Current Affairs, Politics & Economics
Off Message
Bob Marshall-Andrews
Tony Blair's least favourite colleague casts a mordant eye on whips and rebels, wars and liberties, spin and patronage, and expenses and legacies.
Democracy
Paul Ginsborg
Despite the global expansion of democracy, a looming threat has appeared in the countries that claim to love it most: declining electoral turnout, dim…
Runaway World
Anthony Giddens
'Before the current global era it is impossible to imagine that comparable events [like September 11] could have occurred, reflecting as they do o…
The Wonga Coup
Adam Roberts
In July 2008 Eton-educated British mercenary Simon Mann was sentenced to 34 years in prison for attempting to overthrow the government of Equatorial G…
The Enigma of Capital
David Harvey
Radical sociologist David Harvey explains how capitalism came to dominate the world, why it resulted in the current financial crisis – and why it'…
Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?
Eric Kaufmann
Demography and Politics in the Twenty-First Century
Europe's Decline and Fall
Richard Youngs
Europe has lost its influence on world affairs – this expert assessment shows that urgent action is needed
Iran: the Looming Crisis
Emanuele Ottolenghi
An important contribution to the debate about Europe's approach to Iran … well-informed, perceptive and sobering. I hope our leaders will read w…
Ten Technologies to Fix Energy and Climate
Chris Goodall
A good story for once: introducing the innovators and innovations that will tackle climate change head-on
The Economist Book of Isms
John Andrews
Wonderfully illuminating and witty guide to every ism you could ever want explained
FIASCO
Frank Partnoy
Huge bestseller about the cut-throat trading world returns with gripping new material.
Infectious Greed
Frank Partnoy
'Sparkling … a breathtaking chronicle of greed and stupidity on an operatic scale … a compelling portrait of corruption on the scale of the la…
Empires of Oil
Duncan Clarke
…a triumph and will be read by many beyond the energy sector. Erudite, convincing and grounded in Clarke's experience of life in the oil-produci…
Africa: Crude Continent
Duncan Clarke
One of the world's leading strategists on global oil exploration turns his critical eye to Africa's oil prize, to produce this definitive acco…
The Dragon and the Elephant
David Smith
By 2050 the world's three biggest economies will be China, India and the United States. The Economics Editor of the Sunday Times examines the impl…
The Impoverishment of Nations
Leigh Skene
Early in 2007 Leigh Skene warned of the danger of a meltdown in global markets. Now, while governments spend furiously to rescue the global economy, h…
Hello Everybody!
Joris Luyendijk
A powerful and moving wake-up call to the dangers of media maniplulation
A View From The Foothills
Chris Mullin
'The most wickedly indiscreet and elegant political memoirs since Alan Clark' Mail on Sunday