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Humanities & Social SciencesApril 2016We shall not be moved
How Liverpool's working class fought redundancies, closures and cuts in the age of Thatcher
by Brian Marren
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Humanities & Social SciencesDecember 2015Casino capitalism
with an introduction by Matthew Watson
by Susan Strange
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Humanities & Social SciencesApril 2016The Labour Party under Ed Miliband
Trying but failing to renew social democracy
by Eunice Goes
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Humanities & Social SciencesMarch 2016A history of International Relations theory
Third edition
by Torbjorn Knutsen
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International lawJune 2017The Acquisition of Territory in International Law with a New Introduction by Marcelo G. Kohen
by R.Y. Jennings (deceased). Series edited by Jean D'Aspremont, Iain Scobbie
Originally published by Manchester University Press in 1963, this book is now regarded as a classic of international law literature. Jennings examines the major issues relating to the acquisition of territory in a stimulating and elegant manner, providing a sense of the critical relationship between law and politics on the international scene - vital if law is to be practiced and interpreted correctly. This reissue features a new introduction by Marcelo G. Kohen of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, contextualising the work and discussing its continued relevance to students of international law and international lawyers themselves. He is one of the leading experts on questions of acquisition of territory, having been involved in numerous territorial disputes before the International Court of Justice.
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Politics & governmentMarch 2017Go home?
The politics of immigration controversies
by Hannah Jones, Yasmin Gunaratnam, Gargi Bhatacharyya, William Davies, Sukhwant Dhaliwal, Kirsten Forkert, Emma Jackson and Roiyah Saltus
In July 2013, the UK government arranged for a van to drive through parts of London carrying the message 'In the UK illegally? GO HOME or face arrest.' This book tells the story of what happened next. The vans were short-lived, but they were part of an ongoing trend in government-sponsored communication designed to demonstrate toughness on immigration. The authors set out to explore the effects of such performances: on policy, on public debate, on pro-migrant and anti-racist activism, and on the everyday lives of people in Britain. This book presents their findings, and provides insights into the practice of conducting research on such a charged and sensitive topic.
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Biography: historical, political & militaryMarch 2017Bob Crow: Socialist, leader, fighter
A political biography
by Gregor Gall
Bob Crow was the most high-profile and militant union leader of his generation. This biography focuses on his leadership of the RMT union, examining and exposing a number of popular myths created about him by political opponents. Using the schema of his personal characteristics (including his public persona), his politics and the power of his members, it explains how and why he was able to punch above his weight in industrial relations and on the political stage, helping the small RMT union become as influential as many of its much larger counterparts. As RMT leader, Crow oversaw a rise in membership and promoted a more assertive and successful bargaining approach. While he failed to unite all socialists into one new party, he established himself as the leading popular critic of neo-liberalism, 'New' Labour and the age of austerity.
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Biography: historical, political & militaryMarch 2017Bob Crow: Socialist, leader, fighter
A political biography
by Gregor Gall
Bob Crow was the most high-profile and militant union leader of his generation. This biography focuses on his leadership of the RMT union, examining and exposing a number of popular myths created about him by political opponents. Using the schema of his personal characteristics (including his public persona), his politics and the power of his members, it explains how and why he was able to punch above his weight in industrial relations and on the political stage, helping the small RMT union become as influential as many of its much larger counterparts. As RMT leader, Crow oversaw a rise in membership and promoted a more assertive and successful bargaining approach. While he failed to unite all socialists into one new party, he established himself as the leading popular critic of neo-liberalism, 'New' Labour and the age of austerity.
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Politics & governmentJune 2017Colonial exchanges
Political theory and the agency of the colonized
by Edited by Burke Hendrix, Deborah Baumgold
Scholars of political thought have given a great deal of attention to the relationship between European political ideas and colonialism, especially to whether prominent thinkers supported or opposed colonialism. But little attention has so far been given to the reactions of those in the colonies to European ideas, where intellectuals actively sought to transform those ideas, deploying them strategically or adopting them as their own. A full reckoning of colonialism's effects requires attention to their intellectual choices and the political efforts that accompanied them, which sometimes produced surprising political successes. The contributors to this volume include a mix of political theorists and intellectual historians who seek to grapple with specific thinkers or contexts. Contributors focus on colonised societies including India, Haiti, the Philippines, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, and the settler countries of North America and Oceana, in times ranging from the French Revolution to the modern day.
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Military administrationOctober 2016Defense of the West
NATO, the European Union and the transatlantic bargain
by Stanley R. Sloan
This book delivers a clear and balanced interpretive history of transatlantic security relations from the late-1940s to the present day. The author writes in the authoritative and highly readable style that has made his work required reading for policy makers as well as academic experts on and students of International Relations on both sides of the Atlantic. The lively text is also highly accessible for the citizen who wants to develop an understanding of how the United States and Europe came to their current, complex security relationship. The analysis suggests that the democratic principles and shared interests on which NATO and the European Union are based serve as the foundation for 'the West', a term that originated in the Cold War conflict between western democracies and the Soviet Union, but which continues to have meaning today in light of new challenges to Western security.
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Military administrationOctober 2016Defense of the West
NATO, the European Union and the transatlantic bargain
by Stanley R. Sloan
This book delivers a clear and balanced interpretive history of transatlantic security relations from the late-1940s to the present day. The author writes in the authoritative and highly readable style that has made his work required reading for policy makers as well as academic experts on and students of International Relations on both sides of the Atlantic. The lively text is also highly accessible for the citizen who wants to develop an understanding of how the United States and Europe came to their current, complex security relationship. The analysis suggests that the democratic principles and shared interests on which NATO and the European Union are based serve as the foundation for 'the West', a term that originated in the Cold War conflict between western democracies and the Soviet Union, but which continues to have meaning today in light of new challenges to Western security.
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Humanities & Social SciencesJuly 2015Ireland under austerity
Neoliberal crisis, neoliberal solutions
by Colin Coulter, Angela Nagle
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Humanities & Social SciencesNovember 2015Ireland and the Freedom of Information Act
FOI@15
by Rob Kitchin, Maura Adshead, Tom Felle
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Humanities & Social SciencesJuly 2015Ireland under austerity
Neoliberal crisis, neoliberal solutions
by Colin Coulter, Angela Nagle
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Teaching, Language & ReferenceNovember 2015Violence and the state
by Matt Killingsworth, Peter Lawler, Matthew Sussex, Emmanuel Pierre Guittet, Jan Pakulski
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Humanities & Social SciencesDecember 2015The British Labour Party and twentieth-century Ireland
The cause of Ireland, the cause of Labour
by Laurence Marley
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Humanities & Social SciencesMay 2016The British Labour Party and twentieth-century Ireland
The cause of Ireland, the cause of Labour
by Laurence Marley
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the British Labour Party was broadly supportive of Irish home rule. However, from the end of the First World War, Labour anticipated a place in government, and as a modern, maturing party in British politics, it developed a more calculated set of responses towards Ireland. With contributions from a range of distinguished Irish and British scholars, this collection of essays provides the first full treatment of the historical relationship between the Labour Party and Ireland in the last century, from Keir Hardie to Tony Blair. By widening the lens on Labour's responses to the 'Irish question' over an entire century, it offers an original perspective on longer-term dispositions in Labour mentalities towards Ireland and on the relationship between 'these islands'. It will prove essential reading for those with an interest in modern Irish and British history, Anglo-Irish relations, and the current Northern Ireland peace process. ;
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Humanities & Social SciencesSeptember 2016The VP Advantage
How running mates influence home state voting in presidential elections
by Christopher Devine, Kyle C. Kopko
A widespread perception exists among political commentators, campaign operatives and presidential candidates that vice presidential (VP) running mates can deliver their home state's electoral votes in a presidential election. In recent elections, presidential campaigns have even changed their strategy in response to the perceived VP home state advantage. But is the advantage real? And could it decide a presidential election? In the most comprehensive analysis to date, Devine and Kopko demonstrate that the VP home state advantage is actually highly conditional and rarely decisive in the Electoral College. However, it could change the outcome of a presidential election under narrow but plausible conditions. Sophisticated in its methodology and rich in historical as well as contemporary insight, The VP Advantage is essential and accessible reading for anyone interested in understanding how running mates influence presidential elections. ;
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Humanities & Social SciencesApril 2016We shall not be moved
How Liverpool's working class fought redundancies, closures and cuts in the age of Thatcher
by Brian Marren
