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A James Connolly Reader by Shaun Harkin
RRP: €20.22€14.36Considered 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... -
Lawless World: Making and Breaking Global Rules by Philippe Sands
RRP: €13.08€9.25International lawyer Philippe Sands has a unique insider's view of the elites who govern our lives. His sensational revelations in Lawless World changed the political agenda overnight, forcing Tony Blair to publish damning mterial that he'd tried to... -
Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny by Con Coughlin
RRP: €29.75€19.19'Important, compelling, and detailed . . . a superb analysis of the West's policy missteps and the tragic consequences of them.' - General David PetraeusIn Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny, Con Coughlin, veteran commentator on war in the Middle East and... -
Memory Politics and the Russian Civil War: Reds Versus Whites by Professor Marlene Laruelle
RRP: €16.65€15.01In 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... -
Philip's RGS Atlas of the World by Philip's Maps 9781849076197
RRP: €89.25€60.39Packed with the latest statistics and filled with clear cartography, the Philip's RGS Atlas of the World gives a striking view of the Earth's surface and its many complexities and treasures."This atlas brilliantly captures what a precious and impressive... -
Brits: The War Against the IRA by Peter Taylor
RRP: €20.22€14.61The third part of the trilogy documenting modern-day Northern Ireland, by the author of Provos and Loyalists In the final part of his trilogy exploring 'The Troubles' in Northern Ireland, Peter Taylor talks to undercover agents of the British state... -
This is Europe: The Way We Live Now by Ben Judah
RRP: €26.18€17.97A Times, Financial Times and Telegraph Book of the Year 2023'Illuminates some of the great trends of our time' - Gideon Rachman, Financial Times'Vivid, urgent and unsettling' - Tom Holland, author of Dominion_____What does it now mean to call yourself... -
Rafiq Hariri and the Fate of Lebanon by Marwan Iskandar 9780863563706
RRP: €20.22€14.38On Valentine's Day 2005 self-made billionaire Rafiq Hariri, Lebanon's former prime minister, was assassinated in Beirut by a massive bomb that destroyed his motorcade. The Lebanese people subsequently took to the streets, and the United Nations Security... -
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung
RRP: €14.27€10.03Soon to be a major film, co-written and directed by Angelina Jolie PittUntil the age of five, Loung Ung lived in Phnom Penh, one of seven children of a high-ranking government official. She was a precocious child who loved the open city markets, fried... -
The Africans by David Lamb 9780394753089
€19.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780394753089Author David LambFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 335gDimensions(mm) 202mm... -
Power and Pragmatism by Malcolm Rifkind 9781785900037
RRP: €29.75€21.44Sir Malcolm Rifkind's political career has been as glittering as it has been long-lived. Indeed, as a minister for eighteen years, he has seen longer uninterrupted service than anyone since Lord Palmerston in the early nineteenth century.In both the... -
Embracing Communist China: America's Greatest Strategic Failure by James Fanell 9781648210594
RRP: €23.80€15.30For decades, the United States has underestimated the threat from the People's Republic of China (PRC). In doing so, it has left our country vulnerable to their devious plans-a profound, strategic miscalculation. As a result of this carelessness, the... -
State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda by Steven Luckert 9780896047143
RRP: €42.83€38.03Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780896047143Author Susan BachrachFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumPublisher United States Holocaust Memorial... -
The Maldives: Islamic Republic, Tropical Autocracy by John Robinson 9781849045896
RRP: €29.75€25.68The Maldives is a small and beautiful archipelago south of India, more renowned for luxury resorts than experiments in democracy. It is a country of contradictions, where tourists sip cocktails on the beach while on nearby islands local women are flogged... -
Love in a Time of Hate: Art and Passion in the Shadow of War, 1929-39 by Florian Illies
RRP: €23.80€15.59A Financial Times 'Book to Read in 2023' 1930s Europe - as the Roaring Twenties wind down and the world rumbles towards war, the great minds of the time have other concerns. Jean-Paul Sartre waits anxiously in a Parisian cafe for his first date... -
A History of the Netherlands: From the Sixteenth Century to the Present Day by Friso Wielenga 9781350379596
RRP: €29.74€26.10Friso Wielenga's detailed history of the Netherlands traces its political development from independence to today, incorporating significant explorations of culture, economics, international relations, colonisation and decolonisation in the process. It... -
The War That Doesn't Say Its Name: The Unending Conflict in the Congo by Jason K. Stearns 9780691224510
RRP: €22.60€17.60Why violence in the Congo has continued despite decades of international intervention Well into its third decade, the military conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been dubbed a "forever war"-a perpetual cycle of war, civil unrest, and... -
Between Two Fires: Truth, Ambition, and Compromise in Putin's Russia by Joshua Yaffa
RRP: €13.08€8.71SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING In this penetrating exploration of contemporary Russia, Joshua Yaffa meets a variety of Russians - from politicians and entrepreneurs to artists and historians - who have built their careers and... -
Haiti: The Tumultuous History - from Pearl of the Caribbean to Broken Nation by Philippe Girard
RRP: €16.65€14.26In the aftermath of January's horrific earthquake, the world's attention is focused on Haiti. In this full narrative history of the Caribbean nation, historian Philippe Girard offers insight into Haiti's complex and layered past, showing that its... -
Russia Under the Old Regime by Richard Pipes
RRP: €15.46€10.82This study analyzes the evolution of the Russian state from the 9th century to the 1880s, and its unique role in managing Russian society. The development of Russia was different from that of the rest of Europe. The natural poverty of geographical... -
The Prisoner: A Memoir by Hwang Sok-Yong
RRP: €35.70€23.72In 1993, writer and democracy activist Hwang Sok-yong was sentenced to five years in the Seoul Detention Center upon his return to South Korea from North Korea, the country he had fled with his family as a child at the start of the Korean War. Already a... -
Almost Perfekt: How Sweden Works And What We Can Learn From It by David Crouch
RRP: €17.84€11.14'Engaging' Money Week'A sharp-eyed account of what makes Sweden modern, resilient and rather different' Professor Jonas HinnforsSWEDENA country that defies the laws of economic gravity. A land with high wages, strong unions and generous welfare. A... -
Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam by H. R. McMaster
RRP: €13.08€9.10"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... -
Reporting the Troubles: Journalists Tell Their Stories of the Northern Ireland Conflict by Deric Henderson
RRP: €17.84€14.93In some ways, I didn't - don't - want to remember any of it. Which is not to say that one ever forgets. I don't know any journalist who worked through the Troubles, with its relentless cycle of murders and doorstepping the homes of the dead and funerals... -
To Obama by Jeanne Marie Laskas
RRP: €11.89€8.46One of the most important politics books of the year, To Obama is a record of a time when politics intersected with empathy. 'The real story of Obama's America' Sunday Times Every day, President Obama received ten thousand letters from ordinary... -
The Forging of a Rebel by Arturo Barea
RRP: €17.84€12.14The Forging of a Rebel is an unsurpassed account of Spanish history and society from early in the twentieth century through the cataclysmic events of the Spanish Civil War. Arturo Barea's masterpiece charts the author's coming-of-age in a bruised and... -
The Dilemmas of Lenin: Terrorism, War, Empire, Love, Revolution by Tariq Ali
RRP: €11.89€7.90Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, leader of the October 1917 uprising, is one of the most misunderstood leaders of the twentieth century. In his own time, there were many, even among his enemies, who acknowledged the full magnitude of his intellectual and political... -
When Hens Begin To Crow: Gender And Parliamentary Politics In Uganda by Sylvia Tamale
RRP: €46.40€45.74Among African countries, Uganda is unique in its affirmative action program for women. In the late 1980s, President Yoweri Museveni announced his belief that Uganda's successful development depended on increased gender equity and backed his opinions by... -
Who Lost Russia?: From the Collapse of the USSR to Putin's War in Ukraine by Peter Conradi
RRP: €13.08€8.47'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... -
Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific (2nd edition) by Dr Matthias Bergbauer 9781912081349
RRP: €23.79€16.99The Indo-Pacific region is the dream destination for all SCUBA divers and snorkelers. The coral reefs in this region are bursting with marine life and are home to more animal species than any other diving spot in the world - more than 40 per cent of all... -
October: The Story of the Russian Revolution by China Mieville
RRP: €13.08€8.63In February of 1917 Russia was a backward, autocratic monarchy, mired in an unpopular war; by October, after not one but two revolutions, it had become the world's first workers' state, straining to be at the vanguard of global revolution. How did this... -
Why Governments Get It Wrong: And How They Can Get It Right by Dennis C. Grube 9781529083330
RRP: €13.08€8.47Now with new Preface.'This humane, accessible and lucid work will enlighten any voter, and remind any would-be - or currently serving - politician of the pitfalls to avoid' - TLSAs the list of U-turns grows ever longer, the cost of living crisis... -
How Britain Ends: English Nationalism and the Rebirth of Four Nations by Gavin Esler
RRP: €11.89€8.87'An eloquent, forensic examination of resurgent English nationalism as the force that has driven Brexit and may now break up the United Kingdom' Jonathan Coe 'A fascinating book that draws on poetry, literature and on-the-ground reporting' The Times ... -
The Tyranny of Nostalgia: Half a Century of British Economic Decline by Russell Jones 9781913019792
RRP: €29.74€25.66The performance of the British economy over the past fifty-odd years does not make for comforting reading. Indeed, the story is a depressing catalogue of misapprehensions, missteps, wasted opportunities, crises and humiliations, with all-too-familiar... -
How Britain Ends: English Nationalism and the Rebirth of Four Nations by Gavin Esler 9781800241053
RRP: €17.84€16.01'An eloquent, forensic examination of resurgent English nationalism as the force that has driven Brexit and may now break up the United Kingdom' Jonathan Coe 'A fascinating book that draws on poetry, literature and on-the-ground reporting' The Times ... -
Brexit Unfolded by Christopher Grey 9781785906923
RRP: €17.84€12.92Britain's 2016 vote to leave the EU divided the nation, unleashing years of political turmoil. The result has been a sulphurous atmosphere in which many remain unreconciled to Brexit whilst, in a tragic irony, some of those most committed to it are angry... -
Hamas: Unwritten Chapters by Azzam Tamimi
RRP: €23.80€20.78Hamas won an overwhelming electoral victory in January 2006, overturning many assumptions regionally and globally. Branded as terrorist by Israel and the West, it is the largest Palestinian militant Islamist organization, formed fifteen years ago at the... -
The Politics of Empire: The US, Israel and the Middle East by James F. Petras
RRP: €14.27€13.03Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780986073106Author James F. PetrasFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint Clarity PressPublisher Clarity Press -
Jihadi Culture: The Art and Social Practices of Militant Islamists by Thomas Hegghammer
RRP: €29.74€27.19Al-Qaida and Islamic State continue to captivate the world with their extreme violence. While much attention has been given to the operations and doctrines of jihadi groups, this is the first book to explore their culture. Using a wealth of primary... -
A Child in Palestine: The Cartoons of Naji Al-Ali by Naji al-Ali 9781844673650
RRP: €17.84€15.99Naji al-Ali grew up in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh in the south Lebanese city of Sidon, where his gift for drawing was discovered by the Palestinian poet Ghassan Kanafani in the late 1950s. Early the following decade he left for Kuwait,...