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From Peoples into Nations: A History of Eastern Europe by John Connelly 9780691167121
RRP: $58.50$48.54A sweeping narrative history of Eastern Europe from the late eighteenth century to todayIn the 1780s, the Habsburg monarch Joseph II decreed that henceforth German would be the language of his realm. His intention was to forge a unified state from his... -
Don Roberto: The Adventure of Being Cunninghame Graham by James Jauncey 9781910895764
RRP: $48.73$34.53'A combination of all that is best in memoir, biography and history.' - Caroline Moorehead 'In this remarkable book... Jauncey has performed the great service of reminding us of a wonderful figure from Scotland's recent history.' - Alexander McCall... -
Unleashing Demons: The inspiration behind Channel 4 drama Brexit: The Uncivil War Craig Oliver 9781473652484
RRP: $21.43$14.43MAIL 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: $39.00$28.24The 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: $25.33$23.30This 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 -... -
Failed Fuhrers: A History of the British Extreme Right by Graham Macklin
RRP: $56.53$48.93This 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... -
Anti-Gender Campaigns in Europe: Mobilizing against Equality by Dr David Paternotte 9781786600004
RRP: $79.95$73.81After decades of steady progress in terms of gender and sexual rights, several parts of Europe are facing new waves of resistance to a so-called 'gender ideology' or 'gender theory'. Opposition to progressive gender equality is manifested in challenges... -
Call Me Dave: The Unauthorised Biography of David Cameron by Isabel Oakeshott 9781785900228
RRP: $21.43$16.24After a decade as Conservative Party leader and six years as Prime Minister, he remains an enigma to those outside his exclusive inner circle.Now, in the wake of his dramatic resignation following the sensational EU referendum campaign, this new edition... -
A James Connolly Reader by Shaun Harkin
RRP: $33.13$23.54Considered 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... -
How the Troubles Came to Northern Ireland by P. Rose 9780333949412
RRP: $175.48$175.25In a new book about Northern Ireland historian Peter Rose argues that if Harold Wilson's government in the late sixties had pursued a different policy the province might have been spared The Troubles. Wilson had promised the Catholics that they would be... -
The Politics of James Connolly Kieran Allen 9780745304731
RRP: $37.03$24.86Born in 1868 and executed by the British in 1916 for his role in the Easter Rising, the work of Irish national hero James Connolly has long been misunderstood. From Fianna Fail and Sinn Fein, to conservative Irish nationalists and the Church, many groups... -
After Grenfell: Violence, Resistance and Response Dan Bulley 9780745339580
RRP: $37.03$24.86On the 14th June 2017, a fire engulfed a tower block in West London, seventy-two people lost their lives and hundreds of others were left displaced and traumatised. The Grenfell Tower fire is the epicentre of a long history of violence enacted by... -
Chartist Revolution by Rob Sewell 9781913026189
$31.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913026189Author Rob SewellFormat PaperbackPage Count 482Imprint Wellred BooksPublisher Wellred BooksWeight(grams) 576gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 30mm -
Conservative Thinkers: The Key Contributors to the Political Thought of the Modern Conservative Party by Mark Garnett 9780719075087
RRP: $165.75$117.33This book outlines and evaluates the political thought of the Conservative Party through a detailed examination of its principal thinkers from Harold Macmillan to the present. Traditionally, the Conservative Party has been regarded as a vote-gathering... -
The Solidarity Economy: Nonprofits and the Making of Neoliberalism after Empire by Tehila Sasson 9780691250380
RRP: $68.25$54.09The untold story of the role of humanitarian NGOs in building the neoliberal order after empireAfter India gained independence in 1947, Britain reinvented its role in the global economy through nongovernmental aid organizations. Utilizing existing... -
Proceedings Before the European Patent Office: A Practical Guide to Success in Opposition and Appeal, Second Edition Marcus O. Muller 9781788115339
RRP: $122.75$109.20The second edition of this acclaimed and widely-used book has been thoroughly updated in light of, among others, the revised Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal, which entered into force in January 2020. It provides the first detailed... -
Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot: The Great Mistake of Scottish Independence John Lloyd (Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union) 9781509542673
RRP: $25.33$16.77The Scottish nationalists seek to end the United Kingdom after 300 years of a successful union. Their drive for an independent Scotland is now nearer to success than it has ever been. Success would mean a diminished Britain and a perilously insecure... -
London is the Place for Me: Black Britons, Citizenship and the Politics of Race by Kennetta Hammond Perry 9780190909949
RRP: $59.46$44.40Black people in the British Empire have long challenged the notion that "there ain't no black in the Union Jack." For the post-World War II wave of Afro-Caribbean migrants, many of whom had long been subjects of the Empire, claims to a British identity... -
Kings, Barons and Justices: The Making and Enforcement of Legislation in Thirteenth-Century England by Paul Brand 9780521025850
RRP: $74.08$67.92This book is a study of two important and related pieces of thirteenth-century English legislation - the Provisions of Westminster of 1259 and the Statute of Marlborough of 1267 - and is the first on any of the statutes of this period of major... -
Nationalism, Colonialism, and Literature by Terry Eagleton 9780816618637
RRP: $37.03$32.60The three essays in this volume were originally published as individual pamphlets by the Field Day Theatre Company in Derry, Nothern Ireland. Founded in 1980 as a theatre cmpany, Field Day has eveolved as a publisher concerned with the typically Irish... -
Democracy Defined: The Manifesto by Kenn d'Oudney
$41.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781902848280Author Kenn d'OudneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 310Imprint Scorpio Recording Company (Publishing) LtdPublisher Scorpio Recording Company... -
The Government and Politics of the European Union Neill Nugent (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK) 9781137454089
RRP: $72.13$66.07The definitive textbook on EU politics and governance, now in its 8th edition, has been thoroughly updated to take into account the ongoing developments and evolution of the EU. Major changes, recent developments, and the crises that have befallen the... -
United Kingdom Adrian Bingham (University of Sheffield) 9781509537563
RRP: $25.33$16.77The United Kingdom has been at the heart of global history for centuries - as a conqueror, an engine of international trade, and a symbol of modernity. It was the first industrial nation, the centre of the world's biggest empire, and the home of an... -
The Cameron Delusion by Peter Hitchens
RRP: $29.23$22.91The struggle between the main political parties has been reduced to an unpopularity contest, in which voters hold their noses and sigh as they trudge to the polls. Peter Hitchens explains how and why British politics has sunk to this dreary level -... -
Backstop Land Glenn Patterson 9781838932022
RRP: $27.28$24.59'Funny, wise, entertaining and illuminating, this book is one of the best things to come out of the Brexit saga' FINTAN O'TOOLE. 'Read this absorbing book to understand why, since 2016, we have been playing with fire. There is no longer any excuse for... -
Outside In by Peter Hain 9781849544108
RRP: $25.33$18.06Peter Hain has lived an extraordinary life. Formerly an 'outsider' he became an 'insider', one of the last Labour government's most effective ministers. He held an array of glittering posts in the British political establishment, from key roles in the... -
Banking on Markets: The Transformation of Bank-State Ties in Europe and Beyond by Rachel A. Epstein 9780198849698
$55.03States and banks have traditionally maintained close ties. At various points in time, states have used banks to manage their economies and soak up government debt, while banks enjoyed regulatory forbearance, restricted competition, and implicit or... -
Brexit and British Politics Geoffrey Evans (University of Oxford) 9781509523863
RRP: $31.18$28.10Brexit has changed everything - from our government, to our economy and principal trading relationship, to the organization of our state. This watershed moment, which surprised most observers and mobilized previously apathetic sections of the electorate,... -
'kill All The Gentlemen': Class struggle and change in the English countryside by Martin Empson 9781910885697
RRP: $29.23$19.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910885697Author Martin EmpsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Bookmarks PublicationsPublisher Bookmarks Publications -
Franco and the Condor Legion: The Spanish Civil War in the Air by Michael Alpert 9781788311182
RRP: $68.25$61.13The Spanish Civil War was fought on land and at sea but also in an age of great interest in air warfare and the rapid development of warplanes. The war in Spain came a turning point in the development of military aircraft and was the arena in which new... -
Cameron's Coup: How the Tories took Britain to the Brink Polly Toynbee 9781783350438
RRP: $19.48$13.07*Includes updated post-election material.*The NHS devastated without so much as a by-your-leave; Gen Y hung out to dry; legal aid cut for the vulnerable; social housing on the brink of collapse . . .Cameron has been busy.Margaret Thatcher sold off the... -
The Weak are a Long Time in Politics: Sketches from the Brexit Neverendum by Patrick Kidd 9781785905339
RRP: $25.33$18.06Politics looked straightforward when Patrick Kidd took over the reins of the daily political sketch in The Times in 2015. David Cameron had just won a general election and would clearly be Prime Minister for as long as he wanted; George Osborne was his... -
Fighting Churchill, Appeasing Hitler: How a British Civil Servant Helped Cause the Second World War by Adrian Phillips 9781785904752
RRP: $39.00$29.02In Fighting Churchill, Appeasing Hitler Adrian Phillips presents a radical new view of the British policy of appeasement in the late 1930s. No one doubts that appeasement failed, but Phillips shows that it caused active harm - even sabotaging Britain's... -
Defying Hitler: The White Rose Pamphlets by Alexandra Lloyd
RRP: $29.25$23.15'Long Live Freedom!' - Hans Scholl's last words before his execution The White Rose (die Weisse Rose) resistance circle was a group of students and a professor at the University of Munich who in the early 1940s secretly wrote and distributed anti-Nazi... -
Belt and Road: A Chinese World Order by Bruno Macaes 9781787380028
RRP: $48.75$42.96China's Belt and Road strategy is acknowledged to be the most ambitious geopolitical initiative of the age. Covering almost seventy countries by land and sea, it will affect every element of global society, from shipping to agriculture, digital economy... -
The Once and Future Liberal: After Identity Politics by Mark Lilla 9781849049955
RRP: $31.18$28.22For nearly 40 years, Ronald Reagan's vision--small government, lower taxes, and self-reliant individualism--has remained America's dominant political ideology. The Democratic Party has offered no truly convincing competing vision. Instead, American... -
Principled Spying: The Ethics of Secret Intelligence by David Omand 9780198785590
RRP: $51.66$36.29The 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... -
Mad Dog: They Shot Me in the Head, They Gave Me Cyanide and They Stabbed Me, But I'm Still Standing by Johnny Adair 9781844548194
$18.70Johnny Adair placed himself at the heart of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. To some he was a criminal and a terrorist. To others he was an integral part of Belfast's bloody history and in it he reveals its roots in his own uncompromising and compelling... -
Not Quite A Diplomat: A Memoir by Robin Renwick 9781785904592
RRP: $39.00$28.24Described as Mrs Thatcher's favourite diplomat, Robin Renwick was at the centre of events in the negotiations to end the Rhodesian War. As Ambassador in South Africa, he played a bridging role between the government and the ANC, having become a trusted... -
God and Churchill: How the Great Leader's Sense of Divine Destiny Changed His Troubled World and Offers Hope for Ours by Jonathan Sandys
RRP: $23.38$16.44When Winston Churchill was a boy of sixteen, he already had a vision for his purpose in life. "This country will be subjected somehow to a tremendous invasion . . . I shall be in command of the defences of London . . . it will fall to me to save the...