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1	Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism more books like this by Benedict Richard O'Gorman Anderson add to wishlist What makes people love and die for nations, as well as hate and kill in their name? While many studies have been written on nationalist political movements, the sense of nationality - the personal and cultural feeling of belonging to the nation - has not received proportionate attention. In this widely acclaimed work, Benedict Anderson examines ... see all copies from £5.89! new only from £9.80! \| first editions
2	Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence more books like this by Mark Juergensmeyer add to wishlist By examining acts of religious terrorism that have occurred in the late twentieth century--in Jerusalem, Tokyo, Oklahoma City--Juergensmeyer's comparative study seeks to understand the cultural breeding ground for religious extremism and violence. see all copies from £5.60! new only from £9.96! \| first editions
3	International Relations and World Politics: Security, Economy, Identity more books like this by Professor Paul R Viotti, Mark V Kauppi add to wishlist International Relations and World Politics introduces the issues in an organized and comprehensible way, examining them in relation to two trends; three broad, organizing themes or concepts; key actors; and three basic images or perspectives that provide structure for the pages that follow: / Two trends--increasing globalization and crises of ... see all copies from £5.60! new only from £23.64! \| first editions
4	Assata: An Autobiography more books like this by Assata Shakur add to wishlist This book presents the life story of African American revolutionary, Shakur, previously known as JoAnne Chesimard. see all copies from £8.99! new only from £10.33! \| first editions
5	Nationalism more books like this by Anthony D Smith add to wishlist For the last two centuries, nationalism has been a central feature of society and politics. Few ideologies can match its power and resonance and no other symbolic language has such worldwide appeal and resilience. However, nationalism is more than an ideological movement - it is also a form of public culture which draws on much older cultural and ... see all copies from £6.50! new only from £19.92!
6	Precarious Life: The Powers of Mourning and Violence more books like this by Judith P Butler add to wishlist Written after September 11, 2001, in response to the conditions of heightened vulnerability and aggression that have prevailed since then, Judith Butler critiques the use of violence and argues for a response in which violence might be minimized, and interdependency becomes acknowledged as the basis for global political community. Following the ... see all copies from £9.10! new only from £9.10! \| first editions
7	Nations and Nationalism Since 1780' Programme, Myth, Reality more books like this by Eric J Hobsbawm add to wishlist Eric Hobsbawm's brilliant enquiry into the question of nationalism won further acclaim for his 'colossal stature ...his incontrovertible excellence as an historian, and his authoritative and highly readable prose'. Recent events in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet republics have since reinforced the central importance of nationalism in the ... see all copies from £6.54! new only from £13.36! \| first editions
8	Nations and Nationalism more books like this by Ernest Gellner add to wishlist Nationalism is one of the most powerful forces in the modern world, yet it is surprisingly little studied and only imperfectly understood, either by its adherents or its opponents. Its irruption into the modern world is often explained as a resurgence of primitive, atavistic instincts, or as a delusion fostered by a few theoreticians, politicians ... see all copies from £5.60! new only from £9.56! \| first editions
9	Nation and Narration more books like this by Homi K Bhabha add to wishlist A classic collection of essays providing an excellent introduction to the many different narrations of the 'nation'. see all copies from £12.07! new only from £18.69!
10	The Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan more books like this by Yasmin Khan add to wishlist The partition of India in 1947 promised its people both political and religious freedom - through the liberation of India from British rule, and the creation of the Muslim state of Pakistan. In reality the geographical divide effected an even greater schism of the population, benefiting the few at the expense of the very many, exposing huge ... see all copies from £7.60! new only from £7.60! \| first editions
11 view cover	Realms of Memory: The Construction of the French Past (Volume 3) more books like this by Professor Pierre Nora (Editor), Professor Lawrence D Kritzman (Editor), Professor Arthur Goldhammer (Translator) add to wishlist A collection of essays that examines how and why events and figures become a part of a nation's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself. Nora pays particular attention to how these phenomena have formed national ... see all copies from £7.82! new only from £7.82! \| first editions
12 view cover	The Collapse of Globalism: And the Reinvention of the World more books like this by John Ralston Saul add to wishlist "The Collapse of Globalism follows globalization from its promising beginnings in the 1970s through to the increasing deregulation in industry, and ultimately through the 1990s, when regional economic collapses and concern for the environment and for the rights of workers lead to widespread protest and disillusionment. In the wake of globalism's ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.09! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	The Wilsonian Moment: Self Determination and the International Origins of Anticolonial Nationalism more books like this by Erez Manela add to wishlist During the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, while key decisions were debated by the victorious Allied powers, a multitude of smaller nations and colonies held their breath, waiting to see how their fates would be decided. President Woodrow Wilson, in his Fourteen Points, had called for "a free, open-minded, and absolutely impartial adjustment of ... see all copies from £12.92! new only from £13.24!
14 view cover	The Israel-Palestine Conflict: One Hundred Years of War more books like this by James L Gelvin add to wishlist The conflict between Israelis and their forebears, on the one hand, and Palestinians and theirs, on the other, has lasted more than a century and generated more than its share of commentaries and histories. James L. Gelvin's account of that conflict offers a compelling, clear-cut, and up to date introduction for students and general readers. ... see all copies from £6.76! new only from £11.79!
15 view cover	Cuba: Between Reform and Revolution more books like this by Louis A Perez, Jr. add to wishlist Lou Perez's "Cuba" has been a welcome addition to the Cuban history course since it first appeared. The Second Edition has solidified its place as the leading choice among teachers of modern Cuban history, and, based on events over the past nine years, the text has now been updated and revised. Perez has added new material covering the years from ... see all copies from £5.60! new only from £7.13! \| first editions
16 view cover	Neela: Victory Song more books like this by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Troy Howell (Illustrator) add to wishlist As her old sister is about to marry, 12-year-old Neela Sen knows her parents will soon arrange a betrothal for her. But when her father goes to Calcutta to secretly investigate India's growing independence movement and doesn't return, Neela realizes she must do the unexpected--take matters into her own hands. Illustrations. see all copies from £4.98! new only from £6.85! \| first editions
17 view cover	Gendering World Politics: Issues and Approaches in the Post-Cold War Era more books like this by Professor J Ann Tickner add to wishlist -- International Affairs see all copies from £9.33! new only from £16.85! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	The Modern Middle East: A History more books like this by James L Gelvin add to wishlist In the wake of 11 September 2001, there has been much talk about the inevitable clash between 'East' and 'West.' This book presents an alternative approach to understanding the genealogy of contemporary events. By taking students and the general reader on a guided tour of the past five hundred years of Middle Eastern history, this book examines ... see all copies from £6.85! new only from £20.20!
19 view cover	Mass Media and American Politics, 7th Edition more books like this by Doris A Graber add to wishlist An ideal core text, Graber's trusted and balanced volume explores the foundations of the American mass media system. Focussing on political and technological developments, the book shows students how both the media influences governmental institutions and functions, and how the government shapes the way the media works and disseminates information ... see all copies from £7.10! new only from £16.29!
20 view cover	Blood and Politics: The History of the White Nationalist Movement from the Margins to the Mainstream more books like this by Leonard Zeskind add to wishlist From a MacArthur Award-winning author comes this comprehensive history of the white supremacist movement as it's evolved over the last three-plus decades. see all copies from £15.60! new only from £21.03!
21 view cover	Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1837, Second Edition more books like this by Professor Linda Colley add to wishlist How was Great Britain made? And what does it mean to be British? In this prize-winning book, Linda Colley explains how a new British nation was invented in the wake of the 1707 Act of Union, and how this new national identity was nurtured through war, religion, trade and imperial expansion. Here too are numerous individual Britons - heroes and ... see all copies from £8.72! new only from £10.93!
22 view cover	Winslow Homer more books like this by Nicolai Cikovsky, Jr. add to wishlist This work examines Homer's artistic accomplishments. It focuses not only on his use of various media, but also on the suites of works on the same subject that reflect the artist's modern practice of thinking and working serially and thematically. see all copies from £5.60! new only from £29.01! \| first editions
23 view cover	Blood & belonging : journeys into the new nationalism more books like this by Michael Ignatieff add to wishlist Written to accompany a BBC2 series, this book explores both sides of modern nationalism, one of the most complex and volatile issues of our time. It is a personal odyssey which begins in the nightmare of the former Yugoslavia and ends with the author's return to the disunited United Kingdom. He journeys also to the Ukraine, Quebec and Germany, and ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.78! \| first editions
24 view cover	On Being a Teacher more books like this by Jonathan Kozol add to wishlist Jonathan Kozol, National Book Award-winning author and one of America's foremost writers on social issues, offers a passionate and provocative critique on the role of the teacher in America's public school system. Writing as a teacher, Kozol advocates an approach to education that is infused with ethical values: fairness, truth, and integrity, and ... see all copies from £5.60! new only from £8.10!
25 view cover	The Habsburg Monarchy: From Enlightenment to Eclipse more books like this by Robin Okey add to wishlist For centuries the Habsburg Monarchy loomed large on the map of Europe and events since 1989 have certainly redirected attention to the lands it once incorporated. Robin Okey's The Habsburg Monarchy thoroughly explores the dynastic characters and the multi-national complexity of the region as well as the way the Monarchy dealt with issues within ... see all copies from £5.85! new only from £9.93! \| first editions

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