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The Creevey Papers
- £15.00
- A selection from the correspondence & diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M. P. (1768-1838)
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The Future of Geography (SIGNED)
- £65.00
- Spy satellites orbiting the Moon. Space metals worth billions. Humans on Mars within our lifetimes. This isnÕt science fiction. ItÕs astropolitics. WeÕre entering a new space race Ð and it could revolutionise life on Earth. Space: the new frontier, a wild and lawless place. It is already central to communication,…
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The Grand Inquisitor (SIGNED)
- £20.00
- Robin Day's own story of his 34 years as a television interviewer. He offers a collection of opinions, ideas and anecdotes in this account of his rise as a reporter in the 1950s to becoming television's first knight.
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The History and Politics of Star Wars: Death Stars and Democracy
- £38.00
- This book provides the first detailed and comprehensive examination of all the materials making up the Star Wars franchise relating to the portrayal and representation of real-world history and politics. Drawing on a variety of sources, including films, published interviews with directors and actors, novels, comics, and computer games, this…
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The Hong Kong Diaries (SIGNED)
- £95.00
- The diaries of the last British Governor of Hong Kong, published on the 25th anniversary of the handover. In June 1992 Chris Patten went to Hong Kong as the last British governor, to try to prepare it not (as other British colonies over the decades) for independence, but for handing…
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The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Socialism and Capitalism
- £20.00
- Published in 1928 when Shaw was seventy-two, this book draws on decades of political activity and remains one of his brilliant exercises in propaganda. Ramsay MacDonald, Labour leader, hailed the work as the world's most important book since the Bible. As a Fabian and lifelong socialist, Shaw believed that economic…
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The Lion and the Unicorn, Socialism and the English Genius
- £140.00
- George Orwell's moving reflections on the English character and his passionate belief in the need for political change. The Lion and the Unicorn was written in London during the worst period of the blitz. It is vintage Orwell, a dynamic outline of his belief in socialism, patriotism, and an English…
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The New Russia
- £20.00
- After years of rapprochement, the relationship between Russia and the West is more strained now than it has been in the past 25 years. PutinÕs motives, his reasons for seeking confrontation with the West, remain for many a mystery. Not for Mikhail Gorbachev. In this new work, RussiaÕs elder statesman…
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The Noble Liar: How and Why the BBC Distorts the News
- £8.00
- To some, it is the voice of the nation, yet to others it has never been clearer that the BBC is in the grip of an ideology that prevents it reporting fairly on the world. Many have been scandalised by its pessimism on Brexit and its one-sided presentation of the…
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The Origin of the Family, Private Propety and the State
- £20.00
- In this 1884 work, Engels argues that the family is an ever-changing institution that has been shaped by capitalism. It contains a historical view of the family in relation to issues of class, female subjugation and private property.
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The Point of Departure (SIGNED)
- £30.00
- Robin Cook's unvarnished account of the build-up to and the consequences of the second gulf war, as well as a broader look at the Blair government since its re-election in 2001: its increased alliance to right-wing figures such as George W Bush; its erosion of Cabinet government; its failure to…
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The Political Samaritan: How Power Hijacked A Parable
- £10.00
- Nick Spencer sets out to rescue an innocent parable, mugged for political ends, ignored by passers-by, and then left for half-dead at the edge of the English language. The parable of the Good Samaritan has been used by almost every major British politician over recent years - from Theresa May…
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The Private Eye Annual 2001
- £35.00
- The annual round up of photographs, cartoons and drawings from the satirical Private Eye fortnightly magazine of 2001. "Voted Best Private Annual This Year!"
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The Revenge of Power: How Autocrats Are Reinventing Politics for the 21st Century
- £30.00
- Moiss Nam's The Revenge of Power is an urgent, thrilling, and original look at the future of democracy. It illuminates one of the most important battles of our time: the future of freedom and how to contain and defeat the autocrats mushrooming around the world. In his bestselling book The…
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The Road to Wigan Pier
- £300.00
- George Orwell's searing account of working-class life in the bleak industrial heartlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire in the 1930s, The Road to Wigan Pier is a brilliant and bitter polemic that has lost none of its political impact over time. Orwell's graphically unforgettable descriptions of social injustice, cramped slum housing,…
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The Creevey Papers
- £15.00
- A selection from the correspondence & diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M. P. (1768-1838)
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The Future of Geography (SIGNED)
- £65.00
- Spy satellites orbiting the Moon. Space metals worth billions. Humans on Mars within our lifetimes. This isnÕt science fiction. ItÕs astropolitics. WeÕre entering a new space race Ð and it could revolutionise life on Earth. Space: the new frontier, a wild and lawless place. It is already central to communication,…
- Add to basket
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The Grand Inquisitor (SIGNED)
- £20.00
- Robin Day's own story of his 34 years as a television interviewer. He offers a collection of opinions, ideas and anecdotes in this account of his rise as a reporter in the 1950s to becoming television's first knight.
- Add to basket
-
The History and Politics of Star Wars: Death Stars and Democracy
- £38.00
- This book provides the first detailed and comprehensive examination of all the materials making up the Star Wars franchise relating to the portrayal and representation of real-world history and politics. Drawing on a variety of sources, including films, published interviews with directors and actors, novels, comics, and computer games, this…
- Add to basket
-
The Hong Kong Diaries (SIGNED)
- £95.00
- The diaries of the last British Governor of Hong Kong, published on the 25th anniversary of the handover. In June 1992 Chris Patten went to Hong Kong as the last British governor, to try to prepare it not (as other British colonies over the decades) for independence, but for handing…
- Add to basket
-
The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Socialism and Capitalism
- £20.00
- Published in 1928 when Shaw was seventy-two, this book draws on decades of political activity and remains one of his brilliant exercises in propaganda. Ramsay MacDonald, Labour leader, hailed the work as the world's most important book since the Bible. As a Fabian and lifelong socialist, Shaw believed that economic…
- Add to basket
-
The Lion and the Unicorn, Socialism and the English Genius
- £140.00
- George Orwell's moving reflections on the English character and his passionate belief in the need for political change. The Lion and the Unicorn was written in London during the worst period of the blitz. It is vintage Orwell, a dynamic outline of his belief in socialism, patriotism, and an English…
- Add to basket
-
The New Russia
- £20.00
- After years of rapprochement, the relationship between Russia and the West is more strained now than it has been in the past 25 years. PutinÕs motives, his reasons for seeking confrontation with the West, remain for many a mystery. Not for Mikhail Gorbachev. In this new work, RussiaÕs elder statesman…
- Add to basket
-
The Noble Liar: How and Why the BBC Distorts the News
- £8.00
- To some, it is the voice of the nation, yet to others it has never been clearer that the BBC is in the grip of an ideology that prevents it reporting fairly on the world. Many have been scandalised by its pessimism on Brexit and its one-sided presentation of the…
- Add to basket
-
The Origin of the Family, Private Propety and the State
- £20.00
- In this 1884 work, Engels argues that the family is an ever-changing institution that has been shaped by capitalism. It contains a historical view of the family in relation to issues of class, female subjugation and private property.
- Add to basket
-
The Point of Departure (SIGNED)
- £30.00
- Robin Cook's unvarnished account of the build-up to and the consequences of the second gulf war, as well as a broader look at the Blair government since its re-election in 2001: its increased alliance to right-wing figures such as George W Bush; its erosion of Cabinet government; its failure to…
- Add to basket
-
The Political Samaritan: How Power Hijacked A Parable
- £10.00
- Nick Spencer sets out to rescue an innocent parable, mugged for political ends, ignored by passers-by, and then left for half-dead at the edge of the English language. The parable of the Good Samaritan has been used by almost every major British politician over recent years - from Theresa May…
- Add to basket
-
The Private Eye Annual 2001
- £35.00
- The annual round up of photographs, cartoons and drawings from the satirical Private Eye fortnightly magazine of 2001. "Voted Best Private Annual This Year!"
- Add to basket
-
The Revenge of Power: How Autocrats Are Reinventing Politics for the 21st Century
- £30.00
- Moiss Nam's The Revenge of Power is an urgent, thrilling, and original look at the future of democracy. It illuminates one of the most important battles of our time: the future of freedom and how to contain and defeat the autocrats mushrooming around the world. In his bestselling book The…
- Add to basket
-
The Road to Wigan Pier
- £300.00
- George Orwell's searing account of working-class life in the bleak industrial heartlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire in the 1930s, The Road to Wigan Pier is a brilliant and bitter polemic that has lost none of its political impact over time. Orwell's graphically unforgettable descriptions of social injustice, cramped slum housing,…
- Add to basket