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Living Out Sexuality and Faith: Body Admissions of Malaysian Gay and Bisexual Men by Joseph N. Goh 9780367890988
RRP: £39.99£35.06Sexuality, religion and faith often have complex and conflicting interactions, on both personal and societal levels. Numerous studies have been conducted on queer subjects, but they have predominantly focused on 'Western' expressions of faith and queer... -
Behind Enemy Lies: War, News and Chaos in the Middle East by Patrick Cockburn
RRP: £10.99£7.64In this urgent and timely book, Patrick Cockburn writes the first draft of the history of the current crisis in the Middle East.Here he charts the period from the recapture of Mosul in 2017 to Turkey's attack on Kurdish territory in November 2019, and... -
The Women'S Suffrage Movement: *New Feminist Perspectives* by Maroula Joannou 9780719080456
RRP: £19.99£17.61Available in paperback for the first time, this important collection of essays illustrates the complexity, richness and diversity of the suffrage movement.Combining historical reappraisal with lively accounts of the culture of the women's suffrage... -
Israel's Black Panthers: The Radicals Who Punctured a Nation's Founding Myth by Asaf Elia-Shalev 9780520294318
RRP: £23.00£17.69The powerful story of an activist movement that challenged the racial inequities of Israel. Israel's Black Panthers tells the story of the young and impoverished Moroccan Israeli Jews who challenged their country's political status quo and rebelled... -
Afterlives of Revolution: Everyday Counterhistories in Southern Oman by Alice Wilson 9781503635784
RRP: £23.99£20.84The Dhufar Revolution was fought between 1965-1976, in an attempt to depose Oman's British-backed Sultan and advance social ideals of egalitarianism and gender equality. Dhufar, the southernmost governorate in today's Sultanate, captured global attention... -
Shadows of Empire: The Anglosphere in British Politics Michael Kenny (University of Sheffield) 9781509516612
RRP: £14.99£13.58The idea of an alliance between Britain and its old Commonwealth colonies has recently made a remarkable comeback in the context of Brexit. Based on belief in a special bond between the English-speaking peoples of the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia and... -
Civilization: The Age of Masked Gods and Disguised Kings by Abdullah Ocalan 9788293064374
RRP: £20.00£16.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788293064374Author Abdullah OEcalanFormat HardbackPage Count 216Imprint Communalism PressPublisher Communalism PressWeight(grams) 445gDimensions(mm) 229mm *... -
This Is Paradise!: My North Korean Childhood by Hyok Kang
RRP: £10.99£7.40Hyok Kang was eighteen when he escaped from North Korea, a country locked away from the outside world. This personal, illustrated account of school days in a rigidly communist institution and everyday life with his family and community provides a rare... -
From Sheikhs to Sultanism: Statecraft and Authority in Saudi Arabia and the UAE by Christopher M. Davidson 9781787383937
RRP: £35.00£31.24Muhammad bin Salman Al-Saud and Muhammad bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the respective princely strongmen of Saudi Arabia and the UAE, have torn up the old rules. They have spurred game-changing economic master plans, presided over vast anti-corruption crackdowns,... -
The Village Against the World by Dan Hancox
RRP: £19.99£19.94One hundred kilometres from Seville lies the small village of Marinaleda, which for the last thirty-five years has been the centre of a tireless struggle to create a living utopia. This unique community drew British author Dan Hancox to Spain, and... -
Stand on Guard: Reassessing Threats to Canada's National Security by Stephanie Carvin 9781487524517
RRP: £25.99£22.89In Stand on Guard, Stephanie Carvin sets out to explain the range of activities considered national security threats by Canadian security services today. As new forms of terrorism and extremism appear, especially online, we need a responsibly widened... -
Clean Living Under Difficult Circumstances: Finding a Home in the Ruins of Modernism by Owen Hatherley
RRP: £18.99£15.65From the grandiose histories of grand state building projects to the minutiae of street signs and corner pubs, from the rebuilding of capital cities to the provision of the humble public toilet, Clean Living in Difficult Circumstances argues for the city... -
The Rise and Fall of Imperial China: The Social Origins of State Development by Yuhua Wang
RRP: £30.00£23.29How social networks shaped the imperial Chinese stateChina was the world's leading superpower for almost two millennia, falling behind only in the last two centuries and now rising to dominance again. What factors led to imperial China's decline? The... -
Memories in the Service of the Hindu Nation: The Afterlife of the Partition of India by Pranav Kohli 9781009318686
RRP: £100.00£90.28This book is based on fourteen months of ethnographic fieldwork with Partition survivors from west Punjab and the North-West Frontier Province, in Delhi and its surroundings between 2017-18. It locates the global rise of far-right nationalism within... -
Savarkar: Echoes from a Forgotten Past, 1883-1924 by Vikram Sampath 9780670090303
RRP: £28.95£22.15Apologies 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 -
Myanmar's Rohingya Genocide: Identity, History and Hate Speech by Ronan Lee 9780755602476
RRP: £22.99£20.11The genocide in Myanmar has drawn global attention as Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi appears to be presiding over human rights violations, forced migrations and extra-judicial killings on an enormous scale. This unique study draws on... -
A Political Economy of the Middle East by Melani Cammett 9780813349381
£47.27A Political Economy of the Middle East is the most comprehensive analysis of developments in the political economy of the region over the past several decades, examining the interaction of economic development processes, state systems and policies, and... -
ISIS: A History by Fawaz A. Gerges 9780691170008
RRP: £25.00£19.59The Islamic State has stunned the world with its savagery, destructiveness, and military and recruiting successes. What explains the rise of ISIS, and what does it portend for the future of the Middle East? In this book, one of the world's leading... -
The Contested World Economy: The Deep and Global Roots of International Political Economy by Eric Helleiner 9781009337526
RRP: £22.99£19.56The rapid growth of the field of international political economy since the 1970s has revived an older tradition of thought from the pre-1945 era. The Contested World Economy provides the first book-length analysis of these deep intellectual roots of the... -
Churchill: A Study in Greatness by Geoffrey Best 9781852852535
£65.52This work aims to make sense of the extraordinary man - whom many people feel they know well. His career, personal life and his role in Britain's survival during World War II, including her help in the defeat of Hitler, are investigated.About the... -
North Korea, Tricontinentalism, and the Latin American Revolution, 1959–1970 by Moe Taylor 9781009305242
RRP: £85.00£76.60In this deftly argued book, Moe Taylor examines the flourishing relationship between North Korea, Cuba, and the Latin American Left through the 1960s. Beginning with the Cuban Revolution, which represented North Korea's first phase of major engagement... -
Should Britain Leave the EU?: An Economic Analysis of a Troubled Relationship, Second Edition by Patrick Minford 9781785360343
RRP: £35.95£33.43The policy framework advocated by Minford et al. . . . is grounded in economic theory and an incisive empirical analysis of the costs of UK's membership of the EU. Their thesis that the EU is a political union practising economic protectionism in the... -
China Risen?: Studying Chinese Global Power Shaun Breslin (University of Warwick) 9781529215816
RRP: £24.99£19.39This major new study examines the nature of Chinese power and its impact on the international order. Drawing on an extensive range of Chinese-language debates and discussions, the book explains the roles of different actors and interests in Chinese... -
1905: Leon Trotsky by Leon Trotsky 9781608467358
RRP: £19.99£14.71Leon Trotsky's 1905 - despite long being out of print - has remained the central point of reference for those looking to understand the rising of workers, peasants and soldiers that nearly unseated the Tsar in 1905. Trotsky's elegant, beautifully written... -
Deception: Russiagate and the New Cold War by Richard Sakwa 9781793644954
RRP: £102.00£89.54The 'Russiagate' affair is one of the most far-reaching political events of recent years. But what exactly was the nature and extent of Russian interference in the campaign that led to the presidency of Donald J. Trump? Richard Sakwa sets out the... -
Churchill Ashley Jackson 9780857388346
RRP: £12.99£8.60Winston Churchill attracted far more criticism alive than he has since his death. He was, according to Evelyn Waugh, 'always in the wrong, surrounded by crooks, a terrible father, a radio personality'. Whatever one's view of 'the greatest Briton', and... -
Theresa May: The Downing Street Revolution by Virginia Blackburn 9781786062642
RRP: £8.99£7.93Following an extremely turbulent time in British politics, Theresa May is poised to become the next Prime Minister of Great Britain. Theresa May - The Downing Street Revolution will relate May's past political career and explore the strengths which she... -
Oman: Politics and Development by Ian Skeet 9780333569412
RRP: £89.99£89.87In 1970 Sultan Qaboos took over a country that had no social or economic infrastructure. This book describes the process of political, social and economic transformationn that has turned it into a modern oil-producing state which has gained both regional... -
Democracy and Development in Africa by Claude Ake
RRP: £19.99£17.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815702191Author Claude AkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 229mm... -
House Music: The Oona King Diaries Oona King 9780747593096
RRP: £8.99£6.45How does it feel to lose your job in front of ten million people? To ask a Government Whip for time to see your husband? To represent the Secretary of State for Health at a family planning clinic on the day you fail your fifth IVF cycle? To be loved and... -
Reaching for Utopia: Making Sense of An Age of Upheaval: Essays and profiles Jason Cowley 9781784631529
RRP: £12.99£8.60Reaching for Utopia brings together insightful essays and profiles chronicling the remarkable political and cultural transformations of the last decade - from the fall of Gordon Brown, to the rise of Corbyn and the radical left, to Brexit. Cowley is... -
Dialogues in Arab Politics: Negotiations in Regional Order by Michael N. Barnett 9780231109192
RRP: £32.00£29.13For decades, Arab states and societies have been involved in an ongoing conflict over the goals and norms of Arabism. In this comprehensive study, Michael Barnett explores the relationships between Arab identity, the meaning of Arabism, and desired... -
Blair Inc.: The Money, The Power, The Scandals by David Hencke 9781784189983
£9.59Since leaving office in 2007, the empire of Tony Blair has grown exponentially. As a businessman he has been unprecedentedly successful for a former public servant, with a large property portfolio and an estimated GBP80 million of earnings accrued in... -
The Bridge: Natural Gas in a Redivided Europe by Thane Gustafson
RRP: £28.95£23.90A Marginal Revolution Best Book of the YearWinner of the Shulman Book PrizeA noted expert on Russian energy argues that despite Europe's geopolitical rivalries, natural gas and deals based on it unite Europe's nations in mutual self-interest.Three... -
The Confounding Island: Jamaica and the Postcolonial Predicament by Orlando Patterson 9780674292246
RRP: £18.95£15.37A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceWinner of a PROSE Award"Fascinating...Eye-opening...Illuminating...Patterson carefully explores the complexity of the structural machinery behind Jamaica's dazzling successes and dismal failures."-Carrie... -
The Political History of Modern Iran: Revolution, Reaction and Transformation, 1905 to the Present Ali Rahnema (American University of Paris, France) 9780755643998
RRP: £23.99£21.08From the rise of constitutionalism during the rule of despotic Qajars, foreign invasions, the Pahlavi regimes' destructive politics, economic, cultural and social modernization efforts and the oil nationalization movement, to the Iranian Revolution, its... -
The Kurdish Women's Movement: History, Theory, Practice by Dilar Dirik
RRP: £18.99£12.75'One the foremost writers and participants in the Kurdish women's movement' - Harsha Walia The Kurdish women's movement is at the heart of one of the most exciting revolutionary experiments in the world today: Rojava. Forged over decades of struggle,... -
France Emile Chabal 9781509530014
RRP: £45.00£29.65France is the most-visited country in the world. It attracts millions of tourists, most of whom come in search of beautiful architecture, good food, and fine art. But appearances can be deceptive. France is not only a place of culture and glamour; it... -
The Collapse of Globalism by John Ralston Saul
RRP: £10.99£7.32Globalization is dead. Nation states are resurgent, international trade has enriched the few rather than the promised many, and democratic values are on the retreat. The shining-eyed optimism of more open, more equal societies has given way to... -
Egyptian Earth by Abdel Rahman Al-Sharqawi 9780863569685
RRP: £9.99£6.80A twelve-year old boy returns to his village from school in Cairo to find the community torn by feud and fear. Working together, the young, old, men and women in the village discover that despite high rents, low wages, a greedy ruling-class, and...