Political Leaders & Leadership

President Erdoan's resilience as Turkey's leader makes for an extraordinary political study of longevity, charisma and strategic decision-making. U...

The American Dream isnt a thing of the past, but a miracle of the present.Now more than ever its easy to focus on the divisions that plague our nat...

Too much attention is paid to the absence of women leaders around the world rather than their presence, leaving a gap in our understanding of the d...

A widespread perception exists among political commentators, campaign operatives and presidential candidates that vice presidential (VP) running ma...

The election of Barack Obama marked a critical point in American political and social history. Did the historic election of a black president actu...

This book explores the process of rebuilding the Conservative Party under David Cameron's leadership since 2005. It traces the different elements o...

Detailed and impeccably researched. Eye-opening' GUARDIAN Punchy and well-reported. Sommer is the perfect person to tell this story' NEW ...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Meticulously sourced, merciless and revelatory. It is a closely...

In January 2009, Barack Obama became the 44th president of the United States.  In the weeks and months following the election, as in those that pre...

Benito Mussolini has persistently been described as an 'actor' and also as a master of illusions. In her vividly narrated account of the Italian d...

The sequel nobody wants. After a decade of the Tories, could it get any worse? Spoiler it does.Towards the end of 2021, Britain had been frogmarch...

Marking the third centenary of the office of Prime Minister, this book tells its extraordinary story, explaining how and why it has endured longer ...

An analysis of Pakistani politics under President Mohammad Ayub Khan that focuses on the practical limitations of that leader's ability to mobilize...

Elle a osé réussir (in English, She Dared to Succeed), delves into the life of a woman who, for more than 30 years, broke multiple glass ceilings i...

Jamsheed Marker's lifetime in the diplomatic service of Pakistan gave him a unique vintage point. In cricket terms, he was at cover point, near eno...

First published in 1991, The Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt has won acclaim as a lucid and thorough narrative of Roosevelt's two terms in the Whi...

First published in 1991, The Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt has won acclaim as a lucid and thorough narrative of Roosevelt's two terms in the Whi...

'A splendid critique' James O'Brien, Times Literary Supplement'Richly nuanced, the most stimulating book I have read on Labour in ages' Martin Kett...

A celebrated historian recounts Hubert Humphrey's role as a liberal hero of twentieth-century AmericaHubert Humphrey was liberalism's most dedicate...

Johnny Henderson spent four years during the Second World War as aide-de-camp to one of Britains most famous soldiers of the twentieth century, Gen...

'Nick Bryant is brilliant. He has a way of showing you what youve been missing from the whole story whilst never leaving you feeling stupid.' Emil...

To probe the nature of Woodrow Wilson's intellectual development, this book focuses on the relationship between his religious thought and other are...