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We live in an age of polycrisis-pandemics, wars, climate emergencies, and digital upheavals shape our everyday lives. Societies of Anxiety and Fear: Post-Pandemic and Wartime Reflections reveals how fear and uncertainty are not only personal feelings but...

Notes from the EU's Eastern Edge is a bold, singular book-auto-ethnography with analytic bite, theoretically literate without scholasticism, and ethically self-aware. It shows how Kremlin "migration engineering" met a ready-made European script of fear,...

When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 and people began to flee the country, the hospitality of neighbouring countries towards Ukrainians was set in stark contrast to their reluctance to accommodate refugees from Africa and the Middle East. Critics...

"An ambitious, important, and utterly captivating book."-Mary Roach, New York Times bestselling author of Replaceable You and StiffA revealing investigation into how industrial farming poses a growing threat to America's beesEach February, a vast yet...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807022788Author Harrison BrowneFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon PressWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 228mm * 151mm *...

Encampments occupied by unhoused and precariously sheltered people have proliferated in recent years in cities and towns across Canada. While right-to-housing legislation and other rights protections exist on paper, their minimal legal force has left...

This book explores constructions of the "good mother" within diverse nations and nationalisms, focusing on three contexts grappling with distinct forms of "demographic anxiety." Inspired by Sara Farris' inquiry into femonationalism and utilizing...

Blockchain and AI for Security and Privacy in Smart Agriculture provides an innovative outlook on how advanced technologies are redefining the future of farming. As smart agriculture increasingly integrates IoT devices, sensors, drones, and data...

Generative AI for Cybersecurity explores how rapidly evolving generative models are reshaping modern digital defense. As organizations become more interconnected and data-driven, traditional cybersecurity measures are increasingly challenged by adaptive,...

This book is for any reader seeking to understand and engage with contemporary South Korean culture. Inspired by the term "edge", which in Korean refers to attitudes and ideas that are new, gripping and transgressive, each chapter provides a new...

Develop moral virtues through forty-five accessible and practical essays Character development requires both understanding what moral virtues look like and how to cultivate them. Improving Character: Moral Virtues, Strategies, and Questions assembles...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593595121Author Ben RhodesFormat HardbackPage Count 432Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 726gDimensions(mm) 242mm *...

Most explanations for the bumpy post-independence trajectory of many countries in Africa and the Middle East presuppose the existence of an objective, universal development format, modelled on western European civilisational principles. Decolonising...

States of Admission presents the first comprehensive, comparative account of how Japan opened to foreign labor - and why this process took such a convoluted path. Japan's labor migration policy resists easy explanation. Although Japan pioneered foreign...

In Violence in the Shadows, Jonathan Kishen Gamu challenges the supposedly progressive nature of corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a catalyst for more accountable and humane forms of corporate capitalism. He shows that within the global mining...

Uniformed Murderers investigates the causes, logistics, motivations, and legal awareness of the Romanian servicemen - both military and gendarmerie - who massacred or otherwise caused the death of more than three thousand Jews, Roma, and others in 1941...

The idea that police should prioritize protecting life seems obvious. Many use-of-force policies already endorse the principle. But despite general support for this principle in and out of policing, figuring out what exactly it means in practice proves...

This comprehensive guide examines vegetable breeding principles and applications covering classical methods and modern biotechnological advances. The work explores molecular techniques, DUS testing procedures, and breeding strategies for major vegetable...

This book examines food toxicology principles covering hazard identification, risk assessment, and safety evaluation methods. This work studies classification systems, dose-response relationships, and regulatory approval processes essential for food...

This book examines production technology for vegetables and spices covering cultivation practices, nutritional importance, and economic significance. The work explores disease management strategies, physiological disorders, and quality control measures...

From evolution to capitalism, ‘survival of the fittest’ has shaped our view of the world. But we got it wrong – and our mistake has brought us to the brink.For the history of life on Earth is much more than a story of competition. The natural world has...

Two leading thinkers present alternative answers to one of the most difficult and divisive questions of our times: do we have the right to die?As pressure grows to legalise assisted dying in the United Kingdom, the issue remains deeply contested. For...

Leading psychologist Nicholas Epley explains why our social fears are often mistaken and how small acts of connection can transform our lives.'One of those rare books that might actually change your life' Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on...

A somatic psychotherapist's guide to building authentic and loving connectionsAre your closest relationships often a source of stress rather than security?Do you ever feel disconnected and lonely, even in the company of family and friends?In Attuned and...

A maverick photographer who travelled the world in search of otherness, over time Verger became a prominent ethnographer, botanist and historian. He devoted fifty years of research to the black cultures of Brazil and Africa and to the transatlantic...

The instant Sunday Times bestseller, updated with a new introduction 'Few books are as urgent as Shon Faye's debut ... Faye has hope for the future - and maybe so should we' Independent'Unsparing, important and weighty ... a vitally needed antidote'...

What does free speech really mean? How does our understanding of it differ around the world? Why does it divide us - and how can we find common ground?What free speech really means is hotly contested. Is it increasingly under attack in our democracies,...

Nature wants to heal, and we can help.When Earth's ecosystems fall out of harmony, the damage can spiral out of control. But what if we could help nature to regain its balance?As a leading ecologist, Professor Thomas Crowther studies not just how species...

The most serious and sourced book ever published on the subject of UAPs (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena), previously known as UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects). Written by one of the UK’s most high-profile and well-respected barristers who has...

'I loved this book. Memoir, myth and magic wrapped up together.' Emily Hauser'Kim Willis is an expert storyteller' Emma GannonThrough the threads of folklore, mythology, memoir, history and landscape, No Fair Maidens identifies a better way of being for...

Prepare to view the world through a new lens - SPEED - a groundbreaking exploration that challenges your perceptions of life's driving force, from the internationally bestselling author'There is perhaps no other academic who paints pictures with numbers...

A NEW SCIENTIST BEST NEW SCIENCE BOOK MAY 2026'From the scientist who identified the remains of Richard III, this lively, myth-busting tour of modern genetics unpacks how DNA solves crimes, rewrites history and shapes our lives. It brims with timely...

The classic and very funny account of the dark side of American politics'Calm, clear, dispassionate and devastating - and a joy to read' Harper's'Brilliant and influential ... his evisceration of populism has found a new generation of readers' Guardian...

What do we leave behind when we move to a new place – and what do we carry with us, physically and emotionally, wherever we land?Here are the voices of people who have come to Britain to make a new life: a Czech-Roma lawyer in Reading, an Iranian taxi...

In the 1940s, it was believed that homosexuality had been becoming more widespread in the aftermath of war. A moral panic ensued, centred around London as the place to which gay men gravitated.In a major new anthology, Peter Parker explores what it was...

A gripping new account of oligarchy from 'the most astute social scientist studying the phenomenon today' (Guardian)The wealthy and powerful few have dominated the masses throughout most of human history. This is starkly visible now more than ever -...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593319543Author Nicholas EpleyFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Alfred A. KnopfPublisher Alfred A. KnopfWeight(grams) 510gDimensions(mm) 243mm * 166mm...

'Deeply interesting ... a superb critique of contemporary self-obsession' Steven Poole, Guardian'Engrossing ... bracing ... incendiary and timely' Stuart Jeffries, Daily TelegraphA philosopher explains why the search for identity is meaningless, and how...

A dazzlingly original reassessment of the power and plurality of women's singing voices by the critically acclaimed author of Art Monsters and Scaffolding'It took me ten years to go from shy young girl to punk rocker, if I'd had this book I'd have got...

The ultimate one-stop guide to the subject, this book takes you on a fascinating journey through the questions that have puzzled humanity for over 2,500 years.From metaphysics and ethics to political philosophy and the philosophy of science, learn a...