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Preventing Palestine: A Political History from Camp David to Oslo by Seth Anziska 9780691202457
RRP: £18.99£15.17A groundbreaking history that shows how peace between Egypt and Israel ensured lasting Palestinian statelessnessThe 1978 Camp David Accords and the signing of the Egypt-Israel peace treaty are widely viewed as a triumph of U.S. diplomacy in the Middle... -
Rethinking Chinese Politics by Joseph Fewsmith 9781108926607
RRP: £30.99£19.99Understanding Chinese politics has become more important than ever. Some argue that China's political system is 'institutionalized' or that 'win all/lose all' struggles are a thing of the past, but, Joseph Fewsmith argues, as in all Leninist systems,... -
Red Arctic: Russian Strategy Under Putin by Elizabeth Buchanan
RRP: £30.00£26.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815738886Author Elizabeth BuchananFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams)... -
A Nation of Enemies: Chile Under Pinochet by Pamela Constable 9780393309850
RRP: £22.99£19.05How Chile, once South America's most stable democracy, gave way to a culture of fear. The authors explain and illuminate the rift in Chilean society that widened dramatically during the Pinochet era.About the AuthorPamela Constable is a Deputy Foreign... -
Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads by David Rundell 9781838605933
RRP: £35.00£31.38'Clear-eyed and illuminating.' Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor 'A rich, superbly researched, balanced history of the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.' General David Petraeus, former Commander U.S. Central... -
The British Mandate in Palestine: A Centenary Volume, 1920-2020 by Michael J Cohen
RRP: £39.99£35.06The British Mandate over Palestine began just 100 years ago, in July 1920, when Sir Herbert Samuel, the first British High Commissioner to Palestine, took his seat at Government House, Jerusalem. The chapters here analyse a wide cross-section of the... -
Plowshares into Swords: From Zionism to Israel by Arno Mayer
RRP: £19.95£16.87In this authoritative text, Arno J. Mayer traces the thinkers, leaders and shifting geopolitical contexts that shaped the founding and onward development of the Israeli state. He recovers for posterity internal critics such as the philosopher Martin... -
Revolution Francaise: Emmanuel Macron and the quest to reinvent a nation by Sophie Pedder
RRP: £14.99£12.28The extraordinary story of how an outsider candidate - an unknown technocrat and economics minister on the fringes of French politics - made his way to the Elysee palace, with new material and expert analysis of recent events including the gilets jaunes... -
Amazing Women of the Middle East: 25 Stories to Inspire Girls Everywhere by Wafa Tarnowska 9781838365165
RRP: £10.99£7.77Discover the Amazing Queen of Sheba, dive into the musical world of singer Fairuz, and meet Nadia Murad, an outstanding Nobel Peace Prize winner. This collection of 25 short biographies, illustrated in different styles by five talented artists, reveals... -
The Capital: A "House of Cards" for the E.U. by Robert Menasse
RRP: £10.99£7.40THE PRIZE-WINNING SATIRICAL BESTSELLER - MORE THAN 500,000 COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE"I enjoyed The Capital so much . . . A major book" New York Times"First-class satire" Guardian"A deliciously vicious and timely satire" Financial Times"Mischievous yet... -
The Axis Occupation of Europe Then and Now by Winston G. Ramsey 9781870067935
RRP: £39.95£33.93Winston and Gail Ramsey This book focuses on the systems used by the Axis powers for the governance of the countries that they occupied during the Second World War. It would be easy to assume that the administration of each country was carried out on... -
China On The Eve Of Communist Takeover by A. Doak Barnett 9780367155971
RRP: £39.99£35.46This book attempts to illuminate some of the trends and conditions in China just prior to, and at the time of, the Communist takeover. It deals with the elements in the Chinese situation that contributed to the final collapse of the Nationalist regime on... -
New Elites: A Career in the Masses by George Walden
RRP: £9.99£8.17Far from becoming classless, Britain's elite is increasingly formed by a select group of professional egalitarians. Rather than aim to raise popular aspirations, they exploit mass taste, mass gullibility, mass spending power for their personal... -
Who Lost Russia?: How the World Entered a New Cold War by Peter Conradi
RRP: £10.99£7.77'A must read for anyone interested in the future of Europe and the world as a whole.' Serhii Plokhy, author of The Last Empire An essential insight into Russia's relations with Ukraine, the US and beyond Why did Vladimir Putin launch his... -
Immovable Object: North Korea's 70 Years at War with American Power by A B Abrams
RRP: £21.50£19.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949762303Author A B AbramsFormat PaperbackPage Count 665Imprint Clarity PressPublisher Clarity PressWeight(grams) 48gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 34mm -
The Third Revolution: Xi Jingping and the New Chinese State by Elizabeth C. Economy
RRP: £23.49£17.44In The Third Revolution, eminent China scholar Elizabeth C. Economy provides an incisive look at the transformative changes underway in China today. Chinese leader Xi Jinping has unleashed a powerful set of political and economic reforms: the... -
Frank Henderson's Easter Rising: Recollections of a Dublin Volunteer by Frank Henderson 9781859181430
RRP: £9.00£7.41In this text, Frank Henderson, Commandant of the Second Battalion of Dublin's Irish Volunteers, reveals the influence of his parents and the Christian Brothers in moulding his militancy and pride in Irish culture.Book InformationISBN 9781859181430Author... -
The Bad Boys of Brexit: Tales of Mischief, Mayhem & Guerrilla Warfare in the EU Referendum Campaign by Arron Banks 9781785902055
RRP: £9.99£7.06FULLY UPDATED Arron Banks enjoyed a life of happy anonymity flogging car insurance in Bristol until he dipped his toes into the sharkinfested waters of politics and decided to plunge right in. Charging into battle for Brexit, he tore up the political... -
Ukraine and the Art of Strategy by Sir Lawrence Freedman 9780190902889
RRP: £37.99£24.12One of the most serious crises since the end of the Cold War began with Russia's seizure and annexation of Crimea in March 2014 and subsequent 'secret' war in Eastern Ukraine. As more territory was taken from Eastern Ukraine, Western countries countered... -
Enlightenment's Wake: Politics and Culture at the Close of the Modern Age by John Gray
RRP: £12.99£11.94John Gray is the bestselling author of such books as Straw Dogs and Al Qaeda and What it Means to be Modern which brought a mainstream readership to a man who was already one of the UK's most well respected thinkers and political theorists.Gray wrote... -
The Imperial Tea Party: Family, politics and betrayal – the ill-fated British and Russian royal alliance by Frances Welch
RRP: £12.99£9.09Russia and Britain were never natural bedfellows. But the marriage, in 1894, of Queen Victoria's favourite granddaughter, Alicky, to the Tsarevich Nicholas marked the beginning of an uneasy Anglo-Russian entente that would last until the Russian... -
Pakistan's Nuclear Bomb: A Story of Defiance, Deterrence, and Deviance by Hassan Abbas
RRP: £25.00£21.58This book provides a comprehensive account of the mysterious story of Pakistan's attempt to develop nuclear weapons in the face of severe odds. Hassan Abbas profiles the politicians and scientists involved, and the role of China and Saudi Arabia in... -
Savarkar: Echoes from a Forgotten Past, 1883-1924 by Vikram Sampath 9780670090303
RRP: £28.95£21.18Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780670090303Author Vikram SampathFormat HardbackPage Count 624Imprint Penguin VikingPublisher Penguin Random House India -
Kwame Nkrumah: Visions of Liberation by Jeffrey S. Ahlman
RRP: £14.99£13.11A 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... -
Games without Rules: The Often-Interrupted History of Afghanistan by Tamim Ansary
RRP: £14.99£9.80The history of modern Afghanistan is an epic drama, a thriller, a tragedy, a surreal farce. Every forty years or so, over the last two centuries, some great global power has attempted to take control of Afghanistan, only to slink away wounded and... -
Revolution for Dummies: Laughing through the Arab Spring by Bassem Youssef
£13.45"Hilarious and Heartbreaking. Comedy shouldn't take courage, but it made an exception for Bassem." --Jon Stewart "The Jon Stewart of the Arabic World"-the creator of The Program, the most popular television show in Egypt's history-chronicles his... -
China Reconnects: Joining A Deep-rooted Past To A New World Order by Gungwu Wang 9789811203602
RRP: £25.00£21.79'The book is engaging, informative, and provocative and can profitably be read by undergraduates and professors alike. You do not have to agree with the dean of China studies to learn from him.'China Review International The book shows how the Chinese... -
King Faisal And The Modernisation Of Saudi Arabia by Willard A. Beling
RRP: £39.99£35.06This book derives from papers presented at a conference convened in Santa Barbara in 1978, focusing on King Faisal and his era. It describes how Saudi Arabia became an important actor in international politics, the end of bedouin-style Arabia, social... -
One Belt One Road: Chinese Power Meets the World by Eyck Freymann 9780674247963
RRP: £23.95£18.74In 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... -
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... -
Broadcasting Change: Arabic Media as a Catalyst for Liberalism by Joseph Braude 9781538101285
RRP: £41.00£6.38Amid civil war, failing states, and terrorism, Arab liberals are growing in numbers and influence. Advocating a culture of equity, tolerance, good governance, and the rule of law, they work through some of the region's largest media outlets to spread... -
Let's Stay Together: Why Yes to Europe by Denis MacShane
RRP: £12.99£12.55From the bestselling author of BREXIT comes a personal and passionate plea for voting 'Remain' on 23rd June. Denis MacShane, former Minister for Europe, is alarmed that the referendum debate so far has been too polite, too restrained. Now is the time for... -
Flashpoints: The Emerging Crisis in Europe by George Friedman
RRP: £16.00£9.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307951137Author George FriedmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 286gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
Domicide: Architecture, War and the Destruction of Home in Syria by Dr Ammar Azzouz 9781350248106
£104.45The city of Homs, like so many places in Syria, has suffered mass destruction since the war began in 2011. So far, the architectural response to the crisis has focused on 'cultural heritage', ancient architecture, and the external displacement of... -
Understand the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Teach Yourself by Stewart Ross
RRP: £12.99£8.60Understand the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict is the essential guide to one of the world's most distressing confrontations. Putting the present situation into its broader context and examining all perspectives, it unravels the origins and development of... -
The Post-American World: And The Rise Of The Rest by Fareed Zakaria
RRP: £10.99£7.77The growth of countries such as India, China, Brazil, Russia, South Africa and Kenya is generating a new landscape. The tallest buildings, biggest dams, highest-grossing movies and most advanced mobile phones are now all being made outside Europe and the... -
Russia Without Putin: Money, Power and the Myths of the New Cold War by Tony Wood
RRP: £10.99£7.25It is impossible to think of Russia today without thinking of Vladimir Putin. More than any other major national leader, he personifies his country in the eyes of the outside world, and dominates Western media coverage. In Russia itself, he is likewise... -
Aryans by Charles Allen 9789357312684
RRP: £25.00£16.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789357312684Author Charles AllenFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Hachette IndiaPublisher Hachette Book Publishing India Pvt LtdWeight(grams)... -
Failed State: A Guide to Russia's Rupture by Janusz Bugajski
RRP: £29.95£24.13Attempts to transform the Russian Federation into a nation state, a civic state, or a stable imperial state have failed, argues Janusz Bugajski. Paradoxically, though Vladimir Putin assumed power to prevent Russia's disintegration, he may be remembered... -
Religious Statecraft: The Politics of Islam in Iran by Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar
RRP: £25.00£19.18Since the 1979 revolution, scholars and policy makers alike have tended to see Iranian political actors as religiously driven-dedicated to overturning the international order in line with a theologically prescribed outlook. This provocative book argues...