Visions of Political Violence (Ruggiero Vincenzo)(Paperback)

Visions of Political Violence (Ruggiero Vincenzo)(Paperback)

In this book, Vincenzo Ruggiero offers a typology of different forms of political violence. From systemic and institutional violence, to the behaviour of crowds, to armed conflict and terrorism, Ruggiero draws on a range of perspectives from criminology, social theory, political science, critical

Political Violence in South Asia (Riaz Ali)(Paperback)

Political violence has remained an integral part of South Asian society for decades. The region has witnessed and continued to encounter violence for achieving political objectives from above and from below. Violence is perpetrated by the state, by non-state actors, and used by the citizens as a

On Violence (Arendt Hannah)(Paperback)

Political theorist, philosopher, and feminist thinker Hannah Arendt's On Violence is an analysis of the nature, causes, and significance of violence in the second half of the twentieth century. The public revulsion against violence and nonviolent philosophies continues to diminish in the

A History of Modern Britain (Marr Andrew)(Paperback)

This engaging volume tells the story of how the great political visions and idealisms of Victorian Britain came to be defeated by a culture of consumerism, celebrity, and self-gratification. It explains how in each decade, political leaders found themselves confounded by the British people, who

Kwame Nkrumah: Visions of Liberation (Ahlman Jeffrey S.)(Paperback)

A new biography of Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah, one of the most influential political figures in twentieth-century African history.As the first prime minister and president of the West African state of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah helped shape the global narrative of African decolonization. After leading Ghana

A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles (Sowell Thomas)(Paperback)

Controversies in politics arise from many sources, but the conflicts that endure for generations or centuries show a remarkably consistent pattern. In this classic work, Thomas Sowell analyzes this pattern. He describes the two competing visions that shape our debates about the nature of reason,

The Lieutenant of Inishmore (McDonagh Martin)(Paperback)

A farcical look at political violence as it's played out during the Troubles in Northern Ireland against the drab backdrop of a bare, rustic Irish cottage and unending boredom in an inhospitable environment in which a mutilated cat sets off a murderous cycle of revenge. Wee Thomas was a friendly

The Situationist International: A Critical Handbook (Hemmens Alastair)(Paperback)

Formed amidst the incendiary violence and political turmoil of the 1960s, beyond the barricades, the Situationist International (SI) remains to this day influential in anti-capitalist cultural, political and philosophical debates. Looking at philosophy, sociology, critical theory, art,

Working with Conflict 2 (Fisher Simon)(Paperback)

Conflict, as distinct from violence, lies at the heart of all social and political change. It is conflict that is often a sign and mechanism for change, it has many positive characteristics, which we can use to address direct, cultural and structural violence. In order to thrive, peaceful societies

Concentrationary Imaginaries: Tracing Totalitarian Violence in Popular Culture (Pollock Griselda)(Paperback)

In 1945, French political prisoners returning from the concentration camps of Germany coined the phrase 'the concentrationary universe' to describe the camps as a terrible political experiment in the destruction of the human. This book shows how the unacknowledged legacy of a totalitarian mentality

Visions of Gerard (Kerouac Jack)(Paperback / softback)

Visions of Barry (Grayer Jeffery)(Paperback / softback)

Violence Against Women in Politics (Krook Mona Lena)(Paperback)

Women have made significant inroads into political life in recent years, but in many parts of the world, their increased engagement has spurred attacks, intimidation, and harassment. This book provides the first comprehensive account of this phenomenon, exploring how women came to give these

Sheer Abandon (Vincenzi Penny)(Paperback / softback)

An enthralling tale of wealth, ruin and secrets from the No. 1 bestselling author Penny Vincenzi. The Original and The

Anthropology: Why It Matters (Ingold Tim)(Paperback)

Humanity is at a crossroads. We face mounting inequality, escalating political violence, warring fundamentalisms and an environmental crisis of planetary proportions. How can we fashion a world that has room for everyone, for generations to come? What are the possibilities, in such a world, of

The Logic of Violence in Civil War (Kalyvas Stathis)(Paperback)

By analytically decoupling war and violence, this book explores the causes and dynamics of violence in civil war. Against the prevailing view that such violence is an instance of impenetrable madness, the book demonstrates that there is logic to it and that it has much less to do with collective

The Enduring Vision, Volume II: Since 1865 (Boyer Paul S.)(Paperback)

THE ENDURING VISION's engaging narrative integrates political, social, and cultural history within a chronological framework. Known for its focus on the environment and the land, the text is also praised for its innovative coverage of cultural history, public health and medicine, and the West --

Wild and Majestic - Romantic Visions of Scotland (Watt Patrick)(Paperback / softback)

The souvenir book of the exhibition, National Museum of Scotland, summer 19. The visions of Scotland that took shape during the European Romantic movement (18th/19th centuries) have always been questioned. The stories here of objects, costume, art, literature and music can tell us much about the

Fantastical Visions IV (Horner W. H.)(Paperback)

Fantastical Visions IV features the magical art of Stephanie Pui-Mun Law, and a selection of stories that travels across the sub-genres of fantasy. Young men and women struggle to find their places in worlds harsh and beautiful. Lives are changed as people grapple with relationships and the

Unruly Visions: The Aesthetic Practices of Queer Diaspora (Gopinath Gayatri)(Paperback)

In Unruly Visions Gayatri Gopinath brings queer studies to bear on investigations of diaspora and visuality, tracing the interrelation of affect, archive, region, and aesthetics through an examination of a wide range of contemporary queer visual culture. Spanning film, fine art, poetry, and

Using Political Ideas (Goodwin Barbara)(Paperback)

Using Political Ideas is a unique blend of political philosophy, political theory and history of political thought. It combines a critique of the major ideologies of recent and contemporary society with an analysis of the ideas that form the very stuff of political debate. By exposing the interplay

Visions of Social Control: Crime, Punishment and Classification (Cohen Stanley)(Paperback)

Visions of Social Control is a wide ranging analysis of recent shifts in ideas and practices for dealing with crime and delinquency. In Great Britain, North America and Western Europe, the 1960's saw new theories and styles of social control which seemed to undermine the whole basis of the

Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training and Real World Violence (Miller Rory)(Paperback)

A Comparison of Martial Arts Training and Real-World Violence. Experienced martial artist and veteran correction officer Sgt. Rory Miller distills what he has learned from jailhouse brawls, tactical operations and ambushes to explore the differences between martial arts and the subject martial arts

The Spaces of Violence (Giles James)(Paperback)

Probes the interrelationship of violence and space in ten contemporary American novels In The Spaces of Violence, James R. Giles examines ten contemporary American novels for the unique ways in which they explore violence and space as interrelated phenomena. These texts are Russell Banks's