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Describes a day in the life of an average modern citizen - in other words, a person under almost constant scrutiny. This title traces the status of privacy from ancient Rome onwards, explains how liberty and freedom of thought depend on privacy, and points to some of the places where privacy is under greatest threat, from health to personal space.

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A unique account of British and United States government's attempts to adapt their propaganda strategies to global terrorist threats in a post-9/11 media environment -- .

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A unique account of British and United States government's attempts to adapt their propaganda strategies to global terrorist threats in a post-9/11 media environment -- .

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The book concludes with a focus on key issues in propaganda research, including a study of First Amendment issues in the recent legal controversy over the classification of three Canadian films as political propaganda.

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This book offers an incisive analysis of the problems and pressures of citizenship in the twenty-first century, focussing in particular on the apparent decline of traditional forms of civic engagement, the emergence of new forms of participation and the relationship between citizenship and globalization.

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Attempts to measure the impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, regarded as the most effective civil rights legislation. This volume shows how blacks and Mexican Americans in the South, along with the Justice Department, have used the act and the US Constitution to overcome the resistance of white officials to minority mobilization.

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After years of widely acknowledging race discrimination in higher education, American government leaders, university officials, and citizens question the need for civil rights policies. This study reviews evidence of past and current enforcement of civil rights in higher education.

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After years of widely acknowledging race discrimination in higher education, American government leaders, university officials, and citizens question the need for civil rights policies. This study reviews evidence of past and current enforcement of civil rights in higher education.

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With the election of Barack Obama as the first black president of the United States, the issue of racial justice in America occupies center stage. Have black Americans finally achieved racial justice Is government intervention no longer required This book offers fresh insights and effective remedies for race issues in America.

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Presents a fresh angle in the study of a controversial practice, approaching the issue of torture from a cost-benefit analysis for the offending nation-state. This title examines the use of torture by the French in Algeria, the Argentines within their own borders, the Israelis in the Middle East, and the Americans in Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib.

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Seeks to explain the minds and morality of all those who espouse rebellion, from political activists to terrorists, and works to define what types of rebellion are just.

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This is an accessible and readable synthesis of all available knowledge about refugee women in Britain and France, which offers a unique comparative perspective. -- .

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This volume introduces the reader to an important set of newcomers to America. Each chapter examines the cultural and social context from which the refugees came, traces their initial and long-term encounters with American society, and assesses their future prospects.

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Just as human rights issues are commanding increasing attention on both the international and local levels, the need to establish systems for promoting these rights and implementing programs for their protection is becoming a worldwide priority.

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Providing an alternative to conventional arguments grounded in public choice theory, this book demonstrates that regulatory government can, and on various occasions does, advance general interests.

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In this authoritative book, a number of eminent and respected figures in the fields of theology, sociology, anthropology and political activism set out their vision for a society in which the competing truths must be accommodated not peacefully but without violence. -- .

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In this authoritative book, a number of eminent and respected figures in the fields of theology, sociology, anthropology and political activism set out their vision for a society in which the competing truths must be accommodated not peacefully but without violence. -- .