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Reforming the Constitution: Debates in Twentieth-Century Britain Peter Catterall 9780714681078
RRP: £35.99Booksplease Price: £33.23This collection takes as its subject how and why the British constitution developed during the course of the 20th century. In chapters that analyse in detail the evolution of various aspects of the... -
Social Work in a Changing Scotland Viviene E. Cree (University of Edinburgh, UK) 9781138295032
RRP: £39.99Booksplease Price: £36.28Scotland has changed, politically and culturally, in recent years, with persistent demands for independence culminating in a referendum in 2014. On this fluid political landscape, social welfare can... -
The National Movement in Scotland by Jack Brand 9781032069241
RRP: £31.99Booksplease Price: £30.11Originally published in 1978, but now re-issued with a new Preface by James Mitchell, this volume traces the rise of the SNP, with special emphasis on explaining the increase of the National Party... -
The National Movement in Scotland by Jack Brand
RRP: £120.00Booksplease Price: £107.03Originally published in 1978, but now re-issued with a new Preface by James Mitchell, this volume traces the rise of the SNP, with special emphasis on explaining the increase of the National Party... -
The Scottish Parliament: At Twenty by Jim Johnston 9781912147984
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.28Based on the research of a small advisory group formed of key figures in the Scottish Parliament, Jim Johnston and James Mitchell use their extensive experience of Scottish politics to discuss ideas... -
The Scottish Parliament: At Twenty by Jim Johnston 9781913025335
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £16.98Based on the research of a small advisory group formed of key figures in the Scottish Parliament, Jim Johnston and James Mitchell use their extensive experience of Scottish politics to discuss ideas... -
Building a Nation: Post Devolution Nationalism in Scotland by Kenny MacAskill 9781842820810
RRP: £4.99Booksplease Price: £4.24Kenny MacAskill makes the case for a distinctive Scottish version of social democracy that can balance a vibrant economy with quality public services. He argues that Post Devolution Nationalism is... -
Luk Thung: The Culture and Politics of Thailand's Most Popular Music by James Leonard Mitchell
RRP: £34.95Booksplease Price: £31.11Since the 1960s, the hybrid popular music called luk thung has embodied the aspirations, frustrations, and sorrows of Thailand's working class. Global scholarship, however, has been slow in examining... -
The Best Australian Science Writing 2017 by Michael Slezak 9781742235554
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £13.56Would it be ethical to eat sentient aliens? What is the basis of the difference between the sexes? Why is there something rather than nothing? Is there any hope for the Great Barrier Reef or... -
An Important Matter of Principle: The Decline of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party by David Seawright 9781138610644
RRP: £125.00Booksplease Price: £110.70First published in 1999, this book examines the dramatic decline of the Conservative Party in Scotland. In 1955 the party secured over 50 per cent of the Scottish vote. At the last election it won a... -
The Modern SNP: From Protest to Power by Gerry Hassan 9780748639908
RRP: £115.00Booksplease Price: £105.64The 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... -
Fiscal Policy Making in the European Union: An Assessment of Current Practice and Challenges by Martin Larch 9781138425460
RRP: £54.99Booksplease Price: £49.04This book examines key aspects of the measurement of fiscal policy making in the EU fiscal surveillance framework, highlighting strengths and weaknesses of current assessment practice. Based on the... -
Fiscal Policy Making in the European Union: An Assessment of Current Practice and Challenges by Martin Larch 9789279114519
Booksplease Price: £33.64This book examines key aspects of the measurement of fiscal policy making in the EU fiscal surveillance framework, highlighting strengths and weaknesses of current assessment practice.Based on the... -
An Important Matter of Principle: The Decline of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party by David Seawright
RRP: £35.99Booksplease Price: £32.89First published in 1999, this book examines the dramatic decline of the Conservative Party in Scotland. In 1955 the party secured over 50 per cent of the Scottish vote. At the last election it won a... -
Britain Votes 2015 by Andrew Geddes 9780198748953
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £15.72The 2015 General Election was one of the most extraordinary contests of recent times, with an outcome which surprised some analysts. Britain Votes 2015 provides a comprehensive analysis of the... -
Identity in Northern Ireland: Communities, Politics and Change by C. McCall 9780333740187
Booksplease Price: £90.56By focusing on the possibilities for change created by the dynamics of European integration and the Anglo-Irish political process, this book provides a refreshing account of communal identity in... -
Applegate: Freedom of the Press in a Small Town by James A. Mitchell 9780761824534
Booksplease Price: £66.58Applegate: Freedom of the Press in a Small Town is a slice of Americana as told by Armada Times Editor James Mitchell, along with Lindsey Kingston, student editor of the paper's high school section... -
Scotland: the Challenge of Devolution by Alex Wright
RRP: £35.99Booksplease Price: £32.89This title was first published in 2000. Linking politics with culture and society, this collection provides an overview of the Scottish Parliament and analyzes it in relation to UK, European and... -
Using Open Source Library Systems: A Guide by Robert Wilson 9781538141397
Booksplease Price: £33.84Knowing about the open source alternative to integrated library systems and being able to make accurate comparisons can save a library tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars a year while more... -
The Strange Death of Labour Scotland by Gerry Hassan
RRP: £115.00Booksplease Price: £105.64The Scottish Labour Party is in an unprecedented position. Having been the leading party in Scotland for fifty years it lost an election and office to the SNP in 2007. This book addresses, examines... -
Scotland Decides: The Devolution Issue and the 1997 Referendum by Hugh M. Bochel 9780714681047
RRP: £52.99Booksplease Price: £47.80Scotland has a parliament for the first time in almost 300 years, and this book is an account of how this came about. The authors trace the origins and history of the demand for home rule in... -
The People's Flag and the Union Jack: An Alternative History of Britain and the Labour Party: 2018 by Gerry Hassan 9781785903861
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £19.23The British Labour Party has at times been a force for radical change in the UK, but one critical aspect of its makeup has been consistently misunderstood and underplayed: its Britishness. Throughout... -
Architects on Dwelling by Christopher Platt
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £21.08While most books on architecture focus on the architectural outcome itself, Architects on Dwelling takes a close look at how that outcome is created. To design any kind of dwelling, architects draw... -
More Scottish than British: The 2011 Scottish Parliament Election by Christopher J. Carman 9781137023698
Booksplease Price: £46.74Using official statistics, this book explores how the SNP managed to confound expectations and win a parliamentary majority in the 2011 Scottish General Election. Perhaps surprisingly, it was not... -
Hammer of God by Tom Avitabile 9781611881516
RRP: £13.99Booksplease Price: £11.06With America in the crosshairs of terrorists who don't have to play by the rules, President James Mitchell needed an edge. That's where Bill Hiccock's Quarterback Ops Group, (QuOG) a top-secret... -
Race and Representation: Electoral Politics and Ethnic Pluralism in Britain by Shamit Saggar 9780719080395
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £23.54The central concern of Race and representation is the political integration of Britain's ethnic minorities. The book provides a direct and extensive comparison between the voting behaviour of ethnic... -
Surviving Small Size States: Regional Integration in Caribbean Ministates by 9789766401160
Booksplease Price: £42.12In 1987 St. Vincent's Prime Minister James Mitchell called on his fellow Prime Ministers in the Eastern Caribbean to merge their separate countries into a single state. He argued that individually... -
The Fanatic by James Robertson
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.88An impressive debut from an exciting new Scottish voice - a stunning novel about history, identity and redemption. A no. 2 best-seller in Scotland. It is Spring 1997 and Hugh Hardie needs... -
A New Scotland: Building an Equal, Fair and Sustainable Society Gregor Gall 9780745345079
Booksplease Price: £85.65Inequality and unfairness still stalk Scotland after more than twenty years of devolution. Having done little to shield against austerity, Brexit and an increasingly right-wing Westminster agenda,... -
The Strange Death of Labour Scotland by Gerry Hassan 9780748640027
RRP: £26.99Booksplease Price: £24.50The Scottish Labour Party is in an unprecedented position. Having been the leading party in Scotland for fifty years it lost an election and office to the SNP in 2007. This book addresses, examines... -
A New Scotland: Building an Equal, Fair and Sustainable Society Gregor Gall 9780745345062
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £11.86Inequality and unfairness still stalk Scotland after more than twenty years of devolution. Having done little to shield against austerity, Brexit and an increasingly right-wing Westminster agenda,... -
The Two Unions: Ireland, Scotland, and the Survival of the United Kingdom, 1707-2007 by Alvin Jackson 9780199675371
Booksplease Price: £49.39Much has been written about the decline of the United Kingdom. The Two Unions looks instead at the lengthy survival of the Union, examining the institutions, structures, and individuals that have... -
The Two Unions: Ireland, Scotland, and the Survival of the United Kingdom, 1707-2007 by Alvin Jackson 9780199593996
RRP: £71.00Booksplease Price: £55.38Much has been written about the decline of the United Kingdom. The Two Unions looks instead at the lengthy survival of the Union, examining the institutions, structures, and individuals that have... -
The Scottish Parliament 1999-2009: The First Decade by Charlie Jeffrey 9781906817213
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.28In May 1999 the Scottish Parliament opened with high expectations. The decade since has seen a transformation in Scottish politics. As the Parliament's 10th anniversary approaches, now is the perfect... -
Beyond Belief: Psychotherapy and Religion by Samuel M. Stein
RRP: £44.99Booksplease Price: £40.54The burden once put upon natural scientists is here shouldered by psychotherapists. This book asks whether psychotherapy can go beyond belief and gives various answers from a wide variety of people... -
The Story of Wine: From Noah to Now by Hugh Johnson 9781913141066
RRP: £30.00Booksplease Price: £22.66"Who better to supply us with our first comprehensive historical survey than the wine writer with the magic pen, Hugh Johnson?" - Jancis Robinson MW Hugh Johnson has led the literature of wine in... -
Citizenship in Britain: Values, Participation and Democracy by Charles Pattie 9780521827324
RRP: £66.00Booksplease Price: £63.42There are increasing concerns about changes in society and the economy which are undermining the effectiveness of democracy and weakening traditional conceptions of citizenship. What does it mean to... -
Citizenship in Britain: Values, Participation and Democracy by Charles Pattie
RRP: £38.00Booksplease Price: £37.74There are increasing concerns about changes in society and the economy which are undermining the effectiveness of democracy and weakening traditional conceptions of citizenship. What does it mean to... -
Lobbying in the European Community by Sonia Mazey 9780198277897
Booksplease Price: £79.49Nuffield European Studies Series editors: Joachim Jens Hesse and Vincent Wright This series provides students and teachers in the social sciences and related disciplines with interdisciplinary... -
Territory, Democracy and Justice: Federalism and Regionalism in Western Democracies by S. Greer 9781403995018
Booksplease Price: £90.56Territory, Democracy and Justice brings together experts from six countries to ask what territorial decentralization does and what it means for democracy, policymaking and the welfare state...