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Disadvantage by Jonathan Wolff 9780199655588
RRP: $47.72$34.64What does it mean to be disadvantaged? Is it possible to compare different disadvantages? What should governments do to move their societies in the direction of equality, where equality is to be understood both in distributional and social terms? Linking... -
Representing the Woman: Cinema and Psychoanalysis by Elizabeth Cowie 9780333660133
RRP: $59.34$59.29Representing the Woman: Cinema and Psychoanalysis examines the theory and politics of representation in narrative film. Questioning current accounts of cinema's pleasures for men and women, Elizabeth Cowie draws on the psychoanalytic theory of Freud and... -
Mind the Gap Ferdinand Mount 9781906021955
RRP: $16.76$9.69Through acute observation and vivid illustration - drawing on every aspect of life from soap operas, speech patterns and gardening to education and the distribution of wealth - he demolishes the illusion that we live in a classless society and shows... -
Law for Social Workers by Helen Carr 9780198869924
RRP: $49.01$47.50Law for Social Workers has been supporting social work students and professionals for over 25 years. Written by an expert team with practical experience, this book provides the perfect combination of legal explanation and practical insight and is the... -
How Did We Get into This Mess?: Politics, Equality, Nature by George Monbiot
RRP: $15.47$12.51George Monbiot is one of the most vocal, and eloquent, critics of the current consensus. How Did We Get into this Mess?, based on his powerful journalism, assesses the state we are now in: the devastation of the natural world, the crisis of inequality,... -
Who Cares: The Hidden Crisis of Caregiving, and How We Solve It - the 2023 Orwell Prize Finalist Emily Kenway 9781472288486
RRP: $28.38$19.30*FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2023*'A visceral, unsparing picture of our current situation' ROB DELANEY'A radical vision for how we might do things better ' LADY BRENDA HALE 'A rallying cry we should all heed' TLSA ground-breaking... -
Our NHS: A History of Britain's Best Loved Institution by Andrew Seaton 9780300268270
RRP: $25.80$21.19An engaging, inclusive history of the NHS, exploring its surprising survival-and the people who have kept it running In recent decades, a wave of appreciation for the NHS has swept across the UK. Britons have clapped for frontline workers and... -
Great Mistakes in Education Policy: And How to Avoid Them in the Future Ruth Lupton (The University of Manchester) 9781447352457
RRP: $21.92$17.52Education policies should drive success and equity but in many countries they are failing to do so. Situating the cases of England and Australia within broader global policy trends, this book critically analyses what has gone wrong. Drawing on extensive... -
Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic Sam Quinones 9781620402528
RRP: $16.76$11.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620402528Author Sam QuinonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Bloomsbury PressPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PlcWeight(grams) 412g -
Envisioning Real Utopias by Erik Olin Wright
RRP: $28.37$23.70Rising inequality of income and power, along with recent convulsions in the finance sector, have made the search for alternatives to unbridled capitalism more urgent than ever. Yet few are attempting this task-most analysts argue that any attempt to... -
How The Other Half Learns: Equality, Excellence, and the Battle Over School Choice by Robert Pondiscio
RRP: $20.63$14.10Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525533757Author Robert PondiscioFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Avery Publishing Group Inc.,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
Breadline Britain: The Rise of Mass Poverty Stewart Lansley 9781780745442
RRP: $15.47$10.87Poverty in Britain is at post-war highs and - even with economic growth -is set to increase yet further. Food bank queues are growing, levels of severe deprivation have been rising, and increasing numbers of children are left with their most basic needs... -
THE GREATEST SPEECHES OF PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP: 45TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA with an Introduction by Presidential Historian Craig Shirly by Donald J. Trump
RRP: $46.43$31.81"We will make America strong again. We will make America safe again. And we will make America great again. Greater than ever before!" - President Donald J. TrumpThe ultimate collection of President Donald J. Trump's most important speeches and words to... -
The Richer, The Poorer: How Britain Enriched the Few and Failed the Poor. A 200-Year History Stewart Lansley (Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research, The University of Bristol) 9781447363217
RRP: $25.79$20.33For 200 years, Britain's most powerful elites have been allowed to enrich themselves at the expense of surging inequality and mass poverty. This landmark book charts the roller coaster history of both rich and poor, and the mechanisms that link wealth... -
Social Policy for Social Work, Social Care and the Caring Professions: Scottish Perspectives by Steve J Hothersall 9780367342265
RRP: $50.30$44.14This revised second edition analyses social policy in Scotland since devolution in 1999 and reflects the nascent and distinctively Scottish policy agenda. Along with updated chapters, there are two new inclusions: a chapter analysing post-devolution... -
Understanding Public Policy: Theories and Issues Paul Cairney 9781137545183
RRP: $47.72$42.42The fully revised second edition of this textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to theories of public policy and policymaking. The policy process is complex: it contains hundreds of people and organisations from various levels and types of... -
Politics and Policy Making in the UK Paul Cairney (University of Stirling) 9781529222357
RRP: $34.82$26.88Over the past decade, the UK has experienced major policy and policy making change. This text examines this shifting political and policy landscape while also highlighting the features of UK politics that have endured. Written by Paul Cairney and Sean... -
The Myth of the Chemical Cure: A Critique of Psychiatric Drug Treatment by J. Moncrieff 9780230574328
$43.22This book overturns the idea that psychiatric drugs work by correcting chemical imbalance and analyzes the professional, commercial and political vested interests that have shaped this view. It provides a comprehensive critique of research on drugs... -
Hiding the Guillotine: Public Executions in France, 1870–1939 by Emmanuel Taïeb 9781501750946
RRP: $56.76$49.46Hiding the Guillotine examines the question of state involvement in violence by tracing the evolution of public executions in France. Why did the state move executions from the bloody and public stage of the guillotine to behind prison doors? In a... -
Forensic Aspects of Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Clinician's Guide by Jane M. McCarthy 9781009360944
RRP: $58.04$49.51Evidence has shown a high prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders amongst offenders in custodial institutions. Bringing together the latest knowledge and understanding, this book describes the needs of offenders who present with neurodevelopmental... -
Rethinking Miscarriages of Justice: Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg by Michael Naughton 9780230019065
RRP: $58.04$58.01Drawing on Foucauldian theory and 'social harm' paradigms, Naughton offers a radical redefinition of miscarriages of justice from a critical perspective. This book uncovers the limits of the entire criminal justice process and challenges the dominant... -
Pills, Powder, and Smoke: inside the bloody War on Drugs by Antony Loewenstein 9781912854240
RRP: $21.92$15.84Like the never-ending War on Terror, the drugs war is a multi-billion-dollar industry that won't go down without a fight. Pills, Powder, and Smoke explains why. The War on Drugs has been official American policy since the 1970s, with the UK, Europe,... -
DARK AGENDA: The War to Destroy Christian America by David Horowitz
RRP: $25.79$17.49"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... -
The Court of Protection Made Clear: A User's Guide by Claire Wills-Goldingham 9780956777461
RRP: $32.19$26.65The book deliberately sets out to bridge the gap between the people using the Court and the professionals who advise them so that all involved can make fully informed decisions about money and welfare at what can be a stressful time. Using plain... -
Access All Areas: The Diversity Manifesto for TV and Beyond by Lenny Henry
RRP: $10.31$7.04** PRE-ORDER LENNY HENRY'S NEW AUTOBIOGRAPHY RISING TO THE SURFACE NOW ** Sir Lenny Henry rang up the Office for National Statistics to confirm something he'd been thinking about for a long time. They told him that only 29.5% of the United Kingdom's... -
Immigration & Asylum Law by Gina Clayton 9780198848936
RRP: $63.20$60.49The ninth edition of Immigration and Asylum Law continues to provide students with expert coverage of case law and legislation, along with dynamic analysis of the political context and social impact of the law, and a strong focus on human rights. ... -
Fractured: Why our societies are coming apart and how we put them back together again by Jon Yates
RRP: $15.47$10.87'An urgent manifesto for collective healing.' David Lammy MP This landmark book tackles a deceptively simple idea: the more we spend time with people unlike ourselves, doing things together, the more understanding, tolerant, and even friendly... -
Safety-I and Safety-II: The Past and Future of Safety Management by Professor Erik Hollnagel
RRP: $63.20$55.03Safety has traditionally been defined as a condition where the number of adverse outcomes was as low as possible (Safety-I). From a Safety-I perspective, the purpose of safety management is to make sure that the number of accidents and incidents is kept... -
The Violence of Britishness: Racism, Borders and the Conditions of Citizenship Nadya Ali 9780745341705
RRP: $21.92$14.89In post-Brexit Britain wracked by multiple crises, the entitlements of citizenship grow increasingly precarious. 'Britishness' is a way of understanding the nation shaped by white nationalism that acts as a powerful tool of racial bordering, separating... -
Good Times, Bad Times: The Welfare Myth of Them and Us John Hills 9781447336471
RRP: $18.05$14.71Two-thirds of UK government spending now goes on the welfare state and where the money is spent - healthcare, education, pensions, benefits - is the centre of political and public debate. Much of that debate is dominated by the myth that the population... -
Peak Inequality: Britain's Ticking Time Bomb Danny Dorling 9781447349075
RRP: $16.76$13.09Inequality is the key political issue of our time. Here Dorling brings together brand new material alongside a carefully curated selection of his most recent writing on inequality from publications as wide ranging as the Daily Telegraph, the Guardian,... -
Consequences of Capitalism: Manufacturing Discontent and Resistance by Noam Chomsky 9780241482612
RRP: $19.34$14.13An essential primer on capitalism, politics and how the world works, based on the hugely popular undergraduate lecture series 'What is Politics?'Is there an alternative to capitalism? In this landmark text Chomsky and Waterstone chart a critical map for... -
Medical Law: A Very Short Introduction by Charles Foster 9780199660445
RRP: $11.60$8.32Medical law is concerned with our bodies, and what happens to them during and after our lives. When things go wrong with our bodies, we want to know what our rights are, and what governs the conduct of the clinicians into whose hands we put our lives and... -
Injustice: Why Social Inequality Still Persists by Danny Dorling
RRP: $15.47$12.67In the five years since the first edition of Injustice there have been devastating increases in poverty, hunger and destitution in the UK. Globally, the richest 1% have never held a greater share of world wealth, while the share of most of the other 99%... -
The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality by Kathryn Paige Harden
RRP: $32.25$25.79A provocative and timely case for how the science of genetics can help create a more just and equal societyIn recent years, scientists like Kathryn Paige Harden have shown that DNA makes us different, in our personalities and in our health-and in ways... -
The End of Policing by Alex Vitale
RRP: $12.89$12.75The massive uprising following the police killing of George Floyd in the summer of 2020--by some estimates the largest protests in US history--thrust the argument to defund the police to the forefront of international politics. It also made The End of... -
Understanding Human Need Hartley Dean 9781447341987
RRP: $33.53$25.94This second edition of a widely-respected textbook is one of the few resources available to provide an overview of human need, as a key concept in the social sciences. Taking an approach encompassing both global North and South, this accessible and... -
Public Policy: A New Introduction by Christoph Knill
$48.23A comprehensive introduction to public policy and the policy cycle, the fully revised second edition of this popular textbook offers a practical guide to the topic while remaining underpinned by cutting-edge research. Bringing together analysis of... -
Gaffs: Why No One Can Get a House, and What We Can Do About It by Rory Hearne 9780008529611
RRP: $12.89$8.57The book that has been waiting to be written - how Ireland's housing policy has locked an entire generation out of the housing market and what we should do about it. Millennials are the first generation in Ireland to be worse off than their... -
A Collective Bargain: Unions, Organizing, and the Fight for Democracy by Jane McAlevey
RRP: $16.76$10.94From longtime labor organizer Jane McAlevey, a vital call-to-arms in favor of unions, a key force capable of defending our democracyFor decades, racism, corporate greed, and a skewed political system have been eating away at the social and political...