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  • Women, Empires, and Body Politics at the United Nations, 1946–1975

    by Giusi Russo ...
    Series series Expanding Frontiers: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
    Women, Empires, and Body Politics at the United Nations, 1946–1975 tells the story of how women’s bodies were at the center of the international politics of women’s rights in the postwar period. Giusi Russo focuses on the United Nation Commission on the Status of Women and its multiple interactions with the colonial and postcolonial worlds, showing how—depending on the setting and the inquiry ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

  • Visions of Third Worldism

    Southern and Decolonial Morphologies of International Solidarity

    Edited by Giusi Russo, Marco Zoppi ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book provides a new, more complex definition of Third Worldism by exploring the dynamic collaborations between Europe and the Global South in response to colonialism. It focuses on how transnational initiatives surpassed Eurocentric limitations, highlighting Europe's role in decolonization efforts and the Global South's anti-colonial activism within European territories. By doing so, the book ... Read more

    $167.99 CAD

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  • What Is Populism?

    by Jan-Werner Müller, Jan-Werner Muller ...
    Donald Trump, Silvio Berlusconi, Marine Le Pen, Hugo Chávez—populists are on the rise across the globe. But what exactly is populism? Should everyone who criticizes Wall Street or Washington be called a populist? What precisely is the difference between right-wing and left-wing populism? Does populism bring government closer to the people or is it a threat to democracy? Who are "the people" anyway ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

  • Empire of Humanity

    A History of Humanitarianism

    by Michael Barnett ...
    Empire of Humanity explores humanitarianism's remarkable growth from its humble origins in the early nineteenth century to its current prominence in global life. In contrast to most contemporary accounts of humanitarianism that concentrate on the last two decades, Michael Barnett ties the past to the present, connecting the antislavery and missionary movements of the nineteenth century to today's ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • Not Enough

    Human Rights in an Unequal World

    by Samuel Moyn ...
    “No one has written with more penetrating skepticism about the history of human rights.”—Adam Kirsch, Wall Street Journal“Moyn breaks new ground in examining the relationship between human rights and economic fairness.”—George SorosThe age of human rights has been kindest to the rich. While state violations of political rights have garnered unprecedented attention in recent decades, a commitment ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

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  • Human Rights: A Very Short Introduction

    by Andrew Clapham ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Today it is usually not long before a problem gets expressed as a human rights issue. An appeal to human rights in the face of injustice can be a heartfelt and morally justified demand for some, while for others it remains merely an empty slogan. Taking an international perspective and focusing on highly topical issues such as torture, arbitrary detention, privacy, health and discrimination, this ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • A Space for Race

    Decoding Racism, Multiculturalism, and Post-Colonialism in the Quest for Belonging in Canada and Beyond

    by Kathy Hogarth, Wendy L. Fletcher ...
    A Space for Race engages in a critical examination of some of the major discourses related to original/settler/immigrant and, particularly, racialized belonging. In the course of this examination, the book explores the various themes of racism, multiculturalism, and post-colonialism and the ongoing tensions, challenges, and inconsistencies around race relations embedded within policy and practice ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

  • Do States Have the Right to Exclude Immigrants?

    by Christopher Bertram ...
    States claim the right to choose who can come to their country. They put up barriers and expose migrants to deadly journeys. Those who survive are labelled ‘illegal’ and find themselves vulnerable and unrepresented. The international state system advantages the lucky few born in rich countries and locks others into poor and often repressive ones.In this book, Christopher Bertram skilfully weaves a ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • Taking Liberties: A History of Human Rights in Canada

    by Stephen Heathorn, David Coutor ...
    Universal human rights are considered to be a fundamental, inalienable aspect of Canadian legal culture, not to mention central to our international positioning. However the reality is that Canada was surprisingly slow to adopt the rights revolution that followed the Second World War, given concerns that existing norms and liberties could conflict with these new universal rights. Moreover, even ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • World Politics

    Progress and its Limits

    by James Mayall ...
    Series series Themes for the 21st Century
    At the end of the Cold War, there was much talk of a new world order in which the sovereign state would be held to democratic account, fundamental rights would be respected, and conflict would be replaced by cooperation based on the rule of law. At the start of the new millenium most of this optimism has evaporated.This book examines why it is so difficult to improve standards of international ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Comparative Politics

    Principles of Democracy and Democratization

    by John T. Ishiyama ...
    Series Book 8 - Principles of Political Science
    By revealing the contextual conditions which promote or hinder democratic development, Comparative Politics shows how democracy may not be the best institutional arrangement given a country's unique set of historical, economic, social, cultural and international circumstances.Addresses the contextual conditions which promote or hinder democratic developmentReveals that democracy may not be the ... Read more

    $44.99 CAD

  • Decolonization and the Evolution of International Human Rights

    by Roland Burke ...
    Series series Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
    In the decades following the triumphant proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, the UN General Assembly was transformed by the arrival of newly independent states from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. This diverse constellation of states introduced new ideas, methods, and priorities to the human rights program. Their influence was magnified by the highly effective ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD