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A Promised Land by Barack Obama
RRP: $60.04$38.35THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making-from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy.'Gorgeously written, humorous, compelling, life affirming' Justin Webb, Mail on SundayIn... -
The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker
RRP: $18.85$13.33Being deprived of social gatherings revealed just how important they are; to connect with others, collaborate, share ideas and create moving, life-affirming experiences.___________________________If there's one thing lockdown showed us, it's that time... -
Deterring Armageddon: A Biography of NATO by Peter Apps 9781035405756
RRP: $42.88$28.78'HUGELY IMPRESSIVE' - THE INDEPENDENT'AN ASTONISHINGLY FINE HISTORY' - COUNTRY LIFE'FASCINATING' - DAILY MAILThe history of the world's most successful military alliance, from the wrecked Europe of 1945 to Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.As they... -
The Hong Kong Diaries by Chris Patten 9780141999708
RRP: $25.71$18.78The diaries of the last British Governor of Hong Kong, published on the 25th anniversary of the handoverIn June 1992 Chris Patten went to Hong Kong as the last British governor, to try to prepare it not (as other British colonies over the decades) for... -
The Hong Kong Diaries by Chris Patten
RRP: $51.46$37.65The diaries of the last British Governor of Hong Kong, published on the 25th anniversary of the handoverIn June 1992 Chris Patten went to Hong Kong as the last British governor, to try to prepare it not (as other British colonies over the decades) for... -
Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century by Helen Thompson 9780198864981
RRP: $36.86$26.21Getting to grips with the overlapping geopolitical, economic, and political crises faced by Western democratic societies in the 2020s. The 21st century has brought a powerful tide of geopolitical, economic, and democratic shocks. Their fallout has... -
World Order: Reflections on the Character of Nations and the Course of History by Henry Kissinger
RRP: $18.85$13.33In World Order, Henry Kissinger - one of the leading practitioners of world diplomacy and author of On China - makes his monumental investigation into the 'tectonic plates' of global history and state relations.World Order is the summation of Henry... -
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: What Everyone Needs to Know (R) by Dov Waxman
RRP: $18.85$13.33No conflict in the world has lasted as long, generated as many news headlines, or incited as much controversy as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Yet, despite, or perhaps because of, the degree of international attention it receives, the conflict is... -
Britain's Persuaders: Soft Power in a Hard World by Helen Ramscar
RRP: $37.72$31.05'Soft power' is an oft-used term and commands an instinctive understanding among journalists and casual observers, who mostly interpret it as 'diplomatic' or somehow 'persuasive'. 'Hard power' is seen, by contrast, as something more tangible and usually... -
The Naked Diplomat: Understanding Power and Politics in the Digital Age by Tom Fletcher
RRP: $22.28$14.55Previously published as Naked Diplomacy. Who will be in power in the 21st century? Governments? Big business? Internet titans? And how do we influence the future? Digital technology is changing power at a... -
Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire by Nandini Das
RRP: $51.46$33.57WINNER OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE A SPECTATOR, WATERSTONES, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE, PROSPECT AND HISTORY TODAY BOOK OF THE YEAR A profound and ground-breaking new history of one of the most important encounters in the history of colonialism: the... -
Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy by Henry Kissinger
RRP: $42.88$30.91Henry Kissinger analyses how six extraordinary leaders he has known have shaped their countries and the world'Leaders,' writes Henry Kissinger in this compelling book, 'think and act at the intersection of two axes: the first, between the past and the... -
On Grand Strategy by John Lewis Gaddis
RRP: $18.85$13.33'A training manual for our troubled times ... It makes sense of our world, but is also capable of beautifully crafted pithy historical judgements. ... It is a book that cares about liberty, choice and a moral compass, that warns against hubris' Roger... -
The Lost Peace: How the West Failed to Prevent a Second Cold War by Richard Sakwa 9780300255010
RRP: $42.88$35.88The end of the Cold War was an opportunity - our inability to seize it has led to today's renewed era of great power competition 1989 heralded a unique prospect for an enduring global peace, as harsh ideological divisions and conflicts began to be... -
Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire by Nandini Das 9781526615664
RRP: $22.28$15.06WINNER OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE A SPECTATOR, WATERSTONES, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE, PROSPECT AND HISTORY TODAY BOOK OF THE YEAR A profound and ground-breaking new history of one of the most important encounters in the history of colonialism: the... -
The Fourth Industrial Revolution by Klaus Schwab
RRP: $25.71$18.78'In this book, 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 Group Holding, People's... -
Breaking History: A White House Memoir by Jared Kushner 9780063221499
RRP: $25.71$16.64#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER#1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER#1 PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY BESTSELLER #1 AMAZON BESTSELLERJared Kushner was one of the most consequential presidential advisers in modern history. For the first time, he recounts what happened... -
Statecraft by Margaret Thatcher
RRP: $34.31$22.88A collection of the former Prime Minister's speeches and articles, 'Statecraft' brought Margaret Thatcher's unrivalled political experience to bear on the challenges of the early new millennium. Margaret Thatcher's influence on modern politics... -
Destined for War: can America and China escape Thucydides' Trap? by Graham Allison
RRP: $18.85$12.56A Sunday Times and FT Book of the Year When a rising power threatens to displace a ruling one, the most likely outcome is war. In this razor-sharp analysis, Harvard scholar Graham Allison examines the phenomenon known as Thucydides's Trap, which is... -
The Hopkins Touch: Harry Hopkins and the Forging of the Alliance to Defeat Hitler by David Roll 9780199891955
$46.83Franklin Roosevelt's friend and advisor Harry Hopkins, an Iowan social worker who became the president's political "point man" during World War II, was one of the most improbable and important political operators of the twentieth century. Having gained... -
An Experts' Guide to International Protocol: Best Practices in Diplomatic and Corporate Relations by Gilbert Monod de Froideville
RRP: $94.26$89.97Although modern life grows increasingly casual, in many sectors, protocol still reigns supreme. An Expert's Guide to International Protocol offers an overview of its associated practices, including those found within the context of diplomatic relations... -
Climate Change and International History: Negotiating Science, Global Change, and Environmental Justice by Ruth A. Morgan 9781350240124
$40.53Exploring how climate change has configured the international arena since the 1950s, this book reveals the ways that climate change emerged and evolved as an international problem, and how states, scientists and non-governmental organizations have... -
War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine by Norman Solomon
RRP: $34.29$23.26An unflinching expose of the hidden costs of American war-making written with "an immense and rare humanity" (Naomi Klein) by one of our premier political analysts"[War Made Invisible is] an antidote to twenty years of U.S. media malpractice and should... -
Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict by Norman G. Finkelstein
RRP: $37.72$31.72First published in 1995, this acclaimed study challenges generally accepted truths of the Israel-Palestine conflict as well as much of the revisionist literature. This new edition critically reexamines dominant popular and scholarly images in the light... -
Thirteen Days in September: The Dramatic Story of the Struggle for Peace in the Middle East by Lawrence Wright
RRP: $22.28$14.03In September 1978, President Jimmy Carter met with Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat to broker a peace agreement between the two Middle Eastern nations. After thirteen tumultuous days a treaty was forged which would... -
Nine Lives: The Reflections of a Deliberate Diplomat by Donal Denham
RRP: $30.79$29.01In a career spanning 41 years in the Irish diplomatic service, Ambassador Donal Denham has lived among nine very different societies, spanning three continents. With stops in France, Zambia, the USA, Lithuania, Belarus, Finland and finally the Holy See,... -
The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy by David Nasaw
RRP: $18.85$14.01In this pioneering new work, celebrated historian David Nasaw examines the life of Joseph P. Kennedy, the founder of the twentieth century's most famous political dynasty. Drawing on never-before-published materials from archives on three continents and... -
Royal Audience: 70 Years, 13 Presidents--One Queen's Special Relationship with America by David Charter 9780593712870
RRP: $42.87$28.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593712870Author David CharterFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Penguin Putnam IncPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
The Two-state Delusion: Israel and Palestine - A Tale of Two Narratives by Padraig O'Malley
RRP: $30.86$20.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143129172Author Padraig O'MalleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
The Kremlin Letters: Stalin's Wartime Correspondence with Churchill and Roosevelt by David Reynolds
RRP: $29.14$25.75A penetrating account of the dynamics of World War II's Grand Alliance through the messages exchanged by the "Big Three" Stalin exchanged more than six hundred messages with Allied leaders Churchill and Roosevelt during the Second World War. In this... -
When France Fell: The Vichy Crisis and the Fate of the Anglo-American Alliance by Michael S. Neiberg
RRP: $44.51$35.37Winner of the Society for Military History's Distinguished Book AwardShocked by the fall of France in 1940, panicked US leaders rushed to back the Vichy government-a fateful decision that nearly destroyed the Anglo-American alliance.According to US... -
The Congress of Vienna and its Legacy: War and Great Power Diplomacy after Napoleon by Mark Jarrett
$48.92**CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title** In September 1814, the rulers of Europe and their ministers descended upon Vienna after two decades of revolution and war. Their task was to redraw continental borders following the collapse of the Napoleonic... -
The Back Channel: American Diplomacy in a Disordered World by Ambassador William J. Burns
RRP: $25.71$22.86Over the course of more than three decades as an American diplomat, William J. Burns played a central role in the most consequential diplomatic episodes of his time-from the bloodless end of the Cold War to the collapse of relations with Putin's Russia,... -
The United Nations: A Very Short Introduction by Jussi M. Hanhimaki
RRP: $15.42$11.06After seven decades of existence has the UN become obsolete? Is it ripe for retirement? As Jussi Hanhimaki proves in the second edition of this Very Short Introduction, the answer is no. In the second decade of the twenty-first century the UN remains an... -
Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace by Christopher Blattman 9780241989258
RRP: $18.85$13.33Why do human beings fight one another?In this exhilarating and bracing book, we learn the common logic driving vainglorious monarchs, dictators, mobs, pilots, football hooligans, ancient peoples and fanatics.Distilling decades of economics, political... -
International Relations: A Very Short Introduction by Christian Reus-Smit
RRP: $15.42$11.06International relations affects everyone's lives: their security, economic well-being, rights and freedoms, and the environment they share. Recently we have seen the transformation from a world of empires to today's world of sovereign states, which are... -
The Foreign Policy of the European Union: Assessing Europe's Role in the World by Federiga Bindi
RRP: $60.04$53.47Apologies 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)... -
Nuclear Folly: A New History of the Cuban Missile Crisis by Serhii Plokhy 9780141993287
RRP: $25.71$18.78*Shortlisted for the Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History*'An enthralling account of a pivotal moment in modern history. . . replete with startling revelations about the deception and mutual suspicion that brought the US and Soviet Union to the... -
Collateral Damage: Britain, America and Europe in the Age of Trump by Kim Darroch
RRP: $17.14$11.39'Much bigger and more ambitious than a first-person "rise and fall" ... Great vignettes and classy analysis from the man who until a year ago sat at the top of the diplomatic tree ... There is nothing dusty or dry in his account of dealing with the twin... -
Erdogan's Empire: Turkey and the Politics of the Middle East by Soner Cagaptay
RRP: $25.71$19.67Gradually since 2003, Turkey's autocratic leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sought to make Turkey a great power -- in the tradition of past Turkish leaders from the late Ottoman sultans to Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey. Here the leading authority...