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The Invention of a Nation: Zionist Thought and the Making of Modern Israel by Alain Dieckhoff 9781850655954
RRP: £20.00£17.84The vulnerability which is the lot of any nation without a state was experienced in a particularly extreme way by the Jews. With the destitution and persecution of many Jewish communities in the 19th century, especially in Eastern Europe, Jews demanded a... -
Unsettled: Denial and Belonging Among White Kenyans by Janet McIntosh 9780520290518
RRP: £25.00£19.59In 1963, Kenya gained independence from Britain, ending decades of white colonial rule. While tens of thousands of whites relocated in fear of losing their fortunes, many stayed. But over the past decade, protests, scandals, and upheavals have unsettled... -
Hypermodern Times Gilles Lipovetsky 9780745634210
RRP: £15.99£14.41The term 'postmodernity' has been used to describe that historical transformation of the late 20th century when the institutional breaks holding back individual emancipation disintegrated, thereby giving rise to the full expression of individual desires... -
The Gilded Cage: Technology, Development, and State Capitalism in China by Ya-Wen Lei 9780691212821
RRP: £30.00£23.29How China's economic development combines a veneer of unprecedented progress with the increasingly despotic rule of surveillance over all aspects of lifeSince the mid-2000s, the Chinese state has increasingly shifted away from labor-intensive,... -
Corporatism: The Secret Government of the New World Order by Professor Jeffrey Grupp 9780930852719
RRP: £9.99£6.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780930852719Author Professor Jeffrey GruppFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Progressive PressPublisher Progressive PressWeight(grams) 586g -
A Secret among the Blacks: Slave Resistance before the Haitian Revolution by John D. Garrigus 9780674272828
RRP: £33.95£27.41A bold rethinking of the Haitian Revolution reveals the roots of the only successful slave uprising in the modern world.Unearthing the progenitors of the Haitian Revolution has been a historical project of two hundred years. In A Secret among the Blacks,... -
War Virtually: The Quest to Automate Conflict, Militarize Data, and Predict the Future by Roberto J. Gonzalez
RRP: £25.00£19.59A critical look at how the US military is weaponizing technology and data for new kinds of warfare-and why we must resist.War Virtually is the story of how scientists, programmers, and engineers are racing to develop data-driven technologies for fighting... -
Archaeology of The Teufelsberg: Exploring Western Electronic Intelligence Gathering in Cold War Berlin by Wayne D Cocroft 9780367671846
RRP: £21.99£19.34For over 50 years, the white radomes of the Teufelsberg have been one of Berlin's most prominent landmarks. For half of this time the city lay over 100 miles behind an 'Iron Curtain' that divided East from West, and was surrounded by communist East... -
Doing Research on Sensitive Topics by Raymond Lee
RRP: £60.00£52.30This book is a comprehensive guide to the methodological, ethical and practical issues involved in undertaking research on sensitive topics. Raymond M Lee explores the reasons why social research may be politically or socially contentious: its relation... -
Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940 by George Chauncey 9781541699212
RRP: £22.99£13.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781541699212Author George ChaunceyFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Basic BooksPublisher Basic BooksWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 152mm * 38mm -
Art as Metaphor: The Prehistoric Rock-Art of Britain by Aron D. Mazel 9781905739165
£57.91Enigmatic, esoteric and fascinating, the rock-art of the British Isles has for a long time been a well-kept secret. However, over the last few decades hundreds of new rock art panels have been discovered and several regional surveys have been carried out... -
Criminal Women: Gender Matters Sharon Grace (University of York) 9781529208412
RRP: £24.99£19.39Brings together a wide range of feminist research focused on women's lived experiences and centred on their own narratives. Drawing on expertise in contemporary fields of study, using cutting-edge participatory, inclusive and narrative methodologies, the... -
Judging and Emotion: A Socio-Legal Analysis by Sharyn Roach Anleu
RRP: £37.99£33.38Judging and Emotion investigates how judicial officers understand, experience, display, manage and deploy emotions in their everyday work, in light of their fundamental commitment to impartiality.Judging and Emotion challenges the conventional assumption... -
Sexual Offending: Cognition, Emotion and Motivation by Theresa A. Gannon 9780470683514
RRP: £35.95£31.67Sexual Offending presents the latest theory and research relating to the social cognition, emotion, and motivational goals of individuals who have committed sexual offences. Explores how individuals who have committed sexual offences perceive the world... -
Publics and Counterpublics by Michael Warner
RRP: £25.00£19.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781890951290Author Michael WarnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Zone BooksPublisher Zone BooksWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 25mm -
Mastering Communication in Social Work: From Understanding to Doing by Linda Gast
RRP: £25.99£24.68Communication skills are fundamental to effective social work practice. Accessible and easy-to-read, Mastering Communication in Social Work is designed to help you develop these essential skills. It explores the basics of how communication works, the... -
The Black Kingdom of the Nile by Charles Bonnet
RRP: £37.95£30.91Landmark archaeological excavations that radically revise the early history of Africa.For the past fifty years, Charles Bonnet has been excavating sites in present-day Sudan and Egypt that point to the existence of a sophisticated ancient black African... -
Radiation Diaries: Cancer, Memory and Fragments of a Life in Words by Janet M. Todd 9781909572171
RRP: £8.99£6.85Exquisitely written diary of radiation treatment for pelvic cancers that delves into literary consciousness, feminism, memory and an unquiet past.About the AuthorJanet Todd, novelist (A Man of Genus, 2016) and internationally renowned scholar, was... -
Counselling Skills for Social Work by Lisa Miller 9780857028594
RRP: £44.99£36.59Praise for the first edition: 'The content of the book is excellent.... The strength lies in its detailed application of ideas to practice. The use of the case material to illustrate application is excellent and works well.' - Helen Cosis-Brown,... -
Written Exercises for the Police Recruit Assessment Process by Richard Malthouse 9781844452668
RRP: £27.99£22.61This practical and accessible book focuses on the Written Exercise, which forms a key part of the Police Recruit Assessment Process. The book starts with an overview of the principles of completing a written exercise. It gives clear information on issues... -
Porn Archives by Tim Dean
RRP: £26.99£23.72While sexually explicit writing and art have been around for millennia, pornography-as an aesthetic, moral, and juridical category-is a modern invention. The contributors to Porn Archives explore how the production and proliferation of pornography has... -
Gender in Political Theory Judith Squires (University of Bristol) 9780745615011
RRP: £17.99£16.04This wide-ranging and accessible book provides a thorough overview of the key debates in gender and political theory.About the AuthorJudith Squires is Lecturer in Political Theory at the University of BristolReviews'Judith Squires has done a marvellous... -
Mothballs and Elbow Grease by National Trust
RRP: £6.99£4.80A charming, attractively illustrated collection of household sayings with their origins and meanings.Mothballs and Elbow Grease explores the impact and influence of domestic chores and household items that have become woven into the fabric of everyday... -
The Development of the Family and Marriage in Europe by Jack Goody
RRP: £26.99£21.24Around 300 A.D. European patterns of marriage and kinship were turned on their head. What had previously been the norm - marriage to close kin - became the new taboo. The same applied to adoption, the obligation of a man to marry his brother's widow and... -
The Second Mountain: The Joy of Giving Yourself Away by David Brooks
RRP: £22.50£16.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812993264Author David BrooksFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA Inc -
The Al-Hamlet Summit by Sulayman Al-Bassam 9781902806624
RRP: £9.99£8.92Powerful and disturbing, this version of the Hamlet story is set in a modern Middle Eastern state whose leader has just died, to be replaced by his brother, a ruthless, Westernized dictator who juggles petro-dollars, arms dealers, and democratic slogans... -
Contemporary Intersectional Criminology in the UK: Examining the Boundaries of Intersectionality and Crime Jane Healy (Bournemouth University) 9781529215946
RRP: £85.00£65.36This is the first collection dedicated to the use of intersectionality as theory, framework and methodology in criminological research. It draws together contemporary British research to demonstrate the value of intersectionality theory in both familiar... -
Collaborative Inquiry in Practice: Action, Reflection, and Making Meaning by John Bray 9780761906476
RRP: £103.00£90.01Collaborative Inquiry in Practice is an invitation and guide for people interested in pursuing a more imaginative and holistic approach to human inquiry. The reader is guided step-by-step through the theory and practice of collaborative inquiry: the... -
Loss and Social Work by Caroline Currer
RRP: £29.99£24.11Service users frequently encounter services at times of personal or family crisis. As a result, all social workers need to be aware of the impact of loss if they are to work effectively. This book looks at theoretical developments surrounding issues of... -
Supporting Adult Care-Leavers: International Good Practice Suellen Murray 9781447313649
RRP: £27.99£21.57Growing up in care is not just a part of childhood, but can have ongoing impacts across a person's life. Various inquiries have revealed accounts of abuse and neglect, and a fracturing of family relationships. Organised thematically to allow comparison... -
Violence against Women: Criminological perspectives on men's violences Nicole Westmarland 9781843923985
RRP: £44.99£39.28Violence against women is an enduring problem around the globe, yet very few books look at the full range of men's violences against women - perpetrated in relationships, in the family, in public spaces, and in institutions. While books that look at... -
Key Concepts in Feminist Theory and Research by Christina Hughes
RRP: £51.00£41.34This original and engaging text explores the core concepts in feminist theory. This up-to-date text addresses the implications of postmodernism and post-structuralism for feminist theorizing. It identifies the challenges of this through the... -
Criminal Justice in Scotland Hazel Croall 9781843927853
RRP: £47.99£41.81The existence of the separate criminal jurisdiction in Scotland is ignored by most criminological texts purporting to consider crime and criminal justice in 'Britain' or the 'UK'. This book offers a critically-informed analysis and understanding of crime... -
Prayers for Bobby by Leroy Aarons 9780062511232
RRP: £15.99£10.91Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062511232Author Leroy AaronsFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint HarperOnePublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 256gDimensions(mm) 137mm *... -
The Wicked Queen: The Origins of the Myth of Marie-Antoinette by Chantal Thomas 9780942299403
RRP: £18.99£15.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780942299403Author Chantal ThomasFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Zone BooksPublisher Zone BooksWeight(grams) 399gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 19mm -
Political Kinship in Pakistan: Descent, Marriage, and Government Stability by Stephen M. Lyon 9781498582193
RRP: £35.00£30.95In Political Kinship in Pakistan, Stephen M. Lyon illustrates how contemporary politics in Pakistan are built on complex kinship networks created through marriage and descent relations. Lyon points to kinship as a critical mechanism for understanding... -
The Elamite World by Javier Alvarez-Mon
RRP: £43.99£40.04Amongst the civilizations to participate in the dynamic processes of contact and interchange that gave rise to complex societies in the ancient Near East, Elam has remained one of the most obscure, at times languishing in the background of scholarly... -
Excel Statistics: A Quick Guide by Neil J. Salkind 9781483374048
RRP: £33.99£30.36Ideal for those already familiar with basic Excel features, this updated Third Edition of Neil J. Salkind's Excel Statistics: A Quick Guide shows readers how to utilize Microsoft (R) Excel's functions and Analysis ToolPak to answer simple and complex... -
Uncontrollable Societies of Disaffected Individuals: Disbelief and Discredit, Volume 2 Bernard Stiegler (Bernard Steigler: Centre Georges-Pompidou) 9780745648125
RRP: £16.99£15.22Max Weber argued that the development of capitalism would lead to the progressive rationalization and disenchantment of society: today this process is reaching its endpoint and capitalism is collapsing into a disturbing kind of irrationality. It... -
Single by Chance Mothers by Choice: How Women are Choosing Parenthood without Marriage and Creating the New American Family by Rosanna Hertz
RRP: £22.49£17.02A remarkable number of women today are taking the daunting step of having children outside of marriage. In Single By Chance, Mothers By Choice , Rosanna Hertz offers the first full-scale account of this fast-growing phenomenon, revealing why these middle...