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  • Protecting the World's Children

    Immunisation policies and Practices

    Edited by Sidsel Roalkvam, Desmond McNeill, Stuart Blume ...
    Vaccination programmes now represent a major part of the effort devoted to improving the health of children in developing countries. These donor-funded programmes tend to be global in scope and focus on worldwide goals and targets such as 'polio eradication', and the Millennium Development Goals. Health policy makers at the national level are expected to implement these programmes in a standard ... Read more

    $56.99 CAD

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    The Extraordinary Story of the Arctic 30

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    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Responsibility to Protect

    Ending Mass Atrocity Crimes Once and For All

    by Gareth Evans ...
    ""Never again!"" the world has vowed time and again since the Holocaust. Yet genocide, ethnic cleansing, and other mass atrocity crimes continue to shock our consciences-from the killing fields of Cambodia to the machetes of Rwanda to the agony of Darfur.Gareth Evans has grappled with these issues firsthand. As Australian foreign minister, he was a key broker of the United Nations peace plan for ... Read more

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  • Tibet on Fire

    Self-Immolations Against Chinese Rule

    by Tsering Woeser ...
    Translated by Kevin Carrico ...
    Why Tibetan monks are setting themselves on fireSince the 2008 uprising, nearly 150 Tibetan monks have set fire to themselves in protest at the Chinese occupation of their country. Most have died from their injuries. Author Tsering Woeser is a prominent voice of the Tibetan movement, and one of the few Tibetan authors to write in Chinese. Her stirring acts of resistance have led to her house ... Read more

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  • The History of the Stasi

    East Germany's Secret Police, 1945-1990

    by Jens Gieseke ...
    A well-balanced and detailed look at the East German Ministry for State Security, the secret police force more commonly known as the Stasi.“This is an excellent book, full of careful, balanced judgements and a wealth of concisely-communicated knowledge. It is also well written. Indeed, it is the best book yet published on the MfS.”—German HistoryThe Stasi stood for Stalinist oppression and all ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • Constituting Europe

    The European Court of Human Rights in a National, European and Global Context

    Edited by Andreas Føllesdal, Birgit Peters, Geir Ulfstein ...
    Series Book 2 - Studies on Human Rights Conventions
    At fifty, the European Court of Human Rights finds itself in a new institutional setting. With the EU joining the European Convention on Human Rights in the near future, and the Court increasingly having to address the responsibility of states in UN-led military operations, the Court faces important challenges at the national, European and international levels. In light of recent reform ... Read more

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  • The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

    The Fight for Fundamental Freedoms

    by 50minutes ...
    Series series History
    Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In the wake of the Second World War and its atrocities, the international community decided to come together to establish peace and accord freedoms ... Read more

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  • Armed Non-State Actors in International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law

    Foundation and Framework of Obligations, and Rules on Accountability

    by Konstantinos Mastorodimos ...
    The accountability of armed non-state actors is a neglected field of international law, overtaken by the regimes of state responsibility and individual criminal accountability as well as fears of legitimacy. Yet armed non-state actors are important players in the international arena and their activities have significant repercussions. This book focuses on their obligations and accountability when ... Read more

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  • Could it be an Allergy? A Comprehensive Guide to Allergic Symptoms

    Finding a Way to a Healthy and Symptom-Free Future

    by Joe Fitzgibbon ...
    'Could it be an allergy?' is one of the questions people most commonly ask their doctors. With an increasing variety of symptoms being attributed to allergies, the question is becoming more and more frequent and important. What can sufferers and carers do if they suspect an allergy? Dr Joe FitzGibbon's Could it be an Allergy? is a comprehensive guide to allergic symptoms. He discusses their ... Read more

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  • Fundamentals of Antimicrobial Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics

    Edited by Hartmut Derendorf, Alexander A. Vinks, Johan W. Mouton ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    Over the past decade, significant progress has been made in the theory and applications of pharmacodynamics of antimicrobial agents. On the basis of pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic modeling concepts it has become possible to describe and predict the time course of antimicrobial effects under normal and pathophysiological conditions. The study of pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic relationships can be ... Read more

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  • Microfinance, Rights and Global Justice

    Edited by Tom Sorell, Luis Cabrera ...
    Microfinance - the practice of providing small loans to promote entrepreneurial activity among those with few financial assets - is increasingly seen as a sustainable means of aiding the global poor. Perhaps its most influential advocate, Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, has claimed that there is a human right to microfinance, given its potential for poverty alleviation. This book directs critical ... Read more

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  • Metallothioneins in Normal and Cancer Cells

    by Piotr Dziegiel, Bartosz Pula, Christopher Kobierzycki, Mariusz Stasiolek, Marzenna Podhorska-Okolow ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    This book describes the structures of Metallothionein (MT) family members and the cellular functions of MT-1, MT-2 and MT-4 isoforms, as well as provides insights into divergent biological roles of MT-3. The authors explain the involvement of MT molecules in various processes related to carcinogenesis, including an organ-specific presentation of current data concerning their potential impact on ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD