Political activism
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Political activism
Hardcover. From wiretapping American citizens to waterboarding foreign prisoners, the Bush administration has triggered an uproar over its tactics in the War on Terror - and over its justifications for using them. This book provides a critique of those justifications, which he finds at odds with both American law and moral authority. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPWL; LND; LNFV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 33. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616435
- ISBN
- 9780700616435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.34
€ 72.34
Paperback. Chronicles the efforts of a historic joint House-Senate inquiry to get to the bottom of our intelligence failures on 9/11 in 2001. This study provides a grim reminder of the challenges that remain in the war on terror. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPSH; JPWL2. Category: (ES) Secondary; (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616268
- ISBN
- 9780700616268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.44
€ 41.44
Paperback. Kurtz, a distinguished historian who has plumbed every crevice of the controversial Kennedy assassination case for more than 30 years, now sums up and critiques four decades of debate, while also offering provocative new perspectives. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- 59389th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616251
- ISBN
- 9780700616251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.74
€ 34.74
Hardcover. A study of the Attorney General's List of Subversive Organizations (AGLOSO) and its critical role in the post - World War II Red Scare. This book demonstrates how the listed organizations and their members (including a large number of federal employees) came under suspicion, were investigated, and suffered numerous public and private penalties. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JPWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616046
- ISBN
- 9780700616046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.85
€ 71.85
Paperback. Chronicles the longstanding tension between protecting our constitutional rights and safeguarding national security, from the Whiskey Rebellion to the McCarthy hearings to George W Bush's "War on Terror." This book reminds readers of the political principles they need to rediscover to keep their nation free. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPVH1; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616015
- ISBN
- 9780700616015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.44
€ 41.44
Hardcover. The heyday of American Indian activism is generally seen as bracketed by the occupation of Alcatraz in 1969 and the Longest Walk in 1978; yet Native Americans had struggled against federal policies that threatened to undermine tribal sovereignty and self-determination. This book studies American Indian political activism during its seminal years. Num Pages: 336 pages, 33 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFSL9; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615971
- ISBN
- 9780700615971
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.27
€ 71.27
Hardcover. The detainees of Guantanamo, have come to symbolize a host of controversial policies claimed by President George W Bush in the so-called war on terror. This book takes a look at White House's defense of its detainee program, and the court actions used to challenge that expansion of unchecked presidential power. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHL; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615292
- ISBN
- 9780700615292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.03
€ 65.03
Paperback. In 1942, eight Germans landed on US shores bent on sabotage. Louis Fisher chronicles their capture, trial, and punishment in order to examine the extent to which procedural rights are suspended in time of war. He analyzes the Supreme Court decision Ex parte Quirin (1942), reconstructing the rush to judgment. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWL; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700613878
- ISBN
- 9780700613878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.59
€ 33.59
Paperback. While environmental advocacy groups have become bigger in recent years, so have the corporate interests that compete with them for the attention of public and politicians. This study looks at environmental advocacy that focuses on contemporary lobbying, electioneering and agenda setting. Series: Studies in Government and Public Policy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPV; JPW; RNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612789
- ISBN
- 9780700612789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.65
€ 34.65
Paperback. Translator(s): Alexander, J. T. Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700600625
- ISBN
- 9780700600625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.31
€ 34.31
Hardcover. A preeminent historian s memoir of the first peasant rebellion in postcolonial Nigeria" Num Pages: 360 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HBTB; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472119486
- ISBN
- 9780472119486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.19
€ 83.19
Hardcover. Reveals the relationship between the rise of political violence in West Germany to the unprecedented growth of consumption Series: Social History, Popular Culture and Politics in Germany. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; HBJD; HBTB; HBTW; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472119417
- ISBN
- 9780472119417
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.31
€ 89.31
Hardcover. In democratic states, the courts can help safeguard civil liberties against excessive legislative and executive efforts to combat terrorism Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH; JPWL; LAB; LAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472119097
- ISBN
- 9780472119097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.63
€ 76.63
Hardcover. Deeds not words: an extraordinary ordinary life Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSRC; HBT; JFSJ1; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472119035
- ISBN
- 9780472119035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.08
€ 100.08
Equal Justice in the Balance: America's Legal Responses to the Emergin...
Michael J. Kelly Raneta Lawson Mack
Hardcover. An exacting look at American legal responses to terrorism, both before and after 9/11 Num Pages: 316 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWL; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472113941
- ISBN
- 9780472113941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.44
€ 65.44
Hardcover. Chronicles the changing worldviews of Chinese youth in the tumultuous decade leading up to the Tiananmen demonstrations Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; GTB; JFSP2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472112395
- ISBN
- 9780472112395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.37
€ 118.37
Hardcover. A controversial study of Congress and the shifting balance between amateur and career politicians Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQ; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472106622
- ISBN
- 9780472106622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.18
€ 111.18
Hardcover. Intends to recount the life story of African American activist Mary Robinson. This book sheds light on African American resistance movements in the twentieth century and the roles of religious traditions and storytelling to struggles for social justice. It highlights women's important roles in community activism and the labor movement. Editor(s): Buss, Fran Leeper. Series: Class: Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSL3; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472095872
- ISBN
- 9780472095872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.13
€ 99.13
Paperback. Presents an original argument regarding the role of money in national politics Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472085828
- ISBN
- 9780472085828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.92
€ 40.92
Paperback. Explores the relationship between war and revolution Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPS; JPWQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472085781
- ISBN
- 9780472085781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.32
€ 41.32
Paperback. Offers a look at the tensions, contradictions, and positive moments apparent in one Women's Culture Center in Madellin, Columbia. This book depicts the frailty and complexity of cross-class organizing, and the ways this process may be threatened by professionalized NGO styles. Num Pages: 304 pages, 9 photos, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JFSJ1; JFSL; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472050352
- ISBN
- 9780472050352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.26
€ 39.26
Paperback. By treating religion as a key security concern, Western democracies may be undermining their safety Series: Configurations: Critical Studies of World Politics. Num Pages: 160 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBW; HR; JFSR2; JPA; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472036752
- ISBN
- 9780472036752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.44
€ 39.44
Hardcover. Documenting a range of reactions to two radically different events - the invasion of Iraq and the creation of the faith-based initiatives program, this title charts the terrain of religious and moral argument under the Bush administration from Pat Robertson to Jim Wallis. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HRCC95; HRCX6; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 904.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226804743
- ISBN
- 9780226804743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.08
€ 66.08
Hardcover. Takes us through the social processes by which shock incites terror, terror invites war, war invokes emergency, and emergency supports unchecked power. This title reveals how the domestic political culture created by the cold war has driven these developments forward since 9/11. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226522081
- ISBN
- 9780226522081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.22
€ 55.22