{"title":"Constitution: government and the state Books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"turning-points-9781035015351","title":"Turning Points","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve Richards is a political columnist, journalist, author and presenter. He regularly presents \u003ci\u003eThe Week in Westminster\u003c\/i\u003e on BBC Radio 4 and has presented BBC series on Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Prime Ministers \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Prime Ministers We Never Had\u003c\/i\u003e, the latter of which was named a Book of the Year' in \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe writes for several national newspapers including the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eIndependent \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He also presents a popular political one-man show each year at the Edinburgh Festival and across the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn engaging canter through postwar Britain . . . shaped by a lifetime of reading * Prospect *\u003cbr\u003eA wonderful book to savour. Only Richards can take you on a journey that flies so gracefully above the hurly-burly of politics and explain what’s actually going on -- Isabel Hardman, author of \u003ci\u003eWhy We Get the Wrong Politicians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA pure pleasure to read. Richards is the ideal companion for anyone wishing to taste, feel and understand the ebbs and flows of the British experience since the end of the Second World War. The key characters live and breathe in his pages -- Peter Hennessy, historian and author of \u003ci\u003eA Duty of Care\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA masterly account. Insightful, thoughtful and above all full of empathy, \u003ci\u003eTurning Points\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of understanding as well as scholarship -- Gavin Esler, journalist and author of \u003ci\u003eHow Britain Ends\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo many turning points, so little real turning. Through wonderful vignettes, Richards offers a masterful, clear-eyed and, above all, entertaining history of British politics. To pilot a better future, we need to learn how not to repeat the mistakes of the past. The book is a lesson in just that -- Will Hutton, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e columnist\u003cbr\u003eExcellent. Steve Richards is one of the shrewdest political commentators we have -- Andrew Marr, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Making of Modern Britain\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eThe Prime Ministers We Never Had\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA better and more thought-provoking book than most of those about prime ministers -- Tim Shipman, author of \u003ci\u003eAll Out War\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eThe Prime Ministers We Never Had\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating and original book that sheds new light on the forces that shape British politics -- Iain Dale, broadcaster and commentator, on \u003ci\u003eThe Prime Ministers We Never Had\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47836670558551,"sku":"9781035015351","price":18.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781035015351.jpg?v=1710380492"},{"product_id":"the-good-state-on-the-principles-of-democracy-9781786079329","title":"The Good State: On the Principles of Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe foundations upon which our democracies stand are inherently flawed, vulnerable to corrosion from within. What is the remedy?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eA. C. Grayling makes the case for a clear, consistent, principled and written constitution, and sets out the reforms necessary – among them addressing the imbalance of power between government and Parliament, imposing fixed terms for MPs, introducing proportional representation and lowering the voting age to 16 (the age at which you can marry, gamble, join the army and must pay taxes if you work) – to ensure the intentions of such a constitution could not be subverted or ignored. As democracies around the world show signs of decay, the issue of what makes a good state, one that is democratic in the fullest sense of the word, could not be more important.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTo take just one example: by the simplest of measures, neither Britain nor the United States can claim to be truly democratic. The most basic tenet of democracy is that no voice be louder than any other. Yet in our ‘first past the post’ electoral systems a voter supporting a losing candidate is unrepresented, his or her voice unequal to one supporting a winning candidate, who frequently does not gain a majority of the votes cast. This is just one of a number of problems, all of them showing that democratic reform is a necessity in our contemporary world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A brilliant exploration of democracy as it is and as it should be.’\u003c\/p\u003e * \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘...a fierce challenge to the Westminster system.’\u003c\/p\u003e * Justin Kempf, Democracy Paradox *","brand":"Oneworld Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47851249598807,"sku":"9781786079329","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781786079329.jpg?v=1710631231"},{"product_id":"why-governments-get-it-wrong-and-how-they-can-get-it-right-9781529083330","title":"Why Governments Get It Wrong: And How They Can","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow with new Preface.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This humane, accessible and lucid work will enlighten any voter, and remind any would-be – or currently serving – politician of the pitfalls to avoid' – \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the list of U-turns grows ever longer, the cost of living crisis intensifies and mortgage rates rise, we really need those in charge to get it right. In \u003ci\u003eWhy Governments Get It Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e, Cambridge's Professor Dennis C. Grube gives a timely and incisive examination of the pitfalls, failures and successes of those in power around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe live in an era when we really need governments to be effective – the economy, our health and the future of the planet are at stake – but so often they can seem clueless, and their decisions leave us confused.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith insight and wit, Grube explains how governments can improve their decision-making and, by examining fascinating case studies, he highlights the key factors that make for effective government.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the stakes higher than ever before, this original and important book is an essential read for any concerned citizen who wants to understand why governments make the wrong decisions and, crucially, what can be done about it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Convincing' – David Lammy MP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A must-read' – Sebastian Payne, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of Boris Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Highly original and very entertaining' – Gavin Esler, author of\u003ci\u003e How Britain Ends\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'There is a real gap for this book' – Isabel Hardman, author of \u003ci\u003eWhy We Get the Wrong Politicians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInsightful . . . A timely book with accessibly provocative arguments -- Steve Richards, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Prime Ministers We Never Had\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating and timely look at how government decisions affect our lives and how those in charge can do much better. A must-read -- Sebastian Payne, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of Boris Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEngaging and accessible -- Ivor Crewe, co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Blunders of Our Governments\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is a real gap for this book . . . International in scope and non-partisan -- Isabel Hardman, author of \u003ci\u003eWhy We Get the Wrong Politicians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHighly original and very entertaining . . . This is the book Boris Johnson should have read before he promised to 'Get Brexit Done' -- Gavin Esler, author of \u003ci\u003eHow Britain Ends\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the pandemic to the climate crisis, we are living in an era of historic policy-making. Dennis Grube’s convincing book teaches all of us how governments get decisions wrong and what we have to do to get them right -- David Lammy MP\u003cbr\u003eThis humane, accessible and lucid work will enlighten any voter, and remind any would-be – or currently serving – politician of the pitfalls to avoid * TLS *","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47851618533719,"sku":"9781529083330","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781529083330.jpg?v=1710640174"},{"product_id":"russia-under-the-old-regime-second-edition-xxii-9780140247688","title":"Russia Under the Old Regime Second Edition xxii","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“For anyone who wants an insight into the nature of Russian society before the revolution, there is no doubt that Professor Pipes has written the book.”—Lionel Kochan, \u003ci\u003eJewish Chronicle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This highly acclaimed study from Richard Pipes analyzes the evolution of the Russian state from the ninth century to the 1880s and its unique role in managing Russian society. The harsh geographical conditions and sheer size of the country prevented the creation of participatory government, and a “patrimonial” state emerged in which Russia was transformed into a gigantic royal domain. Richard Pipes traces these developments and goes on to analyze the political behavior of the principal social groupings—peasantry, nobility, middle-class, and clergy—and their failure to stand up to the increasing absolutism of the tsar. In order to strengthen his powers, legal and institutional bases were set up that led to the creation of a bureaucratic police state\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 The environment and its consequences: The geographic setting - vegetation, soils, climate, precipitation and waterways; The influence of Russia's northern location on her economy - short farming season, poor yields, lack of markets, unprofitability of farming, industrial side-occupations (promysly); Influence on population movement; Influence on social organization - joint family, peasant commune (obshchina); Influence on political organization - incompatibility of means and ends, the \"patrimonial\" system as solution. PART 1 THE STATE: Chapter 2 The genesis of the patrimonial state in Russia: Slav colonization of Russian territory; The Norman (Kievan) state - the commercial nature of the state, succession pattern, assimilation of Normans, origins of the name Rus'-Rossiia, the Norman legacy; The dissolution of the Kievan state - centrifugal forces, north-west - Novgorod, Lithuania and Poland; The appanage (patrimonial) principality of the north-east: the colonization of the Volga-Oka region, new political attitudes, the appanage principality as property, the prince's domain, the princely administration within and without, Boyars and boyar land, \"Black land\"; The problem of feudalism in appanage Russia - political decentralization, vassalage, conditional land tenure, the political consequences of the absence in Russia of feudal tradition; Mongol conquest and domination - the invasion, character of rule and its influence on Russian politics. Chapter 3 The Triumph of patrimonialism: The rise of Moscow - \"monocracy\" and \"autocracy\", the great principality of Vladimir and the Nevsky clan, Ivan I. Kalita, succession by primogeniture; The patrimonial principality - confusion of dominium and imperium, domainial origin of Russia's administration, failure to distinguish crown and state properties; The politicization of Moscow's patrimonial rulers - dissolution of the Golden Horde and collapse of Byzantium, the Mongol-Tatar sources of the Russian idea of kingship, Gosudar' as sovereign; The expansion of Moscow - its psychological effects, the conquest of Novgorod by Ivan III, subsequent acquisitions. Chapter 4 The anatomy of the patrimonial regime: Servitors and commoners; The service estate - Boyars lose-right of free departure, Mestnichestvo as last Boyar weapon, the rise of dvoriane, the oprichnina, terms and forms of service; Commoners - Tiaglo, serfdom - its rise and spread; The administration - Duma, Sobor, bureaucracy; Mechanism of control and repression - denunciation as civic duty, closed frontiers. Chapter 5 The partial dismantling of the patrimonial state: The crisis of the patrimonial system; The military reforms of Peter I - shortcomings of the old army, creation of a standing army, effect on commoners - soul tax and conscription, effect on servitors - compulsory schooling and table of ranks; Construction of St Petersburg; The idea of \"public good\" and its implications; Creation of a political police under Peter I. (Part contents).","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732350579031,"sku":"9780140247688","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780140247688.jpg?v=1719996520"},{"product_id":"the-prime-minister-9780140283938","title":"The Prime Minister","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Prime Minister: the Office and its Holders since 1945\u003c\/i\u003e, Peter Hennessy explores the formal powers of the Prime Minister and how each incumbent has made the job his or her own. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Drawing on unparalleled access to many of the leading figures, as well as the key civil servants and journalists of each period, he has built up a picture of the hidden nexus of influence and patronage surrounding the office.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  From recently declassified archival material he reconstructs, often for the first time, precise prime ministerial attitudes towards the key issues of peace and war. He concludes with a controversial assessment of the relative performance of each Prime Minister since 1945, from Clement Atlee and Winston Churchhill to Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair, and proposes a new specification for the premiership as it enters its fourth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''I really can''t praise it too highly: a tremendous achievement ... an instant classic''\u003cbr\u003e  An\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1 Prelude: the platonic idea and the constitutional deal; continuity and cottage pie. Part 2 The premiership: the double-headed nation; organized by history - the premiership before 1945; beyond any mortal? the stretching of the premiership since 1945; where the buck stops - premiers, \"war cabinets\" and nuclear war planning since 1945. Part 3 The prime ministers: a sense of architectronics - Clement Atlee, 1945-51; in history lie all the secrets - Winston Churchill, 1951-55; the Colonel and the drawing room - Anthony Eden, 1955-57; quiet, calm deliberation - Harold Macmillan, 1957-63; country values - Alec Douglas-Home, 1963-64; centre forward - Harold Wilson, 1964-70; the somersaulting modernizer - Edward Heath, 1970-74; centre half - Harold Wilson, 1974-76; the sea-changer - James Callaghan, 1976-79; a tigress surrounded by hamsters - Margaret Thatcher, 1979-90; the solo-coalitionist - John Major, 1990-97; command and control - Tony Blair, 1997-. Part 4 Coda: the premier league - the inevitability of disappointment; towards a new specification - premiership for the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732354150743,"sku":"9780140283938","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780140283938.jpg?v=1719996533"},{"product_id":"the-laws-9780140449846","title":"The Laws","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the Laws, Plato describes in fascinating detail a comprehensive system of legislation in a small agricultural utopia he named Magnesia. His laws not only govern crime and punishment, but also form a code of conduct for all aspects of life in his ideal state - from education, sport and religion to sexual behaviour, marriage and drinking parties. Plato sets out a plan for the day-to-day rule of Magnesia, administered by citizens and elected officials, with supreme power held by a Council. Although Plato''s views that citizens should act in complete obedience to the law have been read as totalitarian, the Laws nonetheless constitutes a highly impressive programme for the reform of society and provides a crucial insight into the mind of one of Classical Greece''s foremost thinkers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe LawsPreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUtopianism\u003cbr\u003ePlato's Life and Work\u003cbr\u003ePlato's Political Thought\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eRepublic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eStatesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eLaws\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Relationship Between the \u003ci\u003eRepublic\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eLaws\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMagnesia: the New Utopia\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ea. Size and Situation\u003cbr\u003eb. Population and Occupations\u003cbr\u003ec. Education\u003cbr\u003ed. Religion\u003cbr\u003ee. Law\u003cbr\u003ef. Government and Administration\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlato and Totalitarianism\u003cbr\u003eThe Modern Reaction to Plato\u003cbr\u003eComposition and Structure of the \u003ci\u003eLaws\u003c\/i\u003e: Summary\u003cbr\u003eFurther ReadingNote on the Translation\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Laws\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. The Inadequacy of Spartan and Cretan Legislation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroductory Conversation\u003cbr\u003eThe Aim of Spartan and Cretan Laws\u003cbr\u003eCourage and Pleasure\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Drinking Parties as an Educational Device\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTeetotallers Misguided\u003cbr\u003eCan Drinking Parties be Educational?\u003cbr\u003eInterlude: The Athenian Pressed for an Answer\u003cbr\u003eThe Nature and Purpose of Education\u003cbr\u003eThe Educational Effect of Drinking Parties\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. The Arts in the Service of Education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Nature and Purpose of Education\u003cbr\u003ehow the Arts should reinforce Education\u003cbr\u003eIs Pleasure the Proper Criterion in the Arts?\u003cbr\u003eArtistic Censorship in Egypt\u003cbr\u003eJustice and Happiness for Together\u003cbr\u003eChildren are Easily Persuaded\u003cbr\u003eThe Three Choruses\u003cbr\u003eQualifications of the Third Chorus, and an Attack on Contemporary Trends in the Arts\u003cbr\u003eThe Educational Effects of Drinking Parties\u003cbr\u003eSumming-up on the Uses of Drink\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. The Lessons of History: Legislation and the Balance of Powers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLife after the Flood\u003cbr\u003eAutocracy\u003cbr\u003eThe Primitive City and the Origin of Legislation\u003cbr\u003eTroy\u003cbr\u003eThe Dorian League\u003cbr\u003eWhy did the League Fail?\u003cbr\u003eSeven Titles to Authority\u003cbr\u003eThe Reasons for Sparta's Success\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. The Lessons of History (2): Monarchy and Democracy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo Mother-Constitutions\u003cbr\u003eThe Persian Monarchy\u003cbr\u003eAthens and the Persian Wars\u003cbr\u003eThe Corruption of the Athenian Democracy\u003cbr\u003eRecapitulation\u003cbr\u003eThe Proposed New Cretan Colony\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Magnesia and Its People\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNatural Resources\u003cbr\u003eThe Colonists\u003cbr\u003eThe Need for a Benevolent Dictator\u003cbr\u003eWhat Constitution is to be Imposed?\u003cbr\u003eThe Age of Cronus\u003cbr\u003eLaw should be Supreme\u003cbr\u003eAddress to the New Colonists\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. The Correct way to Legislate: Laws and Preambles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003ePhysical Fitness\u003cbr\u003eWealth\u003cbr\u003eThe Correct Treatment of Children\u003cbr\u003eDuties to Relatives, Friends and State\u003cbr\u003eDuties to Foreigners\u003cbr\u003ePersonal Morality\u003cbr\u003eHow to Handle Criminals\u003cbr\u003eSelfishness\u003cbr\u003eExtremes of Emotion to be Avoided\u003cbr\u003eVirtue and Happiness\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. The Foundation of the New State\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreliminary Analysis of the State\u003cbr\u003eThe Selection of the Citizens\u003cbr\u003eDistributing the Land (1)\u003cbr\u003eThe Size of the Population (1)\u003cbr\u003eReligious and Social Occasions\u003cbr\u003eStates Ideal and Real: Community of Property\u003cbr\u003eDistributing the Land (2)\u003cbr\u003eThe Size of the Population (2)\u003cbr\u003eHoldings are Inalienable\u003cbr\u003eThe Possession of Money\u003cbr\u003eThe Four Property-Classes\u003cbr\u003eAdministrative Units of the State\u003cbr\u003eTheory to be Modified by Facts\u003cbr\u003eThe Pre-eminence of Mathematics\u003cbr\u003eInfluences of Climate\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. Civil and Legal Administration\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProblems of Appointing the First Officials\u003cbr\u003eThe Election of the Guardians of the Laws\u003cbr\u003eDuties and Tenure of the Guardians; Registration of Property\u003cbr\u003eMilitary Officials\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGenerals\u003cbr\u003eCompany-Commanders\u003cbr\u003eThe Elections\u003cbr\u003eCavalry-Commanders\u003cbr\u003eDisrupted Votes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Election of the Council\u003cbr\u003eThe Notion of Equality\u003cbr\u003eThe Executive Committee of the Council\u003cbr\u003eOther Officials; Priests\u003cbr\u003eThe Election of the Expounders\u003cbr\u003eTresurers\u003cbr\u003eThe Protection of the Territory\u003cbr\u003eThe Rural Courts\u003cbr\u003eHow the Country-Wardens are to Live\u003cbr\u003eThe City-Wardens\u003cbr\u003eThe Market-Wardens\u003cbr\u003eEducation Officals\u003cbr\u003eThe Minister of Education\u003cbr\u003eDeath in Office\u003cbr\u003eThree Grades of Court\u003cbr\u003eElection of the Supreme Court\u003cbr\u003eCorrupt Verdicts\u003cbr\u003eThe Court of the People\u003cbr\u003eThe Tribal Courts\u003cbr\u003eOur Scheme is only a Sketch\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. Marriage and Related Topics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Younger Legislators\u003cbr\u003eThe Organization of Religious Festivals\u003cbr\u003eMarriage: Choosing a Partner (1)\u003cbr\u003eChanging the Laws\u003cbr\u003eThe Law of Marriage\u003cbr\u003ePreamble to the Law of Marriage: Choosing a Partner (2)\u003cbr\u003eFailure to Marry\u003cbr\u003eDowries\u003cbr\u003eThe Wedding-Feast\u003cbr\u003eCorrect Procreation (1)\u003cbr\u003eThe Life of the Newly-Weds\u003cbr\u003eThe Problem of Slavery\u003cbr\u003eThe Buildings of the State\u003cbr\u003eWomen must join the Communal Meals\u003cbr\u003eThree Instictive Drives: Food, Drink, Sex\u003cbr\u003eCorrect Procreation\u003cbr\u003eAdultery\u003cbr\u003eRegistration of Births and Deaths\u003cbr\u003eAge Limits\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e12. Education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten and Unwritten Rules\u003cbr\u003eEducation in the Womb\u003cbr\u003eThe Importance of Movement: the Evidence of Corybantic Ritual\u003cbr\u003ehow far should a Child be Humoured?\u003cbr\u003eUnwritten Rules: a Reminder\u003cbr\u003eEarly Education\u003cbr\u003eAmbidexterity\u003cbr\u003ePhysical Training (1)\u003cbr\u003eThe Dangers of Innovation in Education\u003cbr\u003eCome Model Rules\u003cbr\u003eThe Regulation of Music\u003cbr\u003eThe Right Use of Leisure\u003cbr\u003eAttendance at School\u003cbr\u003eThe Education of Females\u003cbr\u003eHow to Live a life of Leisure\u003cbr\u003eFurther Duties of the Minister of Education\u003cbr\u003eThe Legislator's Instuctions to the Minister of Education: the Curriculum\u003cbr\u003eLiterature\u003cbr\u003eA Set Text: \u003ci\u003eSelections from the Laws of Plato\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMusic\u003cbr\u003eComedy and Tragedy\u003cbr\u003eMathematics\u003cbr\u003eAstronomy\u003cbr\u003eHunting: Written and Unwritten Rules again\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e13. Sport and Military Training\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArrangements for Festivals\u003cbr\u003eMilitary Training\u003cbr\u003eObstacles to Correct Military Training\u003cbr\u003eRaces\u003cbr\u003eContests in Arms\u003cbr\u003eHorse-Racing\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e14. Problems of Sexual Conduct\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Problems Stated\u003cbr\u003eThree Kinds of Friendship\u003cbr\u003eHow to Discourage Unnatural Sexual Intercourse\u003cbr\u003eThe Importance of Self-Control\u003cbr\u003eTwo Alternative Laws\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e15. Agriculture, Economics and Trade\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Food Supply\u003cbr\u003eAgricultural Laws\u003cbr\u003eDuties to Neighbors\u003cbr\u003eThe Water Supply (1)\u003cbr\u003eThe harvest\u003cbr\u003eThe Water Supply (2)\u003cbr\u003eBringing in Crops\u003cbr\u003eArtisans\u003cbr\u003eImports and Exports\u003cbr\u003eThe Food Supply (2)\u003cbr\u003eDwelling Houses\u003cbr\u003eThe Markets\u003cbr\u003eResident Aliens\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e16. Capital Offences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreliminary Discussion\u003cbr\u003eRobbery from Temples\u003cbr\u003eProcedure in Capital Cases\u003cbr\u003eSubversion\u003cbr\u003eTreason\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e17. The Theory of Punishment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheft: Should all Thefts Attract the Same Punichment?\u003cbr\u003ePhilosophical Legislation Justified\u003cbr\u003eA 'Terminological Inexactitude'\u003cbr\u003eThe Attack on the Distinction between 'Voluntary' and 'Involuntary'\u003cbr\u003eThe New Distinction, and the Purpose of Punichment\u003cbr\u003eA Fuller Account of Injustice\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e18. Homicide Law\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePersons Unfit to Plead\u003cbr\u003eInvoluntary Homicide\u003cbr\u003eHomicide in Anger\u003cbr\u003eVoluntary Homicide\u003cbr\u003eSuicide\u003cbr\u003eAnimals and Inanimate Objects as Killers\u003cbr\u003eMurder by Persons Unknown\u003cbr\u003eJustifiable Homicide\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e19. Woundings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreliminaries\u003cbr\u003eThe Courts' Discretion\u003cbr\u003eVoluntary Wounding, and a Digression on Adopting an Heir in Cases of Childlessness\u003cbr\u003eWoundings Inflicted in Anger\u003cbr\u003eInvoluntary Woundings\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e20. Assault\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e21. Religion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree Sources of Impiety\u003cbr\u003eThe Case of the Opposition\u003cbr\u003eAddress to the Young Heretic\u003cbr\u003eNature and Chance versus Design\u003cbr\u003eThe Difficulties of Refuting Atheists\u003cbr\u003eThe Priority of Soul (1)\u003cbr\u003eTen Kinds of Motion\u003cbr\u003eSoul Moves Itself\u003cbr\u003eThe Priority of Soul (2)\u003cbr\u003eSoul moves the Heavenly Bodies\u003cbr\u003eAddress to the Believer in the Indifference of the Gods\u003cbr\u003eProof that the Gods care for Mankind\u003cbr\u003eThe Justice of the Gods, and the Fate of the Soul\u003cbr\u003eTransition to the Law of Impiety\u003cbr\u003eTwo Kinds of Offenders\u003cbr\u003eThe Punishment for Impiety\u003cbr\u003ePrivate Shrines\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e22. The Law of Property\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRespect for Property\u003cbr\u003eRemoval of Buried Treasure\u003cbr\u003eRemoval of Property in General\u003cbr\u003eThe Treatment of Slaves and Freedom\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e23. Commercial Law\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Law of Sale and Exchange\u003cbr\u003eRetail Trade\u003cbr\u003eContracts\u003cbr\u003eDealings with Craftsmen\u003cbr\u003eMilitary 'Craftsmen'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e24. Family Law\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaking a Will\u003cbr\u003eTestamentary and Inheritance Law\u003cbr\u003eHow to Mitigate the Harshness of the Law\u003cbr\u003eThe Care of Orphans\u003cbr\u003eDisinheritance\u003cbr\u003eSenility\u003cbr\u003eDivorce and Remarriage\u003cbr\u003eDeath of a Wife or Husband\u003cbr\u003eChildren of Mixed Status\u003cbr\u003eRespect for Parents\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e25. Miscellaneous Legislation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNon-fatal Injuries by Drugs and Charms\u003cbr\u003eThe Purpose of Punishment\u003cbr\u003eLunacy\u003cbr\u003eAbuse\u003cbr\u003eThe Censorship of Comedies\u003cbr\u003eBeggars\u003cbr\u003eDamage by Slaves\u003cbr\u003eFurther Rules of Legal Procedure\u003cbr\u003eUnscrupulous Advocacy\u003cbr\u003eOffences Committed by Members of Diplomatic Missions\u003cbr\u003eTheft of Public Property\u003cbr\u003eMilitary Service\u003cbr\u003eAbandonment of Weapons\u003cbr\u003eThe Need for Scrutineers\u003cbr\u003eThe Funeral of a Scrutineer\u003cbr\u003eProsecutions of Scrutineers\u003cbr\u003eOaths\u003cbr\u003eRefusal to Contribute to Public Expenses\u003cbr\u003eRelations with the Outside World\u003cbr\u003eForeign Travel\u003cbr\u003eThe Observers\u003cbr\u003eForiegn Visitors\u003cbr\u003eSureties\u003cbr\u003eSearching a House\u003cbr\u003eTime Limits for Disputing Title\u003cbr\u003ePrevention of Attendance at Court\u003cbr\u003ePrevention of Participation in Contests\u003cbr\u003eReceiving Stolen Goods\u003cbr\u003eHarbouring an Exile\u003cbr\u003eWaging Private War\u003cbr\u003eBribes\u003cbr\u003eTaxation\u003cbr\u003eOfferings to the Gods\u003cbr\u003eThe Three Grades of Court\u003cbr\u003eThe Minor Points of Legal Procedure, and the Importance of Legal Studies\u003cbr\u003eThe Execution of Judgement\u003cbr\u003eFuneral Regulations\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e26. The Nocturnal Council\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow can the State be Preserved Intact?\u003cbr\u003eMembership and Functions of the Council\u003cbr\u003eThe Unity and Plurality of Virtue\u003cbr\u003eThe Council's Duty to Teach\u003cbr\u003eThe Higher Education of the Council\u003cbr\u003eThe Importance of Theology\u003cbr\u003eRecruitment of the Council, and its Course of Studies\u003cbr\u003eClosing Remarks\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDepartures from the Budé Text\u003cbr\u003eMap of Central Crete\u003cbr\u003eList of Crimes\u003cbr\u003eAppendix: Plato's Letters\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex of Names\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732381086039,"sku":"9780140449846","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780140449846.jpg?v=1719996631"},{"product_id":"on-royalty-9780141012223","title":"On Royalty","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eOn Royalty \u003c\/i\u003eJeremy Paxman delves deep into Britain''s royal past. What is the point of Kings and Queens? What do they do all day? And what does it mean to be one of them?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeremy Paxman is used to making politicians explain themselves - but royalty has always been off limits. Until now. He takes a long hard look at our present incumbents to find out just what makes them tick. Along the way he discovers some fascinating and little-known details. Such as:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehow Albania came to advertise in England for a king\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ewhich English queen gave birth in front of 67 people\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehow easy it is to beat up future kings of England \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eand how meeting the Queen is a bit scary - whoever you are ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo other book will tell you quite as much about our kings, queens, princes and princesses: who they are and what they''re for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Paxman''s book is everyhing that royalty is not allowed to be - witty, stylish, intelligent, pugnacious and political. \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaxman's book is everyhing that royalty is not allowed to be - witty, stylish, intelligent, pugnacious and political. * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Royalty\u003c\/i\u003e is an absorbing, well-researched book, part serious enquiry, part rollicking anecdote. * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eAction-packed and entertaining. -- The * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Royalty\u003c\/i\u003e is an absorbing, well-researched book, part serious enquiry, part rollicking anecdote. * Evening Standard *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732388262231,"sku":"9780141012223","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141012223.jpg?v=1719996663"},{"product_id":"the-prince-9780141018850","title":"The Prince","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday The Prince is still seen as the Bible of realpolitik, read by strategists, businessmen and political animals everywhere as the ultimate guide to gaining and maintaining power in a dangerous world.","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732391735639,"sku":"9780141018850","price":7.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141018850.jpg?v=1719996677"},{"product_id":"penguin-great-ideas-the-social-contract-jeanjacques-rousseau-9780141018881","title":"Penguin Great Ideas  The Social Contract","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are.","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732391768407,"sku":"9780141018881","price":7.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141018881.jpg?v=1719996678"},{"product_id":"the-prince-9780141442259","title":"The Prince","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow can a leader be strong and decisive, yet still inspire loyalty in his followers? When is it necessary to break the rules? Is it better to be feared than loved? In this book, the author answers all these questions in a work of realpolitik that still has shrewd political lessons.","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732494430551,"sku":"9780141442259","price":9.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141442259.jpg?v=1719997130"},{"product_id":"the-parliamentary-battle-over-brexit-9780192849717","title":"The Parliamentary Battle over Brexit","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe definitive and revealing account of the extraordinary parliamentary battle over Brexit and what it means for British democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA terrific overview of the battles within Parliament to try to stop Brexit. * Paul Donnelley, Express.co.uk *\u003cbr\u003eThis book is of paramount importance. The first proper look at what happened in those dreadful years, by extremely authoritative figures, taking no prisoners in its assessment. Absolutely vital reading. * Ian Dunt, Columnist, i Newspaper \u0026amp; Host, Origin Story podcast *\u003cbr\u003eI was engrossed in Brexit for years it feels as though it's finally possible to get some perspective, and Meg [Russell] and Lisa James's book does that brilliantly * Ros Taylor, The Bunker Podcast *\u003cbr\u003eI doubt whether anyone will ever improve on Russell \u0026amp; Jamess account. It is highly detailed, lucid, and painstakingly accurate... sure-footed and faultless. * Chris Grey, Brexit and Beyond Blog *\u003cbr\u003eAn authoritative, comprehensive guide, written with great analytical lucidity and narrative verve. * Rafael Behr, Politics on the Couch *\u003cbr\u003eA beautifully researched, thoughtful, and morally alert examination of one of the most difficult and divisive issues in British history. * Rory Stewart, Former Conservative Cabinet Minister and co-host of The Rest is Politics podcast *\u003cbr\u003eIn their analysis of these nuances, contradictions and complexities, Russell and James have written a book that will undoubtedly stand as the definitive text on the parliamentary battle for Brexit. * Katy Hayward, International Affairs *\u003cbr\u003eBrexit was a serious and destabilising political event, but also an extraordinary parliamentary soap opera. This accessible book provides a definitive, compelling account of every improbable plot twist, while identifying important lessons for the future of our democracy. * Dr Hannah White, Director, Institute for Government *\u003cbr\u003eParliament was often the centre of national attention on Brexit. For a while in 2019, the BBC's Parliament channel's ratings even beat those for MTV. To really understand what went on, and what it all means, you can do no better than to read this meticulously researched book. * Anand Menon, Director of UK in a Changing Europe and Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King's College, London *\u003cbr\u003eThe 2016 referendum and its aftermath crystallised long-running divisions over our EU membership, within political parties and the wider public. This thoughtful book charts what happened, identifies what could have been handled better, and helps outline how we can overcome the divisions and return to a more consensual democratic discourse. * Gisela Stuart, former Labour MP and chair of the 2016 Vote Leave campaign *\u003cbr\u003eImpressive and meticulously researched...[The Parliamentary Battle over Brexit] offers a clear chronological explanation and thematic analysis of those difficult years. * Ben Wellings, Australian Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eThoughtful and carefully researched. * Emily Jones, Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eRussell and James have written a book that will undoubtedly stand as the definitive text on the parliamentary battle for Brexit. * Katy Hayward, International Affairs 99: 6 *\u003cbr\u003e[A] clear-eyed study of the events of 2016. * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eA comprehensive account of The Parliamentary Battle Over Brexit which is well worth reading. * Sam Freedman, Comment is Freed *\u003cbr\u003eThis book explores the power of Parliament, how Brexit challenged this power, and the lessons learned....Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty; professionals. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1: Introduction 2: The parliamentary path to the Brexit referendum 3: The referendum 4: Theresa May and the triggering of Article 50 5: Seeking, but losing, a majority: the 2017 general election 6: Determining the form of Brexit 7: The emerging deal and the meaningful vote 8: Backbenchers 'seize control' 9: Shut down parliament! Boris Johnson and the prorogation crisis 10: The 2019 general election and the Brexit mandate 11: Conclusion: Brexit, parliament and the constitution","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732596306263,"sku":"9780192849717","price":22.52,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780192849717.jpg?v=1719997584"},{"product_id":"the-u-s-constitution-9780195378320","title":"The U.S. Constitution","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1788, its impact on our lives is as recent as today''s news. Claims and counterclaims about the constitutionality of governmental actions are a habit of American politics. This document, which its framers designed to limit power, often has made political conflict inevitable. It also has accommodated and legitimized the political and social changes of a vibrant, powerful democratic nation. A product of history''s first modern revolution, the Constitution embraced a new formula for government: it restrained power on behalf of liberty, but it also granted power to promote and protect liberty. The U.S. Constitution: A Very Short Introduction explores the major themes that have shaped American constitutional history-- federalism, the balance of powers, property, representation, equality, rights, and security. Informed by the latest scholarship, this book places constitutional history within the context of American political and social history. We do not operate today under the same Constitution created by our founding fathers or the Constitution as completed by the Bill of Rights in 1791 or even the one revised by the Reconstruction amendments. Nor are we the same nation. As our circumstances have changed, so has our Constitution.Today we face serious challenges to the nation''s constitutional legacy. Endless wars, a sharply divided electorate and deadlocked government, economic inequality, immigration, cybersecurity and privacy, and foreign interference in the nation''s democratic processes, among a host of other issues, have placed demands on government and on society that test our constitutional values. Understanding how the Constitution has evolved will help us adapt its principles to the challenges of our age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Constitution and words like impeachment are bandied about frequently when administrations and individual presidents run into trouble, and those engaged in the debate would do well to take refresher courses. For the rest of the world, it is a very useful introduction to the subject, it does what it says on the can and much more besides. * Dr David Cowan, The Global Legal Post *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of illustrations1. The problematic Constitution2. The revolutionary Constitution3. Constitutional themes4. The future ConstitutionReferencesFurther readingIndex","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732639134039,"sku":"9780195378320","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"the-shape-of-the-state-in-medieval-scotland-11241290-oxford-studies-in-medieval-european-history-9780198861256","title":"The Shape of the State in Medieval Scotland","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first full-length study of Scottish royal government in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries ever to have been written. It uses untapped legal evidence to set out a new narrative of governmental development. Between 1124 and 1290, the way in which kings of Scots ruled their kingdom transformed. By 1290 accountable officials, a system of royal courts, and complex common law procedures had all been introduced, none of which could have been envisaged in 1124.The Shape of the State in Medieval Scotland, 1124-1290 argues that governmental development was a dynamic phenomenon, taking place over the long term. For the first half of the twelfth century, kings ruled primarily through personal relationships and patronage, only ruling through administrative and judicial officers in the south of their kingdom. In the second half of the twelfth century, these officers spread north but it was only in the late twelfth century that kings routinely ruled through institutions. Throughout thi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the next generation, all arguments on Scottish governance (and much else) will start from this book. * Paul R. Hyams, American Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003eThis volume represents a truly remarkably scholarly achievement. Without doubt, it is the single most significant work to be published on the Scottish legal system during the central Middle Ages in over 20 years. ... Its revolutionary conclusions convincingly explain how the laws of the realm were transformed by shifting power structures in twelfth-century and thirteenth-century Scotland ... it achieves this goal in such a way as to demonstrate that the Scottish experience is of great comparative significance. * Andrew R.C. Simpson, Comparative Legal History *\u003cbr\u003e[Alice Taylor] is to be congratulated and thanked, not only for a remarkable contribution to our knowledge and understanding of medieval Scotland and its systems of government and law, but also for the stimulation which her work will undoubtedly provide. * Hector L. MacQueen, Edinburgh Law Review *\u003cbr\u003e\"excellent ... a historian with Taylor's rare accomplishments will be able to shed more light on the matter ... So much illumination has already been provided by this remarkable book that to ask for more would be unreasonable * J.D. Ford, Modern Law Review *\u003cbr\u003e[A]uthoritative new study....Through a close reading of the surviving source material that challenges several long-held assumptions, Taylor breaks new ground. This book is the culmination of more than a decade of detailed studies by Taylor. It is a challenging work, informed by profound scholarship and a keen sense of purpose. It is sure to lead to considerable discussion and inspire further work in this difficult area of study. * J.S. Hamilton, Scotia: Interdisciplinary Journal of Scottish Studies *\u003cbr\u003eEvery generation or so a book is produced that is truly transformative of our understanding of the historical processes that led to evolutionary step changes in the development of a culture or polity. Such is the status of Alice Taylor's magisterial study of the formation of the medieval Scottish state. ... Through Alice Taylor's scholarship we have been presented with a new historiographical horizon; now we need to populate the new landscape with the detail of the new world beyond it. * Richard Oram, Renaissance Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003eIn this hugely significant and ambitious book, Alice Taylor offers a detailed survey of the developing form of royal government in Scotland during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries... Through rigorous and insightful analysis, Taylor has constructed a vital interpretive model for understanding the dynamics of royal power in Scotland during this period. * Victoria Hodgson, University of Stirling *\u003cbr\u003eThe Shape of the State in Medieval Scotland is a work of great scholarship and insight. Through its penetrating analysis of detailed evidence and complex sources, it builds a picture of the gradual development of the state in early Scotland, drawing upon fresh approaches and evidence to yield a textured and nuanced understanding of the growth of royal government in 12th and 13th-century Scotland ... Situating its analysis in a European perspective, it makes an important contribution to the study of medieval kingship, statecraft and the aristocracy. This is a ground-breaking book which will set the terms of debate for many years to come. * Judges' comments for the 2017 Whitfield Prize of the Royal Historical Society *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements List of Maps and Tables List of Abbreviations Preliminary notes Introduction Part 1: Rulers and Ruled, 1124-1230 1: The early Scottish state? 2: Common Burdens in the Regnum Scottorum 3: Written law and the maintenance of order, 1124-1290 Part II: The emergence of a bureaucratic state, c.1170-1290? 4: The institutions of royal government, c.1170-1290 5: The development of a common law, 1230-1290 6: Accounting and Revenue, c.1180-1290 7: A bureaucratic government? Conclusion Appendix Bibliography","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732817981783,"sku":"9780198861256","price":40.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780198861256.jpg?v=1719998529"},{"product_id":"magna-carta-9780199582877","title":"Magna Carta","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Magna Carta has long been considered the foundation stone of the British Constitution, yet few people today understand either its contents or its context. This Very Short Introduction introduces the document to a modern audience, explaining its origins in the troubled reign of King John, and tracing the significance of the role that it played thereafter as a totemic symbol of the subject''s right to protection against the raw and absolute authority of the sovereign. Drawing upon the great advances that have been made in the past two decades in our understanding of thirteenth-century English history, Nicholas Vincent demonstrates why the Magna Carta continues to be of enormous popular interest. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVincent writes smoothly , accessibly, and knowledgeably. He knows that he is essentially retreading old ground for most of the time; but he does it engagingly, and with panache. * Lincolnshire Past and Present, Professor R. N. Swanson *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. What happened in 1215? ; 2. The tyranny of King John ; 3. Magna Carta, parliament and the origins of the constitution: the document's first century ; 4. The Document as monument ; 5. Does Magna Carta still matter?","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732869362007,"sku":"9780199582877","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780199582877.jpg?v=1719998743"},{"product_id":"a-slaveholders-union-slavery-politics-and-the-constitution-in-the-early-american-republic-9780226846705","title":"A Slaveholders Union Slavery Politics And The","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter its early introduction into the English colonies in North America, slavery in the United States lasted as a legal institution until the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865. This book demonstrates that slavery was indeed an essential part of the foundation of the nascent republic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Interweaving historical and political analyses, Van Cleve demonstrates, in this account, that slavery was an essential part of the foundation of the American republic.\" (History Today)\"","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732934898007,"sku":"9780226846705","price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226846705.jpg?v=1719999013"},{"product_id":"the-narrow-corridor-9780241314333","title":"The Narrow Corridor","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE WINNERS OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN ECONOMICS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e'' Best Books of 2019\u003cbr\u003eOne of Kirkus Reviews'' Best Books of 2019\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Lionel Gelber Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''This book is more original and exciting than its predecessor...the highly influential \u003ci\u003eWhy Nations Fail' \u003c\/i\u003eMartin Wolf, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy the authors of the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eWhy Nations Fail\u003c\/i\u003e, based on decades of research, this powerful new big-picture framework explains how some countries develop towards and provide liberty while others fall to despotism, anarchy or asphyxiating norms - and explains how liberty can thrive despite new threats.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiberty is hardly the ''natural'' order of things; usually states have been either too weak to protect individuals or too strong for people to protect themselves from despotism. There is also a happy Western myth that where liberty exists, it''s a steady state, arrived at by ''enlightenment''. But liberty emerges only when a delicate and incessant balance is struck between state and society - between elites and citizens. This struggle becomes self-reinforcing, inducing both state and society to develop a richer array of capacities, thus affecting the peacefulness of societies, the success of economies and how people experience their daily lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplaining this new framework through compelling stories from around the world, in history and from today - and through a single diagram on which the development of any state can be plotted - this masterpiece helps us understand the past and present, and analyse the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''As enjoyable as it is thought-provoking'' Jared Diamond\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is more original and exciting than its predecessor...the highly influential \u003ci\u003eWhy Nations Fail\u003c\/i\u003e -- Martin Wolf * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the biggest paradoxes of political history is the trend, over the last 10,000 years, towards the development of strong centralized states, out of the former bands and tribes of no more than a few hundred people that formerly constituted all human societies.  Without such states, it would be impossible for societies of millions to function.  But-how can a powerful state be reconciled with liberty for the state's citizens?  This great book provides an answer to this fundamental dilemma.  You will find it as enjoyable as it is thought-provoking -- Jared Diamond, Professor of Geography at UCLA, Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel\u003cbr\u003eAnother outstanding, insightful book by Acemoglu and Robinson on the importance and difficulty of getting and maintaining a successful democratic state. Packed with examples and analysis, it is a pleasure to read -- Peter Diamond, Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2010\u003cbr\u003eSociety and state need each other. Applying a global wealth of historical detail to a simple analytic framework, Acemoglu and Robinson build a powerful argument against the current opposing fashions of totalitarianism and the stateless society -- Sir Paul Collier, author of The Bottom Billion\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Narrow Corridor \u003c\/i\u003etakes us on a fascinating journey, across continents and through human history, to discover the critical ingredient of liberty. It finds that it's up to each of us: that ingredient is our own commitments, as citizens, to support democratic values. In these times, there can be no more important message-nor any more important book -- George Akerlof, Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2001\u003cbr\u003eHow should we view the current challenges facing our democracies? This brilliant, timely book offers a simple, powerful framework for assessing alternative forms of social governance. The analysis is a reminder that it takes vigilance to maintain a proper balance between the state and society-to stay in the 'narrow corridor'-and avoid falling either into statelessness or dictatorship -- Bengt Holmstrom, Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2016\u003cbr\u003eWhy is it so difficult to develop and sustain liberal democracy? The best recent work on this subject comes from a remarkable pair of scholars, Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson. In their latest book, they have answered this question with great insight -- Fareed Zakaraia * Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003eLiberty does not come easily. Many populations suffer from an ineffective state and are stuck in a cage of norms and traditions, of self-appointed chiefs, dispute adjudicators, guardians of souls and husbands turned tyrants. Others are subdued by a despotic Leviathan. In this highly original and gratifying fresco, Daron Acemoglu and Jim Robinson take us on a journey through civilizations, time and locations. Their narrow corridor depicts the constant and often unstable struggle of society to keep the Leviathan in check and of the Leviathan to weaken the cage of norms. A remarkable achievement that only they could pull off and that seems destined to repeat the stellar performance of \u003ci\u003eWhy Nations Fail\u003c\/i\u003e -- Jean Tirole, Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2014","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732995256663,"sku":"9780241314333","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241314333.jpg?v=1719999201"},{"product_id":"utopia-9780393932461","title":"Utopia","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspiring, provocative, prophetic, and enigmatic, Utopia is the literary masterpiece of a visionary statesman and one of the most influential books of the modern world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Translatorʼs Note\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e The Text of Utopia\u003cbr\u003e Backgrounds\u003cbr\u003e Plato • [The Guardians] \u003cbr\u003e Ovid • [The Golden Age and After] \u003cbr\u003e The Acts of the Apostles • [The Community] \u003cbr\u003e Lucian of Samosata • [Saturnʼs Age] \u003cbr\u003e St. Ambrose • [Nabothʼs Vineyard] \u003cbr\u003e St. Benedict • [Monastic Rules] \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 33\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 34 \u003cbr\u003e Anonymous • From The Land of Cockayne \u003cbr\u003e Amerigo Vespucci • From The Four Voyages \u003cbr\u003e The First Voyage \u003cbr\u003e The Fourth Voyage \u003cbr\u003e G. R. Elton • [The Problems of the Realm] \u003cbr\u003e The Humanist Circle: Letters \u003cbr\u003e Peter Giles to Jerome Busleyden \u003cbr\u003e Jerome Busleyden to Thomas More \u003cbr\u003e Guillaume Budé to Thomas Lupset \u003cbr\u003e Erasmus of Rotterdam to Johann Froben \u003cbr\u003e Thomas More to Peter Giles \u003cbr\u003e Erasmus to Ulrich von Hutten","brand":"WW Norton \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733734175063,"sku":"9780393932461","price":16.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780393932461.jpg?v=1720001438"},{"product_id":"parliament-the-biography-volume-i-ancestral-voices-9780552779951","title":"Parliament The Biography Volume I  Ancestral","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe history of Parliament is the history of the United Kingdom itself. It has a cast of thousands. Some were ambitious, visionary and altruistic.  Others were hot-headed, violent and self-serving. Few were unambiguously noble. Yet their rowdy confrontations, their campaigning zeal and their unstable alliances framed our nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis first of two volumes takes us on a 500-year journey from Parliament''s earliest days in the thirteenth century through the turbulent years of the Wars of the Roses and the upheavals of the Civil Wars, and up to 1801, when Parliament  and the United Kingdom, embracing Scotland and Ireland  emerged in a modern form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChris Bryant tells this epic tale through the lives of the myriad MPs, lords and bishops who passed through Parliament. It is the vivid, colourful biography of a cast of characters whose passions and obsessions, strengths and weaknesses laid the foundations of modern democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis magnificent book... Bryant is a fine historian. His understanding of political processes shines through.  After this epic the next volume will be eagerly awaited -- Leo McKinstry * Express *\u003cbr\u003eA bravura ‘biography’ of Parliament… both charming and important… A carefully constructed and lucidly written adventure story about the institution that – like it or not – still shapes our lives -- Roy Hattersley * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eAdmirably comprehensive… and written in the kind of lucid, elegant prose now rarely associated with our elected representatives * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003ea fascinating study into the lives and reputations of those who, honourable or not, have sat as parliamentarians... compelling reading -- Chris Skidmore * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eThis book tells the story of our greatest national institution. It is well-written, contains much truth, and a great deal of important information. It is a wonderful idea. -- Peter Oborne\u003cbr\u003eLively... a warts-and-all account of how MPs have first survived and subsequently shaped and initiated policy * The Lady *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a wonderful, wry view of the history of parliament \"from the inside\". Chris Bryant is a great myth-buster. If you ever thought that modern MPs were more corrupt or worse behaved than their predecessors, then read on. You'll find it's not quite so simple. -- Mary Beard\u003cbr\u003eA remarkably readable and scholarly account of the emergence of the British Parliament over its first five hundred years or so -- Ken Clarke\u003cbr\u003eA wonderfully iconoclastic yet affectionate history ... Bryant tells the story with clarity and verve. -- Diarmaid MacCulloch, Professor of the History of the Church, Oxford University\u003cbr\u003eWorthy of its venerable subject * Independent on Sunday *","brand":"Transworld Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48735303270743,"sku":"9780552779951","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780552779951.jpg?v=1723810119"},{"product_id":"you-cant-always-say-what-you-want-9781009198905","title":"You Cant Always Say What You Want","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe freedom to think what you want and to say what you think has always generated a pushback of regulation and censorship. This raises the thorny question: to what extent does free speech actually endanger speech protection? This book examines today''s calls for speech legislation and places it  into historical perspective, using fascinating examples from the past 200 years, to explain the historical context of laws regulating speech. Over time, the freedom to speak has grown, the ways in which we communicate have evolved due to technology, and our ideas about speech protection have been challenged as a result. Now more than ever, we are living in a free speech paradox: powerful speakers weaponize their rights in order to silence those less-powerful speakers who oppose them. By understanding how this situation has developed, we can stand up to these threats to the freedom of speech.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The landscape of free speech is in constant flux, and Baron provides important context to the current debates.' Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e'… ambitious and timely …' James Rhoades, Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Free speech, but...; 2. Guns and grammar; 3. Clear and present danger; 4. Strong language; 5. Threat level: orange; 6. America's war on language; 7. Repeat after me; 8. Will free speech survive?","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738010530135,"sku":"9781009198905","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781009198905.jpg?v=1723811680"},{"product_id":"realism-and-democracy-9781108401715","title":"Realism and Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmerica is turning away from support for democrats in Arab countries in favor of ''pragmatic'' deals with tyrants to defeat violent Islamist extremism. For too many policymakers, Arab democracy is seen as a dangerous luxury. In Realism and Democracy, Elliott Abrams marshals four decades of experience as an American official and leading Middle East expert and shows that deals with tyrants will not work. Islamism is an idea that can only be defeated by a better idea: democracy. Through a careful analysis of America''s record of democracy promotion in the region and beyond, from the Cold War to the Obama years, Abrams proves that repression helps Islamists beat democrats, while political openings offer moderates and liberals a chance. This book makes a powerful argument for an American foreign policy that combines practical politics and idealism and refuses to abandon those struggling for democracy and human rights in the Arab world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Elliott Abrams has done the country another important service. This outstanding book reminds us that the enduring power of America is that, at our best, we see our interests as our values, and our values as our interests. Now more than ever, Americans and their leaders need to understand that support for human rights has been, and should remain, a key pillar of US foreign policy. This book could not be more timely or more significant.' Senator John McCain, United States Congress\u003cbr\u003e'Elliott Abrams gives us a brilliant review of the fight for freedom, showing with clarity what works and what does not. But even more, he highlights the possibilities for progress that may be gained from a determined, long-term strategy advocating democracy and human rights.' The Honorable George P. Shultz, Hoover Institution, Stanford University\u003cbr\u003e'A powerful and persuasive argument that realism as well as American ideals should lead us to support the struggle for freedom.' Joseph Lieberman, former US Senator from Connecticut, Senior Counsel, Kasowitz, Benson, and Torres\u003cbr\u003e'Since the 1980s, no US official has done more to advance the cause of democracy and human rights than Elliott Abrams. Here bringing his vast experience to bear on American policy in the Middle East, he makes a powerful, pragmatic case for promoting democratic reform in Egypt and other Arab autocracies. Sure to be controversial in the best sense - his arguments cannot be ignored.' Robert Kagan, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institute, author of The World America Made\u003cbr\u003e'America's greatest asset in world politics is its association with freedom. Elliott Abrams brings unique experience as an American official who understood the power of freedom - and realized that an American strategy to advance democracy advances American interests. Here he explains how men like Scoop Jackson, George Shultz, and Ronald Reagan worked to support liberty and democracy - and how to build on their legacy today, including in the Arab world. Every official in the State Department should be required to read this book.' Natan Sharansky, Chairman of the Jewish Agency, human rights activist and former political prisoner in the Soviet Union\u003cbr\u003e'(Abrams) has written a study of idealism vs. realism in American foreign policy from the Cold War through the end of the Obama years. The book is also, more specifically and more pointedly, a summary of the current debate over the proper role of democracy-building in US policy in the Middle East … Mr Trump should read.' The Wall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e'In the fascinating introduction to this book, Abrams traces his intellectual development and explores the roots of his worldview … Abrams forcefully rejects the argument that the so-called war on terror compels Washington to countenance Arab autocracies that join in the fight.' Foreign Affairs\u003cbr\u003e'What makes especially edifying anything that Elliott Abrams writes on foreign policy - in addition to his insight, intellect, and wit - is that thanks to his Democrat-turned-Republican political pedigree, he has been involved in almost all of these fierce debates since the early 1970s … His account reflects an insider's sensitivity, nuance, and appreciation of the human motivations that drove leaders at critical moments … Despite his career as a bare-knuckled activist, Abrams' history of human rights and democracy in modern American foreign policy is rigorously analytical and passionately dispassionate: a true tour de force.' Mosaic Magazine\u003cbr\u003e'Elliott Abrams makes a powerful argument.' Jewish Press\u003cbr\u003e'Both a useful assessment of Arab Spring and what came next, and an insightful commentary on the nature of a world power and those who serve it.' Jerusalem Post\u003cbr\u003e'A convincing case not only that democracy can succeed in Arab nations, but also that the United States has a crucial role to play in making that happen.' Atlanta Jewish Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction; 1. The Arab Spring; 2. Arab and Muslim democracy; 3. Will the Islamists always win?; 4. The trouble with US policy; 5. What is to be done?","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738273362263,"sku":"9781108401715","price":22.57,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781108401715.jpg?v=1723811879"},{"product_id":"threats-and-alliances-in-the-middle-east-9781108493628","title":"Threats and Alliances in the Middle East","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamining differing perceptions of threats and the subsequent alliance choices of two Arab states, Saudi Arabia and Syria, during three pivotal wars in the region: the Iran-Iraq War (19801988), the Lebanon War (2006), and the Gaza War (2009), May Darwich analyses how ideational and material forces influence leaders'' perceptions in the Middle East, and their broader international relationships. Using these comparative cases studies, Darwich advances our understanding of why, and the conditions under which, identity can play a predominant role in shaping the perception of threat in some cases, whilst material power is predominant in others. By engaging in significant debates about the role identity and material power in shaping state behaviour in the Middle East, this study has significant implications for international relations theory and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'May Darwich presents a subtle and convincing argument about how identities and material interests intersect in alliance choice. Her framework not only illuminates her cases, but suggests a path forward in dealing with the larger theoretical issue.' Gause, III F. Gregory, Texas A \u0026amp; M University\u003cbr\u003e'A superb analysis of Saudi and Syrian foreign policy decisions and alliance choices. This insightful book explains how material and ideational factors both shape regime threat perceptions, and when and how one set of threats overrides the other. Darwich's work contributes to - but also challenges - realist, constructivist, and regime security approaches. It is a must-read for students of alliances, international relations theory, and Middle East politics alike.' Curtis R. Ryan, Appalachian State University, North Carolina\u003cbr\u003e'This does not only provide important new knowledge about Saudi and Syrian threat perceptions during three major regional wars, it also constitutes an excellent example of academic bridge building. Combining insights from neo-realism and constructivism from general international relations (IR) literature on alliance making, it is a brilliant example of how a dialogue between IR and Middle East studies can enrich both fields of study.' Morten Valbjørn, Aarhus Universitet, Denmark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction: debating threat perception; 2. Why and when states perceive threats: a theoretical framework; 3. The Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988); 4. The 2006 Lebanon War; 5. The 2009 Gaza War; 6. Conclusion.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738313240919,"sku":"9781108493628","price":79.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"african-peacekeeping-9781108713498","title":"African Peacekeeping","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExploring the story of Africa''s contemporary history and politics through the lens of peacekeeping, this concise and accessible book, based on over a decade of research across ten countries, focuses not on peacekeeping in Africa but, rather, peacekeeping by Africans. Going beyond the question of why post-conflict states contribute troops to peacekeeping efforts, Jonathan Fisher and Nina Wilén demonstrate how peacekeeping is  and has been  weaved into Africa''s national, regional and international politics more broadly, as well as what implications this has for how we should understand the continent, its history and its politics. In doing so, and drawing on fieldwork undertaken in every region of the continent, Fisher and Wilén explain how profoundly this involvement in peacekeeping has shaped contemporary Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This perceptive and innovative account provides vital insights into an important and under-researched aspect of peacekeeping: why and how African states became hosts of peacekeeping missions and at the same time providers of peacekeepers. In short, what has peacekeeping meant for the continent broadly speaking? With their deep understanding of peacekeeping, African politics and history, Fisher and Wilén are perfectly positioned to answer this question. They have crafted a book that is essential reading for anyone who is interested in contemporary peacekeeping, especially those who want to go to a deeper level than narrowly understand the impact of missions as they deploy.' Peter Albrecht, Danish Institute for International Studies\u003cbr\u003e'African Peacekeeping is a well-researched and innovatively written book providing critical analysis on peacekeeping by Africans. Wilén and Fisher delve into pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial African histories to provide a fascinating perspective on how peacekeeping is weaved into national, regional and international politics. What readers get from African Peacekeeping goes beyond the obvious, to the subject of the African state, dovetailing critically into the continent and its politics. Compelling reading from start to finish!' Emma Birikorang, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre\u003cbr\u003e'This is a comprehensive and historically rich account of African peacekeeping that will make a lasting contribution to scholarship. What sets this book apart from others on the market is the careful comparative analysis of the key roles that contributions to African-led peace operations play in the foreign policymaking of African states. This deepens our understanding of how, over time, African actors' importance to peacekeeping has also translated into strengthened international relationships and more leverage in global policymaking. Read this compelling and lucid overview, and you will have gained a very good grasp of the global and evolving practice of peacekeeping.' Linnéa Gélot, Folke Bernadotte Academy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction; 1. The (pre-) history and evolution of African peacekeeping; 2. New means of staying in power: regime maintenance through peacekeeping; 3. From the local to the global: the connection between the domestic and the international; 4. Constructing a new identity as a peacekeeper; 5. From peacekept to peacekeeper: post-conflict peacekeeping; 6. What is 'African' about African peacekeeping?; Conclusion.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738322383191,"sku":"9781108713498","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"understanding-modern-nigeria-9781108947633","title":"Understanding Modern Nigeria","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince its independence from Britain in 1960, Nigeria has emerged as Africa''s second largest economy and one of the biggest producers of oil in the world. Despite its economic success, however, there are deep divisions among its two hundred and fifty ethnic groups. Centered around three of the dominant themes of Nigeria''s post-colonial narrative - ethnicity, democracy and governance, this is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the history and events that have shaped these three areas. World-renowned expert in Nigerian history, Toyin Falola shows us how the British laid the foundations of modern Nigeria, with colonialism breading competition for resources and power and the widening cleavages between the Hausa-Fulani, Yoruba, and Igbo ethnic groups that had been forced together under British rule, the choice of federalism as a political system, and the religious and political pluralism that have shaped its institutions and practices. Using an examination of the outcomes of t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Another great book from one of Nigeria's finest scholars. Falola has brought together under one cover answers to all the questions anyone may want to ask about Nigeria but have never been able to frame up in a question. This book will put us in Falola's debt for quite a long time.' Abiodun Alao, Professor of African Studies, King's College London\u003cbr\u003e'This book provides one of the most comprehensive and insightful analysis of the complexities of democracy, development, and state-building in Nigeria. Going beyond narratives of post-colonial dysfunction, this book highlights the contradictions, ambiguities, and positive potentials of Africa's most populous country. The depth of analysis and policy prescriptions make the book essential reading for anyone who seeks to understand modern Nigeria.' Bonny Ibhawoh, Senator William McMaster Chair in Global Human Rights, McMaster University\u003cbr\u003e'In this magisterial volume, Africa's foremost historian and theoretician weaves a mesmerizing meta-narrative and meta-theory of Africa's largest democracy and economy, Nigeria. Comprehensively capturing yet transcending the dominant scholarship, Falola's triadic framework explains Nigeria's dialectic progress and retrogression. This is the definitive text for a new generation of scholars.' Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso, Dean, Veronica Adeleke School of Social Sciences, Babcock University, Nigeria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I. Introduction: 1. Narrating Postcolonial Nigeria; 2. In Search of Modernity; Part II. Context and History: 3. Colonial Modernity; 4. Political Pluralism; 5. Religious Identities; 6. Federalism and Its Fault-Lines; Part III. Democracy and Governance: 7. Ethnicities and Political Identities; 8. Religion and Geopolitics; 9. Democracy and Its Limits; 10. Governance, Citizenship and the State: Part IV. Development Crises: 11. Corruption; 12. The Political Economy of Oil; 13. Environment and Sustainable Development; 14. Food, Society, and Human Capabilities; 15. Women's Marginalization; 16. Human and Minority Rights; 17. Political Violence; 18. Challenges of Western Education; Part V: Reforms and Revolutions: 19. Change Agents: Youths and Politics; 20. Hashtags and Social Protests: Reformation and Revolution in the Age of Social Media; 21. Reformist Option: Grassroots and Political Activism; 22. Revolutionary Option: Social Movements and Power to the Citizens; 23. Nationalist Ethos, Collective Reformation, and Citizenry Power; 24. Popular Culture and Politics; Part VI. Conclusion: Pathways to the Future.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738346500439,"sku":"9781108947633","price":43.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781108947633.jpg?v=1723811956"},{"product_id":"inventing-equality-9781250091918","title":"Inventing Equality","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe evolution of the battle for true equality in America seen through the men, ideas, and politics behind the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments passed at the end of the Civil War.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn July 4, 1852, Frederick Douglass stood in front of a crowd in Rochester, New York, and asked, What to the slave is the Fourth of July? The audience had invited him to speak on the day celebrating freedom, and had expected him to offer a hopeful message about America; instead, he'd offered back to them their own hypocrisy. How could the Constitution defend both freedom and slavery? How could it celebrate liberty with one hand while withdrawing it with another? Theirs was a country which promoted and even celebrated inequality. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the very beginning, American history can be seen as a battle to reconcile the large gap between America's stated ideals and the reality of its republic. Its struggle is not one of steady progress toward greater freedom and equality, but rather for every s\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738427732311,"sku":"9781250091918","price":21.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781250091918.jpg?v=1723812041"},{"product_id":"law-and-administration-9781316604373","title":"Law and Administration","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaw and Administration takes a contextual approach to administrative law, setting law and legal rules in the context of the social, political and economic forces that shape the law, and of the complex constitutional framework in which contemporary administrative law operates. This book contains a full account of judicial review, the traditional heartland of administrative law, and adds to this by taking into account the concerns of government, officials and agencies who operate and shape the law. It also looks at the possible future of administrative law in an increasingly automated and digitalised world. A fully revised and updated new edition, this book includes new case studies of regulatory agencies and government contracting to develop understanding of law in practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'From its first edition in 1984, this book has deliberately provoked lawyers to venture beyond their doctrinal bubbles: it truly is the leading work on law and administration. Its coverage of legal doctrine is vast, its sense of where the law has come from and where it is heading has always been unerring, and above all, its research into the effects of administration upon law (and vice versa) is dazzling. This new edition has been radically rewritten, including (for example) new material on the UK post-Brexit, governing in a pandemic, and computerised decision-making and rule-making in the era of artificial intelligence.'  Mark Aronson, Emeritus Professor in the Faculty of Law and Justice, University of New South Wales\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The State and Administrative Law; 2. Changing the Mindset; 3. State of Change; 4. Transforming Judicial Review; 5. Making the Law; 6. Discretion and Rules; 7. The Information State; 8. A Regulatory Laboratory; 9. Regulatory Look: Agency Development and Accountability; 10. Contractual Revolution; 11. Contract, Contract, Contract; 12. 'Golden Handshakes': Liability and Compensation; 13. Growing a Complaints Service; 14. Tribunals and Administrative Justice; 15. The Public Inquiry: Investigation and Accountability; 16. Procedural Review in Question; 17. Testing Ground: Legality, Process and Substance; 18. Judicial Review Litigation: Equalities Focus; 19. Judicial Review Process and Impact.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738563555671,"sku":"9781316604373","price":49.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"property-rights-and-property-wrongs-9781316610107","title":"Property Rights and Property Wrongs","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSecure property rights are central to economic development and stable government, yet difficult to create. Relying on surveys in Russia from 2000 to 2012, Timothy Frye examines how political power, institutions, and norms shape property rights for firms. Through a series of simple survey experiments, Property Rights and Property Wrongs explores how political power, personal connections, elections, concerns for reputation, legal facts, and social norms influence property rights disputes from hostile corporate takeovers to debt collection to renationalization. This work argues that property rights in Russia are better seen as an evolving bargain between rulers and rightholders than as simply a reflection of economic transition, Russian culture, or a weak state. The result is a nuanced view of the political economy of Russia that contributes to central debates in economic development, comparative politics, and legal studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Security of property rights is a key economic institution of capitalism and the most important determinant of growth-enhancing investment. So why don't all countries protect private property rights? The answer is politics. For more than twenty years, Timothy Frye has studied the political legitimacy of property rights in Russia, the country which has carried out a unique century-long experiment in property rights protection. For three quarters of a century Russia destroyed private ownership and then tried to recreate it – with mixed results at best. Studying formal and informal institutions, Professor Frye explains the failures and successes of Russian capitalism. This book is a must read for all future reformers and especially for privatizers.' Sergei Guriev, Chief Economist, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction; 2. Power and property; 3. Autocratic elections and property rights; 4. Courts and connections; 5. Reputation and the rule of law; 6. Social norms and the banker's gold watch; 7. Conclusion.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738564342103,"sku":"9781316610107","price":23.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781316610107.jpg?v=1720049482"},{"product_id":"europes-common-security-and-defence-policy-9781316625514","title":"Europes Common Security and Defence Policy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe EU''s emergence as an international security provider, under the first Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) operations in the Balkans in 2003, is a critical development in European integration. In this book, which relies on extensive interviews with CSDP officials, Michael E. Smith investigates how the challenge of launching new CSDP operations causes the EU to adapt itself in order to improve its performance in this realm, through the mechanism of experiential institutional learning. However, although this learning has helped to expand the overall range and complexity of the CSDP, the effectiveness of this policy tool still varies widely depending on the nature of individual operations. The analysis also calls in to question whether the CSDP, and the EU''s broader structures under the 2009 Treaty of Lisbon, are fit for purpose in light of the EU''s growing strategic ambitions and the various security challenges facing Europe in recent years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is a first-rate study of CSDP, which stands out from much of the competition due to its clarity and its focus upon the important interlinkages (or occasional lack thereof) between security cooperation, policy and task expansion, and institutional change. Smith is also to be commended on providing the reader with his analysis of the Global Strategy and the ramifications of 'Brexit' for the future of CSDP.' Simon Duke, European Institute of Public Administration\u003cbr\u003e'This is a must-read for anybody interested in EU security and defense policy. Professor Michael E. Smith provides the most detailed overview of the evolution of European crisis management operations thus far. His argument that much of the evolution can be explained by 'learning' is interesting and persuasive.' Marina E. Henke, Northwestern University\u003cbr\u003e'One of the best things I have read on this important topic.' Anand Menon, King's College London\u003cbr\u003e'Indispensable reading for anyone interested in processes of international and European security cooperation.' Sophie Vanhoonacker, Maastricht University\u003cbr\u003e'An excellent job of highlighting the weaknesses and strengths, limits, and potential of security and defense cooperation in the EU.' Stanley Sloan, Scowcroft Centre\/Atlantic Council of the United States and Middlebury College\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction; 1. Experiential institutional learning and the CSDP; 2. The first CSDP actions: taking over from the UN and NATO in the Balkans; 3. Independent military peacekeeping operations; 4. Civilian police and monitoring missions; 5. Rule of law and security sector reform missions; 6. The EU as a maritime actor: EUNAVFOR Somalia; 7. The CSDP and the comprehensive approach under the Lisbon Treaty; 8. Conclusion: security, strategy, and the EU's global role.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738565980503,"sku":"9781316625514","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"the-enigma-of-presidential-power-9781316642115","title":"The Enigma of Presidential Power","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith gridlock, presidents increasingly rely on unilateral actions - means not requiring legislative statutes - which many view as tantamount to power. Using a variety of approaches, Chiou and Rothenberg show that this need not be the case as, under many conditions, the chief executive''s employment of such tools is constrained. Rather, presidents contemplating issuing executive orders are often constrained by worries about challenging the legislature and the courts. Most notably, the ability of Congress to employ extra-statutory means, involving efforts by legislators and their parties that don''t require passing a law, limit how presidents utilize their discretion. Additionally, political parties can influence presidential choices and actions both by restricting the ideological direction in which presidents can push policy via discretionary authority and by agenda-setting and disciplining members in the legislative process. Nor are all presidential actions equal, as the policy area in\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Over the past two decades, few features of our Constitutional system have been scrutinized as thoroughly as the apparent rise of presidential powers that has accompanied the rise of the administrative state. But often times the arguments paint with too broad a brush - presidents are too powerful or they are too weak. Thus, Chiou and Rothenberg's nuanced account of the conditions for the successful exercise of presidential power will be an important contribution to this debate.' Nolan McCarty, Susan Dod Brown Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Princeton University\u003cbr\u003e'Theoretically informed empirical work is alive and well. Chiou and Rothenberg's models feature Congress countering presidential unilateral actions with tools that go well beyond the simple passage of a new law. Support for these models uncovers a robust system of checks and balances, with majority-party strength in Congress seriously constraining imperial instincts of presidents. Challenging past work, this book is a must-read for students of American political institutions.' Craig Volden, University of Virginia\u003cbr\u003e'Chiou and Rothenberg combine exhaustive new data with impressively innovative methods to generate real insight. They have made a key contribution to our understanding of the significance of presidential unilateralism. It's a topic that will only become more central to the field, and more importantly to the country, in the years to come.' Andrew Rudalevige, Thomas Brackett Reed Professor of Government, Bowdoin College, Maine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction; 2. Thinking about power: theoretical models; 3. Not all unilateral actions are created equal: measuring the significance of executive orders; 4. The race for power: empirically examining competing models; 5. Bringing the parties in: legislative partisan influence and presidential power; 6. The subtleties of power - assessing the two presidencies; 7. Conclusions - solving the enigma of presidential power.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738568536407,"sku":"9781316642115","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"the-political-system-of-the-european-union-9781350325470","title":"The Political System of the European Union","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarting from the observation that the European Union now possesses many of the attributes of modern political systems, Hix and Høyland take an innovative approach to analysing, researching and teaching the EU. Using the general theories of political science to understand how the EU works, this text covers each of the main processes in the EU political system - executive, legislative and judicial politics, public opinion, interest groups and democracy, and regulatory, monetary and foreign policies - introducing the key political science tools, reviewing the relevant theories, and applying the knowledge in detailed descriptive analysis.   As well as incorporating new data and the latest research, this new edition examines the consequences of the dramatic political and policy developments in the EU over the past decade.   The methodology used in the text makes the political system of the EU accessible to political science students as a whole, as well as those specifically studying and re\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe study of the European Union should be firmly grounded on the latest scholarship, address the enduring questions with which scholars grapple, and employ the most appropriate analytical tools. \u003ci\u003eThe Political System of the European Union\u003c\/i\u003e delivers on all these fronts. * Fabio Franchino, Professor of Political Science, University of Milan, Italy *\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first and only book of its kind that fully marries our understanding of the EU with the broader political science literature. Even in its fourth edition the book continues to be a transformative tour de force. * Raj Chari, Professor in Political Science, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Political System of the European Union\u003c\/i\u003e is the ultimate introductory text for understanding the institutional design of the EU, how the EU works, the political opportunities and constraints under which it operates, and the major policies it has produced. Presenting key facts and rich empirical detail through the lens of state-of-the-art theories, the book places the EU in a comparative perspective, increasing its broader appeal. In a nutshell, this book is an essential read and an indispensable asset for all who study, teach, research, or are curious about the EU. * Nikoleta Yordanova, Associate Professor of European Politics, Leiden University, the Netherlands *\u003cbr\u003eFor more than two decades, this has been the go-to title for those wanting to understand the EU as a system, with its integration of cutting-edge research and solid core principles. There is no better single-volume text that gets into the mechanics of European integration. * Simon Usherwood, Professor of Politics \u0026amp; International Studies, The Open University, UK *\u003cbr\u003eA much anticipated new edition of a classic book on the institutions, politics, and policies of the European Union. Exceptionally well-written, this fourth edition reaches the optimal balance between scientific rigor and pedagogical detail and analyses the EU in light of key theories of, and research on, comparative politics. The book is a must read for scholars and students of EU and comparative politics alike. * Adriana Bunea, Associate Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen, Norway *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Explaining the EU Political System \u003cb\u003ePART I: GOVERNMENT\u003c\/b\u003e Executive Politics Legislative Politics Judicial Politics \u003cb\u003ePART II: POLITICS\u003c\/b\u003e Public Opinion Democracy, Parties and Elections Interest Representation \u003cb\u003ePART III: POLICIES\u003c\/b\u003e Regulation of the Single Market Expenditure Policies Economic and Monetary Union Interior Policies Foreign Policies Conclusion: A Political System in Crisis?","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738619097431,"sku":"9781350325470","price":31.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350325470.jpg?v=1720049677"},{"product_id":"stretching-the-constitution-the-brexit-shock-in-historic-perspective-9781509905805","title":"Stretching the Constitution: The Brexit Shock in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow far did the European Union (EU) referendum result of 23 June 2016 really justify and necessitate the policies executed in response to it? What are the implications of that vote and its prolonged aftermath for the United Kingdom (UK) constitution? What other challenges does our political system face? This book seeks to answer these questions. It considers from a constitutional perspective the way in which the decision to leave the EU was taken and then implemented, discussing in particular the role of Parliament. It includes a close analysis of the referendum legislation, and relevant Commons debates. Adapting methods from applied history, the author considers the wider implications of Brexit by assessing a series of proposals for constitutional reform produced in the UK since 1900. He addresses features of the UK system including referendums, representative democracy, Parliament, devolution, and the executive, from both an historic and contemporary point of view. The book assesses other issues that do not arise directly from Brexit but that have constitutional implications and a global aspect to them. They include political applications of the Internet and climate change. Finally, the author makes a series of proposals for reforms that will help the democratic system of the UK to adapt to its changing environment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStretching the Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e by Andrew Blick, a constitutional scholar, is refreshing in that it employs a unique approach by seeking to place Brexit within the wider context of constitutional reform debates going back over the course of the past century... The historical context provided to contemporary debates is insightful, but also very instructive in introducing the modern reader to materials of which they would in many instances have been ignorant or unaware. Anyone who purports to be a scholar of constitutional affairs should read \u003ci\u003eStretching the Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e. -- Dr Gary Wilson, Senior Lecturer in Law at Liverpool John Moores University * LSE Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStretching the \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eConstitution\u003c\/i\u003e is insightful and thought-provoking. The book is recommended to scholars of constitutional affairs as well as to “political junkies” curious about the historical parallels and precedents behind the Brexit process. -- Donata Krakowski-White * Canadian Law Library Review *\u003cbr\u003eThis book brutally dissects the democratic calamity our constitutional system brought upon itself through the European Union referendum of June 2016. But it also gives cause for optimism. By looking to the past, the author uncovers possible solutions to many of the dilemmas we face today. They range from the tension between direct and representative government to the abuse of online campaigning. All those concerned about the future of the United Kingdom constitution must read Blick’s latest work. -- Graham Allen, Visiting Professor, King’s College London. Chair of the House of Commons Political and Constitutional Reform Committee, 2010–2015.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction Part 1: Brexit and the constitution Chapter 1 The constitutional connotations Chapter 2 The basis for the 2016 referendum: law, politics and the constitution Part 2: The Past and the Future Chapter 3 Multi-state organisations Chapter 4 Advocating the referendum Chapter 5 Representative democracy: reform and challenge Chapter 6 Programmes for Parliament Chapter 7 The territorial constitution Chapter 8 The executive: organisation, power and constraint Chapter 9 The digital constitution Conclusions","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739847995735,"sku":"9781509905805","price":98.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781509905805.jpg?v=1720053290"},{"product_id":"how-to-be-a-politician-2-000-years-of-good-and-bad-advice-9781529149661","title":"How to be a Politician: 2,000 Years of Good (and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Always forgive your enemies - but never forget their names.' JFK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'What do you want to be a sailor for? There are greater storms in politics than you will ever find at sea. Piracy, broadsides, blood on the decks. You will find them all in politics.' David Lloyd George\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Unchallenged master of the self-inflicted wound.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas Soames on Boris Johnson, apropos his switch to campaigning for Brexit\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStructured to follow the arc of a life in politics - from childhood aspirations and first attempts at getting elected, to navigating the back benches, ascending the greasy pole, dealing with detractors, facing crises, and finally escaping - this unique collection weaves together the wittiest, wisest and most acerbic political quotations from the last 2,000 years. Punctuated throughout by candid insights from Sir Vince Cable, \u003ci\u003eHow to Be a Politician\u003c\/i\u003e is a timeless and entertaining education in the dark arts of politics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ebury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48740155359575,"sku":"9781529149661","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781529149661.jpg?v=1720054013"},{"product_id":"the-united-states-in-crisis-citizenship-immigration-and-the-nation-state-9781641772359","title":"The United States in Crisis: Citizenship, Immigration, and the Nation State","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe United States in Crisis: Citizenship, Immigration, and the Nation State\u003c\/i\u003e argues that to preserve our freedom Americans must mount a defense of the nation state against the progressive forces who advocate for global government. The Founders of America were convinced that freedom would flourish only in a nation state. A nation state is a collection of citizens who share a commitment to the same principles. Today, the nation state is under attack by the progressive Left, who allege that it is the source of almost every evil in the world.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Encounter Books,USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48740770840919,"sku":"9781641772358","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781641772358.jpg?v=1720055583"},{"product_id":"northern-ireland-government-and-politics-for-ccea-as-level-9781780731131","title":"Northern Ireland Government and Politics for CCEA","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis well-researched text was written specifically to address \u003cstrong\u003eUnit AS1 of the current CCEA Government and Politics AS Level\u003c\/strong\u003e specification. It covers the Government and Politics of \u003cstrong\u003eNorthern Ireland\u003c\/strong\u003e and has been through a meticulous quality assurance process.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIt considers the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, the amendments made in subsequent agreements (St Andrews, Hillsborough and Stormont House) and examines the functions and responsibilities of the Northern Ireland Assembly, the executive and various political parties.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIncluded in the book are tasks, practice essay titles, key terms and concepts, as well as a detailed glossary, index and examination preparation guide.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAreas explored include:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e* The principles, content and implementation of the Good Friday Agreement and the changes made to it by subsequent agreements.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e* An analysis of the Assembly, including its three main functions (representation, legislation and scrutiny), and its independence from the Executive.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e* A look at the Executive Office and the Executive as a whole - how it disappointed, how it can determine legislation and policy, the divisions within it, and its ability to function as a power-sharing government.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e* An evaluation of the Northern Ireland political parties, including their role in government, their respective backgrounds, strategies and policies, and how they have changed since 1998.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAuthor Preface and Acknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1 \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Four Agreements\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2 \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Executive Committee\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3 \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Northern Ireland Assembly\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4 \u003c\/strong\u003ePolitical Parties and Elections\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eGlossary\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eExam Guidance\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eResources\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eRecommended Reading\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCopyright\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDisclaimer\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Colourpoint Creative Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48741010964823,"sku":"9781780731131","price":14.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781780731131.jpg?v=1720056307"},{"product_id":"gaza-under-hamas-from-islamic-democracy-to-islamist-governance-9781784537777","title":"Gaza Under Hamas: From Islamic Democracy to","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHamas is designated a terrorist organization by Israel, the EU, the USA and the UN. It has made itself notorious for its violent radicalism and uncompromising rejection of the Jewish state. So after its victory in the 2006 elections the world was watching. How would Hamas govern? Could an Islamist group without any experience of power - and with an unwavering ideology - manage to deal with day-to-day realities on the ground? Bjorn Brenner investigates what happened after the elections and puts the spotlight on the people over whom Hamas rules, rather than on its ideas. Lodging with Palestinian families and experiencing their daily encounters with Hamas, he offers an intimate perspective of the group as seen through local eyes. The book is based on hard-to-secure interviews with a wide range of key political and security figures in the Hamas administration, as well as with military commanders and members of the feared Qassam Brigades. Brenner has also sought out those that Hamas identifies as local trouble makers: the extreme Salafi-Jihadis and members of the now more quiescent mainstream Fatah party led by Mahmoud Abbas. The book provides a new interpretation of one of the most powerful forces in the Israel-Palestine arena, arguing that the Gazan Islamists carry a potential to be much more flexible and pragmatic than anticipated - if they would think they stand to gain from it. Gaza under Hamas investigates the key challenges to Hamas's authority and reveals why and in what ways ideology comes second to power consolidation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgainst heaps of reductionist literature and media portrayals that render Hamas as an extremist terrorist group, Bjorn Brenner provides in this book an authoritative and empirical study that debunks such Western, and mainly official, depictions of the movements. Disintersted in either vilifying or glorifying Hamas, this finely structured book is based on four years of direct field research, firsthand observations, and data collection. * Journal of Palestine Studies *\u003cbr\u003eWhat makes Brenner’s account especially valuable is its focus on how Hamas has managed to create a functioning government in Gaza – a subject that is little known – as opposed to Hamas’s behavior towards Israel, which the author explains is not discussed in this book as it has been extensively studied by others [...] This book is recommended for providing other insights into the nature of its [Hamas's] rule which, due to the author’s access to Hamas leaders and operatives, will not be found in other studies. * Perspectives on Terrorism *\u003cbr\u003eA useful contribution to the study of Hamas’s exercise of state power. * The Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eFor academic researchers, policy makers, NGOs and broader civil society members interested in Islamist experiences and practices of governance this is a must read. The book not only helps address many misconceived notions about the challenges which Hamas has faced since it was elected in 2006 but it also assists readers in nuancing the particular context in which such a case of Islamist governance actually operates. * Michelle Pace, Professor of Politics and International Studies, Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University; Honorary Professor, University of Birmingham *\u003cbr\u003eThis is one of the rare books about Hamas that manages to be both balanced and insightful. Based on a broad range of primary sources, this in-depth study of Gaza under Hamas rule provides as full and comprehensive a picture as possible. A must-read for scholars, students, and diplomats alike! * Peter Neumann, Professor of Security Studies at the War Studies Department, King’s College London; Director of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation *\u003cbr\u003eBjörn Brenner has contributed invaluable research through his book “Gaza under Hamas: from Islamist democracy to Islamist governance” (2017). Apart from establishing the centrality of Hamas rule to a political solution for Palestine, the book also expounds upon the spectrum of misconceptions, strengths and flaws associated with the movement. This approach provides a detailed assessment of Hamas in relation to Gaza and its unique circumstances, while dispelling mainstream manipulation, to which, as Brenner points out, academia has also contributed. * Israel Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eConstitutes a significant contribution to the Hamas-related literature. It departs from the conventional discussion about the group's role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and treats Hamas as an instance of Islamic governance. Moreover, the book is written in a way that renders it useful to both the specialized and the general readership. It contains information that helps one reconstruct the conditions leading to the status quo in the Gaza Strip and also provides the full picture, including the background and aftermath, of incidents that made headlines but soon fell into oblivion. * Middle East Policy *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Foreword by Magnus Ranstorp Glossary of terms 1. Islamists in power by democratic means 9 2. Rising to power and relating to the opposition 24 3. A change in the political order: Taking over Gaza 38 4. Violent radicalisation and the emergence of splinter groups 54 5. De-radicalisation of Islamists by Islamists 64 6. Social order in the midst of political chaos 81 7. The new political order and the judicial system 93 8. Islamist governance Hamas style 109 Notes Select bibliography Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48741226250583,"sku":"9781784537777","price":60.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781784537777.jpg?v=1720056951"},{"product_id":"going-for-broke-9781785906374","title":"Going for Broke","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the middle of 2019, Rishi Sunak was an unknown junior minister in the local government department. Seven months later, at the age of thirty-nine, he was Chancellor of the Exchequer, grappling with the gravest economic crisis in modern history.  Michael Ashcroft’s new book charts Sunak’s ascent from his parents’ Southampton pharmacy to the University of Oxford, the City of London, Silicon Valley – and the top of British politics.  It is the tale of a super-bright and hardgrafting son of immigrant parents who marries an Indian heiress and makes a fortune of his own; a polished urban southerner who wins over the voters of rural North Yorkshire – and a cautious, fiscally conservative financier who becomes the biggest-spending Chancellor in history.  Sunak was unexpectedly promoted to the Treasury’s top job in February 2020, with a brief to spread investment and opportunity as part of Boris Johnson’s levelling-up agenda. Within weeks, the coronavirus had sent Britain into lockdown, with thousands of firms in peril and millions of jobs on the line. As health workers battled to save lives, it was down to Sunak to save livelihoods. This is the story of how he tore up the rulebook and went for broke.","brand":"Biteback Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48741392417111,"sku":"9781785906374","price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781785906374.jpg?v=1720057438"},{"product_id":"scotland-after-britain-the-two-souls-of-scottish-independence-9781788735810","title":"Scotland After Britain: The Two Souls of Scottish","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince the referendum, Scottish independence has been captured by conservative forces. \u003ci\u003eScotland After Britain\u003c\/i\u003e argues for fidelity to the true meaning of the word independence. It should mean not only a break from the failing British state, but also from the prison of free trade and militarism that has delivered successive crises. Most of all, independence must honestly address the huge injustices of income, wealth and power that continue to define Scottish society, by restoring agency to working class communities and voters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScotland After Britain\u003c\/i\u003e shines a spotlight on pro-independence politics since Brexit and the pandemic. The Scottish national question has emerged as the biggest fracture in the British state after Brexit. The independence movement emerged from mass public disenchantment at the status quo, yet the SNP continues governing as if that disenchantment never happened, and the party leadership appears increasingly ambivalent about the risks of demanding independence. Most of all, the British state remains hostile to allowing a second referendum, while the SNP leadership has been unwilling to sanction protest beyond the ballot box.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhere do we go from here? \u003ci\u003eScotland After Britain\u003c\/i\u003e argues Brexit could force the movement to engage in a reckoning with the true stakes of independence, a process that will inevitably require a breach with the SNP's establishment vision.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Scottish independence movement, as the authors show in this tour d'force analysis, has two contending souls. On one hand, the SNP provides yet another classic illustration of Robert Michel's 'iron law of oligarchy' - the tendency following electoral successes for progressive party leaders and politicians to build their own bureaucratic machines based on patronage and more conservative goals. On the other hand, the independence movement, still vividly alive at the grassroots, is the most realistic platform for socialist renewal in the ruins of UKania. -- Mike Davis\u003cbr\u003eThe late Peter Mair, who had a period at Strathclyde University and retained a keen interest in Scottish politics long after his departure, was one of the most distinguished students of political parties and movements in Europe. This book would appeal to him, not only because it explores the 'void' between citizens and organised social interests in Scotland that he wrote about but does so eloquently and with precision. While the campaign for an independent Scotland has been stuck in doldrums, the intellectual left associated with the cause has been remarkably fertile, thoughtful and intellectually provocative. This is a book that will be of interest to all, regardless of political or constitutional preference, interested in understanding Scottish and British politics today but also those interested in this 'void'. -- Peter Mitchell\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScotland After Britain\u003c\/i\u003e is a searching indictment of the complacent dreamworld of Scottish nationalism. As a faltering attempt to escape from the noxious British state, constitutional cretinism put into cold storage the deep-seated class divisions and social inequalities afflicting Scottish society. Davidson, Foley and Wray are dissatisfied with the comforting consolations of the Left in Scotland. Instead they engage in a forensic analysis of the politics of class and nation in order to begin the business of breaking through the frozen ideology of Scottish nationalism towards popular democratic mobilisation. -- Alexander Law, Professor of Sociology at Abertay University\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSCOTLAND AFTER BRITAIN\u003c\/i\u003e is a particularly timely book as the rhetoric around a 2023 referendum intensifies.  The independence movement is having to live with no convincing strategy to get us to a vote in 2023 and no fresh and coherent programme for post-independence to inspire the public and the movement. Dragging out the decayed corpse of the Growth Commission couldn't be further from what we need.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Foley and Ben Wray (with a tribute to the late Neil Davidson) bring intellectual substance to the left case for Scottish independence. They place it in the context of the various crises in the global economy, the pervasive democratic deficits which have left most populations feeling powerless, and the break-down of class-based politics.  They analyse the damage done to the movement and the 'spirit of 2014' by the development of the SNP into a 'cartel' party holding the reins of patronage in Scotland and the extensive cultivation of the party leadership by elite interests who may not support independence but are trying to ensure that they will control it in case it happens. On the positive side, they try to map out how we can make independence work for ordinary Scots and also make us an encouraging example for others. -- Isobel Lindsay, vice-chair of Scottish CND and co-convener of the Scottish Independence Convention.\u003cbr\u003eScottish independence would deserve leftwing support only if it promised popular sovereignty and anti-capitalist social transformation. It could then prove a historic milestone for the whole of Britain currently suffocating under a privileged elite and its reactionary state. Foley and Wray make the case with exemplary clarity. -- Costas Lapavitsas\u003cbr\u003eExcellent ... those of us on the pro-independence radical left need to build an ideological pole of attraction which gives a critique of the Scottish government and SNP leadership's neoliberal policies, and outlines what needs to be done to build an independent Scotland ... \u003ci\u003eScotland After Britain\u003c\/i\u003e does just that and is to be welcomed. -- Chris Bambery * Counterfire *\u003cbr\u003eExceptional ... a rousing cry with a clear strategy for a radical independence movement * rs21 *\u003cbr\u003eVery readable * Scottish Left Review *","brand":"Verso Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48741627691351,"sku":"9781788735810","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781788735810.jpg?v=1720058196"},{"product_id":"emergency-state-how-we-lost-our-freedoms-in-the-pandemic-and-why-it-matters-9781847927460","title":"Emergency State: How We Lost Our Freedoms in the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Superb... authoritative, thoughtful and terrifying in equal measure', \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Barrister\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Astonishing. Detailed, dispassionate and definitive. An urgent warning and work of major importance', \u003ci\u003eJames O'Brien\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e0n 26 March 2020, a new law appeared. In eleven pages it locked down tens of millions of people, confined us to our homes, banned socialising, closed shops, gyms, pubs, places of worship. It restricted our freedoms more than any other law in history, justified by the rapid spread of a deadly new virus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou may have expected such a law to be fiercely debated in Parliament. But it wasn't debated at all. A state of emergency was declared, meaning the law came into force the moment it was signed. The emergency was supposed to be short but lasted for 763 days, allowing ministers to bring in, by decree over 100 new laws restricting freedoms more than any in history - laws that were almost never debated, changed at a whim and increasingly confused the public. Meanwhile, behind the doors of Downing Street, officials and even the Prime Minister broke the very laws they had created.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book tells the startling story of the state of emergency that brought about an Emergency State. A wake-up call from one of the UK's leading human rights barristers, \u003ci\u003eEmergency State\u003c\/i\u003e shows us why we must never take our rights for granted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A riveting account of how our democracy was put under threat during the Pandemic and why we must never let the Emergency State - all-powerful but ignorant and corrupt - take over again', \u003ci\u003eLady Hale, former President of the UK Supreme Court\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Clear-eyed, forensic and compelling, Wagner sets out what happened during the Covid-19 pandemic - and the\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e lessons we need to learn', \u003ci\u003eJonathan Freedland, author of The Escape Artist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuperb... authoritative, thoughtful and terrifying in equal measure\u003c\/b\u003e * The Secret Barrister *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting account of how our democracy was put under threat\u003c\/b\u003e during the Pandemic and why we must never let the Emergency State - all-powerful but ignorant and corrupt - take over again * Lady Hale, former President of the UK Supreme Court *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ewake-up call for citizens\u003c\/b\u003e to be more alert to measures ... that seek to undermine democracy * The Times, *Best Law Books of 2022* *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003evital \u003c\/b\u003econtribution to a debate we need to have * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003ePiercing and profoundly troubling, this is a journey to the heart of the pandemic and the great British struggle to balance the well-being of the individual and the group. \u003cb\u003eA tale of rights and misdemeanours, told with a passion of power and forensic precision\u003c\/b\u003e * Philippe Sands, author of East West Street *\u003cbr\u003eAbsolutely invaluable. Adam Wagner has been an indispensable guide\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand this is \u003cb\u003ea gripping, important, definitive book\u003c\/b\u003e * Dr Xand van Tulleken *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmergency State \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrates why Adam Wagner rapidly became the indispensable authority on the unprecedented restrictions on liberty that accompanied the Covid-19 pandemic. \u003cb\u003eClear-eyed, forensic and compelling\u003c\/b\u003e, it sets out what happened - and the urgent lessons we need to learn * Jonathan Freedland, author of The Escape Artist *\u003cbr\u003eAt times, \u003ci\u003eEmergency State \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ereads like a dystopian novel with a dramatic plot twist\u003c\/b\u003e - those who wrote these draconian laws failed to follow them. The law expert who kept the receipts, Adam Wagner has written \u003cb\u003ethe definitive account of a unique moment in legal history\u003c\/b\u003e * Susanna Reid *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAstonishing\u003c\/b\u003e. Detailed, dispassionate and definitive. An urgent warning and a work of major importance * James O'Brien *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFascinating. An invaluable service to historians of the pandemic\u003c\/b\u003e, and a passionate and compelling argument for the rule of law * Baron Danny Finkelstein *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant analysis \u003c\/b\u003eof law and politics over the two years in which Britain became a virtual police state * Geoffrey Robertson QC *\u003cbr\u003eThe service Adam did for the country and continues to do on these pages shows the brilliant nuance and proportionate review of our right to life versus the Public Health Act and some of the outrageous overreaches of power committed by the police and the sitting government. \u003cb\u003eIt is as gripping as a Michael Crichton novel; but more disturbing\u003c\/b\u003e because we collectively survived the events discussed with only some of our core human rights left intact. * Jamie Klingler, co-founder of #ReclaimTheseStreets *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is the definitive legal guide to the law of the pandemic \u003c\/b\u003eand will serve as an important historical account of this dark and challenging period in our history * Law Society's Gazette *\u003cbr\u003eAdam Wagner is \u003cb\u003ea masterly guide\u003c\/b\u003e to the interaction of law, politics and culture. Anyone with an interest in freedom - and what is happening to it - should read this\u003cb\u003e truly brilliant account of the pandemic\u003c\/b\u003e and its long term consequences * Matthew d'Ancona *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA book that needed to be written - and nobody could have done it better\u003c\/b\u003e * Joshua Rozenberg *\u003cbr\u003e[An] \u003cb\u003einvaluable\u003c\/b\u003e new book * Jewish Chronicle *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e[Wagner's] rare learning is skilfully deployed in this book\u003c\/b\u003e * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ebrilliant and necessary \u003c\/b\u003ebook about the legal mechanism and human rights hangover of lockdown * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInteresting and important\u003c\/b\u003e ... Wagner is a \u003cb\u003efierce and effective critic\u003c\/b\u003e * Jonathan Sumption, Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnyone\u003c\/b\u003e with an interest in the maintenance of good governance in a time of emergency\u003cb\u003e will find\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003emuch to ponder\u003c\/b\u003e * Prospect *\u003cbr\u003eHere, barrister Adam Wagner's emphasis is on the drastic impact lockdown had on our personal liberty and \u003cb\u003eI hope some of his conclusion will be considered by government\u003c\/b\u003e in the awful event of another such crisis occurring * Jewish Chronicle, *Non-Fiction of the Year* *\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003epithy survey \u003c\/b\u003eand review for non-lawyers of the two-year period when - but for the brief hiatus coming out of the first lockdown - virtually every aspect of the public's behaviour was indeed the subject of the criminal law ... \u003ci\u003eEmergency State\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea stress test for liberal democracy and human rights\u003c\/b\u003e' * Counsel *\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003einformative and important\u003c\/b\u003e opening step towards what must become a global debate as to how th eworld should respond to future pandemics of the internet age * Charles Holland, Counsel *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant analysis... \u003ci\u003eEmergency State\u003c\/i\u003e is a wake-up call that reaches far beyond Covid.\u003c\/b\u003e It identifies the toxic mix of factors that are eroding liberty in Britain as we speak * Morning Star *\u003cbr\u003eA brillliant analysis of how Covid was used to erode civil liberaties and sideline Parliament ... \u003ci\u003eEmergency State\u003c\/i\u003e is a wake-up call that reaches far beyond Covid. It identifies the toxic mix of factors that are eroding liberty in Britain as we speak. * Morning Star *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48742228361559,"sku":"9781847927460","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781847927460.jpg?v=1720060548"},{"product_id":"the-prince-9780226500430","title":"The Prince","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInitially denounced as a collection of sinister maxims and a recommendation of tyranny, this text has more recently been defended as the first scientific treatment of politics, challenging the traditions of ancient and medieval thought and morality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction A Note on the Translation Chronology Map The Prince  Dedicatory Letter  I: How Many Are the Kinds of Principalities and in What Modes They Are Acquired  II: Of Hereditary Principalities  III: Of Mixed Principalities  IV: Why the Kingdom of Darius Which Alexander Seized Did Not Rebel from His Successors after Alexander's Death  V: How Cities or Principalities Which Lived by Their Own Laws before They Were Occupied Should Be Administered  VI: Of New Principalities That Are Acquired through One's Own Arms and Virtue  VII: Of New Principalities That Are Acquired by Others' Arms and Fortune  VIII: Of Those Who Have Attained a Principality through Crimes IX: Of the Civil Principality  X: In What Mode the Forces of All Principalities Should Be Measured  XI: Of Ecclesiastical Principalities  XII: How Many Kinds of Military There Are and Concerning Mercenary Soldiers  XIII: Of Auxiliary, Mixed, and One's Own Soldiers  XIV: What a Prince Should Do Regarding the Military  XV: Of Those Things for Which Men and Especially Princes Are Praised or Blamed  XVI: Of Liberality and Parsimony  XVII: Of Cruelty and Mercy, and Whether It Is Better to Be Loved Than Feared, or the Contrary  XVIII: In What Mode Faith Should Be Kept by Princes  XIX: Of Avoiding Contempt and Hatred  XX: Whether Fortresses and Many Other Things Which Are Made and Done by Princes Every Day Are Useful or Useless  XXI: What a Prince Should Do to Be Held in Esteem  XXII: Of Those Whom Princes Have as Secretaries  XXIII: In What Mode Flatterers Are to Be Avoided  XXIV: Why the Princes of Italy Have Lost Their States  XXV: How Much Fortune Can Do in Human Affairs, and in What Mode It May Be Opposed  XXVI: Exhortation to Seize Italy and to Free Her from the Barbarians  App: Machiavelli's Letter of December 10, 1513  Glossary  Bibliography  Index of Proper Names","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864235159895,"sku":"9780226500430","price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226500430.jpg?v=1722271008"},{"product_id":"the-prince-9780226500447","title":"The Prince","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInitially denounced as a collection of sinister maxims and a recommendation of tyranny, this text has more recently been defended as the first scientific treatment of politics, challenging the traditions of ancient and medieval thought and morality.","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864235389271,"sku":"9780226500447","price":12.01,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226500447.jpg?v=1722271009"},{"product_id":"learning-while-governing-9780226924410","title":"Learning While Governing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough their leaders and staff are not elected, bureaucratic agencies have the power to make policy decisions that carry the full force of the law. This book explores an issue central to political science and public administration: How do Congress and the president ensure that bureaucratic agencies implement their preferred policies?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"For the creativity of its design, the importance of its subject matter, and the depth of its analysis, Learning While Governing is sure to make a splash in the discipline. Sean Gailmard and John W. Patty dish up a rich array of insights into the development of policy expertise within the executive branch. Most importantly, they show that the development and transmittal of expertise is unavoidably haphazard, as the institutional solutions to some problems of governance unavoidably exacerbate others.\" (William G. Howell, University of Chicago)\"","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864243319127,"sku":"9780226924410","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226924410.jpg?v=1722271038"},{"product_id":"inventing-a-nation-9780300105926","title":"Inventing a Nation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGore Vidal's uniquely irreverent take on America's founding fathers will enliven all future discussion of the enduring power of their nation-building ideas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Pure Vidal. . . . \u003ci\u003eInventing a Nation is \u003c\/i\u003ehis edgy tribute to the way we were before the fall.”--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Vidal offers] details that enliven and . . .  reflections on the past that point sharply to today.” --Richard Eder, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864328089943,"sku":"9780300105926","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780300105926.jpg?v=1722271432"},{"product_id":"seeing-like-a-state-9780300246759","title":"Seeing Like a State","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A magisterial critique of top-down social planning that has been cited, and debated, by the free-market libertarians of the Cato Institute (which recently dedicated an issue of its online journal to the book), development economists, and partisans of Occupy Wall Street alike.\"—Jennifer Schuessler, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of the most profound and illuminating studies of this century to have been published in recent decades. . . . A fascinating interpretation of the growth of the modern state. . . . Scott presents a formidable argument against using the power of the state in an attempt to reshape the whole of society.\"—John Gray, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Illuminating and beautifully written, this book calls into sharp relief the nature of the world we now inhabit.\"—\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSeeing Like a State\u003c\/i\u003e is an important work. It will, I believe, be used widely in university courses and by a wider reading public who seek to understand the broad contours of our recent history.\"—Jane Adams, \u003ci\u003eRural History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"To my mind, \u003ci\u003eSeeing Like a State\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most stimulating and ambitious synthetic works of recent years.\"—John Agar, \u003ci\u003eBritish Journal for the History of Science\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2000 Mattei Dogan Award \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 Wildavsky Award for Enduring Contribution to Policy Studies, from the Public Policy Section of the American Political Science Association\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The 'perfection' Scott so rightly and with such tremendous skill and erudition debunks in his book he himself has nearly reached, as far as positing and presenting the problem is concerned. The case of what the order-crazy mind is capable of doing and why we need to stop it from doing it has been established 'beyond any reasonable doubt' and with a force that cannot be strengthened.\"—Zygmunt Bauman, emeritus professor, University of Leeds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A tour de force. . . . Reading the book delighted and inspired me. It's not the first time Jim Scott has had that effect.\"—Charles Tilly, Columbia University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Stunning insights, an original position, and a conceptual approach of global application. Scott's book will at once take its place among the decade's truly seminal contributions to comparative politics.\"—M. Crawford Young, University of Wisconsin, Madison\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"James Scott is one of the most original and interesting social scientists whom I know. So it is no surprise that \u003ci\u003eSeeing Like a State\u003c\/i\u003e is a broad ranging, theoretically important, and empirically grounded treatment of the modern state. For anyone interested in learning about this fundamental tension of modernity and about the destruction wrought in the twentieth century as a consequence of the dominant development ideology of the simplifying state, high modernism, \u003ci\u003eSeeing Like a State\u003c\/i\u003e is a must read.\"—Daniel Jonah Goldhagen, Professor of Government and Social Studies at Harvard University and author of \u003ci\u003eHitler's Willing Executioners\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A broad-ranging, theoretically important, and empirically grounded treatment of the modern state and its propensity to simplify and make legible a society which by nature is complex and opaque. For anyone interested in learning about this fundamental tension of modernity and about the destruction wrought in the twentieth century as a consequence of the dominant development ideology of the simplifying state, this is a must-read.\"—Daniel Jonah Goldhagen, author of \u003ci\u003eHitler’s Willing Executioners\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864345751895,"sku":"9780300246759","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780300246759.jpg?v=1722271517"},{"product_id":"anarchy-state-and-utopia-9780465051007","title":"Anarchy State and Utopia","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A major event in contemporary political philosophy.\"-Peter Singer, The New York Review of Books","brand":"INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864619659607,"sku":"9780465051007","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780465051007.jpg?v=1722272756"},{"product_id":"the-annotated-u-s-constitution-and-declaration-of-independence-9780674066229","title":"The Annotated U.S. Constitution and Declaration","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere in a newly annotated edition are the two founding documents of the United States of America: the Declaration of Independence (1776), our great revolutionary manifesto, and the Constitution (1787–88). A Pulitzer Prize–winning historian serves as a guide to these texts, providing historical contexts and offering interpretive commentary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[An] excellent guide…valuable and judicious. -- Jill Lepore * New Yorker *\u003cbr\u003eProvide[s] some essential civic education… Rakove’s inclusion of (and comments on) the Declaration of Independence is useful, and his extensive introduction is especially valuable. Rakove is one of the most gifted writers among contemporary American historians, and he provides an illuminating overview of the political history that generated both the Declaration in 1776 and then, only eleven years later (following the failure of our first constitution, the Articles of Confederation), the Constitution that was drafted in Philadelphia. -- Sanford Levinson * New Republic *\u003cbr\u003eGracefully written…compact and easy to read… Rakove is nuanced and judicious. -- Matthew Spalding * Claremont Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003eRakove’s wide knowledge of Anglo-American legal and constitutional history is reflected throughout his introduction and annotations. This work is recommended for all libraries and readers interested in the Revolutionary era. -- Joel Fishman * H-Net Reviews *\u003cbr\u003eWith more decisions to come on the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court’s redefinition of campaign-finance law in the context of the First Amendment, [this book is a] timely reminder that Americans too rarely read, much less consider, their nation’s most important documents as closely as they should… [It’s an] important addition to a vital and ongoing American debate. Whatever one thinks the Constitution and Declaration of Independence mean, there’s value in revisiting those texts, reviewing how they’ve been construed throughout U.S. history and reconsidering arguments for and against differing interpretations. [This book] invites Americans to do just that—and to renew their appreciation for the genius of those who drafted the blueprints for U.S. freedom and republican government. -- Alan Wallace * Pittsburgh Tribune-Review *\u003cbr\u003eUnlike many of his contemporaries, [Rakove] breathes life into the two founding documents of the U.S., and arguably into the ideals and beliefs that define America and Americanism. This volume gives students, scholars, practitioners, and general readers an insightful, easily understood, and well-researched narrative political account of how these documents came to be written. Rakove places the colorful personalities of the founding fathers, along with the concepts, issues, and concerns involved with these documents, within an easily discernable context. His attention to historical and political detail is unwavering and on target. Indeed he puts the fun back into reading and learning about the U.S.’s two most important documents. -- W. Jakub * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e[A] carefully laid out annotation that’s accessible to general readers as well as high school and college students. [Rakove’s] extended introduction provides a readable and instructive analysis of how the writing of the Constitution progressed, especially on matters concerning representation, executive power, and creation of the amendments. His annotations often rely upon contemporary usage and meaning from the time of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution—useful for students to understand—and he compares such usage to other documents of the time… Highly recommended for general readers and undergraduates who want an initial understanding of the Declaration and Constitution. -- Steven Puro * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003e[A] probing commentary on America’s founding documents… Rakove’s is a lucid, thought-provoking guide to the contents—and discontents—of our national charters. * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eJack Rakove is one of the most distinguished historians of this nation’s Founding era. Here, he explores the background of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and explicates their meaning. Every American citizen wishing to know more about our founding documents will find this book an invaluable introduction to our distinctive legal heritage. -- Michael J. Klarman, Kirkland \u0026amp; Ellis Professor, Harvard Law School\u003cbr\u003eJack Rakove provides clear and accessible annotations to the two most fundamental documents of America’s civil religion. Especially important are his insights about ‘hard-wired’ constitutional provisions that, because they are never litigated, are too often ignored with regard to their role in structuring the American polity. This book will prove of immense value to students, scholars, and ordinary citizens. -- Sanford Levinson, author of \u003ci\u003eOur Undemocratic Constitution: Where the Constitution Goes Wrong (and How We the People Can Correct It)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* A Note to the Reader Introduction The Declaration of Independence The U.S. Constitution Amendments to the Constitution   * A Calendar of Events * Further Reading * Credits * Acknowledgments","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865480474967,"sku":"9780674066229","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674066229.jpg?v=1722274171"},{"product_id":"the-global-interior-9780674271197","title":"The Global Interior","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMegan Black argues that the U.S. Department of the Interior, known for managing domestic natural resources and operating public parks, constantly supports and projects American power abroad. In the guise of sharing expertise globally, Interior has helped the U.S. maintain key benefits of empire without the burden of playing the imperialist villain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlack’s extraordinary book…demonstrates the remarkable reach of the Interior Department…By zooming in on the work of this important but too easily forgotten agency, \u003ci\u003eThe Global Interior\u003c\/i\u003e deftly rearranges the last century and a half of American history in fresh and useful ways…Most notably, her book allows us to see how settler colonialism served as the staging ground for the United States’s rise to its superpower status. -- Dexter Fergie * Los Angeles Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Global Interior\u003c\/i\u003e offers unprecedented insights into the depth and staying power of American exceptionalism. Black offers a lively rendering of the torturous obfuscation of the inside and outside, domestic and foreign, as generations of policymakers sought to extend the reach of U.S. power globally while emphatically denying that the United States was an empire. -- Penny M. Von Eschen, author of \u003ci\u003eSatchmo Blows Up the World: Jazz Ambassadors Play the Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA smart, original, and ambitious book. Black demonstrates that the Interior Department has had a far larger, more invasive, and more consequential role in the world than one would expect from its carefully cultivated image of domestic scientific benevolence. -- Brian DeLay, author of \u003ci\u003eWar of a Thousand Deserts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this stimulating book, Black succeeds in showing both the central importance of minerals in the development of American power and how the realities of empire could be obscured through a focus on modernization and the mantra of conservation. -- Ian Tyrrell, author of \u003ci\u003eCrisis of the Wasteful Nation: Empire and Conservation in Theodore Roosevelt’s America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Global Interior\u003c\/i\u003e is a model of how to seamlessly combine distinct literatures—environmental and diplomatic histories, Native American studies and the American West—in a fresh and important contribution to our understanding of the United States in the world. -- Gretchen Heefner, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Missile Next Door: The Minuteman in the American Heartland\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865485259095,"sku":"9780674271197","price":22.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674271197.jpg?v=1722274194"},{"product_id":"death-in-the-congo-9780674725270","title":"Death in the Congo","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore than 50 years later the murky circumstances and tragic symbolism of Patrice Lumumba's assassination trouble people around the world. Emmanuel Gerard and Bruce Kuklick reveal a tangled web of international politics in which many peopleblack and white, well-meaning or ruthless, African, European, and Americanbear responsibility for this crime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDeath in the Congo: Murdering Patrice Lumumba\u003c\/i\u003e, Emmanuel Gerard and Bruce Kuklick open a wide aperture onto one of the most charged historical whodunits of the 20th century… It lays bare the entangled international actors that conspired to seal Lumumba’s fate and that of the independent Congolese nation… \u003ci\u003eDeath in the Congo\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting account. -- Caroline Elkins * Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath in the Congo\u003c\/i\u003e is history for grown-ups, lucid and unsparing, alert to our infinite capacity for deceit and self-deception. -- John Wilson * Chicago Tribune *\u003cbr\u003eThe story of Patrice Lumumba’s death is fascinating because it seems emblematic of the Cold War–era decolonization of Africa… What is distinctive and new in this very readable account is the authors’ unrelentingly negative portraits of all the actors involved. No one emerges unscathed: not the bumbling Congolese, not the Cold War-crazed Americans, not the petulant Europeans—and, worst of all, not even Lumumba himself, whom Gerard and Kuklick portray as a gifted speaker but also a self-promoter who was generally clueless about the exercise of power. -- Nicolas van de Walle * Foreign Affairs *\u003cbr\u003eWhile political violence is no stranger to the Congo, what happened to Lumumba in the early 1960s still matters… To this day no one has been prosecuted for Lumumba’s death. And this is where a book as calm, clear and authoritative as Emmanuel Gerard’s and Bruce Kuklick’s \u003ci\u003eDeath in the Congo\u003c\/i\u003e adds true value. Novelists and filmmakers have all had a go at the Lumumba story, but here at last is history-writing at its most powerful: a work that reads in part like a charge sheet for a war-crimes prosecution and in part like a Shakespearian tragedy with farce thrown in… The drama of Lumumba’s death makes a grand finale. But the book’s true importance lies in spelling out the roles of the various powers involved, notably America and Belgium. Individual prosecutions are now unrealistic, but \u003ci\u003eDeath in the Congo\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates (something Tony Blair and George W. Bush might ponder) that it is never too late to investigate political decisions that lead to manipulation and murder. -- Tim Butcher * The Spectator *\u003cbr\u003e[Gerard and Kuklick] have bravely taken on the most important and disturbing assassination of a democratically elected leader in modern times, and an event on a par with that of Archduke Franz Ferdinand for the mayhem and madness left in its wake… Rather than interpreting [Lumumba’s] downfall as the result of crude Cold War anti-communism, Gerard and Kuklick rightly argue that Cold War tensions were more contextual, feeding into a U.S. commitment to support Western interests and influence in post-colonial Africa; its sympathy for Nato and its Belgian secretary general; and the Eisenhower administration’s hatred of Lumumba. -- Joanna Lewis * Times Higher Education *\u003cbr\u003e[Gerard and Kuklick] have brilliantly and usefully provided fresh details about how Lumumba, Okito, and Mpolo died. The book offers revealing photographs of Lumumba with others, including President Joseph Mobutu of Zaire… A book about an old story that has new nuances and details for its readers, who should definitely include general readers, students still in search of the truth about the assassination, and, indeed, seasoned as well as amateur Africanists. -- Dawn M. Whitehead * Africa Today *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath in the Congo: Murdering Patrice Lumumba\u003c\/i\u003e is an eminently readable and absorbing book by Emmanuel Gerard and Bruce Kuklick which examines the evidence in a balanced and coherent manner while examining the complex tapestry of the alliances, pacts, and promises that comprised relations over the Congo between Léopoldville (now Kinshasa), Brussels, the Katangan capital Elisabethville (now Lubumbashi), London, New York, and Washington… A thought-provoking work of history. -- Alanna O’Malley * H-Net Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath in the Congo\u003c\/i\u003e captures a striking portrait of an international crisis in the early Cold War caused by one post-colonial nationalist’s rise to power. It meticulously details the way Patrice Lumumba was subsequently ousted and how his murder was encouraged by western powers. In many ways, it is a character study of the political leaders who instigated and backed Lumumba’s murder and the men in the lower ranks who carried it out. -- Neil Thompson * International Affairs *\u003cbr\u003eOutstanding… This major work of scholarship succeeds in showing how the convergence of a complex mix of interests and motivations resulted in Lumumba’s murder. -- Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja * Journal of American History *\u003cbr\u003eThe authors provide wealth of detail in this worthy primer to the events that plunged the nation into decades of dictatorship under Joseph Mobuto (Mobutu Sese Seko). * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eEmmanuel Gerard and Bruce Kuklick shed light on an important episode in the annals of decolonization, the Cold War, and African nationalism, as well as on significant aspects of the domestic politics of Belgium and the United States. \u003ci\u003eDeath in the Congo\u003c\/i\u003e is a welcome contribution to our understanding of the darker side of decision-making in ostensibly open and democratic political systems. -- Edouard Bustin, Boston University, Emeritus","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865492042071,"sku":"9780674725270","price":29.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674725270.jpg?v=1722274220"},{"product_id":"the-federal-judiciary-9780674975774","title":"The Federal Judiciary","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo sitting federal judge has ever written so trenchant a critique of the federal judiciary as Richard A. Posner does in this, his most confrontational book. He exposes the failures of the institution designed by the founders to check congressional and presidential power and resist its abuse, and offers practical prescriptions for reform.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is an interesting and boldly written tour of the judicial branch of the federal government. -- Thomas Filbin * Arts Fuse *\u003cbr\u003e[Posner’s] call to arms against originalism and outdated procedures in the American judicial system are as urgently relevant as they have ever been…\u003ci\u003eThe Federal Judiciary\u003c\/i\u003e is very much worth reading. Posner demonstrates beyond a reasonable doubt that originalism is a bankrupt legal philosophy. He reminds us that eighteenth century Americans could not foresee NSA spying, lethal injections, or public sector unions…Posner demonstrates as well that Justice Scalia, the emperor of originalism, had no clothes. Indeed, Posner cites several cases in which Scalia abandoned originalism when it got in the way of a result he preferred. -- Glenn C. Altschuler * Huffington Post *\u003cbr\u003ePersuasive…Serious-minded readers who relish an intellectually challenging read…will appreciate Posner’s reasoning. * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003ePosner’s newest book is a delightfully iconoclastic critique of ideas many judges and academics hold dear, full of interesting, original, and wide-ranging claims for reform in the federal judiciary and law school teaching. -- Victoria Nourse, author of \u003ci\u003eMisreading Law, Misreading Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book on the federal judiciary, Judge Posner takes aim at every sacred legal cow: the Supreme Court and its Justices; law schools; the existence, even desirability, of apolitical judges. His critique of the federal bench as dangerously enthralled to backward-looking judicial standpattism will be controversial, as will his proposals for reform, but they cannot be ignored. -- William D. Popkin, Indiana University Maurer School of Law\u003cbr\u003e[Posner’s] persistent assault on the sanctimony and pomposity of federal judicial culture is acutely entertaining, signaling to some of his more arrogant colleagues that they’re not as important or intelligent as they might think…His frank irritability is strangely charming, and charmingly strange. The federal judiciary has lost a maverick but gained a needed detractor. -- Allen Mendenhall * Los Angeles Review of Books *","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865495548247,"sku":"9780674975774","price":32.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674975774.jpg?v=1722274239"},{"product_id":"spaces-of-hope-9780748612680","title":"Spaces of Hope","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Harvey brings an exciting perspective to two of the principal themes of contemporary social discourse; globalization and the body.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn inspiring, well written and beautifully illustrated book, and one that I hope will help to change the trajectory of social existence as well as academic inquiry. -- Diane Perrons It is refreshing to read a book that not only represents a major scholarly achievement, but that also breathes enthusiasm, commitment, displays a clearly situated positionality, and is energised by the belief that a better world is there to be fought for and made. Students of the urban condition should be grateful to David Harvey for his rigorous and challenging scholarship and for the creativity of his imaginative vision. There is much to praise. One thing I love is the way it is written. Harvey's prose is so clear and precise ... I was reminded of how consistently Harvey has insisted on the centrality of the geographical to both the critique of this world and the possibility of the next. We could not wish for a more compelling ambassador. This is a very intriguing book. It bristles with ideas and the scope of Harvey's interests seem to be ever growing ! his analyses are rich with insight. An inspiring, well written and beautifully illustrated book, and one that I hope will help to change the trajectory of social existence as well as academic inquiry. It is refreshing to read a book that not only represents a major scholarly achievement, but that also breathes enthusiasm, commitment, displays a clearly situated positionality, and is energised by the belief that a better world is there to be fought for and made. Students of the urban condition should be grateful to David Harvey for his rigorous and challenging scholarship and for the creativity of his imaginative vision. There is much to praise. One thing I love is the way it is written. Harvey's prose is so clear and precise ... I was reminded of how consistently Harvey has insisted on the centrality of the geographical to both the critique of this world and the possibility of the next. We could not wish for a more compelling ambassador. This is a very intriguing book. It bristles with ideas and the scope of Harvey's interests seem to be ever growing ! his analyses are rich with insight.","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865718174039,"sku":"9780748612680","price":29.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780748612680.jpg?v=1722275253"},{"product_id":"notes-of-debates-in-the-federal-convention-of-1787-9780821407653","title":"Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Madison’s record of the Constitutional Convention traces day by day the debates held from May to September 1787 and presents the only complete picture we have of the strategy, interests, and ideas of the Founders at the convention itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The one invaluable source for the Federal Convention is, of course, James Madison’s \u003ci\u003eNotes of Debates\u003c\/i\u003e…. essential for all libraries.” * Harvard Law Review *\u003cbr\u003e“An important book…. Certainly this volume should be added to the collection of every library.” * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e“In our day when the constitution is often interpreted out of context, or even in an alien context, all who truly revere the Constitution should be conversant with Madison’s \u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e, in which are set forth the purposes of the Founding Fathers.” * Journal of Southern History *","brand":"Ohio University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866009121111,"sku":"9780821407653","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780821407653.jpg?v=1722276602"},{"product_id":"the-politics-of-the-european-union-9781009318341","title":"The Politics of the European Union","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis textbook introduces undergraduate and graduate students to the politics of the European Union using a comparative politics approach. This enables students to utilize their knowledge of domestic politics in understanding the EU and better grasp the specific character of its politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for the First Edition: 'In a world of either overly empirical or overly complex EU textbooks, Lelieveldt and Princen strike an excellent balance in writing a theoretically informed, empirically accurate and highly accessible introduction to the politics of the EU.' Mark Rhinard, Stockholm University in Public Administration\u003cbr\u003e'Finally, an EU textbook that seamlessly weaves together comparative politics and EU politics … a richly textured, highly informative, yet accessible book for graduates and undergraduates.' Liesbet Hooghe, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and European University Institute, Florence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of figures; List of maps; List of tables; List of briefings; List of fact files; List of controversies; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations and acronyms; List of country abbreviations used in tables and figures; Part I. Setting the Scene: Origins, Analytical Perspectives and Institutions; 1. The historical development of the EU; 2. Analysing the EU; 3. The institutional framework; 4. Legislation and decision-making: putting the institutional puzzle together; Part II. Key Actors in EU Politics: Citizens, Interest Groups and Political Parties; 5. Public opinion and political participation; 6. Interest groups and interest representation; 7. Political parties and the European Parliament; Part III. EU Policies: Agenda-Setting, Decision-Making and Implementation; 8. An overview of EU policy-making; 9. Agenda-setting; 10. Decision-making; 11. Implementing policies; Conclusions and Reflections; 12. Reflecting on the EU as a political system; Key terms and concepts; Index.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866252095831,"sku":"9781009318341","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781009318341.jpg?v=1722277793"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/collections\/constitution-government-and-the-state.oembed?page=29","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}