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A bold, urgent appeal from the acclaimed columnist and political commentator, addressing one of the most important issues of our time.

(Paperback, New edition)

Blackgirl on Marsis a radical memoir that chronicles author, educator and activist Lesley-Ann Brown's two years' worth of travel searching for "home".

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A powerful examination of the conflicts in Southeast Asia that risk destabilising its remarkable development.

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As Americans we often take our freedom of speech for granted. When we talk about censorship we talk about China. But the recent presidential election has shined a spotlight on profound acts of censorship in our own backyard. This book discusses the role of the writer as observer, and as someone who sees what is really taking place.

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An essential volume for understanding modern China on the cusp of the 2008 Olympic Games.

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The story of citizenship as a tale not of liberation, dignity, and nationhood but of complacency, hypocrisy, and domination.

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The novelist, poet, and essayist presents a collection of twenty essays that offer everything from critiques of the American experience to a celebration of ordinary lives to a determined warning about the future of the country.

(Paperback, Main)

Writer, artist and award-winning film-maker Raoul Martinez's radical, revolutionary and highly provocative rethink of freedom.

(Hardback)

Endeavors to explore and reflect on the methods, challenges and potentials of the technology of crowdsourcing and mapping for social impact

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A hard-hitting book from an award-winning investigative journalist, Cruel Britannia tells the hidden story of Britain's secretive and shameful record of torture, for the first time.

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Looks at the American government's illegal and secret practices from 9-11. This book exposes how the US government's response to 9-11 has led to a range of policies that are violating the core of America's political system: the US Constitution and the democratic principles it represents.

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From host of The Rubin Report, the most-watched talk show about free speech and big ideas on YouTube right now, a roadmap for free thinking in an increasingly censored world.

(Hardback)

This book explores Western and non-Western conceptions of human dignity and human rights in order to demonstrate the hermeneutical nature of the concepts of human dignity and human rights.

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Situates the academic boycott of Israel in the broader context of academic freedom

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Will new global trends help or hinder the world's long struggle for human rights and democracy The answer depends on the role of five rising democracies - India, Brazil, South Africa, Turkey, and Indonesia - as both examples and supporters of liberal ideas and practices. Ted Piccone analyses the transitions of these five democracies as their stars rise on the international stage.

(Hardback)

The central focus of this book is to explain the social mechanisms through which the radicalization processes on the part of al-Shabaab unfolded. The author argues that radicalization dynamics exerted their influence at the onset in relation to the formation of the warlord alliance known as the ARPCT and, more tellingly, escalated in the Ethiopian invasion of Somalia.

(Hardback)

The first global history of free speech shows we need to understand the past to address the challenges of the future.

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Freedom in the World is the standard-setting comparative assessment of global political rights and civil liberties. The methodology of this survey is derived in large measure from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and these standards are applied to all countries and territories.

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Shows how influential well-informed and well-developed media attention has become in forming policies to resolve ethnic and religious conflict and humanitarian crises. The authors argue that the media and humanitarians can collaborate effectively to alter both the attitudes of the public and the actions of policymakers regarding ethnic conflict and humanitarian crises.

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The first ever trade history of a landmark of American letters--Martin Luther King Jr's legendary "Letter from Birmingham Jail."

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One of the most controversial, talked-about feminist books from the author of The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls.