Politics/Current Affairs

The election of Donald Trump as US President in 2016 seemed to catch the world napping. Like the vote for Brexit in the UK, there seemed to be a new de-synchronicity - a huge reality gap - between the unfolding of history and the mainstream news media's interpretations of and reporting of contemporary ...

Drawing on oral history of female Palestinian political detainees, this book analyses their anti-colonial struggles in this overlooked subject.

Explores local incidents of antisemitism and antisemitic violence across Europe in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

ISIS, ISIL, IS, Daesh, the Islamic State - whatever the name, this jihadist movement is the key issue of the day

Chomsky, Zizek, Sontag and other scholars show how governments exploit people's fear for political gain

A refreshing insightful and comprehensive analysis of how an exit may actually be possible - drawing on real experience and as such supplying a simple summary of recommended policy steps.

Exposing the prejudices faced by trans people today, this uncompromising book looks at the life and death of a young trans woman, Synestra de Courcy, following neglect from the NHS. Illustrated by this tragic example, Jane Fae goes on to examime the societal discrimination faced daily by trans people, and the impact that can have.

The Case for Israel is an ardent defense of Israel′s rights, supported by indisputable evidence.
Presents a passionate look at what Israel′s accusers and detractors are saying about this war–torn country.
Dershowitz accuses those who attack Israel of international bigotry and backs up his argument ...

Challenging the mainstream consensus on economics, Wall evokes popular radical economists to provide an eco-socialist alternative to capitalism.

A major examination of Britain's foreign policy choices in the wake of Brexit.

From the award-winning author of The Rise of Islamic State, the essential story of the Middle East's disintegration

"Originally published in Italian as Populismo 2.0"--Title page verso.

'A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases.' BARACK OBAMATimely, short and essential, FACTFULNESS reveals the power of facts in a post-truth world, by late international sensation Hans Rosling ('a true inspiration' - Bill Gates) and his long-term collaborators Ola and Anna.

Lenin's originality and importance as a revolutionary leader is most often associated with the seizure of power in 1917. But, Zizek argues in his new study and collection of original texts, Lenin's true greatness can be better grasped in the very last couple of years of his political life. Russia had ...

A shocking compendium of what happens when outsourcing goes wrong - the horrifying stories, damning statistics and what we do now

Now that Gen. David Petraeus's troop surge has gained the U.S. much-needed breathing room in Iraq, what should come next? The answer, according to Iraq War combat veterans of the famed 101st Airborne Division Col. Dominic J. Caraccilo and Lt. Col. Andrea L. Thompson, is to turn the fight over to the Iraqis.

From Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Kai Bird, a vivid memoir of an American childhood spent in the midst of the Arab-Israeli conflict in Jerusalem

"Western Sahara has for centuries played a crucial role in the national history of Morocco. However, since the end of the 19th century, when Spain established its colonial domination on the territory, it has become a troubled region. In the sixties, Spain was on the verge of returning Western Sahara ...

"This book explores many fallacies of Liberalism, and points the finger at politics as usual"--Page 2 of author's introduction

Offers an historical interpretation of Venezuela's Chavez, Bolivia's Morales and Ecuador's Correa - South America's most prominent '21st century socialists'. This book shows how the consensual market oriented policymaking that characterized almost all of South America in the 1990s has now given way to something quite different.