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Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present by Fareed Zakaria 9780241692417
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £16.98A New York Times BestsellerThe international best-selling author explores the revolutions, past and present, that define the chaotic, polarized and unstable age in which we live.Fareed Zakaria first warned of the threat of "illiberal democracy" two... -
Aiming for an A in A-level Politics Sarra Jenkins 9781510424227
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £11.96Exam Board: AQA, Edexcel, WJEC/Eduqas Level: A-level Subject: Politics First teaching: September 2017 First exams: Summer 2019 Master the skills you need to set yourself apart and hit the highest grades; this year-round course companion... -
Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries by Arend Lijphart
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £15.99In this updated and expanded edition of his classic text, Arend Lijphart offers a broader and deeper analysis of worldwide democratic institutions than ever before. Examining thirty-six democracies during the period from 1945 to 2010, Lijphart arrives at... -
The Government of No One: The Theory and Practice of Anarchism by Ruth Kinna
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.57'The standard book on anarchism for the twenty-first century. Written with brio, quiet insight and clarity' Carl LevyA magisterial study of the history and theory of one of the most controversial political movementsAnarchism routinely gets a bad press... -
The Revenge of Power: How Autocrats Are Reinventing Politics for the 21st Century by Moisés Naím
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £10.48Named one of the New Yorker's Best Books of 2022 "An authoritative and intelligent portrait of the global spread of authoritarianism and its dangers...what sets [this] work apart from books like Timothy Snyder's On Tyranny and Michiko Kakutani's The... -
Smugglers and States: Negotiating the Maghreb at Its Margins by Max Gallien 9780231212892
RRP: £30.00Booksplease Price: £23.25Smuggling is typically thought of as furtive and hidden, taking place under the radar and beyond the reach of the state. But in many cases, governments tacitly permit illicit cross-border commerce, or even devise informal arrangements to regulate it... -
Unfinished Business: The Politics of 'Dissident' Irish Republicanism by Marisa McGlinchey
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £20.00This book discusses the development of 'dissident' Irish republicanism and considers its impact on politics throughout Ireland since the 1980s. Based on a series of interviews with over ninety radical republican activists from the wide range of groups... -
Westlessness: The Great Global Rebalancing Samir Puri 9781399722636
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £16.24What if the sun truly is setting on the Western world's outsized influence over the rest of the planet? In Westlessness, former UK diplomat Dr Samir Puri vividly demonstrates how in demographic, economic, military and cultural terms, we are hurtling into... -
The Global Rise of Populism: Performance, Political Style, and Representation by Benjamin Moffitt
RRP: £20.99Booksplease Price: £19.36Once seen as a fringe phenomenon, populism is back. While some politicians and media outlets present it as dangerous to the U.S., Europe, and Latin America, others hail it as the fix for broken democracies. Not surprisingly, questions about populism... -
The Foreign Policy of the European Union: Assessing Europe's Role in the World by Federiga Bindi
RRP: £35.00Booksplease Price: £29.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815738114Author Federiga BindiFormat PaperbackPage Count 406Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 572gDimensions(mm)... -
Ancien Regime and the Revolution by Alexis de Tocqueville
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.02The Ancien Regime and the Revolution is a comparison of revolutionary France and the despotic rule it toppled. Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-59) is an objective observer of both periods - providing a merciless critique of the ancien regime, with its... -
Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads by David Rundell
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £11.71'Clear-eyed and illuminating.' Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor 'A rich, superbly researched, balanced history of the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.' General David Petraeus, former Commander U.S. Central... -
The Politics Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained DK 9780241656846
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £14.31Is it right to depose an unjust ruler? Is democracy really the best form of government? And can war ever be justified?Explaining the key milestones in the field of politics and political thought in a clear and simple way, The Politics Book answers these... -
National 4 & 5 Modern Studies: Democracy in Scotland and the UK, Second Edition Frank Cooney 9781510429147
Booksplease Price: £25.20Exam Board: SQALevel: National 5Subject: Modern StudiesFirst Teaching: September 2017First Exam: Summer 2018This second edition comprehensively covers the changes made to course content and prepare students to cope with the increased emphasis on... -
The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone's Well-being by Richard Wilkinson
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.02The essential new book from the authors of the international bestseller The Spirit Level'Why are people, particularly young people, experiencing increasing levels of mental illness and distress? Highly readable and authoritative, The Inner Level shows... -
Diplomatic Methods R.P. Barston 9781032068190
RRP: £29.99Booksplease Price: £26.40This comprehensive volume examines developments in diplomatic technique and changes in the diplomatic and political structures which both shape, and are shaped, by international relations and the international order.It provides a comprehensive foundation... -
Malevolent Republic: A Short History of the New India by K. S. Komireddi 9781911723288
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £12.99After decades of imperfect secularism, presided over by an often corrupt Congress establishment, Nehru's diverse republic has yielded to Hindu nationalism. India, the first major democracy to fall to demagogic populism in the twenty-first century, is... -
Vexed: Ethics Beyond Political Tribes by James Mumford
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £12.42Across the democratic West, politics has become deeply polarised and profoundly personal. Challenge someone's political views and increasingly you challenge their very being. And yet, do our political tribes even make sense? Look carefully, and on... -
Democratic Innovations: Designing Institutions for Citizen Participation by Graham Smith
RRP: £24.00Booksplease Price: £20.99Can we design institutions that increase and deepen citizen participation in the political decision making process? At a time when there is growing disillusionment with the institutions of advanced industrial democracies, there is also increasing... -
A Revolution Betrayed: How Egalitarians Wrecked the British Education System by Peter Hitchens 9781399400077
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.97There are few subjects these days that cause parents more stress than the education of their children. In his new book, Peter Hitchens describes the misjudgements made by politicians over the years that have led to the increase of class distinction... -
Fascism: 100 Questions Asked and Answered by Oswald Mosley 9781913176341
Booksplease Price: £16.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913176341Author Oswald MosleyFormat HardbackPage Count 58Imprint Sanctuary Press LtdPublisher Sanctuary Press LtdWeight(grams) 218gDimensions(mm) 216mm *... -
Under the Gun: Political Parties and Violence in Pakistan by Niloufer A. Siddiqui 9781009242523
RRP: £78.00Booksplease Price: £69.00Political parties are integral to democracy and yet they frequently engage in anti-democratic, violent behaviour. Parties can employ violence directly, outsource violence to gangs and militias, or form electoral alliances with non-state armed actors... -
Secession and the Sovereignty Game: Strategy and Tactics for Aspiring Nations by Ryan D. Griffiths
RRP: £44.00Booksplease Price: £36.71Secession and the Sovereignty Game offers a comprehensive strategic theory for how secessionist movements attempt to win independence. Combining original data analysis, fieldwork, interviews with secessionist leaders, and case studies on Catalonia, the... -
Against the New Politics of Identity: How the Left’s Dogmas on Race and Equity Harm Liberal Democracy—and Invigorate Christian Nationalism by Ronald A. Lindsay 9781634312448
RRP: £17.95Booksplease Price: £11.81In Against the New Politics of Identity, philosopher Ronald A. Lindsay offers a sustained criticism of the far-reaching cultural transformation occurring across much of the West by which individuals are defined primarily by their group identity, such as... -
Greed Is Dead: Politics After Individualism by Paul Collier
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.36Two of the UK's leading economists call for an end to extreme individualism as the engine of prosperity 'provocative but thought-provoking and nuanced' TelegraphThroughout history, successful societies have created institutions which channel both... -
Democracy or Bonapartism: Two Centuries of War on Democracy by Domenico Losurdo 9781784787318
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £20.00The history of universal suffrage is best understood as a conflict between liberal elites and democractic workers' movements, according to Domenico Losurdo. John Stuart Mill, for example, argued that electoral influence should be more pronounced among... -
Why Politics Fails: The Five Traps of the Modern World & How to Escape Them by Ben Ansell 9780241992753
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.57From the 2023 Reith lecturer Politics is failing us. This is why. 'Brilliant . . . a must-read' Daron Acemoglu, co-author of Why Nations FailWhen it comes to politics, there are five goals that voters generally agree upon. We all want a say in how we're... -
The Rise of Digital Repression: How Technology is Reshaping Power, Politics, and Resistance by Steven Feldstein
Booksplease Price: £25.54The world is undergoing a profound set of digital disruptions that are changing the nature of how governments counter dissent and assert control over their countries. While increasing numbers of people rely primarily or exclusively on online platforms,... -
The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution by Francis Fukuyama
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £10.54Nations are not trapped by their pasts, but events that happened hundreds or even thousands of years ago continue to exert huge influence on present-day politics. If we are to understand the politics that we now take for granted, we need to understand... -
Spin Dictators: The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century by Daniel Treisman
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £11.99A 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,... -
How Politics Works: The Facts Visually Explained by DK
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £13.18Discover everything you need to know about political history and thought, and the inner workings of governments all around the globe! Combining clear, jargon-free language and bold, eye-catching graphics, How Politics Works is a comprehensive and... -
My Revision Notes: Pearson Edexcel A-level Politics: Global Politics John Jefferies, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACC 9781510471726
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £10.64Target success in Edexcel A-level Politics: Global Politics with this proven formula for effective, structured revision. Key content coverage is combined with exam-style tasks and practical tips to create a revision guide that you can rely on to review,... -
How Democracy Ends by David Runciman
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.70'Scintillating ... thought-provoking ... one of the very best of the great crop of recent books on the subject.' Andrew Rawnsley, Observer Democracy has died hundreds of times, all over the world. We think we know what that looks like: chaos descends... -
On Liberty (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) by John Stuart Mill 9781774761748
Booksplease Price: £24.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781774761748Author John Stuart MillFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Royal ClassicsPublisher Royal ClassicsWeight(grams) 152g -
There Is Nothing for You Here: Opportunity in an Age of Decline by Fiona Hill
RRP: £22.00Booksplease Price: £16.07"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... -
Need to Know: AQA A-level Politics Rowena Hammal 9781510477148
RRP: £9.50Booksplease Price: £8.74Key facts at your fingertips:- Check key content when you need it- Review your understanding- Use quick tips for success- Improve your exam performance- Dip in for support throughout your courseFind what you need to know for AQA A-level Politics when you... -
Coalitions of the Weak: Elite Politics in China from Mao's Stratagem to the Rise of Xi by Victor Shih
RRP: £28.00Booksplease Price: £24.70For the first time since Mao, a Chinese leader may serve a life-time tenure. Xi Jinping may well replicate Mao's successful strategy to maintain power. If so, what are the institutional and policy implications for China? Victor C. Shih investigates how... -
What Went Wrong With Brexit: And What We Can Do About It by Peter Foster 9781805301257
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £10.90ONE OF 2023'S BIGGEST NEW BOOKS (GUARDIAN)A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2023A GUARDIAN 'IF YOU READ ONE BOOK ABOUT . . .' POLITICS PICKA WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023: POLITICSA THE WEEK CHRISTMAS BOOK CHOICESix years after Brexit, it can feel like... -
The Death of Expertise: The Campaign against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters by Tom Nichols 9780197763834
RRP: £13.99Booksplease Price: £12.23Building on his enormously successful first edition, Tom Nichols confirms his thesis that events, such as the COVID pandemic, prove that the assault on expertise has only intensified. Fully updated chapters continue to address how technology and... -
The End of Ambition: America's Past, Present, and Future in the Middle East Steven A. Cook 9780197578575
RRP: £22.99Booksplease Price: £20.57A clear-headed vision for the United States' role in the Middle East that highlights the changing nature of US national interests and the challenges of grand strategizing at a time of profound change in the international order. Following a long series...