Political Freedom

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781787357792Author Harini AmarasuriyaFormat HardbackImprint UCL PressPublisher UCL PressWeight(grams) 500g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781668022344Author Clay TravisFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Threshold EditionsPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 231mm *...

The United States was founded on the importance of civil liberties—protections for the individual against the control of others, whether those are other people or the government. Freedom for each person is a cornerstone of Western society. John Stuart...

Ruth First and Joe Slovo, husband and wife, were leaders of the war to end apartheid in South Africa. Communists, scholars, parents, and uncompromising militants, they were the perfect enemies for the white police state. Together they were swept up in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551643403Author Karl LiebknechtFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Black Rose BooksPublisher Black Rose BooksWeight(grams) 210gDimensions(mm) 226mm *...

Examining the future of Palestinians and Israelis, this debate explores the volatile relationship between the two groups and their ongoing struggle to coexist. Through the letters of two friends, complex issues are discussed, including how secular Jews...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780833034663Author Russell W. GlennFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint RANDPublisher RANDWeight(grams) 249g

This handbook is about the role of armed forces in the support and spread of democracy, as Blair states in the Introduction. He provides a concise overview of the topic, including a set of recommendations for officers and defense officials. In eight...

Recent controversies surrounding the war on terror and American intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan have brought rule of law rhetoric to a fevered pitch. While President Obama has repeatedly emphasized his Administration's commitment to transparency and...

The U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay has long been synonymous with torture, secrecy, and the abuse of executive power. It has come to epitomize lawlessness and has sparked protracted legal battles and political debate. For too long, however,...

2012 American Bar Association Gavel Award Honorable Mention for Books 2012 Scribes Book Silver Medal Award presented by the American Society of Legal Writers The U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay has long been synonymous with torture,...

Using espionage as a test case, The End of Intelligence criticizes claims that the recent information revolution has weakened the state, revolutionized warfare, and changed the balance of power between states and non-state actors-and it assesses the...

War Reporters Under Threat describes the threat of violence facing war reporters from the United States government and some of its closest allies. Chris Paterson argues that what should have been the lesson for the press following the invasion of Iraq -...

Although they are one of the most powerful military forces in Latin American history, little is known about the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP). This book explains why this political military movement came into existence...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780393264289Author Philip PettitFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint W. W. Norton & CompanyPublisher W. W. Norton & CompanyWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm)...

Sex and World Peace is a groundbreaking demonstration that the security of women is a vital factor in the occurrence of conflict and war, unsettling a wide range of assumptions in political and security discourse. Harnessing an immense amount of data, it...

An internationally-recognized authority on constitutional law, national security law, and counterterrorism, William C. Banks believes changing patterns of global conflict are forcing a reexamination of the traditional laws of war. The Hague Rules, the...

An internationally-recognized authority on constitutional law, national security law, and counterterrorism, William C. Banks believes changing patterns of global conflict are forcing a reexamination of the traditional laws of war. The Hague Rules, the...

The tragic events of September 11, 2001, and the false assessment of Saddam Hussein's weapons arsenal were terrible reminders that good information is essential to national security. These failures convinced the American public that their intelligence...

Since their inception, nuclear weapons have multiplied at an alarming rate, leaving everyone from policymakers to concerned citizens wondering what it will take to slow, stop, or even reverse their spread. With clarity and expertise, Joseph Cirincione...

How do powerful people react to revolutionary circumstances? How quickly and effectively do elites adapt to, and shape, the structures of new social and political systems? Zisk offers a detailed examination of the unexpected ways Russian defense...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780190076818Author Andrew SmallFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Oxford University Press, USAPublisher Oxford University Press, USA

This analysis delves into aspects of the larger framework into which 9/11 fits and scrutinizes the ancestry of the players who transcend commonly accepted liberal/conservative political ideologies. Building on the research of such notables as theologian...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780851247434Author Ken CoatesFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Spokesman BooksPublisher Spokesman Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780833045140Author David S LoughranFormat PaperbackPage Count 70Imprint RANDPublisher RANDWeight(grams) 217g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780833037428Author Russell W. GlennFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint RANDPublisher RANDWeight(grams) 231g

In Islam and Secularity Nilufer Goele takes on two pressing issues: the transforming relationship between Islam and Western secular modernity and the impact of the Muslim presence in Europe. Goele shows how the visibility of Islamic practice in the...

Torture has been a topic of national discussion ever since it was revealed that "enhanced interrogation techniques" had been authorized as part of the war on terror. The United States and Torture provides us with a larger lens through which to...

Recent controversies surrounding the war on terror and American intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan have brought rule of law rhetoric to a fevered pitch. While President Obama has repeatedly emphasized his Administration's commitment to transparency and...

Mexico is currently undergoing a crisis of violence and insecurity that poses serious threats to democratic transition and rule of law. This is the first book to put these developments in the context of post-revolutionary state-making in Mexico and to...

Getting to Zero takes on the much-debated goal of nuclear zero-exploring the serious policy questions raised by nuclear disarmament and suggesting practical steps for the nuclear weapon states to take to achieve it.It documents the successes and failures...

In the Wake of War assesses the consequences of civil war for democratization in Latin America, focusing on questions of state capacity. Contributors focus on seven countries-Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Peru-where...

When confronted with a persistent foreign policy problem that threatens U.S. interests, and that cannot be adequately addressed through economic or political pressure, American policymakers and opinion formers have increasingly resorted to recommending...

The book will be of interest to scholars in any discipline as well as members of the general public concerned about academic freedom or the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.Book InformationISBN 9780774822084Author Susan G. DrummondFormat HardbackPage Count...

Between 1994-2014, Israel's security service was transformed, becoming one of the most extreme examples of privatised security in the world. This book is an investigation into this period and the conditions that created 'Occupation Inc.': the institution...

War Reporters Under Threat describes the threat of violence facing war reporters from the United States government and some of its closest allies. Chris Paterson argues that what should have been the lesson for the press following the invasion of Iraq -...

"The Emancipation of Europe's Muslims" traces how governments across Western Europe have responded to the growing presence of Muslim immigrants in their countries over the past fifty years. Drawing on hundreds of in-depth interviews with...

"In Common Sense a writer found his moment to change the world," Alan Taylor writes in his introduction. When Paine's attack on the British mixed constitution of kings, lords, and commons was published in January 1776, fighting had already...

Until the events of September 11 and the anthrax attacks of 2001, biological weapons had never been a major public concern in the United States. Today, the possibility of their use by terrorists against Western states looms large as an international...

Traditionally, our society has broadly agreed that the "good university" should teach the intellectual skills students need to become citizens who are intelligently critical of their own beliefs and of the narratives presented politicians,...