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Memory Politics and the Russian Civil War: Reds Versus Whites by Professor Marlene Laruelle
RRP: £13.99£12.61In examining the re-emergence of Russia's White Movement, Memory Politics and the Russian Civil War gets to the heart of the rich 20th-century memory debates going on in Putin's Russia today. The Kremlin has been giving preference to a Soviet-lite... -
A Letter to a Hindu by Leo Tolstoy
RRP: £5.00£4.42Dated the 14th of December 1908, A Letter to a Hindu was a letter written by Leo Tolstoy to Tarak Nath Das, a Bengali revolutionary and scholar, in response to a request for support for India's separation from British rule, which argued that the Indian... -
Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy: Religion, Politics, and Strategy by Dmitry Adamsky
RRP: £27.99£24.14A nuclear priesthood has arisen in Russia. From portable churches to the consecration of weapons systems, the Russian Orthodox Church has been integrated into every facet of the armed forces to become a vital part of Russian national security, politics,... -
Red List: MI5 and British Intellectuals in the Twentieth Century by David Caute
RRP: £20.00£14.05In the popular imagination MI5, or the Security Service, is known chiefly as the branch of the British state responsible for chasing down those who endanger national security-from Nazi fifth columnists to Soviet spies and today's domestic extremists... -
There Is No Unhappy Revolution: The Communism of Destitution Marcello Tari 9781942173168
RRP: £12.99£8.63"A powerful case for the persistent questioning and existential interruption that accompanies that pursuit of [happiness and revolution], and fuels it, and constitutes and ruptures its vagrant, open end."-Fred Moten, author of In the Break: The... -
Europe's Leadership Famine: Portraits of defiance and decay 1950-2022 by Tom Gallagher 9780993465444
RRP: £17.99£15.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993465444Author Tom GallagherFormat PaperbackPage Count 404Imprint Scotview PublicationsPublisher Scotview PublicationsWeight(grams) 540g -
Hospitality, Volume II by Jacques Derrida 9780226831305
RRP: £36.00£30.37Jacques Derrida explores the ramifications of what we owe to others.Hospitality reproduces a two-year seminar series delivered by Jacques Derrida at the Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales in Paris between 1995 and 1997. In these lectures,... -
China's World View: Demystifying China to Prevent Global Conflict by David Daokui Li 9780393292398
RRP: £22.99£18.11Recent rising tensions between China and the West largely stem from a basic misunderstanding of China's approach to governance, argues Dr David Daokui Li, who has served as an advisor to senior Chinese Communist Party leaders as well as major... -
Infinitely Full of Hope: Fatherhood and the Future in an Age of Crisis and Disaster Tom Whyman 9781913462253
RRP: £10.99£7.40A philosophical memoir about becoming a father in an increasingly terrible world. Can I hope the child growing in my partner's womb will have a good-enough life? For Kant, philosophy boiled down to three key questions: "What can I know?", "What... -
Lockdown Wales: How Covid-19 Tested Wales Will Hayward 9781781726013
RRP: £9.99£7.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781781726013Author Will HaywardFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint SerenPublisher Poetry Wales PressDimensions(mm) 208mm * 135mm * 19mm -
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: The mission to rescue the hostages the world forgot by Colin Freeman
RRP: £10.99£7.12'Captivating, a John le Carre-esque yarn' Telegraph'A thoroughly good read' Michael Portillo, author of Portillo's Hidden History of Britain and presenter of Great British Railway Journeys'A compelling story of courage, determination and skill' Terry... -
Guest House for Young Widows: among the women of ISIS Azadeh Moaveni (Senior Gender Analyst, International Crisis Group and Lecturer in Journalism, NYU in London) 9781912854608
RRP: £16.99£15.11SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON FICTION AND THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE. A GUARDIAN AND OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR. An intimate, deeply reported account of the women who made a shocking decision: to leave their comfortable lives... -
From Peoples into Nations: A History of Eastern Europe by John Connelly 9780691167121
RRP: £30.00£24.89A 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... -
The Cafe de Move-on Blues: In Search of the New South Africa by Christopher Hope
RRP: £9.99£6.70Longlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize,2019In White Boy Running, Christopher Hope explored how it felt and looked to grow up in a country gripped by an 'absurd, racist insanity'. On a road trip thirty years later, Hope goes in search of today's South... -
Post Wall, Post Square: Rebuilding the World after 1989 by Kristina Spohr
RRP: £30.00£27.68'A gripping and compelling account.... The peaceful ending of the Cold War between West and East remains one of the greatest achievements of modern statecraft' CHRISTOPHER ANDREW, Literary Review This... -
The Putin Interviews by Oliver Stone 9781510733428
RRP: £12.99£8.18From Oscar-winner Oliver Stone comes a first-hand look at one of the most important, powerful, and controversial leaders in the world: Vladimir Putin of Russia. The companion to the news-breaking television series, this edition has substantial material... -
Don Roberto: The Adventure of Being Cunninghame Graham by James Jauncey 9781910895764
RRP: £24.99£17.71'A combination of all that is best in memoir, biography and history.' - Caroline Moorehead 'In this remarkable book... Jauncey has performed the great service of reminding us of a wonderful figure from Scotland's recent history.' - Alexander McCall... -
Christians in the City of Hong Kong: Chinese Christianity in Asia's World City by Tobias Brandner 9781350269088
RRP: £19.99£17.61Christians in the City of Hong Kong tells the story of a multi-faceted, constantly evolving Christianity in a vibrant metropolis that has always been China's gateway to the wider world. Having served in Hong Kong for over 25 years in contexts from prison... -
Kwame Nkrumah: Visions of Liberation by Jeffrey S. Ahlman
RRP: £12.99£11.77A new biography of Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah, one of the most influential political figures in twentieth-century African history. As the first prime minister and president ofthe West African state of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah helped shape the global narrative of... -
Failed Fuhrers: A History of the British Extreme Right by Graham Macklin
RRP: £28.99£25.09This book provides a comprehensive history of the ideas and ideologues associated with the racial fascist tradition in Britain. It charts the evolution of the British extreme right from its post-war genesis after 1918 to its present-day incarnations, and... -
Call Me Dave: The Unauthorised Biography of David Cameron by Isabel Oakeshott 9781785900228
RRP: £10.99£8.33After a decade as Conservative Party leader and six years as Prime Minister, he remains an enigma to those outside his exclusive inner circle.Now, in the wake of his dramatic resignation following the sensational EU referendum campaign, this new edition... -
Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam by H. R. McMaster
£14.45"The war in Vietnam was not lost in the field, nor was it lost on the front pages of the New York Times or the college campuses. It was lost in Washington, D.C." -H. R. McMaster (from the Conclusion) Dereliction Of Duty is a stunning analysis of how and... -
Islam and the Future of Tolerance: A Dialogue by Sam Harris
RRP: £16.95£12.05"A civil but honest dialogue...As illuminating as it is fascinating."-Ayaan Hirsi AliIs Islam a religion of peace or war? Is it amenable to reform? Why do so many Muslims seem to be drawn to extremism? And what do words like jihadism and fundamentalism... -
A James Connolly Reader by Shaun Harkin
RRP: £16.99£12.07Considered by many to be Ireland's most important revolutionary, James Connolly devoted his life to struggles against exploitation, oppression and imperialism. Active across the world, Connolly was a peerless organiser, sharp polemicist, and highly... -
One Belt One Road: Chinese Power Meets the World by Eyck Freymann 9780674247963
RRP: £23.95£19.14In 2013, Chinese leader Xi Jinping announced a campaign for national rejuvenation. The One Belt One Road initiative, or OBOR, has become the largest infrastructure program in history. Nearly every Chinese province, city, major business, bank, and... -
How the Troubles Came to Northern Ireland by P. Rose 9780333949412
RRP: £89.99£89.87In a new book about Northern Ireland historian Peter Rose argues that if Harold Wilson's government in the late sixties had pursued a different policy the province might have been spared The Troubles. Wilson had promised the Catholics that they would be... -
Russia's Politics of Uncertainty by Mary McAuley 9780521479769
RRP: £36.99£28.38In this book Mary McAuley explores the political reactions of elites and society in the Russian Federation in the years following the collapse of communist party rule and the break-up of the USSR. Spanning two republics and four regions, the book offered... -
Social Contagion: And Other Material on Microbiological Class War in China by Chuang 9780882860077
RRP: £12.00£7.51Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780882860077Author ChuangFormat PaperbackPage Count 203Imprint Charles KerrPublisher Charles KerrWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 237mm * 118mm * 17mm -
Father of Lions: How One Man Defied Isis and Saved Mosul Zoo by Louise Callaghan 9781789540772
RRP: £9.99£7.11'Callaghan's portrayal of a city under siege is many-layered and brilliantly told' Sunday Times Iraq, 2014 As ISIS laid terrible siege to Mosul, a zoo on the eastern edge of the Tigris was kept open against all odds. Under the stern hand of the... -
After Grenfell: Violence, Resistance and Response Dan Bulley 9780745339580
RRP: £18.99£12.75On the 14th June 2017, a fire engulfed a tower block in West London, seventy-two people lost their lives and hundreds of others were left displaced and traumatised. The Grenfell Tower fire is the epicentre of a long history of violence enacted by... -
Chartist Revolution by Rob Sewell 9781913026189
£15.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913026189Author Rob SewellFormat PaperbackPage Count 482Imprint Wellred BooksPublisher Wellred BooksWeight(grams) 576gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 30mm -
Japan 1941 by Eri Hotta
RRP: £15.99£10.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307739742Author Eri HottaFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
A Short History of World War II by DK
RRP: £18.99£14.01Discover the story of the world's deadliest war. Combining expert historical insight with accounts of combatants and civilians, this important book offers a brilliant summary of the most important military, strategic, and political events across all... -
The Holocaust and the Nakba: A New Grammar of Trauma and History by Bashir Bashir
RRP: £35.00£27.74In this groundbreaking book, leading Arab and Jewish intellectuals examine how and why the Holocaust and the Nakba are interlinked without blurring fundamental differences between them. While these two foundational tragedies are often discussed... -
Dare Not Linger: The Presidential Years by Nelson Mandela 9781509809592
RRP: £25.00£18.94'I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest . . . But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not... -
Qatar and the Arab Spring by Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
RRP: £37.50£33.39Qatar and the Arab Spring offers a frank examination of Qatar's startling rise to regional and international prominence, describing how its distinctive policy stance toward the Arab Spring emerged. In only a decade, Qatari policy-makers - led by the... -
The Phantom Plague: How Tuberculosis Shaped History by Vidya Krishnan
RRP: £22.00£16.04It killed novelist George Orwell, Eleanor Roosevelt, and millions of others - rich and poor. Desmond Tutu, Amitabh Bachchan, and Nelson Mandela survived it, just. For centuries, tuberculosis has ravaged cities and plagued the human body. In Phantom... -
Many Struggles: New Histories of African and Caribbean People in Britain Hakim Adi 9780745347653
RRP: £22.99£15.17'A wonderful showcase of the most exciting work happening in Black British History and a rousing call to action' Christienna Fryar, historian of Britain and the Caribbean The history of African and Caribbean people in Britain is centuries long... -
Proceedings Before the European Patent Office: A Practical Guide to Success in Opposition and Appeal, Second Edition Marcus O. Muller 9781788115339
RRP: £62.95£56.00The second edition of this acclaimed and widely-used book has been thoroughly updated in light of, among others, the revised Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal, which entered into force in January 2020. It provides the first detailed... -
Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot: The Great Mistake of Scottish Independence John Lloyd (Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union) 9781509542673
RRP: £12.99£8.60The Scottish nationalists seek to end the United Kingdom after 300 years of a successful union. Their drive for an independent Scotland is now nearer to success than it has ever been. Success would mean a diminished Britain and a perilously insecure...