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The seminal work that has redefined our understanding of colonialism and empire, with a preface by the author 'Stimulating, elegant and pugnacious' Observer 'Magisterial' Terry Eagleton In this highly-acclaimed work, Edward Said surveys the histor...

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I boken intervenerar några av de centrala forskarna inom det intersektionella fältet i bland annat Fröken Sverige-tävlingen, afrikansk dans i Sverige och svenska latinas. Feministiska teorier ger idag relevanta perspektiv på de flesta vetenskaplig...

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With recent changes in social and political landscapes around the world the focus of preventive counter-terrorism has shifted in many places from government to civil society. The contributors analyze the different approaches of Civil Society Organ...

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Based on recently declassified documents, this book provides the first examination of the Truman Administrations decision to employ covert operations in the Cold War. Although covert operations were an integral part of Americas arsenal during the ...

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Here is a pioneering account of everyday life under Stalin, written by one of the foremost authorities on modern Russian history. Focusing on urban areas, the book is an eye-opening account of day-to-day life in the blighted urban landscape of 193...

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'Perhaps the best introduction yet to the roots of Thailand's present political impasse. A brilliant book.' Simon Long, The Economist Struggling to emerge from a despotic past, and convulsed by an intractable conflict that will determine its futur...

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In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis illuminates the connections between struggles against state violence and oppression throughout history and around the world. Reflecting ...

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All recent books on international social work mention Africa only briefly and few engage with the broader field of development studies. This book focuses solely on the unique African context engaging with issues relating to social work and develop...

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Under decennier har vi konfronterats med bilden av ett katastrofernas Afrika. Men borde vi inte veta mer om hur Afrika lever för att förstå varför Afrika lider och dör? Till Ngouedi i Kongo-Brazzaville reser Svante Weyler för att försöka förstå va...

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**WINNER of the PULITZER PRIZE for NON-FICTION 2016** In a thrilling dramatic narrative, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Joby Warrick traces how the strain of militant Islam behind ISIS first arose in a remote Jordanian prison and spread to become...

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This is a much needed, concise survey of Arab nationalism both as an historical movement and a doctrine. The author identifies the particular characteristics and development of Arab nationalism and provides a wide-ranging history.

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Staden har alltid fascinerat, som landskap och föreställningsvärld och för sina flyktiga möten mellan människor. Det här är en studie av den moderna storstaden - med London som exempel - av en grupp svenska etnologer. Det nya i dagens samhälle är ...

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There have been many books about Antarctica in the past, but all have focused on only one aspect of the continent - its science, its wildlife, the heroic age of exploration, personal experiences or the sheer awesome beauty of the landscape- but no...

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Female Ex-Combatants, Empowerment, and Reintegration investigates the role of United Nations-led Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) programs in undermining female ex-combatants empowerment. The participation of female combatants ...

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Democracy in Europe is about the impact of European integration on national democracies. It argues that the oft-cited democratic deficit is indeed a problem, but not so much at the level of the European Union per se as at the national level. This ...

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Once upon a time, a group of libertarians got together and hatched the Free Town Project, a plan to take over an American town and completely eliminate its government. In 2004, Grafton, NH, a barely populated settlement with one paved road, turned...

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In the Shadow of Great Powers is the second volume of Christoph Baumers History of the Caucasus. It covers the period from the Seljuk domination of the Southern Caucasus around 1050 CE to the present day. After the Kingdom of Georgias golden age o...

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Brilliant.Time Admirable, rigorous. De Waal [is] a wise and patient reporter.The New York Review of Books Never have all the twists and turns, sad carnage, and bullheadedness on all side been better describedor indeed, better explainedOffers a dee...

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This major international Handbook offers the most up-to-date and original viewpoints on critical debates relating to the rapidly transforming geographies of regions and territories, as well as related key concepts such as place, scale, networks an...

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A complex body of religious practices that spread throughout the Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain traditions; a form of spirituality that seemingly combines sexuality, sensual pleasure, and the full range of physical experience with the religious life - ...

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Contemporary North and South Korea are nations of radical contrasts: one a bellicose totalitarian state with a failing economy; the other a peaceful democracy with a strong economy. Yet their people share a common history that extends back more th...

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This book focuses on a border police collaboration project in the Baltic Sea area aiming at fighting cross-border crimes. It deals with the challenges that inherently "suspicious" organizations face when forced to work together. The stud...

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This book presents an intellectual history of todays Muslim world, surveying contemporary Muslim thinking in its various manifestations, addressing a variety of themes that impact on the lives of present-day Muslims. Focusing on the period from ro...

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From an award-winning Tunisian author comes a stirring allegory about a country in the aftermath of revolution and the power of a single quest. Sidi lives a hermetic life as a bee whisperer, tending to his beloved "girls" on the outskirt...

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In this penetrating work, M. Hakan Yavuz seeks to provide a comprehensive analysis of Islamic political identity in Turkey. Yavuz argues that since Kemal Ataturk's death in 1938, Turkey has been moving away from his militant secularism and experie...

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Based on 25 years of community development practice, six of which have been lived in South Africa, Peter Westobys ground-breaking monograph moves away from dominant normative accounts of community development to provide an appreciative and critica...

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This book discusses the pervasiveness of violence against women (VAW) in India and traces its evolution as a public health concern. It highlights the fundamental relationship between health and violence and identifies institutional gaps, which hin...

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An account of the literature of the Spanish-speaking Americas from the time of Columbus to Latin American Independence, this book examines the origins of colonial Latin American literature in Spanish, the writings and relationships among major lit...

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Revised and completely updated edition of Jonathan Steinberg's classic account of Switzerland's unique political and economic system. Why Switzerland? examines the complicated voting system that allows citizens to add, strike out, or vote more tha...

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Drawing on evidence from a wide range of classical Chinese texts, this book argues that xingershangxue, the study of "beyond form", constitutes the core argument and intellectual foundation of Daoist philosophy. The author presents Daois...

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