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The Empire’s New Clothes: The Myth of the Commonwealth

The Empire’s New Clothes: The Myth of the Commonwealth

In the wake of Brexit, the Commonwealth has been identified as an important body for future British trade and diplomacy, but few know what it actually does. How is it organised and what has held it together for so long? How important is the Queen’s role as Head of the Commonwealth? Most importantly,
SZL 923.15
Theories of Federalism

Theories of Federalism

This reader brings together the most significant writings on federalism from the seventeenth century to the present. Federalist theories have received short shrift in most texts and university courses on the history of political thought. We tend to read this history, from Hobbes to Rawls, as if the
SZL 2,036.67
They Can’t Kill Us All

They Can’t Kill Us All

**Winner of the Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose**
SZL 512.82
THIRD WAVE, THE

THIRD WAVE, THE

Between 1974 and 1990 more than thirty countries in southern Europe, Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe shifted from authoritarian to democratic systems of government. This global democratic revolution is probably the most important political trend in the late twentieth century. In The Thi
SZL 1,933.99
THIS LITTLE BRITAIN

THIS LITTLE BRITAIN

Celebratory, witty and incredibly insightful, Harry Bingham explores the eccentricities and customs of the British nation in a bid to answer a question which has everyone debating – Who are we?
SZL 290.08
TRUST

TRUST

In his bestselling The End of History and the Last Man, Francis Fukuyama argued that the end of the Cold War would also mean the beginning of a struggle for position in the rapidly emerging order of 21st-century capitalism. In Trust, a penetrating assessment of the emerging global economic order “af
SZL 879.12
Unfinished Revolution, The

Unfinished Revolution, The

The Unfinished Revolution is the definitive story of New Labour from its genesis to its election defeat 2010 – covering over 25 years and six general elections of strategy, rebuilding and reinvention. In this extraordinary book, Philip Gould, one of the world’s leading political strategists and a ke
SZL 377.96
UNHAPPY UNION

UNHAPPY UNION

The euro was supposed to create an unbreakable bond between the nations and people of Europe. But when the debt crisis struck, the flaws of the half-built currency has brought the EU close to breaking point after decades of post-war integration. Deep fault-lines have opened up between European insti
SZL 641.77
Unhinged: An Insider’s Account of the Trump White House

Unhinged: An Insider’s Account of the Trump White House

The former Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison in the Trump White House provides a jaw-dropping look into the corruption and controversy of the current administration.
SZL 846.93
Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads

Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads

Clear-eyed and illuminating.’ Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor
SZL 1,933.99
Wages of Rebellion

Wages of Rebellion

In the face of modern conditions, revolution is inevitable. The rampant inequality that exists between the political and corporate elites and the struggling masses; the destruction wreaked upon our environment by faceless, careless corporations; the steady stripping away of our liberties, and the cr
SZL 553.89
War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence

War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence

American diplomacy is under siege. Offices across the State Department sit empty, while abroad the military-industrial complex has assumed the work once undertaken by peacemakers. We’re becoming a nation that shoots first and asks questions later.
SZL 688.57
Wars, Guns, and Votes

Wars, Guns, and Votes

The world is a mess. For more than a billion people, everyday life is played out against the backdrop of civil wars, military coups and failing economies. For them, the peaceful democracy taken for granted in the West seems an impossible pipe dream. But solutions exist-it is up to us to achieve them
SZL 571.47
We Were Eight Years In Power

We Were Eight Years In Power

In these “urgently relevant essays,”* the National Book Award–winning author of Between the World and Me “reflects on race, Barack Obama’s presidency and its jarring aftermath”*—including the election of Donald Trump.
SZL 849.89
We Were Eight Years in Power L/P

We Were Eight Years in Power L/P

“We were eight years in power” was the lament of Reconstruction-era black politicians as the American experiment in multiracial democracy ended with the return of white supremacist rule in the South. Now Ta-Nehisi Coates explores the tragic echoes of that history in our own time: the unprecedented e
SZL 688.57
WESTERN SUPREMACY

WESTERN SUPREMACY

Sophie Bessis book gives a thorough history of colonial and developmentalist thought. Bessis tells the story of the West’s relationship with those parts of the rest of the world it came to dominate. Bessis follows this trajectory, from the conquest of the Americas, through the slave trade and the sc
SZL 923.15
What Truth Sounds Like

What Truth Sounds Like

NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – Winner, The 2018 Southern Book Prize
SZL 923.15
When They Go Low, We Go High: Speeches that shape the world – and why we need them

When They Go Low, We Go High: Speeches that shape the world – and why we need them

A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
SZL 527.44
Who Lost Russia? How the World Entered a New Cold War

Who Lost Russia? How the World Entered a New Cold War

The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 was hailed as the beginning of a new era of peace and co-operation between East and West. But in the years since, Russia has made incursions into Georgia, Ukraine and Syria, leaving the Western powers at a loss. What went wrong?
SZL 234.40
Who Rules the World?

Who Rules the World?

‘If I were a voter in Britain, I would vote for [Jeremy Corbyn]’ – Noam Chomsky, 2017
SZL 571.47
Why Nations Fail: Origins of Power, Prosperity & Poverty

Why Nations Fail: Origins of Power, Prosperity & Poverty

Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the experts for centuries: Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine?
SZL 732.60
Why Nations Go to War, International Ed

Why Nations Go to War, International Ed

WHY NATIONS GO TO WAR, International Edition is unique. The reflections of author John G. Stoessinger are built around ten case studies and provide a deep analysis of the root causes of modern war, from from World War I to the modern day. The author’s main emphasis is on the pivotal role of the pers
SZL 1,318.68
World As It Is, The: Inside the Obama White House

World As It Is, The: Inside the Obama White House

This is a book about two men making the most important decisions in the world. One is Barack Obama. The other is Ben Rhodes.
SZL 424.95
World Order: Reflections on the Character of Nations and the Course of History

World Order: Reflections on the Character of Nations and the Course of History

In World Order, Henry Kissinger – one of the leading practitioners of world diplomacy and author of On China – makes his monumental investigation into the ‘tectonic plates’ of global history and state relations.
SZL 630.11
World Until Yesterday, The

World Until Yesterday, The

The no. 1 bestselling author of Collapse and Guns, Germs and Steel explores the profound lessons that traditional societies offer us today
SZL 671.00
Art of War Sun Tzu, The

Art of War Sun Tzu, The

THE ART OF WAR (Chinese: ????; pinyin: S?nz? b?ngf?) is an ancient Chinese military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu, a high-ranking military general, strategist and tactician, and kindred to the Realpolitik of his time, termed in China as Legalism. The text is composed of 13 chapters, each of which i
SZL 234.40
Caste: The International Bestseller

Caste: The International Bestseller

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST • “An instant American classic and almost certainly the keynote nonfiction book of the American century thus far.”—Dwight Garner, The New York Times
SZL 846.93
Everything Under the Heavens: How the Past Helps Shape China’s Push for Global Power

Everything Under the Heavens: How the Past Helps Shape China’s Push for Global Power

For many years after its reform and opening in 1978, China maintained an attitude of false modesty about its ambitions. That facade, reports former New York Times Asia correspondent Howard French, has now been cast off. China is increasingly asserting its place among the global powers, signaling its
SZL 700.41
MODERN DIPLOMACY. FIFTH EDITION

MODERN DIPLOMACY. FIFTH EDITION

Modern Diplomacy provides a comprehensive exploration of the evolution and concepts of the institution of diplomacy. This book equips students with a detailed analysis of important international issues that impact upon diplomacy and its relationship with international politics. The subject is bought
SZL 4,249.08
Modern Military Strategy: An Introduction

Modern Military Strategy: An Introduction

This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to post-Cold War military theory for students of strategic studies.
SZL 2,898.21
New Machiavelli,The

New Machiavelli,The

The New Machiavelli is a gripping account of life inside the bunker of number 10. In his twenty first century reworking of Niccolo Machiavelli’s influential masterpiece, The Prince, Jonathan Powell – Tony Blair’s chief of staff from 1995 to 2007 –recounts the inside story of that period, drawing on
SZL 630.11
New Public Diplomacy in the 21st Century: A comparative study of policy and practice

New Public Diplomacy in the 21st Century: A comparative study of policy and practice

This book examines the concept of new public diplomacy against empirical data derived from three country case studies, in order to offer a systematic assessment of policy and practice in the early 21st century.
SZL 2,637.36
Operation Thunderbolt

Operation Thunderbolt

On 3 July 1976 Israeli Special Forces carried out a daring raid to free more than a hundred Israeli, French and US hostages held by German and Palestinian terrorists at Entebbe Airport, Uganda. The legacy of this mission is still felt today in the way Western governments respond to terrorist blackma
SZL 527.44
UNDERSTANDING CONTEMPORARY STRATEGY

UNDERSTANDING CONTEMPORARY STRATEGY

Understanding Contemporary Strategy provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of modern strategy.
SZL 2,490.84
Understanding Global Security

Understanding Global Security

Fully revised to incorporate recent developments, this fourth edition of Understanding Global Security analyses the variety of ways in which people’s lives are threatened and/or secured in contemporary global politics. The traditional focus of Security Studies texts: war, deterrence and terrorism, a
SZL 2,930.40
Understanding International Diplomacy: Theory, Practice and Ethics

Understanding International Diplomacy: Theory, Practice and Ethics

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of international diplomacy, covering both theory and practice. This second edition has been revised and updated, with new material on such key contemporary issues as Syria, Ukraine, migration and the South China Sea.
SZL 2,637.36