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Political control & freedoms

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Political control & freedoms

Paperback. Drawing on participatory action research conducted in Sierra Leone, Kosovo and the Philippines, Human Rights in Prisons analyses encounters between rights-based non-governmental organisations and prisons. It explores the previously under-researched perspectives of prison staff and prisoners on their lives and relationships. Series: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHMC; JKV; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349492749
ISBN
9781349492749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.92

Hardcover. Divided into 3 parts, this book documents the development and implementation of refugee policy in South Africa. It addresses issues on detention, children and health, and welfare policy for refugees. It aims to represent the tangible shifts and concerns of a process aimed at establishing policies, legislation and practice concerning refugees. Editor(s): Handmaker, Jeff; De la Hunt, Lee Anne; Klaaren, Jonathan. Series: Human Rights in Context. Num Pages: 16 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFD; JPQB; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845451097
ISBN
9781845451097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.88

Paperback. The intense policing of women's reproductive capacity places women's health and human rights in great peril. This work looks beyond abortion to document how the law and the criminal justice system police women's rights to conceive, to be pregnant, and to raise their children. Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK; JKV; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814727911
ISBN
9780814727911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. Editor(s): Cohen, Jean L.; Laborde, C. Cile. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JPHV; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168700
ISBN
9780231168700
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.36
€ 102.15

Paperback. Editor(s): Cohen, Jean L.; Laborde, C. Cile. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JPHV; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168717
ISBN
9780231168717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardcover. This title explores the relationship between de Gaulle and the media during his presidency. The author examines de Gaulle's communications strategy and broadcasting policy, comparing his approach to public communications with that of past French leaders and contemporary American presidents. Series: French Politics, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JPHL; JPV; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333751381
ISBN
9780333751381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.85

Paperback. An analysis of serious but subtle forms of oppression involving neither physical violence nor the use of law. It uncovers a set of underlying moral principles that account for the immorality of civilized oppression, and points to some of the implications for social and institutional life. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847692750
ISBN
9780847692750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.71

Paperback. Since the end of the Cold War, the idea of human rights has been made into a justification for intervention by the world's leading economic and military powers. This work presents describes the leading role of the United States in initiating military and other interventions, but also on the obvious support given to it by European powers and NATO. Translator(s): Johnstone, Diana. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPVH; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S. United Kingdom
Number of pages
194
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
English Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583671474
ISBN
9781583671474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.67

Paperback. Since the 1990s, gay and lesbian civil rights organizations have increasingly focused on the right of same-sex couples to marry, which represents a major change from earlier activists' rejection of the institution. This title explores this shift and its connections to the transformation of the US from a welfare state to a neo-liberal one. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226895291
ISBN
9780226895291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 259 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173429
ISBN
9780691173429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.64

Paperback. Conventional wisdom holds that the American military is overwhelmingly conservative and Republican, and extremely political. This title reveals that the rank-and-file army is not nearly as homogeneous as we think - or as politically active - and that political attitudes across the ranks are undergoing a substantial shift. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 line illus. 52 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPL; JPVK; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691142258
ISBN
9780691142258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardback. This text advances a republican conception of citizenship, which is described and defended through an analysis of the general will in the writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, leaders of the French Revolution and Restoration-era liberals. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBJD; JPA; JPF; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742507883
ISBN
9780742507883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.18

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 221 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231170925
ISBN
9780231170925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 46.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPS; JPVH; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349420148
ISBN
9781349420148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.34

Hardcover. Values, in terms of human rights and democracy, are important factors for individual state's participation in the international community. This work explores the ethical and moral conflict between the international system and the rights of sovereign powers in cases such as Kosovo and Rwanda. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPVH; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333794241
ISBN
9780333794241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.31

Paperback. Contains new insights about North Korea which could only be revealed by someone working high up in the regime. This title is also the story of how a member of the inner circle of this enigmatic country became its most courageous, outspoken critic. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; BGA; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846044212
ISBN
9781846044212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403976239
ISBN
9781403976239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. This book uses the concept of universal human rights to explore the relationship between the individual, society, and truth. To answer the question of how we say something universally true about human beings while lacking the philosophical means to do so, the author explores the changing relationship between truth and politics from Plato to Locke. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2007
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349536931
ISBN
9781349536931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.16

Paperback. Umkhonto weSizwe, Spear of the Nation, was arguably the last of the great liberation armies of the twentieth century - but it never got to "march triumphant into Pretoria." This book presents the various stages of MK's thirty-year history, and considers the difficult strategic and moral problems the revolutionary army faced. Series: Ohio Short Histories of Africa. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 179 x 9. Weight in Grams: 118.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821420263
ISBN
9780821420263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.63

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
€ 36.59

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