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King James VI and I: Political Writings by James VI and I,King
RRP: €35.69€31.74James VI and I united the crowns of England and Scotland. His books are fundamental sources of the principles which underlay the union. In particular, his Basilikon Doron was a best-seller in England and circulated widely on the Continent. Among the most... -
Universal Healthcare Without the NHS: Towards a Patient-Centred Health System by Kristian Niemietz 9780255367370
RRP: €11.90€10.91The British National Health Service remains the sacred cow of British politics - any criticism is considered beyond the pale, guaranteed to trigger angry responses and accusations of bad faith. This book argues that the NHS should not be insulated from... -
Understanding Policing and Professional Practice by Barrie Sheldon
RRP: €27.36€23.93This book outlines the foundations for understanding modern policing. It is an essential introduction for all policing students and trainee police officers to the underpinning aspects of the profession, providing a clear understanding of how the... -
The Avoidable War?: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict Between the Us and China by Kevin Rudd
RRP: €29.75€23.95The relationship between the US and China, the world's two superpowers, is peculiarly volatile. It rests on a seismic fault-of cultural misunderstanding, historical grievance, and ideological incompatibility. No other nations are so quick to offend and... -
What A Bloody Awful Country: Northern Ireland's century of division by Kevin Meagher 9781785906664
RRP: €23.80€17.49'For God's sake, bring me a large Scotch. What a bloody awful country!' HOME SECRETARY REGINALD MAUDLING, RETURNING FROM HIS FIRST VISIT TO NORTHERN IRELAND IN 1970 In the early years of the twentieth century, simmering discontent began to boil over... -
The Search for American Political Development by Karen Orren 9780521547642
RRP: €29.74€24.36In recent years, American political development has claimed the attention of a growing band of political scientists, and scholars have begun to speak of 'APD' as a subfield within the discipline. This book provides a justification for studying politics... -
In Athena's Camp: Preparing for Conflict in the Information Age by John Arquilla 9780833025142
RRP: €30.93€25.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780833025142Author John ArquillaFormat PaperbackPage Count 460Imprint RANDPublisher RANDWeight(grams) 858gDimensions(mm) 227mm * 164mm * 34mm -
Leadership: Lessons from a Life in Diplomacy by Simon McDonald
RRP: €23.80€16.99When Abraham Lincoln said, 'You can be anything you want to be,' Americans, and eventually everybody everywhere, lifted their sights. Nowadays anybody can aspire to be a leader, and nearly everybody has to lead sometimes. In his first book, Simon... -
Jungle Animals: A Spotters Guide by Jane Wilsher 9781915588029
RRP: €17.84€11.64A thrilling virtual tour animal safari. Take a hike through the world's rainforests and spot more than 200 wild, colourful, peculiar, and marvellous jungle animals - without ever leaving your own bedroom! Get up close to jaguars and sloths, swim... -
What Does Jeremy Think?: Jeremy Heywood, Civil Service and the Making of Modern Britain by Suzanne Heywood
RRP: €29.75€21.44The 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... -
Amilcar Cabral: The Life of a Reluctant Nationalist by Antonio Tomas
RRP: €35.70€32.31On 20 January 1973, the Bissau-Guinean revolutionary Amilcar Cabral was killed by militants from his own party. Cabral had founded the PAIGC in 1960 to fight for the liberation of Portuguese Guinea and Cape Verde. The insurgents were Bissau- Guineans,... -
The Anatomy of Peace: How to Resolve the Heart of Conflict by The Arbinger Institute
RRP: €13.08€9.37The Anatomy of Peace will instil hope and inspire reconciliation. Through a series of moving stories about once-bitter enemies reunited, it shows us how we routinely misunderstand the causes of conflict - and perpetuate the very problems we're trying to... -
The Death of the Left: Why We Must Begin from the Beginning Again Simon Winlow (Northumbria University) 9781447354154
RRP: €15.46€12.39The left is dead. Its ailments cannot be cured. The only way to resurrect what was once valuable in leftist politics is to declare the left dead and begin from the beginning again. Winlow and Hall identify the root causes of its maladies, describe how... -
The Berlin-Baghdad Express: The Ottoman Empire and Germany's Bid for World Power, 1898-1918 by Sean McMeekin
RRP: €15.46€11.11WINNER OF THE BARBARA JELAVICH BOOK PRIZE'Sean McMeekin has written a classic of First World War history ... This superb and original book is the reality behind Greenmantle' Norman StoneThe Berlin-Baghdad Express explores one of the big, previously... -
Authenticity: Reclaiming Reality in a Counterfeit Culture by Alice Sherwood
RRP: €11.89€8.14'Wide-ranging, witty and fresh ... a stimulating read. Authentic fun'Tim Harford, Financial Times Best Summer Books 2022 'Brilliantly witty, profoundly illuminating, Alice Sherwood is a master storyteller' Simon Schama ... -
A Spy Called Cynthia by Anonymous Anonymous 9781785907128
RRP: €15.46€11.31Elizabeth Thorpe, codenamed Cynthia, was a glamorous American socialite recruited by MI6 to obtain intelligence from the Polish Foreign Ministry and from the Italian and Vichy French embassies in Washington. Her method was to seduce whatever targets... -
Animal Liberation Now by Peter Singer 9781847927767
RRP: €23.80€17.27Now fully rewritten and entirely updated to reflect the pressing problems of today, Animal Liberation Now presents the definitive case for radically rethinking humanity's relationship with other animals'Probably the single most influential document in... -
Culture and Anarchy and Other Selected Prose by Matthew Arnold
RRP: €15.46€11.11'One has often wondered whether upon the whole earth there is anything so unintelligent, so unapt to perceive how the world is really going, as an ordinary young Englishman of our upper class.'Poet, education reformer, social theorist and passionate... -
Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies by Noam Chomsky 9780887845741
RRP: €17.84€14.96In his national bestselling 1988 CBC Massey Lectures, Noam Chomsky inquires into the nature of the media in a political system where the population cannot be disciplined by force and thus must be subjected to more subtle forms of ideological control... -
Complex Emergencies David J. Keen 9780745640204
RRP: €21.41€19.39If you thought the point of war was to win, this book will make you think again. David Keen questions the model of war as a contest between two sides aiming at political and military victory, and he also rejects the contrasting view that war represents... -
Cambodia's Curse: The Modern History of a Troubled Land by Joel Brinkley
RRP: €17.84€17.22A generation after the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia shows every sign of having overcome its history- the streets of Phnom Penh are paved skyscrapers dot the skyline. But under this facade lies a country still haunted by its years of terror. Joel Brinkley won a... -
The History of 30 Assault Unit: Ian Fleming's Red Indians by Craig Cabell
RRP: €17.84€13.03The Second World War spawned a plethora of crack special forces units (Long Range Desert Group, SAS, SBS, Phantom and Commandos) but 30 Assault Unit remains, even today, far more secretive and exclusive than the others. Formed by Ian Fleming, who was... -
Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations by Michael Walzer
RRP: €17.84€14.43"A classic in the field" (New York Times), this is a penetrating investigation into moral and ethical questions raised by war, drawing on examples from antiquity to the present.Just and Unjust Wars has forever changed how we think about the ethics of... -
Country Of My Skull by Antjie Krog
RRP: €15.46€11.11The first free elections in South Africa's history were held in 1994. Within a year legislation was drafted to create a Truth and Reconcilliation Commission to establish a picture of the gross human rights violations committed between 1960 and 1993. It... -
The Life of Mahatma Gandhi by Louis Fischer
RRP: €17.84€13.03'A monumental yet intimate biography, a vivid portrait of the man, the statesman and the saint' The TimesMahatma Gandhi became a legend in his own time. A tireless fighter for human rights and for Indian independence, his strategy of satyagraha, or... -
The White Possessive: Property, Power, and Indigenous Sovereignty by Aileen Moreton-Robinson
RRP: €24.98€22.21The White Possessive explores the links between race, sovereignty, and possession through themes of property: owning property, being property, and becoming propertyless. Focusing on the Australian Aboriginal context, Aileen Moreton-Robinson questions... -
The Prime Ministers: Reflections on Leadership from Wilson to Johnson by Steve Richards
RRP: €15.46€10.47'Fascinating, revealing and entertaining.' John Humphrys'A pure pleasure to read.' Polly Toynbee'Extraordinary.' Kirsty WarkA landmark history of the men and women who have defined the UK's role in the modern world - and what makes them special - by a... -
The Fight For The South Downs: The long struggle to protect one of Britain's most treasured landscapes by Robin Crane 9781839527579
RRP: €17.84€17.73Those who have a deep affection for Britain’s countryside will be totally absorbed by this extraordinary history of environmentalists’ efforts to conserve the glorious South Downs. After describing the special qualities of the area and earlier attempts... -
New Power: Why outsiders are winning, institutions are failing, and how the rest of us can keep up in the age of mass participation by Jeremy Heimans
RRP: €15.46€11.31For most of human history the rules of power were clear: power was something to be seized, and then jealously guarded. Under this 'Old Power' we lived in a world of rulers and subjects.Now, we all sense that something has changed. From #MeToo to Harvey... -
The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry by Wendell Berry 9780141984131
RRP: €13.08€9.51'He is unlike anybody else writing today ... After Donald Trump's election, we urgently need to rediscover the best of radical America. An essential part of that story is Wendell Berry. Few of us can live, or even aspire to, his kind of life. But nobody... -
Blackstone's Police Operational Handbook 2023 by Police National Legal Database PNLD 9780192868701
€41.90Blackstone's Police Operational Handbook 2023 is the only book specifically designed for police officers while out on patrol. Covering a wide range of common offences, it clearly explains and interprets the relevant legislation, providing offence... -
The Times Reference Atlas of the World by Times Atlases
RRP: €35.70€33.65Discover new places with authoritative atlases, beautifully designed and packaged. Ninth edition of this popular atlas from the prestigious and authoritative Times Atlas range. Includes city plans and fascinating historical maps. This world... -
The Ruble: A Political History by Ekaterina Pravilova
RRP: €36.88€31.86A groundbreaking history of Russia, from empire to the Soviet era, viewed through the lens of its money. Money seems passive, a silent witness to the deeds and misdeeds of its holders, but through its history intimate dramas and grand historical... -
Moral Man and Immoral Society: A Study in Ethics and Politics by Reinhold Niebuhr 9780664266356
RRP: €44.03€38.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780664266356Author Reinhold NiebuhrFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.Publisher Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S... -
Twas the Night Before Christmas: Wind and Play! by Clement C. Moore 9781913520298
RRP: €23.80€17.29Bring the magic of music into your home with this interactive book, which features a wind-up mechanism that sounds just like a musical jewellery box. Wind and play the nostalgic carol Deck the Halls as you settle down to share Clement C. Moore's... -
Operation Trojan Horse: The true story behind the most shocking government cover-up of the last thirty years by Stephen Davis
RRP: €13.08€9.15'Damning' - Mail on Sunday'Utterly horrific and compelling' - The Guardian'This investigation rings true' - Publishers WeeklyOn 1 August, 1990, British Airways Flight 149 departed from Heathrow airport, destined for Kuala Lumpur. It never made it there,... -
Building a New World: Communist Propaganda Posters by Prestel Publishing
RRP: €23.79€17.26This collection of nearly two dozen detachable, frameable, propaganda posters offer an outstanding selection of examples from East Germany, Russia, Southeast Asia, and China. Reproduced in startling color and printed on high-quality paper, they offer... -
Worth Dying for: The Power and Politics of Flags by Tim Marshall 9781783962815
RRP: €20.22€14.68When you see your nation's flag fluttering in the breeze, what do you feel?; For thousands of years flags have represented our hopes and dreams. We wave them. Burn them. March under their colours. And still, in the 21st century, we die for them. Flags... -
The Future of the Commons: Beyond Market Failure & Government Regulations by Elinor Ostrom 9780255366533
RRP: €11.90€10.91Traditional economic models of how to manage environmental problems relating to renewable natural resources, such as fisheries, have tended to recommend either government regulation or privatisation and the explicit definition of property rights. These... -
I Didn't Do The Thing Today: On letting go of productivity guilt by Madeleine Dore 9781922351500
RRP: €15.46€11.11'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...