Regional Courts, Domestic Politics, and the Struggle for Human Rights, Paperback - ***

A timely, accessible examination of regional human rights court deterrence that combines data analysis with illustrative examples. It will appeal t...

With a focus on war and its consequences, this book tells moving stories of how conflict has plunged people into the depths of despair in Afghanist...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Donald L. Hollowell was Georgia's chief civil rights attorney during the 1950s and 1960s. In this role he defended African American men accused or ...

Reducere. "A classic. . . . It] will make an extraordinary contribution to the improvement of race relations and the understanding of race and the American l...

Reducere. As the first comprehensive study of one state's federal district courts during the long civil rights movement, The Slow Undoing argues for a recons...

Reducere. For generations, the Ojibwe bands of northern Wisconsin have spearfished spawning walleyed pike in the springtime. The bands reserved hunting, fish...

Reducere. When the State of Israel claims to represent all Jewish people, defenders of Israeli policy redefine antisemitism to include criticism of Israel. A...

Reducere. ``I have been to Palestine where I've witnessed the racially segregated housing and the humiliation of Palestinians at military roadblocks. I can't...

A global history of human rights in a world of nations that grant rights to some while denying them to others Once dominated by vast empires, the w...

This ground-breaking book examines how judicial interpretations of dignity redefine what it means to be human in the modern world. It features a ne...

Using national case studies from South Asia, Southern Africa, Australia, Canada and Northern Europe, Women's Human Rights examines the potential an...

In September 1910, the human rights activist and anti-imperialist Roger Casement uncovered an appalling catalogue of abuse: nearly 30, 000 Indians ...

Reducere. In this provocative work, seasoned journalist Gershom Gorenberg portrays a deadly mix of religious extremism, violence, and Mideast politics, as ex...

A thrilling and incisive examination of the post-Reconstruction era struggle for and suppression of African American voting rights in the United St...

Examines human rights issues in the Occupied Territories and lays out plans for a lasting peace.Publisher: Pluto PressAuthor(s): Mazin B. QumsiyehN...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Aaron L. FriedbergThere may be no denying China's growing economic strength, but its impact on the global balance of power ...

Today's electric power companies compete to provide cleaner electricity. That's a good thing, but progress has come with costs, especially for comm...

A book about agency. About how, in the face of powerful interests and seemingly insurmountable obstacles - political, psychological, economic, geog...

This edited collection provides a balanced conceptual framework to demonstrate not only the power of autonomous communication networks, but also th...

Reducere. Robert Mugabe came to power in Zimbabwe in 1980 after a long civil war in Rhodesia. The white minority government had become an international outca...

Today it is usually not long before a problem gets expressed as a human rights issue. Indeed, human rights law continues to gain increasing attenti...

What are the origins of human rights? This question, rarely asked before the end of the Cold War, has in recent years become a major focus of histo...

Contributor(s): Author: Raphael MinderEvery year on 11 September, Catalonia celebrates its Diada, its National Day. But the Diada of 2012 was like ...

Reducere. Human rights offer a vision of international justice that today's idealistic millions hold dear. Yet the very concept on which the movement is base...

Reducere. When it was first published in 2003, Rebel Musics sought to explore how musical activism resonates as resistance to the dominant culture, and how p...

A deep dive into the history and philosophy of isonomy, a system of equal rights for all, as an alternative to the concept of democracy.Publisher: ...

One of the most momentous stories of the last century is China's rise from a self-satisfied, anti-modern, decaying society into a global power that...

An examination of the enduring legacy of Rosa Luxemburg and her importance for activists and intellectuals alike.

Reducere. Born to Anglo-American parents on the Appalachian frontier, captured by the Miami Indians at the age of thirteen, and adopted into the tribe, Willi...

Classic tale of the defiant underdog as the rebel Sertorius defies the might of Rome.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Philip MatyszakIllu...

Reducere. Winner of the Jules and Frances Landry Award In April 1862, the Confederacy faced a dire military situation. Its forces were badly outnumbered, the...

How does the ECtHR in Strasbourg interpret the European Convention on Human Rights? This book analyses one of the tools of interpretation: European...

This book explores the potential responsibilities to respect, protect and fulfill international human rights law (IHRL) of a particular class of no...

This book traces the development of the discourse used by the pro-life movement since the 1970s, and its relationship to public policy efforts at t...

Society is broken. We can design our way to a better one. In our interconnected world, self-interest and social-interest are rapidly becoming indis...

Reducere. With a new preface by the authors, this companion book to The Washington Connection and Third World Fascism, dissects the aftermath of the war in S...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Karin (Copenhagen Business School, Denmark) BuhmannIllustration(s): 2 Line drawings, black and white; 1 H...

Reducere. A concise and engrossing account of the Lakota and the battle to regain their homeland. The Lakota Indians made their home in the majestic Black Hi...

Publisher: Grin Verlag GmbhAuthor(s): Julia NeumannNumber of pages: 80Publication date: 2011Dimensions: 210 x 150 x 7Cover type: Paperback / softba...

A deep dive into the history and philosophy of isonomy, a system of equal rights for all, as an alternative to the concept of democracy.Publisher: ...

Patrick Galbraith examines Japanese "otaku, " their relationships with fictional girl characters, the Japanese public's interpretations of them as ...

DescriptionOn 18 April 1947, British forces set off the largest non-nuclear explosion in history. The target was a small island in the North Sea, f...

Reducere. In 1862, looking for an opportunity to attack Union general John Pope, Confederate general Robert E. Lee ordered Maj. Gen. James Longstreet to cond...

DescriptionThroughout its history, Nigeria has been plagued by religious divisions. Tensions have only intensified since the restoration of democra...

DescriptionBlack French Women and the Struggle for Equality, 1848-2016 explores how black women in France itself, the French Caribbean, Gor e, Daka...

What role did anti-Mexicanism and attacks on Latinx people and their communities play in Donald Trump's political rise and presidential practices? ...

Reducere. In the 1930s and 1940s the early roots of the Chicano Movement took shape. Activists like Jes s Cruz, and later Ralph Cuar n, sought justice for mi...