Political control & freedoms
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Political control & freedoms
Hardcover. Examines the efforts of American Catholics to thwart eugenic policies, illuminating the ways in which Catholic thought transformed the public conversation about individual rights, the role of the state, and the intersections of race, community, and family. This title deals with the history of religion, science, politics, and human rights. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM2; HRCC7; HRCX6; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226038988
- ISBN
- 9780226038988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 42.14
€ 53.99
€ 42.14
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
€ 36.99€ 29.31
€ 36.99
€ 29.31
Paperback. Andrews examines the civil rights struggle in Mississippi, where resistance to racial integration proved to be the strongest in the US. His study covers the activities of black activists and of white supremacists, and considers how the anti-integration campaign continued after the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliographical references. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; HBJK; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226020433
- ISBN
- 9780226020433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 31.03
€ 38.99
€ 31.03
Hardback. This book provides an exhaustive account of the United States Information Agency - an essential element of American foreign policy during the Cold War. Num Pages: 600 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JPS; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 262 x 183 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1176.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521819978
- ISBN
- 9780521819978
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.57
€ 134.57
Paperback. This book studies the construction of self-styled white men's countries from South Africa, to North America and Australasia. Series: Critical Perspectives on Empire. Num Pages: 382 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521707527
- ISBN
- 9780521707527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.52
€ 40.99
€ 39.52
Paperback. Libecap examines the political and economic considerations that influence property rights arrangements in the USA. Series Editor(s): Calvert, Randall; Eggertsson, Thrainn. Series: Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH3; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780521449045
- ISBN
- 9780521449045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.56
€ 41.56
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Vayssieres, Jean-Jacques. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: BGH; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Ian Randle Publishers,Jamaica
- Edition
- English
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766373214
- ISBN
- 9789766373214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.24
€ 13.99
€ 13.24
Paperback. This new Blackstone's Guide provides the full text of the Mental Health Act 2007, together with expert narrative.The narrative places the Amendment Act firmly in the context of the 1983 Act, analyses its impact on the Mental Capacity Act, and discusses the human rights implications of compulsory detention and treatment by reference to key cases such as Bournewood, IH, and Von Brandenburg. Series: Blackstone's Guides. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JPVH; LNTM1; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 946.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199217113
- ISBN
- 9780199217113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.09
€ 105.09
Paperback. Traces Black political cultures in the US from slave resistances in the 16th and 17th centuries to civil rights movements of the late 20th century. The text argues that Blacks have constructed cultures resistance and accommodation based on the different experiences of slaves and free Blacks. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415912228
- ISBN
- 9780415912228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.17
€ 79.17
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
€ 25.99€ 25.77
€ 25.99
€ 25.77
Paperback. Thoroughly updated new edition of this introduction to the sociology of law, full of up to date and relevant examples. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JPV; LAQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412945608
- ISBN
- 9781412945608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Paperback. In this study, an audit of British compliance with international human rights standards is carried out. It provides an up-to-date description of law and practice with respect of freedom of information, looking at both the political and legal aspects of political freedom in the UK. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JPA; JPHV; JPVH; LNDA; LNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 191 x 22. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415096423
- ISBN
- 9780415096423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.36
€ 39.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BM; JPVH2; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062322852
- ISBN
- 9780062322852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.63
€ 18.99
€ 17.63
Paperback. One-third of America's adult population has passed through the criminal justice system and now has a criminal record. An assessment of the contemporary carceral state, this book argues that the broad reach of the criminal justice system has recast the relation between citizen and state, resulting in a sizable group of second-class citizens. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 312 pages, 22 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226137834
- ISBN
- 9780226137834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.57
€ 31.99
€ 25.57
Hardback. A look at the history of Western "civilization", and the interrelated suffering of oppressed humans and other animals. David Nibert argues that throughout history the exploitation of other animals has gone hand-in-hand with the oppression of women, people of colour, and other oppressed groups. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517752
- ISBN
- 9780742517752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.44
€ 190.44
Hardcover. Num Pages: 722 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; JPVH4; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1769.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 722
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781851098637
- ISBN
- 9781851098637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.98€ 159.03
€ 179.98
€ 159.03
Hardback. This two-part book examines the roots of warfare and the development of the peace movement in America from the Colonial period through the Vietnam War. Num Pages: 476 pages, 34. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH1; JPVK; JPWF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1157.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 476
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780313376245
- ISBN
- 9780313376245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.51€ 93.69
€ 104.51
€ 93.69
Hardback. This work espouses that though African Americans have come a long way, issues such as social, economic, health, educational, judicial, political, cultural, and civil rights are of such a critical nature that President Barack Obama must meet them head on and in a manner different from that of mainstream America. Num Pages: 189 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780313360091
- ISBN
- 9780313360091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.35€ 61.49
€ 67.35
€ 61.49
Hardback. Endangered peoples of Southeast and East Asia struggle with inadequate understanding, protection and enforcement of human rights by state governments and the international community. The most pressing issues of thse marginalized groups are discussed here. Series: Greenwood Press Endangered Peoples of the World. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FP; JFSL9; JHMC; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780313306464
- ISBN
- 9780313306464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.38€ 55.47
€ 60.38
€ 55.47
Hardback. This interesting and unusual work examines the events, concepts, and interpretations that led to the emergence of the idea of freedom of the press in the United States and to the recognition of the concept of a free press in more than 100 other countries. Num Pages: 449 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 837.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 449
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313256363
- ISBN
- 9780313256363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.31€ 67.53
€ 74.31
€ 67.53
Hardback. Nine in ten Americans believe the media are biased. Trust in journalists ranks beneath that in lawyers, and even the media themselves regularly portray their own industry as slanted toward Democrats and liberals. These perceptions, however, do not coincide with reality, as this work reveals. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPV; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780275975777
- ISBN
- 9780275975777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.70€ 88.65
€ 98.70
€ 88.65
Hardback. Multidisciplinary and comparative in scope, this text illuminates a wide range of contemporary issues regarding the oppression and exploitation of women and children in Africa. The contributors cover a range of topics, including traditional institutions and violation of women's human rights. Num Pages: 296 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1H; JFF; JFSJ1; JFSP1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275962180
- ISBN
- 9780275962180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.93€ 77.59
€ 85.93
€ 77.59
Hardback. Development was achieved in the West by capitalism and industrialisation before liberal democracy was introduced as a viable form of government. This text argues that a collective approach based on economic reforms is required in order to protect human rights and the system of democracy in Africa. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1H; JPHV; JPVH; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275951436
- ISBN
- 9780275951436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.93€ 77.59
€ 85.93
€ 77.59
Paperback. Starting with the premise that all Americans have a basic right to live in a healthy environment, this book chronicles the efforts of five African American communities, empowered by the civil rights movement, to link environmentalism with issues of social justice. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 photographs, maps, tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH; RNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813367927
- ISBN
- 9780813367927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.21
€ 58.21