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This collection of essays looks at the history of the black struggle for equality in the USA since the Civil Rights movements of the 1960s, and at the policies and political and economic realities that have brought progress to a near standstill.

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The war on drugs is a war on ordinary people.

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Eclipse of Freedom unravels the dynamics of oppression that frustrates human aspiration, highlights policy linkages that explain unwarranted misery, assesses the human damage caused by dysfunctional social policies and fragmented services, and identifies a progressive mechanism of social transformation.

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Unlike many who separate environmental from other social issues in their analyses of the locally unwanted land use (LULU) problem, O'Looney argues that the issues are really connected and must be addressed jointly.

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This edited collection addressses both theoretical issues and actual case studies of human rights violations in the African context.

Shepherd, a pioneer in African studies, provides a pathbreaking overview of the political economy of African human rights.

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This outstanding, comprehensive, and up-to-date encyclopedia on human rights issues from 1945 to 1998 features more than 400 entries on incidents and violations, instruments and initiatives, countries and human rights activists.

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An account of ethnic minority politics, this work explains when and how European institutions successfully used norms and incentives to shape domestic policy toward ethnic minorities and why those measures sometimes failed. It also provides keen policy insights for the strategic choices made by actors in international institutions.

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Examines the marketplace for free speech and proposes means by which speaking opportunities can be increased. The author also proposes the creation of broadcast access channels.

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Should 'hate speech' be made a criminal offense, or does the First Amendment oblige Americans to permit the use of epithets directed against a person's race, religion, ethnic origin, gender, or sexual preference This title addresses a general audience of readers interested in the most current free speech issues.

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The life and amazing times of an American dissident who has spent his whole life fighting first amendment abuses while being tailed by the FBI

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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. Ted Piccone analyses the transitions of these five democracies as their stars rise on the international stage.

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Beginning with its origins in the English Civil War, the author traces the development in the US of "the right to keep and bear arms" through the Constitutional Convention, the ratification debates that followed, its inclusion in the Bill of Rights, to present controversy over gun control.

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The documents in this book examine the concept of free expression and how it has evolved since the founding the USA. It looks at what is meant by "free speech" and how it has evolved since the country was founded.

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This book covers the history of legal cases involving free speech issues on K-12 and college campuses, particularly from 1965 through 2015. It also covers religious issues, speech codes, political correctness, and more recent challenges like hate speech and threats of violence, including those taking place off campus and spread by social media.

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This book covers the history of legal cases involving free speech issues on K-12 and college campuses, particularly from 1965 through 2015. It also covers religious issues, speech codes, political correctness, and more recent challenges like hate speech and threats of violence, including those taking place off campus and spread by social media.

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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, irrespective of geographical location, ethnic or religious composition, or level of economic development.

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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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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.