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Political control & freedoms

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Political control & freedoms

Paperback. Gun enthusiasts argue that the only way to keep federal authority in check is to arm individual citizens who can, if necessary, defend themselves from an aggressive government. This title reveals that the proponents of this view base their argument on a deliberate misreading of history. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472033706
ISBN
9780472033706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

Hardback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH; WSXS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595580870
ISBN
9781595580870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.58

Paperback. Focuses on how the NRA constructs and perceives threats to gun rights as one more attack in a broad liberal cultural war Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ2; JPSF; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814764503
ISBN
9780814764503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

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
€ 31.02

Paperback. Reveals one of the greatest horrors of the 20th century: the system of Soviet camps that are responsible for the deaths of countless millions. This work presents history of the camp: from its origins under the tsars, to its colossal expansion under Stalin's reign of terror, its zenith in the late 1940s and eventual collapse in the era of glasnost. Num Pages: 624 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Penguin Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140283105
ISBN
9780140283105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. This volume brings the powerful voices of Gulag survivors to and English-speaking audience for the first time through oral histories, rather than written memoirs. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; HBTD; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230610637
ISBN
9780230610637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.30

Paperback. A collection of the writings of survivors of the Gulag, the Soviet concentration camps. It includes the personal stories of figures such as renowned literary scholar Dmitri Likhachev; Anatoly Marchenko, the son of illiterate labourers; and, American citizen Alexander Dolgun. Editor(s): Applebaum, Anne. Translator(s): Miller, Jane Ann. Series: Annals of Communism. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300177831
ISBN
9780300177831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.56

Paperback. .
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Random House
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843430858
ISBN
9781843430858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137528124
ISBN
9781137528124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.42

Paperback. Guantanamo Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JPVH; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 144 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136. Library markings to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains in a good to very good condition
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main
SKU
KLJ0006565
ISBN
9780571226702
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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
€ 29.90

Hardback. Series: Beitrage zum auslandischen offentlichen Recht und Volkerrecht. BIC Classification: JPVH. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540877479
ISBN
9783540877479
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.91

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442629042
ISBN
9781442629042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.84

Hardback. Liberal theories have long insisted that cultural diversity in democratic societies can be accommodated through classical liberal tools, in particular through individual rights, and they have often rejected the claims of cultural minorities for group rights as illiberal. This book argues that such a rejection is misguided. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402042089
ISBN
9781402042089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.13

Paperback. Forges a far more comprehensive vision of the black freedom movement Editor(s): Theoharis, Jeanne. Num Pages: 344 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814782859
ISBN
9780814782859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Retrieving insights from a variety of approaches, the author defends an account of human rights that straddles the minimalist-maximalist divide, one that links human rights to a conception of our common humanity and to the notion that ethical realism gives the most satisfying account of our commitment to the equal moral worth of all human beings. Series: Advancing Human Rights S. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589017337
ISBN
9781589017337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGU; HBJK; JFCA; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837621228
ISBN
9783837621228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.32

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPHC; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Select Books Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590799758
ISBN
9781590799758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.42

Paperback. Editor(s): Heims, Corey D. Num Pages: 101 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JPVH; JW; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 8. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
101
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608760855
ISBN
9781608760855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.01
€ 45.36

Hardcover. When it comes to talking about democracy in China, Chinese nationalists argue that it cannot solve China's problems, while Chinese liberals remain unduly silenced. This book presents the difficulties and obstacles to the democratic approach to the respective Tibet and Taiwan questions. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPH; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748699711
ISBN
9780748699711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.91
€ 114.36

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