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Paperback. After World War II, NGOs emerged on the global scene, committed to improving the lives of the world's most vulnerable people. Some focused on protecting human rights, some were dedicated to development, aimed at satisfying basic economic needs. This book tracks the intersection and even overlap of human rights and development NGOs. Series: Advancing Human Rights S. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JPVH; JPWH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589012042
ISBN
9781589012042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.33

Paperback. Editor(s): Van Dyke, Nella; McCammon, Holly J. Series: Social Movements, Protest and Contention. Num Pages: 368 pages, 17 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 171 x 16. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816667345
ISBN
9780816667345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.19

Hardback. Series: Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 208 pages, 19 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBTB; JHMC; JPWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253021281
ISBN
9780253021281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.58

Paperback. Series: Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 208 pages, 19 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBTB; JHMC; JPWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253021403
ISBN
9780253021403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HRAM6; JFSR2; JPWL; UBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231174268
ISBN
9780231174268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.49
€ 49.96

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JMK; JPWL; LNFV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166645
ISBN
9780231166645
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.77
€ 41.71

Hardcover. The authorized hardcover, indexed edition of the national bestseller. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 228 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1018.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
561
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393060416
ISBN
9780393060416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.91

Paperback. "A document of historic sweep and almost unprecedented detail."-Washington Post Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Authorized Text, Shorter Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393340136
ISBN
9780393340136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.22

Paperback. Nearly three thousand people died in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In Lower Manhattan, on a field in Pennsylvania, and along the banks of the Potomoc, the United States suffered the single largest loss of life from an enemy attack on its soil. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 40. Weight in Grams: 664. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Authorized
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KRF0025653
ISBN
9780393326710
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Nearly three thousand people died in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In Lower Manhattan, on a field in Pennsylvania, and along the banks of the Potomoc, the United States suffered the single largest loss of life from an enemy attack on its soil. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 40. Weight in Grams: 664. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Authorized
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KST0035992
ISBN
9780393326710
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Editor(s): Jennings, Natasha. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 269 x 16. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634849241
ISBN
9781634849241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.62
€ 70.71

Paperback. This text argues that it is the nature of modernity to foster compassion. It offers a historical view to disprove the idea that modernity erodes moral sentiment and breaks down older social bonds. The book looks at the way in which modern society is building new and different social bonds. Series: Postmodern Social Futures. Num Pages: 144 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JF; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 10. Weight in Grams: 215.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847695560
ISBN
9780847695560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.73

Hardback. This text argues that it is the nature of modernity to foster compassion. It offers a historical view to disprove the idea that modernity erodes moral sentiment and breaks down older social bonds. The book looks at the way in which modern society is building new and different social bonds. Series: Postmodern Social Futures. Num Pages: 144 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847695553
ISBN
9780847695553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.68

hardcover. Terrorist organizations have been able to market mass murder under hysteria's banner of alleged martyrdom. But when it comes to understanding Islamic suicide terrorism in particular, there is much more to it than martyrdom. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 b&w photos, figures. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JM; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Potomac Books, Inc. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597975049
ISBN
9781597975049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.12

Paperback. This story of a South Korean social movement offers a window to a decade of tumultuous social protest. It describes the period in which farmers, student activists and organizers joined to protest the corporate ownership of tenant plots never distributed in the 1949 Land Reform. Num Pages: 467 pages, 19 photographs, 2 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; HBJF; HBLW3; JHM; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
467
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520204188
ISBN
9780520204188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.66

Paperback. Explores the theological underpinnings of al-Qaeda and related Islamic movements such as ISIS. The author demonstrates how this marginal narrative transformed al-Qaeda from a relatively hierarchical and regional organization to a globalized, decentralized, and diffuse system of networks. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRH; JPS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626164284
ISBN
9781626164284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.19

Paperback. This text examines the new style of terrorism by small groups, cults, even individuals with access to weapons of mass destruction. These groups and individuals are typified by, for example, the Aum cult in Tokyo or the action of Timothy McVeigh. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 404. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0002819
ISBN
9781860644603
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Discusses the endemic nature of Islamophobia in the West across various sections of society, both left and right. Editor(s): Massoumi, Narzanin; Mills, Tom; Miller, David M. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JKV; JPS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135. .
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745399577
ISBN
9780745399577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.42

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 1FBH; 1KBB; JF; JPWF; RNB; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271017754
ISBN
9780271017754
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.30
€ 86.44

Paperback. This is the autobiography of the former Taliban Ambassador to Pakistan who negotiated with the US after 9/11 and spent time in Guantanomo. It is the first inside account of what motivates ordinary Afghans to join the Taliban. Editor(s): Strick van Linschoten, Alex; Kuehn, Felix. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BGHA; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041522
ISBN
9781849041522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.74

Paperback. Presents a study of Violent Non-State Actors (VNSA), groups who carry out atrocities such as the 2008 attacks on Mumbai. This book maps the relationship between VNSAs and the state, following the political, economic, and social processes that contribute to the emergence of these groups. Editor(s): Mulaj, Klejda. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849040174
ISBN
9781849040174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.98

Paperback. Analyzes the systematic construction of the image of the Other (that is, non-Muslims) by two radical Islamic Groups. This book documents discourse patterns in the groups' publications and speeches stereotyping non-Muslims as hostile towards Islam and imagining Islam's imminent victory after an inevitable clash with all other civilizations. Series: Islam in Southeast Asia: Views from within Series. Num Pages: 76 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HRAM9; JFSR2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
86
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9789749361993
ISBN
9789749361993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 30 line, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JPWL; KNSS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199795765
ISBN
9780199795765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.86

Paperback. A remarkable report on terrorism today and its implications for the wider world. This book reveals how effective the Moroccan experience has proven to be in confronting the terrorist phenomenon and points out the vital importance of international cooperation to pre-empt future events like the resent attacks in Paris and Brussels. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Gilgamesh Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908531698
ISBN
9781908531698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.87

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