Political Control & Freedoms
"Who Are We?"America's Great Debate
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Author Samuel Huntington examines the gradual loss of American identity in recent decades and envisages a possible return to their core cultural values. New ed. Paperback, 320 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 304g.
Author: Huntington, Samuel P.
ISBN: 0684866692
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Date: 2005 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Political Control & Freedoms
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"Guantanamo and the Abuse of Presidential Power"
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From a leading human rights lawyer comes a chillingly compelling argument that the Bush administration is abusing the law to give unlimited legal power to the president. Paperback, 352 pages. Size: 234 x 153 mm. Weight: 405g.
Author: Margulies, Joseph
ISBN: 0743286863
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Political Control & Freedoms
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"Escape Routes"Control and Subversion in the Twenty-First Century
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Illegal migrants who evade detection, creators of value in insecure and precarious economies and those who refuse constraints of sexual and biomedical classifications: these are the people who manage to subvert control and to craft unexpected sociabilities and experiences. This title shows how people can escape control and create social change. With 20 illustrations. Paperback, 320 pages. Size: 215 x 135 mm. Weight: 388g.
Author: Papadopoulos, Dimitris Stephenson, Niamh Tsianos, Vassilis
ISBN: 0745327788
Publisher: Pluto Press
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Undergraduate Political Control & Freedoms
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"Dining With Terrorists"
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Seeks to understand what motivates the 'terrorist' or 'freedom fighter' and to weigh this against the world events and the sweeping power of US military might. Based on research, this book tries to discover the human story behind the faceless, hooded caricature, and to test our preconceptions of just what the word terrorist actually means. With 16 color ill.. New ed. Paperback, 320 pages. Size: 197 x 130 mm. Weight: 311g.
Author: Rees, Philip
ISBN: 0330433059
Publisher: Pan MacMillan
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Political Control & Freedoms
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"Violent Entrepreneurs"The Use of Force in the Making of Russian Capitalism
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With 3 graphs, 6 halftones, 2 line drawings. Paperback, 224 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 307g.
Author: Volkov, Vadim (Associate Professor of Sociology, the European University, St Petersburg, Russia)
ISBN: 0801487781
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Date: 2002 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Political Control & Freedoms
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"The Retreat of Reason"Political Correctness and the Corruption of Public Debate in Modern Britain
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Discusses political correctness and the freedom of debate. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 132 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 220g.
Author: Browne, Anthony
ISBN: 1903386500
Publisher: Civitas:Institute for the Study of Civil Society
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Political Correctness
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"Deception and Abuse at the Fed"Henry B. Gonzalez Battles Alan Greenspan's Bank
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The Federal Reserve - the central bank of the United States - is the powerful peacetime bureaucracy in the federal government. This title recounts major instances of Fed mismanagement and abuse of power that were exposed by Rep Henry B Gonzalez (D-TX) - chairman of the US House of Representatives Financial Services (banking) Committee. With 18 illustrations, 1 chart. Hardback, 288 pages. Size: 233 x 156 mm. Weight: 607g.
Author: Auerbach, Robert D.
ISBN: 0292717857
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Political Corruption
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"Everyday Corruption and the State"Citizens and Public Officials in Africa
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Cox, Susan (trans.) Presents an analysis of how and why corruption governs everyday life in Africa. This book constructs an analytical frame of reference around the various forms of corruption; the corruptive strategies public officials resort to; and how these forms and strategies are deeply embedded in daily administrative practices. Paperback, 256 pages. Size: 215 x 148 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Blundo, Giorgio Olivier De Sardan, Jean-Pierre
ISBN: 1842775634
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Political Corruption
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"War on Terror, Inc."Corporate Profiteering From the Politics of Fear
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The so-called War on Terror has created a global bonanza for the world of commercial military suppliers. Who is behind companies that reap the dividend of war? How close are they to our political decision-makers? This work catalogues the record of private contractors doing our governments' dirtiest work. Hardback, 288 pages. Size: 235 x 159 mm. Weight: 573g.
Author: Hughes, Solomon
ISBN: 1844671232
Publisher: Verso Books
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Political Corruption
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"So Wrong for So Long"How the Press, the Pundits - and the President - Failed in Iraq
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It is often said that a free press is the watchdog of democracy, insuring that the conduct of our leaders is examined with a critical eye. With more than 75 of the author's columns, this book provides a history of the conflict, from the hyped weapons of mass destruction stories to the surge. With b/w throughout. Paperback, 320 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 492g.
Author: Mitchell, Greg
ISBN: 1402756577
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Co Inc
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Political Corruption
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"Betraying Our Troops"The Destructive Results of Privatizing War
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Reveals how private contractors have put the lives of countless soldiers on the line while damaging America's strategic interests and image abroad. From the shameful war profiteering of companies like Halliburton/KBR to the sinister influence that corporate lobbyists have on American foreign policy, this work paints a disturbing picture. Hardback, 256 pages. Size: 246 x 189 mm. Weight: 14g.
Author: Rasor, Dina Bauman, Robert
ISBN: 1403981922
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Political Corruption
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"Global Corruption Report"Special Focus - Corruption and Health
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"Global Corruption Report (Paperback)" series; This 2006 edition of Transparency International's report shows the impact that corruption has on health care. Case studies from around the world explore the characteristics of the health sector that make it so prone to corruption. It offers an annual round up of worldwide developments and tracks major trends in more than 40 countries. With illustrations. 2006. Paperback, 384 pages. Size: 240 x 170 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Transparency International
ISBN: 0745325084
Publisher: Pluto Press
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Political Corruption
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"Corruption, Inequality, and the Rule of Law"The Bulging Pocket Makes the Easy Life
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Uslaner argues that economic and legal inequality and low levels of generalized trust fuel corruption. With 4 line figures 29 tables. Hardback, 360 pages. Size: 242 x 163 mm. Weight: 657g.
Author: Uslaner, Eric M.
ISBN: 0521874890
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Political Corruption
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"The Final Days"
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The thrilling sequel to Woodward and Bernstein's classic book of reportage, ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN. New ed. Paperback, 480 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Woodward, Bob Bernstein, Carl
ISBN: 1416522360
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Political Corruption
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"The Ballot Box"Very Short Introductions
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"Very Short Introductions" series; Features five introductions to politics from the Very Short Introductions series. Alongside an overview of the subject of politics as a whole, introductions to Capitalism, Democracy, Socialism, and Fascism, make this boxed set a useful introductory way-in to the subject. With b&w illustrations throughout. Paperback, 144 pages. Size: 178 x 111 mm. Weight: 349g.
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ISBN: 0199207984
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Political Ideologies
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