Society & Social Sciences

Who Rules the World is the essential account of geopolitics right now - including an afterword on President Donald Trump Noam Chomsky: philosophe...

A work of history, but also about art and architecture, trade and commerce, travel and exploration, economics and politics, this is above all a boo...

A primer on political theory from bestselling author and host of Talking Politics David Runciman.

THE TOP 10 BESTSELLER 'Richly argued and brilliantly written... a deeply thoughtful analysis that should be mandatory reading for anyone seeking t...

Hitting Against the Spin is Freakonomics for cricket.

Product Description The term 'feminism' came into English usage around the 1890s, but women's conscious struggle to resist discrimination and sexi...

Written by Peter Joyce, who is a current criminology lecturer and a leading researcher, Criminology: A Complete Introduction is designed to give yo...

This title deals with the hidden powers of clandestine organisations from the Ancient World to the present day. Throughout history Man's search f...

In 1993 the esteemed journal FOREIGN AFFAIRS published an article entitled "The Clash of Civilizations?" by Samuel P. Huntington. According to the ...

Product Description 'Powerful [and] intelligent' - Fareed Zakaria, CNN'Superbly researched and written' - Francis Fukuyama, The Washington P...

Review Hillman is surely right that Chinese tech makes the world a more dangerous place than we once hoped ... The prospect that [he] sets up is t...

Review An essential tool for parents, teachers and carers, hoping to positively influence a child's journey into a future that holds increasing un...

No fuss, no filler, no waffle - hundreds of photocopiables for lessons across the curriculum with great ideas at a price you'll love! ...

**A SUNDAY TIMES MUST-READ** 'Riveting and vitally important' - Steven Pinker 'A gripping narrative of a world on the cusp of profound change' - A...

How should we live: how should we care for one another; grow our capabilities to work, to learn, to love and fully realise our potential? This exci...

Product Description From imaginary numbers to the fourth dimension and beyond, mathematics has always been about imagining things that seem i...

Power Systems is the latest collection of searing insights from intellectual superstar Noam Chomsky. In this new collection of conversations, condu...

'A frankly brilliant book' - GUARDIAN 'An absorbing exploration ... Pick does not stumble' - TORTOISE 'An extraordinarily engrossing and wide-ran...

About the Author Damien Lewis is a number one bestselling author whose books have been translated into over forty languages worldwide. For decades...

The Big Idea shortlisted for series design in the British Design and Production Awards As concern grows over the environmental costs and ethical i...

About the Author Maxfield Sparrow is a trans masculine author and speaker on the autism spectrum. They have previously published No You Don't: Ess...

Powerful and customizable tools grounded in process-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help you heal emotional pain and live a vital, valu...

Product Description A GUARDIAN POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR 'End State is absolutely superb. If you're looking for a book that is honest about the ...

The new "Read and Respond" is back by popular demand and ready for the 21st Century. The completely new text provides teachers with everything they...

No fuss, no filler, no waffle - hundreds of photocopiables for lessons across the curriculum with great ideas at a price you'll love! Tried and tes...

Britain's Brexit voters are right. They have been shamefully neglected. But the answer is to change Britain, not to leave Europe. This book sets ou...

A radical, provocative argument that the global population will soon begin to decline, dramatically reshaping the social, political and economic la...

At a time when opinion trumps facts and truth is treated as nothing more than another perspective, free speech has become a battleground. While aut...

'Nesrine Malik writes with urgent eloquence about the world we live in, applying her brilliant mind to some of the most important debates of our ag...

Review Scintillating ... thought-provoking ... Runciman's flair for turning a pithy and pungent phrase is one of the things to admire about hi...

Drew Smith's Oyster: A Gastronomic History offers readers a global view of the oyster, tracing its role in cooking, art, literature and politics fr...

'A lively and learned guide to the politics, personalities and conflicts that are shaping a dynamic group of countries' FINANCIAL TIMES 'A fascinat...

Product Description Anthropology originated as the study of 'primitive' cultures. But the notion of 'primitive' exposes presumptions of 'civilized...

Review Play, make-believe, nonsense talk, it all comes naturally to us when we're young. As one of our most beloved children's authors, poets and ...

Reading the complete works of Sigmund Freud would take more time than most of us have to spare. Freud - the Key Ideas condenses all the information...

From the medicine we take, the treatments we receive, the aptitude and psychometric tests given by employers, the cars we drive, the clothes we wea...

Review One of the most influential books of the past twenty years ― Chronicle of Higher EducationStruck the spark that would eventually light ...

‘Patricia Lockwood is the voice of a generation’ Namita Gokhale ‘A masterpiece’ Guardian ‘I really admire and love this book’ Sally Rooney ‘An int...

In this brilliant and original book, Malcolm Gladwell explains and analyses the 'tipping point', that magic moment when ideas, trends and social be...

When we are born, we are each assigned a gender based on our physical anatomy. But why is it that some people experience such dissonance between th...

MAIL ON SUNDAY BOOK OF THE YEAR OBSERVER BOOK OF THE WEEK 'A compelling book' Evening Standard 'Essential' Sunday Times 'His soldier's di...

The way you think about yourself affects how you live your life In The Psychological Toolkit, you will learn how to use psychology on your journey...

Review "Kevin Rudd has written the year's best China book...With thoroughness and precision, Rudd has assembled a wide array of information and hi...

Review In this masterful recounting of sexuality and identity around the globe, Mark Gevisser achieves an almost shocking empathy. His account...