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A Criminology of War? Ross McGarry (University of Liverpool, Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology) 9781529202663
RRP: £21.99Booksplease Price: £18.47In recent years, the academic study of ‘war’ has gained renewed popularity in criminology. This book illustrates its long-standing engagement with this social phenomenon within the discipline... -
Snapshots from Home: Mind, Action and Strategy in an Uncertain World by Karin M. Fierke 9781529222616
RRP: £85.00Booksplease Price: £66.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781529222616Author Karin M. FierkeFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Bristol University... -
Alternative Societies: For a Pluralist Socialism by Luke Martell 9781529229660
RRP: £80.00Booksplease Price: £62.88In a time of great gloom and doom internationally and of major global problems, this book offers an invaluable contribution to our understanding of alternative societies that could be better for... -
Youth Beyond the City: Thinking from the Margins by Aina Tarabini
RRP: £85.00Booksplease Price: £66.66This interdisciplinary collection charts the experiences of young people in rural and regional areas and city outskirts around the world. International experts investigate aspects of marginal... -
Identity in the Shadow of a Giant: How the Rise of China is Changing Taiwan by Scott Gartner 9781529209884
RRP: £26.99Booksplease Price: £22.80Co-authored by four high-profile International Relations scholars, this book investigates the implications of the global ascent of China on cross-Strait relations and the identity of Taiwan as a... -
The Public Sociology of Waste by Myra J. Hird 9781529206555
RRP: £85.00Booksplease Price: £66.66This provocative book critically analyses the widespread narrative around waste as a 'household' issue. Expert scholar Myra J. Hird uncovers neoliberal capitalism's fallacy of infinite growth as the... -
Gender Inequalities in Tech-driven Research and Innovation: Living the Contradiction by Oili-Helena Ylijoki 9781529219470
RRP: £85.00Booksplease Price: £66.66The Nordic countries are regarded as frontrunners in promoting equality, yet women's experiences on the ground are in many ways at odds with this rhetoric. Putting the spotlight on the lived... -
Ethnographic Methods in Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Research: Lessons from a Time of Crisis by Martin Fotta 9781529231861
RRP: £80.00Booksplease Price: £62.88Researchers working with GRT communities and with other extremely marginalised groups; Practitioners and policymakers involved in COVID recovery; NGOs and GRT associations developing their own... -
Refugees, Self-reliance, Development: A Critical History by Evan Easton-Calabria 9781529219081
RRP: £85.00Booksplease Price: £66.66Evan Easton-Calabria's critical history of refugee self-reliance assistance brings new dimensions to refugee and international development studies. With five case studies from Greece, Tanzania,... -
Political Ecologies of Landscape: Governing Urban Transformations in Penang by Creighton Connolly
RRP: £85.00Booksplease Price: £66.66Connolly draws on the recent changes in the Malaysian state of Penang to open up new perspectives on urban development, governance and the politics of place. Reviewing the role of residents,... -
A Just Energy Transition: Getting Decarbonisation Right in a Time of Crisis by Ed Atkins 9781529220957
RRP: £85.99Booksplease Price: £67.40To reduce emissions and address climate change, we need to invest in renewables and rapidly decarbonise our energy networks. However, decarbonisation is often seen as a technical project, detached... -
The Roots of Racism: The Politics of White Supremacy in the US and Europe by Terri Givens 9781529209204
RRP: £85.00Booksplease Price: £66.66Racism has deep roots in both the United States and Europe. This important book examines the past, present and future of racist ideas and politics, showing how policies have developed over a long... -
Rural Transformations and Rural Crime: International Critical Perspectives in Rural Criminology by Matt Bowden 9781529217759
RRP: £85.00Booksplease Price: £66.66What are the theoretical and conceptual framings of rural criminology across the world? Thinking creatively about the challenges of rural crime and policing, in this stimulating collection of essays... -
What Is History For? by Robert Gildea 9781529230512
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £8.09“History”, suggests Robert Gildea, “is a battlefield.” Questions of power, rights, identity and nationhood always have an ancient and modern historical dimension and countries still go to war over... -
It's the Government, Stupid: How Governments Blame Citizens for Their Own Policies by Keith Dowding
Booksplease Price: £22.63Governments have developed a convenient habit of blaming social problems on their citizens, placing too much emphasis on personal responsibility and pursuing policies to 'nudge' their citizens to... -
Couples at Work: Negotiating Paid Employment, Housework and Childcare Emily Christopher 9781529224962
RRP: £85.99Booksplease Price: £68.43This book offers a unique look into how couples manage paid employment, housework and childcare. The author explores how employment structures, policies and practices intersect with individual... -
Precarious Urbanism: Displacement, Belonging and the Reconstruction of Somali Cities by Jutta Bakonyi 9781529215236
RRP: £26.99Booksplease Price: £25.91This book explores relationships between war, displacement and city-making. Focusing on people seeking refuge in Somali cities after being forced to migrate by violence, environmental shocks or... -
Intimacy as a Lens on Work and Migration: Experiences of Ethnic Performers in Southwest China Jingyu Mao 9781529225853
RRP: £79.99Booksplease Price: £63.83This book explores the experiences of ethnic performers in a small Chinese city, aiming to better understand their work and migration journeys. Their unique position as service workers who have... -
Criminal Justice, Wildlife Conservation and Animal Rights in the Anthropocene by Ragnhild A. Sollund 9781529223354
RRP: £85.99Booksplease Price: £68.43This book addresses one of today’s most urgent issues: the loss of wildlife and habitat, which together constitute an ecological crisis. Combining studies from different disciplines such as law,... -
Navigating the Local: Politics of Peacebuilding in Lebanese Municipalities by Hanna Leonardsson 9781529224276
RRP: £27.99Booksplease Price: £23.90How is peace built at the local level? Covering three Lebanese municipalities with striking sectarian diversity, Saida, Bourj Hammoud and Tyre, this book investigates the ways in which local service... -
Diverse Voices in Health Law and Ethics: Important Perspectives Elizabeth Chloe Romanis 9781529236538
RRP: £80.00Booksplease Price: £63.84Diverse and broad perspectives on health law & its impact on marginalized groups Provides a wide range of perspectives rather than just one specifically (i.e. feminism or disability) Designed to be... -
The Politics and Ethics of Transhumanism: Techno-Human Evolution and Advanced Capitalism Alexander Thomas 9781529239645
RRP: £27.99Booksplease Price: £23.90Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence Transhumanism is a philosophy which advocates for the use of technology to radically enhance human capacities. This book interrogates the... -
At the End of Property: Patents, Plants and the Crisis of Propertization Veit Braun 9781529233667
RRP: £80.00Booksplease Price: £63.84Recent decades have witnessed the creation of new types of property systems, ranging from data ownership to national control over genetic resources. This trend has significant implications for wealth... -
Refugee Youth: Migration, Justice and Urban Space by Seyma Karamese 9781529221015
RRP: £27.99Booksplease Price: £23.90Telling the stories of young refugees in a range of international urban settings, this book explores how newcomers navigate urban spaces and negotiate multiple injustices in their everyday lives. ... -
1000 Platforms: An Ecology of Ensembles Adrian Mackenzie 9781529237399
RRP: £80.00Booksplease Price: £63.84Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781529237399Author Adrian MackenzieFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Bristol University... -
Sustainable Human Development Across the Life Course: Evidence from Longitudinal Research by Shameem Oomur 9781529204827
Booksplease Price: £85.81It is critical that the wellbeing of society is systematically tracked by indicators that not only give an accurate picture of human life today but also provide a window into the future for all of us... -
Trajectories of Governance: Tracing the Entanglements of Order and Violence in Peripheral Cities of Latin America Viviana García Pinzón 9781529236286
RRP: £80.00Booksplease Price: £63.84Trajectories of Governance studies the complex dynamics of order-making, violence and governance in peripheral cities in Latin America from a comparative, historical, and multi-scalar approach. This... -
The Harms of Beauty Sam Barnes 9781529235333
RRP: £80.00Booksplease Price: £63.84The beauty industry thrives on creating a sense of dissatisfaction with appearance, with social media adding pressure to conform to idealised images of beauty. This has led to a growing use of... -
Reimagining Parliament by David Judge 9781529226997
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £17.20With trust in Parliament and politicians at a seriously low level, there is an increasing need to rebuild our public institutions. This innovative book questions what Parliament should be in the 21st... -
Magic Misoprostol: Reproductive Justice and Abortion Liberation in Latin America Cordelia Freeman 9781529236873
RRP: £27.99Booksplease Price: £23.90Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. How can a stomach ulcer drug transform abortion access? This book tells the story of misoprostol, a medication that was ‘discovered’ as a... -
Confucian Governmentality and Socialist Autocracy in Contemporary China by Chih-yu Shih 9781529238907
RRP: £80.00Booksplease Price: £63.84In October 2022, the 20th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) concluded, extending Xi Jinping's leadership indefinitely, which many view as a one-party dictatorship. Exploring... -
Neoliberalism and Urban Regeneration: London's Communities Finding a Voice and Fighting Back Roger Green 9781529243949
RRP: £80.00Booksplease Price: £63.84Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781529243949Author Roger GreenFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Bristol University PressPublisher... -
Neoliberalism and Urban Regeneration: London's Communities Finding a Voice and Fighting Back Roger Green 9781529243956
RRP: £27.99Booksplease Price: £23.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781529243956Author Roger GreenFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Bristol University PressPublisher... -
Queering UK Refugee Law: Sexual Diversity and Asylum Administration Alex Powell 9781529242577
RRP: £80.00Booksplease Price: £62.88In the context of a global backlash against both migrant and LGBTIQA+ rights , this book critically examines the experiences of LGBTIQA+ people within the UK asylum system. The book draws on... -
Beyond Pro-life and Pro-choice: The Changing Politics of Abortion in Britain by Fran Amery 9781529204995
Booksplease Price: £85.81Examining the changing pluralities of contemporary abortion debate in Britain, this innovative and important book shows why it is necessary to move beyond an understanding of abortion politics as... -
Vicarious Warfare: American Strategy and the Illusion of War on the Cheap by Thomas Waldman 9781529207002
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £19.46America has been at war for most of the 20th and 21st centuries and during that time has progressively moved towards a vicarious form of warfare, where key tasks are delegated to proxies, the... -
The City in China: New Perspectives On Contemporary Urbanism by Ray Forrest 9781529205473
Booksplease Price: £85.81In 1915 Robert Park penned his seminal paper "The City: Suggestions for the investigation of human behaviour in the city environment". This essay provided an agenda for the Chicago School... -
Workaway: The Human Costs of Europe’s Common Labour Market by Jonathon W. Moses
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £19.46This agenda-setting book shows how freedom of movement has made the integration of Europe’s labour markets a contentious issue, for example in the aftermath of the eurocrisis, where workers had to... -
Disproportionate Minority Contact and Racism in the US: How We Failed Children of Color by Paul R. Ketchum
RRP: £26.99Booksplease Price: £25.54Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) refers to the proportional overrepresentation of minority youth at each step of the juvenile justice system. This book addresses the issue of color-blind... -
Hate Crime Policy and Disability: From Vulnerability to Ableism by Seamus Taylor 9781529217872
RRP: £85.00Booksplease Price: £75.89Outlining the key developments of the Disability Hate Crime policy agenda, Seamus Taylor brings together a unique consideration of the theoretical and practical questions at its heart. This book...