Political activism
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Political activism
Hardback. Since 1945, Britain's political and cultural landscape has been transformed by social movements campaigning on issues of gender, race, disability, sexuality, the environment and peace. This text traces the history of these movements alongside one another. Series: Contemporary History in Context S. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333720097
- ISBN
- 9780333720097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Hardcover. Violent politics in Northern Ireland has lasted 30 years and cost 4000 lives and billions of pounds. Many such conflicts afflict the world. This book describes the search for causes and solutions. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPWL; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 519.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333730850
- ISBN
- 9780333730850
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Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96
Hardcover. This text uses a specific case study to consider the role of scientific advice in shaping governmental decisions such as BSE and global warming - and the consequences of a divided scientific view. It looks at the use of the media by groups and companies attempting to control the political agenda. Num Pages: 389 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPQB; JPWD; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 30. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333745465
- ISBN
- 9780333745465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.21
€ 68.21
Paperback. This work examines four organizations (including the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition) where women have been active. It discusses the processes and structures created by these groups in order to work democratically across differences. Editor(s): Davies, Celia; Roulston, Carmel. Series: Women's Studies at York Series. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JFFK; JPHV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333760666
- ISBN
- 9780333760666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.78
€ 65.78
Hardback. Democracy and Interest Groups assesses the contribution that interest groups make to the democratic involvement of citizens and the generation of social capital. The authors draw on new surveys of groups and members and more unusually with non-participants. It also makes use of in-depth interviews with campaign group leaders and organizers. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFS; JPHV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333763339
- ISBN
- 9780333763339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Hardback. Part of a wider study of the management of contemporary peace processes, this book has a strong comparative theme. It draws heavily on interviews with key players (politicians and policymakers) in the Northern Ireland peace process. The book also assesses political movement and change. Series: Ethnic & Intercommunity Conflict. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPR; GTJ; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333779149
- ISBN
- 9780333779149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardback. Ethnic and national conflicts have been an unexpected and major source of problems in many parts of the world, no where more so than in the formerly communist countries. This volume provides a readable introduction to, and brief analytical coverage of, all the ethnic disputes of the 1990s. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFFJ; JFSL; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333792568
- ISBN
- 9780333792568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardback. This text investigates the political world of lobbying on three levels, especially looking at the USA. It compares modern "techniques" of lobbying to previous developments in history - and political writers of their time, and it looks at high public interest causes. Series: Advances in Political Science. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHV; JPQ; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 527.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333920565
- ISBN
- 9780333920565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. In this reflective account of what the revolution has meant to various actors such as the dominant powers, the Third World, fellow revolutionaries and intellectuals, Geraldine Lievesley addresses significant themes with which the revolution has engaged and the problems that it has encountered. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333968529
- ISBN
- 9780333968529
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. In this reflective account of what the revolution has meant to various actors such as the dominant powers, the Third World, fellow revolutionaries and intellectuals, Geraldine Lievesley addresses significant themes with which the revolution has engaged and the problems that it has encountered. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333968536
- ISBN
- 9780333968536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.02
€ 66.02
Hardback. Populism has become a favourite catchword for mass media and politicians. This volume offers a different perspective and underlines that populism is an ambiguous but constitutive component of democratic systems torn between their ideology and their actual functioning. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333970041
- ISBN
- 9780333970041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 227.37
€ 227.37
Informal Justice in Divided Societies: Northern Ireland and South Afri...
Knox, Colin, Monaghan, Rachel
Hardcover. This volume examines the ways in which paramilitary and vigilante activity are linked with controlling community crime in both Northern Ireland and South Africa. It includes a debate of the abuse of human rights suffered by many victims, tentatively highlighting future policy implications. Series: Ethnic and Intercommunity Conflict Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1HFMS; JKV; JPVH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333972366
- ISBN
- 9780333972366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardcover. The impact of political lobbyists remains highly controversial. When do they matter? Steven John tells readers when lobbyists count and analyzes the relationship between lobbying, policy outcomes and the impact of external factors to reveal the professional lobbyist's limited effect on policy. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; JPRB; JPWD; KJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333985885
- ISBN
- 9780333985885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.20
€ 128.20
Hardcover. This text discusses the issues and strategies which have characterized the environmental campaigns mounted against recent controversial infrastructure projects in France. It looks at why some protests succeed where others fail and at the relationship between states and social movements. Series: French Politics, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 257 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPF; JPWF; RNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 519.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333990438
- ISBN
- 9780333990438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Hardback. Bringing together major thinkers including Francis Fukuyama, Benjamin Barber, Noam Chomsky, Bhikhu Parekh and Fred Halliday among others, "Worlds in Collision" sets the agenda for the debate about the future of the world order in the wake of international terrorism and the war in Afghanistan. Editor(s): Booth, Ken; Dunne, Tim. Num Pages: 386 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 511.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333998045
- ISBN
- 9780333998045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.83
€ 128.83
Paperback. Bringing together major thinkers including Francis Fukuyama, Benjamin Barber, Noam Chomsky, Bhikhu Parekh and Fred Halliday among others, "Worlds in Collision" sets the agenda for the debate about the future of the world order in the wake of international terrorism and the war in Afghanistan. Editor(s): Booth, Ken; Dunne, Tim. Num Pages: 386 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333998052
- ISBN
- 9780333998052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
This edited volume attempts to get closer to the perspectives of perpetrators of terrorist acts. It explores how terrorists view the world, reviews the way in which terrorist acts are conceptualized by the public and by national leaders, and suggests strategies for reducing and preventing terrorism. Editor(s): Canter, David V. Num Pages: 314 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMK; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470753804
- ISBN
- 9780470753804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 218.95
€ 218.95
Hardcover. Series: Islamic Studies Series. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 117 x 13. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522869460
- ISBN
- 9780522869460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.55
€ 37.55
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718893163
- ISBN
- 9780718893163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.67
€ 36.67
Hardcover. This book is about the global crisis and the right to resistance, about neoliberal biopolitics and direct democracy, about the responsibility of intellectuals and the poetry of the multitude. Using Greece as an example, Douzinas argues that the persistent sequence of protests, uprisings and revolutions has radically changed the political landscape. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 3JMG; JPA; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745665436
- ISBN
- 9780745665436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.50
€ 77.50
Paperback. The Power Paradox reveals how mainstream views of power restrict the conceptual insights needed to resolve conflict. Bennett identifies fascinating contradictions within discourses of power and relational dynamics, acknowledging the enduring quandary of power struggles: we are all implicated within them. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; HPS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761857976
- ISBN
- 9780761857976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.16
€ 59.16
Hardcover. Cautioning Western leaders against an anti-terrorist tunnel vision that could ultimately backfire, Shore proposes bold, creative, and controversial solutions for attracting the hearts and minds of moderate Muslims living in the West. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801885051
- ISBN
- 9780801885051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.52
€ 45.52
Paperback. Cautioning Western leaders against an anti-terrorist tunnel vision that could ultimately backfire, Shore proposes bold, creative, and controversial solutions for attracting the hearts and minds of moderate Muslims living in the West. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFSR2; JPS; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801892912
- ISBN
- 9780801892912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.86
€ 30.86
This work examines the "political bosses" or powerful men who were the urban "New South" counterparts to the rural "Old South" planter elite. Although villified by the media, these powerful individuals often cared deeply about their cities, and sought to improve the lives of their citizens. Num Pages: 224 pages, 29 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121505
- ISBN
- 9780813121505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.41
€ 43.41