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The Sex Factor: How Women Made the West Rich by Victoria Bateman
RRP: £16.99£15.22Why did the West become so rich? Why is inequality rising? How 'free' should markets be? And what does sex have to do with it? In this passionate and skilfully argued book, leading feminist Victoria Bateman shows how we can only understand the burning... -
Roger Casement in Death: Or Haunting the Free State by W.J. Mc Cormack 9781900621779
RRP: £22.00£20.62Roger Casement, the retired British consular official tried for treason and executed for securing German rifles to help the 1916 Rising in Ireland, has been a focus of controversy since the 1930s, with specific reference to the so-called Black diaries... -
In Spies We Trust: The Story of Western Intelligence by Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones 9780198701903
RRP: £13.99£13.33In Spies We Trust reveals the full story of the Anglo-American intelligence relationship - ranging from the deceits of World War I to the mendacities of 9/11 - for the first time. Why did we ever start trusting spies? It all started a hundred years... -
The Man Who Built the Berlin Wall: The Rise and Fall of Erich Honecker by Nathan Morley 9781399088824
RRP: £20.00£17.62In The Man Who Built the Berlin Wall, Nathan Morley brings to life the story of the longtime leader of the German Democratic Republic. Drawing from a wealth of untapped archival sources - and firsthand interviews with Honecker's lawyers, journalists, and... -
British Politics since 1945 by Peter Dorey 9780631190752
RRP: £38.95£34.20British Politics since 1945 offers a comprehensive overview of postwar British politics ideal for introductory students and general readers alike. The book balances a narrative of the major events and personalities of the postwar political scene with a... -
The Great Deception: Anglo-American Power and World Order by Mark Curtis 9780745312347
RRP: £26.99£17.59An original and radically revised view of British and US foreign policy, exposing the extent to which Anglo-American interests have shaped and damaged the current world order.About the AuthorMark Curtis has published widely on British and US foreign... -
Russia and the Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals by Michael Kaeding 9783030956509
RRP: £44.99£40.58This book sheds light on how Member States and EU neighbours relate to Russia. It includes their historical, financial and political ties, as well as the public perception of the national population vis-a-vis Russia. Each chapter... -
The Rising (New Edition): Ireland: Easter 1916 by Fearghal McGarry
RRP: £15.99£11.61The Easter Rising of 1916 not only destroyed much of the centre of Dublin -- it changed the course of Irish history. But why did it happen? What was the role of ordinary people in this extraordinary event? What motivated them and what were their aims?... -
Principled Spying: The Ethics of Secret Intelligence by David Omand 9780198785590
RRP: £25.00£17.62The question of how far a state should authorise its agents to go in seeking and using secret intelligence is one of the big unresolved issues of public policy for democracies today. The tension between security and privacy sits at the heart of broader... -
The Italian Far Right from 1945 to the Russia-Ukraine Conflict by Nicola Guerra 9781032566252
RRP: £36.99£32.53The Italian Far Right from 1945 to the Russia-Ukraine Conflict provides a comprehensive account of the postwar parliamentary and extra parliamentary far right in Italy. This book explores the ideology, movements and activism of the extreme right and neo-... -
The Gatekeeper by Kate Fall
RRP: £9.99£5.82'A brilliant vivid and intimate new memoir' The Daily Mail 'For over a decade Kate Fall was the most influential woman in British politics.' Alice Thomson, The Times For eleven years Kate Fall was one of... -
Living with Hitler: Accounts of Hitler's Household Staff by Krause Karl Wilhelm 9781784382971
RRP: £19.99£14.68This collection paints a picture of Hitler from members of his household in the unique position of being seemingly ever-present, yet totally unconnected to events. The reader is introduced to Hitler's Bodyguard Karl Krause (1934-39), his house... -
The Road To 1945: British Politics and the Second World War Revised Edition by Paul Addison
RRP: £16.99£12.28The Road to 1945 is a rigorously researched study of the crucial moment when political parties put aside their differences to unite under Churchill and focus on the task of war. But the war years witnessed a radical shift in political power -... -
A Rebels Guide To Gramsci by Chris Bambery 9781905192151
RRP: £4.00£3.23Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905192151Author Chris BamberyFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Bookmarks PublicationsPublisher Bookmarks PublicationsWeight(grams) 49g -
Max Beaverbrook: Not Quite A Gentleman by Charles Williams 9781849547468
RRP: £25.00£17.86Financial magician, flamboyant politician, minister in both world wars, press baron, serial philanderer, Winston Churchill's boon companion in the dark days of 1940-41 and in his later years, Max Beaverbrook was without a doubt one of the most colourful... -
Modern Italy: A Very Short Introduction by Anna Cento Bull
RRP: £8.99£6.45The history of modern Italy is characterized by recurrent cultural and political projects of modernity, rejuvenation, and regeneration; projects which often had their roots in a widespread dissatisfaction with social and political reality, and perceived... -
Prime Ministers by Jonathan Bastable 9781910821220
RRP: £9.99£6.80Whether you want to explore how our Prime Ministers came to reside in No.10 Downing Street, read about the official mice-catching cats also dwelling there, learn about the rarely seen soft side of the Iron Lady, or discover how Sir Robert Peel invented... -
We're Here Because You Were There: Immigration and the End of Empire by Ian Patel 9781839767999
RRP: £11.99£7.86What are the origins of the hostile environment against immigrants in the UK? Patel retells Britain's recent history in an often shocking account of state racism that still resonates today. In a series of post-war immigration laws from 1948 to 1971,... -
Liberalism and Empire: A Study in Nineteenth-century British Liberal Thought by Uday Singh Mehta
RRP: £30.00£29.25One takes liberalism to be a set of ideas committed to political rights and self-determination, yet it also served to justify an empire built on political domination. Uday Singh Mehta argues that imperialism, far from contradicting liberal tenets, in... -
The Remainder by Alia Trabucco Zeran 9781911508328
RRP: £10.00£7.00Santiago, Chile. The city is covered in ash. Three children of ex-militants are facing a past they can neither remember nor forget. Felipe sees dead bodies on every corner of the city, counting them up in an obsessive quest to square these figures with... -
Politics: Why It Matters by Andrew Gamble 9781509527298
£11.13People so often focus on the negative aspects of politics, like greed and corruption, but without politics we would be lost. It frames everything we do, and it has the power to bring about real and positive change. Politics, Andrew Gamble reminds us,... -
Devolution in the United Kingdom by Vernon Bogdanor
£19.16The issue of devolution has often been one for polemic rather than reasoned analysis. This book places recent developments in the United Kingdom in their historical context, examining political and constitutional aspects of devolution in Britain from... -
Clean Brexit: Why leaving the EU still makes sense - Building a Post-Brexit for all by Liam Halligan
RRP: £10.99£7.71FULLY UPDATED PAPERBACK EDITION On 23 June 2016, in the biggest ever vote in British history, 17.4 million people chose to leave the EU. So what does the future now hold after this momentous decision? What will life be like in Britain after we end our... -
The Murder of Alexander Litvinenko: To Kill a Mockingbird by Boris Volodarsky
RRP: £25.00£17.62In his famous Moonlight and Vodka, Chris de Burgh got it right: Espionage is a serious business. And like every serious business, it must be taken seriously. Less than two decades after the untimely death of Sasha Litvinenko, poisoned at the heart of... -
One Man's Terrorist: A Political History of the IRA by Daniel Finn
RRP: £9.99£6.64The conflict in Northern Ireland was one of the most devastating in post-war Europe, claiming the lives of 3,500 people and injuring many more. This book is a riveting new history of the radical politics that drove a unique insurgency that emerged from... -
Scotland After Britain: The Two Souls of Scottish Independence by Ben Wray
RRP: £12.99£8.48Since the referendum, Scottish independence has been captured by conservative forces. Scotland After Britain argues for fidelity to the true meaning of the word independence. It should mean not only a break from the failing British state, but also from... -
Representing the Nation: A Reader: Histories, Heritage, Museums by David Boswell
RRP: £35.99£34.00Gathering key writings from leading thinkers in cultural studies, cultural history, and museum studies, Representing the Nation: A reader explores the role cultural institutions play in creating and shaping our sense of ourselves as a nation.With an... -
Red List: MI5 and British Intellectuals in the Twentieth Century by David Caute
RRP: £20.00£13.34In 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... -
Germany: A Nation in Its Time: Before, During, and After Nationalism, 1500-2000 by Helmut Walser Smith
RRP: £17.99£15.39For nearly a century, conventional historians have depicted Germany as a rabidly nationalist land, born in a sea of aggression, its nineteenth-century ascent accompanied by militarism and brought to a murderous apex in the Third Reich. Not so, asserts... -
The Verdict: Did Labour Change Britain? by Polly Toynbee 9781847082503
RRP: £9.99£6.70Did the Labour government improve people's lives? Are we healthier, wealthier or wiser; happier or safer than in 1997, when Labour came to power? If we are, how much do we have to thank Blair and Brown and their cabinets for? In The Verdict, Polly... -
Good Government: Democracy beyond Elections by Pierre Rosanvallon
RRP: £37.95£32.49Few would disagree that Western democracies are experiencing a crisis of representation. In the United States, gerrymandering and concentrated political geographies have placed the Congress and state legislatures in a stranglehold that is often at odds... -
Lockdown Wales: How Covid-19 Tested Wales by Will Hayward
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 -
Sultan of Swing: The Life of David Butler by Michael Crick 9781785904387
RRP: £25.00£17.46Michael Crick tells the extraordinary story of the man who put the swing into British politics. Sir David Butler pioneered the science of elections, bringing the voting figures to life on national television. An Oxford boffin who has publicly analysed... -
US Foreign Policy by Michael Cox
RRP: £47.99£45.37Giving students a perspective on US foreign policy that is critical and connected, US Foreign Policy is the student toolkit for navigating the ever-changing dynamics of the subject area. Using the book, students learn how to critically assess US... -
Collisions: The Origins of the War in Ukraine and the New Global Instability by Michael Kimmage 9780197751794
RRP: £22.99£18.63One war: three collisions--in this vividly written, narrative history of the war in Ukraine, Michael Kimmage puts together the pieces of a complicated international puzzle to understand the origins of the current conflict that has brought the world to... -
Unleashing Demons: The inspiration behind Channel 4 drama Brexit: The Uncivil War by Craig Oliver
RRP: £10.99£7.40MAIL ON SUNDAY BOOK OF THE YEAR OBSERVER BOOK OF THE WEEK'A compelling book' Evening Standard 'Essential' Sunday Times 'His soldier's dispatch is easy to read and vividly illustrates a sense of rising panic and embattlement. If you want to know what it... -
Margaret Thatcher's Last Election by David Young 9781785906831
RRP: £20.00£14.29The year is 1987. Having made history by becoming the UK's first female Prime Minister and then driving out the most left-wing manifesto the country has ever seen, Margaret Thatcher faces a climactic third election campaign. Her eight years in power... -
Reform of the House of Lords by Philip Norton 9781526119230
RRP: £12.99£11.67This book is the only one of its kind, providing a clear and exhaustive analysis of the different approaches to the future of Britain's second chamber. The House of Lords has long been the subject of proposals for reform - some successful, others not -... -
The Good Politician: Folk Theories, Political Interaction, and the Rise of Anti-Politics by Nick Clarke
RRP: £25.99£24.20Surveys show a lack of trust in political actors and institutions across much of the democratic world. Populist politicians and parties attempt to capitalise on this political disaffection. Commentators worry about our current 'age of anti-politics'... -
From the Fires of War - Ukraine's Azov Movement and the Global Far Right by Michael Colborne
RRP: £27.00£22.25From its roots in revolution and war, Ukraine's Azov movement has grown from a militia of fringe far-right figures and football hooligans fending off Russian-backed forces into a multipronged social movement that has become the envy of the global far...