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Hardcover. The author re-examines the concept of equality in international society, past and present. The view that equality necessarily flows from sovereignty is considered a contingent rather than a necessary contention. A new framework for equality in international society is sketched out emphasising the normative strength of the principle of equality. Series: Global Ethics. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230393158
ISBN
9780230393158
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.51

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. 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
€ 29.58

Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JPA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 359.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349470129
ISBN
9781349470129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.20

Hardcover. The European Union clearly matters for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). EU officials and European political entrepreneurs has been crucial in the promotion of funding and access opportunities, but they have been proven to have little capacity to use CSOs for their own purposes. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPSN2; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137355409
ISBN
9781137355409
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.91

Hardback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 31 hts. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; JFFK; JPVH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190656454
ISBN
9780190656454
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.68

Paperback. This work critically examines standard assumptions of transitional justice through the lens of survivors' standpoints, and argues for more responsive and place-based approaches to social reconstruction after mass violence and egregious human rights violations. Editor(s): Shaw, Rosalind; Waldorf, Lars; Hazan, Pierre. Series: Stanford Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JHM; JPVH; LBBR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804761505
ISBN
9780804761505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. A timely exploration of the uneasy balance between ethics and security in Canada's international decision-making processes since 9/11. Editor(s): Warner, Rosalind. Num Pages: 636 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; JPVH4; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
636
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780774828666
ISBN
9780774828666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Hardback. Investigates the day-to-day practices of the officials who manage human rights complaints. This work documents agencies' struggle to reconcile a huge body of claims within expansive standards and restrictive rules. It also examines how independent human rights advocates and organizations challenge the agency to respond to calls for change. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JPP; JPVH; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Canadian First
SKU
V9780774813525
ISBN
9780774813525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.81

Hardback. This book documents what happens when people encounter public officials. It draws on multi-national Barometer surveys asking questions about corruption and bribery in 119 countries. Clear prose, tables and figures report the answers given by more than 250,000 people and the conclusion sets out six principles for reducing bribery. Num Pages: 122 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; JPV; JPZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 309.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137509666
ISBN
9781137509666
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJC; JFSJ1; JPVH1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 201 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750960939
ISBN
9780750960939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHMP; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780855755461
ISBN
9780855755461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

Hardback. This fascinating book examines the paramount human rights issue of our time: clean drinking water. Pollution, population surge, and climate change will deprive an estimated 2 billion citizens of this fundamental right by 2050. The author argues for the need to establish innovative, sustainable practices to safeguard this precious human right. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FM; JPVH; RNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137504227
ISBN
9781137504227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.01

Paperback. Editor(s): Huff, Mickey. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JMG; JFD; JFMD; JPVH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609805654
ISBN
9781609805654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.13

Paperback. Series: Jacana Pocket Biography. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 4522 x 2744 x 13. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press South Africa
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422014
ISBN
9780821422014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. If the conservative view of the American race problem is frightening, the traditional liberal view seems impotent. Analyzing the race problem from neither right nor left, this book sheds light on America's longest running social and moral dilemma. It examines the intractable racial problems confronting Americans at the end of the 20th century. Num Pages: 240 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPA; JPVH; LNDA; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 63. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. Tiny crease on edge of cover, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0002694
ISBN
9780520078789
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. With the election of Barack Obama as the first black president of the United States, the issue of racial justice in America occupies center stage. Have black Americans finally achieved racial justice? Is government intervention no longer required? This book offers fresh insights and effective remedies for race issues in America. Num Pages: 264 pages, 100 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141985
ISBN
9780691141985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Focuses on children's and adolescents' conceptions of their rights and responsibilities. Articles utilize the best developmental science and theoretical frameworks to address the tensions and complexities of children's rights both locally and globally. Editor(s): Ruck, Martin D.; Horn, Stacey S. Series: Journal of Social Issues (JOSI). Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405194341
ISBN
9781405194341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.79

Paperback. Demonstrates how indigenous power in Ecuador is energized by disagreements over values and priorities, eloquently contending that the plurality of Andean communities, not their unity, has been the key to their political success. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 halftones, 5 maps, 4 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; 3JJP; JFSL9; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226114033
ISBN
9780226114033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Hardcover. Demonstrates how indigenous power in Ecuador is energized by disagreements over values and priorities, eloquently contending that the plurality of Andean communities, not their unity, has been the key to their political success. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 halftones, 5 maps, 4 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; 3JJP; JFSL9; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226114026
ISBN
9780226114026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.82
€ 79.04

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