The Rise of the Civilizational State (Coker Christopher)(Paperback)

The Rise of the Civilizational State (Coker Christopher)(Paperback)

In recent years culture has become the primary currency of politics - from the identity politics that characterized the 2016 American election to the pushback against Western universalism in much of the non-Western world. Much less noticed is the rise of a new political entity, the civilizational

Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947 (Clark Christopher)(Paperback)

In the aftermath of World War II, Prussia--a centuries-old state pivotal to Europe's development--ceased to exist. In their eagerness to erase all traces of the Third Reich from the earth, the Allies believed that Prussia, the very embodiment of German militarism, had to be abolished. But as

The Rise of Contemporary Conservatism in the United States (Heineman Kenneth J.)(Paperback)

The Rise of Contemporary Conservatism in the United States offers students an accessible introduction to the history of modern American conservatism. The author provides a concise but substantial discussion of modern conservatism from its origins in opposition to Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal up

Rebooting Clausewitz - 'On War' in the Twenty-First Century (Coker Christopher)(Paperback / softback)

An accessible and entertainingly written primer to the most influential book in the history of Western

Locomotives of the Eastern United States (Esposito Christopher)(Paperback)

The eastern United States offers some of the best scenery in the country, and some of the most demanding for the railways. They must traverse treacherous mountain grades, making each trip a challenge to the crew and the equipment. Since the early days of rail transport, the railways have used the

The Welfare State Reader (Pierson Christopher)(Paperback)

The Welfare State Reader has established itself as a vital source of outstanding original research since its original appearance in 2000. In the third edition, Pierson, Castles and Naumann have comprehensively overhauled the content, bringing it wholly up to date with contemporary discussions about

China Horizon, The: Glory and Dream of a Civilizational State (Zhang Weiwei)(Paperback)

This is a book of China's own political narrative written by one of China's leading and best-known thinkers. It is the last part of the author's 'China Trilogy', which is a best-seller in China, with over one million copies sold. The book in itself is a centerpiece of the unfolding debate within

Do States Have the Right to Exclude Immigrants? (Bertram Christopher)(Paperback)

The Cambridge History of Communism (Naimark Norman)(Paperback)

Volume Two of The Cambridge History of Communism explores the rise of Communist states and movements after World War II. Key themes include the relationship between East European parties and Moscow, and the spread of communism in Asia, Africa and Latin America, as nationalism fed anti-imperialist

Rise of Athens - The Story of the World's Greatest Civilisation (Everitt Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

The story of the modest city-state that would become the birthplace of

Iran Resurgent: The Rise and Rise of the Shia State (Abedin Mahan)(Paperback)

Iran has emerged from decades of isolation and struggle to become a leading, if not the pre-eminent, regional power. Iran projects its influence throughout the Middle East and parts of Central Asia. Moreover, Iranian diplomacy is active on the world stage, with long-term projects in Africa and

Beyond the North Wind: The Fall and Rise of the Mystic North (McIntosh Christopher)(Paperback)

The North is simultaneously a location, a direction, and a mystical concept. Although this concept has ancient roots in mythology, folklore, and fairy tales, it continues to resonate today within modern culture. McIntosh leads readers, chapter by chapter, through the magical and spiritual history

Europe's Fault Lines: Racism and the Rise of the Right (Fekete Elizabeth)(Paperback)

An expansive investigation into the relationship between contemporary states and the

Ships of Heaven (Somerville Christopher)(Paperback)

_________________ 'Something close to divine inspiration' - The Times When Christopher Somerville, author of the The January Man ('a truly wonderful, uplifting book, bursting with life' - Nicholas Crane), set out to explore Britain's cathedrals, he found his fixed ideas shaken to the roots

Asylum: Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals (Payne Christopher)(Pevná vazba)

Powerful photographs of the grand exteriors and crumbling interiors of America's abandoned state mental hospitals.For more than half the nation's history, vast mental hospitals were a prominent feature of the American landscape. From the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth, over 250

Hired Swords: The Rise of Private Warrior Power in Early Japan (Friday Karl F.)(Paperback)

Tracing the evolution of state military institutions from the seventh to the twelfth centuries, this book challenges much of the received wisdom of Western scholarship on the origins and early development of warriors in

The Children of Hrin (Tolkien Christopher)(Paperback)

The Complete Plays (Marlowe Christopher)(Paperback)

The complete plays of Christopher Marlowe, in which the lure of dark forces drives the shifting balances between weak and strong, sacred and profane Marlowe's seven plays dramatise the fatal lure of potent forces, whether religious, occult or erotic. In the victories of Tamburlaine, Faustus's

The West: From the Advent of Christendom to the Eve of Reformation (Tadgell Christopher)(Paperback)

The Battle for Syria: International Rivalry in the New Middle East (Phillips Christopher)(Paperback)

An unprecedented analysis of the crucial but underexplored roles the United States and other nations have played in shaping Syria’s ongoing civil war“One of the best informed and non-partisan accounts of the Syrian tragedy yet published.”―Patrick Cockburn, Independent Syria’s brutal,

The Rise and Demise of World Communism (Breslauer George W.)(Pevná vazba)

A concise, readable, and novel interpretation of the history of communist states. Sixteen states came to be ruled by communist parties during the 20th century. One, the Soviet Union, was geographically the largest nation in the world and a superpower. Another, China, had the world's largest

Modern Christian Theology (Simpson Christopher Ben)(Paperback)

Christopher Ben Simpson tells the story of modern Christian theology against the backdrop of the history of modernity itself. The book tells the many ways that theology became modern while seeing how modernity arose in no small part from theology. These intertwined stories progress through four

The Crisis in Physics (Caudwell Christopher)(Paperback)

Christopher Caudwell's The Crisis in Physics is a stylish and readable analysis of the lines of connection between scientific theories and economic realities. Caudwell provides a trenchant critique of mechanism and positivism. In the words of J.B.S. Haldane, The Crisis in Physics offers a 'quarry

The Huawei Model: The Rise of China's Technology Giant (Wen Yun)(Paperback)

In 2019, the United States' trade war with China expanded to blacklist the Chinese tech titan Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. The resulting attention showed the information and communications technology (ICT) firm entwined with China's political-economic transformation. But the question remained: why