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Political control & freedoms

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813539096
ISBN
9780813539096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.51

Paperback. Analyzing how authoritarian regimes utilize coercion, this book sheds light on a fundamental period during the Chilean dictatorship. It provides an account of why the DINA was created in the first place, how it became the most powerful repressive institution in Chile, and why it was suddenly replaced with a different organization. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPB; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268038359
ISBN
9780268038359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.43

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

€ 117.70

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
€ 16.71

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

€ 40.84

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

€ 44.65

Paperback. In 1916, 17-year-old Jesse Washington, a retarded black boy, was publicly tortured, lynched, and burned on the town square of Waco, Texas. Drawing on research from the national files of the NAACP, local newspapers and archives, and other sources, this book presents the reconstruction of the crime and how it influenced the antilynching campaign. Series: Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 b&w photos, map, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JFSL3; JKV; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Texas A&M University Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585445448
ISBN
9781585445448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.80

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
€ 30.51

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
€ 22.74

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

€ 146.25

paperback. An investigation of the unique constitutional relationship between Aboriginal people and the Canadian state, a relationship that does not exist between Canada and other Canadians. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802080493
ISBN
9780802080493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 42.94

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

€ 219.77
€ 149.48

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

€ 129.98
€ 124.35

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

€ 33.99
€ 29.90

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

€ 47.21

Hardcover. Central to discussions of multiculturalism and minority rights in modern liberal societies is the idea that the particular demands of minority groups contradict the requirements of equality, anonymity, and universality for citizenship and belonging. The contributors to this volume question the significance of this dichotomy.. Editor(s): Dumouchel, Paul; Gotoh, Reiko. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 273 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782386933
ISBN
9781782386933
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.42

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
€ 41.71

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

€ 164.20

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 42.83

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

€ 43.23

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