Civil Rights & Citizenship

"Playing the Identity Card" Surveillance, Security and Identification in Global Perspective		Retail £15.99 GBP £14.39 Save 10% Retail $31.98 USD $28.78 Save 10%
Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce	While paper ID documents have been used in some countries for a long time, rapid growth features high-tech IDs with built-in biometrics and RFID chips. This work shows not only the benefits of how the state can 'see' citizens better using these instruments but also the challenges this raises for civil liberties and human rights. With 8 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, 6 black & white halftones, 2 black & white li. Paperback, 304 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 462g. Author:  (Lyon, David, ed.) ISBN:  0415465648 Publisher:  Taylor & Francis Ltd Date:  2008  (United Kingdom) Readership:  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Civil Rights & Citizenship

"The Rights of Minorities" A Commentary on the European Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities		Retail £31.00 GBP £29.45 Save 5% Retail $62.00 USD $58.90 Save 5%
Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce	"Oxford Commentaries on International Law" series; Provides a commentary on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, which is the principal international document establishing minority rights in a legally binding way. This work offers a detailed article-by-article analysis of the Convention, drawing upon its negotiating history and implementation practice. New ed. Paperback, 752 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 1134g. Author:  (Weller, Marc, ed.) ISBN:  0199207623 Publisher:  Oxford University Press Date:  2006  (United Kingdom) Readership:  Professional & Vocational Civil Rights & Citizenship

"Before the Next Attack" Preserving Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism		Retail £10.99 GBP £9.89 Save 10% Retail $21.98 USD $19.78 Save 10%
Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce	Terrorist attacks regularly trigger the enactment of repressive laws. This book presents a practical alternative. It proposes an 'emergency constitution' that would enable the government to take extraordinary actions to prevent a second strike in the short run while prohibiting permanent measures that destroy our freedom over the longer run. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 329g. Author:  Ackerman, Bruce ISBN:  0300122667 Publisher:  Yale University Press Date:  2007  (United Kingdom) Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Civil Rights & Citizenship

"Mine Eyes Have Seen" Bearing Witness to the Civil Rights Struggle		Retail £17.99 GBP £14.39 Save 20% Retail $35.98 USD $28.78 Save 20%
Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce	Features photographs that evoke the heady days of the Civil Rights' Movement when America faced its worst nightmare and the Dream won. Here, picture by picture, we see racial barriers fall confronted with moral outrage and public scrutiny. It also includes images reminding us that racism was not restricted to one section of the nation. With over 150 photographs. Hardback, 204 pages. Size: 254 x 254 mm. Weight: 1352g. Author:  Adelman, Bob Johnson, Charles ISBN:  1603200002 Publisher:  Time Inc Home Entertaiment Date:  2007  (United States) Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Civil Rights & Citizenship

"The Privacy Advocates" Resisting the Spread of Surveillance		Retail £18.95 GBP £16.11 Save 15% Retail $37.90 USD $32.22 Save 15%
Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce	Analyzes the people and groups around the world who have risen to challenge the most intrusive surveillance practices by both government and corporations. This book describes a network of self-identified privacy advocates who have emerged from civil society - without official sanction and with few resources, but surprisingly influential. With 11 illustrations. Hardback, 296 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 548g. Author:  Bennett, Colin J. ISBN:  0262026384 Publisher:  Mit Press Ltd Date:  2008  (United States) Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Civil Rights & Citizenship

"Becoming a Citizen" Incorporating Immigrants and Refugees in the United States and Canada		Retail £13.95 GBP £11.86 Save 15% Retail $27.90 USD $23.72 Save 15%
Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce	Provides a comparative perspective on how the United States and Canada encourage foreigners to become citizens. This book shows that greater state support for settlement and an official government policy of multiculturalism in Canada increase citizenship acquisition and political participation among the foreign born. With 4 graphs, 1 line drawing, 10 tables. Paperback, 382 pages. Size: 232 x 155 mm. Weight: 505g. Author:  Bloemraad, Irene ISBN:  0520248996 Publisher:  University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton Date:  2006  (United States) Readership:  Professional & Vocational Civil Rights & Citizenship

"On the Road to Freedom" A Guided Tour of the Civil Rights Trail		Retail £11.99 GBP £9.59 Save 20% Retail $23.98 USD $19.18 Save 20%
Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce	An essential piece of American history, this is also a useful travel guide with maps, photographs, and sidebars of background history, newspaper coverage, and firsthand interviews. With 100 black and white photos. Paperback, 352 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 666g. Author:  Cobb, Charles E. ISBN:  1565124391 Publisher:  Algonquin Books (Division of Workman) Date:  2008  (United States) Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Civil Rights & Citizenship

"Start With People" How Community Organisations Put Citizens in the Driving Seat		Retail £10.00 GBP £8.00 Save 20% Retail $20.00 USD $16.00 Save 20%
Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce	Paperback, Size: 140 x 200 mm. Weight: 121g. Author:  Craig, John Skidmore, Paul ISBN:  1841801437 Publisher:  Demos Date:  2005  (United Kingdom) Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Civil Rights & Citizenship

"Corporations and Citizenship" Business, Responsibility and Society		Retail £18.99 GBP £17.09 Save 10% Retail $37.98 USD $34.18 Save 10%
Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce	"Business, Value Creation and Society" series; An exploration of the political concept of citizenship as a way of understanding the place of corporations in contemporary society. With 9 line figures 9 tables. Paperback, 264 pages. Size: 228 x 152 mm. Weight: 429g. Author:  Crane, Andrew Moon, Jeremy Matten, Dirk ISBN:  0521612837 Publisher:  Cambridge University Press Date:  2008  (United Kingdom) Readership:  Professional & Vocational Civil Rights & Citizenship

"Articulating Citizenship" Civic Education and Student Politics in Southeastern China, 1912-1940		Retail £31.95 GBP £27.16 Save 15% Retail $63.90 USD $54.32 Save 15%
Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce	"Harvard East Asian Monographs" series; Reconstructs civic education and citizenship training in secondary schools in the lower Yangzi region during the Republican era. This book also analyzes how students used the tools of civic education introduced in their schools to make themselves into young citizens and explores the social and political effects of educated youths' civic action. With 18 b/w illustrations. Hardback, 400 pages. Size: 234 x 161 mm. Weight: 713g. Author:  Culp, Robert ISBN:  0674025873 Publisher:  Harvard University, Asia Center Date:  2007  (United States) Readership:  Professional & Vocational Civil Rights & Citizenship

"How British Are You?" Questions From the Citizenship Test - a Quiz Book for the Nation		Retail £7.99 GBP £6.40 Save 20% Retail $15.98 USD $12.80 Save 20%
Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce	Questions from the Citizenship Test - A Quiz Book for the Nation. You may think you know everything about being British, but would the government agree? Could you pass the British citizenship test? This informative and entertaining book investigates the controversial exam that anyone wishing to become a British citizen must pass. Some questions are easy, others are bizarre and some are downright impossible. Contains hundreds of practice questions that every British citizen should be able to answer. Hardback, 128 pages. Size: 162 x 105 mm. Weight: 186g. Author:  Dillon, Henry ISBN:  0955215978 Publisher:  Red Squirrel Publishing Date:  2008  (United Kingdom) Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Civil Rights & Citizenship

"Life in the Uk Test: Practice Questions" Questions and Answers for British Citizenship and Settlement Tests		Retail £5.99 GBP £4.80 Save 20% Retail $11.98 USD $9.60 Save 20%
Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce	An updated second edition. Valid for tests taken from the 2nd April 2007. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 128 pages. Size: 210 x 148 mm. Weight: 21g. Author:  Dillon, Henry ISBN:  0955215935 Publisher:  Red Squirrel Publishing Date:  2007  (United Kingdom) Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Civil Rights & Citizenship

"Life in the Uk Test - Study Guide" The Essential Study Guide for the Life in the Uk Test		Retail £7.99 GBP £6.40 Save 20% Retail $15.98 USD $12.80 Save 20%
Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce	Updated to cover new test materials, the 'Life in the UK Test: Study Guide' is the essential study companion for anyone needing to pass the revised British citizenship and settlement tests. Third edition. With illustrations. 3 rev ed. Paperback, 208 pages. Weight: 341g. Author:  Dillon, Henry ISBN:  0955215943 Publisher:  Red Squirrel Publishing Date:  2007  (United Kingdom) Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Civil Rights & Citizenship

"Life in the Uk Test Study Guide + Cd Rom" The Essential Study Guide for British Citizenship and Settlement Tests		Retail £12.99 GBP £10.39 Save 20% Retail $25.98 USD $20.78 Save 20%
Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce	With illustrations, map. Paperback, 208 pages. Size: 230 x 150 mm. Weight: 300g. Author:  Dillon, Henry ISBN:  095521596X Publisher:  Red Squirrel Publishing Date:  2008  (United Kingdom) Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Civil Rights & Citizenship

"Understanding Social Citizenship" Themes and Perspectives for Policy and Practice		Retail £19.99 GBP £18.99 Save 5% Retail $39.98 USD $37.98 Save 5%
Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce	"Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy & Practice" series; The government is now promoting citizenship heavily, and it is now part of the secondary schools national curriculum. This text provides students of all levels with a clear sense of the history of citizenship, and also of the key theoretical debates that have informed contemporary understandings of the concept. With illustrations. Paperback, 222 pages. Size: 240 x 180 mm. Weight: 421g. Author:  Dywer, Peter ISBN:  1861344155 Publisher:  Policy Press Date:  2004  (United Kingdom) Readership:  Professional & Vocational Civil Rights & Citizenship