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Political control & freedoms

Paperback. The conflict in Chechnya involves many of the most contentious issues in contemporary international politics. By providing us with a persuasive and challenging study, Hughes sets out the indispensable lessons for other conflicts involving the volatile combination of insurgency and counterinsurgency, most notably the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Series: National and Ethnic Conflict in the 21st Century Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUAC; JPVR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220308
ISBN
9780812220308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardcover. How do African states respond to the mass arrival and prolonged presence of refugees? This book answers this question by drawing on recent case studies and examining the politics behind refugee policy in Africa. The implications of this approach are important not only for the study of asylum in Africa, but also for the future of refugee protection. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFD; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230215047
ISBN
9780230215047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.87

Paperback. What is a human right? How can we tell whether a proposed human right really is one? How do we establish the content of particular human rights, and how do we resolve conflicts between them? James Griffin offers answers in his compelling new investigation of human rights. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199573103
ISBN
9780199573103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.72

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

€ 43.99
€ 38.84

Paperback. This study examines the functional relationship between millenarian-inspired terrorism and the process of political change. Through an exhaustive investigation of late twentieth-century movements, it concludes that apocalyptic expectations performed a significant group mobilization, leadership and therapeutic function. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JPV; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230108738
ISBN
9780230108738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.06

Hardcover. A study of migration tides which explores political and economic factors that have influenced immigration in post-war Europe and the USA. It seeks to explain immigration in terms of the globalization of labour markets and the expansion of civil rights for marginal groups in liberal democracies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 figures, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFFN; JHBL; JPVH1; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674444232
ISBN
9780674444232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 86.20

hardcover. Tag Teaming the Press follows Bill and Hillary Clinton's lifelong association with the media, showing how they have developed and, over the years, modified their tactics. This book not only presents interesting stories about them from reporters' points of view, but also raises important issues that any civically engaged citizen will want to explore. Series: Communication, Media and Politics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742555488
ISBN
9780742555488
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.16

The compelling memoir of a civil rights leader's journey from the Jim Crow-era South to the Washington beltway Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 839.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611173376
ISBN
9781611173376
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.05

Paperback. .
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503933392
ISBN
9781503933392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.06

Paperback. A searching meditation on our all-too-human capacity for inhumanity, "Evil Men" confronts atrocity head-on how it looks and feels, what motivates it, how it can be stopped. James Dawes s unflinchingly honest account, drawing on firsthand interviews, is not just about the things Japanese war criminals did, but about what it means to befriend them." Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ; HBWQ; HPQ; JPVH; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674416796
ISBN
9780674416796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.75

Paperback. In this collage of essays, meditations, poems and travel reports, the author looks at travel and translation, addressing travel, diaspora, border crossing, self-location and establishing homes away from home. He contemplates a world that whilst looking connected, is, in fact, not. Num Pages: 416 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; JHM; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674779617
ISBN
9780674779617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.24

paperback. An examination and discussion of the public and the hidden discourses (transcripts) of those who wield power and of those who feign deference to it. Examples are drawn from literature, history and politics to illustrate the many guises the interaction of such discourses can take. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFS; JMH; JPH; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300056693
ISBN
9780300056693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761854616
ISBN
9780761854616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.23

Paperback. Language is our key to imagining the world, others, and ourselves. Yet sometimes our ways of talking dehumanize others and trivialize human experience. In war other people are imagined as enemies to be killed. This book examines the ethics of human expression - in the law and in the rest of life. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; DSA; JPVH2; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138374
ISBN
9780691138374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JPSF; JPV; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
RAND United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780833016478
ISBN
9780833016478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.42

paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 325.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 1988
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349082254
ISBN
9781349082254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 193.30

Hardcover. A study that captures the drama of the Black freedom struggle in America during the 1950s and 60s, showing how King's leadership showed the way to non-violent protest. An analysis of King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail", a manifesto of the American Civil Rights Movement, is included. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Edition
1988th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333397985
ISBN
9780333397985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.26

Paperback. Constructs a portrait of the systematic abuse suffered by detainees caught in the net of America's "war on terror." This work argues that the endorsement of abuse at the highest levels of government presents a powerful test for American democracy and the rule of law. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPVH; JWKT; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140539
ISBN
9780231140539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Hardback. When the American media published photographs of US soldiers abusing prisoners at Abu Ghraib, the Bush administration assured the world that the abuse was isolated and that the perpetrators would be held accountable. This work presents a detailed account of what took place in America's overseas detention centers. Num Pages: 456 pages, 454 pages of documents. BIC Classification: JPVH; JWKT; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140522
ISBN
9780231140522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.39
€ 83.75

Paperback. From the Bullet to the Ballot: The Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party and Racial Coalition Politics in Chicago Series: The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469622101
ISBN
9781469622101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.06

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