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A Concise History of Bulgaria by R. J. Crampton
RRP: €27.36€22.82Bulgaria became a member of the European Union in 2007, yet its history is amongst the least well known in the rest of the continent. R. J. Crampton provides here a general introduction to this country at the cross-roads of Christendom and Islam. The... -
A Land by Jacquetta Hawkes 9780807085110
€18.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807085110Author Jacquetta HawkesFormat PaperbackPage Count 268Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon Press -
Mary Prince (reloaded look) by E. L. Norry 9780702313820
RRP: €8.32€5.72My Story: Mary Prince - the thrilling story of the former slave and abolitionist. Born in enslavement in Bermuda, Mary Prince travelled to England, escaped slavery and became a prominent abolitionist whose life ... -
Military Inc.: Inside Pakistan's Military Economy by Ayesha Siddiqa
RRP: €26.17€17.59Pakistan is a strategic ally of the US in the 'war on terror'. It is the third largest recipient of US aid in the world. Yet Pakistan is a state run by its army and intelligence service. Operating in the shadows, Pakistan's military industrial complex... -
1913: The World before the Great War by Charles Emmerson
RRP: €15.46€11.11'If Downton Abbey still colours your impression of what Britain was like on the cusp of the First World War, 1913 could be a useful corrective' Scotsman2018 marks the centenary of the end of the Great War. What was the year before the war really like?... -
Spin Dictators: The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century by Daniel Treisman
RRP: €17.84€14.68A New Yorker Best Book of the YearA Foreign Affairs Best Book of the YearAn Atlantic Best Book of the YearA Financial Times Best Politics Book of the YearHow a new breed of dictators holds power by manipulating information and faking democracyHitler,... -
The New British Constitution Vernon Bogdanor (King's College London) 9781841136714
€43.55The last decade has seen radical changes in the way we are governed. Reforms such as the Human Rights Act and devolution have led to the replacement of one constitutional order by another. This book is the first to describe and analyse Britain's new... -
Politico's Guide to Local Government by Andrew Stevens 9781842751640
RRP: €15.46€13.29This fully updated second edition of the "Politico's Guide to Local Government" is a comprehensive guide to every aspect of British local government. As well as outlining the role of councillors and local government officers, it contains a full history... -
The Making of Europe: Conquest, Colonization and Cultural Change 950 - 1350 by Robert Bartlett
RRP: €15.46€11.11A wave of internal conquest, settlement and economic growth took place in Europe during the High Middle Ages, which transformed it from a world of small separate communities into a network of powerful kingdoms with distinctive cultures. In this vivid and... -
Intercept: The Secret History of Computers and Spies Gordon Corera 9781780227849
RRP: €15.46€10.51The 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... -
The Best of Enemies: Diaries 1980-1997: At the heart of power with two Prime Ministers by Norman Fowler 9781785908156
RRP: €29.75€21.55The Best of Enemies is the political diaries of one of the most significant politicians of the late twentieth century. Covering the Thatcher/Major period - during which time Norman Fowler held prominent positions in the Cabinet and as party chairman -... -
The New Labour Experiment: Change and Reform Under Blair and Brown by Florence Faucher-King 9780804762359
RRP: €23.79€21.19The book provides a clear assessment of the New Labour public policies and their outcomes in Britain under the leadership of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown from 1997-2009. Authors Florence Faucher-King and Patrick Le Gales argue that New Labour, in contrast... -
Prisoner of Lies: Jack Downey's Cold War by Barry Werth 9781501153976
RRP: €36.88€22.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501153976Author Barry WerthFormat HardbackPage Count 448Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 513g -
In the Camps: Stories from China's High-Tech Penal Colony by Darren Byler
RRP: €15.46€10.47A revelatory account of what is really happening to China's Uyghurs'Intimate, sombre, and damning... compelling.' Financial Times'Chilling... Horrifying.' Spectator'Invaluable.' TelegraphIn China's vast northwestern region, more than a million and a half... -
Sustainable Hedonism: A Thriving Life that Does Not Cost the Earth Orsolya Lelkes (Independent scholar.) 9781529217988
RRP: €26.17€20.48How can we create a thriving life for us all that doesn't come at the price of ecological destruction? This book calls to explore our collective and personal convictions about success and good life. It challenges the mainstream worldview, rooted in... -
Blue Labour: The Politics of the Common Good by Maurice Glasman 9781509528875
RRP: €15.46€10.51Labour has been on a wild ride over the past thirty years. New Labour argued that we had no choice but to accept a globalized free market economy in which the race was to the swift, the open and the flexible. Corbynism reacted against this with a jumble... -
Pax Romana: War, Peace and Conquest in the Roman World by Adrian Goldsworthy
RRP: €17.84€5.72The Pax Romana is famous for having provided a remarkable period of peace and stability, rarely seen before or since. Yet the Romans were first and foremost conquerors, imperialists who took by force a vast empire stretching from the Euphrates in the... -
We Will Not Be Silenced: The Academic Repression of Israel's Critics William I Robinson 9780745399461
RRP: €20.22€13.73As criticism continues to mount over Israel's violation of Palestinian human rights and of international law, campaigns to silence and repress those who speak out against Israeli apartheid have grown alarmingly. College and university campuses across... -
Orwell's Roses by Rebecca Solnit
RRP: €13.08€8.97SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 'I loved this book... An exhilarating romp through Orwell's life and times' Margaret Atwood 'Outside my work the thing I care most about is gardening' George Orwell In 1936 Orwell planted roses at his cottage... -
Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific (2nd edition) by Dr Matthias Bergbauer 9781912081349
RRP: €23.79€21.54The Indo-Pacific region is the dream destination for all SCUBA divers and snorkelers. The coral reefs in this region are bursting with marine life and are home to more animal species than any other diving spot in the world - more than 40 per cent of all... -
The Taming of Scarcity and the Problems of Plenty: Rethinking International Relations and American Grand Strategy in a New Era by Francis J. Gavin 9781032805573
RRP: €16.65€15.18The underlying structure, incentives and costs shaping international relations, state behaviour and the nature of power are profoundly different today to how they were in the past, in ways that are scarcely recognised and widely misunderstood. For much... -
National 4 & 5 Modern Studies: Social issues in the UK, Second Edition Frank Cooney 9781510429154
€27.39Exam Board: SQALevel: National 5Subject: Modern StudiesFirst Teaching: September 2017First Exam: Summer 2018This second edition comprehensively covers the changes made to the course content and prepares students to cope with the increased emphasis on... -
Chief of Staff: An Insider's Account of Downing Street's Most Turbulent Years by Gavin Barwell
RRP: €13.08€8.97BOOK 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... -
Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad by Michela Wrong
RRP: €13.08€8.88SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2022 'Superb' The Times 'Engrossing and revelatory' Observer 'Powerful, compelling and meticulously researched' New Statesman A new book from the award winning... -
Randomistas: How Radical Researchers Are Changing Our World by Andrew Leigh 9780300236125
RRP: €23.79€20.67A fascinating account of how radical researchers have used experiments to overturn conventional wisdom and shaped life as we know it Experiments have consistently been used in the hard sciences, but in recent decades social scientists have adopted the... -
Witnesses at Isandlwana: 22 January 1879 Neil Thornton 9781781559055
RRP: €41.65€30.56On 22 January 1879, British forces in Zululand suffered a shocking and unimaginable defeat at the hands of the Zulus resulting in over 1300 dead, including more than 800 regular British soldiers. But the Zulu victory came at a cost, and their losses were... -
Get Housed by Lynden Swift 9780957582934
RRP: €13.08€10.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957582934Author Lynden SwiftFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Green Yaffle PressPublisher Green Yaffle PressWeight(grams) 132g -
Like No Other Soldier: The Shadowy World of Security, Protection and Surveillance Rob Lewis 9781913543556
RRP: €10.70€7.60Like No Other Soldier continues the true story told in Fishers of Men of Rob Lewis's life after he leaves the Force Research Unit (FRU). Staying on in Northern Ireland as a civilian after years of working on undercover missions against terrorists, Rob... -
The Greek Revolution: 1821 and the Making of Modern Europe by Mark Mazower
RRP: €20.22€14.61WINNER OF THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE RUNCIMAN AWARD 2022A NEW STATESMAN AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021'Deserves to remain the standard treatment of the subject in English for many decades to come' Roderick Beaton,... -
The Long Twentieth Century: Money, Power and the Origins of Our Time by Giovanni Arrighi
RRP: €23.79€20.33The Long Twentieth Century traces the relationship between capital accumulation and state formation over a 700-year period. Arrighi argues that capitalism has unfolded as a succession of "long centuries," each of which produced a new world power that... -
This Arab Life by Amal Ghandour 9781954805262
RRP: €17.49€12.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781954805262Author Amal GhandourFormat PaperbackPage Count 170Imprint Bold Story PressPublisher Bold Story PressWeight(grams) 222gDimensions(mm) 216mm *... -
After Grenfell: Violence, Resistance and Response Dan Bulley 9780745339580
RRP: €22.60€15.40On the 14th June 2017, a fire engulfed a tower block in West London, seventy-two people lost their lives and hundreds of others were left displaced and traumatised. The Grenfell Tower fire is the epicentre of a long history of violence enacted by... -
A Question of Standing: The History of the CIA by Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones 9780192847966
RRP: €31.52€22.15A Question of Standing deals with recognizable events that have shaped the history of the first 75 years of the CIA. Unsparing in its accounts of dirty tricks and their consequences, it values the agency's intelligence and analysis work to offer balanced... -
On Liberty by Shami Chakrabarti
RRP: €13.08€9.51On Liberty is the story of today's threats to our freedoms and a highly personal, impassioned plea in defence of fundamental rights, from Shami Chakrabarti, Britain's leading human rights campaignerOn 11 September 2001, our world changed. The West's... -
On Revolution: Faber Modern Classics by Hannah Arendt
RRP: €13.08€8.97When 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... -
Carbon Capture by Howard J. Herzog
RRP: €19.03€13.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262535755Author Howard J. HerzogFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
The Accidental Spy by Sean O'Driscoll
RRP: €10.70€7.91The astonishing, gripping and long-awaited inside story of an ordinary man who became an extraordinary spy.After years of living in semi-isolation, David Rupert speaks for the first time about how a trucker from New York ended up being recruited to the... -
Free Speech: A Global History from Socrates to Social Media by Jacob Mchangama
RRP: €17.84€11.96A global history of free speech, from the ancient world to today.Hailed as the "first freedom," free speech is the bedrock of democracy. But it is a challenging principle, subject to erosion in times of upheaval. Today, in democracies and authoritarian... -
BTEC Level 2 Firsts in Children's Play, Learning and Development Student Book Penny Tassoni 9781447944614
RRP: €37.47€34.87Resources designed to support learners of the new next generation BTEC First in Children's Play, Learning and Development specification*. Covers the underpinning knowledge and understanding for all core, mandatory and optional units for the Award and... -
Guerrillas: Journeys in the Insurgent World by Jon Lee Anderson 9780349118857
€15.15Prior to gaining international renown for his definitive biography of Che Guevara and his firsthand reports on the war in Iraq in the acclaimed THE FALL OF BAGHDAD, Jon Lee Anderson wrote GUERRILLAS, a daring on-the-ground account of five diverse...