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Getting Our Way: 500 Years of Adventure and Intrigue: the Inside Story of British Diplomacy by Christopher Meyer
£12.73A highly informed insider's account of some of the 'honest men' as they sought, by fair means or foul, to get Britain its way in the world.GETTING OUR WAY recounts nine stories from Britain's diplomatic annals over the last five hundred years, in which... -
Petticoat Rebellion: The Anna Parnell Story by Patricia Groves 9781856356480
£18.09In the late nineteenth century, before women had the vote, a group of respectable ladies operated outside the law to fight for the rights of the landless poor in Ireland. These women were feared by both the British government and Irish Republicans. They... -
Pay No Heed to the Rockets: Palestine in the Present Tense by Marcello Di Cintio 9780863569807
RRP: £8.99£6.87Across Palestine, from the Allenby Bridge and Ramallah, to Jerusalem and Gaza, Marcello Di Cintio has met with writers, poets, librarians, booksellers and readers, finding extraordinary stories in every corner. Stories of how revolutionary writing is... -
Yorkshire: Ancient Nation, Future Province by Colin Speakman 9781913625054
RRP: £12.50£10.64This is an important book about one of England's most fascinating regions - Yorkshire. Colin Speakman explores Yorkshire's origin as an independent Anglo-Viking Kingdom whose capital was York, which for many centuries was England's second city. Yorkshire... -
UKIP: Inside the Campaign to Redraw the Map of British Politics by Matthew Goodwin
RRP: £20.99£15.73The UK Independence Party (Ukip) is the most significant new force in British politics for a generation. Under the leadership of Nigel Farage, the party has enjoyed a remarkable rise, winning the 2014 European Parliament elections as well as two... -
The Impact of Devolution in Wales: Social Democracy with a Welsh Stripe? by Jane Williams
RRP: £19.99£15.23This volume reflects on two decades of Welsh devolution, and a contributes to debate on its significance and future course. Drawing on previously unpublished interviews undertaken by the late Professor Michael Sullivan with key protagonists in Welsh... -
From Commune to Capitalism: How Chinaas Peasants Lost Collective Farming and Gained Urban Poverty by Zhun Xu
£16.44"Zhun Xu's careful analysis debunks the conventional wisdom about the supposed failure of agricultural collectives in China. Xu's reassessment of the path of agrarian change in China since 1949, which relies on interviews with peasants as well as... -
Regionalism Contested: Institution, Society and Governance by Henrik Halkier
RRP: £135.00£117.68As we move further into the 21st century, the prominence of regions can no longer be taken for granted. A certain skepticism has developed with regard to the feasibility of marginal regions achieving self-sustained growth and states have maintained their... -
English Questions by Perry Anderson 9780860915911
RRP: £22.00£17.29A set of reflections on British society and culture, this volume falls into two principal parts. The first consists of a pair of essays published in New Left Review in the sixties; "Origins of the Present Crisis," which suggested a general schema for the... -
Loud and Proud: Passion and Politics in the English Defence League by Hilary Pilkington 9781784992590
RRP: £14.99£13.45Loud and proud is an ethnographic study of grassroots activists in the English Defence League (EDL). Setting the findings within contemporary debates on race and racism, Islamophobia, social movements and the far right, the author draws on interviews,... -
Chartist Revolution by Rob Sewell 9781913026189
RRP: £17.99£15.94Apologies 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 -
Shadows of Empire: The Anglosphere in British Politics by Michael Kenny 9781509516612
RRP: £14.99£13.58The idea of an alliance between Britain and its old Commonwealth colonies has recently made a remarkable comeback in the context of Brexit. Based on belief in a special bond between the English-speaking peoples of the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia and... -
In Bed with the Blueshirts by Shane Ross
RRP: £14.99£9.80The definitive inside account of the 2016-20 coalition government.Cabinet minister Shane Ross reveals the bitter internal battles fought with the old Blueshirts, the crises when the coalition came close to collapse and the sometimes fraught personal... -
Policy Making in Britain: An Introduction by Peter Dorey
£33.06Introducing you to the public policy making process in Britain today, this book adopts an empirical approach to the study of policy making by relating theory to actual developments in Britain since the 1980s. It covers: Ideas, Problem Definition,... -
How to Lose a Referendum: The Definitive Story of Why the UK Voted for Brexit by Jason Farrell 9781785901959
£14.48In this definitive account of the momentous In/Out referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union, Sky News Senior Political Correspondent Jason Farrell teams up with blogger and Economics and Politics teacher Paul Goldsmith to provide the... -
Clean Living Under Difficult Circumstances: Finding a Home in the Ruins of Modernism by Owen Hatherley
RRP: £18.99£15.65From the grandiose histories of grand state building projects to the minutiae of street signs and corner pubs, from the rebuilding of capital cities to the provision of the humble public toilet, Clean Living in Difficult Circumstances argues for the city... -
Thatcher's Children?: Politics, Childhood And Society In The 1980s And 1990s by Jane Pilcher
RRP: £48.99£42.66That childhood is a social construction is understood both by social scientists and in society generally. The authors of this book examine the political issues surrounding childhood, including law making, social policy, government provisions and... -
Break-Up: How Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon Went to War by David Clegg 9781785907562
£9.26Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon's political partnership changed the face of Scotland, bringing the country to within 200,000 votes of independence and holding sway at Holyrood for more than a decade. So how and why has their thirty-year alliance... -
New Labour, new welfare state?: The 'third way' in British social policy by Martin Powell 9781861341518
RRP: £26.99£20.84The New Labour government elected in May 1997 claimed that it would modernise the welfare state, by rejecting the solutions of both the Old Left and the New Right. New Labour, new welfare state? provides the first comprehensive examination of the social... -
Should Britain Leave the EU?: An Economic Analysis of a Troubled Relationship, Second Edition by Patrick Minford 9781785360343 [USED COPY]
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Should Britain Leave the EU?: An Economic Analysis of a Troubled Relationship, Second Edition by Patrick Minford 9781785360343
RRP: £36.95£33.43The policy framework advocated by Minford et al. . . . is grounded in economic theory and an incisive empirical analysis of the costs of UK's membership of the EU. Their thesis that the EU is a political union practising economic protectionism in the... -
The Scramble for Europe: Young Africa on its way to the Old Continent by Stephen Smith 9781509534579
RRP: £15.99£10.93From the harrowing situation of migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean in rubber dinghies to the crisis on the US-Mexico border, mass migration is one of the most urgent issues facing our societies today. At the same time, viable solutions seem ever... -
Theresa May: The Downing Street Revolution by Virginia Blackburn 9781786062642
RRP: £8.99£7.93Following an extremely turbulent time in British politics, Theresa May is poised to become the next Prime Minister of Great Britain. Theresa May - The Downing Street Revolution will relate May's past political career and explore the strengths which she... -
A Useful History of Britain: The Politics of Getting Things Done by Michael Braddick
RRP: £20.00£14.29The United Kingdom has not yet lasted as long as the Kingdom of Wessex, and may not do so. Conventional histories of Britain, though, tell the story of the origins of the UK as if that was the natural endpoint of political development on the island... -
Winning Here: My Campaigning Life: Memoirs Volume 1 by Chris Rennard 9781785903373
£18.24Chris Rennard's long relationship with the Liberals, and later the Liberal Democrats, began when a compassionate Liberal candidate helped his disabled mother receive her widowed mother allowance. By his 20s Rennard was the most successful election... -
Nazism and German Society, 1933-1945 by David F. Crew 9780415082402
RRP: £39.99£35.06The image of the Third Reich as a monolithic state presiding over the brainwashed, fanatical masses, retains a tenacious grip on the general public's imagination. However, a growing body of research on the social history of the Nazi years has revealed... -
Al-Qaeda's Revenge: The 2004 Madrid Train Bombings by Fernando Reinares
£17.36In Al-Qaeda's Revenge: The 2004 Madrid Train Bombings, Fernando Reinares tells the story of "3/11" - the March 11, 2004, bombings of commuter trains in Madrid, which killed 192 people and injured more than 1,800. He examines the development of an... -
Reaching for Utopia: Making Sense of An Age of Upheaval: Essays and profiles by Jason Cowley 9781784631529 [USED COPY]
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Reaching for Utopia: Making Sense of An Age of Upheaval: Essays and profiles by Jason Cowley 9781784631529
RRP: £12.99£8.60Reaching for Utopia brings together insightful essays and profiles chronicling the remarkable political and cultural transformations of the last decade - from the fall of Gordon Brown, to the rise of Corbyn and the radical left, to Brexit. Cowley is... -
The Rise of the Civilizational State by Christopher Coker 9781509534630
RRP: £17.99£16.04In recent years culture has become the primary currency of politics - from the identity politics that characterized the 2016 American election to the pushback against Western universalism in much of the non-Western world. Much less noticed is the rise... -
Blair Inc.: The Money, The Power, The Scandals by David Hencke 9781784189983
RRP: £10.99£9.59Since leaving office in 2007, the empire of Tony Blair has grown exponentially. As a businessman he has been unprecedentedly successful for a former public servant, with a large property portfolio and an estimated GBP80 million of earnings accrued in... -
France by Chabal 9781509530014
RRP: £45.00£29.65France is the most-visited country in the world. It attracts millions of tourists, most of whom come in search of beautiful architecture, good food, and fine art. But appearances can be deceptive. France is not only a place of culture and glamour; it... -
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: £11.99£8.43When 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... -
Laboratories of Learning: Social Movements, Education and Knowledge-Making in the Global South by Mario Novelli 9780745348926
RRP: £18.99£12.75'Outstanding ... This book is a must-read for scholars and activists interested in the impact of grassroots knowledge-making on individuals, institutions and society' Rebecca Tarlau, author of Occupying Schools, Occupying Land 'In social movements,... -
Neil Kinnock: Saving the Labour Party? by Kevin Hickson
RRP: £36.99£32.53The book reappraises Neil Kinnock's policies, impact, legacy and leadership of the Labour Party 30 years on from his defeat in the 1992 general election. It offers comprehensively fresh perspectives and some first-hand accounts - some friendly, others... -
March of the Moderates by Dr. Richard Carr
£26.73Anglo-American relations, the so-called 'Special Relationship', reached a new era with the rise of New Labour and the New Democrats in the late-1980s and early-1990s. Richard Carr reveals the untold story of the transatlantic 'Third Way' by analysing... -
Near Abroad: Putin, the West, and the Contest over Ukraine and the Caucasus by Gerard Toal 9780190069513
£19.56Before Russia invaded Ukraine, it invaded Georgia. Both states are part of Russia's "near abroad"--newly independent states that were once part of the Soviet Union and are now Russia's neighbors. While the Russia-Georgia war of 2008 faded from the... -
Making Sense of the Troubles: The Story of the Conflict in Northern Ireland by David McKittrick 9781561310708
RRP: £27.50£21.93Compellingly written and even-handed in its judgments, this is by far the clearest account of what has happened through the years in the Northern Ireland conflict, and why. After a chapter of background on the period from 1921 to 1963, it covers the... -
The New Snobbery: Taking on modern elitism and empowering the working class by David Skelton 9781785908262
£7.27An insidious snobbery has taken root in parts of progressive Britain. Working-class voters have flexed their political muscles and helped to change the direction of the country, but in doing so they have been met with disdain and even abuse from elites... -
Australia’s Security in China’s Shadow by Euan Graham 9781032707860
RRP: £16.99£15.22Narratives provide the storylines of conflict and in doing so become an arena of conflict themselves. When states mount information campaigns against each other, they are trying to change the narrative. The digital platforms of the new information...