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Building the Commune: Radical Democracy in Venezuela by George Cicciarello-Maher 9781784782238
RRP: €23.79€17.26Since 2011, a wave of popular mobilizations has swept the globe, from Occupy to the Arab Spring, 15M in Spain and the uprisings in Greece. Their demands were varied, but what they share is a commitment to ideals of radical democracy, and a willingness to... -
The Life of Cheese: Crafting Food and Value in America by Heather Paxson
RRP: €35.70€27.72Cheese is alive, and alive with meaning. Heather Paxson's beautifully written anthropological study of American artisanal cheesemaking tells the story of how craftwork has become a new source of cultural and economic value for producers as well as... -
Hegemony How-to: A Roadmap for Radicals by Jonathan Matthew Smucker 9781849352543
RRP: €16.66€13.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781849352543Author Jonathan Matthew SmuckerFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint AK PressPublisher AK Press -
Empires by Michael W. Doyle
RRP: €35.69€32.25Although empires have shaped the political development of virtually all the states of the modern world, "imperialism" has not figured largely in the mainstream of scholarly literature. This book seeks to account for the imperial phenomenon and to... -
Hyper-Capitalism: the modern economy, its values, and how to change them by Larry Gonick 9781911617488
RRP: €17.84€12.96An acerbic graphic takedown of capitalism. In Hyper-Capitalism, cartoonist Larry Gonick and psychologist Tim Kasser offer a vivid and an accessible new way to understand how global, privatising, market-worshipping hyper-capitalism is threatening... -
To Shape a New World: Essays on the Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Tommie Shelby
RRP: €40.40€33.34Martin Luther King, Jr., may be America's most revered political figure, commemorated in statues, celebrations, and street names around the world. On the fiftieth anniversary of King's assassination, the man and his activism are as close to public... -
Global China as Method by Ivan Franceschini
RRP: €20.23€17.52Is China part of the world? Based on much of the political, media, and popular discourse in the West the answer is seemingly no. Even after four decades of integration into the global socioeconomic system, discussions of China continue to be underpinned... -
The Tyranny of Silence by Flemming Rose 9781939709424
RRP: €22.60€15.39When the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten (Viby, Denmark) published the cartoons of the prophet Mohammed nine years ago, Denmark found itself at the center of a global battle about the freedom of speech. The paper's culture editor, Flemming Rose,... -
Germs by Miller 9780684871592
€23.06Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780684871592Author MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint TouchstonePublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 608gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 23mm -
A Fold in the Map by Isobel Dixon 9781911027140
RRP: €11.89€8.57A Fold in the Map charts two very different voyages: a tracing of the dislocations of leaving one's native country, and a searching exploration of grief at a father's final painful journey. In the first part of the collection, Plenty - "before the fold"... -
The Politics of the Core Leader in China: Culture, Institution, Legitimacy, and Power by Xuezhi Guo
RRP: €44.02€27.67The desire for the 'core' leader has been imbedded in the ruling philosophy of the Chinese Communist Party. As the role of the 'core' leader and his interactions with other ruling elite are important in understanding Chinese politics, this book attempts... -
Political Institutions in the Federal Republic of Germany by Manfred G. Schmidt
€71.79This text offers a concise and comprehensive overview of the Federal Republic of Germany post 1945. The chapters will enable students to understand how Germany's political institutions work, their strengths and weaknesses and the relationship between... -
Diploma in Home-based Childcare: For childminders and nannies by Sheila Riddall-Leech
RRP: €43.19€39.57This book is perfect for childminders and nannies working towards the new CACHE Level 3 Diploma - and for experienced home-based childcarers who want to update their knowledge. It provides complete coverage of the new CACHE Diploma in Home-based... -
Out of the Darkness: The Story of Mary Ellen Wilson by Eric a Shelman 9780966940008
RRP: €20.22€17.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780966940008Author Eric a ShelmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 343Imprint Dolphin Moon PublishingPublisher Dolphin Moon PublishingWeight(grams) 431g -
China's New Confucianism: Politics and Everyday Life in a Changing Society by Daniel A. Bell 9780691145853
RRP: €23.80€19.19What is it like to be a Westerner teaching political philosophy in an officially Marxist state? Why do Chinese sex workers sing karaoke with their customers? And why do some Communist Party cadres get promoted if they care for their elderly parents? In... -
All's Fair: "Love, War and Running for President" by Mary Matalin 9780684801339
€20.91Never before has a more revealing X ray been taken of the modern American presidential campaign than this compelling memoir of the nation's foremost political operatives, Democrat James Carville and Republican Mary Matalin. Not since Theodore White's... -
Concepts and Method in Social Science: The Tradition of Giovanni Sartori David Collier 9780415775786
RRP: €47.59€42.20Careful work with concepts is a cornerstone of good social science methodology. Concepts and Method in Social Science demonstrates the crucial role of concepts, providing a timely contribution that draws both on the classic work of Giovanni Sartori and... -
The Migrant Diaries by Lynne Jones
RRP: €20.22€18.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780823296989Author Lynne JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 430Imprint Refuge PressPublisher Refuge PressWeight(grams) 152g -
Fleshworld by Carole Morin 9780957208957
RRP: €17.84€15.20Threatened by a killer virus, the city formerly known as London splits into two zones. On one side the safe bubble of Pure World; on the other the perils of Fleshworld. When Rich's perfect wife disappears, he has to cross to the dark side to save her... -
British General Elections Since 1945 David Butler (University of Oxford) 9780631198284
RRP: €46.35€41.01In this fully revised and updated edition of British General Elections since 1945 David Butler chronicles the demeanour and result of each post-war election. He also draws on the most recent research to examine how much the way in which elections have... -
Community Development as Micropolitics: Comparing Theories, Policies and Politics in America and Britain Akwugo Emejulu (University of Edinburgh) 9781447313182
RRP: €33.31€25.67Community development is routinely invoked as a practical solution to tackle a myriad of social problems, even though there is little consensus about its meaning and purpose. Through a comparative analysis of competing perspectives on community... -
The Blame Game: Spin, Bureaucracy, and Self-Preservation in Government by Christopher Hood
RRP: €29.75€23.68The blame game, with its finger-pointing and mutual buck-passing, is a familiar feature of politics and organizational life, and blame avoidance pervades government and public organizations at every level. Political and bureaucratic blame games and blame... -
Eritrea: Nationhood And Sovereignty by Bereket Habte Selassie
RRP: €35.64€23.06Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781569028100Author Bereket Habte SelassieFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint Red Sea Press,U.S.Publisher Red Sea Press,U.S. -
The Paradox of Myanmar's Regime Change Roger Huang 9781032400112
RRP: €47.59€42.04This book analyzes Myanmar's contemporary political history, arguing that Myanmar's so-called "democratization" has always been a calculated regime transition, planned by the military, with every intention that the military to remain the key permanent... -
Original Politics: Making America Sacred Again by Glenn Aparicio Parry
RRP: €21.36€16.64To recreate a whole and sacred America, it is important to piece together the forgotten fragments of history that are currently keeping the country divided. Just as a traditional Native American potter begins a new pot with shards of old pots-honoring... -
Reinventing Theology in Post-Genocide Rwanda: Challenges and Hopes by Marcel Uwineza
RRP: €119.00€103.95The first comprehensive examination of the Catholic Church's role in the genocide against the Tutsi and its attempts at reconciliation From April to July 1994, more than a million people were killed during the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda... -
Scorpions' Dance: The President, the Spymaster, and Watergate by Jefferson Morley
RRP: €28.55€22.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250275837Author Jefferson MorleyFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 526gDimensions(mm) 242mm *... -
Robust Political Economy: Classical Liberalism and the Future of Public Policy Mark Pennington 9781849807654
RRP: €41.59€37.43This important book offers a comprehensive defence of classical liberalism against contemporary challenges. It sets out an analytical framework of 'robust political economy' that explores the economic and political problems that arise from the phenomena... -
Legal Pluralism and Empires, 1500-1850 by Lauren Benton
RRP: €29.74€26.19This wide-ranging volume advances our understanding of law and empire in the early modern world. Distinguished contributors expose new dimensions of legal pluralism in the British, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Ottoman empires. In-depth analyses probe... -
Neoliberal Culture by Jeremy Gilbert 9781910448571
RRP: €21.42€20.73What kind of thing is 'neoliberalism'? This collection of essays explores a range of possible answers to this question, arguing that neoliberalism is a complex, but specifiable and analysable phenomenon: a discursive formation, an ideology, a... -
The Rise of Christian Democracy in Europe by Stathis N. Kalyvas
RRP: €34.50€30.18Although dominant in West European politics for more than a century, Christian Democratic parties remain largely unexplored and little understood. An investigation of how political identities and parties form, this book considers the origins of Christian... -
After Austerity: Welfare State Transformation in Europe after the Great Recession by Peter Taylor-Gooby 9780198790273
RRP: €45.21€45.08European welfare states are undergoing profound change, driven by globalization, technical changes, and population ageing. More immediately, the aftermath of the Great Recession and unprecedented levels of immigration have imposed additional pressures... -
Counterfactual Thought Experiments in World Politics: Logical, Methodological, and Psychological Perspectives by Philip E. Tetlock
RRP: €73.78€57.83Political scientists often ask themselves what might have been if history had unfolded differently: if Stalin had been ousted as General Party Secretary or if the United States had not dropped the bomb on Japan. Although scholars sometimes scoff at... -
Transnational Cosmopolitanism: Kant, Du Bois, and Justice as a Political Craft by Ines Valdez
RRP: €36.88€27.19Based on the theoretical reconstruction of neglected post-WWI writings and political action of W. E. B. Du Bois, this volume offers a normative account of transnational cosmopolitanism. Pointing out the limitations of Kant's cosmopolitanism through a... -
The Leopard and the Fox: A Pakistani Tragedy by Tariq Ali
RRP: €15.46€13.64The BBC commissioned Tariq Ali to write a three-part TV series on the circumstances leading to the overthrow, trial and execution of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, the first elected prime minister of Pakistan. As rehearsals were about to begin, the BBC... -
Expansion Rebellion: How Activists Used the Law to Stop a Runway and Save the World by Celeste Hicks
RRP: €17.84€13.23This is a story of hope in the face of widespread consternation over the global climate crisis. For many people concerned about global warming, the 2018 vote by UK parliamentarians to proceed with the plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport was a... -
The New Transnational Activism by Sidney Tarrow
RRP: €29.74€25.20The New Transnational Activism, first published in 2005, shows how even the most prosaic activities can assume broader political meanings when they provide ordinary people with the experience of crossing transnational space. This means that we cannot be... -
Resilience: The Governance of Complexity David Chandler 9780415741408
RRP: €45.21€39.72Resilience has become a central concept in government policy understandings over the last decade. In our complex, global and interconnected world, resilience appears to be the policy 'buzzword' of choice, alleged to be the solution to a wide and... -
Pam na fu Cymru: Methiant Cenedlaetholdeb Cymraeg by Simon Brooks 9781783162338
RRP: €20.22€15.58During the nineteenth century, the Age of Nationalism, small stateless nations all over Europe developed successful national movements which demanded rights for minority language communities. One of the central questions of Welsh history is why this... -
Rightlessness in an Age of Rights by Ayten Gundogdu 9780199370429
RRP: €48.78€32.61There have been remarkable developments in the field of human rights in the past few decades. Still, millions of asylum-seekers, refugees, and undocumented immigrants continue to find it challenging to access human rights. In this book, Ayten Gundogdu...