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The Allure of Toxic Leaders: Why We Follow Destructive Bosses and Corrupt Politicians-and How We Can Survive Them by Jean Lipman-Blumen 9780195312003
RRP: $23.21$17.21Toxic leaders, both political, like Slobodan Milosevic, and corporate, like Enron's Ken Lay, have always been with us, and many books have been written to explain what makes them tick. Here leadership scholar Jean Lipman-Blumen explains what makes the... -
The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism by Theda Skocpol 9780190633660
RRP: $20.63$17.20On February 19, 2009, CNBC commentator Rick Santelli delivered a dramatic rant against Obama administration programs to shore up the plunging housing market. Invoking the Founding Fathers and ridiculing "losers" who could not pay their mortgages,... -
Essential Concepts of Environmental Communication: An A-Z Guide by Pat Brereton
RRP: $46.43$40.88This 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 Big Teal by Simon Holmes à Court
RRP: $18.05$15.26Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922633569Author Simon Holmes a CourtFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Monash University PublishingPublisher Monash University Publishing -
Citizens and Sportsmen: Futbol and Politics in Twentieth-Century Chile by Brenda Elsey 9780292743939
RRP: $33.53$29.01Futbol, or soccer as it is called in the United States, is the most popular sport in the world. Millions of people schedule their lives and build identities around it. The World Cup tournament, played every four years, draws an audience of more than a... -
Political Parties and Party Systems by Alan Ware 9780198780779
RRP: $61.91$48.61This is an introduction to the study of political parties and party systems. It focuses primarily on liberal deocracies and the approach is a comparative one. The book's aim is to explain to students of politics how and why parties and party systems... -
German Politics Today Geoffrey Roberts 9780719078668
RRP: $25.79$18.73This revised and updated edition provides the reader with a comprehensive description and analysis of the institutions of the German political system. The historical development of German politics is surveyed, and special attention is given to the... -
Corbynism in Perspective: The Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn by Andrew Crines
RRP: $32.25$30.02Jeremy Corbyn proved to be one of Labour's most popular and yet one of its most divisive leaders amongst the membership. From his surprise election in 2015, he was characterized as both hero and villain. A conviction politician, determined to do things... -
Voter Suppression in U.S. Elections by Jim Downs
RRP: $23.16$16.15Historians have long been engaged in telling the story of the struggle for the vote. In the wake of recent contested elections, the suppression of the vote has returned to the headlines, as awareness of the deep structural barriers to the ballot,... -
Edexcel GCSE History: CA6 Government and protest in the USA 1945-70 Controlled Assessment Student book by Angela Leonard
$4.09Gives students confidence with their controlled assessment tasksBook InformationISBN 9781846906459Author Angela LeonardFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Edexcel LimitedPublisher Pearson Education LimitedWeight(grams) 238gDimensions(mm) 272mm * 219mm *... -
After Trump: Inside the Not-So-Civil War to Command the GOP by David M Drucker
RRP: $32.25$24.26With Trump's four years in the White House now in the rearview, an unprecedented period in American political history is concluded. The transition, however, has set off a mad scramble for control of a Republican Party that for so long has reflected the... -
The Apprentice: Trump, Russia and the Subversion of American Democracy by Greg Miller
RRP: $12.89$8.57It has been called the political crime of the century: This book from Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Greg Miller uncovers for the first time the truth behind the Kremlin's attempt to put Trump in the White House, how they... -
Labour's Grass Roots: The Politics of Party Membership by Patrick Seyd 9780198273585
$25.34Who belongs to the Labour Party and why? What are their opinions about politics and society, or about the 'new model' party of Neil Kinnock? After the electoral debacle of 1983 the Labour leadership embarked on a strategy of modernization in order to... -
Leading with Everything to Give: Lessons from the Success and Failure of Western Capitalism by Simon P. Walker 9781903689455
RRP: $15.48$11.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903689455Author WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Piquant EditionsPublisher Piquant EditionsWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 9mm -
British Government in Crisis by Christopher Foster
$49.72Why are we badly governed? Why has a system of government - the envy of the world as recently as the 1970s - developed so many defects? Why is there such a gulf between political classes, who seem to believe the position satisfactory or inevitable, and... -
Tweeting to Power: The Social Media Revolution in American Politics by Jason B. Gainous 9780199965090
RRP: $47.07$28.86Online social media are changing the face of politics in the United States. Beginning with a strong theoretical foundation grounded in political, communications and psychology literature, Tweeting to Power examines the effect of online social media on... -
The Scottish National Party: Transition to Power by James Mitchell 9780199580002
$91.78The Scottish National Party is a study of the SNP immediately after it came to power in May 2007. It is based on a survey of the entire membership and elite interviews with over 80 senior party figures. Discussion is located within the appropriate... -
The Trump Effect: Building a Better American Future by Newt Gingrich
RRP: $29.66$22.08The 2020 election will be a decisive choice for America. Will the American people choose four more years of President Trump's focus on economic growth, a foreign and trade policy of putting American interests first, dismantling the deep state, and... -
The Opinionated Middle Ground: Consensus is Possible and Polarization is Curable by John Scott Cowan 9781990823534
RRP: $24.50$16.68Apologies 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 Suffragist Peace: How Women Shape the Politics of War by Robert F. Trager
RRP: $27.08$23.14A deep and historical examination of how the political influence of women at the ballot box has shaped the course of war and peace. In the modern age, some parts of the world are experiencing a long peace. Nuclear weapons, capitalism and the... -
Democracy Works: Re-Wiring Politics to Africa's Advantage by Greg Mills
RRP: $38.70$34.77Democracy Works asks how we can learn to nurture, deepen and consolidate democracy in Africa. By analysing transitions within and beyond the continent, the authors identify a 'democratic playbook' robust enough to withstand threats to free and fair... -
The Making of the President 2016: How Donald Trump Orchestrated a Revolution by Roger Stone 9781510726925
RRP: $28.38$24.51From Roger Stone, a New York Times bestselling author, longtime political adviser and friend to Donald Trump, and consummate Republican strategist, comes an in-depth examination of how Trump's campaign tapped into the national mood to deliver a stunning... -
Pranksters vs. Autocrats: Why Dilemma Actions Advance Nonviolent Activism by Srdja Popovic 9781501756054
RRP: $9.02$5.01The Lawrence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal, presented by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State, recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, and organizations that produce innovations to further democracy in the United States or around... -
Exercise of Power: American Failures, Successes, and a New Path Forward in the Post-Cold War World by Robert M Gates
RRP: $19.34$12.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525432586Author Robert M GatesFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint VintagePublisher VintageWeight(grams) 132g -
Necessary Trouble: Americans in Revolt by Sarah Jaffe 9781568589923
RRP: $18.05$13.07Necessary Trouble is the definitive book on the movements that are poised to permanently remake American politics. We are witnessing a moment of unprecedented political turmoil and social activism. Over the last few years, we've seen the growth of the... -
Digital, Political, Radical Natalie Fenton 9780745650876
RRP: $21.92$19.63Digital, Political, Radical is a siren call to the field of media and communications and the study of social and political movements. We must put the politics of transformation at the very heart of our analyses to meet the global challenges of gross... -
Government by Referendum by Matt Qvortrup
RRP: $16.76$11.30Referendums are ubiquitous; from Brexit in the United Kingdom in 2016 to same-sex marriage in Australia in 2017 Why are referendums held at all? And when they are held, why are they won or lost? Moreover, what are the consequences of having referendums?... -
Universal Declaration of Human Rights by Eleanor Roosevelt 9781557094551
RRP: $16.71$10.26Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781557094551Author Eleanor RooseveltFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Applewood BooksPublisher Applewood BooksWeight(grams) 113gDimensions(mm) 168mm *... -
The Long Southern Strategy: How Chasing White Voters in the South Changed American Politics by Angie Maxwell 9780190265960
RRP: $45.14$42.58The Southern Strategy is traditionally understood as a Goldwater and Nixon-era effort by the Republican Party to win over disaffected white voters in the Democratic stronghold of the American South. To realign these voters with the GOP, the party... -
Words That Changed A Nation: The Most Celebrated and Influential Speeches of Barack Obama by Barack Obama 9780982375655
RRP: $11.55$8.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982375655Author Barack ObamaFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Beacon HillPublisher Beacon HillWeight(grams) 250g -
For Party or Country: Nationalism and the Dilemmas of Popular Conservatism in Edwardian England by Frans Coetzee 9780195062380
RRP: $125.13$115.95Lord Hugh Cecil, commenting in 1912 on the British Conservative party's staying power, said the party's success was largely a matter of temperament, `recruited from ... the natural conservatism that is found in almost every human mind.' The Conservatives... -
Migrants and Machine Politics: How India's Urban Poor Seek Representation and Responsiveness by Adam Michael Auerbach
RRP: $38.70$30.04How poor migrants shape city politics during urbanizationAs the Global South rapidly urbanizes, millions of people have migrated from the countryside to urban slums, which now house one billion people worldwide. The transformative potential of... -
Fighting Corporate Abuse: Beyond Predatory Capitalism Corporate Reform Collective 9780745335162
RRP: $21.92$14.89Fighting Corporate Abuse demonstrates, through compelling and revelatory analysis, the legislation and regulation needed to deal with the abuses in the corporate sector that have been revealed in recent years. It highlights the more general contribution... -
German Politics 1945-1995 by Peter Pulzer 9780198781110
RRP: $76.10$60.85With the opening of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the unification of 1990 a new German state emerged - the fifth constitutional upheaval and the fourth change of frontiers in this century. This book aims to introduce the reader to the legacy that... -
Irish Protestant Identities by Mervyn Busteed 9780719077456
RRP: $83.85$68.38Irish Protestant identities is a major multi-disciplinary portrayal and analysis of the often overlooked Protestant tradition in Ireland. A distinguished team of contributors explore what is distinctive about the religious minority on the island of... -
Modern Political Campaigns: How Professionalism, Technology, and Speed Have Revolutionized Elections by Michael D Cohen 9781538153796
RRP: $38.70$36.15Michael D. Cohen, a 20+ year veteran of working on, teaching, and writing about political campaigns, takes readers through how campaigns are organized, the state-of-the-art tools of the trade, and how some of the most interesting people in politics got... -
The Art of Political Warfare by John J. Pitney 9780806133829
$30.24The Art of Political Warfare highlights the striking similarities between politics and war. Applying military thought to domestic politics, John J. Pitney, Jr., persuasively argues that the language of war teaches us about political activity. Combining... -
Beautiful Rising: Creative Resistance from the Global South Juman Abujbara 9781944869816
RRP: $16.76$11.13"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... -
Socio-Economic Foundations of the Russian Post-Soviet Regime: The Resource-Based Economy and Estate-Based Social Structure of Contemporary Russia by Simon Kordonsky 9783838207759
RRP: $32.12$26.10This monograph discloses the estate-based social structure of contemporary Russia by way of outlining the principles of the USSR's peculiar estate system, and explaining the new social estates of post-Soviet Russia. Simon Kordonsky distinguishes and... -
How America Gets Away with Murder: Illegal Wars, Collateral Damage and Crimes Against Humanity by Michael Mandel 9780745321516
RRP: $38.69$25.03In Kosovo, America claimed its war was a 'humanitarian intervention,' in Afghanistan, 'self-defense,' and in Iraq, it claimed the authority of the Security Council of the United Nations. Yet each of these wars was illegal according to established rules...