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New Labour: A Critique by Mark Bevir
RRP: €54.73€47.75New Labour is the most innovative and powerful political movement in Britain today. However, New Labour: A Critique argues that its apparent pragmatism disguises an ideological commitment to particular forms of social science, deploying new... -
Art History As Social Praxis: The Collected Writings of David Craven by David Craven
RRP: €53.55€36.08Art History as Social Praxis: The Collected Writings of David Craven brings together more than thirty essays that chart the development of Craven s voice as an unorthodox Marxist who applied historical materialism to the study of modern art. This book... -
The Pandemic Within: Policy Making for a Better World Hendrik Wagenaar (King's College London, Institute for Advanced Studies in Vienna and University of Canberra) 9781447362234
RRP: €29.74€23.07COVID-19 has exposed defects in our current political-economic order: extreme wealth inequality, an ideology-driven government, a greedy corporate sector, a precarious labour force and a looming climate catastrophe. This accessible book offers a unique... -
Women At The Center: Grameen Bank Borrowers After One Decade by Helen Todd 9780367216603
RRP: €47.59€41.72The Grameen Bank of Bangladesh has successfully lent small sums to poor women for income generation. This empirical study examines the programme's long-term influence and argues that credit alone can create fundamental change, even in an environment... -
Participatory Democracy: Populism Revived by Joseph F. Zimmerman 9780275921323
RRP: €88.06€82.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the Authormmerman /f Joseph /i F.Book InformationISBN 9780275921323Author Joseph F. ZimmermanFormat HardbackPage Count 242Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher Bloomsbury... -
Decolonization and the Evolution of International Human Rights by Roland Burke
RRP: €33.31€29.18In the decades following the triumphant proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, the UN General Assembly was transformed by the arrival of newly independent states from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. This diverse... -
A General Theory of Domination and Justice by Frank Lovett
RRP: €60.69€40.73In all societies, past and present, many persons and groups have been subject to domination. Properly understood, domination is a great evil, the suffering of which ought to be minimized so far as possible. Surprisingly, however, political and social... -
Termites of the State: Why Complexity Leads to Inequality by Vito Tanzi
RRP: €32.12€27.61In Termites of the State, renowned public economist Vito Tanzi presents a sweeping account of the industrialized world's economic development during the twentieth century to today. In the tradition of grand economic histories, Tanzi connects the biggest... -
Making Shift Happen: Designing for Successful Environmental Behavior Change by Nya Van Leuvan
RRP: €42.83€28.16The changemaker's guide to catalyzing environmental behaviour change for a healthy future To tackle our urgent environmental problems and achieve positive, durable change, we must design solutions based directly on how people think, make decisions, and... -
Where We Want to Live: Reclaiming Infrastructure for a New Generation of Cities by Ryan Gravel 9781250078254
RRP: €47.59€27.60Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Necropolitics: Mass Graves and Exhumations in the Age of Human Rights by Francisco Ferrandiz 9780812223972
€33.67The unmarked mass graves left by war and acts of terror are lasting traces of violence in communities traumatized by fear, conflict, and unfinished mourning. Like silent testimonies to the wounds of history, these graves continue to inflict harm on... -
Writing Politics by David Bromwich
RRP: €24.99€17.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681374628Author David BromwichFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint The New York Review of Books, IncPublisher The New York Review of Books, Inc -
The Making of Marx's Capital Volume 1 by Roman Rosdolsky
€34.03A major work of interpretation and criticism, written over fifteen years by one of the foremost representatives of the European Marxist tradition. Rosdolsky investigates the relationship between various versions of Capital and explains the reasons for... -
The United Nations in Japan's Foreign and Security Policymaking, 1945-1992: National Security, Party Politics, and International Status by Liang Pan
RRP: €45.16€36.78In the mid-1950s, as part of Tokyo's goal of reinstating Japan as a full member of the international community, Japan sought and gained admittance to the United Nations. Since then, it has been a proactive member and a generous financial contributor to... -
All Measures Short of War: The Contest for the Twenty-First Century and the Future of American Power by Thomas J. Wright
RRP: €21.41€18.31A groundbreaking look at the future of great power competition in an age of globalization and what the United States can do in response The two decades after the Cold War saw unprecedented cooperation between the major powers as the world converged on a... -
Europe and Northern Ireland's Future by Mary C. Murphy
RRP: €29.74€27.68The implications of Brexit for Northern Ireland are profound, given its history and geographical position as a land border with the European Union. Four decades of sectarian violence have been replaced by a period of sustained peace, economic growth and... -
The Socialist Imperative: From Gotha to Now by Michael A. Lebowitz
RRP: €17.84€14.97In a little more than a decade, economist Michael A. Lebowitz has written several major works about the transition from socialism to capitalism: Beyond Capital (winner of the Deutscher Prize), Build It Now, The Socialist Alternative, and The... -
Transitions from Authoritarian Rule: Latin America: Volume 2 by Guillermo O'Donnell
€33.20An array of internationally noted scholars examines the process of democratization in southern Europe and Latin America. They provide new interpretations of both current and historical efforts of nations to end periods of authoritarian rule and to... -
Warlord Survival: The Delusion of State Building in Afghanistan by Romain Malejacq
RRP: €44.03€38.28How do warlords survive and even thrive in contexts that are explicitly set up to undermine them? How do they rise after each fall? Warlord Survival answers these questions. Drawing on hundreds of in-depth interviews in Afghanistan between 2007 and 2018,... -
Fact and Fiction in Global Energy Policy: Fifteen Contentious Questions by Assoc Prof. Benjamin K. Sovacool
RRP: €36.30€32.32Energy sustainability and climate change are two of the greatest challenges facing humankind. Unraveling these complex and interconnected issues demands careful and objective assessment. Fact and Fiction in Global Energy Policy aims to change the... -
Research Methods in Politics by Roger Pierce 9781412935517
RRP: €58.30€47.40Packed with features to promote learning this text is ideal for use on an introductory methods course or for readers carrying out their own research project. It presents: - an overview of the philosophy and principles of research - qualitative and... -
Taming the Sun: Innovations to Harness Solar Energy and Power the Planet by Varun Sivaram
RRP: €21.41€15.26Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262537070Author Varun SivaramFormat PaperbackPage Count 392Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 24mm -
The Transformation of Chinese Socialism by Chun Lin
RRP: €28.55€25.66In this significant contribution to both political theory and China studies, Lin Chun provides a critical assessment of the scope and limits of socialist experiments in China, analyzing their development since the victory of the Chinese communist... -
Democracy Defended by Gerry Mackie
RRP: €49.97€45.27Is there a public good? A prevalent view in political science is that democracy is unavoidably chaotic, arbitrary, meaningless, and impossible. Such scepticism began with Condorcet in the eighteenth century, and continued most notably with Arrow and... -
Wherever We Are When We Come to the End by Richard Barnett 9781912436583
RRP: €10.70€7.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912436583Author Richard BarnettFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Valley PressPublisher Valley Press -
From Prosperity to Austerity: A Socio-Cultural Critique of the Celtic Tiger and its Aftermath by Eamon Maher
RRP: €23.79€17.28This collection examines the Irish economic phenomenon of the Celtic Tiger and the financial disaster that came in its wake, from a socio-cultural perspective. It focuses on how these financial developments have been reflected in writing, film and... -
Russian Cruiser Moskva by Witold Koszela 9788365437846
RRP: €20.22€18.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788365437846Author Witold KoszelaFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Oficyna Wydawnicza KAGERO Damian MajsakPublisher Oficyna Wydawnicza KAGERO Damian... -
Understanding Contemporary Ukrainian and Russian Nationalism: The Post-Soviet Cossack Revival and Ukraines National Security by Andreas Umland 9783838213774
RRP: €36.89€30.52Nationalism, national identity, and ethnicity are complex social phenomena worldwide and especially so in post-Soviet Ukraine. This monograph explores the causes and conditions of post-communist nationalist revivals focusing on the re-emergence of... -
The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring About Social Change? by Gerald N. Rosenberg
RRP: €27.37€26.81In follow-up studies, dozens of reviews, and even a book of essays evaluating his conclusions, Gerald N. Rosenberg's critics - not to mention his supporters - have spent nearly two decades debating the arguments he first put forward in "The Hollow Hope"... -
World Politics: International Relations and Globalisation in the 21st Century by Jeffrey Haynes
RRP: €46.40€38.06How can we better resolve issues like climate change or global pandemics? When is resolution of armed conflict achievable? What impact does culture, religion or identity have on world events? Today's world politics is complex, contested and... -
A Climate Policy Revolution: What the Science of Complexity Reveals about Saving Our Planet by Roland Kupers
RRP: €33.26€26.78Humanity's best hope for confronting the looming climate crisis rests with the new science of complexity.The sheer complexity of climate change stops most solutions in their tracks. How do we give up fossil fuels when energy is connected to everything,... -
Diplomacy: Communication and the Origins of International Order by Robert F. Trager
RRP: €36.88€31.45How do adversaries communicate? How do diplomatic encounters shape international orders and determine whether states go to war? Diplomacy, from alliance politics to nuclear brinkmanship, almost always operates through a few forms of signaling: choosing... -
Faces of Moderation: The Art of Balance in an Age of Extremes by Aurelian Craiutu 9780812224092
RRP: €33.31€29.18Aristotle listed moderation as one of the moral virtues. He also defined virtue as the mean between extremes, implying that moderation plays a vital role in all forms of moral excellence. But moderation's protean character-its vague and ill-defined... -
The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America by Timothy Snyder 9780525574477
RRP: €23.80€14.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Lionel Gelber Prize 2019.Book InformationISBN 9780525574477Author Timothy SnyderFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Crown Publishing Group, Division of... -
How Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare by Narges Bajoghli 9781503637313
RRP: €94.01€81.12Sanctions have enormous consequences. Especially when imposed by a country with the economic influence of the United States, sanctions induce clear shockwaves in both the economy and political culture of the targeted state, and in the everyday lives of... -
The French Revolution by Hippolyte Taine 9780865971271
RRP: €35.64€31.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865971271Author Hippolyte TaineFormat PaperbackPage Count 1600Imprint Liberty Fund IncPublisher Liberty Fund IncWeight(grams) 2940g -
Social Democracy and the Rule of Law by Otto Kirchheimer 9780367232399
RRP: €38.07€33.71First published in 1987. The legal and political writings of the German Social Democrats Kirchheimer and Neumann, from the period prior to the National Socialist seizure of power, are little known to English readers. This volume presents a selection of... -
Israel: Challenges to Identity, Democracy and the State by Clive Jones
RRP: €27.36€23.99Often regarded as the only true manifestation of political pluralism in the contemporary Middle East, the state of Israel has dominated the history and politics of the region for over fifty years. Yet despite its position as a regional superpower, Israel... -
Business and Politics in India by Christophe Jaffrelot
RRP: €41.64€27.19Over the last few decades, politics in India has moved steadily in a pro-business direction. This shift has important implications for both government and citizens. In Business and Politics in India, leading scholars of Indian politics have gathered to... -
The Right Price: A Value-Based Prescription for Drug Costs by Peter J. Neumann 9780197512876
€72.29The US prescription drug business is a $500 billion industry whose rising prices carry profound consequences for patients, caregivers, employers and taxpayers across the nation. In the United States, average prices of leading brand-name drugs are two to...