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Political activism

Paperback. Argues that Muslim theory and fiction has been commodified to cater to the needs of western ideology, and skillfully critiques the ideological contradictions of the debate around the jihadist by offering a comprehensive analysis of Muslim and non-Muslim cultural critics, including Edward Said, Slavoj Zizek, Don DeLillo and Osama bin Laden. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRAM2; HRH; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780322629
ISBN
9781780322629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.93

Paperback. .
Publisher
PM Press United States
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629633800
ISBN
9781629633800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 29.02

Paperback. Provides a detailed and sophisticated understanding of the Cuba of yesterday, today, and tomorrow. In addition to its concise narrative history, Cuba details the current political climate, economy, and the regime's future. Jaime Suchlicki discusses the domestic and international events that have affected this island nation in recent years. Num Pages: 278 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; JPS; JPW; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
5th ed.
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574884364
ISBN
9781574884364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JPWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691178264
ISBN
9780691178264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.30

Hardcover. This text examines the domination by the automobile industry of the local economy in Argentina's second largest city, Cordoba, and the role played by the automobile workers' unions which resulted in the 1969 Cordobazo, one of the largest working-class protests in Latin American post-war history. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 456 pages, 2 line illustrations, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; JPWF; KNDR; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674508514
ISBN
9780674508514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.05
€ 93.92

Paperback. This comprehensive text analyzes significant revolutions of the 20th and 21st centuries, placing them in social, economic, and political context. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 734.
Publisher
Westview Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Fifth Edition, Fifth Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813349244
ISBN
9780813349244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.15

Paperback. Takes us to the heart of the struggle, meeting everyone from politicians, extremists and mercenaries to aid workers, civilians and refugees. This book offers an account of a country ravaged by war, considers what the future might hold for a generation who have grown up knowing little else and exposes the reality of life in Somalia. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; JPSL; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 36. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552777803
ISBN
9780552777803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. An eloquent and provocative autobiography of an activist in the 1960s civil rights movement Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; JFSL3; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295976594
ISBN
9780295976594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.72

Hardback. Since the United Nations adopted the principle of self-determination in 1945, great powers have found that military strength is no guarantee of success in small wars fought against insurgents who use guerrilla and terrorist tactics. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBWS4; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597975377
ISBN
9781597975377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.36

Paperback. Offers a critical look at the nexus of military strategy, justice and law. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JPWS; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849040945
ISBN
9781849040945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.43

Paperback. A theoretical overview of disability oppression that shows its similarities to, and differences from, racism, sexism and colonialism. The analysis is supplemented by interviews conducted over a ten-year period with disability-rights activists throughout the Third World, Europe and the USA. Num Pages: 213 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFFJ; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
213
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520224810
ISBN
9780520224810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Hardcover. This work reasserts the importance of the French Revolution to an understanding of the nature of modern European politics and social life. It argues that the European model of democracy was created in the Revolution, a model with stark differences to Anglo-American liberal democracy. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674006249
ISBN
9780674006249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.95
€ 87.73

Paperback.

Every day around the world there are dozens of protests both large and small. Most groups engage the local police, some get media attention, and a few are successful. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHB; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.

Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745655178
ISBN
9780745655178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.93

Paperback. Protest has become an everyday part of modern societies, an outlet for voicing and discussing basic moral issues. This study integrates diverse examples of protest, from 19th-century boycotts to recent anti-nuclear, animal-rights and environmental movements, showing how social movements operate. Num Pages: 530 pages, 13 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFM; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 830.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
530
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226394817
ISBN
9780226394817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.37

Hardcover. Protest has become an everyday part of modern societies, an outlet for voicing and discussing basic moral issues. This study integrates diverse examples of protest, from 19th-century boycotts to recent anti-nuclear, animal-rights and environmental movements, showing how social movements operate. Num Pages: 526 pages, 13 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFM; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 35. Weight in Grams: 920.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
526
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226394800
ISBN
9780226394800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 79.17

Hardcover. Every day around the world there are dozens of protests both large and small. Most groups engage the local police, some get media attention, and a few are successful. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JHB; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745655161
ISBN
9780745655161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.45

Hardcover. With a focus on gender, this exploration since William Thompson's 1967 classic, "The Imagination of an Insurrection", offers insights into the studied theatricality of the Rising. This book argues that the Rising set out to proclaim sexual equality as well as political independence, but that, the rebels' radical ideas about gender were ignored. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: AN; HBJD1; HBLW; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
260
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184011
ISBN
9781859184011
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Hardcover. Editor(s): Valdez, Jamie. Num Pages: 161 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPWL2; JWA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634829359
ISBN
9781634829359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 230.89
€ 173.42

Hardback. Editor(s): Reed, Jan A. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
156
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624171246
ISBN
9781624171246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.11
€ 136.52

Paperback. Discusses the evolution of the global terrorist landscape over the decades. This book identifies various developments: the shift in the gravity of terrorism from the Syrian-controlled Biqa Valley in Lebanon to Afghanistan; the background shift in the epicentre of International terrorism from Afghanistan to Iraq, and the land of jihad; and more. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776740603
ISBN
9788776740603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 22, 20 black & white illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479366
ISBN
9780801479366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.88

Hardback. Much of the writing on charisma focuses on specific traits associated with exceptional leaders, a practice that has broadened the concept of charisma to such an extent that it loses its distinctiveness - and therefore its utility. More particularly, the concept's relevance to the study of social movements has not moved beyond generalizations. Editor(s): Stutje, Jan Willem. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JPHL; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857453297
ISBN
9780857453297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.12
€ 73.71

Hardback. Taken as a whole, these essays pursue a careful consideration of the historical and contemporary exclusions to polity that occur around gender, ethnicity, class, and race. Editor(s): Pulkingham, Jane. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JPVH; JPW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802096999
ISBN
9780802096999
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.74

Paperback. Combines political theory with attention to political practice to explore the development of localism as a new mode of statecraft. It highlights the challenges of the state devolving itself and the importance of citizens having the freedom, incentives and institutions needed to act. Num Pages: 264 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, 22 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JPVH1; JPW; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447323044
ISBN
9781447323044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.32

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