Politics , Society & Current Affairs

Richard Douthwaite / The Growth Illusion (Large Paperback)

Richard Douthwaite argues that strategies used by governments to raise national income often increase poverty and unemployment. Moreover, in the USA, Britain, Germany and Australia, each increase in...

Gerard Doyle & Tanya Lalor ( Editors) / Social Enterprise in Ireland - A People's Economy? (Large Paperback)

R.W.G. Carter / Ireland - Contemporary Perspectives on a Land and It's People (Large Paperback)

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Darrell Bricker / Empty Planet (Large Paperback)

Nate Silver / On the Edge - The Art of Risking Everything (Large Paperback)

The Art of Risking Everything

Andrew Gimson / Boris Johnson - The Rise and Fall of a Troublemaker at No. 10

Boris Johnson The Rise and Fall of a Troublemaker at Number 10 Andrew Gimson, whose previous book Boris is the essential read on Johnson's

Ann Coulter / Slander (Large Paperback)

Slander: Liberal Lies About the American Right

George Grant / Third Time Around (Large Paperback)

Third Time Around: The History of the Pro-Life Movement from the First Century to the Present

Giles Merritt / People Power: Why We Need More Migrants (Large Paperback)

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Sean Gallagher - Who's Who on Limerick County Council 1899 to 2014 - PB

Paperback, published by Limerick County Council, 2015, a full listing of all councillors and mebers of the council, since it's first meeting, and it lasted for 115 years before merging with Limerick...

A.J.R. Groom / Contemporary International Relations (Large Paperback)

A Guide to Theory With the tumultous changes on the world stage over the past few years, international relations scholars have acknowledged their even greated need for a body of theory that assists...

Ralph Pettman / Understanding International Political Economy (Large Paperback)

With Readings for the Fatigued This innovative text offers a comprehensive survey of international political economy, but it is a survey with a difference. Built around a carefully selected set of...

Alexander Parker / 50 People Who Messed up the World (Large Paperback)

Tim Richman   This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture it will be the same author and title. Removing

Michael Wolff / All or Nothing (Large Paperback)

How Trump Recaptured America The author of Fire and Fury delivers a breathtaking insider account of the 2024 Trump campaign—undoubtedly the wildest, most unpredictable campaign in U.S. history,...

Robert Coles / Political Leadership (Large Paperback)

Stories of Power and Politics from Literature and Life From ancient times to the present day, here are indispensable insights on political power and leadership as expressed in the novels, plays, and...

David Price / Open - How We'll Work Live and Learn In The Future (Large Paperback)

  What makes a global corporation give away its prized intellectual property? Why are Ivy League universities allowing anyone to take their courses for free? What drives a farmer in rural Africa to...

Mary Kenny - Goodbye to Catholic Ireland - PB - 1997

This is a cultural and personal narrative of the author's native society, from the fall of Parnell to the rise of President Mary Robinson. A social history of the 20th century in Ireland, the book...

Samantha Power - The Education of an Idealist - PB

 'Her highly personal and reflective memoir ... is a must-read for anyone who cares about our role in a changing world' Barack ObamaTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE...

Erin Darcy / In Her Shoes - Women of the Eighth : A Memoir and Anthology (Large Paperback)

In Her Shoes: Women of the Eighth: A Memoir and Anthology

Greta Thunberg / Our House Is on Fire : Scenes of a Family and a Planet in Crisis (Large Paperback)

Our House Is on Fire : Scenes of a Family and a Planet in Crisis

Robert Samuels / His Name Is George Floyd (Large Paperback)

His Name Is George Floyd

John Bercow / Unspeakable: The Autobiography (Hardback)

Unspeakable is John Bercow's characteristically forthright and incisive account of his unique vantagepoint into British politics. Containing verdicts on many of the leading figures of this era, from...

Michael Collins - Leo XIV - Builder of Bridges - PB

The first pope from North America, following the enormously popular Pope Francis, Leo XIV has caught the popular imagination both in his homeland and across the globe. In his new book, Michael...

Terry Prone - I'm Glad You Asked Me That : The Political Years - HB - BRAND NEW

I’m Glad You Asked Me That: The Political Years by Terry ProneTerry Prone has been powerful in Irish politics for more than fifty years, even though she came from a non-political family and was never...

Fintan Drury - Genocide - PB - BRAND NEW

Genocide: Sponsoring the Destruction of Palestine is Fintan Drury’s follow-up to Catastrophe: Nakba II, extending his forensic chronicle of the genocide in Gaza into its third year. Opening on 13...

Bob Jessop / The Future of the Capitalist State (Large Paperback)

In this important new book, Bob Jessop offers a radical new interpretation of capitalist states and their likely future development. He focuses on the changing forms, functions, scales and...

Michael J. Laver / Making and Breaking Governments (Large Paperback)

Cabinets and Legislatures in Parliamentary Democracies (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions) Making and Breaking Governments offers a theoretical argument ab

Paul Q. Hirst / Associative Democracy (Large Paperback)

New Forms of Economic and Social Governance In this book Paul Hirst makes a major contribution to democratic thinking, advocating "associative democracy"; the belief that human welfare and liberty...

Dimitar Bechev / Turkey Under Erdogan (Hardback)

Turkey Under Erdogan: How a Country Turned from Democracy and the West

Erik Cornell / Turkey in the 21st Century: Opportunities, Challenges, Threats (Hardback)

Answers the questions: what is the backgr

R. F. Foster - Luck and the Irish : A Brief History of Change - 1970-2000 - HB

From about 1970, Irish history moved into a fast-forward phase. Roy Foster's 2007 book looks at the roots of the changes which came with an almost completely unexpected wave of prosperity. With...

Maurice Fitzpatrick - John Hume in America : From Derry to DC - HB - 2017

Publsihed by Irish Acdemic Press, hardcover, 2017, tanning to page block, light edgewear to covers, otherwise unmarked. John Hume, Ireland’s greatest peace-maker, is widely recognised as the...

Alex Thomson / An Introduction to African Politics (Large Paperback)

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Gavan Reilly / The Secret Life Of Leinster House (Large Paperback)

What is it like to run for election? How do public representatives deal with the cut-throat competition from their rivals – and their own running mates? How intense is the work? What’s the Dáil bar...

Richard Florida / The Rise of the Creative Class (Large Paperback)

And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life The Rise of the Creative Class gives us a provocative new way to think about why we live as Americans do today-and where they...

Nathalie Nahai / Webs of Influence - The Psychology of Online Persuasion (Large Paperback)

The Psychology of Online Persuasion As legions of businesses scramble to set up virtual-shop, we face an unprecedented level of competition to win over and keep new customers online. At the forefront...

Doug Wead / Game of Thorns (Large Paperback)

The Inside Story of Hillary Clinton's Failed Campaign and Donald Trump's Winning Strategy Here is the first, insider, account of the precipitous fall of Hillary Clinton. How the scandals of a...

Ken Costa / The 100 Trillion Dollar Wealth Transfer (Large Paperback)

An insider's look into how Generation Z's focus on ethics, climate change and purpose will change capitalism forever.In the next ten years there will be an unprecedented wealth transfer from the...

Robert Guest / The Shackled Continent (Large Paperback)

The Shackled Continent: Africa's Past, Present and Future

Ross Douthat / The Decadent Society (Large Paperback)

America Before and After the Pandemic From the New York Times columnist and bestselling author of Bad Religion , a powerful portrait of how the US - a wealthy, successful society has passed into an...

Jon Stratton / Race Daze - Australia in Identity Crisis (Large Paperback)

  PUBLISHED 1998   This book takes a look at how Australians think about race today, discussing its use in history and current politics, particularly Pauline Hanson's use of the term. Jon Stratton...

Arianna Huffington / Third World America (Large Paperback)

Third World America: How Our Politicians Are Abandoning the Ordinary Citizen

Ted Nealon - Nealon's Guide to the 27th Dáil & Seanad ( Election '92) - PB

Nealon's Guide' has been the most authoritative political work of reference in Ireland for over twenty years. The guide to the 27th Dail and Seanad follows on the general election of 25th November...

Theodore Dalrymple / Life at the Bottom (Large Paperback)

Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass <

Francis Gilbert / Yob Nation (Large Paperback)

Yob; The truth about Britain's yob culture   This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture it will be the same author and title...

Joe Foweraker / Governing Latin America (Large Paperback)

Governing Latin America is a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the contemporary politics of the region. Focusing on the enduring difficulties of achieving democratic stability, it explores...

Donal de Buitleir & Frances Ruane ( Editors) / Governance and Policy in Ireland : Essays in Honour of Miriam Hederman O’Brien -

Governance and Policy in Ireland: Essays in Honour of Miriam Hederman O’Brien.  (2003  Institute of Public Administration (IPA) publication analyzing Irish public policy, taxation, health, education,...

Sonja Tiernan - Irish Women's Speeches - A Rich Chorus of Voices ( Volume II) - PB - BRAND NEW

Irish Women's Speeches (Volume II): A Rich Chorus of Voices follows on from the ground-breaking, best-selling Voices that Rocked the System. Related to arts, culture and heritage this compilation of...

Sonja Tiernan - Irish Women's Speeches : Voices That Rocked The System (Volume 1) - BRAND NEW

Sonja Tiernan is the Eamon Cleary Professor of Irish Studies and Co- Director of the Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies at University of Otago. DescriptionThirty-three inspiring speeches by women...

Sarah Fitzgerald ( Editor) - Conversations About Activism and Change - PB - BRAND NEW

Disabled people are all too familiar with fighting to be included in society, but they also do not face their battle in isolation. We all know that real social change can only be brought about when...

Kate Bornstein & S. Bear Bergman / Gender Outlaws - The Next Generation (Large Paperback)

Patrick Seyd / Labour's Grass Roots - The Politics of Party Membership (Large Paperback)

Labour's Grass Roots: The Politics of Party Membership