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Moscow Rules: What Drives Russia to Confront the West by Keir Giles
RRP: £30.00£26.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815735748Author Keir GilesFormat PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 376gDimensions(mm) 223mm... -
Magnificent Delusions: Pakistan, the United States, and an Epic History of Misunderstanding by Husain Haqqani
RRP: £13.99£9.20The relationship between America and Pakistan is based on mutual incomprehension and always has been. Pakistan,to American eyes,has gone from being a quirky irrelevance, to a stabilizing friend, to an essential military ally, to a seedbed of terror... -
The Trouble with Taiwan: History, the United States and a Rising China by Kerry Brown
RRP: £13.99£10.77Taiwan: a place with its own flag, currency, government and military, but which most of the world does not recognise as a sovereign country. An island that China regards as a 'rebellious province', but which has managed to survive defiantly for decades... -
Leap of Faith: Hubris, Negligence, and America's Greatest Foreign Policy Tragedy by Michael J. Mazarr
RRP: £25.00£16.78Leap of Faith is the first comprehensive and objective history of the decision to invade Iraq. Based on nine years of research, over 100 interviews with participants in the drama, and information from hundreds of U.S. and British declassified documents,... -
Irony and Outrage: The Polarized Landscape of Rage, Fear, and Laughter in the United States by Dannagal Goldthwaite Young
RRP: £17.49£15.11For almost a decade, journalists and pundits have been asking why we don't see successful examples of political satire from conservatives or of opinion talk radio from liberals. This book turns that question on its head to argue that opinion talk is the... -
The Origins of the First World War: Diplomatic and Military Documents by Annika Mombauer
RRP: £25.00£21.98Annika Mombauer's essential source reader translates, cross-references and annotates a vast range of international diplomatic and military documents on the origins of the First World War. It collects together documents which are newly discovered or were... -
The New Makers of Modern Strategy: From the Ancient World to the Digital Age by Hal Brands
RRP: £38.00£27.41The essential resource on military and political strategy and the making of the modern worldThe New Makers of Modern Strategy is the next generation of the definitive work on strategy and the key figures who have shaped the theory and practice of war and... -
The Third Revolution: Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State by Elizabeth C. Economy
RRP: £17.49£12.61In this updated paperback edition of The Third Revolution, eminent China scholar Elizabeth C. Economy provides an incisive look at the transformative changes underway in China today. Chinese leader Xi Jinping has unleashed a powerful set of political and... -
The Daughters of Yalta: The Churchills, Roosevelts and Harrimans - A Story of Love and War by Catherine Grace Katz
RRP: £12.99£8.48The brilliant untold story of three daughters of diplomacy: Anna Roosevelt, Sarah Churchill, and Kathleen Harriman, glamorous, fascinating young women who accompanied their famous fathers to the Yalta Conference with Stalin in the waning... -
Outposts of Diplomacy: A History of the Embassy by G R Berridge 9781789148497
RRP: £25.00£17.62This compelling history traces the evolution of the embassy from its ancient origins to its enduring presence in the modern world. Beginning with the embassy's precursors in antiquity, Outposts of Diplomacy explores its emergence on the cusp of the... -
The Spectre of War: International Communism and the Origins of World War II by Jonathan Haslam
RRP: £30.00£23.22A bold new history showing that the fear of Communism was a major factor in the outbreak of World War IIThe Spectre of War looks at a subject we thought we knew-the roots of the Second World War-and upends our assumptions with a masterful new... -
Global Diplomacy: Theories, Types, and Models by Alison Holmes 9780813345529
RRP: £43.99£38.44In a field dominated by the history and practices of Western states, Global Diplomacy expands the mainstream discourse on diplomacy to include non-Western states and states in all stages of development. By presenting a broader view of this crucial... -
The Good Spy by Kai Bird
RRP: £14.99£10.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Silver Falchion Award 2015.Book InformationISBN 9780307889768Author Kai BirdFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam... -
Digital International Relations: Technology, Agency and Order by Corneliu Bjola 9781032571317
RRP: £36.99£32.53This book analyses how digital transformation disrupts established patterns of world politics, moving International Relations (IR) increasingly towards Digital International Relations.This volume examines technological, agential and ordering processes... -
The Spectre of War: International Communism and the Origins of World War II by Jonathan Haslam 9780691233765
RRP: £22.00£17.11A bold new history showing that the fear of Communism was a major factor in the outbreak of World War IIThe Spectre of War looks at a subject we thought we knew-the roots of the Second World War-and upends our assumptions with a masterful new... -
Murder in Samarkand by Craig J Murray
RRP: £16.99£13.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781975977924Author Craig J MurrayFormat PaperbackPage Count 442Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
Atomic Diplomacy: Hiroshima and Potsdam by Gar Alperovitz 9780745309477
£30.73This book provides important new evidence to support the thesis that the primary reason for bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki was not to end the war in Japan, as was said at the time, but to 'make the Russians more manageable'. Drawing on recently... -
Us vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism by Ian Bremmer
RRP: £14.99£10.95IAN BREMMER WAS NAMED LINKEDIN'S #1 TOP INFLUENCER in 2017--------------'Required reading to help repair a world in pieces and build a world at peace' - Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary General --------------'Ian Bremmer is provocative,... -
What's Wrong with the United Nations and How to Fix It by Thomas G. Weiss 9781509507443
RRP: £16.99£15.22Seven decades after its establishment, the United Nations and its system of related organizations and programs are perpetually in crisis. While the twentieth-century's world wars gave rise to ground-breaking efforts at international organization in 1919... -
The Fifth Act: America's End in Afghanistan by Elliot Ackerman
RRP: £16.99£11.47A Times Political Book of the Year 2022 A powerful and revelatory eyewitness account of the American collapse in Afghanistan, its desperate endgame, and the war's echoing legacy. Elliot Ackerman... -
Terrorism: A Very Short Introduction by Charles Townshend
RRP: £8.99£6.61Is one person's terrorist another's freedom fighter? Is terrorism crime or war? Can there be a 'War on Terror'? For many, the terrorist attacks of September 2001 changed the face of the world, pushing terrorism to the top of political agendas, and... -
Shaping the Future of the Fourth Industrial Revolution: A guide to building a better world by Klaus Schwab
RRP: £14.99£10.95'Klaus Schwab and the World Economic Forum contribute significantly to one of the most important issues of our time-how to move forward in the Fourth Industrial Revolution' -Jack Ma, Executive Chairman, Alibaba GroupWorld Economic Forum Founder and... -
Digital Diplomacy and International Organisations: Autonomy, Legitimacy and Contestation by Corneliu Bjola
RRP: £36.99£32.53This book examines how international organisations (IOs) have struggled to adapt to the digital age, and with social media in particular. The global spread of new digital communication technologies has profoundly transformed the way organisations operate... -
America's Deadliest Export: Democracy - The Truth about US Foreign Policy and Everything Else by William Blum
RRP: £11.99£8.84'A fireball of terse information.' Oliver Stone 'A remarkable collection. Blum concentrates on matters of great current significance, and does not pull his punches. They land, backed with evidence and acute analysis.' Noam Chomsky For over... -
How Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare by Narges Bajoghli 9781503637801
RRP: £20.99£17.98Sanctions have enormous consequences. Especially when imposed by a country with the economic influence of the United States, sanctions induce clear shockwaves in both the economy and political culture of the targeted state, and in the everyday lives of... -
Secret Diplomacy: Concepts, Contexts and Cases by Corneliu Bjola
RRP: £43.99£38.44This volume investigates secret diplomacy with the aim of understanding its role in shaping foreign policy.Recent events, including covert intelligence gathering operations, accusations of spying, and the leaking of sensitive government documents, have... -
Wild East: The British in Japan 1854-1868 by Josh Provan 9781781557563
RRP: £25.00£17.62For over two centuries Japan had been hidden behind a veil of seclusion. This changed in when Commodore Perry arrived in 1853. Unsurprisingly for a world power, Britain was fast to get in on the action. But unknown to the intruders their sudden... -
Digital Diplomacy: Theory and Practice by Corneliu Bjola
RRP: £43.99£38.44This book analyses digital diplomacy as a form of change management in international politics.The recent spread of digital initiatives in foreign ministries is often argued to be nothing less than a revolution in the practice of diplomacy. In some... -
Red Flags: Why Xi's China Is in Jeopardy by George Magnus
RRP: £11.99£10.15A trusted economic commentator provides a penetrating account of the threats to China's continued economic rise Under President Xi Jinping, China has become a large and confident power both at home and abroad, but the country also faces serious... -
Realpolitik: A History by John Bew
RRP: £21.49£15.28Since its coinage in mid-19th century Germany, Realpolitik has proven both elusive and protean. To some, it represents the best approach to meaningful change and political stability in a world buffeted by uncertainty and rapid transformation. To others,... -
The Oxford Handbook of Political Communication by Kate Kenski 9780190090456
£73.27Since its development shaped by the turmoil of the World Wars and suspicion of new technologies such as film and radio, political communication has become a hybrid field largely devoted to connecting the dots among political rhetoric, politicians and... -
Cultural Genocide: Law, Politics, and Global Manifestations by Jeffrey Bachman
RRP: £39.99£35.06This book explores concepts of Cultural genocide, its definitions, place in international law, the systems and methods that contribute to its manifestations, and its occurrences. Through a systematic approach and comprehensive analysis, international and... -
Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World by H.R. McMaster
RRP: £10.99£7.25From Lt. General H.R. McMaster, former National Security Advisor during Trump's administration, a bold assessment of the most critical foreign policy and national security challenges of our age. There has been a... -
The English Job: Understanding Iran and Why It Distrusts Britain by Jack Straw
RRP: £20.00£14.69Amongst British diplomats, there's a poignant joke that `Iran is the only country in the world which still regards the United Kingdom as a superpower'. For many Iranians, it's not a joke at all. The past two centuries are littered with examples of... -
The Modern Mercenary: Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order by Sean McFate
RRP: £14.99£13.90It was 2004, and Sean McFate had a mission in Burundi: to keep the president alive and prevent the country from spiraling into genocide without anyone knowing that the United States was involved. The United States was, of course, involved, but only... -
Britain and Europe in a Troubled World by Vernon Bogdanor
RRP: £18.99£16.18The history of Britain's complex relationship with Europe, untangled"The best short introduction to both the political realignment that produced the 2016 Referendum result and the immense fallout since."-CapX, "Books of the Year" (2020)"[A] cool-headed,... -
The Rise of English: Global Politics and the Power of Language by Rosemary Salomone
RRP: £26.49£22.79A sweeping account of the global rise of English and the high-stakes politics of language Spoken by a quarter of the world's population, English is today's lingua franca--its common tongue. The language of business, popular media, and international... -
Master of the Game: Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East Diplomacy by Martin Indyk
RRP: £30.00£19.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101947548Author Martin IndykFormat HardbackPage Count 672Imprint Knopf Books for Young ReadersPublisher Random House USA Inc -
Has the West Lost It?: A Provocation by Kishore Mahbubani
RRP: £9.99£7.11'A compelling warning ... It is hard to disagree with this advice from such a well-informed friend of the west' Martin Wolf, Financial TimesThe West's two-century epoch as global powerhouse is at an end. A new world order, with China and India as the... -
Diplomacy: Theory and Practice by G. R. Berridge 9783030859305
RRP: £27.99£23.44This fully revised and expanded sixth edition of Diplomacy, written by an internationally respected researcher and teacher of the subject, is richly illustrated with examples from the worlds of health and commerce as well as high politics. The instances...