Political control & freedoms
Results 1369 - 1392 of 2011
Political control & freedoms
Hardback. Offering a distinctive and subtle analysis of tensions between government policies on religious matters and feminism, Halperin-Kaddari shows how women in Israel indeed have a state of their own-in the sense not of liberating refuge but of unfair marginalization. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 376 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 701.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812237528
- ISBN
- 9780812237528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.73
€ 92.73
Hardback. Combining theoretical rigor with solid empirical research, Human Rights Under African Constitutions makes an important contribution for scholars and students of political science, African studies, and postcolonial history, as well as providing a vital resource for NGOs and policymakers. Editor(s): An-Na'im, Abdullahi Ahmed. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812236774
- ISBN
- 9780812236774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.53
€ 95.53
Paperback. Carrie Booth Walling posits that the arguments Security Council members make about the cause and character of conflict and the source of sovereign authority in target states matter: they enable or constrain the use of military force in defense of human rights. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JPSN1; JPVH; LBBR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780812223859
- ISBN
- 9780812223859
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.80
€ 36.99
€ 35.80
Paperback. Looting and Rape in Wartime examines the causes of the hundred-year gap between the prohibition against wartime looting and that against rape, theorizing the conditions necessary for the emergence of a global prohibition regime in which a particular practice is not tolerated. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPVH; LBBR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780812223842
- ISBN
- 9780812223842
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.27
€ 32.99
€ 31.27
Paperback. In American Marriage, Priscilla Yamin argues that marriage is a political institution to which actors turn either to stave off or to promote change over issues of race, gender, class, or sexuality. In the political struggle, certain marriages are pushed as necessary for the good of society, while others are contested or prevented. Series: American Governance: Politics, Policy, and Public Law. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPV; LNM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223330
- ISBN
- 9780812223330
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.80
€ 36.99
€ 35.80
Paperback. Drawing on years of research in the highlands of Ayacucho, Kimberly Theidon explores how Peruvians are rebuilding individual lives and collective existence following twenty years of armed conflict. The micropolitics of reconciliation practiced there complicates the way we understand transitional justice and coexistence in the aftermath of war. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 480 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812223262
- ISBN
- 9780812223262
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Condition: New
€ 42.35
€ 42.35
Paperback. Historian and human rights scholar Joel Quirk examines the evolution of political opposition to slavery from the mid-eighteenth century to the present day. He offers an original diagnosis of the underlying causes driving one of the most pressing human rights problems in the world today. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTS; JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223248
- ISBN
- 9780812223248
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.55
€ 36.99
€ 35.55
paperback. This Side of Silence is an anthropological examination of the tension involved in attempts to recognize torture, and the implications that this has for the types of perpetrator that can be held accountable and particular survivors that can be protected. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222814
- ISBN
- 9780812222814
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.80
€ 36.99
€ 35.80
Paperback. In Civil Rights Advocacy on Behalf of the Poor, Catherine M. Paden examines five civil rights organizations and explores why they chose to represent the poor-specifically, low-income African Americans-during six legislative periods considering welfare reform. Series: American Governance: Politics, Policy, and Public Law. Num Pages: 240 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812222678
- ISBN
- 9780812222678
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.80
€ 36.99
€ 35.80
Paperback. In 1890, a delegation of African American activists formed the Afro-American League, the nation's first national civil rights organization. Over the course of nearly two decades, these activists fought to end disfranchisement and segregation, and to contest racial violence, creating the foundation for the NAACP and the modern civil rights movement. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 408 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222449
- ISBN
- 9780812222449
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Condition: New
€ 42.35
€ 42.35
Paperback. Taking a comprehensive look at institutional and leadership practices in recent public debates over a variety of hot button public policy issues, Public Discourse in America outlines how such conversations can be used to reintegrate our fragmented communities and bridge barriers of difference and hostility among communities and individuals. Editor(s): Rodin, Judith; Steinberg, Stephen P. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812221619
- ISBN
- 9780812221619
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.55
€ 36.99
€ 35.55
Paperback. Reproductive Health and Human Rights assesses the past fifteen years of international efforts aimed at improving health, alleviating poverty, diminishing gender inequality, and promoting human rights. Editor(s): Reichenbach, Laura; Roseman, Mindy Jane. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 304 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812221602
- ISBN
- 9780812221602
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.73
€ 36.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. This textbook gives a comprehensive overview of the human rights issues facing more than half of the Western Hemisphere. Cardenas synthesizes a large volume of research and incorporates primary documents, wide-ranging cases, images, and supplementary student resources, to explore basic themes of terror and hope. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812221527
- ISBN
- 9780812221527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. Reza Afshari reveals Iran's attempt to hide human rights abuses by labeling oppression as an authentic cultural practice. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812221398
- ISBN
- 9780812221398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.12
€ 42.99
€ 38.12
Paperback. Throughout its history, America's policies have alternatively embraced human rights, regarded them with ambivalence, or rejected them out of hand. The essays in this volume put these shifting political winds into a larger historical perspective, from the country's very beginnings to the present day. Editor(s): Soohoo, Cynthia; Albisa, Catherine; Davis, Martha F. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Abridged ed
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220797
- ISBN
- 9780812220797
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Condition: New
€ 46.64
€ 46.64
Paperback. Mary Robinson was United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 1997 to 2002. During those five tumultuous years, which included the tragic events of 9/11, she offered moral leadership and vision to the global human rights movement. This volume collects her major public addresses from the period. Editor(s): Boyle, Kevin. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220070
- ISBN
- 9780812220070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.04
€ 42.04
Paperback. What Pinochet's arrest has taught us about transnational justice and international jurisdiction. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219746
- ISBN
- 9780812219746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.75
€ 36.99
€ 35.75
paperback. "This vivid and moving book will help shape the emerging form of truth commissions in many places around the world."-James Boyd White, author of The Edge of Meaning Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219494
- ISBN
- 9780812219494
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Paperback. Series: Procedural Aspects of International Law. Num Pages: 552 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPVH; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812215724
- ISBN
- 9780812215724
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Condition: New
€ 52.14
€ 52.14
Hardback. This book examines the beliefs of law enforcement officers who support the use of torture and the implications of these beliefs for officers' responses to human rights activism and education. Series: Stanford Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKSW1; JKVP; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804794718
- ISBN
- 9780804794718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.47
€ 125.47
Paperback. Through an examination of the pharmaceutical industry and access to medicine in Central America, this book considers whether health is a human right or a commodity, and whether human rights advocacy is an antidote to the advance of neoliberal social policy or the very vehicle through which it now advances. Series: Stanford Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; JPVH; KCLT; LNR; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804785617
- ISBN
- 9780804785617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.91
€ 27.99
€ 26.91
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804781275
- ISBN
- 9780804781275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.05
€ 92.05
Paperback. This work examines how Indian and Vietnamese immigrants in the Dallas-Arlington-Fort Worth area of Texas learn and practice civic engagement. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804775298
- ISBN
- 9780804775298
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.19
€ 33.99
€ 33.19
paperback. This book constitutes the first major study showing (1) when transnational organized crime is likely to use corruption and violence tactics, (2) when transnational criminal activities most affect individual and state security, and (3) when the negative consequences of these tactics and activities can be most successfully combated. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 tables, 42 figures. BIC Classification: JPS; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804769938
- ISBN
- 9780804769938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45