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Political control & freedoms

Paperback. With its impassioned plays, inspired activism and outspoken artists, the theatre has long provided a venue for promoting and practising human rights; but is this always to the good? Drawing on an international range of examples, this short, sharp and timely book examines the theatre's support for - and challenges to - human rights today. Series: Theatre and. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: AN; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 111 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Macmillan Education UK
Number of pages
104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2009th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230205246
ISBN
9780230205246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.79

Paperback. Spin doctors are seldom out of the news for long. But who really knows what spin is, or what spin doctors do? Paul Richards shows that spin doctoring is a new phrase to describe a very old practice. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JPVL; JPVN; KJSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849549981
ISBN
9781849549981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.08

paperback. Weapons of Mass Persuasion chronicles the making of a Hollywood war: fast-paced and heroic, pitting the forces of good against the forces of evil to achieve a triumphant, sanitized, and commodified outcome. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 238 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBJF; HBLW; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
V9780802086518
ISBN
9780802086518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.51

Paperback. The concept of risk is an outgrowth of our society's great concern about coping with the dangers of modern life. This book examines the gap between expert views of risk and public perceptions. It allows the reader to see the evolution of our understanding of such perceptions. Series: Earthscan Risk in Society. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; JMAL; JPA; JPVK; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 139 x 38. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853835285
ISBN
9781853835285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.70

Paperback. Citizens are political simpletons - that is only a modest exaggeration of a common characterization of voters. This title brings together the political scientists, who offer insights into the political thinking of the public, the causes of party polarization, and the paradoxical relationship between turnout and democratic representation. Editor(s): Sniderman, Paul M.; Highton, Benjamin. Num Pages: 416 pages, 28 line illus. 53 tables. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151113
ISBN
9780691151113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.40

Paperback. Argues persuasively that we need to reclaim politics and power from politicians who have increasingly pursued contentious policies unconstrained by robust debate. P Strangio, Monash University. Series: Briefings. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JPA; JPV; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 159.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of New South Wales Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780868408873
ISBN
9780868408873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.24

Hardback. This volume makes a significant contribution to the debate about the connections between the protection of human rights and the pursuit of economic development in Africa. Editor(s): Zeleza, Paul Tyambe; McConnaughay, Philip J. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; GTF; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812237832
ISBN
9780812237832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.23

Paperback. Why would sovereigns ever grant political or economic liberty to their subjects? Under what conditions would rational rulers who possess ultimate authority and who seek to maximize power and wealth ever give up any of that authority? This book answers these questions, investigating both why sovereign powers might liberalize and when. Editor(s): Drake, Paul W.; McCubbins, Mathew D. Num Pages: 224 pages, 23 tables 5 line illus. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFK; JPHC; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691057552
ISBN
9780691057552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.25
€ 44.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages, 34, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPVH3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801477638
ISBN
9780801477638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.08

Hardback. Explores how religious concerns influence those who shape and those who are shaped by policies. This work queries the social teachings of global denominations and local congregations, as well as the implicit religious stances taken by national governments and international NGOs. Editor(s): Nesbitt, Paula D. Num Pages: 304 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: HRA; JPA; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759100886
ISBN
9780759100886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.95

Paperback. Explores how religious concerns influence those who shape and those who are shaped by policies. This work queries the social teachings of global denominations and local congregations, as well as the implicit religious stances taken by national governments and international NGOs. Editor(s): Nesbitt, Paula D. Num Pages: 296 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: HRA; JPA; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759100893
ISBN
9780759100893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JN; JNA; JPA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241301111
ISBN
9780241301111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. Famous Brazilian educational and social theorist Paulo Freire presents his ideas on community solidarity in moving toward social justice in schools and society in a set of talks and interviews shortly before his death, supplemented with commentaries by other well-known scholars. Series: Qualitative Inquiry and Social Justice. Num Pages: 123 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JNA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 9. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc United States
Number of pages
123
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781611329650
ISBN
9781611329650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.75

Paperback. Hannah Arendt's most important contribution to political thought may be her well-known and often-cited notion of the "right to have rights." This book explores the theoretical and social foundations of Arendt's philosophy on human rights. It considers Arendt's key philosophical works along with her literary writings. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253218650
ISBN
9780253218650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.99

Hardcover. Despite Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and pervasive discrimination, a substantial number of African Americans entered the middle class before World War I. This was a life of college graduations, formal weddings, and singing around the piano in the parlor. Peggy Wood was born into such a world in 1912. This is her memoir. Num Pages: 152 pages, 17 black-&-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608776
ISBN
9780815608776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.25

Paperback. Asian Americans are widely believed to be passive and compliant participants in the US political process if they participate at all. This book maps the actions and strategies of Asian Americans as they negotiate a space in the American political arena. It shows how race, ethnicity, and trans nationalism led to a complex American electorate. Num Pages: 296 pages, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566398954
ISBN
9781566398954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.49

Hardback. Through the perspectives of mass politics, this book challenges popular misconceptions about Asian Americans as politically apathetic, disloyal, fragmented, unsophisticated and inscrutable. Num Pages: 284 pages, 47 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415934640
ISBN
9780415934640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 222.17

Hardback. Num Pages: 286 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JPVH2; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349949892
ISBN
9781349949892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.45

Hardcover. This book provides the first full-blown, up-to-date, English-language based narrative on the history, politics, and policy of Japan's strategic space development. Num Pages: 408 pages, 15 tables, 17 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPA; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804700634
ISBN
9780804700634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.21

Paperback. The essays in this volume consider various forms of 'home' and 'homeland' that are meaningful for some of the peoples of archipelagic Southeast Asia, with particular reference to Indonesia and East Timor. Num Pages: 172 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 148 x 209 x 11. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Monash Asia Institute
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876924294
ISBN
9781876924294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 pp insert on reg. stock. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 657.
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465065585
ISBN
9780465065585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.23

Paperback. Series: Islamic Studies Series. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFMD; JFSR2; JPVH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 135. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Edition
Print on Demand
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522860856
ISBN
9780522860856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.57

Paperback. A foundational look at Canada s history of women s rights and the contributions and accomplishments women have made in Canada." Num Pages: 134 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
134
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552667378
ISBN
9781552667378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.74

Paperback. Questions the perametres of state crime in all its forms, from corruption and corporate crime to 'natural' disasters, torture, war crimes and genocide. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JKV; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 212 x 20. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745317847
ISBN
9780745317847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.98

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