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ISBN: 9780674072329 - No Enemies, No Hatred No Enemies, No Hatred
Xiaobo Liu Perry Link, Tienchi Martin-Liao, Xia Liu

ISBN10: 0674072324  ISBN13: 9780674072329
Publisher: Harvard University Press The Belknap Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 03 May 2013
When the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in December 2010, its recipient, Liu Xiaobo, was serving an eleven-year sentence in a Chinese prison for "incitement to subvert state power." These essays and poems not only chronicle a leading dissident's... More

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ISBN: 9780231156868 - The Quest for Security The Quest for Security
Joseph E Stiglitz, Mary Kaldor

ISBN10: 0231156863  ISBN13: 9780231156868
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 03 May 2013
The essays in this collection boldly confront the quest for security arising out of the social, economic, environmental, and political crises and transformations of our century. Joseph E. Stiglitz and Mary Kaldor begin with an expansive... More

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ISBN: 9781609948337 - Our Common Wealth: The Hidden Economy That Makes Everything Else Work Our Common Wealth: The Hidden Economy That Makes Everything Else Work
Jonathan Rowe

ISBN10: 1609948335  ISBN13: 9781609948337
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 01 May 2013
"The Commons" is a generic term that denotes everything we share. The commons includes our entire life support system, both natural and social. This title examines the history and tragic loss of the commons and discusses how we can bring them back... More

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ISBN: 9781908739896 - A Dangerous Delusion A Dangerous Delusion
Peter Oborne, David Morrison

ISBN10: 1908739894  ISBN13: 9781908739896
Publisher: Elliott & Thompson Limited
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 18 Apr 2013
The definitive case against military action in Iran - eloquently made by Telegraph commentator Peter Oborne and Middle East specialist David Morrison. In 2013 it is possible that Israel, backed by the United States, will launch an attack on Iran. More

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ISBN: 9780745332437 - Generation Palestine Generation Palestine
Rich Wiles

ISBN10: 0745332439  ISBN13: 9780745332437
Publisher: Pluto Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 20 Mar 2013
Brings together Palestinian and international activists in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The unique model of apartheid, colonisation and military occupation that Israel imposes on the Palestinians, along with myriad... More

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ISBN: 9781844672806 - Being Arab Being Arab
Samir Kassir, Robert Fisk

ISBN10: 1844672808  ISBN13: 9781844672806
Publisher: Verso Books
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 28 Feb 2013
A passionate meditation on contemporary Arab identity. In the years before his assassination in 2005, Samir Kassir became one of Lebanon's foremost public intellectuals, a fearless critic of tyranny and an inspiring advocate of democracy. More

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ISBN: 9780262018401 - Occupy the Future Occupy the Future
David B Grusky, Doug McAdam, Rob Reich, Debra Satz

ISBN10: 0262018403  ISBN13: 9780262018401
Publisher: MIT Press Ltd MIT Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 22 Feb 2013
The Occupy Wall Street movement has ignited new questions about the relationship between democracy and equality in the United States. Are we also entering a moment in history in which the disjuncture between our principles and our institutions is... More

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ISBN: 9781441159052 - Conflicted are the Peacemakers Conflicted are the Peacemakers
Eric N Budd

ISBN10: 1441159053  ISBN13: 9781441159052
Publisher: Continuum Publishing Corporation
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 14 Feb 2013
This unique survey examines how the inherent ambivalence of Palestinians and Israeli moderates toward the peace process and one another undermined the Oslo Peace Accords. The 1993 Oslo Accords were a key attempt to resolve the Palestinian... More

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ISBN: 9781781680193 - Welcome to the Desert of the Real Welcome to the Desert of the Real
Slavoj Zizek

ISBN10: 1781680191  ISBN13: 9781781680193
Publisher: Verso Books
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 22 Jan 2013
Probing beneath the level of TV punditry, i ek offers a highly original and readable account that serves as a fascinating and insightful comprehension of the events of September 11. Liberals and conservatives proclaim the end of the American... More

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ISBN: 9781441152138 - Encountering Althusser Encountering Althusser
Sara R Farris, Peter Thomas, Gal Kim, Katja Diefenbach

ISBN10: 144115213X  ISBN13: 9781441152138
Publisher: Continuum Publishing Corporation
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 17 Jan 2013
This collection of essays by leading scholars provides a new assessment of Althusser's thought in its totality, particularly in relation to contemporary theoretical debates. French philosopher Louis Pierre Althusser (1918 -1990) helped define the... More