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How To Be a Liberal: The Story of Liberalism and the Fight for its Life by Ian Dunt
£19.04Liberalism is under attack. From the rise of nationalism and populism to the decline of trust in institutions, liberals are facing unprecedented challenges. But what does it mean to be a liberal in the 21st Century? And how can we defend the values that... -
Hostile Homelands: The New Alliance Between India and Israel by Azad Essa
RRP: £16.99£11.54'A valuable study, with rich insights' - Noam Chomsky Under Narendra Modi, India has changed dramatically. As the world attempts to grapple with its trajectory towards authoritarianism and a 'Hindu Rashtra' (Hindu State), little attention has been... -
Nations and Nationalism by Ernest Gellner 9781405134422
RRP: £27.95£24.25This updated edition of Ernest Gellner's classic exploration of the roots of nationalism includes an extended introduction from John Breuilly, tracing the way the field has changed over the past two decades. As pertinent today as it was when it was... -
Hindu Nationalism in India: Ideology and Politics by Bhuwan Jha
RRP: £39.99£35.06This book offers an in-depth study of right-wing politics in India by analysing the shifting ideologies of Hindu nationalism and its evolution in the late nineteenth century through to twenty-first century. The authors provide a thorough overview of the... -
Wannsee: The Road to the Final Solution by Peter Longerich
RRP: £25.00£17.62The complete story of the Wannsee Conference, the meeting that paved the way for the Holocaust. On 20 January 1942, fifteen men arrived for a meeting in a luxurious villa on the shores of the Wannsee in the far-western outskirts of Berlin. They came... -
From Peoples into Nations: A History of Eastern Europe by John Connelly
RRP: £22.00£17.99A 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... -
We Are Proud Boys: How a Right-Wing Street Gang Ushered in a New Era of American Extremism by Andy Campbell
RRP: £29.00£19.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780306827464Author Andy B CampbellFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Hachette BooksPublisher Hachette BooksWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 157mm... -
The Proper Study Of Mankind: An Anthology of Essays by Isaiah Berlin
RRP: £25.00£18.02'He becomes everyman's guide to everything exciting in the history of ideas' New York Review of BooksIsaiah Berlin was one of the leading thinkers of the twentieth century, and one of the finest writers. The Proper Study Of Mankind selects some of his... -
Hard Choices: What Britain Does Next by Peter Ricketts
RRP: £9.99£6.52SHORTLISTED FOR THE PARLIAMENTARY BOOK AWARDS'Thought-provoking and well worth reading' Times Literary SupplementAfter decades of peace and prosperity, the international order put in place after World War II is rapidly coming to an end. Disastrous... -
The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America by Victor Davis Hanson
RRP: £25.00£16.78Human history is full of the stories of peasants, subjects, and tribes. Yet the concept of the "citizen" is historically rare-and was among America's most valued ideals for over two centuries. But without shock treatment, warns historian Victor Davis... -
Kosovo: What Everyone Needs to Know (R) by Tim Judah
RRP: £11.99£8.43On February 17, 2008, Kosovo declared its independence, becoming the seventh state to emerge from the break-up of the former Yugoslavia. A tiny country of just two million people, 90% of whom are ethnic Albanians, Kosovo is central - geographically,... -
The Wolves are Coming Back: The Politics of Fear in Eastern Germany by Rebecca Pates
RRP: £25.00£17.62Across Eastern Germany, where political allegiances are shifting to the right, the wolf is increasingly seen as a trespasser and threat to the local way of life. Styled by populist right-wing actors as an 'invasive species', the wolf evokes and resonates... -
DARK AGENDA: The War to Destroy Christian America by David Horowitz
RRP: £19.99£13.56"Read this disturbing but vital book." - Tucker CarlsonFrom the New York Times bestselling BLITZ: Trump Will Smash the Left and Win author and leading conservative thinker comes DARK AGENDA, an extraordinary look into the left's calculated efforts to... -
November 1918: The German Revolution by Robert Gerwarth
RRP: £25.00£17.62The German Revolution of November 1918 is nowadays largely forgotten outside Germany. It is generally regarded as a failure even by those who have heard of it, a missed opportunity which paved the way for the rise of the Nazis and the catastrophe to come... -
The Wilsonian Moment: Self-Determination and the International Origins of Anticolonial Nationalism by Erez Manela 9780195378535
RRP: £23.99£23.80During the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, while key decisions were debated by the victorious Allied powers, a multitude of smaller nations and colonies held their breath, waiting to see how their fates would be decided. President Woodrow Wilson, in his... -
Resource Nationalism in Indonesia: Booms, Big Business, and the State by Eve Warburton 9781501771972
RRP: £27.99£23.66In Resource Nationalism in Indonesia, Eve Warburton traces nationalist policy trajectories in Indonesia back to the preferences of big local business interests. Commodity booms often prompt more nationalist policy styles in resource-rich countries... -
The Reconstruction of Nations: Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, 1569-1999 by Timothy Snyder 9780300105865
RRP: £19.99£17.37From the bestselling author of On Tyranny comes a revealing history of the four modern national ideas that arose from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth "[A] fresh and stimulating look at the path to nationhood."-Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs ... -
The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America by Victor D Hanson
RRP: £14.99£9.80A New York Times bestseller, "The Dying Citizen is essential reading for any American who cares about the fate of our nation" (Mark R. Levin)Human history is full of the stories of peasants, subjects, and tribes. Yet the concept of the "citizen" is... -
Scotland Rising: The Case for Independence by Gerry Hassan 9780745347264
RRP: £14.99£9.80The Scottish independence debate has consequences for Scotland, British politics, the future of the UK - and internationally. In Scotland Rising, Gerry Hassan addresses the key questions in this debate with a deep dive into its history, beyond the... -
The Squad: And the Intelligence Operations of Michael Collins by T. Ryle Dwyer
RRP: £10.99£9.75In 1919, Michael Collins conceived of a scheme to knock out the eyes and ears of the British Administration at Dublin Castle by undermining and terrorising the police so that the British would react blindly and drive the Irish people into the arms of the... -
The Partition: Ireland Divided, 1885-1925 by Charles Townshend
RRP: £10.99£7.77A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021'A model of research and analysis ... Townshend's concise and intelligent book tells a painful story that is probably not yet over' Simon Heffer, Daily Telegraph A compelling history of the turbulent journey to Irish... -
The Rise of the Outsiders: How Mainstream Politics Lost its Way by Steve Richards
RRP: £12.99£8.56Intelligent, nuanced and wide-ranging, this is the essential handbook for understanding the chaotic political times in which we live.In recent years, voters have deserted the political centre like never before. Whether it's Trump, Brexit, Le Pen, or... -
The Green Flag: A History of Irish Nationalism by Robert Kee
RRP: £16.99£12.68THE GREEN FLAG stands as the most comprehensive and illuminating history of Irish Nationalism yet published. For many years available as three separate volumes (THE MOST DISTRESSFUL COUNTRY, THE BOLD FENIAN MEN and OURSELVES ALONE), this outstanding... -
How to Be a Patriot: Why love of country can end our very British culture war by Sunder Katwala
RRP: £16.99£11.47How do we define patriotism in a diverse society? What divides us and what brings us together? Why do we feel uncomfortable celebrating our country's history? How to be a Patriot offers a new way of understanding our... -
Worldmaking after Empire: The Rise and Fall of Self-Determination by Adom Getachew 9780691202341
RRP: £22.00£16.99Decolonization revolutionized the international order during the twentieth century. Yet standard histories that present the end of colonialism as an inevitable transition from a world of empires to one of nations-a world in which self-determination was... -
Hard Choices: Britain and the New Geometry of Global Power by Peter Ricketts
RRP: £14.99£9.80SHORTLISTED FOR THE PARLIAMENTARY BOOK AWARDS'Thought-provoking and well worth reading' Times Literary SupplementAfter decades of peace and prosperity, the international order put in place after World War II is rapidly coming to an end. Disastrous... -
A Great Disorder: National Myth and the Battle for America by Richard Slotkin 9780674292383
RRP: £29.95£23.59As culture wars pit us against each other, A Great Disorder looks to the myths that have shaped American identity and reveals how they have brought us to the brink of an existential crisis.Red America and Blue America are so divided they could be two... -
Squirrel Nation: Reds, Greys and the Meaning of Home by Peter Coates 9781789147704
RRP: £16.99£12.28Squirrel Nation is a history of Britain's two species of squirrel over the past two hundred years. The red squirrel, although rare, is among the most cherished of native species. Grey squirrels, by contrast, are one of the most frequently seen wild... -
Identity, Ignorance, Innovation: Why the old politics is useless - and what to do about it by Matthew d'Ancona
RRP: £20.00£13.35'D'Ancona makes his case well... The book is well written and thoughtful' -- The Times'A heartfelt attempt to renew liberal ideals for the coming decades... How sorely our public debate needs others to express themselves similarly.' -- Henry Mance,... -
Zionism: A Very Short Introduction by Michael Stanislawski
RRP: £8.99£6.45In this Very Short Introduction, Michael Stanislawski presents an impartial and disinterested history of Zionist ideology from its origins to the present. Sharp and accessible, he charts the crucial moments in the ideological development of Zionism,... -
Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du Mez
RRP: £14.99£12.86In Jesus and John Wayne, a seventy-five-year history of American evangelicalism, Kristin Kobes Du Mez demolishes the myth that white evangelicals "held their noses" in voting for Donald Trump. Revealing the role of popular culture in... -
Modi's India: Hindu Nationalism and the Rise of Ethnic Democracy by Christophe Jaffrelot
RRP: £22.00£16.99A riveting account of how a popularly elected leader has steered the world's largest democracy toward authoritarianism and intoleranceOver the past two decades, thanks to Narendra Modi, Hindu nationalism has been coupled with a form of national-populism... -
Palestinian Identity: The Construction of Modern National Consciousness by Rashid Khalidi 9780231150750
RRP: £22.00£16.99This foundational text now features a new introduction by Rashid Khalidi reflecting on the significance of his work over the past decade and its relationship to the struggle for Palestinian nationhood. Khalidi also casts an eye to the future, noting the... -
Nationalism by Elie Kedourie
RRP: £38.95£34.20This edition of Elie Kedourie's Nationalism brings back into print one of the classic texts of our times. With great elegance and lucidity, the author traces the philosophical foundations of the nationalist doctrine, the conditions which gave rise to it,... -
Socialist Register: 2003: Fighting Identities: Race, Religion and: Ethno-Nationalism by Leo Panitch 9780850365085
RRP: £16.95£15.34Fatal words that beckon people to support wars, and to identify with the ?we? opposed to the ?they?. This volume of the socialist register is not about terror, or ?the war on terror', but about the leading causes of terrorism and war today ? racism,... -
War for Eternity: The Return of Traditionalism and the Rise of the Populist Right by Benjamin R. Teitelbaum
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Insightful and immersive' Sunday Times'An intellectual non-fiction thriller' Financial TimesA riveting expose of the hidden philosophical movement that drives the populist right around the worldSteve Bannon in the United States. Aleksandr Dugin in... -
The Clamour of Nationalism: Race and Nation in Twenty-First-Century Britain by Sivamohan Valluvan
RRP: £14.99£13.33Nationalism has reasserted itself today as the political force of our times, remaking European politics wherever one looks. Britain is no exception, and in the midst of Brexit, it has even become a vanguard of nationalism's confident return to the... -
The Return of the Russian Leviathan by Sergei Medvedev 9781509536054
RRP: £17.99£16.04Winner of the 2020 Pushkin House Book Prize Russia's relationship with its neighbours and with the West has worsened dramatically in recent years. Under Vladimir Putin's leadership, the country has annexed Crimea, begun a war in Eastern Ukraine, used... -
The Long Hangover: Putin's New Russia and the Ghosts of the Past by Shaun Walker
RRP: £16.99£12.28In The Long Hangover, Shaun Walker presents a deeply reported, bottom-up explanation of Russia's resurgence under Putin. By cleverly exploiting the memory of the Soviet victory over fascism in World War II, Putin's regime has made ordinary Russians feel... -
White But Not Quite: Central Europe's Illiberal Revolt by Ivan Kalmar
RRP: £22.99£17.94Since the 'migration crisis' of 2016, long-simmering tensions between the Western members of the European Union and its 'new' Eastern members - Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary - have proven to be fertile ground for rebellion against...