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A Brief History Of Bali: Piracy, Slavery, Opium and Guns: The Story of an Island Paradise by Willard A. Hanna
RRP: $29.38$19.32This book tells the story of Bali-the "paradise island of the Pacific"-its rulers and its people, and their encounters with the Western world.Bali is a perennially popular tourist destination. It is also home to a fascinating people with a long and... -
The Left Case Against the EU by Costas Lapavitsas
RRP: $33.58$30.26Many on the Left see the European Union as a fundamentally benign project with the potential to underpin ever greater cooperation and progress. If it has drifted rightward, the answer is to fight for reform from within. In this iconoclastic polemic,... -
The Melancholia of Class: A Manifesto for the Working Class by Cynthia Cruz
RRP: $23.08$15.54To be working-class in a middle-class world is to be a ghost. Excluded, marginalised, and subjected to violence, the working class is also deemed by those in power to not exist. We are left with a choice between assimilation into middle-class values and... -
Global Crisis: War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century by Geoffrey Parker
RRP: $41.98$37.74How to account for decades of worldwide war, revolution, and human suffering in the seventeenth century? A master historian uncovers the disturbing answer. Revolutions, droughts, famines, invasions, wars, regicides - the calamities of the... -
Freedoms Delayed: Political Legacies of Islamic Law in the Middle East by Timur Kuran 9781009320016
RRP: $63.00$55.34According to diverse indices of political performance, the Middle East is the world's least free region. Some believe that it is Islam that hinders liberalization. Others retort that Islam cannot be a factor because the region is no longer governed under... -
The Berlin Wall: 13 August 1961 - 9 November 1989 by Frederick Taylor 9781408802564
RRP: $35.68$25.79The appearance of a hastily-constructed barbed wire entanglement through the heart of Berlin during the night of 12-13 August 1961 was both dramatic and unexpected. Within days, it had started to metamorphose into a structure that would come to symbolise... -
States and Power in Africa: Comparative Lessons in Authority and Control - Second Edition by Jeffrey Herbst 9780691164144
RRP: $63.00$48.91Theories of international relations, assumed to be universally applicable, have failed to explain the creation of states in Africa. There, the interaction of power and space is dramatically different from what occurred in Europe. In States and Power in... -
Blair's Britain, 1997-2007 by Anthony Seldon 9780521709460
RRP: $73.48$65.29Tony Blair has dominated British political life for more than a decade. Like Margaret Thatcher before him, he has changed the terms of political debate and provoked as much condemnation as admiration. At the end of his era in power, this book presents a... -
The Morality of Freedom by Joseph Raz 9780198248071
RRP: $93.43$74.78Ranging over central issues of morals and politics, this book discusses the nature of freedom and authority. It examines the role of value-neutrality, rights, equality, and the prevention of harm in the liberal tradition, and relates them to fundamental... -
Law & Disorder:: Inside the Dark Heart of Murder with the Fbi's Legendary Mindhunter by John Douglas
RRP: $29.38$20.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780806541839Author John DouglasFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.Publisher Citadel Press Inc.,U.S. -
White Freedom: The Racial History of an Idea by Tyler Stovall
RRP: $52.50$41.98The racist legacy behind the Western idea of freedomThe era of the Enlightenment, which gave rise to our modern conceptions of freedom and democracy, was also the height of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. America, a nation founded on the principle of... -
Rational Choice and British Politics: An Analysis of Rhetoric and Manipulation from Peel to Blair by Iain McLean 9780198295297
$118.21This engaging and original study, by one of Britain's leading scholars of rational choice theory, explores the course of British parliamentary politics over the last 150 years. McLean marries an appealing combination of social science and analytical... -
The Apocalypse and the End of History: Modern Jihad and the Crisis of Liberalism by Suzanne Schneider
RRP: $35.68$29.61In this authoritative, accessible study, historian Suzanne Schneider examines the politics and ideology of the Islamic State (better known as ISIS). Schneider argues that today's jihad is not the residue from a less enlightened time, nor does it have... -
High Minds: The Victorians and the Birth of Modern Britain by Simon Heffer
RRP: $42.00$30.85Simon Heffer's new book forms an ambitious exploration of the making of the Victorian age and the Victorian mind.Britain in the 1840s was a country wracked by poverty, unrest and uncertainty, where there were attempts to assassinate the Queen and her... -
Indochina: An Ambiguous Colonization, 1858-1954 by Pierre Brocheux 9780520269743
RRP: $63.00$49.75Combining new approaches with a groundbreaking historical synthesis, this accessible work is the most thorough and up-to-date general history of French Indochina available in English. Unique in its wide-ranging attention to economic, social,... -
Independence or Union: Scotland's Past and Scotland's Present by T. M. Devine
RRP: $23.08$16.32'Deserves to be read by everyone interested in the future of the United Kingdom' Andrew Marr, The Sunday TimesThere can be no relationship in Europe's history more creative, significant, vexed and uneasy than that between Scotland and England. From the... -
Bankruptcy, Bubbles and Bailouts: The Inside History of the Treasury Since 1976 by Aeron Davis
RRP: $35.68$26.21The Treasury is one of Britain's oldest, most powerful and secretive institutions, one that has played a central role in shaping the country's economic system. But all too often it has escaped public scrutiny when it comes to investigating the ups and... -
To Die for the People by Huey P. Newton
RRP: $27.28$18.12Long an iconic figure for radicals, Huey Newton is now being discovered by those interested in the history of America's social movements. This new release of a classic collection of his writings and speeches traces the development of Newton's personal... -
Adrift: America in 100 Charts by Scott Galloway
RRP: $31.48$23.00AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom New York Times Bestselling author Scott Galloway comes an urgent examination of the future of America and the reasons behind its current social and economic crisisIn Adrift, Scott Galloway looks from the past to... -
Memory Politics and the Russian Civil War: Reds Versus Whites by Professor Marlene Laruelle
RRP: $29.38$26.48In examining the re-emergence of Russia's White Movement, Memory Politics and the Russian Civil War gets to the heart of the rich 20th-century memory debates going on in Putin's Russia today. The Kremlin has been giving preference to a Soviet-lite... -
Letters To My Grandchildren by Tony Benn
RRP: $20.98$14.93As a diarist I have chronicled the time through which I have lived in meticulous detail: but all that is history. What matters now is the future for those who will live through it.The past is the past but there may be lessons to be learned which could... -
Privacy: A Short History by David Vincent
RRP: $35.68$31.96Privacy: A Short History provides a vital historical account of an increasingly stressed sphere of human interaction. At a time when the death of privacy is widely proclaimed, distinguished historian, David Vincent, describes the evolution of the concept... -
Become Ungovernable: An Abolition Feminist Ethic for Democratic Living by H.L.T. Quan 9780745349114
RRP: $41.98$28.04'Phenomenal' Angela Y. Davis 'An elegantly written masterpiece' Barbara Ransby Become Ungovernable is a provocative new work of political thought setting out to reclaim 'freedom', 'justice', and 'democracy', revolutionary ideas that are all too... -
The Gate and the Wall: A History of China and Hong Kong by Michael Sheridan
RRP: $52.50$46.60'Impressive ... Fascinating' Sunday Times 'An authoritative history' Financial Times 'Gripping and richly researched' Rana Mitter ... -
Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance by Jake Subryan Richards 9781781301234
RRP: $52.50$39.65An important illustrated history of the relationship between Cambridge and the Black Atlantic. Between 1400 and 1900, European powers, not least Britain, colonised the Americas and transported over 12.5 million people from sub-Saharan Africa as... -
UFO: The Inside Story of the US Government's Search for Alien Life Here—and Out There by Garrett M. Graff 9781982196776
RRP: $41.98$27.01From Garrett M. Graff, New York Times bestselling author of Raven Rock, The Only Plane in the Sky, and Pulitzer Prize finalist for history Watergate, comes the first comprehensive and eye-opening exploration of our government's decades-long quest to... -
Re-sisters: The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe and Cosey Fanni Tutti by Cosey Fanni Tutti 9780571362189
RRP: $39.88$27.78From the acclaimed author of Art Sex Music comes a vital meditation on womanhood, creativity and self-expression, and a revelatory exploration into the lives of three visionary artists.'A fascinating tale of the interlinking lives of three legendary... -
Intercept: The Secret History of Computers and Spies by Gordon Corera
RRP: $27.28$18.06The computer was born to spy, and now computers are transforming espionage. But who are the spies and who is being spied on in today's interconnected world? This is the exhilarating secret history of the melding of technology and espionage. Gordon... -
Dynamo 3 Vert Pupil Book (Key Stage 3 French) by Clive Bell 9781292248912
$42.46Dynamo KS3 French Pupil Books help you to motivate pupils and build their key language skills with our pupil-friendly approach to learning grammar and up-to-date cultural content. Builds key language skills including translation, speaking, and... -
Grade Booster for CfE SQA Exam Revision - Higher Modern Studies Grade Booster for SQA Exam Revision: Maximise Marks and Minimise Mistakes to Achieve Your Best Possible Mark by Pamela Farr
RRP: $25.18$24.49Exam Board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: Modern StudiesFirst Teaching: 2014, First Exam: 2015 This book is the essential guide to exam skills. It includes detailed advice on how to approach and answer the different types of question you will find... -
Parallels and Paradoxes: Explorations in Music and Society by Edward W. Said
RRP: $27.28$19.09______________ 'A beautifully poised series of dialogues about literature, music and politics, and they're a testimony to the enormous gifts and courage of both men' - Tom Paulin, Guardian 'A marvellous eavesdrop on the discourse of exchange... -
Police Officer Final Interview Questions and Answers: A Comprehensive Guide to Passing the UK Police Officer Final Interview by How2Become 9781911259350
RRP: $27.30$19.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911259350Author How2BecomeFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint How2become LtdPublisher How2become Ltd -
A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love by Martin Luther King, Jr.
RRP: $20.98$12.89'[He] inspired a generation ... He changed the course of history' Barack ObamaAs Martin Luther King, Jr. prepared for the Birmingham campaign in early 1963, he drafted the final sermons for Strength to Love, a volume of his best-known lectures. King had... -
A Woman of Firsts: The midwife who built a hospital and changed the world by Edna Adan Ismail
RRP: $20.98$12.22'The Muslim Mother Teresa' Huffington Post Winner of the 2023 Templeton Prize Imprisonment. Mutilation. Persecution. Edna Adan Ismail endured it all - for the women of Africa. ... -
Why Marx Was Right by Terry Eagleton
RRP: $25.18$21.32One of the foremost Marxist critics of his generation forcefully argues against Marx's irrelevancy "[Eagleton is] a witty, insightful thinker with a penchant for glib asides and wry dashes of humor. It's probably the only book that makes references to... -
A Bold and Dangerous Family: The Rossellis and the Fight Against Mussolini by Caroline Moorehead
RRP: $20.98$14.93SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARDMussolini was not only ruthless: he was subtle and manipulative. Black-shirted thugs did his dirty work for him: arson, murder, destruction of homes and offices, bribes and intimidation. His opponents - including... -
Mossad: The Great Operations of Israel's Famed Secret Service by Michael Bar-Zohar
RRP: $23.08$16.65Mossad is universally recognised as the greatest intelligence service in the world. It is also the most enigmatic, shrouded in a thick veil of secrecy. Many of its enthralling feats are still unknown; most of its heroes remain unnamed.From the kidnapping... -
Posh Boys: How English Public Schools Ruin Britain by Robert Verkaik 9781786073839
RRP: $35.68$19.47'The latest in the series of powerful books on the divisions in modern Britain, and will take its place on many bookshelves beside Reni Eddo-Lodge's Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race and Owen Jones's Chavs.' -Andrew Marr, Sunday... -
Subversion: The Strategic Weaponization of Narratives by Andreas Krieg
RRP: $58.80$51.53A penetrating analysis of weaponized information-one of the most pressing dangers to open societies Now more than ever, communities across the world are integrated into a complex, global information ecosystem that shapes the nature of social,... -
Winnie & Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage by Jonny Steinberg
RRP: $52.50$34.71'Gripping and profoundly moving' DAMON GALGUT 'Deft and operatic' OBSERVER A TIMES BEST BIOGRAPHY OF 2023 From one of South...