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The Great Brexit Swindle: Why the Mega-Rich and Free Market Fanatics Conspired to Force Britain from the European Union by T. J. Coles 9781905570812
RRP: £10.99£7.77'If you voted to Leave the European Union, the chances are you've been swindled...' In his urgent new book, T. J. Coles uncovers the forces seeking to uncouple Britain from the European Union. Allied to an expanding core of free market fanatics in the... -
Mo(ve)ments of Resistance: Politics, Economy and Society in Israel/Palestine, 1931-2013 by Lev Luis Grinberg 9781618113788
£23.77In Mo(ve)ments of Resistance , Grinberg summarizes both his own work and that of other political economists, providing a coherent historical narrative covering the time from the beginning of Socialist Zionism (1904) to the Oslo Accords and the... -
Umbrellas in Bloom: Hong Kongs Occupy Movement Uncovered by Jason Y. Ng 9789881376534
RRP: £18.95£14.63Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789881376534Author Jason Y NgFormat PaperbackPage Count 356Imprint Blacksmith BooksPublisher Blacksmith BooksWeight(grams) 432g -
Domicide: Architecture, War and the Destruction of Home in Syria by Dr Ammar Azzouz 9781350248106
RRP: £115.00£104.41The 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... -
The Strange Death of Labour Scotland by Gerry Hassan 9780748640027
£22.71The Scottish Labour Party is in an unprecedented position. Having been the leading party in Scotland for fifty years it lost an election and office to the SNP in 2007. This book addresses, examines and analyses the last thirty years of Scottish Labour,... -
Claim No Easy Victories: The Legacy of Amilcar Cabral by Bill Fletcher Jr 9782869785557
RRP: £33.99£22.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782869785557Author Firoze ManjiFormat PaperbackPage Count 518Imprint CODESRIAPublisher CODESRIAWeight(grams) 1810g -
New Order in the Gulf: The Rise of the UAE by Dina Esfandiary
RRP: £24.99£21.78For over a decade now, thinking on regional relations in the Gulf has focused on the competition for regional hegemony between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Today, this perspective is outdated. The smaller Gulf Arab states, led by the United Arab Emirates, are... -
Civil War in Syria: Mobilization and Competing Social Orders by Adam Baczko
£19.99In 2011, hundreds of thousands of Syrians marched peacefully to demand democratic reforms. Within months, repression forced them to take arms and set up their own institutions. Two years later, the inclusive nature of the opposition had collapsed, and... -
A Political Economy of the Middle East by Melani Cammett 9780813349381
RRP: £53.99£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... -
Syria 2011-2013: Revolution and Tyranny before the Mayhem by Azmi Bishara
£93.44Azmi Bishara's book on the Syrian Revolution is one of the most comprehensive and profound works on the subject published to date. Translated here into English for the first time, the study examines the complex roots of Syria's political and sectarian... -
Telling Our Story: Recent Essays on Zionism, the Middle East, and the Path to Peace by Ayelet Kahane 9781983993657
RRP: £8.83£8.23Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781983993657Author Ayelet KahaneFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
THE BOOK OF STANIER 8F 2-8-0s: PART 2 : 48126-48297 by Ian Sixsmith 9781911262282
RRP: £29.95£21.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911262282Author Ian SixsmithFormat HardbackPage Count 268Imprint Irwell PressPublisher Irwell Press -
Choices: Inside the Making of India's Foreign Policy by Shivshankar Menon 9780815729105
RRP: £25.00£22.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815729105Author Shivshankar MenonFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 463gDimensions(mm)... -
Ukraine in the Crossfire by Chris de Ploegg 9780997287080
RRP: £23.95£16.51Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997287080Author Chris de PloeggFormat PaperbackPage Count 269Imprint Clarity PressPublisher Clarity Press -
Weibo Feminism: Expression, Activism, and Social Media in China by Dr Aviva Xue
RRP: £22.99£20.11On China's biggest social media platform, Weibo, feminists are staying one step ahead of the censors. Weibo Feminism is the first book to explore in-depth the connections and forms of resistance that feminist activists in China are making in online... -
Brexit and the British: Who Do We Think We are? by Stephen Green
£6.18Whatever the eventual outcome of the Brexit negotiations, the critical questions remain: what does the Referendum vote tell us about the sort of society we are? Why was the result a shock to so many? Did we not understand how divided we were? Old against... -
Fragile Politics: Weak States in the Greater Middle East by Mehran Kamrava
£22.03The 2011 Arab uprisings precipitated the relatively quick collapse of a number of Middle Eastern states once perceived as invincible. The Tunisian and Egyptian states succumbed to revolution-ary upheavals early on, followed by that of Qadhafi's Libya... -
Inside the Mind of Marine Le Pen by Michel Eltchaninoff
£14.47What drives Marine Le Pen and France's Front National? Has her party really changed its ways, or is she merely rebranding its old ideas and policies for a new era? In the age of Brexit and Trump, France too has seen a growing audience for... -
Protesting Jordan: Geographies of Power and Dissent by Jillian Schwedler
£22.49A National Endowment for Democracy Notable Book of 2022 Protest has been a key method of political claim-making in Jordan from the late Ottoman period to the present day. More than moments of rupture within normal-time politics, protests have been... -
Power in Modern Russia: Strategy and Mobilisation by Andrew Monaghan
RRP: £9.99£8.76The book explores the Russian leadership's strategic agenda and illuminates the range of problems it faces in implementing it. Given these difficulties and the Russian leadership's concerns about an unstable and increasingly competitive world, the... -
Ukraine vs. Darkness - (Undiplomatic Thoughts) by Olexander Scherba
RRP: £18.00£15.28This book draws on the authors experience from 26 years of Ukrainian diplomatic service in, among others, Bonn, Berlin, Washington, and Vienna, and his work as a speechwriter to most Ukrainian foreign ministers for the last two decades. Scherbas... -
The Oxford Handbook of Southwest Archaeology by Barbara J. Mills 9780197616536
£45.48The American Southwest is one of the most important archaeological regions in the world, with many of the best-studied examples of hunter-gatherer and village-based societies. Research has been carried out in the region for well over a century, and... -
Common Good Politics: British Idealism and Social Justice in the Contemporary World by Colin Tyler 9783319812762
RRP: £79.99£70.15This book examines the British tradition of common good politics, both historically and in the contemporary world. We live in a time when many anti-Conservative parties and voters feel a profound sense of crisis and disorientation over political... -
Development, (Dual) Citizenship and Its Discontents in Africa: The Political Economy of Belonging to Liberia by Robtel Neajai Pailey
RRP: £22.99£20.66Drawing on rich oral histories from over two hundred in-depth interviews in West Africa, Europe, and North America, Robtel Neajai Pailey examines socio-economic change in Liberia, Africa's first black republic, through the prism of citizenship. Marking... -
Shallow Graves: A Memoir of the Ethiopia-Eritrea War by Richard Reid
£24.12This is a personal account of the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia, fought between May 1998 and June 2000, as well as of the periods immediately preceding and following the conflict. 'Shallow Graves' traces shifting local perceptions of time, the nation... -
Offshore Citizens: Permanent Temporary Status in the Gulf by Noora Lori
RRP: £22.99£22.85When it comes to extending citizenship to certain groups, why might ruling elites say neither 'yes' nor 'no', but 'wait'? The dominant theories of citizenship tend to recognize clear distinctions between citizens and aliens; either one has citizenship or... -
Whatever it Takes by George Papaconstantinou
RRP: £19.99£11.67For generations, Europeans have become accustomed to rising prosperity, an increasingly supportive social safety net and the expectation that each generation will fare better than the last. Europe has built a social model that is second to none, and... -
Scottish Independence: Yes or No by Alan Cochrane
£6.15In September 2014, a referendum will be held in Scotland to decide whether or not Scotland should become independent and cease to be part of the United Kingdom. In this book, two of the nation's leading political commentators will address both sides of... -
The Russia That We Have Lost by Pavel Khazanov 9780299345105
RRP: £89.95£87.89In 1917, Bolshevik revolutionaries overthrew the tsar of Russia and established a new, communist government, one that viewed the Imperial Russia of old as a righteously vanquished enemy. And yet, as Pavel Khazanov shows, after the collapse of Stalinism,... -
War and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa by Ahram
RRP: £18.99£16.87For much of the last half century, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has seemed the outlier in global peace. Today Iraq, Libya, Israel/Palestine, Yemen, and Syria are not just countries, but synonyms for prolonged and brutal wars. But why is MENA... -
African Women And Feminism: Reflecting on the Politics of Sisterhood by Oyeronke Oyewumi 9780865436282
RRP: £29.95£19.52Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865436282Author Oyeronke OyewumiFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint Africa Research & PublicationsPublisher Africa World PressWeight(grams) 459g -
Modern Romania: The End of Communism, the Failure of Democratic Reform, and the Theft of a Nation by Tom Gallagher 9780814732014
£22.89Since the 1989 fall of Communism in Eastern Europe, Romania, arguably the most regimented of states in the Soviet bloc, has struggled with the transition from totalitarian state to democratic nation. In this insightful examination of modern Romania, Tom... -
The Failure of Remain: Anti-Brexit Activism in the United Kingdom by Adam Fagan
RRP: £34.99£30.94Studies of the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union ("Brexit") have largely focused on the role of politicians and political parties, on the one hand, and the characteristics of Leave and Remain voters on the other. The Failure of Remain... -
Capitalism: The Age of Unmasked Gods and Naked Kings by Abdullah Ocalan
£17.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788293064466Author Abdullah OEcalanFormat PaperbackPage Count 340Imprint Communalism PressPublisher Communalism PressWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 226mm... -
Dragon's Teeth: Tales from North Kosovo by Ian Bancroft
RRP: £22.00£17.98Twenty years on from the end of war, the status of the north of Kosovo remains disputed. Ten years on from Kosovos declaration of independence from Serbia, the norths predominantly Serb population continues to resist integration. Education, health, and... -
Japan Emerging: Premodern History to 1850 by Karl F. Friday
RRP: £54.99£48.12Japan Emerging provides a comprehensive survey of Japan from prehistory to the nineteenth century. Incorporating the latest scholarship and methodology, leading authorities writing specifically for this volume outline and explore the main developments in... -
A Most Masculine State: Gender, Politics and Religion in Saudi Arabia by Madawi Al-Rasheed
RRP: £24.99£21.18Women in Saudi Arabia are often described as either victims of patriarchal religion and society or successful survivors of discrimination imposed on them by others. Madawi Al-Rasheed's new book goes beyond these conventional tropes to probe the... -
From Empire to Nation State: Ethnic Politics in China by Yan Sun
RRP: £30.99£27.17Many scholars perceive ethnic politics in China as an untouchable topic due to lack of data and contentious, even prohibitive, politics. This book fills a gap in the literature, offering a historical-political perspective on China's contemporary ethnic... -
Egypt's Diplomacy in War, Peace and Transition by Nabil Fahmy 9783030263874
RRP: £17.99£12.14Written from the perspective of an insider of the most prominent events in the Middle East over the last fifty years, this book examines Egypt's diplomacy in transformative times of war, peace and transition. The author offers unique insights, first-hand... -
The Stillborn: Notebooks of a Woman from the Student-Movement Generation in Egypt by Arwa Salih
RRP: £20.00£16.98Arwa Salih was a member of the political bureau of the Egyptian Communist Workers Party, which was founded in the wake of the Arab-Israeli War and the Egyptian student movement of the early 1970s. Written more than a decade after Salih quit the party and...