RRP: €26.76€21.53Much has been written about the historic nature of the Obama campaign. The multi-year, multi-billion dollar operation elected the nation's first black president, raised and spent more money than any other election effort in history, and built the most... -
The Politics of Volunteering Nina Eliasoph (University of Southern California) 9780745650043
RRP: €20.22€18.40Many of us may have participated in grassroots groups, changing the world in small and big ways, from building playgrounds and feeding the homeless, to protesting wars and ending legal segregation. Beyond the obvious fruits of these activities, what are... -
The War Against Cash: The plot to empty your wallet and own your financial future - and why you must fight it by Ross Clark
RRP: €15.46€12.08We are constantly being told that we are on the cusp of a cashless society. The financial services industry would certainly like to see it that way. We are being enticed with contactless cards, mobile phone payment apps, and methods of bank transfer:... -
Arts-Based Methods for Decolonising Participatory Research by Tiina Seppala 9780367513313
€45.39In an effort to challenge the ways in which colonial power relations and Eurocentric knowledges are reproduced in participatory research, this book explores whether and how it is possible to use arts-based methods for creating more horizontal and... -
Air Pollution and Climate Change: The Basics John K. Pearson 9781032275185
RRP: €22.60€20.38This book identifies four key forms of air pollution: indoor, urban, regional and global. It discusses how these four types of pollution are manifest in today's society and examines the scientific and policy challenges that stand in the way of progress... -
Semi-State Actors in Cybersecurity by Florian J. Egloff
RRP: €29.14€26.30The universe of actors involved in international cybersecurity includes both state actors and semi- and non-state actors, including technology companies, state-sponsored hackers, and cybercriminals. Among these are semi-state actors--actors in a close... -
Meir Kahane: The Public Life and Political Thought of an American Jewish Radical by Shaul Magid
RRP: €35.70€28.63The life and politics of an American Jewish activist who preached radical and violent means to Jewish survivalMeir Kahane came of age amid the radical politics of the counterculture, becoming a militant voice of protest against Jewish liberalism. Kahane... -
Politics USA Robert J. McKeever 9781408204504
RRP: €45.21€43.66Politics USA is a lively and authoritative introduction to American politics, giving students a rich and varied resource for all aspects of their course. The book provides expert and comprehensive analysis of US politics and government, including... -
Political Communications: Why Labour Won the General Election of 1997 by John Bartle
RRP: €49.97€44.08The dialogue conducted via the press, television, advertising and the opinion polls beween politicians and the people in the 1997 campaign and its run-up is analyzed here. Special attention is paid to the innovations and changes that marked the 1997... -
Kissinger the Negotiator: Lessons from Dealmaking at the Highest Level by James K. Sebenius
RRP: €21.41€14.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062694188Author James K. SebeniusFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint HarperPaperbacksPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc -
Ever Wonder Why?: and Other Controversial Essays by Thomas Sowell
RRP: €17.79€17.58Thomas Sowell takes aim at a range of legal, social, racial, educational, and economic issues in this latest collection of his controversial, never boring, always thought-provoking essays. From "gun control myths" to "mealy mouth media" to "free lunch... -
Global Politics of Health by Sara Davies 9780745640426
RRP: €21.41€21.09International responses to the outbreak of SARS, the spread of HIV/AIDS, and the promotion of health as a human right all demonstrate how global politics have a profound effect on the way we think about and respond to major health challenges. Despite a... -
Being Numerous: Essays on Non-Fascist Life by Natasha Lennard
RRP: €11.89€9.84An urgent challenge to the prevailing moral order from one of the freshest, most compelling voices in radical politics todayBeing Numerous shatters the mainstream consensus on politics and personhood, offering in its place a bracing analysis of a... -
Twenty-First Century Jihad: Law, Society and Military Action by Elisabeth Kendall 9781784536718
€31.20The term 'jihad' has come to be used as a byword for fanaticism and Islam's allegedly implacable hostility towards the West. But, like other religious and political concepts, jihad has multiple resonances and associations, its meaning shifting over time... -
Britain Votes 2015 by Andrew Geddes 9780198748953
RRP: €19.03€17.55The 2015 General Election was one of the most extraordinary contests of recent times, with an outcome which surprised some analysts. Britain Votes 2015 provides a comprehensive analysis of the campaign and outcome. A team of experts assess the results,... -
The Anthropocene: A Multidisciplinary Approach Julia Adeney Thomas 9781509534609
RRP: €21.41€19.09Humans rank with the powerful forces of nature transforming Earth. Since the mid-20th century, population growth, industrialization, and globalization have had such deep and wide-ranging impacts that our planet no longer functions as it did during the... -
The Oxford History of Life-Writing: Volume 7: Postwar to Contemporary, 1945-2020 by Patrick Hayes 9780198737339
RRP: €47.59€41.21With the growing urgency of questions about how to claim identity and achieve authenticity, life-writing started to acquire an unprecedented cultural importance. A range of social and economic developments, from the publishing boom in memoir writing to... -
An Introduction to International Relations Theory: Perspectives and Themes Jill Steans 9781408204887
RRP: €70.20€66.35This long-awaited new edition has been fully updated and revised by the original authors as well as two new members of the author team. Based on many years of active research and teaching it takes the discipline's most difficult aspects and makes them... -
Human Rights on Trial: A Genealogy of the Critique of Human Rights by Justine Lacroix 9781108438155
RRP: €28.55€24.63The first systematic analysis of the arguments made against human rights from the French Revolution to the present day. Through the writings of Edmund Burke, Jeremy Bentham, Auguste Comte, Louis de Bonald, Joseph de Maistre, Karl Marx, Carl Schmitt and... -
The Inevitability of Tragedy: Henry Kissinger and His World by Barry Gewen
RRP: €17.84€15.52The Inevitability of Tragedy is a fascinating intellectual biography that examines Henry Kissinger's role in American government through his ideas. It analyses the continuing controversies surrounding Kissinger's policies in such places as Vietnam and... -
The Compatriots: The Brutal and Chaotic History of Russia's Exiles, Emigres, and Agents Abroad by Andrei Soldatov
RRP: €29.75€19.49From the time of the tsars to the waning days of Communist regime, Russian leaders tried to control the flow of ideas by controlling its citizens' movements. They believed strict limits on travel combined with censorship was the best way to escape the...