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Orthodox Judaism and the Politics of Religion: From Prewar Europe to the State of Israel by Daniel Mahla
RRP: £90.00£81.03During the first half of the twentieth century, nationalizing processes in Europe and Palestine reshaped observant Jewry into two distinct societies, ultra-Orthodoxy and national-religious Judaism. Tracing the dynamics between the two most influential... -
The Regional Roots of Developmental Politics in India: A Divided Leviathan by Aseema Sinha
RRP: £21.99£19.59India is widely regarded as the most celebrated case of a "failed" developmental state, seemingly the exception that belies the prediction of a triumphant Asian century. Its central political and economic institutions have been variously characterized as... -
Russian Politics Today: Stability and Fragility by Susanne A. Wengle
RRP: £89.99£79.80Russian Politics Today: Stability and Fragility provides an accessible and nuanced introduction to contemporary Russian politics at a time of increasing uncertainty. Using the theme of stability versus fragility as its overarching framework, this... -
Contesting Authoritarianism: Labor Challenges to the State in Egypt by Dina Bishara
RRP: £23.99£20.37Successive authoritarian regimes have maintained tight control over organized labor in Egypt since the 1950s. And yet in 2009, a group of civil servants decided to exit the state-controlled Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF), thereby setting a... -
Promoting Democracy, Reinforcing Authoritarianism: US and European Policy in Jordan by Benjamin Schuetze
RRP: £90.00£81.43Appearing against the backdrop of Jordan's remarkable levels of authoritarian stability and accounting for Jordan being one of the highest recipients of US and European 'democracy promotion' funding, Promoting Democracy, Reinforcing Authoritarianism... -
From Union to Commonwealth: Nationalism and Separatism in the Soviet Republics by Gail Lapidus 9780521427166
RRP: £30.99£25.45The collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of fifteen independent states on its former territory is one of the most momentous developments of the twentieth century. In this volume, five leading international scholars team up to examine the forces... -
Global China as Method by Ivan Franceschini
RRP: £17.00£14.72Is China part of the world? Based on much of the political, media, and popular discourse in the West the answer is seemingly no. Even after four decades of integration into the global socioeconomic system, discussions of China continue to be underpinned... -
Modern Romania: The End of Communism, the Failure of Democratic Reform, and the Theft of a Nation by Tom Gallagher 9780814732014
RRP: £23.99£21.24Since the 1989 fall of Communism in Eastern Europe, Romania, arguably the most regimented of states in the Soviet bloc, has struggled with the transition from totalitarian state to democratic nation. In this insightful examination of modern Romania, Tom... -
Knowing China: A Twenty-First Century Guide by Frank N. Pieke 9781107587618
RRP: £21.99£16.54Contemporary China appears both deceptively familiar and inexplicably different. China is a cauldron of forms of entrepreneurship, social organization, ways of life and governance that are at once new and unique, recognizably Chinese and generically... -
LGBTI Rights in Turkey: Sexuality and the State in the Middle East by Fait Muedini
RRP: £23.99£20.37The LGBTI community in Turkey face real dangers. In 2015, the Turkish police interrupted the LGBTI Pride march in Istanbul, using tear gas and rubber bullets against the marchers. This marked the first attempt by the authorities to stop the parade by... -
Understanding Russian Politics by Stephen White 9780521688611
RRP: £37.99£33.90A fresh and compelling interpretation of Russian politics by a leading authority, this textbook focuses on political developments in the world's largest country under Putin and Medvedev. Using a wealth of primary sources, it covers economic, social and... -
New State Spaces: Urban Governance and the Rescaling of Statehood by Neil Brenner 9780199270064
RRP: £47.99£32.68Neil Brenner has in the past few years made a major impact on the ways in which we understand the changing political geographies of the modern state. Simultaneously analyzing the restructuring of urban governance and the transformation of national states... -
State, Society and Markets in North Korea by Andrew Yeo
RRP: £17.00£14.72Under Kim Jong-un, North Korea has experienced growing economic markets, an emerging 'nouveau riche,' and modest levels of urban development. To what extent is North Korean politics and society changing? How has the growth of markets transformed... -
The Estate Origins of Democracy in Russia: From Imperial Bourgeoisie to Post-Communist Middle-Class by Tomila V. Lankina
RRP: £34.99£30.49A devastating challenge to the idea of communism as a 'great leveller', this extraordinarily original, rigorous, and ambitious book debunks Marxism-inspired accounts of its equalitarian consequences. It is the first study systematically to link the... -
The Modern SNP: From Protest to Power by Gerry Hassan
RRP: £27.99£26.01The Scottish National Party has played a significant role in the politics of Scotland in the last forty years. In particular it has contributed to and shaped the impact and dynamics of devolution. This collection brings together academics, writers,... -
Losing Pravda: Ethics and The Press in Post-Truth Russia by Natalia Roudakova
RRP: £22.99£19.56What happens when journalism is made superfluous? Combining ethnography, media analysis, moral and political theory this book examines the unravelling of professional journalism in Russia over the past twenty-five years, and its effects on society. It... -
Deadly Decision in Beijing: Succession Politics, Protest Repression, and the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre by Yang Su
RRP: £22.99£19.56Three decades after 1989, historical materials are now available for understanding the Tiananmen protests in a new light. In a play-by-play account of the elite politics that led to the military crackdown, Yang Su addresses the repression of the protest... -
Buddhism, Politics and Political Thought in Myanmar by Matthew J. Walton
RRP: £30.99£22.85This is the first book to provide a broad overview of the ways in which Buddhist ideas have influenced political thinking and politics in Myanmar. Matthew J. Walton draws extensively on Burmese language sources from the last 150 years to describe the... -
Challenging the Narrative: Documentary Film as Participatory Practice in Conflict Situations by Cahal McLaughlin
£21.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839988691Author Cahal McLaughlinFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 153mm *... -
Making Peace, Making Riots: Communalism and Communal Violence, Bengal 1940-1947 by Anwesha Roy 9781108428286
RRP: £75.00£67.74The decade of the 1940s was a turbulent one for Bengal. War, famine, riots and partition - Bengal witnessed it all, and the unique experience of each of these factors created a space for diverse social and political forces to thrive and impact the lives... -
The New Middle East: Protest and Revolution in the Arab World by Fawaz A. Gerges 9781107616882
RRP: £30.99£27.17The New Middle East is one of the first comprehensive books to critically examine the Arab popular uprisings of 2011-12. While these uprisings prompted a number of cursory publications, this volume contains meticulous and thoughtful reflections on the... -
Civil War in Syria: Mobilization and Competing Social Orders by Adam Baczko
RRP: £24.99£19.99In 2011, hundreds of thousands of Syrians marched peacefully to demand democratic reforms. Within months, repression forced them to take arms and set up their own institutions. Two years later, the inclusive nature of the opposition had collapsed, and... -
Populists And Progressives: The New Forces In American Politics by Steven Rosefielde
RRP: £25.00£21.79Populists and Progressives alerts readers to dramatic changes in the ideological and political structure of America's Democratic and Republican parties roiling Washington and shaping the 2020 presidential election. America now has four distinct... -
Promoting Democracy, Reinforcing Authoritarianism: US and European Policy in Jordan by Benjamin Schuetze 9781108737012
RRP: £30.99£25.45Appearing against the backdrop of Jordan's remarkable levels of authoritarian stability and accounting for Jordan being one of the highest recipients of US and European 'democracy promotion' funding, Promoting Democracy, Reinforcing Authoritarianism... -
The Muslim Brotherhood in Syria by Dara Conduit 9781108731287
RRP: £24.99£21.18Having played a role in every iteration of Syrian politics since the country gained independence in 1946, the Muslim Brotherhood were the most prominent opposition group in Syria on the eve of the 2011 uprising. But when unrest broke out in March 2011,... -
Thinking about Yugoslavia: Scholarly Debates about the Yugoslav Breakup and the Wars in Bosnia and Kosovo by Sabrina Petra Ramet
RRP: £30.99£28.28The Yugoslav break up and conflict have given rise to a considerable literature offering dramatically different interpretations of what happened. But just how do the various interpretations relate to each other? This ambitious new book by Sabrina Ramet,... -
Patronal Politics: Eurasian Regime Dynamics in Comparative Perspective by Henry E. Hale
RRP: £36.99£28.78This book proposes a new way of understanding events throughout the world that are usually interpreted as democratization, rising authoritarianism, or revolution. Where the rule of law is weak and corruption pervasive, what may appear to be democratic or... -
The Arab Uprisings: What Everyone Needs to Know (R) by James L. Gelvin 9780190222758
RRP: £10.99£8.22Beginning in December 2010 popular revolt swept through the Middle East, shocking the world and ushering in a period of unprecedented unrest. Protestors took to the streets to demand greater freedom, democracy, human rights, social justice, and regime... -
The Rule of Violence: Subjectivity, Memory and Government in Syria by Salwa Ismail
RRP: £23.99£20.37Over much of its rule, the regime of Hafez al-Asad and his successor Bashar al-Asad deployed violence on a massive scale to maintain its grip on political power. In this book, Salwa Ismail examines the rationalities and mechanisms of governing through... -
Religion and Nationalism in Southeast Asia by Joseph Chinyong Liow
RRP: £24.99£21.18Religion and nationalism are two of the most potent and enduring forces that have shaped the modern world. Yet, there has been little systematic study of how these two forces have interacted to provide powerful impetus for mobilization in Southeast Asia,... -
Iran's Political Economy since the Revolution by Suzanne Maloney 9780521738149
RRP: £30.99£26.83Over three decades after the Iranian Revolution reconfigured the strategic landscape in the Middle East, scholars are still trying to decipher its aftereffects. Suzanne Maloney provides the first comprehensive overview of Iran's political economy since... -
The Art of Political Control in China by Daniel C. Mattingly
RRP: £30.99£26.77When and why do people obey political authority when it runs against their own interests to do so? This book is about the channels beyond direct repression through which China's authoritarian state controls protest and implements ambitious policies from... -
Anticolonial Afterlives in Egypt: The Politics of Hegemony by Sara Salem
RRP: £25.99£23.23This study presents an alternative story of the 2011 Egyptian revolution by revisiting Egypt's moment of decolonisation in the mid-twentieth century. Anticolonial Afterlives in Egypt explores the country's first postcolonial project, arguing that the... -
China's Crisis of Success by William H. Overholt
RRP: £22.99£19.56China's Crisis of Success provides new perspectives on China's rise to superpower status, showing that China has reached a threshold where success has eliminated the conditions that enabled miraculous growth. Continued success requires re-invention of... -
Pirates of the Caribbean: Axis of Hope by Tariq Ali 9781844672486
RRP: £20.99£18.56The Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela has brought Hugo Chavez to world attention as the foremost challenger of the neoliberal consensus and American foreign policy. Drawing on first-hand experience of Venezuela and meetings with Chavez, Tariq Ali shows... -
The Politics of the Core Leader in China: Culture, Institution, Legitimacy, and Power by Xuezhi Guo
RRP: £36.99£23.25The desire for the 'core' leader has been imbedded in the ruling philosophy of the Chinese Communist Party. As the role of the 'core' leader and his interactions with other ruling elite are important in understanding Chinese politics, this book attempts... -
North Korea: Markets and Military Rule by Hazel Smith
RRP: £26.99£20.94In this historically grounded, richly empirical study of social and economic transformation in North Korea, Hazel Smith evaluates the 'marketization from below' that followed the devastating famine of the early 1990s, estimated to be the cause of nearly... -
The China-Hong Kong Nexus: A Brief History by John M Carroll
RRP: £17.00£14.72The Occupy Central/Umbrella Movement of 2014 and the anti-extradition protests of 2019 revealed how much Hong Kong's relationship with mainland China has deteriorated since the former British colony returned to Chinese sovereignty in July 1997. With... -
Minority Rights, Feminism and International Law: Voices of Amazigh Women in Morocco by Silvia Gagliardi
RRP: £41.99£36.75Investigating minority and indigenous women's rights in Muslim-majority states, this book critically examines the human rights regime within international law.Based on extensive and diverse ethnographic research on Amazigh women in Morocco, the book... -
The Struggle for Supremacy in the Middle East: Saudi Arabia and Iran by Simon Mabon 9781108461443
RRP: £22.99£19.56Since 1979, few rivalries have affected Middle Eastern politics as much as the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran. However, too often the rivalry has been framed purely in terms of 'proxy wars', sectarian difference or the associated conflicts that...