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Island Stories: Britain and Its History in the Age of Brexit by David Reynolds
RRP: $35.68$23.67'Concise, elegant and lucid ... A very useful primer on the delusions of an English mentality' Guardian What do we get wrong about Britain's history and its place in the world? ... -
Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism by Anne Applebaum 9781984899507
RRP: $35.70$24.05Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984899507Author Anne ApplebaumFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 221gDimensions(mm) 202mm *... -
The Handy American Government Answer Book by Gina Misiroglu
RRP: $46.18$31.14Yet few outside Washington actually understand how our government and political system should work, much less how it actually operates. This informative book traces the historic development of the government, the functions of each branch, and how they... -
No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA and the Surveillance State by Glenn Greenwald
RRP: $23.08$16.32THE INSIDE ACCOUNT OF THE EVENTS DOCUMENTED IN LAURA POITRAS'S CITIZENFOUR Glenn Greenwald's No Place to Hide is the story of one of the greatest national security leaks in US history.In June 2013, reporter and political commentator Glenn Greenwald... -
Breaking the Deadlock: Britain at the Polls, 2019 by John Bartle
RRP: $52.50$36.98The 2019 General Election was historic. In one fell swoop it resolved the longstanding stalemate surrounding Brexit and redrew the electoral map of Britain, breaking the deadlock in Parliament and bringing about the fall of Labour's so-called 'Red Wall'... -
12 Rules for Christian Activists: A Toolkit for Massive Change by Ellen Louden 9781786222442
$27.99If you've ever browsed the self-help sections of any bookshop, you'd be forgiven for thinking that all we need to do in order to have a better life is to work hard, take exercise and get thin. Yet Christian activism calls us to a bigger vision of what... -
Imagine A Country: Ideas for a Better Future by Val McDermid
RRP: $25.20$16.70The first step on the road to change is to imagine possibility.Imagine A Country offers visions of a new future from an astonishing array of Scottish voices, from comedians to economists, writers to musicians. Edited, curated and introduced by... -
Life Will Be the Death of Me: . . . And You Too! by Chelsea Handler
RRP: $31.48$18.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525511793Author Chelsea HandlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Dial Press Inc.,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
American Politics: A Very Short Introduction by Richard M. Valelly
RRP: $18.88$13.55This book introduces the vital elements of American politics, emphasizing how these elements have evolved into the form they take today. By using a historical-institutional approach to the various parts of American politics, Valelly communicates that the... -
Democracy Erodes from the Top: Leaders, Citizens, and the Challenge of Populism in Europe by Larry M. Bartels
RRP: $52.50$40.28Why leaders, not citizens, are the driving force in Europe's crisis of democracyA seeming explosion of support for right-wing populist parties has triggered widespread fears that liberal democracy is facing its worst crisis since the 1930s. Democracy... -
Kindly Inquisitors: The New Attacks on Free Thought by Jonathan Rauch
RRP: $25.20$24.51A liberal society stands on the proposition that we should all take seriously the idea that we might be wrong. This means we must place no one, including ourselves, beyond the reach of criticism; it means that we must allow people to err, even where the... -
Island Stories: Britain and Its History in the Age of Brexit by David Reynolds 9780008282356
RRP: $20.98$13.94'Concise, elegant and lucid ... A very useful primer on the delusions of an English mentality' Guardian What do we get wrong about Britain's history and its place in the world? In... -
Politics, Power and Community Development by Rosie Meade
RRP: $58.78$45.30The increasing impact of neoliberalism across the globe means that a complex interplay of democratic, economic and managerial rationalities now frame the parameters and practices of community development. This book explores how contemporary politics, and... -
Heinemann Advanced History: Civil Rights in the USA 1863-1980 by Susan Willoughby
$68.92A study of civil rights in the USA. It is designed to fulfil the AS and A Level specifications in place from September 2000. The AS section deals with narrative and explanation of the topic. There are extra notes, biography boxes and definitions in the... -
Breaking Through Gridlock: The Power of Conversation in a Polarized World by JAY 9781626568952
RRP: $37.78$26.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626568952Author JAYFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Berrett-KoehlerPublisher Berrett-KoehlerWeight(grams) 296gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 139mm * 16mm -
Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past by Kevin Kruse 9781541604667
RRP: $35.68$24.23In this "incisive" (Vanity Fair) and "authoritative" (New York Times) instant New York Times bestseller, America's top historians set the record straight on the most pernicious myths about our nation's pastThe United States is in the grip of a crisis of... -
Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time by Sheila Liming
RRP: $42.00$28.04Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781685890056Author Sheila LimingFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Melville House PublishingPublisher Melville House Publishing -
Reconstructing Democracy: How Citizens Are Building from the Ground Up by Charles Taylor
RRP: $27.20$22.22"An urgent manifesto for the reconstruction of democratic belonging in our troubled times." -Davide PanagiaAcross the world, democracies are suffering from a disconnect between the people and political elites. In communities where jobs and industry are... -
Citizenship: A Very Short Introduction by Professor Richard Bellamy 9780192802538
RRP: $18.88$13.55Interest in citizenship has never been higher. But what does it mean to be a citizen of a modern, complex community? Why is citizenship important? Can we create citizenship, and can we test for it? In this fascinating Very Short Introduction, Richard... -
Great Again: How to Fix Our Crippled America by Donald J. Trump 9781501138003
RRP: $39.88$25.01In this book (previously published as Crippled America), we're going to look at the state of the world right now. It's a terrible mess, and that's putting it mildly. There has never been a more dangerous time. The politicians and special interests in... -
James Baldwin. Steve Schapiro. The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
RRP: $84.00$55.44First published in 1963, James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time stabbed at the heart of America's so-called "Negro problem." As remarkable for its masterful prose as for its frank and personal account of the black experience in the United States, it is... -
The Muslims are Coming! by Arun Kundnani
RRP: $46.18$45.97The new front in the War on Terror is the "homegrown enemy," domestic terrorists who have become the focus of sprawling counterterrorism structures of policing and surveillance in the United States and across Europe. Domestic surveillance has... -
Voices of the Nakba: A Living Archive of Palestine by Diana Allan
RRP: $178.50$137.26***Winner of an English PEN Award 2021*** During the 1948 war more than 750,000 Palestinian Arabs fled or were violently expelled from their homes by Zionist militias. The legacy of the Nakba - which translates to 'disaster' or 'catastrophe' - lays... -
Structure of the Seraglio: European Fantasies of Asiatic Despotism by Alain Grosrichard
RRP: $37.78$32.13Edward Said's Orientalism (1978) has justly attracted great respect and attention for its account of Western perceptions and representations of the Orient, but the English-speaking world has for too long been unaware of another classic in the same field... -
Multicultural Citizenship: A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights by Will Kymlicka
RRP: $78.73$68.38The increasingly multicultural fabric of modern societies has given rise to many new issues and conflicts, as ethnic and national minorities demand recognition and support for their cultural identity. This book presents a new conception of the rights and... -
Imagine A Country: Ideas for a Better Future by Val McDermid 9781838857646
RRP: $23.08$15.37The first step on the road to change is to imagine possibility.Imagine A Country offers visions of a new future from an astonishing array of Scottish voices, from comedians to economists, writers to musicians. Edited, curated and introduced by... -
Blood and Religion: The Unmasking of the Jewish and Democratic State by Jonathan Cook 9780745325552
RRP: $56.68$36.94This is an account of the Jewish state's motives behind building the West Bank wall, arguing that at the heart of the issue is demography. Israel fears the moment when the region's Palestinians become a majority. The book charts Israel's increasingly... -
The New Heretics: Understanding the Conspiracy Theories Polarizing the World by Andy Thomas
RRP: $31.48$20.58Through their part in some huge controversies, conspiracy theorists are being branded the Number One Enemies of our times - the new heretics. They are seen to threaten the very fabric of modern society, spreading doubts and fears that result in... -
Intimate Justice: The Black Female Body and the Body Politic by Shatema Threadcraft 9780190251635
RRP: $96.58$87.65In 1973, the year the women's movement won an important symbolic victory with Roe v. Wade, reports surfaced that twelve-year-old Minnie Lee Relf and her fourteen-year-old sister Mary Alice, the daughters of black Alabama farm hands, had been sterilized... -
The Toolbox: Methods and Mindsets for Maximizing S ocial Impact by Harold
RRP: $48.28$32.70Transform your corner of the world with strategies from a social change visionary In The Toolbox: Strategies for Crafting Social Impact, celebrated nonprofit executive Jacob Harold delivers an expert guide to doing good in the 21st century. In the book,... -
The Making of a Dream: How a Group of Young Undocumented Immigrants Helped Change What It Means to Be American by Laura Wides-Muñoz 9780062560131
RRP: $44.08$30.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062560131Author Laura Wides-Mu ozFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm)... -
Anti-Gender Campaigns in Europe: Mobilizing against Equality by Dr David Paternotte 9781786600004
RRP: $79.80$78.04After decades of steady progress in terms of gender and sexual rights, several parts of Europe are facing new waves of resistance to a so-called 'gender ideology' or 'gender theory'. Opposition to progressive gender equality is manifested in challenges... -
The Ascent Of Woman: A History of the Suffragette Movement by Melanie Phillips
RRP: $31.48$20.58The story of the fight to gain the vote for women is about much more than a peripheral if picturesque skirmish around the introduction of universal suffrage. It is an explosive story of social and sexual revolutionary upheaval, and one which has not yet... -
Fixing American Politics: Solutions for the Media Age by Roderick P. Hart
RRP: $77.68$68.31Fixing American Politics: Solutions for the Media Age brings together original chapters from 34 noted scholars from two disciplines - political science and communication - asked to identify the most pressing problems facing the American people and how... -
Are You With Me?: Kevin Boyle and the Rise of The Human Rights Movement by Mike Chinoy
RRP: $37.80$32.09Kevin Boyle (1943-2010) was one of the world's great human rights lawyers. In a career that lasted decades and spanned continents, he tackled issues ranging from freedom of the press to terrorism to minority rights. This compelling account of Kevin... -
Emigrants and Exiles: Ireland and the Irish Exodus to North America by Kerby A. Miller
$74.21From the 1660s to the early 1900s, no fewer than seven million people emigrated from Ireland to North America. This vast flow at once reflected and compelled enormous social changes on both sides of the Atlantic. In this book Miller chronicles the... -
The Politics of Ritual by Molly Farneth
RRP: $46.20$35.68An illuminating look at the transformative role that rituals play in our political livesThe Politics of Ritual is a major new account of the political power of rituals. In this incisive and wide-ranging book, Molly Farneth argues that rituals are social... -
Democracy Hacked: How Technology is Destabilising Global Politics by Martin Moore
RRP: $20.98$14.93Technology has fractured democracy, and now there's no going back. All around the world, the fringes have stormed the palace of the elites and unleashed data miners, dark ads and bots on an unwitting public. After years of soundbites about connecting... -
CCEA GCSE Learning for Life and Work Second Edition by Amanda Mcaleer
$64.62Exam Board: CCEALevel: GCSESubject: Learning for LifeFirst Teaching: September 2017First Exam: June 2019Enable students to critically engage with the new content and assessment requirements with this fully updated edition of the market-leading Student's... -
The Refusal of Work: The Theory and Practice of Resistance to Work by David Frayne
RRP: $39.88$39.48Paid work is absolutely central to the culture and politics of capitalist societies, yet today's work-centred world is becoming increasingly hostile to the human need for autonomy, spontaneity and community. The grim reality of a society in which some...