Politics & Economics
The Arab Spring and the Gulf States
Mohamed Althani
The most challenging question today for the citizens of any country in the Gulf region is whether it is heading in the right direction to become a dur…
The Origins of Political Order
Francis Fukuyama
Francis Fukuyama's most important book since the pathbreaking End of History
The Economist: Megachange
Daniel Franklin
Building on the hugely successful annual Economist 'The World in …' publications, this essential guide to the twenty-first century capture…
Africa's Future
Duncan Clarke
One of the world's leading strategists on global oil exploration puts forward a unique reformulation of Africa's economic past, present and…
On the Fault Line
Terence McNamee
Essential insight into the conflicts waiting to happen in every country
The Economist: Modern Warfare, Intelligence and Deterrence
Benjamin Sutherland
For those who want to be smart about our ability to wage war and to protect ourselves – and where much of the world's billions of dollars on defe…
And the Band Played On
Randy Shilts
The classic journalistic masterpiece chronicling the AIDS crisis, and those who suffered because of it
The American Phoenix
Charles Dumas
Why we are in for another economic bust and who will come out of it best – and worst – and why
The Tyranny of Choice
Renata Salecl
A brilliant study on the nature of choice, and how limitless freedom can lead to despair
Decline & Fall
Chris Mullin
Britains best-loved MP and bestselling diarist returns with his hilarious account of a New Labour backbencher
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…
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