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The Hangman and His Wife: The Life and Death of Reinhard Heydrich by Nancy Dougherty
RRP: £30.00£26.05Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780394543413Author Nancy DoughertyFormat HardbackPage Count 704Imprint Alfred A. KnopfPublisher Alfred A. Knopf -
From Peoples into Nations: A History of Eastern Europe by John Connelly 9780691167121
£24.89A sweeping narrative history of Eastern Europe from the late eighteenth century to todayIn the 1780s, the Habsburg monarch Joseph II decreed that henceforth German would be the language of his realm. His intention was to forge a unified state from his... -
October 1917 Workers in Power by Ernest Mandel
RRP: £17.95£16.12Was October 1917 a coup d'etat or a social revolution? Writing as both a historian and political activist, Ernest Mandel vigorously reasserts the deep legitimacy of the Russian Revolution. He considers mistakes made by the Bolshevik leadership in 1917-21... -
Love And Capital: Karl and Jenny Marx and the Birth of a Revolution by Mary Gabriel
RRP: £20.00£15.64Brilliantly researched and wonderfully written, LOVE AND CAPITAL is a heartbreaking and dramatic saga of the family side of the man whose works would redefine the world after his death. Drawing upon years of research, acclaimed biographer Mary Gabriel... -
The Naked Communist: Exposing Communism and Restoring Freedom by W Cleon Skousen 9781630729226
RRP: £23.95£17.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781630729226Author W Cleon SkousenFormat PaperbackPage Count 452Imprint Izzard InkPublisher Izzard InkWeight(grams) 658gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 26mm -
Justice by Means of Democracy by Danielle Allen
£17.94From leading thinker Danielle Allen, a bold and urgent articulation of a new political philosophy: power-sharing liberalism. At a time of great social and political turmoil, when many residents of the leading democracies question the ability of their... -
The Aesthetic Of Our Anger: Anarcho-Punk, Politics and Music by Matthew Worley
RRP: £20.00£13.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570273186Author Matthew WorleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint Minor CompositionsPublisher Autonomedia -
The French Revolution: From its Origins to 1793 by Gary Kates
RRP: £14.99£13.58Internationally renowned as the greatest authority on the French Revolution, Georges Lefebvre combined impeccable scholarship with a lively writing style. His masterly overview of the history of the French Revolution has taken its rightful place as the... -
Revolutionary Witchcraft: A Guide to Magical Activism by Sarah Lyons
RRP: £12.99£9.70A fiery, intersectional guide for activists and witches alike, Revolutionary Witchcraft is an empowered introduction to the history and practice of politically-motivated magic. From the politically charged origins of the word "witch" to the present-day... -
Code-Breaker: The untold story of Richard Hayes, the Dublin librarian who helped turn the tide of WWII by Marc McMenamin 9780717181612
RRP: £17.99£12.95The incredible true story of the librarian, the Nazi spy and Ireland's secret role in turning the tide of World War II When unassuming librarian Richard Hayes, a gifted polymath and cryptographer, was drafted by Irish intelligence services to track... -
Ireland and the Great War: A Social and Political History by Niamh Gallagher
£30.33On 4 August 1914 following the outbreak of European hostilities, large sections of Irish Protestants and Catholics rallied to support the British and Allied war efforts. Yet less than two years later, the Easter Rising of 1916 allegedly put a stop to... -
Gradual: The Case for Incremental Change in a Radical Age by Greg Berman 9780197637043
RRP: £24.49£20.78A call to tone down our political rhetoric and embrace a common-sense approach to change. Many experts believe that we are at a fulcrum moment in history, a time that demands radical shifts in thinking and policymaking. Calls for bold change are... -
Marx: Towards the Centre of Possibility by Kojin Karatani
£19.99Originally published in 1974, Kojin Karatani's Marx: Towards the Centre of Possibility has been among his most enduring and pioneering works in critical theory. Written at a time when the political sequences of the New Left had collapsed into crisis and... -
The Modern Crisis by Murray Bookchin
RRP: £13.00£8.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781849354462Author Murray BookchinFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint AK PressPublisher AK Press -
Reflections of a Nonpolitical Man by Thomas Mann
RRP: £21.00£14.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681375311Author Thomas MannFormat PaperbackPage Count 468Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher The New York Review of Books, Inc -
The Theory of Capitalist Development by Paul M. Sweezy
£11.42Since its first publication in 1942, this book has become the classic analytical study of Marxist economics. Written by an economist who was a master of modern academic theory as well as Marxist literature, it has been recognized as the ideal textbook in... -
Nadia Comaneci and the Secret Police: A Cold War Escape by Dr Stejarel Olaru
£18.88Nadia Comaneci is the Romanian child prodigy and global gymnastics star who ultimately fled her homeland and the brutal oppression of a communist regime. At the age of just 14, Nadia became the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10.0 at the... -
The Revolution Of Everyday Life by Raoul Vaneigem
RRP: £18.99£12.84Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604866780Author Raoul VaneigemFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint PM PressPublisher PM PressWeight(grams) 399g -
From Fatwa to Jihad: How the World Changed: The Satanic Verses to Charlie Hebdo by Kenan Malik
RRP: £12.99£8.56Almost thirty years ago, the image of burning copies of Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses held aloft by thousand-strong mobs of protesters became an internationally familiar symbol of anger and offence. In From Fatwa to Jihad, Kenan Malik reveals how... -
Back to Black: Black Radicalism for the 21st Century by Kehinde Andrews 9781786992789
£22.44'Lucid, fluent and compelling' - Observer 'We need writers like Andrews ... These are truths we need to be hearing' - New Statesman Back to Black traces the long and eminent history of Black radical politics. Born out of resistance to slavery and... -
Open Democracy: Reinventing Popular Rule for the Twenty-First Century by Hélène Landemore
£33.04"Open Democracy envisions what true government by mass leadership could look like."-Nathan Heller, New YorkerHow a new model of democracy that opens up power to ordinary citizens could strengthen inclusiveness, responsiveness, and accountability in... -
Brezhnev: The Making of a Statesman by Susanne Schattenberg 9781838606381
RRP: £40.00£24.13"Schattenberg has done a service in rescuing the Brezhnev period from obscurity." The Morning Star "[Offers an] unparalleled examination of the Brezhnev papers." Literary Review Leonid Brezhnev was leader of the Soviet Union for eighteen years, a... -
Uhuru Kenyatta Case: The ICC Factor.: Tracing the Root of the Conspiracy. by Joseph Ndungu 9781987563481
RRP: £14.99£12.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781987563481Author Joseph NdunguFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
On Henry Miller: Or, How to Be an Anarchist by John Burnside 9780691166872
£23.19An engaging invitation to rediscover Henry Miller-and to learn how his anarchist sensibility can help us escape "the air-conditioned nightmare" of the modern worldThe American writer Henry Miller's critical reputation--if not his popular readership-has... -
The Cubans: Ordinary Lives in Extraordinary Times by Anthony DePalma
RRP: £9.99£6.52'Moving and rich...overflowing with warmth and humanity' The Times In this pioneering work of life-writing and reportage, Anthony DePalma reconstructs the interwoven stories of five ordinary citizens and their families to bring the true story of the... -
In Wartime: Stories from Ukraine by Tim Judah
RRP: £10.99£7.77An urgent, insightful account of the human side of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine by seasoned war reporter Tim Judah Making his way from the Polish border in the west, through the capital city and the heart of the 2014 revolution, to the eastern... -
Burning Down The Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution and the Fall of the Berlin Wall by Tim Mohr 9780349701318
RRP: £18.99£13.15LONGLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE 'A thrilling and essential social history that details the rebellious youth movement that helped change the world' Rolling Stone'A riveting and inspiring history of punk's hard-fought struggle in East... -
Hammer And Tickle: A History Of Communism Told Through Communist Jokes by Ben Lewis
RRP: £10.99£7.40The book that immerses the Cold War in the warm bath of nostalgia.Q: Why, despite all the shortages, was the toilet paper in East Germany always 2-ply?A: Because they had to send a copy of everything they did to Moscow.Communist jokes are the strangest,... -
The Thrid Way: The Nazi International, European Union, and Corporate Fascism by Joseph P. Farrell 9781939149480
RRP: £22.00£12.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781939149480Author Joseph P. FarrellFormat PaperbackPage Count 364Imprint Adventures Unlimited PressPublisher Adventures Unlimited PressWeight(grams) 1g -
China's Good War: How World War II Is Shaping a New Nationalism by Rana Mitter
£13.10A Foreign Affairs Book of the YearA Spectator Book of the Year"Insightful...a deft, textured work of intellectual history."-Foreign Affairs"A timely insight into how memories and ideas about the second world war play a hugely important role in... -
The Dark Knight and the Puppet Master by Chris Clarke
RRP: £9.99£7.11'A splendid critique' James O'Brien, Times Literary Supplement'Richly nuanced, the most stimulating book I have read on Labour in ages' Martin Kettle, Guardian'A brilliant book ... a reading of left-wing politics that suggests a road ahead' Independent A... -
The Theology of Liberalism: Political Philosophy and the Justice of God by Eric Nelson 9780674240940
£22.15One of our most important political theorists pulls the philosophical rug out from under modern liberalism, then tries to place it on a more secure footing.We think of modern liberalism as the novel product of a world reinvented on a secular basis after... -
Responsible Parties: Saving Democracy from Itself by Frances McCall Rosenbluth 9780300251944
RRP: £16.99£14.61How popular democracy has paradoxically eroded trust in political systems worldwide, and how to restore confidence in democratic politics Democracies across the world are adopting reforms to bring politics closer to the people. Parties have turned to... -
The Retreat of Western Liberalism by Edward Luce 9780349143026
RRP: £10.99£3.51'A panorama of the unravelling world order as riveting as any beach read' New Yorker'Read this book: in the three hours it takes you will get a new, bracing and brilliant understanding of the dangers we in the democratic West now face. Luce is one of the... -
An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice by William Godwin
RRP: £12.99£9.09'To a rational being there can be but one rule of conduct, justice, and one mode of ascertaining that rule, the exercise of his understanding.' Godwin's Political Justice is the founding text of philosophical anarchism. Written in the immediate... -
Capitalism: The Story behind the Word by Michael Sonenscher
£17.36How the history of a word sheds new light on capitalism and modern politicsWhat exactly is capitalism? How has the meaning of capitalism changed over time? And what's at stake in our understanding or misunderstanding of it? In Capitalism, Michael... -
Democratic Enlightenment: Philosophy, Revolution, and Human Rights 1750-1790 by Jonathan Israel
£28.03The Enlightenment shaped modernity. Western values of representative democracy and basic human rights, gender and racial equality, individual liberty, and freedom of expression and the press, form an interlocking system that derives directly from the... -
The Open Society and Its Enemies by Karl R. Popper
RRP: £29.95£19.66A landmark defense of democracy that has been hailed as one of the most important books of the twentieth centuryOne of the most important books of the twentieth century, The Open Society and Its Enemies is an uncompromising defense of liberal democracy... -
Gerrard Winstanley: The Digger's Life and Legacy by John Gurney
RRP: £24.99£16.38Christian Communist, leader of the Diggers movement and bete noire of the landed aristocracy, Gerard Winstanley (1609-1676) was one of the founders of a movement which fought for the redistribution of land and the abolition of wages and property under... -
Reclaiming the State: A Progressive Vision of Sovereignty for a Post-Neoliberal World by William Mitchell
RRP: £25.99£20.11The crisis of the neoliberal order has resuscitated a political idea widely believed to be consigned to the dustbin of history. Brexit, the election of Donald Trump, and the neo-nationalist, anti-globalisation and anti-establishment backlash engulfing...