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Political control & freedoms
Paperback. In one of greatest triumphs of the colonial and Revolutionary periods, the founders of the future US overcame religious intolerance in favour of a constitutional order dedicated to fair treatment for people's deeply held conscientious beliefs. This title presents a historical and conceptual study of the American tradition of religious freedom. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 144 x 28. Weight in Grams: 530. In Defense of America's Tradition of Religious Equality. 320 pages. In one of greatest triumphs of the colonial and Revolutionary periods, the founders of the future US overcame religious intolerance in favour of a constitutional order dedicated to fair treatment for people's deeply held conscientious beliefs. This title presents a historical and conceptual study of the American tradition of religious freedom. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH4. Dimension: 226 x 144 x 28. Weight: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Basic Books New York
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465018536
- ISBN
- 9780465018536
€ 19.99€ 15.43
€ 19.99
€ 15.43
Paperback. Examines human rights issues in the Occupied Territories and lays out plans for a lasting peace. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745322483
- ISBN
- 9780745322483
€ 32.99€ 31.85
€ 32.99
€ 31.85
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804784719
- ISBN
- 9780804784719
€ 26.99€ 25.65
€ 26.99
€ 25.65
Paperback. Power, Suffering, and the Struggle for Dignity provides a solid foundation for comprehending what a human rights framework implies and the potential for greater justice in health it entails. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223989
- ISBN
- 9780812223989
€ 35.99€ 33.16
€ 35.99
€ 33.16
The Invention of Religion: Rethinking Belief in Politics and History
Derek R. Peterson, Darren Walhof
Paperback. Argues that the conventional wisdom on religion makes sense only as a strategy of intellectual and political control. It examines how nationalists, officials, missionaries and scholars in the West and the colonis defined and redefined the relationship between the political and religious. Editor(s): Peterson, Derek R.; Walhof, Darren. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813530932
- ISBN
- 9780813530932
€ 40.29
€ 40.29
Hardback. The first comprehensive, authoritative study of the political, economic and social forces which led to Brexit and its likely consequences. Num Pages: 250 pages, 50 b/w illus. 21 tables. BIC Classification: JPB; JPHC; JPHF; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107150720
- ISBN
- 9781107150720
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardcover. The twentieth century witnessed genocides, ethnic cleansing, forced population expulsions, shifting borders, and other disruptions on an unprecedented scale. This book examines the work of memory and the ethics of healing in post authoritarian societies that have experienced state-perpetrated violence. Editor(s): Silberman, Marc; Vatan, Florence. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 270 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JFFE; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137343512
- ISBN
- 9781137343512
€ 114.20€ 110.31
€ 114.20
€ 110.31
Paperback. This collection of interviews explores the role of religion in the lives of eminent South Africans who led the struggle against apartheid. Political, religious and cultural leaders share the beliefs and values that informed the moral position they adopted, often at great cost. Series: Perspectives on Southern Africa S. Num Pages: 325 pages, 2 maps, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HRA; HRCM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454. Clean copy
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press California
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0236990
- ISBN
- 9780520200456
€ 4.79
€ 4.79
Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807033050
- ISBN
- 9780807033050
€ 17.99€ 14.62
€ 17.99
€ 14.62
Paperback. Brian Keenan's release from captivity was the first ray of hope for those hostages held in the Middle East. He describes the plight of his fellow hostages with first-hand knowledge. The language he uses reflects his past efforts as a poet in describing the pain and claustrophobia of imprisonment. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; BG; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAK0007907
- ISBN
- 9780099990307
€ 4.64
€ 4.64
Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Modern Library)
Mary Wollstonecraft, Katha Pollitt (Introduct...
Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFK; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Modern Library Inc
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375757228
- ISBN
- 9780375757228
€ 14.99€ 12.34
€ 14.99
€ 12.34
Paperback. *The autobiography of one of the greatest men of the twentieth century. * re published to coincide with the publication of Anthony Holden's biography coming from HarperCollins Num Pages: 784 pages, Section: 24. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 50. Weight in Grams: 646.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349106533
- ISBN
- 9780349106533
€ 19.99€ 15.43
€ 19.99
€ 15.43
Paperback. Collects the testimonies of an occupied people - ordinary citizens, activists, children - alongside those of international aid workers and foreign visitors for a revelatory look at a population on the margins. The author amplifies the voices of the Palestinian people and lends to them her own considerable strength. Series: Manifestos for the Twenty-first Century. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JM; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 181 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Thus
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857420398
- ISBN
- 9780857420398
€ 11.73
€ 11.73
Hardback. Rethinking Japanese Public Opinion and Security argues that Japanese public opinion matters and has acted to prevent overseas military deployments involving combat while increasingly supportive of a more normal military establishment capable of autonomously defending Japanese territory. Series: Studies in Asian Security. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804772167
- ISBN
- 9780804772167
€ 83.52
€ 83.52
Paperback. Mumia Abu-Jamal's essential perspectives on black experience, race relations, freedom, justice, social change, and the future of American society. Editor(s): Fernandez, Johanna. Series: City Lights Open Media. Num Pages: 333 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JKVQ; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 478.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- City Lights Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872866751
- ISBN
- 9780872866751
€ 16.99€ 16.08
€ 16.99
€ 16.08
Paperback. This book examines the contribution social theory can make to understanding different human rights which operate in a variety of settings. Including an introduction to the theoretical issues raised by the study of rights, it covers a range of individual and collective rights, illuminating the relationship between social theory and human rights. Series: Themes in Social Theory. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230551602
- ISBN
- 9780230551602
€ 49.99
€ 49.99
Paperback. In this book, leading social thinker Pierre Bourdieu and the artist Hans Haacke discuss contemporary art and the relations between art, politics and society. Their dialogue ranges widely from censorship and obscenity to the social conditions of artistic creativity, and focusses on the central themes in the work of both authors. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; JHM; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745615226
- ISBN
- 9780745615226
€ 22.74
€ 22.74
Paperback. Argues that human beings have universal and objective needs for health and autonomy and a right to their optimal satisfaction. The authors show what such optimization would mean in practice and assess the records of developed and underdeveloped economies in meeting their citizens' needs. Num Pages: 381 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 381
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333383254
- ISBN
- 9780333383254
€ 52.42
€ 52.42
Paperback. Editor(s): Midlo Hall, Gwendolyn. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGHA; JFSL3; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816679065
- ISBN
- 9780816679065
€ 26.10
€ 26.10
Paperback. Shows how the state systematically came to penalize homosexuality, giving rise to a regime of second-class citizenship that sexual minorities still live under today. This title looks at three key arenas of government control - immigration, the military, and welfare. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW; JFSK; JPVH1; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149936
- ISBN
- 9780691149936
€ 25.99€ 23.98
€ 25.99
€ 23.98