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London: George Allen & Unwin, 1949. No dustwrapper, some bumping to spine ends and corners of blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine have some rubbing but are still clear, original owner's name and date (April 1949) on f/ep, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Culture, Society, Education, Business, and of course Politics in America in the post-War period. 785pp plus 3pp publisher's adverts.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The American Democracy: A Commentary and an Introduction
by Laski, Harold J.
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Besides Churchill - Who?
by Cunningham-Reid, Captain
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London: W H Allen, 1942. Some creasing and small tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, some scuffing to ends of green cloth-covered spine, yellowing to the pages, but otherwise a not too bad, tight copy of this soft-cover book. The author, a Conservative MP in Churchill's wartime government, takes a swipe at the "old school tie" types who still controlled parliament. 127pp. First Edition. Paperback. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Between State and Civil Society in Africa: Perspectives on Development
by Osaghae, Eghosa
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London: Codesria, 1994. A very good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine or covers, of this soft-cover book. A collection of ten pieces by African scholars on aspects of the individual's relationship to the State in modern African society. 281pp.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Bob Boothby: a Portrait
by James, Robert Rhodes
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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1991. Some creasing to the edges of unclipped dustwrapper, also a tear to the top end of the fold at the back panel. minor bumping to spine ends and corners of black boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A biography of Robert (usually known as Bob) Boothby, who was Conservative MP for Aberdeen and Kincardine East (later East Aberdeenshire) from 1924 to 1958, later sitting in the House of Lords. 476pp, 16pp b&w illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Bomber Grounded, Runway Closed: Prison Letters and Court Notes By a Gulf War Resister
by O'Reilly, Ciaron
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Marion, South Dakota: Rose Hill Books, 1994. Minor scuffing to corners of cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this slim soft-cover book. The author's account of his trial and thirteen-months imprisonment in the US after taking part in vandalising a B-52 bomber at Griffiss Air force Base in January 1992. Signed by the author to previous owner inside front cover "To .... Peace and Solidarity May Day 94, Ciaron". 163pp.. Signed by Author. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Change and Conflict in India
by Thapar, Romesh (editor)
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Delhi, India: Macmillan, 1978. Some small tears to the edges of the unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book containing sixteen pieces by different authors on sociological aspects of India in the 1960s and '70s. All the pieces originally appeared in the Indian monthly publication ''Seminar''. The titles are ''Our Sense of History'', ''Our Population'', ''The Village Scene'', ''Rural-Urban Migration'', ''Growing Cities'', ''Youth'', ''Gerontocracy'', ''Women'', ''Regionalism'', ''Communalism'', ''Caste'', ''Untouchability'', ''Secularism'', ''Modernisation'', ''Planning'' and ''The Social Sciences''. 146pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" -…
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Citizens to Lords: a Social History of Western Political Thought from Antiquity to the Middle Ages
by Wood, Ellen Meiksins
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London: Verso, 2008. A crease to back inner flap of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to the spine of red boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Looks at the development of political theory from ancient Greece, Rome, and St Augustine up to the Mediaeval period. 245pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Committed: a Rabble-Rouser's Memoirs
by Mathews, Dan
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New York: Atria Books, 2007. A small tear to the top edge of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book dealing with the author's life as an Animal Rights activist in the organisation PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) from the early 1980s to the early 2000s. 253pp, a few b&w illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Dawn of a New Ideology: How the West Substituted Communism with Islam as Its Foe
by Sommer, A J
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London: Kondanya Press, 2015. A tiny crease to bottom corner of back cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this slim soft-cover book. Conspiracy theory sort of stuff in which the author claims that the Islamic Revolution in Iran was engineered by the West as part of a long-term plan to replace Communism with Islamism as the Bad Guy. Signed and inscribed to the editor by the author on page opposite copyright page.56pp.. Signed by Author. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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A Different Kind of Weather: a Memoir
by Waldegrave, William
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London: Constable, 2015. Some creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Memoirs by the former Conservative MP and cabinet minister who served from 1979 to 1987. 297pp, 16pp b&w (mostly, some in colour) illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Dimensions of British Radicalism: The Case of Ireland 1874-95
by Heyk, Thomas William
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Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press, 1974. Some creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends of blue boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Looks at the "Radical" faction of the Liberal party in late nineteenth century British politics, particularly at their response to the Irish Question. A revised version of the author's 1969 PhD thesis. 297pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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G W F Hegel: Modernity and Politics
by Dallmayr, Fred R
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Newbury Park, California: Sage Publications, 1993. A tiny crease to the lower corner of back cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. Part of the publisher's "Modernity and Political Thought" series, this book looks at how nineteenth century German thinker Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel's philosophy "articulates a viable form of public life in the context of the modern emphasis on Free Will". 270pp.. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Good Bits: The Marines, the Massachusetts Senate and Managing Associations
by Hall, Robert A
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Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse, 2005. A small scuff-mark to top end of spine, otherwise a very good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine or covers, of this soft-cover book. A collection of autobiographical anecdotes from the author's life as a US Marine during Vietnam and later as a reservist, serving five terms as a Republican in the Massachusetts Senate, and managing various non-profit organisations. Signed by the author on title page. 278pp.. Signed by Author. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Importance of Being Awkward
by Dalyell, Tam
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Edinburgh: Birlinn, 2011. Slight creasing to top edge of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. The autobiography of veteran Scottish Labour MP Tam Dalyell, who served as MP for West Lothian and Linlithgow for forty-three years, retiring in 2005. Signed by the author on title page. A number 3 below the publishers informantion on the rev of title page, so a third printing. 306pp, 16pp b&w illustrations.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Jo Grimmond: Towards the Sound of Gunfire
by Mcmanus, Michael
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Edinburgh: Birlinn, 2001. Very slight creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A biography of Jo Grimmond, leader of the Liberal Party from 1956-67 and MP for Orkney and Zetland from 1950 to 1983. Signed by the author on title page to original owner "For ... with warm good wishes, Michael McManus. Kirkwall 24-xi-01". A heavy book, packaged weight is just over 1 kilo, so extra postage will be required from buyers outside the UK. 469pp, 24pp b&w illustrations.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Liberty and Language
by Sampson, Geoffrey
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Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1979. A very good clean tight copy in similar unclipped dustwrapper of this hard-cover book. Deals with the author's arguments in favour of the individual's right to make his own decisions and his own mistakes without interference from the State and other authorities, but from a semantic and linguistic point-of-view. 251pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Marcia Williams: The Life and Times of Baroness Falkender
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London: Biteback Publishing, 2023. The tiniest bit of crasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A biography of Marcia Williams, political secretary to Harold Wilson. 277pp, 8pp b&w illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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New Guinea on the Threshold: Aspects of Social, Political and Economic Development
by Fisk, E K (editor)
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London: Longmans, 1966. Ex library copy with number label on spine of dustwrapper, sellotape marks inside front and back boards, ink stamps on f/ep, title page and rev; marks on f/ep where paper label has been removed, also a later bar-code label. Some creasing and a few small tears to edges of price-clipped dustwrapper, some bumping to spine ends and corners of black boards, also some shelf-wear to bottom edge of same, but otherwise a not too bad, tight copy of this hard-cover book. A collection of pieces by various authors on the Economy, Social Problems and Political Problems facing the (then) Australian-administered Papua New Guinea. 290pp, 16 b&w illustrations, 10 b&w diagrams.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
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On Populist Reason
by Laclau, Ernesto
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London: Verso, 2007. The tiniest bit of scuffing to outer corners of cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy,with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. Deals with the notion of populism in political discourse, the creation of a popular hegemonic bloc such as "the people", and the importance of affect in politics. 276pp.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Parliament and the Media: a Study of Britain, Germany and France
by Negrine, Ralph
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London: Royal Institute for International Affairs, 1998. A crease to lower corner of back cover, but otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this paperback book looking at the changing coverage of parliamentary proceedings in the British, German and French media between 1986 and 1996. 164pp.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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