Political Science

THE MILLION COPY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'If power is your ultimate goal, this is the book you need' The Times Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distils three thousand years of the history of power into forty-eight...

"A true-crime masterpiece." -Don WinslowFrom the FBI's former assistant director, a shocking journey to the dark side of America's highways, revealing the FBI Highway Serial Killings Initiative's hunt for the long-haul truckers behind an astonishing 850...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612195186Author David GraeberFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Melville House PublishingPublisher Melville House PublishingWeight(grams) 280g

Cairo, 1942: If you had asked a British officer who Colonel Clarke was, they would have been able to point him out: always ready with a drink and a story, he was a well-known figure in the local bars. If you then asked what he did, you would have less...

The seminal work that has redefined our understanding of colonialism and empire, with a preface by the author'Stimulating, elegant and pugnacious' Observer'Magisterial' Terry EagletonIn this highly-acclaimed work, Edward Said surveys the history and...

These are the essential writings of a man who inspired a new, egalitarian socialist regime in the Middle East, which is currently fighting for survival against religious extremism and state violence. Abdullah Ocalan led the struggle for Kurdish...

'Burnham has real intellectual courage, and writes about real issues.' - George Orwell Burnham's claim was that capitalism was dead, but that it was being replaced not by socialism, but a new economic system he called "managerialism"; rule by managers...

Selected by NYU as one of the century's best books of American journalism.Gathered in this volume are seven long-form articles that John Steinbeck wrote in 1936 for The San Francisco News about the plight of migrant farmworkers during the Dust Bowl,...

The acclaimed and enthralling story of the dark side of Elizabethan rule, from Stephen AlfordElizabeth I's reign is known as a golden age, yet to much of Europe she was a 'Jezebel' and heretic who had to be destroyed. The Watchers is a thrilling...

The Sunday Times bestselling edge-of-your-seat exploration of what would happen in the event of nuclear war, perfect for readers of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer.'Essential' New York Times'A stomach-clenching,...

Authoritative and myth-busting, this is the one book you need to read to understand why we've been wrong about migration'An important book that will force Left and Right alike to reconsider old assumptions' The Telegraph'This book should be falling out...

'An inspiring call to action that deconstructs the many oppressive systems we currently find ourselves struggling against' - Adam Horowitz, Mondoweiss How is the struggle for Palestinian freedom bound up in other freedom struggles, and how are...

AN INSTANT #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER   ‘A fascinating and crucial insight into how, even as humanity moves upwards into the final frontier, we’ll be influenced by the geographies of space. Marshall has done it again!’ Professor Lewis Dartnell, author of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910946756Author Alasdair AllanFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint ThunderPoint Publishing LimitedPublisher ThunderPoint Publishing Limited

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25 April 1974, Lisbon. Over the course of a single day, Europe's oldest fascist regime falls. On its 50th anniversary, this is the story of the revolution that changed Portugal forever. 'A thrilling and inspiring page-turner.' Richard Zimler, author...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783944203508Author Carlos Garcia HernandezFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Lola BooksPublisher Lola Books

Gordon Brown: 'A path-breaking book by two dynamic leaders working to transform the North of England, and whose ideas on the future deserve all our attention.'The Observer: 'Not since Tony Blair 30 years ago have politicians advocated for the north from...

This is a fully revised edition of one of the most successful volumes in the Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought series. Incorporating extensive updates to the editorial apparatus, including the introduction, suggestions for further...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604880229Author Ernesto 'Che' GuevaraFormat PaperbackPage Count 66Imprint Pathfinder PressPublisher Pathfinder Press

'An illuminating book for the interested citizen as well as for those making policy' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON'An important, crystal-clear account of contemporary global geopolitics... Essential reading' PETER FRANKOPAN'An excellent short guide: concise,...

Helped by the friendly animals of Paradise Park, children can explore fractions in a variety of interesting contexts. Topics include identifying fractions, finding equivalent fractions, adding and subtracting fractions, and finding fractions of amounts...

A narrative chronicle of Israeli democracy that defines historic phases and follows thematic challenges to democracy, including: competition between religion and the rule of law; the statist society and chaotic minoritocracy; modern illiberal populism...

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'If you think the UK isn't corrupt, you haven't looked hard enough ... This terrifying book follows a global current of dirty money, and the murders and kidnappings required to sustain it' GEORGE MONBIOT,...

Branded as ‘Bandit Country’ by the British government, South Armagh was the heartland of the Provisional IRA. It was the rebel Irish stronghold where Thomas ‘Slab’ Murphy reigned supreme, bomb attacks on England were planned and the SAS tracked the IRA...

*A FOYLES TOP TEN READ FOR MARCH* 'A galvanising takedown of neoliberalism's "free market" logic, one rooted in as much history as it is in current events' NAOMI KLEIN 'A must-read for anyone keen to put the demos back in democracy' YANIS VAROUFAKIS ...

Oxford Political Theory presents the best new work in contemporary political theory. It is intended to be broad in scope, including original contributions to political philosophy, and also work in applied political theory. The series will contain works...

In a single volume, the seminal writings of the world's leading philosopher, linguist and critic, and author of the bestselling Who Rules the World'The general population doesn't know what's happening, and it doesn't even know that it doesn't know' Noam...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781535127134Author Jon JacksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781593760076Author Wendell BerryFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint CounterpointPublisher CounterpointWeight(grams) 487g

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE ONDAATJE PRIZE'The best book I read last year by a mile. . . so beautifully written that anyone would be hooked' Laura Hackett, Sunday Times, Best Summer Books'Wonderfully funny and poignant. . . a tale of family...

Recent years have been tough on optimists. Hopes that the Internet might bring people together have been crushed by the ills of social media. Is there a way back?Chris Anderson, the head of TED, believes that we can turn outrage back into optimism. It...

"This book has a miraculous quality.... As a memoir this is hard to put down; if you are seeking a better American future you should pick it up."-Timothy Snyder, New York Times best-selling author of On TyrannyINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | A...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781560254836Author David HirstFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Thunder's Mouth PressPublisher Thunder's Mouth Press

Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2019 / Shortlisted for Children's Travel Book of the Year, Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2020; How did the USA become a superpower?; Why do people go to war?; And why are some countries rich while...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARHow did one man go from Nazi Youth indoctrination to English footballing icon?Bert Trautmann is a football legend. He is famed as the Manchester City goalkeeper who broke his neck in the 1956 FA Cup...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839012471Author Duncan MaclaughlinFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Lume BooksPublisher Lume BooksWeight(grams) 327gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

Only a few now bother to deny that a 'dirty war' took place in Northern Ireland during the 'Troubles'. It began with the arrival of Brigadier Frank Kitson in Belfast in September 1970. He adapted many of the counter-insurgency tactics he had developed in...

The principles of the French Revolution remain the only possible basis for a just society -- even if, after more than two hundred years, they are more contested than ever before. In A New World Begins, Jeremy D. Popkin offers a riveting account of the...