Search Results: Politics & Government General from William Robertson

London: Constable & Robinson , 2005. First UK Edition. Paperback. Good +. Radical and controversial look into the 'facts' surrounding the 9/11 attacks. Whether you believe any of the conspiracy theories discussed in this book, the details are both grimly fascinating and chillingly plausable at times. The truth - or just the ramblings of over imaginative radicals? Read and decide for yourself. Contains 253 pages, 19.5 x 14cm. Illustrated throughout with numerous colour and b&w photos, plus maps and charts. Ex-library, faint remains of paper label on front endpaper plus some library markings. Pictorial card covers in good condition. Internally, good+: shows ocassional faint stains but generally clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: Weidenfelf & Nicolson , 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. London: Weidenfelf & Nicolson , 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Hardback. 1st edition. Very Good/Very Good. Translated from the Russian by David Gurevich, this is the first full biography of Boris Yeltsin, and a rare glimpse inside the Soviet power structure, by two acclaimed ex-Soviet journalists. Few political leaders have so electrified the world in recent years as Yeltsin: the first Kremlin dissident and the first democratically elected leader in Russia's thousand-year history. Even before the abortive coup of August 1991, he was constantly in the news for his history-making moves, his battles with Gorbachev and his flamboyant personal life. In part political thriller, in part cutting-edge analysis, this is the book that must be read to understand what Yeltsin and the Russian Commonwealth have in store for us. Size, 24 x 16cm, 320 pages, 8 pages of b&w photos. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library… Read More

London: Mitchell Beazley , 1988. Paperback. Fine. An important compilation of six major essays and some 400 articles by influencial scientists and writers on environmental themes. The essays are, Man and the Natural Order, by Donald Worster & Jack E.Meyerhoff; The Politics of Food Aid, by Lloyd Timberlake; Nuclear Energy After Chernobyl, by Peter Bunyard; Man and Gaia, by James Lovelock; Acid Rain and Forest Decline, by Don Hinrichsen; and, Water Fit to Drink?, by Armin Maywald, Uwe Lahl and Barbara Zeschmar-Lahl. The authorative text is complemented by over 90 photographs and diagrams, dramatically depicting the vital problems that confront the world. Size, 23 x 16cm, 240 pages, illustrated throughout with b&w photos, maps, charts and diagrams. Pictorial laminated card covers in Fine condition. Internally Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks, feels and smells like new.

Dingle: Brandon , 1995. Revised. Paperback. Fair. Fair/-. A personal statement on the meaning and motivation of modern Irish republicanism from the Sinn Fein leader. Mostly deals with the period of the 1960s to publicaton date. Size, 21.5 x 13.5cm, 256 pages. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Pictorial laminated card covers in good condition. Internally, shows some ink graffitti on p.170 (text unaffected), otherwise in fair condition: generally clean and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: Chatto & Windus , 1991. First English language edition. Hardcover. Good +/very good. Insightful biography of the ex-Soviet leader. Translated from the German by Peter Tegel. Size, 24 x 15.5cm, 260 pages, 6 pages of b&w photos. Ex-library, front endpapers neatly removed, some library markings. Black cloth boards in very good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, good+: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: HarperCollins , 1993. Paperback. Good. Good/-. Analysis of today's guerrilla movements world-wide. Takes the reader into the mind of the revolutionary as never before. Equally shocking and touching by turns. Size 19 x 13cm, 270 pages. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Pictorial laminated card covers showing faint creases within the laminate, otherwise in good condition. Internally good: clean and unmarked in sound bindings.

London: The Bodley Head , 1989. Hardcover. Fair/good. Fair/Good. The author's now classic in-depth look at the murky world of security agents and the dirty tricks they carry out in our name. He argues that most espionage is ultimately fruitless and asks, for instance, whether MI5's record on spy-catching can justify its frequent - and flagrant - breaches of law and civil liberties. He uncovers a mass of ineptitude and corruption behind some famous intelligence tales, including those of Geoffrey Prime's 15-year spying career, and that of Hilda Murrell, an active anti-nuclear supporter. Rusbridger spares no one, and no political side - MI5, the CIA and the KGB are all examined under the same critical microscope. A fascinating and essential read for Cold War historians and anyone interested in espionage and counter-espionage activities. Contains 278 pages, 24 x 15cm, with 8 pages of b&w photos. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library marks. Red cloth boards in Good illustrated dust… Read More

London: Headline, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. In this remarkable new book, the author examines the key period in Hitler's life which transformed him from an aimless drifter and frustrated artist, into a charismatic public speaker and absolute ruler of the most powerful fascist state in European history. This was the two months Hitler spent being treated by Dr Edmund Forster in a military reserve hospital at Pasewalk in 1918. We learn of Hitler's mental issues after suffering a gas attack in the trenches, and why he was treated by a psychiatrist 600 miles away when everyone else caught up in the same attack was cared for only a few miles behind the front line. We are also shown how the methods used by Forster were, unintentionaly, to create a monster who would not only transform the whole of Europe but also turn on the man who had invented him. That Forster was also Jewish is perhaps the ultimate irony in this most fascinating and little known historical episode. Contains 336 pages, 24… Read More

Manchester : Baseline , 1992. Paperback. Good +. Good+/-. An investigation and clear analysis of current (at time of publication) health reforms, including alternative ways forward. Size, 19.5 x 13.5cm, 117 pages. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Illustrared card covers in fair-to-good condition. Internally, good+: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: Bloomsbury, 1988. First UK edition. Hardcover. Good/good. The full story behind America's secret funding of Contra guerrilas in Nicaragua. Everyone has heard of Oliver North, but in this work the author exposes the foot-soldiers behind his 'neat idea', revealing sordid details of drug smuggling, illegal arms deals, assassinations and plots to involve the US directly in Nicuragua. A shocking indictment of a system out of control. Size 24 x 16cm, 287 pages. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library marks, red cloth boards in good illustrated dust jacket, internally good: generally clean in sound bindings.

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1990. Third Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/good +. Autobiography of American-born author who would become best known spokesperson/apologist for the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War. Full of telling political and social insights. Contains 324 pages, 24.5 x 15.5cm, with introduction by Brian Kahn. Blue cloth boards with navy-blue quarter-binding in good+ pictorial dust jacket. Internally, shows endpaper removed but otherwise very good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: Viking, 1987. Hardcover. Fine/very good. A fascinating look 'behind the doors' of the Bank of England. Horribly shaken by the secondary banking crisis in the 1980s, the disastrous purchase of the Johnson Matthey Bank and ensuing scandal, and shocked by the 'Big Bang', the Bank is no longer in complete control of the City. Once able to regulate national (and international) finances by a whisper or a nod, things are now controlled by bevies of lawyers, brash young men in rolled shirt sleeves - and even one with an earring! Fry's book is a brilliant and stylish portrait of an institution which has always preferred to stay out of the limelight. With this book that cherished secrecy is gone forever. Size, 24 x 16cm, 208 pages. Blue cloth boards in price-clipped but very good illustrated dust jacket. Internally, fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks, feels and smells like new.

London: Regency, 1995. Paperback. Very Good. An official publication to mark the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations. Looks at the many and varied projects which come under the UN banner, the aims and constitution of the organization, etc, etc. Size, 29.5 x 21cm, 320 pages, illustrated throughout with colour photos. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Pictorial card covers showing faint crease on front at top, otherwise very good. Internally, very good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: Boxtree , 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Very Good/Very Good Jacket. Transcripts of six key television interviews by Brian Walden in 1989. Walden is widely regarded as one of the most incisive political interviewers in British TV history whose fair but tough questioning left many a politician lost for words for the first time in their careers. Judge for yourself by reading his interviews with Sir Geoffrey Howe; Margaret Thatcher; Nigel Lawson; Bryan Gould; Roy Hattersley; and Sara Parkin. Size, 24 x 16cm, 146 pages. Ex-library, front endpaper neatly removed, some library markings. Red cloth boards in very good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, very good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Exceptional condition for ex-library example.

New York: PublicAffairs, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Trenchant, brilliantly incisive and boldly analytical, this is both a celebration of American military strength and a thoughtful critique of US geo-strategy. Described as a vital contribution to the on-going debate on the best way to secure the future for America and a gripping narrative of events in the world's most modern theatre of war. The author pulls no punches in highlighting vital mistakes made in pre- and post-war planning, and challenges the logic that an attack on Iraq should become the key to American security. Contains 218-pages, 24 x 16cm. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Black/Tan boards in very good illustrated dust jacket. Internally, very good: clean and unmarked in excellent bindings. Exceptionally good condition for an ex-library example.

London: BBC Publications , 1986. Second edition. Hardcover. Fine/good. Based on characters from the hilarious BBC TV series, 'Yes Prime Minister'. Green leatherette boards in gilt-titled dust jacket. Jacket shows minor shelf wear. Internally, Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks, feels and smells like new inside.