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Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > General encyclopaedias
Israel's military court system, a centerpiece of Israel's apparatus
of control in the West Bank and Gaza since 1967, has prosecuted
hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. This authoritative book
provides a rare look at an institution that lies both figuratively
and literally at the center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Lisa Hajjar has conducted in-depth interviews with dozens of
Israelis and Palestinians - including judges, prosecutors, defense
lawyers, defendants, and translators - about their experiences and
practices to explain how this system functions, and how its
functioning has affected the conflict. Her lucid, richly detailed,
and theoretically sophisticated study highlights the array of
problems and debates that characterize Israel's military courts as
it asks how the law is deployed to protect and further the
interests of the Israeli state and how it has been used to
articulate and defend the rights of Palestinians living under
occupation.
As American demographics continue their stunning shift, Mexico's
position as the homeland of so many immigrants will give it a
powerful voice in world politics. In addition, Mexico has seemingly
grasped the handle on solutions to many of its internal programmes.
Many people are predicting that the Cinderella country of the 21st
century will, in fact, be Mexico. This book presents carefully
selected key literature over the last 10 years and gives access by
subject, title and author indexes.
Julius Caesar is one of William Shakespeare's most famous and
important plays, and one of the most frequently taught, especially
in high schools. Dealing with one of the most significant events in
the history of Rome, the assassination of Julius Caesar and the
subsequent end of the Roman Republic, the play has been performed
and filmed numerous times. This volume examines the play from many
different perspectives, including historical, aesthetic, and
comparative points of view, among others, to add to the ongoing
lively conversation the play has always stimulated.
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