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Political control & freedoms

Paperback. How will efforts to eradicate racism, sexism, and xenophobia be affected by the measures our government takes in the name of protecting its citizens? This title addresses these problems. Num Pages: 219 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH1; LNDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814719565
ISBN
9780814719565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Maintains that habeas corpus remains the single most important check against arbitrary and unlawful detention, torture, and the abuse of executive power Num Pages: 331 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPV; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
331
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780814724408
ISBN
9780814724408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.81

Paperback. The intense policing of women's reproductive capacity places women's health and human rights in great peril. This work looks beyond abortion to document how the law and the criminal justice system police women's rights to conceive, to be pregnant, and to raise their children. Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK; JKV; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814727911
ISBN
9780814727911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardcover. Identifies Facial Recognition Technology as an example of the failed technocratic approach to governance, where new technologies are pursued as short-sighted solutions to complex social problems Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 274 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JPVH; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814732090
ISBN
9780814732090
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.38

paperback. Every December 12th, thousands of Mexican immigrants gather for the mass at New York City's St Patrick's Cathedral in honour of Our Lady of Guadalupe's feast day. They kiss images of the Virgin, wait for a bishop's blessing - and they also carry signs asking for immigration reform. This book examines this juxtaposition of religion and politics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814732151
ISBN
9780814732151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. This study strives to illustrate the lingering second-class status of women under the current legal system in the United States, and questions whether a "one-size-fits-all" vision of individual rights will ever improve the situation. Num Pages: 580 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPVH; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
580
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814735091
ISBN
9780814735091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. "A fascinating account of the extraordinary life of W. E. B. Du Bois's widow: a complex, creative woman who lived a colorful, meaningful life." (Essence) "Horne is the first biographer to grant Shirley Graham Du Bois her due." (Boston Globe) Num Pages: 363 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
363
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814736487
ISBN
9780814736487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Exploring why America has failed to compensate Black Americans for the wrongs of slavery, this book provides a history of the racial reparations movement and shows why it is an idea whose time has come. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; GTB; JPA; JPVH; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814737415
ISBN
9780814737415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

paperback. The second amendment is the most hotly debated and controversial right in the Constitution. This anthology includes selections from legal cases, hunting stories, public policy briefs and journalistic accounts. Anyone looking for a fair, even-handed account of the gun issue will find it in this book. Editor(s): McClurg, Andrew J.; Kopel, David B.; Denning, Brannon P. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JPQB; JPVH1; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814747605
ISBN
9780814747605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 206 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814755624
ISBN
9780814755624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.09

Paperback. Editor(s): Perea, Juan F. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL1; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780814766422
ISBN
9780814766422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.81

Hardcover. Discusses the unprecedented challenges that the movement of peoples across national borders poses, for the people involved as well as for the places to which they travel and their countries of origin. Editor(s): Benhabib, Seyla; Resnik, Judith. Num Pages: 520 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPA; JPVH1; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814775998
ISBN
9780814775998
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.38

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
€ 30.71

Paperback. Once dominated by black-white relations, discussions of race in the USA are increasingly informed by an awareness of strife between non-white racial groups. Combining race history, legal theory, theology, social psychology and anecdote, this work offers an examination of race and responsibility. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSL1; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
New Ed
SKU
V9780814796962
ISBN
9780814796962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Editor(s): Shapiro, Ian; Kymlicka, Will. Series: NOMOS - American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy. Num Pages: 643 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 209 x 40. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
NYU Press
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814797723
ISBN
9780814797723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. A sweeping chronicle of women's battles for reproductive freedom throughout American history, Pregnancy and Power explores the many forces-social, racial, economic, and political-that have shaped women's reproductive lives in the United States. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814798287
ISBN
9780814798287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. Examines the ways in which questions of immigrant rights engage broader issues of identity, including gender, race, and sexuality Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814799925
ISBN
9780814799925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816645770
ISBN
9780816645770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816675616
ISBN
9780816675616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Hardback. Series: Visible Evidence. Num Pages: 296 pages, 21 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: AFKV; HBTZ; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816676224
ISBN
9780816676224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816692859
ISBN
9780816692859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.32

Hardback. Editor(s): Hunter, Emma. Series: Cambridge Centre of African Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JPA; JPVH1; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821422564
ISBN
9780821422564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.34

Paperback. Looking inside the New South, this book shows how the implementation of civil rights law over the years altered racial reality, that in turn altered white perceptions, and thus behaviour and attitudes in a section of the country where segregation had been entrenched. It is useful for those interested in America's conflict over civil liberties. Num Pages: 312 pages, 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822318934
ISBN
9780822318934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Explores the role ethnic minorities from China, Japan, North Africa, and the Middle East have played in constructing a national identity, thereby challenging dominant notions of Brazilian nationality and citizenship. By examining how acculturating minority groups have represented themselves, this title re-envisions what it means to be Brazilian. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 b&w photographs, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFFN; JFSL1; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822322924
ISBN
9780822322924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

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