Political control & freedoms
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Political control & freedoms
Paperback. Can harsh interrogation techniques and torture ever be morally justified, for a nation at war or under threat of imminent attack? In this volume, the author takes on ethical debates about counterterrorism techniques that are increasingly central to US foreign policy in the aftermath of 9/11 and discusses ramifications for future of interrogation. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH; JPWL; LATC; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589019720
- ISBN
- 9781589019720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.92
€ 40.92
Hagenloh's vivid and monumental account is the first to show how Stalin's peculiar brand of policing-in which criminals, juvenile delinquents, and other marginalized population groups were seen increasingly as threats to the political and social order-supplied the core mechanism of the Great Terror. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPVR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 35. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801891823
- ISBN
- 9780801891823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 42.94
€ 51.99
€ 42.94
hardcover. This work charts the journey through the inner workings of apartheid, through the encounters - imprisonment, exile, homecoming - that crucially defined its violent reign and ultimate overthrow. It outlines and applies a theory of life story praxis in the context of political struggle. Num Pages: 350 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739105955
- ISBN
- 9780739105955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.33
€ 155.33
Paperback. Focusing on the theme of visions seen by those who dreamed of what might be, Lauren explores the dramatic transformation of a world patterned by centuries of human rights abuses into a global community that now boldly proclaims that the way governments treat their own people is a matter of international concern. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812221381
- ISBN
- 9780812221381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.60
€ 46.99
€ 41.60
Hardback. An examination of issues surrounding the development and future prospects of civil society in Eastern Europe. This book is part of a series that was drawn from the proceedings of the "Fourth World Congress" conference held at Harrogate, 1990. Editor(s): Lewis, Paul G. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; JPHC; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 1. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333567760
- ISBN
- 9780333567760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.93
€ 121.93
Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801451492
- ISBN
- 9780801451492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.11
€ 47.11
Paperback. Analysis of the nationally broadcast radio program "Focus on the Family" that argues that the Christian right's popularity stems from its resistance to the increasing influence of market forces in the welfare state, the electoral system, and the public sphere. The book provides a needed contribution to sociopolitical studies of mass movements. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JPV; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476. An excellent, clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Durham
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Copyright 2000
- SKU
- KRS0018729
- ISBN
- 9780822325413
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Millions around the world die from preventable diseases. Millions more suffer from poor health as a result of extreme poverty. Who bears responsibility for health inequalities? Who should take responsibility for ameliorating them? This book explores the moral dilemmas posed by disparities in health across nations. Editor(s): Lenard, Patti Tamara; Straehle, Christine. Series: Studies in Global Justice and Human Rights. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFM; JPSL; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748696260
- ISBN
- 9780748696260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Hardcover. Explores the moral dilemmas posed by disparities in health across nations. This title includes case studies such as: the migration of health care practitioners from developing to developed nations; the impact of climate change on health outcomes; the social determinants of health outcomes; and more. Editor(s): Lenard, Patti Tamara; Straehle, Christine. Series Editor(s): Brooks, Dr. Thom. Series: Studies in Global Justice and Human Rights. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748646920
- ISBN
- 9780748646920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.45€ 118.01
€ 124.45
€ 118.01
Hardback. Editor(s): Walsh, Patrick N. Num Pages: 161 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH; JPVH4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 161
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628088458
- ISBN
- 9781628088458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.25€ 150.15
€ 219.25
€ 150.15
Hardback. This volume brings together multi-method research on political mobilization in the USA, rights in Peru, peacebuilding in Croatia and Israel/Palestine, local forums in the Occupy movement and a crowd behaviors in the context of university party riots. Editor(s): Coy, Patrick G. Series: Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: JHB; JPV; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781907320
- ISBN
- 9781781907320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.87
€ 145.87
Hardcover. "Why Allende? Why Pinochet?" covers the two most conflicting Chilean governments of this century. The book ends with a discussion of the legacies of both governments. In the historical Chilean memory of the century, human rights violations will occupy a special place. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPF; JPVH; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333800539
- ISBN
- 9780333800539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.39
€ 121.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781895686975
- ISBN
- 9781895686975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.63
€ 25.99
€ 22.63
Paperback. This book, by a lawyer and professor of commercial law who is the great-great-granddaughter of a slave and a white southern lawyer, is both an argument for affirming group claims in the legal vocabulary and a description of the seemingly ineluctable status of black people in the US. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674014718
- ISBN
- 9780674014718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.97
€ 35.99
€ 30.97
Hardcover. Although there has emerged a huge interest in the Muslim communities in Britain since 9/11 and 7/7, few academic studies have focused on the political processes within Muslim communities and the impacts these have on civic engagement. This book examines the political biographies and religious identities of British Muslims of Pakistani descent. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL; JFSL1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275158
- ISBN
- 9781137275158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.71
€ 64.71
paperback. Series: Justice, Power and Politics. Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFFJ; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469630984
- ISBN
- 9781469630984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.48
€ 42.48
Hardcover. This text examines the political importance of moral opposition to authoritarian rule in Chile, 1973-90, as a challenge to the government's systematic human rights' violations. It also argues that such moral matters are often underestimated in regime transition analysis. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JPFQ; JPVH; JPVR; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333633953
- ISBN
- 9780333633953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.32
€ 122.32
Paperback. Presidential Secrecy and the Law will be the standard in presidential powers studies for years to come. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1, 1 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JPVH2; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801885839
- ISBN
- 9780801885839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.76
€ 38.76
Paperback. The autobiography of Palden Gyatso, who was arrested in 1959 after taking part in a non-violent demonstration for Tibetan independence. After a failed escape bid he was starved and tortured. Following his release in 1992, after 33 years of captivity, he fled to India and began to reveal the true extent of the Chinese oppression in Tibet. Translator(s): Shakya, Tsering. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations facsim., maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGA; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVR; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Vintage London
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860465093
- ISBN
- 9781860465093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.77
€ 20.99
€ 16.77
Hardback. Chinese citizens are becoming increasingly mobile, both inside China and abroad. China is caught between perceived benefits and dangers posed by mobility, complicated by the government's own conflicting impulses to support and discourage it. This book demonstrates this balance through an in-depth look at patterns of migration and state response. Series: Donald R. Ellegood International Publications. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295990156
- ISBN
- 9780295990156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.40
€ 117.40