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democratic society based on workers’ self- management beyond capitalism’s crises. Understanding Socialism 596 Disarms myths, examines past failures and outlines a modern vision of socialism. Understanding Capitalism 602 Critiques capitalism, exposing its myths and harms. Wolff outlines alternative economic models and emphasises collective action to dismantle exploitation and envision a better world.
Engineered Conflict David Omotoso Stovall 6th January, pb, £14.99, 9798888904626
Stovall examines how state policies displace Black communities in Chicago, creating conflict and disposability.
Displaced in Gaza Yousef M Aljamal, Norma Hashim, Noor Nabulsi, Zoe Jannuzi 2nd September, pb, £14.99, 9798888905203
Documents Palestinian testimonies of genocide and displacement in Gaza while highlighting the people’s resilience, hope and unbreakable bond to their homeland.
Headline Press
Shadow Cell Andrew Bustamante, Jihi Bustamante
9th September, hb, £22, 9781035412402
Thrilling firsthand account by husband-and-wife ex-CIA operatives.
Power and the Palace Valentine Low 11th September, hb, £25, 9781035418817
Lifts the lid on the intimate relationship between the sovereign and the government in Britain.
Hutchinson Heinemann
Authority Andrea Long Chu 7th August, hb, eb, £20, 9781529155112
Bold and provocative collection of essays by a Pulitzer Prize winner that addresses an urgent question: what is authority when everyone has an opinion on everything?
IB Tauris
Decoding Iran’s Foreign Policy Ross Harrison
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21st August, pb, eb, £19.99, 9780755646050
Uses a strategic framework to explain Iran’s foreign policy.
Iff Books
The Self-help Industry Bruno De Oliveira 25th November, pb, £12.99, 9781803419800
Critically examines how the self-help genre promises transformation but often delivers superficiality and exploits socioeconomic and cultural realities.
Indiana University Press
Historical Roots of the Wondertale Vladimir Yakovlevich Propp, Miriam Shrager (tr), Sibelan Forrester (tr), Russell Scott Valentino (tr), Sergei Nekliudov
7th October, pb, £51, 9780253074034
Seven decades after the English translation of Morphology of the Folktale, its sequel is finally available in an official English translation.
Johns Hopkins University Press
Back-alley Abortion Emily Winderman 2nd December, hb, eb, £54, 9781421452289
Examines how back street abortion rhetoric shaped public memory, reproductive politics and advocacy in the fight for abortion rights.
How Ordinary People Make Aid Work Stefan Kruse
8th December, pb, eb, £58, 9781421452548
What makes health- related development assistance truly effective? This book argues that the answer lies in the power of ordinary citizens.
Imagine Doing Better Paul J Fleming 9th December, hb, eb, £25, 9781421452869
Prison sentences deter crime; the police ensure safety; meritocracy ensures equal opportunity. No! Evidence shows these policies do harm. This book offers a strident vision for change.
Can Scientists Succeed Where Politicians Fail? Peter Agre, Seema Yasmin, MB BChir
22nd December, pb, eb, £15.50, 9781421452999
The pivotal role scientists have played in political history.
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-Fiction
Information Sick Joanne Kenen, Lymari Morales, Joshua M Sharfstein
2nd December, pb, eb, £29, 9781421453125
The dangerous spread of disinformation and the lack of accountability in digital spaces have left communities uninformed about public health issues. Information Sick offers a message of resilience and innovation.
Lessons From the New Cold War Hal Brands (ed)
1st September, pb, eb, £27.50, 9781421453446
Grapples with the defining geopolitical rivalry of our time—the United States and China— and a new Cold War that will define the future of the international order.
Legacy Lit
Independent: A Look Inside the White House, Outside the Party Lines Karine Jean-Pierre
21st October, hb, eb, £25, 9781538777084
In a country obsessed with blind loyalty to a two-party democratic system former White House press secretary shares why Americans must step beyond party lines to embrace life as independents.
Liveright
White Poverty William J Barber, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove 19th September, pb, £13.99, 9781324096757
A generational work with far-ranging social and political implications, White Poverty promises to be one of the most influential books in recent years.
No Democracy Lasts Forever
Erwin Chemerinsky 12th September, pb, £14.99, 9781324096887
Groundbreaking work from one of America’s leading legal scholars, No Democracy Lasts Forever asserts that only by drafting a new Constitution can a polarised America avoid breaking up.
Liverpool University Press
Shell-shocked Intimacies Angelique Ibanez Aristondo
28th December, hb, eb, £115, 9781836243168
Artists and inmates in 19th-century France
spotlight underexplored issues of imprisonment: representation, visibility and creativity.
Against Symbolic Liberalism Sari Hanafi
1st September, pb, eb, £24.99, 9781836244677
In an era of polarisation Hanafi examines how social scientists often reproduce the very injustices they seek to challenge.
Women, Theory, Praxis and Performativities Jacqueline Couti (ed), Anny-Dominique Curtius (ed)
28th November, pb, eb, £115, 9781836245377
Unique interdisciplinary cross-talk centring feminine praxes, activism, and counter-narratives.
What to Do With Ruins? Joan Ramon Resina (ed), Laura Menendez Gorina (ed)
28th October, hb, eb, £115, 9781836245384
Inquiry into how modernity relates to the past in the production and transfiguration of ruins.
Reconstructive Memory Work Cliona Hensey
28th September, pb, eb, £29.99, 9781836245513
Exploring representations of memory, testimony and identity in writing by female descendants of Harkis, Algerian men who fought on the side of France during the Algerian War of Independence (1954-62).
France’s Memorial Landscape Sophie Fuggle
28th September, pb, eb, £27.99, 9781836245520
France’s memorial landscape, starting with the view from Camp des Milles.
Colonial Continuities and Decoloniality in the French-speaking World Sarah Arens (ed), Nicola Frith (ed), Jonathan Lewis (ed), Rebekah Vince (ed)
28th October, pb, eb, £29.99, 9781836245575
Compiled in tribute to Prof Kate Marsh, this engages with her scholarship on French colonialism and the entanglements of its complex afterlives.
Fangirls, Youth Political Participation and Nationalism in Contemporary China Ronggang Chen
28th November, hb, £100, 9781836245780
The intersection of Chinese youth nationalism and the 2019 Hong Kong Protests.
Queer Realms of Memory Siham Bouamer (ed), Denis M Provencher (ed), Ryan K Schroth (ed)
28th December, pb, eb, £29.99, 9781836245865
Seeks to challenge the heteronormativity of France’s national narrative.
Luath Press
Unfinished Business James Mitchell, Henry McLeish
30th August, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781804252055
Examines Scotland’s political evolution, reflecting on the 1998 legislation and advocating for future reforms to enhance democracy and governance.
Irish Unity Dividend Ben Collins 30th September, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781804252079
Persuasive analysis of the benefits of Irish unity emphasises the need for informed planning ahead of a referendum for a united, inclusive Ireland.
Lynne Rienner
Making Aid Work Guilain Denoeux, Robert Springborg, Hicham Alaoui
1st October, pb, £25.50, 9798896160311
Amid rising authorit- arianism in the Middle East and North Africa this analysis presents practical solutions to improve the effectiveness of aid for development and political reform.
Macmillan
On Liberalism Cass R Sunstein 2nd September, hb, £27, 9780262049771
Much-needed defence of liberalism—what it is, why it is under threat and why we need it more than ever. Written by one of our most important political thinkers.
This is for Everyone Tim Berners-Lee 9th September, hb, eb, £25, 9781035023677
Groundbreaking memoir and call to action from the inventor of the World Wide Web.
That Book is Dangerous Adam Szetela 12th August, hb, £27, 9780262049856
Alarming exposé of the new challenges to literary freedom in the age of social media when anyone with an identity and an internet connection can be a censor.
Manchester University Press
Eclipsing the West Vince Cable 16th September, hb, eb, £20, 9781526179821
As the Western order crumbles Cable explores how China and India’s rise will reshape global power, economics and climate action. Incisive and urgent analysis.
Folklore Owen Davies, Ceri Houlbrook
23rd September, hb, eb, £20, 9781526180384
Captivating journey through Britain’s ever-evolving folklore, from village rituals to internet fanfiction. Davies and Houlbrook reveal how folklore shapes our past, present and future in surprising ways.
The Trouble With Freedom Melissa Butcher
20th January, hb, eb, £20, 9781526185419
Explores America’s deep divide over freedom to reveal how personal experiences with cultural change fuel political conflict while uncovering unexpected opportunities for empathy amid anger and distrust.
MIT Press
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