Political control and freedoms Books

21 kwietnia 1944 roku na mocy rozporządzenia Francuskiego Komitetu Wyzwolenia Narodowego przyznano we Francji prawa wyborcze dla kobiet. Ten krok naprzód nastąpił po półtora wieku debaty na temat miejsca, jakie kobiety powinny zajmować w społeczeństwie...

Il 21 aprile 1944, il diritto di voto alle donne fu concesso in Francia da un'ordinanza del Comitato francese di liberazione nazionale. Questo passo avanti è avvenuto dopo un secolo e mezzo di dibattiti sul posto che le donne dovrebbero avere nella...

Op 21 april 1944 werd het stemrecht voor vrouwen in Frankrijk toegekend door een verordening van het Franse Comité voor de Nationale Bevrijding. Deze stap voorwaarts kwam er na anderhalve eeuw discussie over de plaats die vrouwen in de burgermaatschappij...

We find ourselves in a pivotal era-filled with defining moments and global shifts. What's the significance of it all? While many perceive doom and gloom, Going Back to Find Our Way Forward argues that these times are not only clarifying but also...

RESTORE YOUR BIRTHRIGHTNot since the days of Noah has Earth witnessed such an all-out assault on life and livelihood as we see today. The false authorities are pursuing their agenda of extermination and enslavement with a ruthlessness most of us could...

[formerly The COVID Protocols: Upholding Your Rights in Authoritarian Times]MEDICAL TYRANNY HASN'T GONE AWAY. ARE YOU READY?Did you know that, under international law, no-one can demand you get a medical test, wear a mask, or have any other medical...

An anthology of poems written to and by İlhan Sami Çomak, a Kurdish writer and prisoner of conscience who has been held in a Turkish prison for more than thirty years. The words in this book have 'walked through walls' mainly thanks to Caroline...

First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This reference work reflects the growing international concern over human rights. It provides explanations of the terminology, issues, organizations and laws surrounding this emotive subject. A Dictionary of Human Rights features:* over 200 clear and...

George Orwell was renowned for his use and analysis of the English language. Anyone interested in language will find these six famous pithy essays instructive and engaging.  The essays are: Politics and the English Language.Politics vs...

The state is a predatory entity. It does not produce anything but rather steals resources from those engaged in production. In applying this view to American history, Rothbard asks: How can an organization of this type sustain itself? It must engage in...

Encompassing the period from the Neolithic era to the troubled present, this book studies the peoples, societies and cultures of the area situated between the Adriatic Sea in the west and the Black Sea in the east, between the Alpine region and Danube...

Understanding Liberalism: A History of and analysis of the Politics of the Last Half-Century provides a panoramic critique of the liberal era asrelated to the Constitutional principles on which the United States wasfounded, the English roots of the...

The American republic is suffering its gravest crisis since the Civil War. Will conflicts, hostility, and incivility tear the country apart? Os Guinness provides a careful observation of the American experiment, offering a stirring vision for faithful...

This book is the first to focus specifically upon the relationship between refugees and intercultural transfer over an extensive period of time. Since circa 1830, a series of groups have made their way to Britain, beginning with exiles from the failed...

In Nonsense upon Stilts¸ first published in 1987, Waldron includes and discusses extracts from three classic critiques of the idea of natural rights embodied in the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen. Each text is prefaced by an...

This edited volume challenges the territorial bias of traditional human rights law, in which human rights obligations are in principle incumbent on the territorial state. The first part of this volume examines the current state of the extraterritorial...

Australia is now the only major Anglophone country that has not adopted a Bill of Rights. Since 1982 Canada, New Zealand and the UK have all adopted either constitutional or statutory bills of rights. Australia, however, continues to rely on common law,...

This book examines the shape, sources and dangers of information warfare (IW) as it pertains to military, diplomatic and civilian stakeholders. Cyber warfare and information warfare are different beasts. Both concern information, but where the former...

Engaging debates within cultural studies, media and communication studies, and critical theory, this book addresses whether Gramscian thought continues to be relevant for social and cultural analysis, in particular when examining times of crisis and...

The arrival of the participatory web 2.0 has been hailed by many as a media revolution, bringing with it new tools and possibilities for direct political action. Through specialised online platforms, mainstream social media or blogs, citizens in many...

This volume brings together leading authorities in the field of democratic citizenship and participation to address pertinent questions concerning the quality of the democratic political process at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Analysing...

An exploration of the dynamics behind contemporary shifts in the orientation of nationalist parties and movements with reference to Catalonia and the Basque country in Spain

This book delves into the concept and definition of social movements from different perspectives with relevance to India. It offers critical insight into the fundamental and ongoing debates and treatises around the struggle for rights and welfare.

Ng examines the aftermath of the massive protests in 2019 and the implementation of the National Security Law in Hong Kong.

This unique book captures state of the art thinking and methodologies designed to advance intelligence education to produce a capable and qualified intelligence workforce. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Journal...

This book connects the scholarly discussions on 'security' and 'resilience', by examining the various definitions and meanings of the terms in the EU's Eastern Partnership (EaP) policy, and in what ways the EU has attempted to define the relationship...

It argues for an intensely humanist engagement with the company and presents a model of company regulation that is compatible with the protection, respect for and fulfilment of human rights. A thought-provoking volume for scholars in the disciplines of...

This book addresses a central puzzle in ontological security theory, namely the relationship between identity continuity and change, and the role anxiety plays in fostering and inhibiting change.

To counter pervasive levels of citizen disengagement from political institutions, this book examines democratic innovations that meaningfully engage with citizens to address some the deficits of western representative democracies. It will be required...

This book examines the complex role identity and religion play in global peace processes.

Defending Legal Freedoms in Indonesia provides fresh insights into how cause lawyers navigate political and institutional change, by presenting and analysing the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI), the oldest and most influential legal and human...

This book extends principal-agent theory to the case of pro-Russian rebel militias in Eastern Ukraine. It offers systematic insights into the structures and relations within the leaderless rebellion in the Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts.

This book focuses on historical and current data to examine racism in Australia. Making use of the latest state and federal data sets, it critically synthesises contemporary research on race relations with a focus on racism and anti-racism initiatives...

This multidisciplinary book introduces readers to original perspectives on crimmigration that foster holistic, contextual, and critical appreciation of the concept in Australia and its individual consequences and broader effects. This collection draws...

This book offers a fascinating insider's perspective from one who happens to be a Muslim woman on U.S. foreign policy making during three Republican presidential administrations. Shirin Tahir-Kheli's life story is a testament to the promise and delivery...

This edited volume provides a critical and comparative discussion of  the changing synergy between the military and society in the dramatically transforming global security climate, drawing on examples from the Asian, Pacific, African, Middle...

The grandiose ideology of a "Super Race" in Adolf Hitler's mind led to the demise of thousands of Jews and other political leaders who opposed his Nazi regime.Sgt. Hawley Boyle graduated from Lake Forest College with a major in Social Science.Watching...

"人类正常社会秩序"的思想三原则，就是"人生而平等""人生而有 差异"和"人生而不完美"。这三个原则，今天我们可以称之为常识。 "人生而平等"是指人在法律、人格上的平等，但现实中人生是不平 等的，如高矮和胖瘦以及家庭贫富等。"人生而有差异"是一个客观事实。 世界上不可能有两个完全相同的人，人与人都有生理、性格和行为方式 上的差异。"人生而不完美"是一个哲学和宗教问题。什么是完美？不同的 价值观的人会有不同的看法。 人类正常秩序就是以民主、法治和人权为基础的宪政秩序，它包括...

Zen and the Art of COINTELPRO by Steve Short offers a compelling fusion of Eastern philosophy and the dark realities of government surveillance. Exploring the FBI's infamous Counter Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO), the book juxtaposes the oppressive...

Politicians manipulating information for their own agendas and justifying controversial actions is an unfortunate reality that undermines trust in government and the political process.The impacts of these tactics are far-reaching. By controlling and...

تناولت الدراسة تقييم الهجرة غير القانونية عبر البحر المتوسط، ما بين مواطن قدومها من العالم النامي و مقاصدها بالقارة الأوروبية في ربع القرن الأخير. تناولت الدراسة أيضا تقييم الأبعاد التوزيعية للهجرة غير القانونية و الكشف عن طرقها و مسالكها و معابرها إلى...

L'evoluzione della società umana è stata accompagnata da conflitti violenti nel suo corso storico e preistorico. Come animali, le Nazioni si sono combattute per prevalere, spesso portando innovazione, tanto da quasi giustificare la guerra come strumento...

Sinirbilimci Şair Abhijit Naskar'ın bizzat Türkçe yazdığı bu bir aşk, barış ve insan hakları mektubudur. "Tüm dünya camidir,Masumlar bizim tanrımız.Onlara hizmet ilahi hizmettir,Onların mutluluğu bizim cennetimiz. Her şeyin üstünde merhamet...

It is a great pleasure to present this book, edited by a distinguished team at the Hong Kong Institute of Education and with excellent contributors from nine countries in the region and beyond. The book is a truly comparative...