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Domicide: Architecture, War and the Destruction of Home in Syria by Dr Ammar Azzouz 9781350248106
£101.36The city of Homs, like so many places in Syria, has suffered mass destruction since the war began in 2011. So far, the architectural response to the crisis has focused on 'cultural heritage', ancient architecture, and the external displacement of... -
In Camps: Vietnamese Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Repatriates by Jana K. Lipman
RRP: £25.00£20.60Robert Ferrell Book Prize Honorable Mention 2021, Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations Book Award for Outstanding Achievement in History Honorable Mention 2022, Association for Asian American StudiesAfter the US war in Vietnam, close to... -
Natural Disaster and Nuclear Crisis in Japan: Response and Recovery after Japan's 3/11 by Jeff Kingston 9780415698566
RRP: £53.99£46.87The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan plunged the country into a state of crisis. As the nation struggled to recover from a record breaking magnitude 9 earthquake and a tsunami that was as high as thirty-eight meters in some places, news... -
The Genius of American Politics by Daniel J. Boorstin
RRP: £24.00£23.03How much of our political tradition can be absorbed and used by other peoples? Daniel Boorstin's answer to this question has been chosen by the Carnegie Corporation of New York for representation in American Panorama as one of the 350 books, old and new,... -
Performance and Politics in Tanzania: The Nation on Stage by Laura Edmondson
RRP: £19.99£17.54In Performance and Politics in Tanzania, Laura Edmondson examines how politics, social values, and gender are expressed on stage. Now a disappearing tradition, Tanzanian popular theatre integrates comic sketches, acrobatics, melodrama, song, and dance to... -
Plots: Literary Form and Conspiracy Culture by Ben Carver 9780367500702
RRP: £39.99£35.06This edited collection contributes to the study of conspiracy culture by analysing the relationship of literary forms to the formation, reception, and transformation of conspiracy theories.Conspiracy theories are narratives, and their narrative form... -
Order within Anarchy: The Laws of War as an International Institution by James D. Morrow 9781107626775
RRP: £28.99£24.42Order within Anarchy focuses on how the laws of war create strategic expectations about how states and their soldiers will act during war, which can help produce restraint. The success of the laws of war depends on three related factors: compliance... -
Eraced: Uncovering the Lies of Critical Race Theory and Abortion by John K Amanchukwu 9781684514120
RRP: £17.99£11.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684514120Author John K AmanchukwuFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Salem BooksPublisher Salem BooksWeight(grams) 154gDimensions(mm) 209mm * 141mm *... -
State and Minorities in Communist East Germany by Mike Dennis 9780857451958
RRP: £99.00£81.12Based on interviews and the voluminous materials in the archives of the SED, the Stasi and central and regional authorities, this volume focuses on several contrasting minorities (Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, guestA" workers from Vietnam and... -
Violent Resistance: Militia Formation and Civil War in Mozambique by Corinna Jentzsch
RRP: £75.00£67.74Why do communities form militias to defend themselves against violence during civil war? Using original interviews with former combatants and civilians and archival material from extensive fieldwork in Mozambique, Corinna Jentzsch's Violent Resistance... -
Egypt's Foreign Policy in Times of Crisis: My Testimony by Ahmed Aboul Gheit 9789774169601
RRP: £35.00£29.22Ahmed Aboul Gheit served as Egypt's minister of foreign affairs under President Hosni Mubarak from 2004 until 2011. In this compelling memoir, he takes us inside the momentous years of his time in office, revealing the complexities and challenges of... -
Principles and Practices of Fiscal Autonomy: Experiences, Debates and Prospects Giancarlo Pola 9781138576513
RRP: £36.99£32.93This century has seen the continuation of long-term trends in the movement of the territorial boundaries of nation states alongside the emergence of new tensions. The repercussions of the Scottish referendum and the heightened urgency of the Catalonia... -
Proclaiming Revolution: Bolivia in Comparative Perspective by Merilee S. Grindle 9780674011410
RRP: £21.95£17.18The fiftieth anniversary of the 1952 Revolution in Bolivia offered an opportunity to explore contrasting visions about change in this often overlooked country from a comparative perspective. Blending the approaches of history and the social sciences, the... -
The Necropolitical Production and Management of Forced Migration by Ariadna Estevez 9781793653291
RRP: £81.00£70.50Using examples from the United States-Mexico border, Central America, and South America, this book argues that forced migration is not a spontaneous phenomenon, but rather a product of necropolitical strategies designed to depopulate resource rich... -
The Politics of Education Reform in China’s Hong Kong by Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo 9780367706234
RRP: £39.99£35.06Education reform has become a highly political issue in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) since the transfer of sovereignty to the People's Republic of China (PRC). Lo and Hung focus on the political struggles among stakeholders,... -
Political Science in Africa: Freedom, Relevance, Impact by Liisa Laakso 9781350299498
£24.49Bringing together African and international scholars, this book gives an account of the present state of the discipline of political science in Africa - generating insights into its present and future trajectories, and assessing the freedom with which it... -
Shocking Con Tricks by Jonny Zucker 9781784641078
RRP: £6.99£4.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784641078Author Jonny ZuckerFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Badger PublishingPublisher Badger PublishingWeight(grams) 84gDimensions(mm) 210mm *... -
Tunisia's International Relations since the 'Arab Spring': Transition Inside and Out by Tasnim Abderrahim 9780367887414
RRP: £39.99£35.06When popular protests started in Tunisia in late 2010, few anticipated the implications these events would have for the entire Arab region. In the following years, this region witnessed deep changes, increased divisions, and even failing states... -
State of War by James Risen 9780743270670
£11.34Synopsis coming soon.......Book InformationISBN 9780743270670Author RisenFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint ScribnerPublisher Simon & Schuster -
Globalizing Responsibility: The Political Rationalities of Ethical Consumption Clive Barnett (Open University, UK) 9781405145572
RRP: £24.99£21.81Globalizing Responsibility: The Political Rationalities of Ethical Consumption presents an innovative reinterpretation of the forces that have shaped the remarkable growth of ethical consumption. Develops a theoretically informed new approach to shape... -
Memory and Trauma in International Relations: Theories, Cases and Debates Erica Resende 9781138289499
RRP: £47.99£42.13This work seeks to provide a comprehensive and accessible survey of the international dimension of trauma and memory and its manifestations in various cultural contexts. Drawing together contributions and case studies from scholars around the globe, the... -
Dark Quadrant: Organized Crime, Big Business, and the Corruption of American Democracy by Jonathan Marshall
RRP: £25.00£18.54Dark Quadrant traces the systematic corruption of businesspeople and politicians from 1945 to 1974 and draws links to our current political crisis. Documenting the collaboration of Presidents Truman, Johnson, and Nixon with powerful mobsters. President... -
Freedom of Expression and Religious Hate Speech in Europe by Erica Howard 9780367313074
RRP: £43.99£38.44In recent years, the Danish cartoons affair, the Charlie Hebdo murders and the terrorist attacks in Brussels and Paris have resulted in increasingly strident anti-Islamic speeches by politicians. This raises questions about the limits to freedom of... -
Citizenship: What Everyone Needs to Know (R) by Peter J. Spiro 9780190917296
RRP: £10.99£8.20Almost everyone has citizenship, and yet it has emerged as one of the most hotly contested issues of contemporary politics. Even as cosmopolitan elites and human rights advocates aspire to some notion of "global citizenship," populism and nativism have... -
Social Media and International Relations by Sarah Kreps
RRP: £17.00£14.72The 2016 US election highlighted the potential for foreign governments to employ social media for strategic advantages, but the particular mechanisms through which social media affect international politics are underdeveloped. This Element shows that the... -
The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor by Hamilton Nolan 9780306830921
RRP: £25.00£16.38A timely, in-depth, and vital exploration of the American labor movement and its critical place in our society and politics, from acclaimed labor reporter Hamilton Nolan.Inequality is America's biggest problem. Unions are the single strongest tool that... -
The Closed Partisan Mind: A New Psychology of American Polarization by Matthew D. Luttig
RRP: £29.99£26.29The Closed Partisan Mind traces the roots of partisan polarization to psychological closed-mindedness in the electorate and the changing perception of politics created by polarized political leaders and the new media environment. American politics today... -
Polish Families and Migration since EU Accession Anne White (University College London) 9781447339519
RRP: £29.99£23.38Based 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... -
In A Single Garment Of Destiny by Martin Luther King, Jr. 9780807086070
RRP: £17.99£12.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807086070Author Dr. Martin Luther KingFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon PressWeight(grams) 312gDimensions(mm) 216mm *... -
The Wisdom of Our Ancestors: Conservative Humanism and the Western Tradition by Graham James McAleer 9780268207427
RRP: £45.00£39.18In The Wisdom of Our Ancestors, the authors mount a powerful defense of Western civilization, sketching a fresh vision of conservatism in the present age. In this book, Graham McAleer and Alexander Rosenthal-Pubul offer a renewed vision of conservatism... -
Minority Victory: Gilded Age Politics and the Front Porch Campaign of 1888 by Charles W. Calhoun 9780700615964
RRP: £54.00£49.37During the run-up to the 1888 presidential election, Americans flocked to party rallies, marched in endless parades, and otherwise participated zealously in the political process. Although they faced a choice between two uncharismatic candidates -... -
Setting Signs for Europe: Why Diacritics Matter for European Integration by Bernd Kappenberg 9783838206639
RRP: £27.90£22.55More than 20 years have passed since the introduction of the Universal Character Set. However, legacy applications still cannot even render German umlauts correctly. Part of this problem is a hidden political agenda: Consciously or unconsciously,... -
Pull Out: Men, Modern Life, and Mutiny by Arvin Vohra 9781732503403
RRP: £15.99£11.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732503403Author Vohra ArvinFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint Roland Media DistributionPublisher Roland Media DistributionWeight(grams)... -
Civil-Military Relations in Southeast Asia by Aurel Croissant
RRP: £17.00£14.72Civil-Military Relations in Southeast Asia reviews the historical origins, contemporary patterns, and emerging changes in civil-military relations in Southeast Asia from colonial times until today. It analyzes what types of military organizations emerged... -
Arguing with Socialists by Glenn Beck
RRP: £29.99£21.20A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The New York Times bestselling author of The Great Reset arms you to the teeth with information necessary to debunk the socialist arguments that have once again become popular, and proves that the free market is the only way... -
Hope Under Neoliberal Austerity: Responses from Civil Society and Civic Universities Mel Steer (Newcastle University) 9781447356820
RRP: £80.00£61.35Neoliberal-driven austerity has changed the role of the state, public service provision and citizenship. Thriving in today's society is a challenge for communities around the world as governments increasingly promote privatisation, centralised control,... -
Inclusion without Representation in Latin America: Gender Quotas and Ethnic Reservations by Mala Htun
RRP: £30.99£22.85This book analyzes why and how fifteen Latin American countries modified their political institutions to promote the inclusion of women, Afrodescendants, and indigenous peoples. Through analysis and comparison of experiences in Argentina, Bolivia,... -
Identification and Citizenship in Africa: Biometrics, the Documentary State and Bureaucratic Writings of the Self by Séverine Awenengo Dalberto 9780367513115
RRP: £39.99£35.06In the context of a global biometric turn, this book investigates processes of legal identification in Africa 'from below,' asking what this means for the relationship between citizens and the state.Almost half of the population of the African continent... -
A Womb of Her Own: Women's Struggle for Sexual and Reproductive Autonomy Ellen L.K. Toronto 9781138194977
RRP: £51.99£45.19Gender and body-based distinctions continue to be a defining component of women's identities, both in psychoanalytic treatment and in life. Although females have made progress in many areas, their status within the human community has remained unstable... -
My Journey into the Heart of Terror: Ten Days in the Islamic State by Jurgen Todenhofer 9781771642903
£12.25ISIS, IS, the Islamic State. The name is chilling. The images are horrific. This is a group that beheads journalists--and yet one, the German Jurgen Todenhofer, went out of his way to get an invitation to visit ISIS fighters in Mosul in 2014 to ask them...