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Woo! - Strange Happenings at the Windmill and Other Tangential Rants (Hardcover): Dave Thomson Woo! - Strange Happenings at the Windmill and Other Tangential Rants (Hardcover)
Dave Thomson
R710 Discovery Miles 7 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq in the III-IX Century (Hardcover): Alexandre Popovic The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq in the III-IX Century (Hardcover)
Alexandre Popovic; Introduction by Henry Louis Gates Jr
R1,721 Discovery Miles 17 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq in the III/IX Century is the only full-length study on the revolt o f the Zanj. Scholars of slavery, the African diaspora and th e Middle East have lauded Popovic''s work. '

Shaping Public Opinion - How Real Advocacy Journalism(TM) Should Be Practiced (Hardcover): Janice S Ellis Shaping Public Opinion - How Real Advocacy Journalism(TM) Should Be Practiced (Hardcover)
Janice S Ellis
R655 Discovery Miles 6 550 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Nexus Between Organized Crime and Terrorism - Types and Responses (Hardcover): Letizia Paoli, Cyrille Fijnaut, Jan Wouters The Nexus Between Organized Crime and Terrorism - Types and Responses (Hardcover)
Letizia Paoli, Cyrille Fijnaut, Jan Wouters
R5,886 Discovery Miles 58 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the post-9/11 era, the nexus between organized crime and terrorism has raised much concern and has been widely discussed in both academic and policy circles, but is still largely misunderstood. This critical book contributes innovatively to the debate by distinguishing three types of nexus-interaction, transformation/imitation and similarities-and identifying the promoting factors of each type. With its multifaceted but complementary chapters, the book provides conceptual and theoretical frameworks for readers, as well as the evidence needed to develop more realistic, effective and humane policies to tackle organized crime, terrorism and the nexuses between them. Bringing together a range of international multidisciplinary specialists, it includes three comparative analyses of worldwide transfers of personnel, weapons and money between organized crime and terrorism and 12 case studies examining local manifestations of the nexus in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. Two other chapters further review the national, European and international policies adopted and implemented so far to deal with the different nexuses. This book will be a valuable resource for researchers and policymakers in the fields of comparative law, criminal law and justice and public policy, who specialize in the analysis and control of organized crime and terrorism. It will also appeal to senior law enforcement officials and practitioners due to the counterintuitive policy implications drawn from the comparative analysis of the findings.

The Age of Reason (Paperback): Thomas Paine The Age of Reason (Paperback)
Thomas Paine
R370 Discovery Miles 3 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Combination Acts - Notes on Collective Practice in the Undercommons (Paperback): Stevphen Shukaitis Combination Acts - Notes on Collective Practice in the Undercommons (Paperback)
Stevphen Shukaitis
R513 R474 Discovery Miles 4 740 Save R39 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution - A Captivating Guide to the Age of Reason and a Period of Major Industrialization... The Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution - A Captivating Guide to the Age of Reason and a Period of Major Industrialization (Hardcover)
Captivating History
R702 Discovery Miles 7 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Time Is Always Now - Poems (Hardcover): Rebecca Starks Time Is Always Now - Poems (Hardcover)
Rebecca Starks
R688 Discovery Miles 6 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Radicalization in Belgium and the Netherlands - Critical Perspectives on Violence and Security (Hardcover): Nadia Fadil,... Radicalization in Belgium and the Netherlands - Critical Perspectives on Violence and Security (Hardcover)
Nadia Fadil, Francesco Ragazzi, Martijn de Koning
R4,059 Discovery Miles 40 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The concept of 'radicalization' is now used to account for all forms of violent and non-violent political Islam. Used widely within the security services and picked up by academia, the term was initially coined by the General Intelligence and Security Service of the Netherlands (AIVD) after the 9/11 and Pentagon attacks, an origin that is rarely recognised. This book comprises contributions from leading scholars in the field of critical security studies to trace the introduction, adoption and dissemination of 'radicalization' as a concept. It is the first book to offer a critical analysis and history of the term as an 'empty signifier', that is, a word that might not necessarily refer to something existing in the real world. The diverse contributions consider how the term has circulated since its emergence in the Netherlands and Belgium, its appearance in academia, its existence among the people categorized as 'radicals' and its impact on relationships of trust between public officials and their clients. Building on the traditions of critical security studies and critical studies on terrorism, the book reaffirms the importance of a reflective approach to counter-radicalization discourse and policies. It will be essential reading for scholars of security studies, political anthropology, the study of Islam in the west and European studies.

Black Ninja Handbook (Hardcover): The Dark Lords Black Ninja Handbook (Hardcover)
The Dark Lords
R3,355 Discovery Miles 33 550 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
In the Words of Our Founders - ...and other Historians, Philosophers, and Statesmen: Volume II (Hardcover): Tullius In the Words of Our Founders - ...and other Historians, Philosophers, and Statesmen: Volume II (Hardcover)
Tullius
R1,183 Discovery Miles 11 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Building Bridges (Hardcover): Kendra Weddle, Jann Aldredge-Clanton Building Bridges (Hardcover)
Kendra Weddle, Jann Aldredge-Clanton
R1,026 Discovery Miles 10 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Donald Trump Is Not My Savior (Hardcover): Michael L. Brown Phd Donald Trump Is Not My Savior (Hardcover)
Michael L. Brown Phd
R883 Discovery Miles 8 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Terrorism and Human Rights (Hardcover): Martin Scheinin Terrorism and Human Rights (Hardcover)
Martin Scheinin
R13,628 Discovery Miles 136 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The authoritative collection includes a number of seminal papers relating to the field of terrorism and human rights. Professor Scheinin has selected readings covering a variety of topics, including detention and extraordinary rendition, targeted killings, freedom of expression, privacy and terrorist listings. Along with an original introduction by the editor, this important and topical volume will be an invaluable source of reference for researchers, students, academics and practitioners interested in the field of terrorism and human rights.

Politics of the Many - Contemporary Radical Thought and the Crisis of Agency (Hardcover): Benjamin Halligan, Alexei Penzin,... Politics of the Many - Contemporary Radical Thought and the Crisis of Agency (Hardcover)
Benjamin Halligan, Alexei Penzin, Stefano Pippa, Rebecca Carson
R3,395 Discovery Miles 33 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Politics of the Many draws inspiration from Percy Bysshe Shelley's celebrated call to arms: 'Ye are many - they are few!' This idea of the Many, as a general form of emancipatory subjectivity that cannot be erased for the sake of the One, is the philosophical and political assumption shared by contributors to this book. They raise questions of collective agency, and its crisis in contemporary capitalism, via new engagements with Marxist philosophy, psychoanalysis, theories of social reproduction and value-form, and post-colonial critiques, and drawing on activist thought and strategies. This book interrogates both established and emergent formations of the Many (the people, classes, publics, crowds, masses, multitudes), tracing their genealogies, their recent failures and victories, and their potentials to change the world. The book proposes and explores an intense and provoking series of new or reinvented concepts, figures, and theoretical constellations, including dividuality, the centaur, unintentional vanguard, insomnia at work, always-on capitalism, multitude (from its 'voiding' to a '(non)emergence'), crowds, necropolitics, and the link between political subjectivity and value-form. The contributors to Politics of the Many are both acclaimed and emergent thinkers including Carina Brand, Rebecca Carson, Luhuna Carvalho, Lorenzo Chiesa, Jodi Dean, Dario Gentili, Benjamin Halligan, Marc James Leger, Paul Mazzocchi, Alexei Penzin, Stefano Pippa, Gerald Raunig, and Stevphen Shukaitis.

Political Communication in the Republic of Ireland (Hardcover): Mark O'Brien, Donnacha O Beachain Political Communication in the Republic of Ireland (Hardcover)
Mark O'Brien, Donnacha O Beachain
R3,862 Discovery Miles 38 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book presents an overview of political communication in the Republic of Ireland from a multiplicity of perspectives and sources. It brings together academics and practitioners to examine the development and current shape of political communication in modern Ireland. It also examines what the future holds for political communication in an increasingly gatekeeper-free media landscape. The field of political communication, where journalists, public relations professionals and politicians intersect and interact, has always been a highly contested one fuelled by suspicion, mutual dependence and fraught relationships. While politicians need the media they remain highly suspicious of journalists. While journalists remain wary of politicians, they need access to them for information. For most of the time, what emerges is a relatively stable relationship of mutual dependence with the boundaries policed by public relation professions. However, every so often, in times of political crisis or upheaval, this relationship gives way to a near free-for-all. Politicians, spokespersons and sometimes even journalists, become fair game in the battle for public accountability and support. The determination of public relations professions to avoid this and keep the relationship based on mutual dependence has become a central component of modern statecraft and systems of governance. The need to keep politicians and the media 'on message' and use the media to inform, shape and manage public discourse has become central to the workings of government, opposition and interest groups. On the other hand, the packaging of politics has potentially troublesome implications for the democratic process. In the era of the instant news cycle, new technologies and constant opinion polling, just where does information end and misinformation begin? With millions being spent annually on advisors and 'spin-doctors', just where does media access end and media manipulation begin?

The Kurds in a Changing Middle East - History, Politics and Representation (Hardcover): Faleh A. Jabar, Renad Mansour The Kurds in a Changing Middle East - History, Politics and Representation (Hardcover)
Faleh A. Jabar, Renad Mansour
R4,045 Discovery Miles 40 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Kurds are one of the largest stateless nations in the world, numbering more than 20 million people. Their homeland lies mostly within the present-day borders of Turkey, Iraq and Iran as well as parts of Syria, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Yet until recently the 'Kurdish question' - that is, the question of Kurdish self-determination - seemed, to many observers, dormant. It was only after the so-called Arab Spring, and with the rise of the Islamic State, that they emerged at the centre of Middle East politics. But what is the future of the Kurdish national movement? How do the Kurds themselves understand their community and quest for political representation? This book analyses the major problems, challenges and opportunities currently facing the Kurds. Of particular significance, this book shows, is the new Kurdish society that is evolving in the context of a transforming Middle East. This is made of diverse communities from across the region who represent very different historical, linguistic, political, social and cultural backgrounds that are yet to be understood. This book examines the recent shifts and changes within Kurdish societies and their host countries, and argues that the Kurdish national movement requires institutional and constitutional recognition of pluralism and diversity. Featuring contributions from world-leading experts on Kurdish politics, this timely book combines empirical case studies with cutting-edge theory to shed new light on the Kurds of the 21st century.

China's Rise and Australia-Japan-US Relations - Primacy and Leadership in East Asia (Hardcover): Michael Heazle, Andrew... China's Rise and Australia-Japan-US Relations - Primacy and Leadership in East Asia (Hardcover)
Michael Heazle, Andrew O'Neil
R3,906 Discovery Miles 39 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The future of American leadership in the Asia-Pacific under the Trump administration appears uncertain. In this timely book, Michael Heazle and Andrew O?Neil have brought together contributors from across the globe to explore the commitment of Australia and Japan to US leadership in this region, and how this commitment may impact on often tense relations between China and the US. China's Rise and Australia?-Japan?-US Relations discusses the strategic post-war presence of American leadership in Asia, and examines the influence on the region?s geopolitics. This book allows readers to understand how and why China is challenging this external engagement, and conversely why Australia and Japan want to maintain a commitment to US input; their perceptions of American leadership are critical indicators of the prospects for change in the region. This is a vital book for security and international relations scholars, researchers and experts, as it provides detailed analyses of current relations between countries in the Asia Pacific and the US, as well as giving a thorough look into what the future is likely to hold in terms of US commitment in the region. Contributors include: Z. Cooper, I. Hall, R. Hanada, M. Heazle, V. Jackson, R. Kersten, S. Lee, S. Mori, A. O'Neil, M. Rapp-Hooper, R. Sahashi

The IRA in Britain, 1919-1923 - 'In the Heart of Enemy Lines' (Hardcover): Gerard Noonan The IRA in Britain, 1919-1923 - 'In the Heart of Enemy Lines' (Hardcover)
Gerard Noonan
R3,873 Discovery Miles 38 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Between 1919 and 1923, Ireland was engulfed by violence as the Irish Republican Army (IRA) fought a guerrilla campaign against the British state and later fellow Irishmen and women in pursuit of an Irish Republic. Police barracks and government offices were attacked and burned, soldiers and policemen were killed and the economic and social life of the country was dislocated. Britain itself was a theatre in the war too. 'In the heart of enemy lines', as one IRA leader put it, cities such as London, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Glasgow and their environs saw the establishment of IRA companies, Irish Republican Brotherhood circles, Cumann na mBan branches and Na Fianna Eireann troops. Composed of Irish emigrants and the descendants of emigrants, these organizations worked to help their comrades across the Irish Sea. Their most important activity was gunrunning, acquiring and smuggling weapons to Ireland. In November 1920, setting fire to warehouses and timber yards in Liverpool, they launched a campaign of violence. Meanwhile, mass-membership organizations such as the Irish Self-Determination League of Great Britain and Sinn Fein sought to persuade the British public of Ireland's right to independence. Republican leaders such as Michael Collins, Rory O'Connor and Liam Mellows took a keen interest in these exploits. Making extensive use of archival sources and memoirs, The IRA in Britain is the first book to study this little known aspect of the Irish Revolutionary period. Tracing the history of the Irish Volunteers in Britain from their establishment in 1914 and participation in the Easter Rising two years later, through the weapons' smuggling activities and violent operations of the War of Independence to the bitter divisions of the Civil War and the response of the authorities, The IRA in Britain highlights the important role played by those outside of Ireland in the Revolution.

The Big Cheat (Da ma bian): A Late Qing Novel by Huang Shizhong on Kang Youwei (Hardcover): Luke Kwong The Big Cheat (Da ma bian): A Late Qing Novel by Huang Shizhong on Kang Youwei (Hardcover)
Luke Kwong
R3,994 Discovery Miles 39 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Contrary to the usual sympathetic image of Kang Youwei found in historical studies, The Big Cheat offers a starkly negative portrayal of Kang. Its author, Huang Shizhong, a late Qing revolutionary and prolific author of over 20 novels, depicts Kang as a lifelong master fraud. His attack on Kang sheds light on the reform-revolution divide featured in every narrative about the rise of modern China. Huang’s novel stands as a period testimony to the political and ideological struggles for China’s future during the last years of the Qing dynasty before it fell in 1912. This is the first English language edition of the novel, translated by Luke S. K. Kwong, who offers an extensive introduction contextualizing Huang's novel in historical perspective.

I Ran Into Some Trouble (Hardcover): Peggy Caserta, Maggie Falcon I Ran Into Some Trouble (Hardcover)
Peggy Caserta, Maggie Falcon
R730 Discovery Miles 7 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Esperanto and Languages of Internationalism in Revolutionary Russia (Hardcover): Brigid O'Keeffe Esperanto and Languages of Internationalism in Revolutionary Russia (Hardcover)
Brigid O'Keeffe
R3,397 Discovery Miles 33 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Winner of the 2022 Ab Imperio Award Hoping to unite all of humankind and revolutionize the world, Ludwik Zamenhof launched a new international language called Esperanto from late imperial Russia in 1887. Ordinary men and women in Russia and all over the world soon transformed Esperanto into a global movement. Esperanto and Languages of Internationalism in Revolutionary Russia traces the history and legacy of this effort: from Esperanto's roots in the social turmoil of the pre-revolutionary Pale of Settlement; to its links to socialist internationalism and Comintern bids for world revolution; and, finally, to the demise of the Soviet Esperanto movement in the increasingly xenophobic Stalinist 1930s. In doing so, this book reveals how Esperanto - and global language politics more broadly - shaped revolutionary and early Soviet Russia. Based on extensive archival materials, Brigid O'Keeffe's book provides the first in-depth exploration of Esperanto at grassroots level and sheds new light on a hitherto overlooked area of Russian history. As such, Esperanto and Languages of Internationalism in Revolutionary Russia will be of immense value to both historians of modern Russia and scholars of internationalism, transnational networks, and sociolinguistics.

The Revolt of the Potemkin - the Naval Revolt of 1905 Which Heralded the Russian Revolution (Hardcover): Constantine Feldmann The Revolt of the Potemkin - the Naval Revolt of 1905 Which Heralded the Russian Revolution (Hardcover)
Constantine Feldmann
R787 Discovery Miles 7 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Islamic State - The New Reign of Terror (Hardcover): Clay Schrader Islamic State - The New Reign of Terror (Hardcover)
Clay Schrader
R1,053 Discovery Miles 10 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Free the Animals - 30th Anniversary Edition - The Amazing True Story of the Animal Liberation Front in North America... Free the Animals - 30th Anniversary Edition - The Amazing True Story of the Animal Liberation Front in North America (Paperback)
Ingrid Newkirk; Foreword by Joaquin Phoenix
R735 R605 Discovery Miles 6 050 Save R130 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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