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£16.99 paperback (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781912408672 | ISBN 10: 1912408678
During the cold war, the US government sought to establish an overseas military presence in the Indian Ocean. This graphic novel is a shocking account of British complicity in the forced exodus of the Chagos Islanders from their homeland to make that ... more
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£9.99 paperback (2020) - ISBN 13: 9780141986722 | ISBN 10: 0141986727
A passionate defence of humanity and a work of radical optimism from the international bestselling author of Postcapitalism.Â
How do we preserve what makes us human in an age of uncertainty? Are we now just consumers shaped by market forces? A se ... more
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£9.99 paperback (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781787301405 | ISBN 10: 1787301400
With an introduction by Kamila Shamsie.
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‘Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.’
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George Orwell is one of the world’s most famous writers and social commentators. Through his wr ... more
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£19.99 paperback (2018) - ISBN 13: 9780745335414 | ISBN 10: 0745335411
Through mapping the rights discourse and the transformations in transnational finance capitalism since the world wars, and interrogating the connections between the two, Radha D'Souza examines contemporary rights in theory and practice through the le ... more
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£14.99 hardback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781784787547 | ISBN 10: 178478754x
Five leading thinkers on the concept of ‘rights’ in an era of rightlessness.
Sixty years ago, the political theorist Hannah Arendt, an exiled Jew deprived of her German citizenship, observed that before people can enjoy any of the “ina ... more
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£8.99 paperback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781846045028 | ISBN 10: 1846045029
In this powerful book, Dr Shirin Ebadi, Iranian human rights lawyer and activist, tells of her fight for reform inside Iran, and the devastating backlash she faced after winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Having fought tirelessly for democracy, equa ... more
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£20.00 hardback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781846275838 | ISBN 10: 1846275830
In 1889, the first Official Secrets Act was passed, creating offences of 'disclosure of information' and 'breach of official trust'. It limited and monitored what the public could, and should, be told. Since then a culture of secrecy has flourished. ... more
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£14.99 paperback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9780857056207 | ISBN 10: 0857056204
A crucial testament - bringing together work from seven of Mexico's finest journalists - that lays bare the outrageous circumstances of more than a hundred journalists who have been murdered while investigating corruption and criminality.
Su ... more
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£12.99 paperback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781784536794 | ISBN 10: 1784536792
Today Russia and human rights are both high on the international agenda. Since Putin returned to the presidency in 2012, domestic developments from the prosecution of Pussy Riot to the release of Khodorkovsky and Russia s global role, especially in r ... more
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£7.99 paperback (2015) - ISBN 13: 9780198706168 | ISBN 10: 0198706162
Today it is usually not long before a problem gets expressed as a human rights issue. An appeal to human rights in the face of injustice can be a heartfelt and morally justified demand for some, while for others it remains merely an empty slogan. &nb ... more
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£9.99 paperback (2015) - ISBN 13: 9780141976310 | ISBN 10: 0141976314
On 11 September 2001, our world changed. The West's response to 9/11 has morphed into a period of exception. Governments have decided that the rule of law and human rights are often too costly. In On Liberty, Shami Chakrabarti - who joined Liberty, ... more
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£16.99 paperback (2015) - ISBN 13: 9780745334301 | ISBN 10: 074533430x
Modern warfare has a new form. The days of international combat are fading. So how do major world powers maintain control over their people today?
War Against the People is a disturbing insight into the new ways world powers such as the US, ... more
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£5.99 paperback (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781771642095 | ISBN 10: 1771642092
"Raif Badawi's is an important voice for all of us to hear, mild, nuanced, but clear. His examination of his culture is perceptive and rigorous. Of course he must be saved from the dreadful sentence against him and the appalling conditions of his imp ... more
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£13.00 paperback (2014) - ISBN 13: 9780226132518 | ISBN 10: 022613251x
In 1946, at age twenty-two, Beate Sirota Gordon helped to draft the new postwar Japanese Constitution. The Only Woman in the Room chronicles how a daughter of Russian Jews became the youngest woman to aid in the rushed, secret drafting of a constitut ... more
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£52.00 hardback (2013) - ISBN 13: 9780812245479 | ISBN 10: 0812245474
The United Nations adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) constituted a paradigm shift in attitudes and approaches to disability rights, marking the first time in law-making history that persons with disabilities ... more
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£31.49 paperback (2010) - ISBN 13: 9780199238972 | ISBN 10: 0199238979
The Politics of Human Rights provides a systematic introductory overview of the nature and development of human rights. At the same time it offers an engaging argument about human rights and their relationship with politics. The author argues that hu ... more
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£23.99 paperback (2010) - ISBN 13: 9781405145350 | ISBN 10: 1405145358
This fully revised and extended edition of James Nickel's classic study explains and defends the contemporary conception of human rights. Combining philosophical, legal and political approaches, Nickel explains international human rights law and addr ... more
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£9.99 paperback (2009) - ISBN 13: 9780571235957 | ISBN 10: 0571235956
Join the first, most comprehensive discussion on 'liberty' - the defining issue of the twenty-first Century. With fear of terrorism, crime and social chaos putting our ideal of individual liberty very much into retreat, how can we maintain the princi ... more
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£10.99 paperback (2008) - ISBN 13: 9781583228432 | ISBN 10: 1583228438
With contributions from some of the most well-respected and experienced Chinese writers, journalists, and organizers, China’s Great Leap examines the People’s Republic of China today as its government and 1.3 billion people prepare for the 2008 Olymp ... more
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£30.00 paperback (2008) - ISBN 13: 9781903307618 | ISBN 10: 1903307619
Human Rights Act Toolkit introduces the Human Rights Act to those who may not have prior knowledge of the law and demonstrates how human rights principles play a part in every day decisions regarding policies, procedures and service delivery.
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£7.99 paperback (2008) - ISBN 13: 9780192802538 | ISBN 10: 0192802534
Interest in citizenship has never been higher. But what does it mean to be a citizen of a modern, complex community? Why is citizenship important? Can we create citizenship, and can we test for it?
In this fascinating Very Short Introductio ... more
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£17.99 paperback (2007) - ISBN 13: 9781551642949 | ISBN 10: 1551642948
Much more than a simple 'guide to human rights,' this book is an urgently needed and sophisticated reflection on the vital nature of human rights in the 21st century. Daniel Fischlin and Martha Nandorfy argue that when the environment, health, water, ... more
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£22.99 hardback (2007) - ISBN 13: 9781403973245 | ISBN 10: 1403973245
Twenty-seven million people are estimated to be held in slavery around the world today. This collection of first-hand accounts will raise awareness and show how slavery is thriving in the twenty-first century. From poverty-stricken countries to ... more
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£9.99 paperback (2007) - ISBN 13: 9780552773324 | ISBN 10: 0552773328
When Nelson Mandela stepped out of prison to freedom in 1990, the elation in South Africa and around the world was palpable. But true freedom for his people remains a distant dream. Why? From South Africa to India and beyond, a rapacious economic sys ... more
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£10.99 paperback (2006) - ISBN 13: 9781843544999 | ISBN 10: 1843544997
Kang Chol-hwan is the first person to escape successfully from the gulags of North Korea and tell the story of his imprisonment. In collaboration with Pierre Rigoulot, Kang exposes the appalling truth about life in the camp: the forced labour, the pu ... more
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£24.99 paperback (2004) - ISBN 13: 9780745317847 | ISBN 10: 0745317847
What is state crime? This book sets out the parameters of state crime and highlights the complex issues involved. The authors provide a clear chapter-by-chapter assessment of state violence, corruption, state involvement in organised and corporate c ... more
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