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Ukraine in the Crossfire by Chris de Ploegg 9780997287080
RRP: $41.98$32.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997287080Author Chris de PloeggFormat PaperbackPage Count 269Imprint Clarity PressPublisher Clarity Press -
Realism and International Politics Kenneth N. Waltz 9780415954785
RRP: $92.38$80.72Realism and International Politics brings together the collected essays of Kenneth N. Waltz, one of the most important and influential thinkers of international relations in the second half of the twentieth century. His books Man, the State and War and... -
TADS (The Anti-Delinquent System) by Lauren Price 9781785303784
RRP: $16.78$12.16First day back at high school and a new Principal is in post, determined to stamp his authority on a handful of kids who are running wild, bringing his reputation and that of the school into disrepute. Meanwhile star student Erica Monroe is equally... -
No More Police: A Case for Abolition by Mariame Kaba 9781620977323
$27.20An instant national best sellerA persuasive primer on police abolition from two veteran organizers "One of the world's most prominent advocates, organizers and political educators of the [abolitionist] framework." -NBCNews.com on Mariame Kaba In this... -
The Art and Craft of Policy Advising: A Practical Guide by David Bromell 9783030995645
RRP: $94.48$85.22This book offers a practical guide for policy advisors and their managers, grounded in the author's extensive experience as a senior policy practitioner in New Zealand's Westminster-style system of government. A key message is that effective policy... -
Campaigning for Justice: Human Rights Advocacy in Practice by Jo Becker
RRP: $46.18$40.30Advocates within the human rights movement have had remarkable success establishing new international laws, securing concrete changes in human rights policies and practices, and transforming the terms of public debate. Yet too often, the strategies these... -
Disobedience And Democracy: Nine Fallacies on Law and Order by Howard Zinn 9781608463046
RRP: $31.48$24.49In Disobedience and Democracy, the inimitable leftist thinker Howard Zinn lays out a clear and dynamic case for civil disobedience and protest as legitimate vehicles for social change. Zinn challenges the dominant arguments against forms of protest that... -
Making Space for Justice: Social Movements, Collective Imagination, and Political Hope by Michele Moody-Adams 9780231201377
RRP: $46.20$36.46From nineteenth-century abolitionism to Black Lives Matter today, progressive social movements have been at the forefront of social change. Yet it is seldom recognized that such movements have not only engaged in political action but also posed crucial... -
The Dark Sahara: America's War on Terror in Africa Jeremy Keenan 9780745324524
RRP: $58.78$38.20This book reveals the secret US agenda behind the 'war on terror' in Africa and the shocking methods used to perpetuate the myth that the region is a hotbed of Islamic terrorism. Africa expert Jeremy Keenan points to overwhelming evidence suggesting... -
Irony and Outrage: The Polarized Landscape of Rage, Fear, and Laughter in the United States by Dannagal Goldthwaite Young
RRP: $38.83$33.43For almost a decade, journalists and pundits have been asking why we don't see successful examples of political satire from conservatives or of opinion talk radio from liberals. This book turns that question on its head to argue that opinion talk is the... -
Polish Families and Migration since EU Accession Anne White (University College London) 9781447339519
RRP: $62.98$48.34Based on 115 interviews with Polish mothers in the UK and Poland, as well as a specially-commissioned opinion poll, this topical book discusses recent Polish migration to the UK. In a vivid account of every stage of the migration process, the book... -
Critical Security Methods: New frameworks for analysis by Claudia Aradau 9780415712958
RRP: $92.38$80.72Critical Security Methods offers a new approach to research methods in critical security studies. It argues that methods are not simply tools to bridge the gap between security theory and security practice. Rather, to practise methods critically means... -
Inside Accounts, Volume I: The Irish Government and Peace in Northern Ireland, from Sunningdale to the Good Friday Agreement by Graham Spencer
RRP: $63.00$44.75Volume one of the most authoritative and revealing account yet of how the Irish Government managed the Northern Ireland peace process and helped broker a political settlement to end the conflict there. Based on eight extended interviews with key... -
The Empire of Civil Society: Critique of the Realist Theory of International Relations by Justin Rosenberg
RRP: $37.78$35.93The Empire of Civil Society mounts a compelling critique of the orthodox "realist" theory of international relations and provides a historical-materialist approach to the international system.Opening with an interrogation of a number of classic realist... -
The State of Northern Ireland and the Democratic Deficit: Between Sectarianism and Neo-Liberalism by Paul Stewart 9781908251961
RRP: $31.40$26.31Since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, the image projected of Northern Ireland in the mainstream media is frequently that of a newly prosperous, modern, post-conflict society - a rare example of a successful peace process. Promoted as a... -
Capital as Power: A Study of Order and Creorder by Jonathan Nitzan
RRP: $79.78$70.94Conventional theories of capitalism are mired in a deep crisis: after centuries of debate, they are still unable to tell us what capital is. Liberals and Marxists both think of capital as an 'economic' entity that they count in universal units of 'utils'... -
The Terrorist Image: Decoding the Islamic State's Photo-Propaganda by Charlie Winter
RRP: $73.50$65.60The summer of 2014--when the Islamic State seized Mosul, Iraq's second city; captured vast swathes of eastern Syria; and declared itself a latter-day Caliphate--marked a turning point in the history of photography, one that pushed its already contested... -
The New Bjp: The Remaking of the World's Largest Political Party by Nalin Mehta
$65.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789391234003Author Nalin MehtaFormat HardbackPage Count 840Imprint WestlandPublisher Westland Publications LimitedDimensions(mm) 250mm * 200mm * 50mm -
Chosen By God: Donald Trump, The Christian Right And American Capitalism by John Newsinger
RRP: $14.70$10.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912926732Author John NewsingerFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Bookmarks PublicationsPublisher Bookmarks PublicationsWeight(grams) 138g -
Politics and International Law: Making, Breaking, and Upholding Global Rules by Leslie Johns 9781108986656
RRP: $79.78$72.45International law shapes nearly every aspect of our lives. It affects the food we eat, the products we buy, the rights we hold, and the wars we fight. Yet international law is often believed to be the exclusive domain of well-heeled professionals with... -
Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict: Threats to European Security by Stephen Iwan Griffiths
$48.43This report provides an analysis of the significance of nationalism and ethnic conflict in the affairs of the populations of central and eastern Europe. It describes and analyses nationalist developments, particularly in the former states of Yugoslavia... -
A History of International Relations Theory by Torbjorn L. Knutsen
RRP: $51.45$37.78This introduction to International Relations theory, now in its third edition, shows how discussions of war, wealth, peace and power stretch back well over 500 years. It shows how ancient ideas still effect the way we perceive world politics. By placing... -
On Diversity: The Eclipse of the Individual in a Global Era by Russell Jacoby 9781644210765
RRP: $29.38$19.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781644210765Author Russell JacobyFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Seven Stories PressPublisher Seven Stories PressWeight(grams) 140g -
Understanding social citizenship: Themes and perspectives for policy and practice Peter Dwyer (University of York) 9781847423283
RRP: $48.28$37.67This updated and revised edition of Understanding social citizenship is still the only citizenship textbook written from a social policy perspective. It provides students with an understanding of the concept of citizenship in relation to UK, EU and... -
Patriotism: Philosophical and Political Perspectives Igor Primoratz 9780754671220
RRP: $283.50$247.13Economic and cultural globalization and the worldwide threat of terrorism have contributed to the resurgence of patriotic loyalty in many parts of the world and made the issues it raises highly topical. This collection of new essays by philosophers and... -
The Hollywood Kid: The Violent Life and Violent Death of an Ms-13 Hitman by Oscar Martinez
RRP: $35.68$29.61As a boy, Miguel Angel Tobar fled a small town in El Salvador torn apart by warring guerrillas and US-backed death squads. As a teen in Los Angeles, he fought discrimination and beatings by joining a gang, MS-13. By the time the US deported him to San... -
Can Democracy Work?: A Short History of a Radical Idea, from Ancient Athens to Our World Prof. James Miller 9781786076274
RRP: $20.98$14.93Democracy today is widely regarded as an ideal form of government. Yet in practice it sometimes seems a sham, a political puppet show in which hidden elites pull all the strings. As trust in elected representatives around the world plunges, it is no... -
Thinking Like a Political Scientist: A Practical Guide to Research Methods by Christopher Howard
RRP: $54.60$52.19Each year, tens of thousands of students who are interested in politics go through a rite of passage: they take a course in research methods. Many find the subject to be boring or confusing, and with good reason. Most of the standard books on research... -
The Inflamed Feeling: The Brain's Role in Immune Defence by Mats Lekander 9780198863441
RRP: $86.08$78.37What do feeling sick and being afraid of strangers have in common? The answer is that these feelings represent a behavioural drive which evolved in our ancestors to combat the most dangerous threat to survival: infection. Behaviour and emotions... -
Walter Benjamin: Overpowering Conformism Esther Leslie 9780745315683
RRP: $62.98$48.34Esther Leslie's path-breaking study of Walter Benjamin is unlike any other book presently available in English on Benjamin, in seeking to make a case for a more politicised reading of Benjamin's oeuvre. In looking at the entirety of Benjamin's work -... -
Pandemics Among Nations: U.S. Foreign Policy and the New Grand Chessboard by Iskren Ivanov
$149.23The end of the Cold War marks the geopolitical peak of America's global primacy. The centerpiece of U.S. Foreign Policy in the pre-pandemic world order was the assumption that promoting human rights and democracy will secure peace. However, the... -
Sociology, Capitalism, Critique by Klaus Dorre
$57.48For years, the critique of capitalism was lost from public discourse; the very word "capitalism" sounded like a throwback to another era. Nothing could be further from the truth today. In this new intellectual atmosphere, Sociology, Capitalism,... -
We Are Doomed: Reclaiming Conservative Pessimism by John Derbyshire 9780307409591
RRP: $37.80$26.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307409591Author John DerbyshireFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Crown Publishing GroupPublisher Crown Publishing GroupWeight(grams)... -
The Modern SNP: From Protest to Power by Gerry Hassan
RRP: $58.78$54.62The Scottish National Party has played a significant role in the politics of Scotland in the last forty years. In particular it has contributed to and shaped the impact and dynamics of devolution. This collection brings together academics, writers,... -
Rebuilding Britain: Planning for a Better Future Hugh Ellis (Chief Executive of the Town and Country Planning Association) 9781447317593
RRP: $39.88$31.56Britain faces extraordinary challenges, from climate change to growing inequality and global economics, but as a nation it has no plan for the future. This unique book asks a simple question: how can Britain organise itself, not just for survival but... -
A People's History of Europe: From World War I to Today Raquel Varela 9780745341354
RRP: $46.18$30.58This concise people's history of Europe tells the story of the last hundred years of a very old continent and the ordinary people that shaped the events that defined it from World War I to today. From the Russian Revolution, through May '68 and... -
Secret Service: National security in an age of open information by Jonathan Evans
RRP: $16.78$12.14'It was only two days after I arrived that I realised I had actually joined MI5. It did not exactly throw the doors wide and welcome scrutiny. The existence of the service was avowed but very little else about it was. Who worked for it? Where were its... -
Sneaky Pie for President by Rita Mae Brown 9780345530479
RRP: $18.88$12.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345530479Author Rita Mae BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Div of Random House, IncPublisher Random House USA... -
Theories of Distributive Justice: Who Gets What and Why by Jeppe Von Platz
RRP: $79.78$70.10How should we design our economic systems? Should we tax the rich at a higher rate than the poor? Should we have a minimum wage? Should the state provide healthcare for all? These and many related questions are the subject of distributive justice, and... -
The Neighborhood Effect: The Imperial Roots of Regional Fracture in Eurasia by Anna Ohanyan
RRP: $113.40$98.26Why are certain regions of the world mired in conflict? And how did some regions in Eurasia emerge from the Cold War as peaceful and resilient? Why do conflicts ignite in Bosnia, Donbas, and Damascus-once on the peripheries of mighty empires-yet other...