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Political control & freedoms

Paperback. The 20th century has seen people displaced on an unprecedented scale and has brought concerns about refugees into sharp focus. These essays maintain a balance between providing specific details of the refugee experience and exploring corresponding theories of trust and mistrust. Editor(s): Daniel, E. V.; Knudsen, John Chr. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFD; JFS; JHM; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520088993
ISBN
9780520088993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. Series: Century Foundation Book. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474194
ISBN
9780801474194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Hardback. Chinese citizens are becoming increasingly mobile, both inside China and abroad. China is caught between perceived benefits and dangers posed by mobility, complicated by the government's own conflicting impulses to support and discourage it. This book demonstrates this balance through an in-depth look at patterns of migration and state response. Series: Donald R. Ellegood International Publications. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990156
ISBN
9780295990156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.11

Hardback. For decades, Singapore's gay activists have sought equality and justice in a state where law is used to stifle basic civil and political liberties. This book takes an expansive view of the gay movement to examine its emergence, development, strategies, and tactics, as well as the roles of law and rights in social processes. Series: Sexuality Studies. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMS; JFSK; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439910313
ISBN
9781439910313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.06

Paperback. Investigating the question of opinion changing attitudes during periods of political unrest, Lee argues that the protests of local, ordinary people pushed demands for social change. His arguments are substantiated with considerable evidence from multiple sources. Num Pages: 272 pages, 21 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: JPVK; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226470252
ISBN
9780226470252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Collects the speeches, pamphlets, and articles that trace the development of black nationalism in the 20th century. This title provides a showcase of the work of more than fifty prominent thinkers including Louis Farrakhan, Elijah Muhammad, Maulana Karenga, the founder of Kwanzaa, Amiri Baraka and Molefi Asante. Editor(s): Van Deburg, William L. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL3; JPFN; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814787892
ISBN
9780814787892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

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. Providing a unique critical perspective to debates on slavery, this book brings the literature on transatlantic slavery into dialogue with research on informal sector labour, child labour, migration, debt, prisoners, and sex work in the contemporary world in order to challenge popular and policy discourse on modern slavery. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2. BIC Classification: HBTS; JFFE; JFM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137297280
ISBN
9781137297280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.77

Hardcover. Providing a unique critical perspective to debates on slavery, this book brings the literature on transatlantic slavery into dialogue with research on informal sector labour, child labour, migration, debt, prisoners, and sex work in the contemporary world in order to challenge popular and policy discourse on modern slavery. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTS; JFFE; JFM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137297273
ISBN
9781137297273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.70

Paperback. A multifaceted exploration of how humanitarian organizations, private militaries, and non-state armed groups are shaking the foundations of international humanitarian law. Editor(s): Perrin, Benjamin. Num Pages: 420 pages, , black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JPS; JPV; JWA; LNDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774822336
ISBN
9780774822336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. This work explores the economic lives of gays and lesbians in the US. It debunks common stereotypical ideas about gay privilege, income and consumer behaviour. The author disproves the assumption that gay men and lesbians are more affluent than heterosexuals, and analyzes issues that affect them. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JFSK; JPV; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226034010
ISBN
9780226034010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. .
Publisher
Ayebia Clarke Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954702359
ISBN
9780954702359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Hardcover. This text examines the political importance of moral opposition to authoritarian rule in Chile, 1973-90, as a challenge to the government's systematic human rights' violations. It also argues that such moral matters are often underestimated in regime transition analysis. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JPFQ; JPVH; JPVR; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333633953
ISBN
9780333633953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.15

Paperback. Focuses on case studies ranging from sex education to AIDS to race to illustrate how sexuality is at the heart of many political controversies. This book reveals how moral and sexual panics have become a mainstay of certain kinds of conservative efforts to win elections and gain power in moral, social, and political arenas. Editor(s): Herdt, Gilbert. Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK5; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814737231
ISBN
9780814737231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Sociology. Num Pages: 94 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 5. Weight in Grams: 162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
94
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401795500
ISBN
9789401795500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.51

Paperback. Work within the human services is increasingly influenced by rights-based thinking, and this book offers advice for the practitioner on how to translate abstract rights theory into their everyday practice. It will be a useful source of guidance and advice for professionals working across the human services. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFM; JKSN; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843104865
ISBN
9781843104865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.00

Hardcover. Using official statistics, this book explores how the SNP managed to confound expectations and win a parliamentary majority in the 2011 Scottish General Election. Perhaps surprisingly, it was not constitutional politics or the return of the Conservatives to power in Westminster but domestic issues that decided the vote in the SNP's favour. Series: Comparative Territorial Politics. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPL; JPVK; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137023698
ISBN
9781137023698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

Paperback. * An award-winning account of Stalin s reign of terror when 1. 5 million people lost their lives in a single year. * Karl Schlogel reconstructs the process through which, month by month, the terrorism of a state-of-emergency regime spiraled into the Great Terror . Num Pages: 650 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1014.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
650
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745650777
ISBN
9780745650777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.45

paperback. This text looks at opinion polls, the news media, special interest groups, and interviews with congressional members, using the Iran-Contra hearing as a case study. It explores the construction, interpretation and uses of public opinion and questions the media's role in forming public policy. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPA; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231108218
ISBN
9780231108218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. In case studies from Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia and Peru, the authors analyse how legal frameworks have been implemented, appropriated and contested within a context of accelerating economic and legal globalization, highlighting key implications for social policy, human rights and social justice. Editor(s): Sieder, Rachel. Series: Institute of Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTF; JFSL1; JHMC; JPF; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333998700
ISBN
9780333998700
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.21

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