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Turkey: The Insane and the Melancholy Ece Temelkuran 9780755649730
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $20.50Starting with the basic question "what is this place?", award-winning journalist and novelist Ece Temelkuran guides us through her "beloved country". In challenging the authoritarian AKP government -... -
Destroying a Nation: The Civil War in Syria by Nikolaos Van Dam
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $18.14Following the Arab Spring, Syria descended into civil and sectarian conflict. It has since become a fractured warzone which operates as a breeding ground for new terrorist movements including ISIS as... -
Gods, Demigods and Demons: A Handbook of Greek Mythology by Bernard Evslin 9781845113216
Booksplease Price: $42.24"Gods, Demigods and Demons" is a concise, yet wide-ranging encyclopedia of Greek mythology that promises hours of delight for the classics enthusiast. Names, places and events are described in... -
A Short History of the Crimean War by Trudi Tate 9781848858619
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $20.41The Crimean War (1853-1856) was the first modern war. A vicious struggle between imperial Russia and an alliance of the British, French and Ottoman Empires, it was the first conflict to be reported... -
The Origins of ISIS: The Collapse of Nations and Revolution in the Middle East by Simon Mabon 9781784536961
RRP: $22.77Booksplease Price: $19.12The rapid expansion of ISIS and its swathe of territorial gains across the Middle East have been headline news since 2013. Yet much media attention and analysis has been focussed upon the military... -
Reckless Fellows by Edward Bujak 9781784534424
Booksplease Price: $63.36The Royal Flying Corps, later the Royal Air Force, was formed in 1912 and went to war in 1914 where it played a vital role in reconnaissance, supporting the British Expeditionary Force as 'air... -
A Short History of the American Civil War by Paul Christopher Anderson
Booksplease Price: $25.11The American Civil War (1861-65) remains a searing event in the collective consciousness of the United States. It was one of the bloodiest conflicts in modern history, claiming the lives of at least... -
Frantz Fanon: A Political Biography by Leo Zeilig
RRP: $24.11Booksplease Price: $21.45Frantz Fanon was one of the twentieth-century's most influential theorists and activists, whose work fighting against colonialism and imperialism has been an inspiration to today's decolonization and... -
Irregular War: The New Threat from the Margins by Paul Rogers
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $18.14The world has changed. Rather than a clash of civilisations, the West now faces revolts from the margins, driven by widening economic divisions, rising global elites and dangerous environmental... -
Beyond Brexit: Towards a British Constitution by Vernon Bogdanor
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $18.14Brexit means exit, but what exactly will we be leaving behind? Entry into the European Community in 1973 was a momentous event - one which had seismic effects on the politics and constitution of... -
Strolling through Florence: The Definitive Walking Guide to the Renaissance City by Mario Erasmo 9781780762142
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $18.52To walk through Florence is to step into one of the most remarkable histories of any European city. From its establishment by Julius Caesar in the first century BC, through its Golden Age at the... -
Journalism in an Age of Terror: Covering and Uncovering the Secret State by John Lloyd 9781784537081
RRP: $25.45Booksplease Price: $8.17The threat of terrorism and the increasing power of terrorist groups has prompted a rapid growth of the security services and changes in legislation, permitting the collection of communications data... -
Sweet and Bitter Island: A History of the British in Cyprus by Tabitha Morgan 9781784533052
Booksplease Price: $35.64On a sweltering day in July, 1878 the men of the 42nd Royal Highlanders - the Black Watch - waded ashore at Larnaca Bay to begin the British occupation of Cyprus. Today, Britons on sunbeds colonise... -
Justice and Remembrance: Introducing the Spirituality of Imam Ali by Reza Shan Kazemi 9781845115265
Booksplease Price: $34.33Ali b. Abi Talib, son-in-law and cousin of the Prophet Muhammad, first Shi'i imam and fourth caliph, is a monumental figure within the Islamic tradition. But despite the immense importance of Imam... -
Scanderbeg by Harry Hodgkinson 9781850439417
Booksplease Price: $30.36This is the first biography of the Albanian national hero Scanderbeg (1403-1468), published in England for more than four hundred years. The son of a prince of N Albania, he was educated in the... -
Eva Hesse: Longing, Belonging and Displacement by Vanessa Corby 9781845115449
Booksplease Price: $41.33Here is an important new examination of the work of American German Jewish artist Eva Hesse, one of the most significant figures in twentieth century art. Using exciting new feminist approaches and... -
Speedbird: The Complete History of BOAC by Robin Higham 9781780764627
Booksplease Price: $97.58Between 1939 and 1946 BOAC (the British Overseas Airways Corporation) was the nationalised airline of Great Britain - and between 1946 and 1974 as such it exclusively operated all long-haul British... -
Teffi: A Life of Letters and of Laughter by Edythe Haber
RRP: $54.94Booksplease Price: $43.05Teffi was one of twentieth century Russia's most celebrated authors. Born Nadezhda Lokhvitskaya in 1872, she came to be admired by an impressive range of people - from Tsar Nicholas II to Lenin - and... -
Erdogan's Empire: Turkey and the Politics of the Middle East by Soner Cagaptay
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $18.14Gradually since 2003, Turkey's autocratic leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sought to make Turkey a great power -- in the tradition of past Turkish leaders from the late Ottoman sultans to Ataturk, the... -
A Short History of the Etruscans by Corinna Riva 9781780766157
Booksplease Price: $25.11Of all civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean, it is perhaps the Etruscans who hold the greatest allure. This is fundamentally because, unlike their Greek and Latin neighbours, the Etruscans left... -
The Phoney Victory by Peter Hitchens 9781788313292
RRP: $53.60Booksplease Price: $45.35Was World War II really the `Good War'? In the years since the declaration of peace in 1945 many myths have sprung up around the conflict in the victorious nations. In this book, Peter Hitchens... -
From a Persian Kitchen: Fresh Discoveries in Iranian Cooking by Jila Dana-Haeri 9781780768014
RRP: $26.80Booksplease Price: $11.38The food of Iran is a riot of tastes and aromas, and is one of the great - but least known - cuisines of the world. With an emphasis on the use of seasonal ingredients, fresh herbs and fragrant... -
From Gabriel to Lucifer by Valery Rees 9781784534318
Booksplease Price: $34.33For sceptics, angels may be no more than metaphors: poetic devices to convey, at least for those with a religious sensibility, an active divine interest in creation. But for others, angels are... -
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Guided by a Stonemason: Cathedrals, Abbeys and Churches of Britain Unveiled by Thomas Maude 9781860640391 [USED COPY]
RRP: $16.07Booksplease Price: $4.38Visiting historic buildings is one of Britain's most popular pursuits. Visitors, however, are often frustrated by existing guidebooks, which assume much prior knowledge of architectural history and... -
Franco by Enrique Moradiellos
Booksplease Price: $61.71On 20th November 1975, General Francisco Franco died in Madrid, just before his 83rd birthday. At the time of his death he had been the head of a dictatorial regime with the title of 'Caudillo' for... -
Aleppo: The Rise and Fall of Syria's Great Merchant City by Philip Mansel
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $18.14A poignant testament to the city shattered by Syria's civil war. Aleppo lies in ruins, a casualty of Syria's brutal civil war. Its streets are cloaked in darkness, its population scattered, its... -
Fighting Proud by Stephen Bourne 9781784538743
Booksplease Price: $55.33In this astonishing new history of wartime Britain, historian Stephen Bourne unearths the fascinating stories of the gay men who served in the armed forces and at home, and brings to light the great... -
Where Hornbills Fly: A Journey with the Headhunters of Borneo by Erik Jensen 9781780767741
Booksplease Price: $22.47Once headhunters under the rule of White Rajahs and briefly colonised before independence within Malaysia, the Iban Dayaks of Borneo are one of the world's most extraordinary indigenous tribes,... -
![The Sacred Neuron: Extraordinary New Discoveries Linking Science and Religion by John Bowker 9781850434818 [USED COPY]](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-zkx5lhzlf8/images/stencil/444x444/products/5840228/5917296/9781850434818__23017.1727423055.jpg?c=1 "The Sacred Neuron: Extraordinary New Discoveries Linking Science and Religion by John Bowker 9781850434818 [USED COPY]")
The Sacred Neuron: Extraordinary New Discoveries Linking Science and Religion by John Bowker 9781850434818 [USED COPY]
RRP: $53.60Booksplease Price: $3.46Why do we think that things happen in the way that they do? Why do we think that some things are beautiful, and others ugly? Why do we think that some things are good, and others evil? Why do we... -
Croatia Under Ante Pavelic: America, the Ustase and Croatian Genocide in World War II by Robert B. McCormick 9781788310871
Booksplease Price: $38.28Ante Pavelic was the leader of the fascist party of Croatia (the Ustase), who, on Adolf Hitler's instruction, became the leader of Croatia after the Nazi invasion of 1941. Pavelic was an extreme... -
Kira Muratova by Jane Taubman 9781850434092
Booksplease Price: $34.33Kira Muratova is a respected and original contemporary film director, yet her earliest works were not welcomed when they were shown just after the end of Brezhnev's 'period of stagnation'. Only in... -
Dark Star by Alan Strachan
RRP: $60.30Booksplease Price: $38.93Winner of the Society for Theatre Research Book Prize 2020 Vivien Leigh was perhaps the most iconic actress of the twentieth century. As Scarlett O'Hara and Blanche Du Bois she took on some of the... -
Generation M: Young Muslims Changing the World by Shelina Janmohamed
RRP: $25.45Booksplease Price: $21.09What does it mean to be young and Muslim today? There is a segment of the world's 1.6 billion Muslims that is more influential than any other, and will shape not just the future of Muslims, but also... -
The Nile: History's Greatest River by Terje Tvedt
RRP: $54.94Booksplease Price: $43.84"[A] vivid travelogue." New Statesman "Has much to offer." The Spectator "Sparks the imagination." BBC History Magazine "A fascinating study." BBC History Revealed Magazine "Essential reading."... -
Claude Cahun: A Sensual Politics of Photography Gen Doy 9781845115517
RRP: $41.53Booksplease Price: $40.66This is the first single-authored book in English on the photographer Claude Cahun, whose work was rediscovered in the 1980s. Doy moves beyond standard postmodern approaches, instead repositioning... -
The Fall of Reza Shah: The Abdication, Exile, and Death of Modern Iran’s Founder by Shaul Bakhash 9780755634408
Booksplease Price: $136.96Reza Shah's authoritarian and modernising reign transformed Iran, but his rule and Iran's independence ended in ignominy in 1941. In this book, Shaul Bakhash tells the full story of the Anglo-Soviet... -
Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film by D. Chris 9781845110864
Booksplease Price: $41.66"Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film" offers an extraordinary close-up of the hitherto overlooked golden age of Japanese cult, action and exploitation cinema from the early 1950s through to the late... -
Treasures from the Oxus: The Art and Civilization of Central Asia by Massimo Vidale
Booksplease Price: $84.30In history, this grand arterial 1500-mile waterway was always seen as the natural frontier between the northern provinces of the Iranian empires and the outer Turanian lands. It was for centuries... -
Brexiternity: The Uncertain Fate of Britain by Denis MacShane
Booksplease Price: $18.01Never in the lifetime of most British adults has there been such uncertainty about the future of the political and governing institutions of the state. Brexit has the potential to change everything -... -
Understanding the Qur'an: Themes and Style by Muhammad Abdel Haleem
RRP: $36.17Booksplease Price: $28.13The tenets of Islam cannot be grasped without a proper understanding of the Qur'an. In this important new introduction, Muhammad Haleem examines its recurrent themes - life and eternity, marriage and...