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Undue Risk - Secret State Experiments on Humans (Paperback, New Ed): Jonathan D Moreno Undue Risk - Secret State Experiments on Humans (Paperback, New Ed)
Jonathan D Moreno
R1,181 Discovery Miles 11 810 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Undue Risk is an unprecedented and chilling history of the use of human subjects in atomic, biological and chemical warfare experiments by the US Government from World War II to the present. Jonathan Moreno, a senior researcher on the President's special commission, goes where few researchers have gone before, exploring secret government documents which reveal a plethora of government experiments.
Now available in paperback, with a new afterword, this exciting read covers recent objections by US military personnel to required anthrax vaccinations and new developments in government policies on experiments involving vulnerable human subjects.

Managing Domestic Dissent in First World War Britain (Hardcover, annotated edition): Brock Millman Managing Domestic Dissent in First World War Britain (Hardcover, annotated edition)
Brock Millman
R4,324 Discovery Miles 43 240 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The author argues that the way the British Government managed dissent during World War I is important for understanding the way that the war ended. He argues that, from humble beginings in 1914, a comprehensive and effective system of suppression had been developed by the war's end in 1918, with a still greater level of suppression prepared but not implemented. The general characteristics of the system of dissent manage ment were that it was incremental, growing in proportion to the degree of apprehended threat to the war effort; it never became more repressive than a working consensus of the population was prepared to tolerate; and it was calculated to be effective against the particular nature of British anti-war dissent.

Managing Domestic Dissent in First World War Britain (Paperback, illustrated edition): Brock Millman Managing Domestic Dissent in First World War Britain (Paperback, illustrated edition)
Brock Millman
R1,343 Discovery Miles 13 430 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The author argues that the way the British Government managed dissent during World War I is important for understanding the way that the war ended. He argues that, from humble beginings in 1914, a comprehensive and effective system of suppression had been developed by the war's end in 1918, with a still greater level of suppression prepared but not implemented. The general characteristics of the system of dissent manage ment were that it was incremental, growing in proportion to the degree of apprehended threat to the war effort; it never became more repressive than a working consensus of the population was prepared to tolerate; and it was calculated to be effective against the particular nature of British anti-war dissent.

The Politics of Economic Reform in South Korea - A Fragile Miracle (Hardcover): Tat Yan Kong The Politics of Economic Reform in South Korea - A Fragile Miracle (Hardcover)
Tat Yan Kong; Foreword by Lawrence Whitehead
R3,896 Discovery Miles 38 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Atlas of Changing South Africa (Hardcover, 2nd edition): A.J. Christopher Atlas of Changing South Africa (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
A.J. Christopher
R5,160 Discovery Miles 51 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Since the first edition was published in 1994 as "The Atlas of Apartheid", there has been enormous change in South Africa. Gradually apartheid is being dismantled but in many sectors the effects have not yet been reversed. In this revised edition, A.J. Christopher examines the spatial impact of apartheid during the period of National Government from 1948 to 1994, and the legacy it has left for South Africa at the beginning of the 21st century. Apartheid was about the control of space and specific places. Intent upon maintaining white minority rule, despite local and international resistance, the government thought in terms of drawing lines on maps and on the ground to separate the South African peoples into discrete, legally defined groups in a classic example of divide-and-rule. Segregation operated at many levels and on many scales, from "petty apartheid" exemplified by separate entrances to buildings and residential areas to "grand apartheid" involving separate nation-states.; It is remarkable that those structures associated with petty and grand apartheid have been dismantled very rapidly, but those associated with the ownership and occupation of land have been extremely persist

Freedom and Growth - The Rise of States and Markets in Europe, 1300-1750 (Hardcover): S.R. Epstein Freedom and Growth - The Rise of States and Markets in Europe, 1300-1750 (Hardcover)
S.R. Epstein
R4,168 Discovery Miles 41 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Contents:
1. Introduction: states and markets
2. Freedom, freedoms and growth
3. The late Medieval crisis as an 'integration crisis'
4. States and fairs
5. Cities and the rise of Italian territorial states
6. The origins of protoindustry, c.1300-c.1550
7. Markets and states, c.1300-c.1550
8. Conclusion freedoms and growth

Marxism and Freedom - From 1776 Until Today (Paperback, New ed): Raya Dunayevskaya Marxism and Freedom - From 1776 Until Today (Paperback, New ed)
Raya Dunayevskaya
R847 Discovery Miles 8 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this classic exposition of Marxist thought, Raya Dunayevskaya, with clarity and great insight, traces the development and explains the essential features of Marx's analysis of history. Using as her point of departure the Industrial and French Revolutions, the European upheavals of 1848, the American Civil War, and the Paris Commune of 1871, Dunayevskaya shows how Marx, inspired by these events, adapted Hegel's philosophy to analyze the course of history as a dialectical process that moves "from practice to theory." The essence of Marx's philosophy, as Dunayevskaya points out, is the human struggle for freedom, which entails the gradual emergence of a proletarian revolutionary consciousness and the discovery through conflict of the means for realizing complete human freedom.
But freedom for Marx meant freedom not only from capitalist economic exploitation but also from all political restraints. Continuing her historical analysis, Dunayevskaya reveals how completely Marx's original conception of freedom was perverted through its adaptations by Stalin in Russia and Mao in China, and the subsequent erection of totalitarian states. The exploitation of the masses persisted under these regimes in the form of a new "state capitalism."
Yet despite the profound derailment of Marxist political philosophy in the twentieth century, Dunayevskaya points to developments such as the Hungarian revolt of 1956, and the Civil Rights struggles in the United States as signs that the indomitable quest for freedom on the part of the downtrodden cannot be forever repressed. The Hegelian dialectic of events propelled by the spirit of the masses thus moves on inexorably with the hope for the future achievement of political, economic, and social freedom and equality for all.

Opposition Politics in Japan - Strategies Under a One-Party Dominant Regime (Hardcover): Stephen Johnson Opposition Politics in Japan - Strategies Under a One-Party Dominant Regime (Hardcover)
Stephen Johnson
R3,886 Discovery Miles 38 860 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


The Liberal Democratic Party in Japan remained in power continuously between 1955 and 1993. In this groundbreaking study of the dominance of the LDP in Japanese politics over the last forty years, Opposition Politics in Japan examines the challenges which were mounted against this regime and explores why they failed. The subjects covered include opportunities for a united opposition during the 1970s, ideological, organisational and electoral aspects of the opposition's lack of response to such opportunities and the causes of opposition fragmentation. The book also looks at attempts at coalition, the influence of the trade unions, the importance of organisational factors and the influence, if any, of the oppositions's Marxist tendencies.
A highly original and thorough exploration of the issues, Opposition Politics in Japan is essential reading for all those interested in Japanese politics.

Spy Chiefs: Volume 2 - Intelligence Leaders in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia (Hardcover): Paul Maddrell, Christopher Moran,... Spy Chiefs: Volume 2 - Intelligence Leaders in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia (Hardcover)
Paul Maddrell, Christopher Moran, Ioanna Iordanou, Mark Stout; Foreword by Richard Dearlove; Contributions by …
R2,269 R2,121 Discovery Miles 21 210 Save R148 (7%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Throughout history and across cultures, the spy chief has been a leader of the state security apparatus and an essential adviser to heads of state. In democracies, the spy chief has become a public figure, and intelligence activities have been brought under the rule of law. In authoritarian regimes, however, the spy chief was and remains a frightening and opaque figure who exercises secret influence abroad and engages in repression at home. This second volume of Spy Chiefs goes beyond the commonly studied spy chiefs of the United States and the United Kingdom to examine leaders from Renaissance Venice to the Soviet Union, Germany, India, Egypt, and Lebanon in the twentieth century. It provides a close-up look at intelligence leaders, good and bad, in the different political contexts of the regimes they served. The contributors to the volume try to answer the following questions: how do intelligence leaders operate in these different national, institutional and historical contexts? What role have they played in the conduct of domestic affairs and international relations? How much power have they possessed? How have they led their agencies and what qualities make an effective intelligence leader? How has their role differed according to the political character of the regime they have served? The profiles in this book range from some of the most notorious figures in modern history, such as Feliks Dzerzhinsky and Erich Mielke, to spy chiefs in democratic West Germany and India.

Censoring History: Citizenship and Memory in Japan, Germany, and The United States - Citizenship and Memory in Japan, Germany,... Censoring History: Citizenship and Memory in Japan, Germany, and The United States - Citizenship and Memory in Japan, Germany, and The United States (Hardcover)
Laura E. Hein, Mark Selden
R3,899 Discovery Miles 38 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Considering the great influence textbooks have as interpreters of history, politics and culture to future generations of citizens, it is no surprise that they generate considerable controversy. Focusing largely on textbook treatment of lingering - and sometimes explosive - tensions originating in World War II, "Censoring History" addresses issues of textbook nationalism in historical and comparative perspective. Discussions include Japan's Comfort Women and the Nanjing Massacre; Nazi genocide against the Jews, Gypsies, Catholics and others; Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the Indochina wars. The essays address controversies over textbook content around the globe: How and why do specific representations of war evolve? What are the international and national forces affecting how textbook writers, publishers and state censors depict the past? How do these forces differ from country to country? Other comparative essays analyze nationalist and war controversies in German, US and Chinese textbook debates.

Censoring History: Citizenship and Memory in Japan, Germany, and The United States - Citizenship and Memory in Japan, Germany,... Censoring History: Citizenship and Memory in Japan, Germany, and The United States - Citizenship and Memory in Japan, Germany, and The United States (Paperback)
Laura E. Hein, Mark Selden
R1,159 Discovery Miles 11 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Considering the great influence textbooks have as interpreters of history, politics and culture to future generations of citizens, it is no surprise that they generate considerable controversy. Focusing largely on textbook treatment of lingering - and sometimes explosive - tensions originating in World War II, "Censoring History" addresses issues of textbook nationalism in historical and comparative perspective. Discussions include Japan's Comfort Women and the Nanjing Massacre; Nazi genocide against the Jews, Gypsies, Catholics and others; Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the Indochina wars. The essays address controversies over textbook content around the globe: How and why do specific representations of war evolve? What are the international and national forces affecting how textbook writers, publishers and state censors depict the past? How do these forces differ from country to country? Other comparative essays analyze nationalist and war controversies in German, US and Chinese textbook debates.

Monitoring Laws - Profiling and Identity in the World State (Hardcover): Jake Goldenfein Monitoring Laws - Profiling and Identity in the World State (Hardcover)
Jake Goldenfein
R2,776 Discovery Miles 27 760 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Our world and the people within it are increasingly interpreted and classified by automated systems. At the same time, automated classifications influence what happens in the physical world. These entanglements change what it means to interact with governance, and shift what elements of our identity are knowable and meaningful. In this cyber-physical world, or 'world state', what is the role for law? Specifically, how should law address the claim that computational systems know us better than we know ourselves? Monitoring Laws traces the history of government profiling from the invention of photography through to emerging applications of computer vision for personality and behavioral analysis. It asks what dimensions of profiling have provoked legal intervention in the past, and what is different about contemporary profiling that requires updating our legal tools. This work should be read by anyone interested in how computation is changing society and governance, and what it is about people that law should protect in a computational world.

Corruption and Democratisation (Hardcover): Alan Doig, Robin Theobald Corruption and Democratisation (Hardcover)
Alan Doig, Robin Theobald
R4,150 Discovery Miles 41 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The 1990s have seen an upsurge of interest and concern about the problem of political corruption. At both national and international levels major initiatives continue to be launched by both governmental and non-governmental agencies. A prominent concern has been with democracy and the development of a strong civil society. The papers here collected examine, in a range of national contexts, the relationship between democratization and the task of combating corruption. Do the two processes complement each other or are they ultimately in conflict?

Politicians in the Pulpit - Christian Radicalism in Britain from the Fall of the Bastille to the Disintegration of Chartism... Politicians in the Pulpit - Christian Radicalism in Britain from the Fall of the Bastille to the Disintegration of Chartism (Hardcover)
Eileen Groth Lyon
R3,195 Discovery Miles 31 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1999, the world of Christian radicalism in the first half of the nineteenth century is reconstructed here with thorough research by Eileen Groth Lyon. Christian radicals, during this period, sought to incite political action through the use of Scripture, using such themes as the rights of man as founded in God's gift of creation, the deliverance of oppressed peoples, and the perceived favour towards the poor shown in the Gospels. The author tracks the origin and fate of the movement for the first time, from its beginnings in the eighteenth century, through its implementation in the major politic agitations of the early and mid-nineteenth century, to its fruition in the achievements of the campaigns for parliamentary, factory and poor law reform. By focusing on the Christian radical programme, Politicians in the Pulpit advances a new understanding of the most important political initiatives of early Victorian Britain.

The Wobblies - The Story of the IWW and Syndicalism in the United States (Paperback, New, updated ed): Patrick Renshaw The Wobblies - The Story of the IWW and Syndicalism in the United States (Paperback, New, updated ed)
Patrick Renshaw
R362 R336 Discovery Miles 3 360 Save R26 (7%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Does anyone save historians remember the Wobblies? This nickname for the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), the revolutionary labor union founded in Chicago in 1905, not so long ago was part of the vocabulary of labor and socialist movements everywhere. But few who have heard of the Wobblies know much about their history, aims, or achievements-or their impact on American labor. In this new edition of his classic study of the Wobblies, Patrick Renshaw tells the story of how they planned to combine the American working class, and eventually wage earners all over the world, into one big labor union with an industrial basis, a syndicalist philosophy, and a revolutionary aim. "A careful, balanced work."-New York Times Book Review. "A lively introduction to a trying and violent period in American industrial history."-Journal of American History. "The story of American trade unionism is a sorry one-dirty and tragic-and this is one of the worst chapters."-Times Literary Supplement.

Social Identity, Intergroup Conflict, and Conflict Reduction (Hardcover): Richard D. Ashmore, Lee Jussim, David Wilder Social Identity, Intergroup Conflict, and Conflict Reduction (Hardcover)
Richard D. Ashmore, Lee Jussim, David Wilder
R4,370 R3,631 Discovery Miles 36 310 Save R739 (17%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

How are group-based identities related to intergroup conflict? When and how do ethnic, religious, and national identities lead to oppression, violence, rebellion, war, mass-murder, and genocide? How do intergroup conflicts change people's identities? How might social identity be harnessed in the service of reducing conflict between groups? The chapters in this book present a sophisticated and detailed interdisciplinary analysis of the most topical and fundamental issues involved in understanding identity and conflict.

Public Rights, Public Rules - Constituting Citizens in the World Polity and National Policy (Hardcover): Connie L. McNeely Public Rights, Public Rules - Constituting Citizens in the World Polity and National Policy (Hardcover)
Connie L. McNeely
R3,074 Discovery Miles 30 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The dramatic changes that have occurred in modern nation-states have engendered a renewed and increasing interest in issues of citizenship and rights. The original essays in this collection describe the formation and transformation of citizenship and rights, considering issues such as legal culture, sovereignty, jurisdiction, diversity, welfare, and related state norms, structures, practices, and resources. Employing a variety of theoretical frameworks and sociological orientations, the contributors explore the creation of public boundaries, along with changes in the rules defining citizenship roles, identities, and rights.

Being the Other - The Muslim in India (Hardcover): Saeed Naqvi Being the Other - The Muslim in India (Hardcover)
Saeed Naqvi
R866 Discovery Miles 8 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Against Long Odds - Citizens Who Challenge Congressional Incumbents (Hardcover, New): James Merriner, Thomas P. Senter Against Long Odds - Citizens Who Challenge Congressional Incumbents (Hardcover, New)
James Merriner, Thomas P. Senter
R2,699 Discovery Miles 26 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

While many books detail how senators and representatives operate in Washington, this one describes how they stay in power. The congressional elections of 1998 were the most expensive in history. Incumbency reelection rates were 98.3 percent in the House and 89.7 percent in the Senate, and this was a typical outcome after Watergate-era campaign reforms supposedly "reduced" the influence of money in politics. From the unique vantage of credible citizen-candidates who ran against congressional incumbents from Massachusetts to Hawaii during the 1990s, "Against Long Odds" tackles the question of why incumbents nearly always win.

These citizen-challengers learned that the system is rigged against them. Incumbents prevail through a virtual monopoly on campaign cash, lavish congressional perks, local media and business backing, intimidation of their challengers' supporters, and sometimes outright dirty tricks. This is true for Republicans and Democrats; for conservatives, moderates, and liberals alike. This account details, as no other book has, how representatives and senators are zealous participants in a system that threatens to overturn the American traditions of free elections and the free exchange of ideas. Frustrated voters often complain that, no matter which party controls Congress, nothing ever really seems to change. Merriner and Senter explain why.

Terrorism, Talking and Transformation - A Critical Approach (Paperback): Harmonie Toros Terrorism, Talking and Transformation - A Critical Approach (Paperback)
Harmonie Toros
R1,497 Discovery Miles 14 970 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Using rare field research, this book investigates whether and how talking may transform terrorist violence. Given the failings of today's dominant counterterrorism strategy, is talking a viable policy option to transform conflicts marked by terrorist violence? This book examines the reasons why "negotiating with terrorists" is so often shunned by decision-makers and scholars as a policy response, concluding that such objections are primarily based on a realist and statist understanding of terrorism that has dominated the field so far. Based on interviews with top rebel and military commanders in the southern Philippine region of Mindanao and interviewing key actors in Northern Ireland, Terrorism, Talking and Transformation investigates how talking may contribute to the transformation of conflicts marked by terrorist violence. The result of this analysis is a theoretically grounded, empirically recognizable and emancipation-oriented framework that may be used to investigate the potential of talking in transforming not only terrorist (and counterterrorist) violence, but also the underlying structural violence that often surrounds it. This book will be of much interest to students in the fields of terrorism studies, security studies, Southeast Asian studies, conflict resolution/transformation and international relations in general, and of use to practitioners in the field.

Police Ethics - The Corruption of Noble Cause (Hardcover, 4th edition): Michael Caldero, Jeffrey Dailey, Brian Withrow Police Ethics - The Corruption of Noble Cause (Hardcover, 4th edition)
Michael Caldero, Jeffrey Dailey, Brian Withrow
R5,307 Discovery Miles 53 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Police Ethics, Fourth Edition, provides an analysis of corruption in law enforcement organizations. The authors argue that the noble cause-a commitment to "doing something about bad people"-is a central "ends-based" police ethic. This fundamental principle of police ethics can paradoxically open the way to community polarization and increased violence, however, when officers violate the law on behalf of personally held moral values. This book is about the power that police use to do their work and how it can lead police to abuse their positions at the individual and organizational levels. It provides students of policing with a realistic understanding of the kinds of problems they will confront in the practice of police work. This timely new edition offers police administrators direction for developing agency-wide corruption prevention strategies, and a re-written chapter further expands our level of understanding of corruption by covering the Model of Circumstantial Corruptibility in detail. The fourth edition also discusses critical ethical issues relating to the relationship between police departments and minority communities, including Black Lives Matter and other activist groups. In the post-Ferguson environment, this is a crucial text for students, academicians, and law enforcement professionals alike.

The Yanomami and Their Interpreters - Fierce People or Fierce Interpreters? (Hardcover): Frank A. Salamone The Yanomami and Their Interpreters - Fierce People or Fierce Interpreters? (Hardcover)
Frank A. Salamone
R2,163 Discovery Miles 21 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Scholars, especially Napoleon Chagnon, have portrayed the Yanomami as fierce people. Yanomami themselves resent that portrayal and state that they are no more fierce than those who label them. Moreover, a number of scholars argue that such a portrayal has had dire consequences for these Indian people. Governments and their subjects tend to regard them as primitive and not really part of their citizenry. Recent quarrels between the Salesian missionaries and Napoleon Chagnon have highlighted this debate. This book examines this dispute in detail and presents the views of the Salesians, New Tribes, and the Yanomami in response to outsiders' interpretations.

The Global Encyclopaedia of Informality, Volume 2 - Understanding Social and Cultural Complexity (Hardcover): Alena Ledeneva The Global Encyclopaedia of Informality, Volume 2 - Understanding Social and Cultural Complexity (Hardcover)
Alena Ledeneva
R1,616 Discovery Miles 16 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Hegemony and Resistance - Contesting identities in South Africa (Hardcover): Thiven Reddy Hegemony and Resistance - Contesting identities in South Africa (Hardcover)
Thiven Reddy
R3,191 Discovery Miles 31 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This title was first published in 2000: An original explanation for the importance South Africans attachment to ethnic and racial group categories in everyday speech and practice. The answers emerge by presenting a history of dominant and resistance discourses as they relate to collective identity - a move which breaks with prevailing approaches to South African political history, problematises ethnic group categories and offers new ways of seeing old debates.

Building a Bigger Europe - EU and NATO Enlargement in Comparative Perspective (Hardcover): Martin A. Smith, Graham Timmins Building a Bigger Europe - EU and NATO Enlargement in Comparative Perspective (Hardcover)
Martin A. Smith, Graham Timmins
R2,289 R1,972 Discovery Miles 19 720 Save R317 (14%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This title was first published in 2000: A fresh and original study of EU and NATO enlargement, which sets both in a comparative context and considers them against a backdrop of the evolution of a pan-European security community. The book is divided into two parts. In part one the authors examine and discuss the EU and NATO enlargement processes and the 'incremental linkage' which has developed between them. The major issues and challenges facing the two institutions as they ponder the next steps in enlargement are also assessed. Part two includes separate chapters on the post-Cold War evolution of the EU and NATO overall. These discussions focus on their strengths and limitations in contributing to the broader and more co-operative kind of European security which the end of the Cold War makes possible. The final chapters examine a number of possible scenarios under which the EU and NATO either succeed or fail in contributing significantly to the development of a new European security order. The potential consequences for both the institutions themselves and for European security generally will be explored and assessed.

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