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Political control & freedoms

Paperback. Testimonial text by a Mapuche woman, with commentary and other ethnographic interventions by a US historian. Editor(s): Mallon, Florencia E. Num Pages: 392 pages, 36 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; BG; JFSJ1; JFSL9; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5741 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822329626
ISBN
9780822329626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Failing to Protect explains why the respect in which the UN is held is not matched by admiration for its practical attempts to safeguard human rights. The book shows how certain countries and political blocs manipulate and undermine the UN's human rights efforts and argues for urgent and radical reform at the international level. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JPSN1; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044097
ISBN
9781849044097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.47

Paperback. A biographical account of the physical barrier that divides the United States of America from the United Mexican States. This is a journey along a wall that cuts through a "third nation"- the Divided States of America. Num Pages: 200 pages, 37 color photos, 47 black/white photos, 35 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; AMV; JPS; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 12. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283947
ISBN
9780520283947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8. BIC Classification: JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University Press New York
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801444654
ISBN
9780801444654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.91

Paperback. Examines the ways the emergence of an internationally recognized identity - 'indigenous people - intersects with another relatively recent international movement - the development of universal human rights laws and principles. Num Pages: 291 pages, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
291
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520235564
ISBN
9780520235564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. A brilliant, ambitious rethinking of the nature of political community and the challenges to modern citizenship by one of Canada's foremost political scientists. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPFK; JPFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774809870
ISBN
9780774809870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.12

Paperback. Tells the story of South Africa's shocking propaganda campaign which sold apartheid across the world Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; JPVL; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745399140
ISBN
9780745399140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Focuses on Nazi propaganda feature films and feature-length documentaries made in Germany between 1933 and 1945 and released to the public. This book provides short biographies of actors, directors, producers, and others who were involved in the making of Nazi propaganda films. Num Pages: 295 pages, 58 photos, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; APFN; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786438709
ISBN
9780786438709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.72

Paperback. This book challenges traditional accounts of the Third World's contribution to international human rights. It demonstrates that diplomats from Third World countries helped both to radicalize the UN human rights agenda in the heyday of decolonization and to undermine that agenda by advancing cultural relativism as an excuse for abuses in the 1970s. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812222586
ISBN
9780812222586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Edited and with an introduction by political scientist Rogers M. Smith, Citizenship, Borders, and Human Needs brings together essays by an international array of leading scholars from a wide range of disciplines to explore the economic, cultural, political, and normative aspects of comparative immigration policies. Editor(s): Smith, Rogers M. Series: Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPVH; LNDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812222692
ISBN
9780812222692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226285092
ISBN
9780226285092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.92

Paperback. Provides a political history of the emergence and development of the human rights movement in the 20th century through the crucible of the United Nations, focusing on the hopes and expectations, concrete power struggles, national rivalries, and bureaucratic politics that moulded the international system of human rights law. Series: United Nations Intellectual History Project. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPSN1; JPVH; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 27. Weight in Grams: 733.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219343
ISBN
9780253219343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Female Circumcision brings together African activists to examine the issue within its various cultural and historical contexts, the debates on circumcision regarding African refugee and immigrant populations in the U.S. and the human rights efforts to eradicate the practice. Editor(s): Abusharaf, Rogaia Mustafa. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219418
ISBN
9780812219418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Arusha National Park in northern Tanzania, known for its scenic beauty, is also a battleground. This title shows how this park embodies the political-ecological dilemmas facing protected areas throughout Africa. It focuses on the symbolic importance of natural landscapes among various social groups in this setting. Series: California Studies in Critical Human Geography. Num Pages: 268 pages, 12 black-and-white illustrations, 7 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JFC; JFSL9; JPVH3; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 248 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234680
ISBN
9780520234680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Traces the trajectory of African American social movements from the time Booker T Washington to the present, providing an integrated discussion of class. This title addresses questions crucial to any understanding of Black politics. Num Pages: 315 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814713181
ISBN
9780814713181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. While the typical Japanese male politician glides through his district in air-conditioned taxis, the typical female voter trundles along the side streets on a simple bicycle. Studying the politics of the average female citizen in Japan, this title argues that this taxi-bicycle contrast reaches deeply into Japanese society. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 263 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ1; JHM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520212916
ISBN
9780520212916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.73

Paperback. .
Publisher
Encounter Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594037375
ISBN
9781594037375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.55

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Monthly Review Press
Number of pages
588
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583671610
ISBN
9781583671610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.56

The law of torts is concerned with the obligations that are created by the infringement of rights. This work seeks to show that this apparently simple proposition provides the groundwork for a new theoretical model for conceiving the law of torts, and a new way of understanding the subject. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JPVH; LAB; LAM; LNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 779.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199211609
ISBN
9780199211609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 205.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JPS; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Avalon Publishing Group United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568585185
ISBN
9781568585185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. The transformation of the American South - from authoritarian to democratic rule - is the most important political development since World War II. This title illuminates this sea change by analyzing the democratization experiences of Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 584 pages, 4 halftones. 9 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JJ; JPA; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 41. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149639
ISBN
9780691149639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

paperback. "A Free Ballot and a Fair Count" examines the efforts by the Department of Justice to implement the federal legislation passed by Congress in 1870-71 known as the Enforcement Acts. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 222 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JPVH1; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 347.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823220847
ISBN
9780823220847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 850.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231150361
ISBN
9780231150361
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.41
€ 90.18

paperback. This book constitutes the first major study showing (1) when transnational organized crime is likely to use corruption and violence tactics, (2) when transnational criminal activities most affect individual and state security, and (3) when the negative consequences of these tactics and activities can be most successfully combated. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 tables, 42 figures. BIC Classification: JPS; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804769938
ISBN
9780804769938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

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