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Class War: A Decade of Disorder by Ian Bone
£14.05For ten years, Tory Britain has burned. From Brixton '81 to Oxford, Cardiff, and Tyneside '91 the unforgivable have risen and seized back their streets. With a petrol bomb in one hand a biro in the other, Class War was there. And Class War is... -
Hitler and Churchill: Secrets of Leadership by Andrew Roberts
RRP: £14.99£9.80'His book is timely and a triumph. Roberts manages to convey all the reader needs to know about two men to whom battalions of biographies have been devoted' EVENING STANDARDAdolf Hitler and Winston Churchill were two totally opposite leaders - both in... -
British Conservative Leaders by Toby James 9781849549219
RRP: £25.00£18.24As the party that has won wars, reversed recessions and held prime ministerial power more times than any other, the Conservatives have played an undoubtedly crucial role in the shaping of contemporary British society. And yet, the leaders who have stood... -
Britain at the Polls 2010 by Nicholas Allen 9781849208468
RRP: £36.99£30.39'The Britain at the Polls series always asks-and answers, often with new insights-the key questions about British general elections. And few elections in living memory pose as many big questions as that of May 2010.' - Martin Kettle, The Guardian 'For... -
Revolution Francaise: Emmanuel Macron and the quest to reinvent a nation Sophie Pedder 9781472966308
RRP: £16.99£12.28The extraordinary story of how an outsider candidate - an unknown technocrat and economics minister on the fringes of French politics - made his way to the Elysee palace, with new material and expert analysis of recent events including the gilets jaunes... -
The Populist Explosion: How the Great Recession Transformed American and European Politics by John B. Judis
RRP: £9.99£6.75"Far and away the most incisive examination of the central development in contemporary politics: the rise of populism on both the right and the left. Superb." - Thomas Edsall, New York Times columnist What's happening in global politics, and is there a... -
The Politics of Feeling in Brexit Britain: Stories from the Mass Observation Project by Jonathan Moss 9781526152510
RRP: £24.99£17.91During Brexit, political questions were continually framed in emotional terms. The referendum was presented as a conflict between reason and resentment, fear and hope, heads and hearts. The Leave vote was interpreted as the triumph of passion over... -
The British General Election of 1997 by David Butler 9780333647769
RRP: £54.99£54.73The most authoritative study of a landmark British General Election - the fifteenth book in the renowned Nuffield series of election studies. This highly readable account covers all the salient features - the background, the campaign, the results and the... -
Striking Women: Struggles & Strategies of South Asian Women Workers from Grunwick to Gate Gourmet by Anitha Sundari 9781912064861
RRP: £18.00£17.03Who were the women who fought back at Grunwick and Gate Gourmet? Striking Women gives a voice to the women involved as they discuss their lives, their work and their trade unions. Striking Women is centred on two industrial disputes, the famous... -
Housing Policy in the UK by David Mullins 9780333994344
£45.64Housing Policy in the UK is a major new textbook that traces the emergence of a 'new comprehensive housing policy' in the wake of the Communities Plan and regionalisation. Grounded in cutting-edge research and analysis, it provides a clear account of the... -
Lordship, State Formation and Local Authority in Late Medieval and Early Modern England by Spike Gibbs 9781009311830
RRP: £85.00£76.60Providing a new narrative of how local authority and social structures adapted in response to the decline of lordship and the process of state formation, Spike Gibbs uses manorial officeholding - where officials were chosen from among tenants to help run... -
Professor Porsche's Wars: The Secret Life of Ferdinand Porsche, the Legendary Engineer Who Armed Two Belligerents Through Four Decades by Karl Ludvigsen 9781526726797
RRP: £16.99£14.61**Endorsements: ** 'Fascinating and meticulously researched.' The Spectator 'The connection between weapons and industrial design is strong at Porsche. This is the subject of an engrossing new book, Professor Porsche's Wars.' Stephen Bayley, Octane ... -
The Axis Occupation of Europe Then and Now by Winston G. Ramsey 9781870067935
RRP: £39.95£33.93Winston and Gail Ramsey This book focuses on the systems used by the Axis powers for the governance of the countries that they occupied during the Second World War. It would be easy to assume that the administration of each country was carried out on... -
The British Constitution by Anthony King 9780199576982
RRP: £43.99£34.94In the latter part of the nineteenth century Walter Bagehot wrote a classic account of the British constitution as it had developed during Queen Victoria's reign. He argued that the late Victorian constitution was not at all what people thought it was... -
Dealing with Britain: The Six and the First UK Application to the EEC by N. Piers Ludlow 9780521595360
RRP: £30.99£28.28Britain's 1961 application was the first time that the European Community was obliged to consider a membership application from one of its neighbours. This 1997 book, based on material from the archives, challenges traditional views of the British... -
Something Has Gone Wrong: Dealing with the Brighton Bomb by Steven G. Ramsey 9781785903366
RRP: £12.99£9.26On 12 October 1984, an IRA bomb exploded inside Brighton's Grand Hotel, killing five people and injuring thirty. It was an assassination attempt on Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet, who were staying there for the Conservative party conference. While... -
New Elites: A Career in the Masses by George Walden 9781783341788 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99£2.13Far from becoming classless, Britain's elite is increasingly formed by a select group of professional egalitarians. Rather than aim to raise popular aspirations, they exploit mass taste, mass gullibility, mass spending power for their personal... -
New Elites: A Career in the Masses George Walden 9781783341788
RRP: £9.99£8.17Far from becoming classless, Britain's elite is increasingly formed by a select group of professional egalitarians. Rather than aim to raise popular aspirations, they exploit mass taste, mass gullibility, mass spending power for their personal... -
The Bad Boys of Brexit: Tales of Mischief, Mayhem & Guerrilla Warfare in the EU Referendum Campaign by Arron Banks 9781785902055 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99£2.29FULLY UPDATED Arron Banks enjoyed a life of happy anonymity flogging car insurance in Bristol until he dipped his toes into the sharkinfested waters of politics and decided to plunge right in. Charging into battle for Brexit, he tore up the political... -
The Bad Boys of Brexit: Tales of Mischief, Mayhem & Guerrilla Warfare in the EU Referendum Campaign by Arron Banks 9781785902055
RRP: £9.99£7.27FULLY UPDATED Arron Banks enjoyed a life of happy anonymity flogging car insurance in Bristol until he dipped his toes into the sharkinfested waters of politics and decided to plunge right in. Charging into battle for Brexit, he tore up the political... -
Beyond Brexit: Towards a British Constitution by Vernon Bogdanor
RRP: £14.99£11.75Brexit means exit, but what exactly will we be leaving behind? Entry into the European Community in 1973 was a momentous event - one which had seismic effects on the politics and constitution of Britain. Brexit, while equally as momentous, has almost... -
A Demon-Haunted Land: Witches, Wonder Doctors, and the Ghosts of the Past in Post-WWII Germany by Monica Black
RRP: £15.99£12.15In the aftermath of World War II, a succession of mass supernatural events swept through war-torn Germany. A messianic faith healer rose to extraordinary fame, prayer groups performed exorcisms, and enormous crowds traveled to witness apparitions of the... -
Sex, Lies and the Ballot Box: 50 Things You Need to Know About British Elections Philip Cowley 9781849547550
RRP: £14.99£10.95Shortlisted for the Practical Politics Book of the Year at The Paddy Power Political Book Awards 2015. Have you ever wondered...- what emotions really influence where your cross goes on the ballot paper? - whether people are claiming to vote when they... -
The Nazi Voter: The Social Foundations of Fascism in Germany, 1919-1933 by Thomas Childers 9780807841471
RRP: £42.95£40.29The first study based on a large national sample of both urban and rural districts examines the Nazi constituency -- how it was formed, from which social groups, under what conditions, and with what promises. Using advanced statistical techniques to... -
A History of the Northern Ireland Labour Party: Democratic Socialism and Sectarianism by Aaron Edwards 9780719086380
RRP: £19.99£17.61Available for the first time in paperback, this book is the first definitive history of the Northern Ireland Labour Party (NILP), a unique political force which drew its support from Protestants and Catholics and became electorally viable despite... -
A Social History of Western Political Thought by Ellen Meiksins Wood
RRP: £25.00£20.30In this groundbreaking work, Ellen Meiksins Wood rewrites the history of political theory, from Plato to Rousseau. Treating canonical thinkers as passionately engaged human beings, Wood examines their ideas not simply in the context of political... -
Letts Rip! by Quentin Letts 9781849016483
£12.73Throughout the New Labour years - that decade of deceit, that era of wretched wriggle - the Daily Mail's Quentin Letts has maintained a lonely, vehement vigil. Like a lone clay pigeon shot squinting through his sights at a sky black with targets, he has... -
Brexit: What the Hell Happens Now?: A Quick Guide to Britain's Biggest Issue by Ian Dunt 9780995497825
£8.05'Admirably brief and necessarily brutal... Highly recommended.' - NICK COHEN, THE SPECTATOR 'Compact and easily digestible. I'd encourage anyone who is confused, fascinated or frustrated by Brexit to read this book - you'll be far wiser by the end of... -
Let's Stay Together: Why Yes to Europe by Denis MacShane
RRP: £12.99£12.55From the bestselling author of BREXIT comes a personal and passionate plea for voting 'Remain' on 23rd June. Denis MacShane, former Minister for Europe, is alarmed that the referendum debate so far has been too polite, too restrained. Now is the time for... -
A History of the Netherlands: From the Sixteenth Century to the Present Day by Friso Wielenga 9781350379596
RRP: £24.99£21.93Friso 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... -
Paid to Predict: Duplicity, Deceit and Dishonesty among ‘Allies’ by Ewen Southby-Tailyour
RRP: £25.00£18.54In 1993 Ewen Southby-Tailyour joined the British Foreign Office for duties with the European Community Monitoring Mission. He was also tasked, informally, by MI6 to report on a few characters. Monitoring the cease-fire violations along the Confrontation... -
Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy by Robert D. Putnam
RRP: £35.00£27.74Why do some democratic governments succeed and others fail? In a book that has received attention from policymakers and civic activists in America and around the world, Robert Putnam and his collaborators offer empirical evidence for the importance of... -
Balkan Tragedy: Chaos and Dissolution by Susan L. Woodward 9780815795131
RRP: £25.00£22.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815795131Author Susan L. WoodwardFormat PaperbackPage Count 556Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams)... -
Becoming Hitler: The Making of a Nazi by Thomas Weber 9780199664634
RRP: £14.99£10.95The fateful story of Adolf Hitler's transformation from awkward, feckless loner to lethal, charismatic demagogue. The story of the making of Adolf Hitler that we are all familiar with is the one Hitler himself wove in his 1924 trial, and then expanded... -
The West European Party System by Peter Mair 9780198275831
RRP: £58.99£47.17The analysis of party systems in Western Europe has long constituted a major focus of concern in comparative political science. Many of the classic writings in this field have here been collected into a single volume. "The West European Party... -
Against the Grain: The British Far Left from 1956 by Evan Smith
RRP: £19.99£14.52This is the first general history of the British far left to be published in the twenty-first century. Its contents cover a range of organisations beyond the Labour Party, bringing together leading experts on British left-wing politics to examine issues... -
The Future of British Foreign Policy: Security and Diplomacy in a World after Brexit Christopher Hill 9781509524624
RRP: £15.99£14.41Since 1945, Britain has had to cope with a slow descent from international primacy. The decline in global influence was intended to be offset by the United Kingdom's entry into Europe in 1975, with the result that national foreign policy came to rest on... -
Fascist Italy by John Whittam
RRP: £19.99£17.82Fascist Italy is a concise introduction to the phenomenon of Italian fascism and its impact. The author balances an up-to-date re-evaluation of political, diplomatic and military developments with a full assessment of the more neglected domestic and... -
The Shortest History of England: Empire and Division from the Anglo-Saxons to Brexit by James Hawes
RRP: £15.95£9.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615198146Author James HawesFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint ExperimentPublisher ExperimentWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 196mm * 130mm * 23mm -
The First New Left: British Intellectuals After Stalin by Michael Kenny 9780853157977
RRP: £17.00£16.51In the late 1950s Stuart Hall, Edward Thompson and Raymond Williams, among others, came together as part of a promising new political formulation, the New Left. The six years of the group's formal existence represents one of the richest and most exciting...