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Hardback. Aggressive policing and draconian sentencing have disproportionately imprisoned millions of African Americans for drug-related offenses. Michael Javen Fortner shows that in the 1970s these punitive policies toward addicts and pushers enjoyed the support of many working-class and middle-class blacks, angry about the chaos in their own neighborhoods. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW; JFSL; JFSL3; JPA; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 147 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674743991
ISBN
9780674743991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.20

Paperback. This book examines the political process that led to the establishment of the International Criminal Court in 2002. It accounts for the main features of the court, including its strong, independent prosecutor, by analyzing the discourse surrounding the ICC negotiations, and particularly highlights the role of human rights NGOs. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 373.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2008
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349372270
ISBN
9781349372270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. Affirming the relativity of the American historical imagination, this work offers a polemic against ethnocentric interpretations of American culture and politics. It analyzes issues that range from the nature of Thomas Jefferson's vision of an egalitarian nation to the persistence of racial inequality. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124124
ISBN
9780813124124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.43

Hardcover. What do we know about war crimes and justice? What are the discursive practices through which the dominant images of war crimes, atrocity and justice are understood? In this wide ranging text, Michael J. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 396 x 22. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745671543
ISBN
9780745671543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.24

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509507801
ISBN
9781509507801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.24

Paperback. What do we know about war crimes and justice? What are the discursive practices through which the dominant images of war crimes, atrocity and justice are understood? In this wide ranging text, Michael J. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745671550
ISBN
9780745671550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509507818
ISBN
9781509507818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.81

paperback. An elaboration and defence of the first truly global political morality in human history: the morality of human rights. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPVH; LBBR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781316611005
ISBN
9781316611005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.49

Hardback. Editor(s): Thompson, Michael J. Series: Logos: Perspectives on Modern Society and Culture. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739142288
ISBN
9780739142288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.46

Hardback. The state is often ascribed a special sort of authority, one that obliges citizens to obey its commands and entitles the state to enforce those commands through threats of violence. This book argues that this notion is a moral illusion: no one has ever possessed that sort of authority. Num Pages: 393 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 625.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137281647
ISBN
9781137281647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.08

Paperback. The state is often ascribed a special sort of authority, one that obliges citizens to obey its commands and entitles the state to enforce those commands through threats of violence. This book argues that this notion is a moral illusion: no one has ever possessed that sort of authority. Num Pages: 394 pages, 2 halftones, 5 figures. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
394
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2013 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137281654
ISBN
9781137281654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.05

Paperback. An exploration of what is one of most important problem in social theory: the problem of social order. It focuses readings around five key social structures that affect social order: individuals, hierarchies, markets, groups, and networks. It demonstrates the relevance of social order in understanding gender and ethnic group dynamics. Editor(s): Hechter, Michael; Horne, Christine. Series: Stanford Social Sciences. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 table, 12 figures, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 664.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804758734
ISBN
9780804758734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. Essays on theory's role in contemporary politics, reading and critiques of literature Editor(s): Farred, Grant; Hardt, Michael. Num Pages: 220 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822367383
ISBN
9780822367383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.40

Paperback. Series: Theory Out of Bounds. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL; JPA; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816620869
ISBN
9780816620869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Drawing on scenarios from around the globe and elucidating the themes that unite them, this title focus on the logic of institutions and the models of governance adequate to our understanding of a global commonwealth. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFS; JPA; JPHC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
unknown
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674060289
ISBN
9780674060289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 35.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231169929
ISBN
9780231169929
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. When and why are international rules binding? Focusing on questions of state security. This title considers the nature of obligation in international law. In so doing, it challenges the prevailing theories of obligation based on natural law or positive law approaches. It argues for a pragmatist approach to international law. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804771757
ISBN
9780804771757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.76

Paperback. Exploring the cultural underpinnings of political legitimacy, this title argues that the societies have a culturally-rooted template against which people come to understand the political legitimacy, or 'thinkability', of institutions, ideas, policies, and procedures. It also explores the role of the father-chief as head of the family. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HF; JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253214829
ISBN
9780253214829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.21

Paperback. Editor(s): Schechter, Michael G. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349277346
ISBN
9781349277346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.06

Hardback. Editor(s): Schechter, Michael G. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312215491
ISBN
9780312215491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.60

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