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Political control & freedoms

Hardcover. Does the Labour Government's commitment to Freedom of Information mean the end of excessive secrecy in the UK? This book places the UK debate over open government in its political context. It argues that just as secrecy reflected the interests of the powerful, so too does freedom of information. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 451.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333753675
ISBN
9780333753675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.72

Hardcover. Secrets and Democracy develops a new approach to understanding the centrality of secrecy to political life. From the ancient world to the modern, this book considers the growing importance of secrets, the dilemmas this poses to conceptions of democracy and the challenges that collecting secrets poses to publicity and privacy in the network society. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPVH2; JPW; JPZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230367777
ISBN
9780230367777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JPP; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168180
ISBN
9780691168180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.47

Paperback. .
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837629040
ISBN
9783837629040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.23
€ 42.27

Hardcover. Considering the question of how levels of security allow state power to be increased to the point at which it infringes essential civil liberties, this book explores the creeping power of the executive and the unfeasibility of widespread use of the Human Rights Act as a bulwark against the oppressive use of state power. Series: Crime Prevention and Security Management. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKVC; JPV; LNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 437.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230524675
ISBN
9780230524675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.85

Hardback. This study presents the story of successes and failures of the treatment of security matters pertaining to territorial and boundary affairs in the maritime areas of the Persian Gulf, and at the same time provides an example of the impact of Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBX; HBJF1; JPS; JPVH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 30. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700710980
ISBN
9780700710980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.86
€ 151.64

Hardback. This book examines counter-terrorism, immigration, citizenship, human rights, 'equalities' and the shifting discourses of 'shared values' and human rights in contemporary Britain. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFN; JFSL1; JPVH; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230241534
ISBN
9780230241534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.23

Paperback. BIC Classification: JPQB; JPS; JPV; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474413671
ISBN
9781474413671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.79

Hardback. An illuminating study tracing the evolution of drone technology and counterterrorism policy from the Reagan to the Obama administrations Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBW; JPV; JWM; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300218541
ISBN
9780300218541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.22

Hardcover. Seeing the Myth in Human Rights explores the role of myth in the creation and propagation of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Drawing on records, publications, and speeches from the Declaration's creators as well as current scholarship on human rights, Jenna Reinbold sees the Declaration as an exemplar of modern mythmaking. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 238 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248814
ISBN
9780812248814
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 177 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Teachers College Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807751602
ISBN
9780807751602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.34

Hardcover. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
632
Condition
New
Edition
None ed.
SKU
V9780813523200
ISBN
9780813523200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.83

Hardback. This book compares and contrasts historical and contemporary Native American policy in Canada and the United States. The contributors include economists, political scientists, and lawyers, who, despite analyzing a number of different groups in several eras, consistently take a political economy approach to the issues. Editor(s): Anderson, Terry L.; Benson, Bruce; Flanagan, Thomas E. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804754415
ISBN
9780804754415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.07
€ 52.82

Paperback. Tells the story of South Africa's shocking propaganda campaign which sold apartheid across the world Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; JPVL; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745399140
ISBN
9780745399140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.50

Hardcover. Drawing on the analysis of counterterrorism in the years after 9/11 - including the issuance of terror alerts and the decision to invade Iraq - this title presents a case that the Bush administration hyped fear, while obscuring civil liberties abuses and concrete issues of preparedness. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 50 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JFD; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226567181
ISBN
9780226567181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.82
€ 78.69

Paperback. Drawing on the analysis of counterterrorism in the years after 9/11 - including the issuance of terror alerts and the decision to invade Iraq - this title presents a case that the Bush administration hyped fear, while obscuring civil liberties abuses and concrete issues of preparedness. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 50 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JFD; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226567198
ISBN
9780226567198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. foreign policy, international security, the military and foreign policy, and international conflict. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPV; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801881091
ISBN
9780801881091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.03

paperback. A diverse and comprehensive dialogue between sex workers, advocates, and researchers that looks at sex work in a new way. Editor(s): van der Meulen, Emily; Durisin, Elya M.; Love, Victoria. Series: Sexuality Studies. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK5; JKV; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824491
ISBN
9780774824491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.39

Hardback. A diverse and comprehensive dialogue between sex workers, advocates, and researchers that looks at sex work in a new way. Editor(s): van der Meulen, Emily; Durisin, Elya M.; Love, Victoria. Series: Sexuality Studies Series. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: JFMX; JHB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824484
ISBN
9780774824484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.10

Paperback. This revised and expanded edition traces the lives of key American civil rights leaders as they willingly risk their lives for the civil rights cause, including A. Philip Randolph, Thurgood Marshall, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Fannie Lou Hamer, and Ella Baker. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230606333
ISBN
9780230606333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.00

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