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Political activism

Paperback. In The Revolution Has Come Robyn C. Spencer traces the Black Panther Party's organizational evolution in Oakland, California, examining how its internal politics along with external forces such as COINTELPRO shaped the Party's efforts at fostering self-determination in Oakland's black communities. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBTV; JFSL3; JPL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 265 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362869
ISBN
9780822362869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Hardback. In The Revolution Has Come Robyn C. Spencer traces the Black Panther Party's organizational evolution in Oakland, California, examining how its internal politics along with external forces such as COINTELPRO shaped the Party's efforts at fostering self-determination in Oakland's black communities. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBTV; JFSL3; JPL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362753
ISBN
9780822362753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.75

Paperback. These essays seek to place the revolutionary events in their wider context: apart from chapters covering the main centres of disturbance there are discussions of the situation and reactions in Britain, the US and Russia, which were affected by the disorders elsewhere. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199249978
ISBN
9780199249978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 95.71

Hardback. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, did symbolic as well as literal damage. This book includes two interlinked essays that proposes the notion of virtual traumato that describe the cultural wound that this name-date both deflects and relays. It examines the historical and philosophical infrastructure of the notion of war on terror. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFC; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823231232
ISBN
9780823231232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.69

Paperback. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, did symbolic as well as literal damage. This book includes two interlinked essays that proposes the notion of virtual traumato that describe the cultural wound that this name-date both deflects and relays. It examines the historical and philosophical infrastructure of the notion of war on terror. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFC; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823231249
ISBN
9780823231249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.49

Paperback. Human rights workers have achieved positions of formidable power. They have done much good. But the moral ambiguity of their work and questions about whether they can sometimes cause real harm endure. This book tackles those questions. It presents a tale of the bright sides and the dark sides of the humanitarian world built by good intentions. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JPVH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 114 x 15. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141381
ISBN
9780691141381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.48

Paperback. A long-dominant reading of American politics holds that public policy in the United States is easily captured by special interest groups. Countering this view, this title traces the development of government intervention in agriculture from its nineteenth-century origins to contemporary struggles over farm subsidies. Editor(s): Katznelson, Ira; Shefter, Martin; Skocpol, Theda. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 tables. 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JPA; JPWD; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691116280
ISBN
9780691116280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.21
€ 46.67

Hardback. In this sweeping social history Dorceta E. Taylor examines the emergence and rise of the multi-faceted conservation movement from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century, showing how race, class, and gender influenced its every aspect. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JPWQ; KCM; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 242 x 31. Weight in Grams: 812.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361817
ISBN
9780822361817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 24 b&w photos, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816656202
ISBN
9780816656202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Hardback. First book to survey international women's cooperation and activism during the wars Series: International Library of Twentieth Century History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b/w integrated. BIC Classification: 3JJG; HBG; HBLW; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 224 x 33. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848856714
ISBN
9781848856714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.94
€ 137.06

Paperback. Neither a random event nor the act of a lone madman - the assassination of President John F Kennedy was an appalling and grisly conspiracy. Informed by original sources, this title adds fresh material to different aspects of the case. Num Pages: 536 pages, 28 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 146 x 33. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674034723
ISBN
9780674034723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.82

Paperback. In this unique study, the authors go deep into the world of the Palestinian group Hamas, in an effort to understand what motivates the young men of the movement to lay down their lives in suicidal act of murder. Num Pages: 304 pages, 85 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; HRA; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 434. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0016655
ISBN
9780195305593
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A critical reflection on the role of terrorism in major armed conflicts occurring during the 1990s and the first decade of the twenty first century. Case studies include Bosnia, Kosovo, Chechnya, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria. Series Editor(s): Taylor, Max; Currie, Mark; Hogan, John. Series: New Directions in Terrorism Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 36 graphs. BIC Classification: JPWL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 260 x 2. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781784994099
ISBN
9781784994099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. Emphasizes the coexistence of different kinds of radicalism, their tensions, and their implications. This title reveals the importance of radicalism's links to pre-industrial culture and attachments to place and local communities, as well as the ways in which journalists who had been pushed out of "respectable" politics connected to artisans. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 194 x 23. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226090863
ISBN
9780226090863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. Part of "Democracy and Terrorism" series, a three volume project intended to explore one of the most pressing issues: how to reconcile the need to fight terrorism with our desire to protect and enhance democratic values. Editor(s): Richardson, Louise. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415954389
ISBN
9780415954389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

Paperback. Translator(s): McRae, Dave. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479380
ISBN
9780801479380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. This handbook offers a wide-ranging examination of the current state of academic analysis & debate as well as an up-to-date survey of contemporary insurgent movements & counter-insurgencies. Editor(s): Rich, Paul B.; Duyvesteyn, Isabelle. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPS; JPWL; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 23. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415747530
ISBN
9780415747530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.42

Paperback. A popular concise guide - one of the clearest available on the Russian Revolution. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations, 2maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Pearson
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582355590
ISBN
9780582355590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 47.16

Hardcover. An eye-opening survey of the recent Arab revolutions and their political consequences, comparing them to those of a previous generation. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFSR2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 148 x 29. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393240122
ISBN
9780393240122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. This book by the author of "Rogue Warrior of the SAS", retells the story of a series of murders by the Ulster Volunteer Force in N. Ireland in the 1970s. When convicted, the killers received over 2000 years in jail, the longest sentences ever given in a single trial in British legal history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BTC; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 112 x 26. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099738107
ISBN
9780099738107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA; JPF; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 36. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173191
ISBN
9780691173191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.81

Paperback. Providing an on-the-ground account of the Israeli-Palestine conflict, Menchaem Klein argues that the aggressive Israeli settlement programme has shifted the Israeli-Palestine dispute from a border struggle to an ethnic conflict. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849040853
ISBN
9781849040853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.34

Paperback. On 26th November 2008 the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai is besieged by Pakistani Islamists, armed with explosives and machine guns. For three days, guests and staff of the hotel are trapped as the terrorists run amok. On 29th November commandos launch Operation Black Tornado. The world holds its breath. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JMC; JPWL2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780670922598
ISBN
9780670922598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black and white photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307886118
ISBN
9780307886118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.44

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