A fully updated edition of Cameron: The Rise of the New Conservative, the first major biography of David Cameron, and now covering his first years as Prime Minister and leader of the coalition government.
From the much-loved, witty and excoriating voice of journalist Nick Cohen, a powerful and irreverent dissection of the agonies, idiocies and compromises of mainstream liberal thought.
Winner of the Crossword Prize for non-fiction, '"e;Curfewed Night'"e; is a passionate and important book - a brave and brilliant report from a conflict the world has chosen to ignore.
If you've ever watched a dog chew on a bone, you've probably noticed how hard she concentrates on itturning it over, getting a stronger grip, digging her teeth into it.
En América Latina, las calles y las redes son caja de resonancia de un descontento social generalizado y de un creciente cuestionamiento a la democracia: protestas callejeras y paros contra medidas gubernamentales; manifestaciones a favor o en contra de presidentes, congresos y tribunales; encendidas campañas pro- y antiderechos.
'Masterfully opens up a little explored realm: how the quest for religion and spirituality drives hundreds of millions of Chinese' Pankaj Mishra'A fascinating odyssey .
A partir de 1943 comienza un ciclo historico en Argentina que se consolidara con el advenimiento al gobierno de Juan Domingo Peron y de la consolidacion del Justicialismo como marco del Proyecto de desarrollo nacional inclusivo.
The incredible memoir of Elaine Brown - the first woman leader of the Black Panthers'Here I was, a woman, proclaiming supreme power over the most militant organization in America'In 1974 Elaine Brown became the first woman leader of the Black Panther Party.
A GUARDIAN, NEW STATESMAN AND SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A whodunnit political page-turner' Melissa Benn, New Statesman 'The best political book I have read for a long while' Rod Liddle, The Spectator From the No.
'A splendid critique' James O'Brien, Times Literary Supplement'Richly nuanced, the most stimulating book I have read on Labour in ages' Martin Kettle, Guardian'A brilliant book .
Andrew Rawnsley's bestselling book lifts the lid on the second half of New Labour's spell in office, with riveting inside accounts of all the key events from 9/11 and the Iraq War to the financial crisis and the parliamentary expenses scandal; and entertaining portraits of the main players as Rawnsley takes us through the triumphs and tribulations of New Labour as well as the astonishing feuds and reconciliations between Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and Peter Mandelson.
In July 1917, when the Provisional Government issued a warrant for his arrest, Lenin fled from Petrograd; later that year, the October Revolution swept him to supreme power.
How poor migrants shape city politics during urbanizationAs the Global South rapidly urbanizes, millions of people have migrated from the countryside to urban slums, which now house one billion people worldwide.
Why populations brutalized in war elect their tormentorsOne of the great puzzles of electoral politics is how parties that commit mass atrocities in war often win the support of victimized populations to establish the postwar political order.
An eye-opening look at how and why America has become so politically polarizedMany continue to believe that the United States is a nation of political moderates.
How the Chinese Communist Party maintains its power by both repressing and responding to its peopleSince 1949, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has maintained unrivaled control over the country, persisting even in the face of economic calamity, widespread social upheaval, and violence against its own people.
Throughout American history, some social movements, such as organized labor and the Christian Right, have forged influential alliances with political parties, while others, such as the antiwar movement, have not.
One of the most important and controversial books in modern American politics, The Emerging Republican Majority (1969) explained how Richard Nixon won the White House in 1968-and why the Republicans would go on to dominate presidential politics for the next quarter century.
A Sunday Times Paperback of the Year 2024The Sunday Times Bestseller and Waterstones Paperback of the Year 2024A Sunday Times History Book of the Year A Spectator Book of the Year The Irish Times No.
Wahrheit, Lüge & Vernunft - Über die Macht der ManipulationWir alle sind Fakten und Emotionen ausgesetzt und nicht immer sind die Grenze zwischen Wahrheit und Täuschung klartrennbar.
Die Kulturentwicklung des sogenannten Abendlands dreht sich um diese Achse des Verständnisses des Menschen, der immer klarer in seinem Wesen und in seiner Bedeutung im Rahmen der Wirklichkeit wurde und wird.
In ›Die Erfindung des Ku-Klux-Klan‹ wird eine tiefgreifende Analyse der historischen Wurzeln, Entwicklung und Auswirkungen einer der kontroversesten Organisationen in der amerikanischen Geschichte präsentiert.
How Zambian Pentecostal activists worked to transform their country into a self-styled ';Christian nation'In 2015, Zambia began an ambitious program to ';actualize' the country's constitutional declaration that it was a ';Christian nation.
How Zambian Pentecostal activists worked to transform their country into a self-styled ';Christian nation'In 2015, Zambia began an ambitious program to ';actualize' the country's constitutional declaration that it was a ';Christian nation.
