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Paperback. Provides a political history of the emergence and development of the human rights movement in the 20th century through the crucible of the United Nations, focusing on the hopes and expectations, concrete power struggles, national rivalries, and bureaucratic politics that moulded the international system of human rights law. Series: United Nations Intellectual History Project. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPSN1; JPVH; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 27. Weight in Grams: 733.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219343
ISBN
9780253219343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. In On Being Here to Stay, Asch retells the story of Canada with a focus on the relationship between First Nations and settlers. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442610026
ISBN
9781442610026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.83

Paperback. This explores key groups, leaders and events in the civil rights movement to understand how activists used race and manhood to articulate their visions of what American society should be. He demonstrates that both segregationists and civil rights activists harnessed masculinist rhetoric, tapping into assumptions about race, gender, and sexuality. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ2; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807855935
ISBN
9780807855935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.58

Paperback. "All the contributions are interesting and, from their own different perspectives, throw light on the different aspects of the vexed question of human rights."-Political Studies Editor(s): An-Na'im, Abdullahi Ahmed. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780812215687
ISBN
9780812215687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551114361
ISBN
9781551114361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.76
€ 41.31

Paperback. From Civil Rights to Human Rights examines King's lifelong commitments to economic equality, racial justice, and international peace. Drawing upon broad research in published sources and unpublished manuscript collections, Jackson positions King within the social movements and momentous debates of his time. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 472 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220896
ISBN
9780812220896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.61

Paperback. Since the UN's World Conference on Women in Mexico City in 1975, feminists around the world have campaigned with increasing success for recognition of women's full personhood and empowerment. Drawing from an international group of scholars and activists, this book explores the social and political developments that have energized this movement. Editor(s): Ferree, Myra Marx; Tripp, Aili Mari. Num Pages: 325 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814727362
ISBN
9780814727362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. The Breakthrough is the first collection to examine key developments in both Western and non-Western engagement with human rights in the period between the 1960s and the 1980s. Editor(s): Eckel, Jan; Moyn, Samuel. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 illus. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; JPVH; LBBR; LNDC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223316
ISBN
9780812223316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. Based upon "Distant Voices", this work gathers together essays on a range of subjects including Burma, Fleet Street, East Timor, Vietnam, the media and UK politics. Num Pages: 704 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: DNJ; JFD; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 524. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KOG0004813
ISBN
9780099741510
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. If the conservative view of the American race problem is frightening, the traditional liberal view seems impotent. Analyzing the race problem from neither right nor left, this book sheds light on America's longest running social and moral dilemma. It examines the intractable racial problems confronting Americans at the end of the 20th century. Num Pages: 240 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPA; JPVH; LNDA; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 63. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. Tiny crease on edge of cover, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0002694
ISBN
9780520078789
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNJ; JFSL1; JPVR; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141986142
ISBN
9780141986142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.38

Hardcover. After September of 1921, membership declined and morale in the UNIA began to weaken. The final failure of the Black Star Line resulted when negotiations with the United States Chipping Board for the purchase of the long proposed African ship collapsed in March 1922. Deals with the period of crisis in the UNIA's political and economic fortunes. Editor(s): Hill, Robert A.; Ball, Tevvy; Blum, Erika; Bair, Barbara. Series: The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers. Num Pages: 1192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 171 x 79. Weight in Grams: 1852.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
1192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520054462
ISBN
9780520054462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.37
€ 75.92

Paperback. Going beyond the headlines, this title gives an insight into what it's like to live through - and try to make sense of - times of intense political unrest. Translator(s): Taylor, Sam. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; BJ; HBW; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvill Secker
Condition
New
SKU
9781846559471
ISBN
9781846559471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.95

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078880
ISBN
9780252078880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.35

Paperback. Offers an account of the events documented in Laura Poitras Citizenfour. This book reveals the truths about the extent to which the National Security Agency had been gathering information about US citizens and intercepting communication worldwide, and were based on documents leaked by former National Security Agency employee Edward Snowden. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JMG; JPSH; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241968987
ISBN
9780241968987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. They called him the 'angriest black man in America' ..Malcolm X inspired many people in the United States. This autobiography, tells of a young, disenfranchised man whose descent into drug addition, robbery and prison was only reversed by his belief in the rights struggle for black America, and his conversion to the Nation of Islam. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141032726
ISBN
9780141032726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.29

Paperback. Liberty is what libertarians advocate. Both because of the inherent value of human liberty and because of the increasing wealth and welfare it brings to all. They see the aggressive coercion of the state as the main enemy of liberty. The solution is to roll back the state until there is little or no state left. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Buckingham Press
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908684622
ISBN
9781908684622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. Series: Social Movements, Protest and Contention. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1HFMN; 1HFMS; JFSK; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816678013
ISBN
9780816678013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. Set in a Palestinian camp in Lebanon, Refugees of the Revolution is both an ethnography of everyday life and a provocative critique of nationalism, exploring how material realities and evolving solidarity networks are reconstituting identity and political belonging in exile. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JHMC; JPVH4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804774925
ISBN
9780804774925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBG; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 172. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0004426
ISBN
9781583226148
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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