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The Brothel Boy and Other Parables of the Law by Norval Morris 9780195093865
RRP: £29.49£11.43The mystery does not always end when the crime has been solved. Indeed, the most insolvable problems of crime and punishment are not so much who committed the crime, but how to see that justice is done. Now, in this illuminating volume, one of America's... -
Legitimating the Chinese Communist Party Since Tiananmen: A Critical Analysis of the Stability Discourse Peter Sandby-Thomas 9781138844643
RRP: £37.99£33.64The dominant view concerning the rule of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is that it is simply a matter of time before it comes to an end. This view has been dominant since the pro-democracy protests in 1989 and has only been strengthened by the... -
Blackbirds Singing: Inspiring Black Women’s Speeches from the Civil War to the Twenty-first Century by Janet Dewart Bell 9781620976289
RRP: £19.99£13.56An uplifting collection of speeches by African American women, curated by the civil and human rights activist, scholar, and author When Mary Ann Shadd Cary-the first Black woman publisher in North America-declared, "break every yoke . . . let the... -
Drone Warrior: An Elite Soldier's Inside Account of the Hunt for America's Most Dangerous Enemies by Brett Velicovich 9780062693938
£13.45“A must read for anyone who wants to understand the new American way of war.” — General Michael V. Hayden, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency A former special operations member takes us inside America’s... -
Agamben and Politics: A Critical Introduction by Sergei Prozorov
RRP: £28.99£27.12This is a critical introduction to Giorgio Agamben's political thought that highlights its affirmative dimension. Rapidly becoming one of the most celebrated and controversial contemporary thinkers, Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben has made an... -
Out of the Dark: My Journey Through the Shadows to Find God's Joy by Mandisa 9781954201002
RRP: £26.95£16.60Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781954201002Author MandisaFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint K-LOVEPublisher K-LOVEWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 218mm * 145mm * 30mm -
Nationalism and Hegemony: The Consolidation of the Nation in Social and Political Life by Michaelangelo Anastasiou 9781032000848
RRP: £39.99£35.06This book develops a contemporary theory of nationalism that addresses 21st century political challenges, exploring theoretical and empirical understandings of the concepts of 'the nation' and 'nationalism' and the failure of various theoretical accounts... -
Regulatory Crisis: Negotiating the Consequences of Risk, Disasters and Crises by Bridget M. Hutter
RRP: £30.99£26.77Using a new concept - 'regulatory crisis' - this book examines how major crises may or may not affect regulation. The authors provide a detailed analysis of selected well-known disasters, tracing multiple interwoven sources of influence and competing... -
Security, Religion, and the Rule of Law: International Perspectives Tania Pagotto (University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy) 9781032591247
RRP: £36.99£32.53Security, Religion, and the Rule of Law argues that true, substantive, and sustainable national security is only possible through respect for the rule of law, human rights, and religious freedom.Despite the emphasis on national security and the war on... -
Adaptable Autocrats: Regime Power in Egypt and Syria by Joshua Stacher
RRP: £21.99£19.19The decades-long resilience of Middle Eastern regimes meant that few anticipated the 2011 Arab Spring. But from the seemingly rapid leadership turnovers in Tunisia and Egypt to the protracted stalemates in Yemen and Syria, there remains a common outcome:... -
The Falkland Islands as an International Problem (Routledge Revivals) Peter J. Beck 9781138018068
RRP: £37.99£33.38Although the Falklands War of 1982 had a decisive outcome in respect to the restoration of British control, it failed to resolve the basic cause of the war: the Anglo-Argentine dispute over sovereignty. Relations between the two countries remain... -
The Sayyid Qutb Reader: Selected Writings on Politics, Religion, and Society by Albert J. Bergesen
RRP: £45.99£40.13Anyone who wants to understand what militant Muslims think has to understand what they read-and they read Sayyid Qutb, the intellectual father of Islamic fundamentalism. Qutb, an Egyptian literary critic and philosopher who was appalled by American... -
Making Climate Change Work for Us: European Perspectives on Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies by Mike Hulme 9780521119412
RRP: £126.00£114.82Introducing 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... -
Democracy Administered: How Public Administration Shapes Representative Government by Anthony Bertelli
RRP: £30.99£20.31How does representative government function when public administration can reshape democracy? The traditional narrative of public administration balances the accountability of managers, a problem of control, with the need for effective administration, a... -
Chinese Workers in Comparative Perspective by Anita Chan
RRP: £23.99£21.16As the "world's factory" China exerts an enormous pressure on workers around the world. Many nations have had to adjust to a new global political and economic reality, and so has China. Its workers and its official trade union federation have had to... -
Food Futures in Education and Society Gurpinder Singh Lalli (University of Wolverhampton, UK) 9781032280196
RRP: £36.99£32.78This book brings together a unique collection of chapters to facilitate a broad discussion on food education that will stimulate readers to think about key policies, recent research, curriculum positions and how to engage with key stakeholders about the... -
The Routledge Handbook of Biopolitics by Sergei Prozorov
RRP: £43.99£38.44The problematic of biopolitics has become increasingly important in the social sciences. Inaugurated by Michel Foucault's genealogical research on the governance of sexuality, crime and mental illness in modern Europe, the research on biopolitics has... -
The Rise of the Dutch New Right: An Intellectual History of the Rightward Shift in Dutch Politics by Merijn Oudenampsen 9780367547592
RRP: £39.99£35.06In the past 20 years, a wave of right-wing populist movements has swept over Europe, changing the face of European politics. The Netherlands has been one of the more iconic countries to partake in this shift. Known internationally as an emblem of... -
Rigged: Understanding 'the Economy' in Brexit Britain by Anna Killick 9781526159274
RRP: £25.00£21.79In Brexit Britain, talk of 'the economy' dominates; however, we know surprisingly little about how people understand this term. In the aftermath of the 2008 crash and decades of neoliberalism, how are understandings of 'the economy' changing, and is it... -
France Emile Chabal 9781509530014
RRP: £45.00£29.43France is the most-visited country in the world. It attracts millions of tourists, most of whom come in search of beautiful architecture, good food, and fine art. But appearances can be deceptive. France is not only a place of culture and glamour; it... -
Portal: San Francisco's Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American Cities by John King 9781324020325
RRP: £24.99£20.16Conceived in the Gilded Age, the Ferry Building opened in 1898 as San Francisco's portal to the world-the terminus of the transcontinental railway and a showcase of civic ambition. In silent films and World's Fair postcards, nothing said "San Francisco"... -
Utopia and Modernity in China: Contradictions in Transition David Margolies (Goldsmiths, University of London) 9780745347394
RRP: £22.99£18.22The contradictions of modernisation run through the whole of modern Chinese history. The abundance of manufactured goods being sold in the west attests to China's industrial revolution, but this capitalist vision of 'utopia' sits uneasily with... -
De-centring Land Grabbing: Southeast Asia Perspectives on Agrarian-Environmental Transformations by Peter Vandergeest
RRP: £39.99£35.06Southeast Asia has been portrayed as a key site in the global land grab. Featuring leading scholars in the field, this collection critically examines the nature and extent of land grabbing in Southeast Asia, and seeks to locate this phenomena in broader... -
The Externalities and Public Expenditure Theory by James M. Buchanan 9780865972421
RRP: £10.95£9.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865972421Author James BuchananFormat PaperbackPage Count 502Imprint Liberty Fund IncPublisher Liberty Fund IncWeight(grams) 881g -
Blessed Are the Organized: Grassroots Democracy in America by Jeffrey Stout
RRP: £22.00£17.63In an America where the rich and fortunate have free rein to do as they please, can the ideal of liberty and justice for all be anything but an empty slogan? Many Americans are doubtful, and have withdrawn into apathy and cynicism. But thousands of... -
Feminist Activism in the 1990s Gabriele Griffin 9780748402908
RRP: £43.99£38.74Feminist activism is often taught as an historical phenomenon, and many students entering courses on women's studies are not familiar with current feminist work in the field. This book documents a wide variety of different forms of feminist activism in... -
Feeding the Hungry: Advocacy and Blame in the Global Fight against Hunger by Michelle Jurkovich
RRP: £19.99£17.81Food insecurity poses one of the most pressing development and human security challenges in the world. In Feeding the Hungry, Michelle Jurkovich examines the social and normative environments in which international anti-hunger organizations are working... -
Everyday Border Struggles: Segregation and Solidarity in the UK and Calais by Thom Tyerman
RRP: £37.99£33.38This book examines everyday borders in the UK and Calais as sites of ethical political struggle between segregation and solidarity.In an age of mobility, borders appear to be everywhere. Encountered more and more in our everyday lives, borders locally... -
This Land Is Our Land: How We Lost the Right to Roam and How to Take It Back by Ken Ilgunas
RRP: £24.00£16.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735217843Author Ken IlgunasFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm) 188mm * 109mm * 15mm -
Open Door: NATO and Euro-Atlantic Security After the Cold War by Daniel S. Hamilton 9781733733922
£27.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733733922Author Daniel S. HamiltonFormat PaperbackPage Count 638Imprint Foreign Policy InstitutePublisher Foreign Policy InstituteWeight(grams) 1033g -
Immigration in the 21st Century: The Comparative Politics of Immigration Policy by Terri E. Givens
RRP: £43.99£38.74Immigration policy is one of the most contentious issues facing policy makers in the twenty-first century. Immigration in the Twenty-First Century provides students with an in-depth introduction to the politics that have led to the development of... -
Why Global Justice Matters: Moral Progress in a Divided World Chris Armstrong 9781509531875
RRP: £40.00£35.35While many are born into prosperity, hundreds of millions of people lead lives of almost unimaginable poverty. Our world remains hugely unequal, with our place of birth continuing to exert a major influence on our opportunities. In this accessible book,... -
Hemispheric Security And U.s. Policy In Latin America by Augusto Varas
RRP: £39.99£35.06This book analyzes the evolution of inter-American security relations in recent decades, providing a variety of views on these topics from the United States and Latin America. It includes an analysis of regional security interactions around Central... -
The Making of Political Identities by Ernesto Laclau 9780860916635
RRP: £20.99£18.19This lively book examines the major issues raised by the emergence and transformation of various political identities in the contemporary world. The contributors bring together many current trends of thought-Lacanian psychoanalysis, deconstruction,... -
The Future Is Ours: The Political Promise of India's Youth by Sudhanshu Kaushik 9789356995888
RRP: £15.99£13.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789356995888Author Sudhanshu KaushikFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint HarperCollins IndiaPublisher HarperCollins IndiaDimensions(mm) 215mm * 140mm * 20mm -
The China Challenge: Shaping the Choices of a Rising Power by Thomas J. Christensen 9780393352993
RRP: £13.99£12.31Many see China's rise as a threat to US leadership in Asia and beyond. Thomas J. Christensen argues instead that the real challenge lies in dissuading China from regional aggression while eliciting its global cooperation. Drawing on decades of... -
Foreign Policy Making in Taiwan: From Principle to Pragmatism Dennis V. Hickey 9780415647847
RRP: £43.99£38.44Following President Chen Sui-bian's victory in the controversial 2004 presidential election, this book examines the future direction of Taiwan's foreign policy, focusing on the internal and external forces that influence and shape the countries foreign... -
Intelligence Cooperation under Multipolarity: Non-American Perspectives by Thomas Juneau 9781487550752
£24.55While counterterrorism has been the primary focus of the defence and security policies of major Western countries in the last two decades, recent years have seen the re-emergence of states as the major threat. Intelligence Cooperation under Multipolarity... -
The Marketing of Rebellion: Insurgents, Media, and International Activism by Clifford Bob
RRP: £24.99£18.18How do a few Third World political movements become global causes celebres, while most remain isolated? This book rejects dominant views that needy groups readily gain help from selfless nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Instead, they face a... -
Who Speaks for the Poor?: Electoral Geography, Party Entry, and Representation by Karen Long Jusko
RRP: £22.99£19.56Who Speaks for the Poor? explains why parties represent some groups and not others. This book focuses attention on the electoral geography of income, and how it has changed over time, to account for cross-national differences in the political and...