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Political activism

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

€ 23.99
€ 22.00

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

€ 105.70
€ 87.67

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

€ 33.99
€ 19.00

Hardback. The Arab Liberation Tide may yet prove to be a human renaissance in the Arab World- or a disaster of epic proportions. This monograph uses a structuralist political economy framework to present a compassionate analysis of the Arab popular uprisings in the 21st century, with particular reference to Egypt and Tunisia. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1HBT; 3JMG; JPH; JPV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 405.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137574916
ISBN
9781137574916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.83

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. Series: SpringerBriefs in Energy. Num Pages: 110 pages, 34 colour illustrations, 34 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPW; KCX; KNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 191.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319478142
ISBN
9783319478142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.20

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

€ 71.39

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
€ 29.36

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

€ 28.40

Paperback. Claims that there is a cultural logic to Palestinian suicide bombings, and that these acts can neither be understood nor effectively countered without taking this into account. This title illuminates the Palestinians' perspective on the conflict with Israel and provides a model for ethnographers seeking to make sense of political violence. Series: The Cultures and Practice of Violence. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JHMC; JPFN; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822344391
ISBN
9780822344391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.45

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

€ 173.09

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

€ 55.54

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

€ 93.87
€ 71.61

Academics from a range of disciplines join with political activists to explore the meaning of politics and citizenship in contemporary society and the current forms of political (dis)engagement, providing a timely interdisciplinary dialogue and interrogation of contemporary political practices. Series: Contemporary Issues in Social Policy. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447317012
ISBN
9781447317012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.85

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

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. "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
€ 15.39

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

€ 32.99
€ 30.93

Paperback. This book is an ethnographic study of the internal dynamics of a subcultural squatting community that defines itself as a social movement. Series Editor(s): Prichard, Alex; Davis, Laurence; Gordon, Uri. Series: Contemporary Anarchist Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; JPFB; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784994112
ISBN
9781784994112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.31

Hardback. This book provides an up-to-date analysis of the development and deployment of 'non-lethal' weapons by police and military organizations. It reviews the key technologies, issues, and dangers, with particular attention to the development of drugs, lasers, microwaves, and acoustics as incapacitating weapons. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS; JPWH; JWM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
323
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230221062
ISBN
9780230221062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.49

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