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Political control & freedoms

Paperback. Andrews examines the civil rights struggle in Mississippi, where resistance to racial integration proved to be the strongest in the US. His study covers the activities of black activists and of white supremacists, and considers how the anti-integration campaign continued after the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliographical references. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; HBJK; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226020433
ISBN
9780226020433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Hardback. If, as Kent argues, everyone has a human right to adequate food, it follows that those who can empower the poor have a duty to see that right implemented, and the obligation to be held morally and legally accountable for seeing that that right is realized for everyone, everywhere. Editor(s): Twiss, Sumner B.; Kelsay, John; Coonan, Terry. Series: Advancing Human Rights S. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPVH; LBBR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589010550
ISBN
9781589010550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 215.01

Hardback. This ground-breaking collection examines the erosion of the legal boundaries traditionally dividing civil detention from criminal punishment. The contributors empirically demonstrate how the mentally ill, non-citizen immigrants, and enemy combatants are treated like criminals in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. Editor(s): Reiter, Keramet; Koenig, Alexa. Series: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 1KBC; JKVP; JPVH; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137441140
ISBN
9781137441140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.95

Hardcover. Editor(s): Kerikmae, Tanel; Chocia, Archil. Num Pages: 10 colour illustrations, 3 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; JPVH; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319273815
ISBN
9783319273815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.57

Paperback. This book uses Church of England history as a case study for difficulties faced by religions as they encounter human rights law. It will be a valuable aid in helping establish a more balanced relationship between canon law, charity law and human rights law. Series: Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; JPVH; KCP; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 403.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319350608
ISBN
9783319350608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.16

Hardcover. This book uses Church of England history as a case study for difficulties faced by religions as they encounter human rights law. It will be a valuable aid in helping establish a more balanced relationship between canon law, charity law and human rights law. Series: Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HRCX6; JPVH; LAFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 240 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319043180
ISBN
9783319043180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.31

Paperback. The authoritative introduction to the history of black civil rights in the USA, providing a clear and useful guide to the political, social and cultural history of black Americans and their pursuit of equality from 1865 to the present day. Series: Introductions to History. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415238885
ISBN
9780415238885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.57

Paperback. We live in an age of media saturation, where with a few clicks of the remote - or mouse - we can tune in to programming where the facts fit our ideological predispositions. This title demonstrates that the strong effects of media exposure found in past research are simply not applicable in today's more saturated media landscape. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 244 pages, 38 figures, 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226047300
ISBN
9780226047300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.05

Paperback. There are 27 million slaves alive today - more than at any point in history Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 3JM; HBTS; JFF; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851688159
ISBN
9781851688159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Reveals a vibrant and contentious political culture punctuated by traditional civic pride and an understudied tradition of protest in the black community Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 41 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL1; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814795637
ISBN
9780814795637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardcover. This book presents an atheistic case against the legalization of assisted suicide. Critical of both sides of the argument, it questions the assumptions behind the discussion. Yuill shows that our attitudes towards suicide - not euthanasia - are most important to our attitudes towards assisted suicide. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFME; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137286291
ISBN
9781137286291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.58

Paperback. This book presents an atheistic case against the legalization of assisted suicide. Critical of both sides of the argument, it questions the assumptions behind the discussion. Yuill shows that our attitudes towards suicide - not euthanasia - are most important to our attitudes towards assisted suicide. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFME; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137487469
ISBN
9781137487469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.44

Paperback. We say the camera doesn't lie, but we also know that pictures distort and deceive. This title examines the use and abuse of images today. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; APT; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691124407
ISBN
9780691124407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. This work tells the stories, in their own words, of the New Orleans civil rights workers who fought the racial terrorism that scarred so much of the South in the United States in the 1950s and 60s. The accounts span three generations of activists, tracing their risks, triumphs and disappointments. Num Pages: 292 pages, 23 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814774564
ISBN
9780814774564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403960351
ISBN
9781403960351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.09

Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 214 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPH; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 351.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403960368
ISBN
9781403960368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JPVH; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300125856
ISBN
9780300125856
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.17
€ 64.47

Hardcover. Editor(s): Austin, Kimberly. Num Pages: 143 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 238 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634631808
ISBN
9781634631808
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.86
€ 133.76

Paperback. Series: King Legacy (Paperback). Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Beacon Press
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807001127
ISBN
9780807001127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.21

hardcover. Martin Luther King, Jr's ideas - his call for racial equality, his insistence on the power of nonviolence to bring about a major transformation of American society - are as vital as ever. This title begins with King's doctoral work at Boston University and ends with his first year as pastor of the historic Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. Editor(s): Carson, Clayborne; Luker, Ralph E.; Russell, Penny A.; Holloran, Peter. Series: Martin Luther King Papers. Num Pages: 800 pages, 31 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BG; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780520079519
ISBN
9780520079519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.86
€ 58.34

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