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Brexitland by Maria Sobolewska
RRP: £12.99£8.57Long-term social and demographic changes - and the conflicts they create - continue to transform British politics. In this accessible and authoritative book Sobolewska and Ford show how deep the roots of this polarisation and volatility run, drawing out... -
Ever Closer Union?: Europe in the West by Perry Anderson
RRP: £16.99£14.10The European Union is a political order of peculiar stamp and continental scope, its polity of 446 million the third largest on the planet, though with famously little purchase on the conduct of its representatives. Sixty years after the founding treaty,... -
Mick Lynch: The Making of a Working-Class Hero by Gregor Gall 9781526173096
RRP: £20.00£14.53In the summer of 2022, the little-known leader of a small union became a 'working-class hero'. Facing down media pundits who thought they could walk all over him, he offered a robust critique of the government and provided workers with an authentic voice... -
Food Fix: How to Save Our Health, Our Economy, Our Communities and Our Planet – One Bite at a Time by Mark Hyman
RRP: £10.99£6.47Our most powerful tool to reverse the global epidemic of chronic disease, heal the environment, reform politics, and revive economies is food. What we eat has tremendous implications not just for our waistlines, but also for the planet, society, and the... -
Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe by Niall Ferguson
RRP: £12.99£9.09'Magisterial ... Immensely readable' Douglas Alexander, Financial Times'Insightful, productively provocative and downright brilliant' New York Times A compelling history of catastrophes and their consequences, from 'the most brilliant British historian... -
Creating Better Futures: Scenario Planning as a Tool for a better tomorrow by James A. Ogilvy 9780195146110
RRP: £29.49£23.81As a founder and managing director of Global Business Network, James Ogilvy helped develop the technique of scenario planning, which has become an integral part of strategic thinking in both business and government. Now Ogilvy shows how we can use this... -
Foley: The Spy Who Saved 10,000 Jews by Michael Smith 9781785900549
RRP: £11.99£8.60As the horror of Nazism tightened its grip on Germany, Jews found themselves trapped and desperate. For many, their only hope of salvation came in the form of a small, bespectacled British man: Frank Foley. Working as a Berlin Passport Control Officer,... -
Rousseau: The Social Contract and Other Later Political Writings by Victor Gourevitch 9781316605448
RRP: £19.99£18.01A comprehensive and authoritative anthology of Rousseau's major later political writings in up-to-date English translations. This volume includes the essay on Political Economy, The Social Contract, and the extensive, late Considerations on the... -
Burning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces 2004–2022 by Margaret Atwood 9781529114980
RRP: £12.99£9.09In Burning Questions Atwood aims her constant curiosity and impish humour at our world and reports back to us on what she finds.In it she seeks answers to Burning Questions such as:Why do people everywhere, in all cultures, tell stories?How can we live... -
Outrage Machine: How Tech Amplifies Discontent, Disrupts Democracy--And What We Can Do about It by Tobias Rose-Stockwell 9780306923326
RRP: £29.00£22.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780306923326Author Tobias Rose-StockwellFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint Legacy LitPublisher Legacy LitWeight(grams) 612gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 163mm *... -
Lawfare by Geoffrey Robertson 9780008607890
RRP: £10.99£7.25How Russians, the Rich and the Government Try to Prevent Free Speech and How to Stop Them. 'ESSENTIAL' Amal Clooney'AUTHORITATIVE' Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC'IMPORTANT 'Baroness Helena Kennedy KC'COULD HARDLY BE MORE... -
Research Methods in International Relations by Christopher Lamont
RRP: £31.99£26.43The only guide to conducting research in International Relations. Covering the full breadth of methods in IR with unrivalled clarity, this best-selling textbook takes you through the entire process of doing research, from honing your question to writing... -
On Revolution: Faber Modern Classics by Hannah Arendt
RRP: £10.99£7.32When should we revolt? A life-changing insight into violent political change by one of the world's greatest political thinkers and author of surprise recent bestseller The Origins of Totalitarianism.'More than any thinker it was Arendt who identified how... -
The Lion and the Unicorn: Gladstone vs Disraeli by Richard Aldous 9781844133123
RRP: £18.99£13.61'Engaging and highly entertaining' Sunday Times The dramatic confrontation between the two 'mighty opposites' of the Victorian age, brilliantly recreated by a talented young historian. Gladstone and Disraeli were the fiercest political rivals of the... -
Inside Story: Politics, Intrigue and Treachery from Thatcher to Brexit by Philip Webster
RRP: £12.99£8.48An insider's account of the great political stories over the past three decades years, illustrated with Peter Brookes' iconic cartoons. Philip Webster covered politics for The Times newspaper for 43 years, including... -
Hijacked: How Neoliberalism Turned the Work Ethic against Workers and How Workers Can Take It Back by Elizabeth Anderson 9781009275439
RRP: £25.00£17.13What is the work ethic? Does it justify policies that promote the wealth and power of the One Percent at workers' expense? Or does it advance policies that promote workers' dignity and standing? Hijacked explores how the history of political economy has... -
The Great Demographic Reversal: Ageing Societies, Waning Inequality, and an Inflation Revival by Charles Goodhart 9783030426569
RRP: £24.99£20.69This original and panoramic book proposes that the underlying forces of demography and globalisation will shortly reverse three multi-decade global trends - it will raise inflation and interest rates, but lead to a pullback in inequality. "Whatever the... -
Me the People: How Populism Transforms Democracy by Nadia Urbinati
RRP: £40.95£33.23A timely and incisive assessment of what the success of populism means for democracy.Populist movements have recently appeared in nearly every democracy around the world. Yet our grasp of this disruptive political phenomenon remains woefully inadequate... -
The Hacker and the State: Cyber Attacks and the New Normal of Geopolitics by Ben Buchanan
RRP: £17.95£14.60"A must-read...It reveals important truths."-Vint Cerf, Internet pioneer"One of the finest books on information security published so far in this century-easily accessible, tightly argued, superbly well-sourced, intimidatingly perceptive."-Thomas Rid,... -
The United Nations: A Very Short Introduction by Jussi M. Hanhimaki
RRP: £8.99£6.45After seven decades of existence has the UN become obsolete? Is it ripe for retirement? As Jussi Hanhimaki proves in the second edition of this Very Short Introduction, the answer is no. In the second decade of the twenty-first century the UN remains an... -
Security, Territory, Population: Lectures at the College De France, 1977 - 78 by Michel Foucault
RRP: £54.99£49.36This book derives from Foucault's lectures at the College de France between January and April 1978, which can be seen as a radical turning point in his thought. Focusing on 'bio-power', he studies the foundations of this new technology of power over... -
Permacrisis: A Plan to Fix a Fractured World by Gordon Brown 9781398525610
RRP: £25.00£15.84'An insightful playbook for getting out of the permacrisis we seem mired in' - Walter Isaacson'A sensible plan for reform that can help us create a fairer and more equitable world' - Sheryl SandbergDo you feel like we're in a permacrisis? Chances are you... -
The Invention of Race in the European Middle Ages by Geraldine Heng 9781108435093
RRP: £26.99£22.23In The Invention of Race in the European Middle Ages, Geraldine Heng questions the common assumption that the concepts of race and racisms only began in the modern era. Examining Europe's encounters with Jews, Muslims, Africans, Native Americans,... -
Issues in Political Theory by Catriona McKinnon
RRP: £42.99£39.88With a focus on real-world problems and debates, Issues in Political Theory is the clearest and most engaging introduction to political theory and how it is applied to address a range of global challenges. Its team of expert contributors introduce... -
NKJV, Holy Bible, Soft Touch Edition, Leathersoft, Brown, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New King James Version by Thomas Nelson
RRP: £9.99£7.51The full NKJV text with added features is a great value for a new Christian or someone interested in learning more about God.The accuracy of the New King James Version is now available in a stylishly classic look with soft and flexible covers and the... -
Why Vote: How to make your voice heard in a world of broken politics by Jo Phillips 9781785908613
RRP: £14.99£11.13Swamped beneath the tide of fake news, wars on woke and social media storms lies democracy. Jo Phillips and David Seymour guide the reader through the workings of government and Parliament and make a passionate case for the power of democracy. Their... -
Secret Affairs: Britain's Collusion with Radical Islam by Mark Curtis
RRP: £11.99£8.43This updated edition of Secret Affairs covers the momentous events of the past year in the Middle East and at home in the UK. It reveals the unreported attempts by Britain to cultivate relations with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt after the fall of... -
Capitalism and Slavery by Eric Williams 9781469663685
RRP: £24.95£22.48Slavery helped finance the Industrial Revolution in England. Plantation owners, shipbuilders, and merchants connected with the slave trade accumulated vast fortunes that established banks and heavy industry in Europe and expanded the reach of capitalism... -
A New Vision of Spycraft: Or Necessary Notations On Espionage by Daniele-Hadi Irandoost 9780645670066
RRP: £15.95£14.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645670066Author Daniele-Hadi IrandoostFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint Manticore PressPublisher Manticore PressWeight(grams) 209g -
The Fall of Robespierre: 24 Hours in Revolutionary Paris by Colin Jones 9780198715955
RRP: £31.49£22.34The day of 9 Thermidor (27 July 1794) is universally acknowledged as a major turning-point in the history of the French Revolution. At 12.00 midnight, Maximilien Robespierre, the most prominent member of the Committee of Public Safety which had for more... -
What Does Jeremy Think?: Jeremy Heywood, Civil Service and the Making of Modern Britain by Suzanne Heywood
RRP: £25.00£18.02The Sunday Times Bestseller 'Seasoned Whitehall watchers often remark: "It wouldn't have been like this if Jeremy Heywood were still around." ... How could it be that the effectiveness of the once-revered civil service had become... -
I Didn't Do The Thing Today: On letting go of productivity guilt by Madeleine Dore 9781922351500
RRP: £12.99£9.09'A radical masterpiece ... While many books insist on changing your life, this one invites you to deepen and expand it.' - Mari Andrew, author of My Inner Sky'Deep, thoughtful, gently instructive, nourishing.' - Clare Bowditch, author of Your Own Kind Of... -
Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia by David Graeber 9781802061567
RRP: £10.99£7.77'A characteristically radical re-reading of history that places the social and political experiments of pirates at the heart of the European Enlightenment. A brilliant companion volume to the best-selling Dawn of Everything' Amitav GhoshThe Enlightenment... -
Nomadic Theory: The Portable Rosi Braidotti by Rosi Braidotti
RRP: £28.00£21.80Rosi Braidotti's nomadic theory outlines a sustainable modern subjectivity as one in flux, never opposed to a dominant hierarchy yet intrinsically other, always in the process of becoming, and perpetually engaged in dynamic power relations both creative... -
How Politics Works: The Facts Visually Explained by DK
RRP: £18.99£14.01Discover everything you need to know about political history and thought, and the inner workings of governments all around the globe! Combining clear, jargon-free language and bold, eye-catching graphics, How Politics Works is a comprehensive and... -
Philip's RGS Atlas of the World by Philip's Maps 9781849076531
RRP: £75.00£50.75Packed with the latest statistics and filled with clear cartography, the Philip's RGS Atlas of the World gives a striking view of the Earth's surface and its many complexities and treasures."This atlas brilliantly captures what a precious and impressive... -
Failures of State: The Inside Story of Britain's Battle with Coronavirus by Jonathan Calvert
RRP: £10.99£7.25*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* A GUARDIAN AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'An astonishing book' James O'Brien 'A gripping,... -
Chief of Staff: An Insider's Account of Downing Street's Most Turbulent Years by Gavin Barwell
RRP: £10.99£7.32BOOK OF THE YEAR, The Times, Guardian and Prospect'Fascinating and instructive... his decency and pragmatism shine through.' The Times'Candid, valuable and insightful.' ObserverSince the EU referendum of 2016, British politics has witnessed a barrage of... -
A Foreign Field by Ben Macintyre
RRP: £10.99£6.91A wartime romance, survival saga and murder mystery set in rural France during the First World War, from the bestselling author of 'Operation Mincemeat' and 'Agent Zig-Zag'. Four young British soldiers find themselves trapped behind enemy... -
Inside the Political Mind: The Human Side of Politics and How It Shapes Development by Greg Power 9781805260516
RRP: £25.00£22.03Drawing on his experience of working with hundreds of politicians in more than sixty countries, Greg Power explores how social norms, public expectations and the personal interests of MPs influence the path of political development. Where states are...