Activism & Social Justice

Explore the struggle for racial justice in Britain through the lens of one of Britain's most prominent and controversial Black journalists and campaigners. Born in Trinidad during the dying days of colonialism, Darcus Howe became an uncompromising...

'With the authentic voice I've grown to expect from Devon [...] This book articulates a feeling that has lurked in the dark corners of so many minds and brings it into the light where it can be faced, embraced, understood, and ultimately, healed. Stop...

'A brutally honest account of power, politics race and class, written by a politician with a remarkable backstory and destined for bigger things.' - David Olusoga, author Black and British In 2016, Marvin Rees was elected as Mayor of Bristol, the first...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739800543Author Martin RosenbaumFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Rhododendron PublishingPublisher Rhododendron PublishingDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781849355544Author Adrienne Maree BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint AK PressPublisher AK Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781523006267Author Margaret J. WheatleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Berrett-Koehler PublishersPublisher Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781989701003Author J Moufawad-PaulFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint KersplebedebPublisher KersplebedebWeight(grams) 163gDimensions(mm) 182mm * 129mm *...

WINNER OF BOOKSHOP.ORG'S NON-FICTION ANNUAL INDIE CHAMPIONS AWARDFor too long, representations of climate action in the mainstream media have been white-washed, green-washed and diluted to be made compatible with capitalism. We are living in an economic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781668057858Author Emmanuel AchoFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 213mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062795991Author Clint WattsFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 201mm *...

'A fascinating story of courage, doubt and defiance across three generations' SARAH WATERS'A fierce and beautiful book' EDMUND DE WAAL'Heartfelt and upfront... A grieving daughter rediscovers her mother's political past' BLAKE MORRISON, Guardian'A...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593134597Author Ahed TamimiFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781954118645Author Tom SteyerFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint Spiegel & GrauPublisher Random House USA Inc

On Thanksgiving night, 1915, a small band of hooded men gathered atop Stone Mountain, an imposing granite butte just outside Atlanta. With a flag fluttering in the wind beside them, a Bible open to the twelfth chapter of Romans, and a flaming cross to...

The most wide-ranging and provocative look at punk rock as a social change movement told through firsthand accounts.Punk rock has been on the frontlines of activism since exploding on the scene in the 1970's. Punk Revolution! is the most wide-ranging and...

Why do disadvantaged students continue to get a poor deal as they progress through England’s education system? Challenging orthodox thinking about school exclusion, this book powerfully advocates for a fairer education system for disadvantaged students...

For anyone wishing to understand the next, post-9/11 generation of al-Qaeda planning, leadership, and tactics, there is only one place to begin: Southeast Asia. In fact, such countries as the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia have been...

What is antiracist activism? And how do we organise for power around antiracist principles? In this groundbreaking collection, long-time activist Joshua Virasami gathers the voices of some of our most inspirational organisers, thinkers and collectives. A...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262048422Author Alison PlaceFormat HardbackPage Count 296Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

The #MeToo movement inspired millions to testify to the widespread experience of sexual violence. More broadly, it shifted the deeply ingrained response to women's accounts of sexual violence from doubting all of them to believing some of them. What...

How can we change the conversation around gender, become better allies, challenge misconceptions and make the world a better place?Anti-transgender legislation is being introduced across the world in record-breaking numbers. Trans people are under attack...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262549462Author Crystal C. HallFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

As the newly appointed minister of education in Sierra Leone, David Moinina Sengeh assumed that the administration he served - not to mention his family and friends - shared his conviction that all girls belong in the classroom. He was shocked to learn...

The Covid, climate and cost of living crises all hang heavy in the air. It's more obvious than ever that we need radical social and political change. But in the vacuum left by defeated labour movements, where should we begin? For longtime workplace...

'An arresting, deeply reported new book' Washington Post'This gripping, inflaming book, itself an act of fury, shows how revenge can transmute into politics or be crushed by it' Larissa MacFarquhar'Flock has a novelist's knack for creating suspense . . ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807046906Author Dana FrankFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781523004737Author Margaret J. WheatleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Berrett-Koehler PublishersPublisher Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941529348Author Alessandra PigniFormat PaperbackPage Count 253Imprint Parallax PressPublisher Parallax PressWeight(grams) 301gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

'Utterly brilliant - engaging, thrilling, disturbing, revelatory, explosive' GEORGE MONBIOT'This extraordinary book, written with startling honesty and vulnerability, traces Charlie's remarkable journey from deep despair to resistance, reconnection and...

Colonial and imperial powers have often portrayed arid lands as "empty" spaces ready to be occupied, exploited, extracted, and polluted. Despite the undeniable presence of human and nonhuman lives and forces in desert territories, the "regime of...

If climate action remains marginal at this late hour, it will fail. In dismay at the inaction of governments, citizen groups are showing how people can use their real power and authentic voice to drive change. In the workplace, in politics and in local...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958921173Author Ervin LaszloFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Light on Light PressPublisher Light on Light Press

Humanitarian Futures: Challenges and Opportunities explores the increasing types, dimensions and dynamics of crises threatening the world in the twenty-first century, and argues that those with humanitarian roles and responsibilities can only meet such...

Same-sex marriage, #BlackLivesMatter, the Dream Act, the People's Climate March, End the New Jim Crow, Occupy Wall Street-these are just a few of the initiatives that have taken flight in the past decade, the most fertile and productive era of activism...

A timely collection that shows how design can animate public space and catalyze democratic processes through vital discussion and public engagement."Design thinking" emphasizes the production of solutions after a period of research. By contrast,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781514006009Author Michael J. RhodesFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint IVP AcademicPublisher IVP AcademicWeight(grams) 345gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

"An urgent and passionate commentator, [John Pavlovitz] lives in the tension between despair and hope." - Presbyterian Outlook "John Pavlovitz's Worth Fighting For is a stirring playbook for Christians who strive to ensure that kindness triumphs over...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648472551Author Ash BarkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Seedbeds CommunicationsPublisher Seedbeds CommunicationsWeight(grams) 553gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639733538Author Amanda JonesFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA