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Political activism
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Political activism
Paperback. Between 1979 and 2000 four major lesbian and gay demonstrations took place there. Drawing on archival research, historical data, original photographs, interviews with key activists, and more than a thousand news articles, this book offers an analysis - descriptive, historical, and sociological - of these marches and their organization. Num Pages: 379 pages, 18 halftones, 17 line drawings, 12 tables. BIC Classification: JFSK; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226289960
- ISBN
- 9780226289960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.77
€ 37.99
€ 29.77
Paperback. In the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, security became the paramount concern of virtually everyone involved in governing the United States. This title describes the human activities, emotions, relationships, and decisions that shaped the way Americans experienced homeland security. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 halftones, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHM; JPRB; JPWL2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226257440
- ISBN
- 9780226257440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Paperback. Why do people keep fighting for social causes in the face of consistent failure? Why do they risk their physical, emotional, and financial safety on behalf of strangers? How do these groups survive high turnover and emotional burnout? This title provides answers to these questions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFF; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226188669
- ISBN
- 9780226188669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.92
€ 34.99
€ 27.92
Hardcover. NGOs set out to save lives, relieve suffering, and service basic human needs. In this book, the author dives into the intricacies of the decision-making process at NGOs and uncovers a basic truth: It may be the case that relief agencies try to help people but, in practical terms, the main focus of their work is to produce projects. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JKSR; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226131221
- ISBN
- 9780226131221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.73€ 79.37
€ 94.73
€ 79.37
Paperback. Demonstrates how indigenous power in Ecuador is energized by disagreements over values and priorities, eloquently contending that the plurality of Andean communities, not their unity, has been the key to their political success. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 halftones, 5 maps, 4 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; 3JJP; JFSL9; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226114033
- ISBN
- 9780226114033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.84
€ 34.99
€ 27.84
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
€ 37.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. This study offers an interpretation of the political battles that paved the way for reform in Iran. The author argues that the struggle for a more democratic Iran can be traced back to the revolution itself, and to the contradictory agendas of the revolution's founding father, Ayatollah Khomeini. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FBN; GTB; JPH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- (hc and pb published simultaneously)
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226077581
- ISBN
- 9780226077581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.62
€ 37.99
€ 29.62
Paperback. A political movement rallies against under regulated banks, widening gaps in wealth, and gridlocked governments. Sound familiar? Historians wrote approvingly of the Populists up into the 1950s. This title sets out to uncover the truth of populism, focusing on the prominent Populist state, Kansas. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226054087
- ISBN
- 9780226054087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.79
€ 33.99
€ 26.79
Hardcover. Features three essays that engage with the extraordinary Occupy Wall Street movement that has swept across the world, examining everything from self-immolations in the Middle East to the G8 crackdown in Chicago to the many protest signs still visible worldwide. Series: TRIOS. Num Pages: 168 pages, 29 halftones. BIC Classification: JFD; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226042602
- ISBN
- 9780226042602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.57€ 52.52
€ 61.57
€ 52.52
Paperback. Argues that the process of state building has long been influenced by external territorial pressures and competition, with the absence of border fixity contributing to the evolution of strong states - and its presence to the survival of weak ones. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 halftones, 5 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JPS; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226031361
- ISBN
- 9780226031361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.53
€ 42.99
€ 33.53
Hardcover. Argues that the process of state building has long been influenced by external territorial pressures and competition, with the absence of border fixity contributing to the evolution of strong states - and its presence to the survival of weak ones. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 halftones, 5 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JPS; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226031354
- ISBN
- 9780226031354
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.68€ 94.60
€ 113.68
€ 94.60
Hardcover. Examining the way terrorism challenges traditional norms, this title discusses the morality of various practices of torture, and explores the infamous ticking time-bomb scenario. It addresses criticisms of torture, analyzing the impact its adoption could have on democracy, institutional structures, and foreign policy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226014838
- ISBN
- 9780226014838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.13
€ 52.99
€ 41.13
Paperback. A bestselling historian's account of the Gunpowder Plot - 'History as it should be written' - Roy Strong. Num Pages: 448 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753814017
- ISBN
- 9780753814017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. The New Era of Terrorism: Selected Readings is a collection of edited articles on policy issues that have emerged since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, as well as relevant events that immediately preceded the attacks. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; JPWL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 177 x 16. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780761988731
- ISBN
- 9780761988731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 140.77
€ 140.77
Hardback. Over the past decade, international human rights organizations and think tanks have expressed a growing concern that the space of civil society organizations around the world is under pressure. This book examines the pressures experienced by NGOs in four partial democracies: Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia and the Philippines. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; JPWH; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9790230368346
- ISBN
- 9780230368347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.89
€ 124.89
Paperback. A brief, affordable introduction to collective behavior and social movements. Series: Contemporary Societies Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393978452
- ISBN
- 9780393978452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.55
€ 30.99
€ 27.55
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745332505
- ISBN
- 9780745332505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.94
€ 33.99
€ 22.94
Hardcover. Who is Omar Nasiri? Why does he matter? This book presents the true story - attested by specialists in international espionage and security - of the man who infiltrated Al Qaeda in Europe, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850658610
- ISBN
- 9781850658610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.18
€ 25.99
€ 24.18
Paperback. This stunning work of precision, intelligence and humanity is now available in paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HRH; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 28 x 23. Weight in Grams: 276. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKE0000237
- ISBN
- 9781843543206
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: Great Books in Philosophy. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Prometheus
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0017380
- ISBN
- 9780879754112
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99