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Essential Concepts of Environmental Communication: An A-Z Guide by Pat Brereton
RRP: £35.99£31.69This book draws on a broad spectrum of environmental communications and related cross-disciplinary literature to help students and scholars grasp the interconnecting key concepts within this ever-expanding field of study. Aligning climate change and... -
The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III by Peter Baker
RRP: £18.00£14.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101912164Author Peter BakerFormat PaperbackPage Count 736Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 913gDimensions(mm) 233mm * 154mm... -
Polarized: Making Sense of a Divided America by James E. Campbell 9780691180861
RRP: £17.99£14.06An eye-opening look at how and why America has become so politically polarizedMany continue to believe that the United States is a nation of political moderates. In fact, it is a nation divided. It has been so for some time and has grown more so. This... -
The Green & White House: Ireland and the US Presidents by Lynne Kelleher
RRP: £17.99£12.95'Carefully researched and excellently written . . . a wonderful account of the special relationship between Ireland and the USA.' BERTIE AHERN'Anybody with an interest in Irish-American politics and personalities will want to read The Green and White... -
Romanifesto: Modern Lessons from Classical Politics by Asa Bennett 9781785905193
RRP: £11.99£8.43Despite the last days of Rome being around 1,500 years ago, the shadow of its empire - and what those who lived in it had to say - still looms large over modern politics. Indeed, we would not think of `politics' as it is without our Classical... -
The Power Of Onlyness: How to Make Your Ideas Mighty Enough to Dent the World by Nilofer Merchant
RRP: £24.99£16.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525429135Author Nilofer MerchantFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Viking Press IncPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
Scottish National Party Leaders by Gerry Hassan 9781785900921
RRP: £25.00£18.02By any measure, the story of the Scottish National Party is an extraordinary one.Forced to endure decades of electoral irrelevance since its creation in the 1930s, during which it often found itself grappling with internal debate on strategy, and... -
Vote for Honesty and Get Democracy Done: Four Simple Steps to Change by Ann Whitehead 9781910461648
RRP: £11.99£7.59The truth matters. Vital decisions made on our behalf require that the people in government are honest with the electorate. Vote for Honesty and Get Democracy Done seeks solutions to the increasing problem of dishonest behaviour by some UK politicians... -
Bonar Law by Andrew Taylor 9781904950592
RRP: £10.99£7.49Bonar Law was a prominent opponent of Home Rule for Ireland; he also served the shortest term of any of Britain's 20th century Prime Ministers. In 1922 he was responsible for ending the coalition.Book InformationISBN 9781904950592Author Andrew... -
Post-Truth, Fake News and Democracy: Mapping the Politics of Falsehood by Johan Farkas 9781032563039
RRP: £35.99£31.69The new edition of Post-Truth, Fake News and Democracy offers an updated overview and critical discussion of contemporary discourses around truth, misinformation, and democracy, while also mapping cutting-edge scholarship.Through in-depth analyses of... -
Class Act: The Cultural and Political Life of Ewan MacColl by Ben Harker 9780745321653
RRP: £24.99£17.59Sometimes described as 'the British Brecht', Ewan MacColl (1915-1989) was a major twentieth-century political artist. This is the first biography of MacColl, and was prepared with the authorisation of his collaborator and widow, Peggy Seeger. MacColl... -
Hell and Other Destinations: A 21st-Century Memoir by Madeleine Albright
RRP: £25.00£17.60"Richly detailed. . . an intimate portrait of a diplomat." -New YorkerFrom the seven-time New York Times bestselling author and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright-among history's most admired and tireless public servants-a revealing, funny, and... -
Churchill by Chris Wrigley 9781904950639
RRP: £10.99£7.49Biography of the most famous Prime Minister of the 20th CenturyBook InformationISBN 9781904950639Author Chris WrigleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Haus PublishingPublisher Haus PublishingWeight(grams) 680gDimensions(mm) 25mm * 15mm * 2mm -
Britain's Greatest Prime Minister: Lord Liverpool by Martin Hutchinson
RRP: £25.00£17.86Britain's Greatest Prime Minister: Lord Liverpool unpicks two centuries of Whig history to redeem Lord Liverpool (1770-1828) from 'arch-mediocrity' and establish him as the greatest political leader the country has ever seen. In the past, biographers... -
Churchill's Cigar: A Lifelong Love Affair Through War and Peace by Stephen McGinty
RRP: £14.99£11.28During the Second World War, Churchill's cigar was such an important beacon of resistance that MI5, together with the nation's top scientists, tested the Prime Minister's supplies on mice rather than risk sabotage. Today Winston Churchill and his cigar... -
Democracy without Shortcuts: A Participatory Conception of Deliberative Democracy by Cristina Lafont
RRP: £38.49£33.39This book articulates a participatory conception of deliberative democracy that takes the democratic ideal of self-government seriously. It aims to improve citizens' democratic control and vindicate the value of citizens' participation against... -
Master of the Senate: Lbj Vol.3: The Years of Lyndon Johnson Culture by Robert A. Caro 9780394528366
RRP: £60.00£44.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of National Book Awards and Pulitzer Prize.Book InformationISBN 9780394528366Author Robert A. CaroFormat HardbackPage Count 1200Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher... -
The Opinionated Middle Ground: Consensus is Possible and Polarization is Curable by John Scott Cowan 9781990823534
RRP: £18.99£12.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781990823534Author John Scott CowanFormat PaperbackPage Count 334Imprint The Sutherland House Inc.Publisher The Sutherland House Inc. -
The Paradox of Parliament by Jonathan Malloy 9781487550882
£67.61The Paradox of Parliament provides a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of Parliament in order to explain the paradoxical expectations placed on the institution. The book argues that Parliament labours under two different "logics" of its purpose and... -
European Dictatorships 1918-1945 by Stephen J. Lee
RRP: £39.99£35.46European Dictatorships 1918-1945 surveys the extraordinary circumstances leading to, and arising from, the transformation of over half of Europe's states to dictatorships between the first and the second world wars. From the notorious dictatorships of... -
Overreach: China, America, and the New Cold War by Susan Shirk
RRP: £22.99£19.96For decades, China's rise to power was characterized by its reassurance that this rise would be peaceful. Then, as Susan L. Shirk, shows in this sobering, clear-eyed account of China today, something changed. For three decades after Mao's death in... -
Presidents and the American Presidency by Lori Cox Han
RRP: £97.99£70.19Presidents and the American Presidency, Third Edition, engages students in the study of the presidency through an exploration of both the political institution and the men who have held the office. Considering both the strengths and the weaknesses of the... -
How to Fix the Future: Staying Human in the Digital Age by Andrew Keen 9781786491688
RRP: £9.99£4.11In his bestselling books The Cult of the Amateur and The Internet is not the Answer, Andrew Keen exposed the cultural and social dangers posed by internet technology. What was once seen as a tool for connecting people and providing opportunities is now... -
Who Fights for Reputation: The Psychology of Leaders in International Conflict by Keren Yarhi-Milo 9780691181288
RRP: £32.00£24.27How psychology explains why a leader is willing to use military force to protect or salvage reputationIn Who Fights for Reputation, Keren Yarhi-Milo provides an original framework, based on insights from psychology, to explain why some political leaders... -
Taking Back Trump's America: Why We Lost the White House and How We'll Win It Back by Peter Navarro
RRP: £28.00£18.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637586785Author Peter NavarroFormat HardbackPage Count 376Imprint Bombardier BooksPublisher Bombardier BooksWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm) 231mm *... -
Prisms of the People: Power and Organizing in Twenty-First Century America by Hahrie Han
RRP: £24.00£23.03Grassroots organizing and collective action have always been fundamental to American democracy but have been burgeoning since the 2016 election, as people struggle to make their voices heard in this moment of societal upheaval. Unfortunately much of that... -
Design for Policy by Christian Bason
RRP: £32.99£29.16Design for Policy is the first publication to chart the emergence of collaborative design approaches to innovation in public policy. Drawing on contributions from a range of the world's leading academics, design practitioners and public managers, it... -
CEO Society: The Corporate Takeover of Everyday Life by Peter Bloom 9781786990723
RRP: £17.99£15.94Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) have become the cultural icons of the 21st century. Figures like Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg are held up as role models who epitomise the modern pursuit of innovation, wealth and success. We now live, Bloom and Rhodes... -
Chinese Election Interference in Taiwan by Edward Barss 9780367743598
RRP: £39.99£35.06This book documents the history of China's attempts to undermine Taiwan's elections, offering additional insights into China's methods of influence in Hong Kong, the United States and Canada. Drawing from Chinese language primary sources and historical... -
The State of Northern Ireland and the Democratic Deficit: Between Sectarianism and Neo-Liberalism by Paul Stewart 9781908251961
RRP: £14.95£12.53Since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, the image projected of Northern Ireland in the mainstream media is frequently that of a newly prosperous, modern, post-conflict society - a rare example of a successful peace process. Promoted as a... -
Red Banners, Books and Beer Mugs: The Mental World of German Social Democrats, 1863-1914 by Andrew G. Bonnell
RRP: £30.00£19.88The German Social Democratic Party was the world's first million-strong political party and was the main force pushing for the democratisation of Imperial Germany before the First World War. This book examines the themes around which the party organized... -
Jeremy Corbyn and the Strange Rebirth of Labour England by Francis Beckett 9781785904004
RRP: £20.00£14.16In 2016 Labour burst into new life. The Westminster beltway of political insiders, pollsters, commentators and newspaper proprietors were left with egg all over their faces. Few took the trouble to ask how or why Labour, almost alone amongst parties on... -
Inside the Mind of a Voter: A New Approach to Electoral Psychology by Michael Bruter
RRP: £30.00£23.22An in-depth look into the psychology of voters around the world, how voters shape elections, and how elections transform citizens and affect their livesCould understanding whether elections make people happy and bring them closure matter more than who... -
The Responsibilities of Democracy by Nick Clegg
RRP: £7.99£5.59Democracy operates on consent. That means politicians have to argue their causes and win consensus. But democracy has its flaws, not least in the lack of efficiency in the decision-making process. Above all, democracy requires honesty: in facing up to... -
Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History by Katy Tur
£12.11A New York Times Bestseller"Compelling... this book couldn't be more timely." - Jill Abramson, New York Times Book ReviewCalled "disgraceful," "third-rate," and "not nice" by Donald Trump, NBC News correspondent Katy Tur reported on-and took flak... -
The Oxford Handbook of Governance by David Levi-Faur
RRP: £32.49£31.99The Oxford Handbook of Governance presents an authoritative and accessible state-of-the-art analysis of the social science literature on governance. The volume presents the core concepts and knowledge that have evolved in the study of governance in... -
History of the Communist Party of Great Britain: v.1: Formation and Early Years, 1919-24 by James Klugmann 9780853153726
£20.00This first in the six volume series covers the early 20s - the wave of post-war militancy, the negotiations between Marxist groups which led to the formation of the Communist Party, the Party's early organisation and political policies, and the coming... -
Politics and Propaganda: Weapons of Mass Seduction by Caroline Wilding 9780719068539
RRP: £19.99£17.44From the taunting videos of Osama Bin Laden to the partisan euphoria of the embedded journalist, from the visual rhetoric of the anti-globalisation movement to the empire of spin to the scalding polemics of American campaign advertising, propaganda is... -
Five Year Mission: The Labour Party under Ed Miliband by Tim Bale
RRP: £11.99£8.43In May 2010, Labour suffered one of its worst ever election defeats. A few months later it chose Ed Miliband as its new leader. His task? To win back power after just one term in opposition - a tall order given how many voters had come to blame Labour... -
Parliament and Power: Agenda for a Free Society by Tony Benn
RRP: £12.99£11.31An icon of the Left, and champion of democracy and social justice, Tony Benn entered the Commons in 1950 and with Ted Heath held the record for post-war service as an MP. Parliament, People and Power features a selection of his interviews with the New...