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A People's History of the Russian Revolution by Neil Faulkner
RRP: £16.99£11.54The Russian Revolution may well be the most misunderstood event in modern history. In this fast-paced introduction, Neil Faulkner debunks the myths that continue to shroud it, showing how a mass movement of millions, organised in democratic assemblies,... -
Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy by Caroline Kennedy
RRP: £50.00£33.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781401324254Author Caroline KennedyFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint HyperionPublisher HyperionWeight(grams) 1020gDimensions(mm) 252mm * 166mm * 46mm -
Post-Truth: The New War on Truth and How to Fight Back by Matthew D'Ancona
RRP: £14.99£7.88Welcome to the Post-Truth era- a time in which the art of the lie is shaking the very foundations of democracy and the world as we know it. The Brexit vote; Donald Trump's victory; the rejection of climate change science; the vilification of immigrants;... -
Micheline's Three Conditions: How We Fought Gender Inequality at Galway's University and Won by Micheline Sheehy Skeffington 9781739474805
RRP: £12.99£9.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739474805Author Micheline Sheehy SkeffingtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint M3C PressPublisher M3C PressWeight(grams) 250gDimensions(mm) 295mm *... -
Miami and the Siege of Chicago: An Informal History of the Republican and Democratic Conventions of 1968 by Norman Mailer
RRP: £9.99£7.11Miami, Summer 1968. The Vietnam War is raging; Martin Luther King, Jr., and Bobby Kennedy have just been assassinated. The Republican Party meets in Miami and picks Richard Nixon as its candidate, to little fanfare. But when the Democrats back Lyndon... -
I Want to Break Free: A Practical Guide to Making a New Country by Matt Qvortrup
RRP: £12.99£9.09Are you fed up with the divided and unequal society or suffocating laws and regulations of the country where you live? Ever dreamed of starting your own country or just want to understand how that happens? In this refreshing new book, Matt Qvortrup... -
Racism and the Tory Party: From Disraeli to Johnson by Mike Cole
RRP: £35.99£31.69Racism is an endemic feature of the Tory Party. Tracing the history of that racism, Racism and the Tory Party investigates the changing forms of racism in the party from the days of Empire, including the championing of imperialism at the turn of the 20th... -
Hitler's I'm Kamp by Bob Prophette 9781739129125
RRP: £16.99£12.48Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739129125Author Bob ProphetteFormat PaperbackPage Count 450Imprint Bob ProphettePublisher Bob ProphetteWeight(grams) 485gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm *... -
The Political Cartoons of Derso and Kelen: Years of Hope and Despair by Stefan Slater
RRP: £39.95£31.67Alois Derso (1888-1964) and Emery Kelen (1896-1978) were remarkable cartoonists who became internationally renowned, particularly for their depictions in the 1920s of efforts to build a better world following the establishment of the League of Nations;... -
Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP by Patrick Ruffini 9781982198626
RRP: £30.00£18.05Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982198626Author Patrick RuffiniFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 234mm *... -
One Man Against the World: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon by Tim Weiner 9781250092328
RRP: £27.99£17.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250092328Author Tim WeinerFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's GriffinWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 208mm... -
Mad Men & Bad Men: When British Politics Met Advertising by Sam Delaney
RRP: £9.99£6.70How did a bunch of unelected, unaccountable admen end up running British politics?What happened when a rag-tag band of scruffs and smart-arses invaded Westminster, sprinkling creative fairy dust over earnest politicians? How much did snappy slogans and... -
Beautiful Rising: Creative Resistance from the Global South by Juman Abujbara
£13.04"Beautiful Rising offers insights and lessons for creative resistance from across the Global South, making it a crucial resource for change-makers."-Archbishop Desmond Tutu "Beyond a brilliantly innovative toolkit for making social change, you... -
Rebel: My Escape from Saudi Arabia to Freedom by Rahaf Mohammed
RRP: £9.99£6.64'Through her courageous resistance, she has, for a moment, drawn global attention to the ongoing struggle of Saudi women. The striking image of a young woman, wielding nothing but a cellphone, facing down the force of an oppressive government is an apt... -
Outsider in the White House by Bernie Sanders 9781784784188
RRP: £9.99£6.64Bernie Sanders's campaign for the presidency of the United States has galvanized people all over the country, putting economic, racial, and social justice into the spotlight, and raising hopes that Americans can take their country back from the... -
The Earl of Louisiana by A. J. Liebling 9780807133439
RRP: £16.95£12.87In the summer of 1959, A. J. Liebling, veteran writer for the New Yorker, came to Louisiana to cover a series of bizarre events that began with Governor Earl K. Long's commitment to a mental institution. Captivated by his subject, Liebling remained to... -
Resisters: 52 Young Women Making Herstory Right Now by Lauren Sharkey
RRP: £8.99£6.20'An inspiring gift for teenagers with a conscience' - Independent'We're not the future. We're doing it right now.'Young people are uniting across the world to create change, have their voices heard and stand up for what they believe in.In this bold and... -
Conscripts of Modernity: The Tragedy of Colonial Enlightenment by David Scott
RRP: £23.99£20.41At this stalled and disillusioned juncture in postcolonial history-when many anticolonial utopias have withered into a morass of exhaustion, corruption, and authoritarianism-David Scott argues the need to reconceptualize the past in order to reimagine a... -
Slanted: How the News Media Taught Us to Love Censorship and Hate Journalism by Sharyl Attkisson
RRP: £20.00£13.34USA TODAY BESTSELLER!New York Times bestselling author Sharyl Attkisson takes on the media's misreporting on Black Lives Matter, coronavirus, Joe Biden, Silicon Valley censorship, and more.When the facts don't fit their Narrative, the media abandons the... -
Enemy within: Rise and Fall of the British Communist Party by Francis Beckett 9780850364774
RRP: £10.95£10.73A history of the British left and its Communist Party.Book InformationISBN 9780850364774Author Francis BeckettFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint The Merlin Press LtdPublisher The Merlin Press Ltd -
It Came from Something Awful: How a Toxic Troll Army Accidentally Memed Donald Trump Into Office by Dale Beran 9781250189745
RRP: £28.99£17.83Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250189745Author Dale BeranFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint All Points BooksPublisher All Points BooksWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 160mm *... -
John Major: An Unsuccessful Prime Minister?: Reappraising John Major by Kevin Hickson 9781785900679
RRP: £25.00£18.02John Major's prime ministership was an eventful one. Between 1990 and 1997 he presided over Britain's participations in the Gulf War, the start of the Northern Ireland peace process, the Maastricht Treaty negotiations and, of course, Black Wednesday and... -
Multi-party Politics in Kenya - The Kenyatta and Moi States and the Triumph of the System in the 1992 Election by David Throup
RRP: £29.99£25.23Detailed study of Kenya's 1992 election. The two authors of this work analyse the case of post-colonial Kenya under Kenyatta and Moi and show how, in spite of a multi-party system, the ruling elite has kept power and wealth to itself. North... -
This is Only the Beginning: The Making of a New Left, From Anti-Austerity to the Fall of Corbyn by Michael Chessum
RRP: £25.00£17.05The 2010s were a decade of foodbanks, riots, and the rebirth of political alternatives. Looking to escape a future of rising debt, falling living standards and climate meltdown, a set of movements were born across the globe, led by students, workers and... -
Hitler and Churchill: Secrets of Leadership by Andrew Roberts
RRP: £14.99£9.80'His book is timely and a triumph. Roberts manages to convey all the reader needs to know about two men to whom battalions of biographies have been devoted' EVENING STANDARDAdolf Hitler and Winston Churchill were two totally opposite leaders - both in... -
Political Candidate Selection: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Under-Representation in the UK by Jeanette Ashe 9781032400938
RRP: £39.99£35.06The "secret garden of politics", where some win and others lose their candidate selection bids, and why some aspirant candidates are successful while others fail have been enduring puzzles within political science. This book solves this puzzle by... -
The Provisional IRA: From Insurrection to Parliament by Tommy McKearney
RRP: £24.99£16.38This book analyses the underlying reasons behind the formation of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), its development, where this current in Irish republicanism is at present and its prospects for the future. Tommy McKearney, a former IRA... -
Demagogue for President: The Rhetorical Genius of Donald Trump by Jennifer R. Mercieca
RRP: £27.95£18.03Historic levels of polarization, a disaffected and frustrated electorate, and widespread distrust of government, the news media, and traditional political leadership set the stage in 2016 for an unexpected, unlikely, and unprecedented presidential... -
The Steal: The Attempt to Overturn the 2020 US Election and the People Who Stopped It by Mark Bowden
RRP: £14.99£9.80In the sixty-four days between November 3 and January 6, President Donald Trump and his allies fought to reverse the outcome of the vote. Focusing on six states - Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin - Trump's supporters claimed... -
Get Me Carlucci: A Daughter Recounts Her Father’s Legacy of Service by Kristin Carlucci Weed
RRP: £26.95£19.19Once called "Washington's ultimate survivor" by The Washington Post, Frank C. Carlucci III served six presidents, traveled across the world on behalf of his country, and ultimately rose to prominence as secretary of defense. Through every era of his... -
Credible and True: The Political and Personal Memoir of K. Harvey Proctor by Harvey Proctor 9781785900013
RRP: £20.00£14.56Early in the morning of 4 March 2015, a fierce knock at the door heralded the start of a new chapter in Harvey Proctor's almost continuous relationship with the police and media, when officers from the Metropolitan Police raided his home in connection... -
The Storm Is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything by Mike Rothschild 9781800960459
RRP: £10.99£6.47*****PERFECT FOR FANS OF 'THE COMING STORM'ONE OF THE TELEGRAPH'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR 'A chilling overview of a movement that should arguably have no place in any healthy, well-educated society.' - The Telegraph'A compelling book.' - The Guardian'The Storm... -
Heinemann Advanced History: The Extension of the Franchise: 1832-1931 by Bob Whitfield
£29.13A study of the period 1832 to 1931 and the extension of the franchise. It is designed to fulfil the AS and A Level specifications in place from September 2000. The two AS sections deal with narrative and explanation of the topic. There are extra notes,... -
The Audacity To Win: How Obama Won and How We Can Beat the Party of Limbaugh, Beck, and Palin by David Plouffe
RRP: £21.99£14.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143118084Author David PlouffeFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 408g -
Where Are The Elephants? by Leon Rosselson
RRP: £15.99£10.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629639734Author Leon RosselsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint PM PressPublisher PM Press -
Disappearing Acts: Spectacles of Gender and Nationalism in Argentina's "Dirty War" by Diana Taylor
RRP: £24.99£21.23In Disappearing Acts, Diana Taylor looks at how national identity is shaped, gendered, and contested through spectacle and spectatorship. The specific identity in question is that of Argentina, and Taylor's focus is directed toward the years 1976 to 1983... -
The Lincoln Miracle: Inside the Republican Convention That Changed History by Edward Achorn 9780802162687
RRP: £14.99£9.88The vivid, behind-the-scenes story of perhaps the most consequential political moment in American history-Abraham Lincoln's history-changing nomination to lead the Republican Party in the 1860 presidential electionIllinois lawyer Abraham Lincoln had a... -
Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics: How the Internet Era is Transforming Politics in Kenya by Nanjala Nyabola
RRP: £16.99£12.86From the upheavals of recent national elections to the success of the #MyDressMyChoice feminist movement, digital platforms have already had a dramatic impact on political life in Kenya - one of the most electronically advanced countries in Africa. While... -
Douglas Home by David Dutton
RRP: £12.99£8.75Douglas-Home had a complex career between the two Houses of Parliament, disclaiming his peerage to become Prime Minister. His term in office was short elected in 1963 he lost the election of 1964.Book InformationISBN 9781904950677Author David... -
The Green & White House: Ireland and the US Presidents by Lynne Kelleher 9781785304248
RRP: £9.99£7.11'Fascinating' - Eamon Dunphy'Meticulously researched' - Sunday Independent'A wonderful account of the special relationships between Ireland and the USA' Bertie AhernThe links between Ireland and US presidents extend much further and deeper than JFK: from...