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Book SynopsisChosen as one of the best books of 2022 by the Financial Times and the Telegraph.Shortlisted for the RSL Christopher Bland Prize 2023Longlisted for the Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing'Compelling, powerful and necessary.' Shoshana Zuboff, author of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism'Fascinating' GuardianWithout a moment's pause, we share our most intimate thoughts with trillion-dollar tech companies. Their algorithms categorize us and jump to troubling conclusions about who we are. They also shape our everyday thoughts, choices and actions - from who we date to whether we vote. But this is just the latest front in an age-old struggle.Part history and part manifesto, Freedom to Think explores how the powerful have always sought to influence how we think and what we buy. Connecting the dots from Galileo to Alexa, human rights lawyer Susie Alegre charts the history and fragility of our most important human right: freedom of thought. Filled with shocking case-studies across politics, criminal justice, and everyday life, this ground-breaking book shows how our mental freedom is under threat like never before. Bold and radical, Alegre argues that only by recasting our human rights for the digital age can we safeguard our future.Trade ReviewFascinating... We have all sleepwalked into this gloomy fairytale, and it's time to wake up. * Guardian *Freedom to Think could not be more timely... As the world experiences yet another brutal reminder of how far authoritarians will go to control and suppress their populations, [Alegre's] recommendations feel freshly relevant. * Financial Times *Timely [and] thought-provoking... One of Alegre's most compelling arguments for freedom of thought is that it allows us to try out ideas, to explore and test combinations of thoughts and concepts. * Times Literary Supplement *Profoundly essential and deeply engaging. If freedom of thought and the very possibility of a free society are to survive the digital century, then we urgently need the rights and laws that will make it so. Thankfully, Alegre stands with us to lead and light the way, beginning with her compelling, powerful, and necessary book. * Shoshana Zuboff, author of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism *Engaging and thought-provoking... [a] hard-hitting examination of the evils of Big Tech and, to a lesser extent, the surveillance state. * Literary Review *A brilliant, accessible book by a brilliant lawyer. Freedom of thought is a fundamental human right and Susie Alegre powerfully argues that it needs to be harnessed now. * Helena Kennedy QC, author of Eve was Framed *Freedom to Think identifies and then fills a gaping hole in how we consider the world. It is a book that will shake and refresh, but ultimately leave you more hopeful about the future. * Alison Goldsworthy, CEO of The Depolarization Project and author of Poles Apart *Engaging and entertaining. A call to action on one of the most pressing issues of our time. * Jennifer Robinson, leading human rights lawyer *Alegre asks a provocative and original question as we struggle to understand and react to our increasingly technologized world: are we losing our freedom of thought? Her ideas are much needed. * David Kirkpatrick, author of The Facebook Effect *A thoughtful and engaging book: profound, moving, and even funny. * Johnny Ryan, leading privacy campaigner *In the absence of adequate scrutiny or accountability, technology has developed to undermine the keystone for human dignity: the right to freedom of thought. In this timely and pioneering book Alegre contributes a sorely needed vision for how we may protect a "forgotten freedom" and collectively avert an Orwellian future. This book is an insightful and urgent wake-up call. * Ahmed Shaheed, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief *Powerful and persuasive. This important, finely written book explains why we must protect that most fundamental of our freedoms at a time when it is in danger of being overborne by profit-making propaganda, fake news and hate-fuelled social media. * Geoffrey Robertson QC, founder of Doughty Street Chambers *Freedom to Think is an effective wake-up call for those unaware of the scale of efforts to restrict and control our thoughts. * Engineering & Technology *Table of Contents1: Inner Freedom 2: Of Gods and Men 3: Inside Your Head 4: The Politics of Persuasion 5: The Power of Human Rights 6: Facebook Knows You Better 7: The Ministry of Truth 8: Consenting Adults 9: Social Credit 10: Pre-Crime and Punishment 11: Body and Soul 12: We Don't Need No Thought Control 13: The Backlash 14: Freeing Our Minds

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Book SynopsisThe Rights Track: Sound Evidence on Human Rights and Modern Slavery uses rich content from The Rights Track podcast [www.rightstrack.org] in an innovative book that enhances and enriches our understanding of the human rights challenges facing the world today. This book showcases the important role of evidence in tackling those challenges and explores the medium of podcasting as a tool for discussing how research evidence is used to protect and promote human rights. From counting torture victims to the joy of human rights, from modern slavery to gay rights, refugees to the radical right, the authors draw new insights and intelligence from conversations between podcast host Landman and an array of experts and advocates who are leaders in their field. Through close analysis of the voices and commentary of podcast guests from six series of the podcast, the authors illustrate the enduring importance of human rights and the need to keep talking about them.Trade Review “The Right Track podcast series brought research and scholarship on human rights and modern slavery to wide audiences. This book tells the story behind the series – a fascinating insight which powerfully demonstrates the value of technology in making knowledge accessible. But it also provides a collation and analysis of the rich material from the series and provokes thought, challenges mindsets and ultimately has the potential to transform lives.” – Dame Sara Thornton Independent Ant-Slavery Commissioner.“The Rights Track podcast is an outstanding project of applied research on urgent human rights issues. This book brings the power of voice by insightful experts and knowledgeable field practitioners to a broader audience. The text provides a useful context and will make a welcome contribution to classroom and public conversations.” – Alison Brysk, Mellichamp Professor of Global Governance, University of California Santa Barbara, USA. “What if you could get (almost) all the world’s human rights experts together in one place? What if you could put sharp and insightful questions to every one of them, and then distil their wisdom in action? LISTEN to this book, and you feel your brain EXPAND.” – Kevin Bales, Professor of Contemporary Slavery, Research Director, The Rights Lab, UK."From 1839 when Anti-Slavery International was founded to the present, we have argued over human rights. We may sometimes despair but this collection of viewpoints - encompassing, religion, the covid pandemic, racism, and violence against 'the other' - offers us insights from activists and thought-leaders grappling with these issues. This is a timely guide for those who want to think and do." - Baroness Young of Hornsey, Member of the House of Lords, UK Parliament. “This innovative book is sure to become standard reading for scholars, partitioners, advocates, students and anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the status of human rights in an ever- changing world. Landman and Garrington draw on 6 years of podcast conversations with advocates, scholars and survivors during some of the most challenging moments for human rights—the Trump presidency, Brexit, and the COVID pandemic. The authors expertly weave together important themes from their years of discussions on a wide range of topics from the plight of minorities and migrants to modern slavery. The book offers critical insights on the most pressing human rights of our time and, along with the companion podcasts should be taught in human rights courses around the world. This is a ground-breaking book, accompanied by a rich and wide-ranging set of podcasts that challenge the prevailing pessimism about the status of human rights and human dignity in our world.” - Heather Smith-Cannoy, Associate Professor of political science, Arizona State University, USA.Table of ContentsPart I: Background and Context: 1. Human Rights in the Twenty-First Century; 2. Podcasting for Human Rights; Part II Human Rights Themes: 3. Mobilising for Human Rights; 4. Human Rights Evidence; 5. Freedom of Speech, Religion, Belief, and Thought; 6. Minorities, Migrants and Refugees; 7. Human Rights and COVID-19; Part III: Modern Slavery: 8. Slavery Past and Present; 9. Perpetrators and Survivors; 10. Business, Economics, and Modern Slavery; 11. Fighting Slavery on the Ground; Part IV: The Future of Human Rights: 12. Communicating Human Rights.

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Book SynopsisNever in human history was there such a chance for freedom of expression. If we have Internet access, any one of us can publish almost anything we like and potentially reach an audience of millions. Never was there a time when the evils of unlimited speech flowed so easily across frontiers: violent intimidation, gross violations of privacy, tidal waves of abuse. A pastor burns a Koran in Florida and UN officials die in Afghanistan.Drawing on a lifetime of writing about dictatorships and dissidents, Timothy Garton Ash argues that in this connected world that he calls cosmopolis, the way to combine freedom and diversity is to have more but also better free speech. Across all cultural divides we must strive to agree on how we disagree. He draws on a thirteen-language global online project - freespeechdebate.com - conducted out of Oxford University and devoted to doing just that.With vivid examples, from his personal experience of China's Orwellian censorship apparatus to the controversy around Charlie Hebdo to a very English court case involving food writer Nigella Lawson, he proposes a framework for civilized conflict in a world where we are all becoming neighbours.Trade ReviewA major piece of cultural analysis, sane, witty and urgently important. Timothy Garton Ash exemplifies the "robust civility" he recommends as an antidote to the pervasive unhappiness, nervousness and incoherence around freedom of speech, rightly seeing the basic challenge as how we create a cultural and moral climate in which proper public argument is possible and human dignity affirmed. -- Rowan Williams, Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, and former Archbishop of CanterburyParticularly timely. . . Garton Ash argues forcefully that. . . there is an increasing need for freer speech. . . A powerful, comprehensive book * The Economist *Garton Ash has two virtues that are rarely combined. The ability to theorise and the ability to work. His research is wide-ranging. He covers all the great controversies of our time and many more illuminating conflicts you are unlikely to know about... An urgent and encyclopedic work -- Nick Cohen * Observer *Illuminating and thought-provoking... [Garton Ash's] larger project is not merely to defend freedom of expression, but to promote civil, dispassionate discourse, within and across cultures, even about the most divisive and emotive subjects. -- Faramerz Dabhoiwala * Guardian *Timothy Garton Ash aspires to articulate norms that should govern freedom of communication in a transnational world. His work is original and inspiring. Free Speech is an unfailingly eloquent and learned book that delights as well as instructs. -- Robert Post, Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law, Yale Law SchoolThere are still countless people risking their lives to defend free speech and struggling to make lonely voices heard in corners around the world where voices are hard to hear. Let us hope that this book will bring confidence and hope to this world-as-city. I believe it will exert great influence. -- Murong Xuecun, author of LEAVE ME ALONE: A NOVEL OF CHENGDUA thorough and well-argued contribution to the quest for global free speech norms. * Kirkus Reviews *A master class in political and historical analysis * Publishers Weekly *Free Speech is a resource, a weapon, an encyclopedia of anecdote, example and exemplum that reaches toward battling restrictions on expression with mountains of data, new ideas, liberating ideas. -- Diane Roberts * Prospect *Admirably clear... wise, up-to-the-minute and wide-ranging... Free Speech encourages us to take a breath, look hard at the facts and see how well-tried liberal principles can be applied and defended in daunting new circumstances. -- Edmund Fawcett * The New York Times Book Review *Timothy Garton Ash rises to the task of directing us how to live civilly in our connected diversity. -- John Lloyd * Financial Times *A brave and admirable attempt to construct a platform on which more people can find common ground, even if only on how to disagree without killing each other. Whether the ten principles are used or not, they are a considerable achievement. -- George Brock * Times Literary Supplement *

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Book SynopsisThis is an open access book.Animals are the traditional blind spot in human rights theory. This book brings together the seemingly disparate discourses of human and animal rights, and looks at emerging animal rights as new human rights. It approaches the question whether animals can and should have human rights through a comprehensive review of contemporary human rights philosophy, discussing both naturalistic and political justifications of human and animal rights. On philosophical as well as practical grounds, this book argues that there are compelling conceptual, principled, and prudential reasons for modernizing the human rights paradigm and integrating animals into its protective mandate. Moreover, this book proposes the novel One Rights approach as a new (post-)human rights paradigm for the Anthropocene. One Rights advances a holistic understanding of the indivisibility and interdependence of human and animal rights. This book explores how the systematic subjugation, exploitation, and extermination of animals simultaneously contributes to some of the gravest social and environmental threats to human rights, such as animalistic dehumanization and climate change. This book submits that, in light of their socio-political and ecological interconnectedness, human and animal rights are best protected in concert. The themes of this book are part of a larger conversation about postanthropocentric legal paradigms emerging in the Anthropocene. For human rights to survive in this era of anthropogenic crises, we need to abandon the toxic ideology of human exceptionalism and embrace a more inclusive version of (post-)human rights that tends to the nonhuman. This book intends to show that a holistic One Rights approach promises to achieve better rights-protective outcomes for humans, animals, and their shared planetary home.Table of ContentsAnimal Rights: A New (Non-)Human Rights Revolution?.- Naturalistic Conceptions of Human and Animal Rights: From Human Exceptionalism to Transspecies Universalism.- Political Conceptions of Human and Animal Rights: Principled and Prudential Reasons.- One Rights: Indivisibility and Interdependence of Human and Animal Rights.

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Book SynopsisThis book demonstrates a new, interdisciplinary approach to life writing about torture that situates torture firmly within its socio-political context, as opposed to extending the long line of representations written in the idiom of the proverbial dark chamber. By dismantling the rhetorical divide that typically separates survivors’ suffering from human rights workers’ expertise, contributors engage with the personal, professional, and institutional dimensions of torture and redress. Essays in this volume consider torture from diverse locations – the Philippines, Argentina, Sudan, and Guantánamo, among others. From across the globe, contributors witness both individual pain and institutional complicity; the challenges of building communities of healing across linguistic and national divides; and the role of the law, art, writing, and teaching in representing and responding to torture.Trade Review“I would strongly recommend this book to anyone working in the field of life narrative. … I am very glad that I did, because it forced me to shift my understanding of the work that I do—for the better, I hope.” (Annie Pohlman, Biography, Vol. 42 (4), 2019)Table of ContentsPart I Torture in Context and Translation 1 Torture: The Catastrophe of a Bond Carlos Alberto Arestivo2 Torture in an Historical Context: Notes from Sudan Mohamed Elgadi3 The Unspeakable Agony of Inflicted Pain: Torture,Betrayal, Redress Robert Francis Garcia4 Translating Trauma, Witnessing Survival Laurie Ball CooperPart II Witnessing Torture and Recovery: Survivors, HealthProfessionals, Institutions 5 The Role of Health Professionals in Torture TreatmentLinda A. Piwowarczyk6 Assessing the Treatment of Torture: BalancingQuantifiable with Intangible Metrics Orlando P. Tizon7 The Little Red Cabinet of Tears: The Impact uponTreatment Providers of Bearing Witness to Torture Judy B. Okawa8 Beyond Institutional Betrayal: When the Professional IsPersonal 111Ellen GerrityPart III Disappearance and Torture, Redress andRepresentation 9 Everardo and the CIA’s Long-Term Torture Practices Jennifer Harbury10 Survivors and the Origin of the Conventionfor the Protection of All Persons from EnforcedDisappearance Patricio Rice11 The Tenacity of Memory: Art in the Aftermathof Atrocity Claudia Bernardi12 Teaching about Torture, or, Reading between the Linesin the Humanities Madelaine Hron13 Legal Appeal: Habeas Lawyers Narrate Guantánamo LifeTerri Tomsky14 Did We Survive Torture? Mansoor AdayfiEpilogue: From Solitude to Solidarity Index

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Book SynopsisRanging over central issues of morals and politics, this book discusses the nature of freedom and authority. It examines the role of value-neutrality, rights, equality, and the prevention of harm in the liberal tradition, and relates them to fundamental moral questions such as the relation of values to social forms, the comparability of values, and the significance of personal commitments.Trade Review`as significant a new statement of liberal principles as anything since Mill's On Liberty.' Times Literary Supplement'an impressive treatise' Canadian Journal of PhilosophyTable of ContentsThe problem of political freedom. Part 1: the bounds of authority; authority and reason; the justification of authority; the authority of states. Part 2: anti-perfectionism; neutral political concern; the exclusion of ideals. Part 3: individualistic freedom - liberty and rights; the nature of rights; right-based moralities; equality; liberty and rights. Part 4: society and value; consequentialism - an introduction; personal well-being; incommensurability. Part 5: freedom and politics; autonomy and pluralism; freedom and automony. Index.

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Book SynopsisA New York Times bestseller, “The Dying Citizen is essential reading for any American who cares about the fate of our nation” (Mark R. Levin)Human history is full of the stories of peasants, subjects, and tribes. Yet the concept of the “citizen” is historically rare—and was among America’s most valued ideals for over two centuries. But without shock treatment, warns Victor Davis Hanson, American citizenship may soon vanish.In The Dying Citizen, Hanson outlines the forces that led to this crisis. The evisceration of the middle class has made many Americans dependent on the federal government. Open borders have undermined allegiance to a particular place. Identity politics have eradicated our collective sense of self. And a top-heavy state has endangered personal liberty.With a new epilogue that assesses how the events of 2021 have further diminished the meaning of American citizenship, The Dying Citizen is a clarion call to rebuild our collective national identity.

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Book SynopsisCelebrates the life and legacy of Bayard Rustin, the civil rights leader behind the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and FreedomWhile we can all recall images of Martin Luther King Jr. giving his I Have a Dream speech in front of a massive crowd at Lincoln Memorial, few of us remember the man who organized this watershed nonviolent protest in eight short weeks: Bayard Rustin. This was far from Rustin's first foray into the fight for civil rights. As a world-traveling pacifist, he brought Gandhi's protest techniques to the forefront of US civil rights demonstrations, helped build the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, led the fight for economic justice, and played a deeply influential role in the life of Dr. King by helping to mold him into an international symbol of nonviolent resistance. Rustin's legacy touches many areas of contemporary lifefrom civil resistance to violent uprisings, democracy to socialism, and criminal justice reform to war resistance. Trade ReviewRustin has emerged of late as a hero almost perfectly tuned to our time. Bayard Rustin: A Legacy of Protest and Politics, a collection of essays on his life and times, edited by Michael G. Long, contains plenty of thoughtful new material, not least an essay by Rustin’s surviving partner, Walter Naegle. -- Adam Gopnik * The New Yorker *Rustin was multifaceted but fallible. In this insightful book, several observers contend that no one else could have done as well. Others are impressed by how Rustin combated oppression and injustice around the world…This book makes clear that Bayard Rustin, a man for his time, is a man for our time too. * The Guardian *The essays in this lively, thought-provoking collection amplify what is known of Rustin’s trials and achievements. They offer inspiration for progressives and democratic socialists today by showing how Rustin lived openly and without apology as gay man and a pacifist. The collection also amplifies Rustin’s voice, which rang out to ensure that marginalized voices would be heard. * The Gay & Lesbian Review *Bayard Rustin: A Legacy of Protest and Politics honors the gay civil rights activist’s relentless pursuit of truth by casting a critical eye on his life and work. -- Elaina Patton * NBC News *This volume celebrates the life and legacy of Bayard Rustin, the often overlooked civil rights leader behind the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. While Martin Luther King Jr.’s 'I Have a Dream' speech is etched into the collective memory, fewer people recognize the pivotal role Rustin played in organizing this monumental event in just eight weeks. * ESSENCE *As Long’s book eloquently spells out, King was the visionary of the [civil rights] movement, while the actual organizing fell almost mainly on its key strategist, Rustin... A particularly inspiring contributor to the upcoming book is Walter Naegle, Rustin’s partner for the last years of his life. * TheGrio *This book needs to sit on the shelf next to everything written about Dr. King. It’s an essential companion to any volume about the Civil Rights Movement. If you need history, find Bayard Rustin and settle in. -- Terri Schlichenmeyer * Bookworm Sez *Bayard Rustin contained multitudes. Many years ago I had the experience of listening to him deliver a part lecture, part performance revealing several of his identities that included pacifist, socialist, gay, organizer, ghost writer, advisor, leader, coalition builder, internationalist, anti-colonialist, singer, Quaker and African American. Mike Long enlists a diverse group of scholars, activists, and writers in an excellent attempt to capture them for those who could not witness them personally. * Charles P. Henry, author of Racial Imagination and the American Dream *Every chapter in this smart, accessible book is brimming with fascinating stories, thoughtful analysis, and important critique. It’s an inspirational reminder that fierce ancestors like Bayard Rustin were also complicated humans, like all of us. Rustin was a dynamic and multi-dimensional political leader who defies any one label: Quaker, pacifist, prisoner, communist, internationalist, nonviolent strategist, organizer, socialist, social democrat, polemicist, singer, queer! * Brian Jones, author of The Tuskegee Student Uprising: A History *

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Book SynopsisHuman Rights, now in its fourth edition, is an introductory text that is both innovative and challenging. Its unique interdisciplinary approach invites students to think imaginatively and rigorously about one of the most important and influential political concepts of our time. Tracing the history of the concept, the book shows that there are fundamental tensions between legal, philosophical and social-scientific approaches to human rights. This analysis throws light on some of the most controversial issues in the field: What are the causes of human-rights violations? Is the idea of universal human rights consistent with respect for cultural difference? Are we living in a ‘post-human rights’ world? Thoroughly revised and updated, the new edition engages with recent developments, including the Trump and Biden presidencies, colonial legacies, neoliberalism, conflict in Syria, Yemen and Myanmar, the Covid-19 pandemic, new technologies and the supposed crisis of liberal democracy. Widely admired and assigned for its clarity and comprehensiveness, this book remains a ‘go-to’ text for students in the social sciences, as well as students of human-rights law who want an introduction to the non-legal aspects of their subject.Trade Review“Freeman’s discussion of human rights spans a remarkable range of eras, concepts, and disciplines. Tying it all together are his consistent commitment to showcase multiple sides of debates and the clarity of his writing. Complex yet accessible – a rare combination.”Shareen Hertel, Professor of Political Science & Human Rights, University of Connecticut “Michael Freeman is one of the leading and most reliable theorists of human rights. In this latest edition of Human Rights, he offers a detailed and objective perspective upon contemporary human-rights challenges, whilst also proposing ways in which we might more effectively engage with these challenges in the years ahead. His book should be essential reading for students and established academics alike.”Andrew Fagan, Director, Human Rights Centre, University of Essex “Michael Freeman is a long-time and careful observer of internationally recognized human rights. Students and faculty alike always benefit from his insights into that subject covering both theory and practice. There are sound reasons for his being a well-known scholar on that important topic.”David Forsythe, University of Nebraska “As we strain to make human rights 'real' in a range of sectors, such as education, health and housing, we need educationalists, health professionals, housing experts, and those working in other disciplines. The watchword is interdisciplinarity. Freeman provides a top-notch interdisciplinary introduction to the foundations of human rights for everyone wanting to make human rights relevant in the everyday lives of everybody.”Paul Hunt, Chief Human Rights Commissioner, New Zealand Human Rights CommissionTable of ContentsPreface to the Fourth Edition 1 Introduction: Thinking about Human Rights 2 Origins: The Rise and Fall of Natural Rights 3 After 1945: The New Age of Rights 4 Theories of Human Rights 5 Human Rights and Social Science 6 The Politics of Human Rights 7 Globalization, Development and Poverty: Economics and Human Rights 8 Universality, Diversity and Difference: Culture and Human Rights9 Conclusion: Utopians, Endtimers, Slow BorersReferences

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Book SynopsisAwards:One Book South Dakota Common Read, South Dakota Humanities Council, 2022.PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award, PEN America, 2020.One Book One Tribe Book Award, First Nations Development Institute, 2020.Finalist, Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize, 2019.Shortlist, Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize, 2019.Winner of the Gustave O. Arlt Award in the Humanities from the Council of Graduate Schools.Our History Is the Future is at once a work of history, a personal story, and a manifesto. Now available in paperback on the fifth anniversary of its original publication, Our History Is the Future features a new afterword by Nick Estes about the rising indigenous campaigns to protect our environment from extractive industries and to shape new ways

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“A harrowing portrait of America in 1917–21, rife with racist violence, xenophobia and political repression abetted by the federal government. The book serves as a cautionary tale and a provocative counterpoint to our own era.” — New York Times Book Review, Editors' Choice “The post-WWI ‘red scare’ was the most vicious period of violent repression in U.S. history, apart from the two original sins [slavery and ‘Indian removal’]. The shocking story is recounted in vivid detail in Adam Hochschild’s penetrating study American Midnight.” — Noam Chomsky, Truthout “Hochschild’s masterful new book ... chronicles our nation’s horrific period from 1917–21, when Woodrow Wilson, his men, and a paranoid culture went to war against union activists, immigrants, resisters, and Black people, among others—on a level that should forever shatter any myth about American Exceptionalism. A cautionary tale of what happens when democracy goes off the rails.” — Will Bunch, Philadelphia Inquirer "Adam Hochschild has written a fine book about a grim period a century ago that has largely disappeared from national memory but seems painfully relevant to America in the 2020s... [It] describes vividly a time when racism, white nationalism, and anti-foreign and anti-immigrant sentiment were rampant. Reading it is almost therapeutic. Realizing (thanks to this book) that American democracy survived that dark moment and a decade later began half a century of democratic renewal made this reader more hopeful than he has been in quite a while.” — Washington Post "The four years of American history from 1917 to 1921 are underexamined, but, in this account, they emerge as pivotal." — New Yorker “In American Midnight, the historian Adam Hochschild, celebrated for his King Leopold’s Ghost and other volumes, recounts it with verve and insight… one of several fresh looks at a period that had previously received little widespread attention...Hochschild narrates a time as unsettled, frightening, and (perhaps) transformative as our own.” — Boston Globe “Brilliant historian Adam Hochschild … takes on the echoing years — a century ago — when pandemic and fire-stoking politicians buckled society." — Chicago Tribune “A sweeping look at the years between World War I and the Roaring Twenties, when conscientious objectors to the war were maltreated and conflicts over race and labor were at a high pitch. Hochschild draws direct lines between events of that time and the unrest of today.” — New York Times, 15 Works of Nonfiction to Read This Fall “Exceptionally well written, impeccably organized, and filled with colorful, fully developed historical characters. … A riveting, resonant account of the fragility of freedom in one of many shameful periods in U.S. history.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “A chilling tale laid out with engaging storytelling and meticulous detail.” — Los Angeles Times "Expanding his history begun in To End All Wars (2011), Hochschild brings to light people and themes that are often mere footnotes in other records of the Great War.” — Booklist (starred review) “Meticulously researched, fluidly written, and frequently enraging, this is a timely reminder of the ‘vigilant respect for civil rights and Constitutional safeguards’ needed to protect democracy and forestall authoritarianism.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) “During the United States’ current tumultuous times, it is important to remember and revisit the forgotten injustices of the previous century. Hochschild succinctly does so here.” — Library Journal (starred review) “Award-winning historian Adam Hochschild (King Leopold's Ghost, To End All Wars and Bury the Chains) provides a timely, fast-paced, revelatory new account of a pivotal but neglected period in American history: World War I and its stormy aftermath, when bloodshed and repression on the home front nearly doomed American democracy. The period's toxic currents of racism, nativism, red-baiting, and contempt for the rule of law feel ominously familiar today.” — Shelf Awareness "The most useful books offer clarity on issues that have animated debate for years. For example, Adam Hochschild’s American Midnight, a broad account of the aftermath of the U.S. joining the First World War, highlights the nativist sentiment that radicalized some Americans against immigrants then, just as it does today." — Kate Cray, The Atlantic "An account of the U.S. after World War I, when hatred, violence, racism, and economic uncertainty threatened democracy. The parallels with today's world are terrifying." — Isabel Allende, Daily Mail (London), "Best Reads of the Year" “American Midnight is a potent reminder of what happens when open discourse is systemically punished. The story happens to be more than 100 years old, which doesn’t mean it can’t happen again." — San Francisco Chronicle "A terrific new account of America’s social and political turmoil during the 1910s and ’20s provides some much-needed perspective on the problems afflicting the country today. ... Like all the best history books, American Midnight reads like a novel with three-dimensional characters." — Quillette "This is undoubtedly one of the year’s best and most important histories." — AudioFile Magazine "A grim (but ultimately hopeful) account of how American democracy survived the dark period between 1917 and 1921 when racism, anti-immigrant sentiment and dangerous white nationalism swelled following the Great War." — Globe and Mail (Toronto), "Best Books to Give This Year" "Hochschild forces readers to confront the abuses and remember those who had the courage to fight against militarism and speak up for the powerless and dispossessed. ... Vivid." — Financial Times "If you often worry about the political polarization of the 2020s, you should pick up historian Adam Hochschild’s clear-eyed and elegantly written new book covering the years surrounding World War I. This period of U.S. history is often glanced over and yet, as Hochschild observes, it was a time with more than a few echoes of the current moment." — Fast Company "The latest of Adam Hochschild's remarkably good books. ... No one who reads Adam Hochschild's admirable but sombre book will feel quite the same about the land of the free." — Times Literary Supplement (London)

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Book SynopsisIs a fight against equality and for privilege a fight for religious supremacy? Andrew L. Seidel, a constitutional attorney and author of the critically acclaimed book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American, dives into the debate on religious liberty, the modern attempt to weaponize religious freedom, and the Supreme Court's role in that crusade. Seidel examines some of the key Supreme Court cases of the last thirty yearsincluding Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission (a bakery that refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple), Trump v. Hawaii (the anti-Muslim travel ban case), American Legion v. American Humanist Association (related to a group maintaining a 40-foot Christian cross on government-owned land), and Tandon v. Newsom (a Santa Clara Bible group exempted from Covid health restrictions), as well as the recent overturning of Roe v. Wadeand how a hallowed legal protection, freedom of religion, has been turned into a tool to advance priTrade Review“[T]imely and poignant…. [Seidel makes] the depths of “legalese” accessible and engaging to the general public.”—Library Journal “Andrew Seidel provides an insightful, deeply researched, and well-written account. . . . Anyone who cares about the First Amendment—which should be everyone—must read this book.” —Windsor Mann, editor of The Quotable Hitchens “This book will soon become the go-to text helping Americans of any or no religious faith make sense of an ongoing crusade that is sure to reshape our society for generations to come.” —Andrew L. Whitehead, coauthor of Taking America Back for God “[A] brilliantly argued analysis.”—Ann Druyan, author of Cosmos: Possible Worlds “[A] must read for anyone hoping to understand our new political and cultural landscape.” —Jessica Mason Pieklo, coauthor of The End of Roe v Wade “Seidel’s meticulous research and persuasive argument will convince all doubters.” —Steven K. Green, author of Separating Church and State

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Book SynopsisGreenhill offers the first systematic examination of forced migration as an important but largely unrecognized instrument of state influence. She shows both how often this unorthodox brand of coercion has been attempted and how successful it has been.Trade ReviewWeapons of Mass Migration simply altered the way I viewed the flow of peoples. Countries with lower standards of behavior can use the threat of forcing their people to leave, which would send a flow of unwanted migrants/refugees to democracies that would then have to deal with them. It is very much an asymmetric approach for weaker authoritarian regimes to mess with advanced democracies. Is this policy relevant? You betcha, as democracies such as the United States have to figure out how to react to these kinds of threats. It certainly pressured France and Italy in different ways when Qaddafi was threatening to send refugees to Europe. -- Stephen M. Saideman * Foreign Policy *A new, authoritative look at forced displacement, skillfully linking politics to migrations. This combination moves beyond migration as a single focused topic and connects it to choices within foreign policy. Any student of demography, conflict, and politics will be well served by this exploration of the interaction between government control, migration, and the willingness of populations to move. * Political Science Quarterly *An innovative and beautifully written analysis of how, and to what extent, refugee flows are exploited by states in order to affect policy options taken and decisions made by their counterparts. * Journal of Refugee Studies *Greenhill explains the use of state-engineered migration as a tool of coercive statecraft in the post–World War II era. She rightly points out that this rather insidious means of political suasion has been used numerous times over the relatively short period examined, and with a striking degree of success. Weapons of Mass Migration is innovative, well written, rigorously researched, and timely. It is both theoretically innovative and policy relevant, and will likely spur several new paths for IR research and migration studies. * Perspectives on Politics *IR theorists, foreign policy analysts and migration, security studies, and human rights scholars will all find this book a valuable addition to their scholarship. * Political Studies Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Understanding the Coercive Power of Mass Migrations2. The 1994 Cuban Balseros Crisis and Its Historical Antecedents3. "Now the Refugees Are the War": NATO and the Kosovo Conflict4. An Invasion to Stop the Invasion: The United States and the Haitian Boatpeople Crises5. North Korean Migrants, Nongovernmental Organizations, and Nuclear Weapons6. Conclusions and Policy ImplicationsAppendix: Coding Cases of Coercive Engineered Migration Index

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Book SynopsisMoroccan Other-Archives investigates how histories of exclusion and silencing are written and rewritten in a postcolonial context that lacks organized and accessible archives. The book draws on cultural production concerning the “years of lead”—a period of authoritarianism and political violence between Morocco’s independence in 1956 and the death of King Hassan II in 1999—to examine the transformative roles memory and trauma play in reconstructing stories of three historically marginalized groups in Moroccan history: Berbers/Imazighen, Jews, and political prisoners. The book shows how Moroccan cultural production has become an other-archive: a set of textual, sonic, embodied, and visual sites that recover real or reimagined voices of these formerly suppressed and silenced constituencies of Moroccan society. Combining theoretical discussions with close reading of literary works, the book reenvisions both archives and the nation in postcolonial Morocco. By producing other-archives, Moroccan cultural creators transform the losses state violence inflicted on society during the years of lead into a source of civic engagement and historiographical agency, enabling the writing of histories about those Moroccans who have been excluded from official documentation and state-sanctioned histories. The book is multilingual and interdisciplinary, examining primary sources in Amazigh/Berber, Arabic, Darija, and French, and drawing on memory studies, literary theory, archival studies, anthropology, and historiography. In addition to showing how other-archives are created and operate, El Guabli elaborates how language, gender, class, race, and geographical distribution are co-constitutive of a historical and archival unsilencing that is foundational to citizenship in Morocco today.Table of ContentsPreface | ix Note on Transliteration | xiii List of Abbreviations | xv Introduction | 1 1. (Re)Invented Tradition and the Performance of Amazigh Other- Archives in Public Life | 26 2. Emplaced Memories of Jewish- Muslim Morocco | 63 3. Jewish- Muslim Intimacy and the History of a Lost Citizenship | 89 4. Making Tazmamart a Transnational Other- Archive | 115 5. Other- Archives Transform Moroccan Historiography | 150 Conclusion | 177 Acknowledgments | 189 Notes | 193 Bibliography | 253 Index | 281

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Book Synopsis'An indispensable guide to the law and your rights, giving you a lawyer in your pocket for a multitude of legal questions and problems that crop up in everyday life. ... Exceptional' - The Secret Barrister 'Brilliant and generous and very necessary' - Sarah Langford, author of In Your Defense 'A triumph of a book. It should form the basis for a national curriculum in law.' - Joanna Hardy-Susskind From junior barrister Christian Weaver comes an indispensable guide to your basic legal rights. We engage with the law every day: when we leave the house, and even when we don't, we're bound by rules we don't even notice. Until they're used against us. Knowing our rights means taking control of our lives. In this handbook, lawyer Christian Weaver brings together everything you need to know to claim your space in the world. Whether you are arguing with your landlord, looking for a refund, going to a protest or being harassed, this essential guide illuminates the full power of the law, and arms you with your rights, including: - in a relationship - at home - out on the street - when you've spent money, owe it or are owed it From housing to relationships, police conduct to travel, this guide will give you the confidence and clarity to take control in any situation.Trade ReviewPioneering legal advice * Guardian *A brilliant and generous and very necessary book -- Sarah Langford, author * In Your Defense: True Stories of Life and Law *From landlords to loans, from healthcare to stalking, from neighbour disputes to maternity pay - this GEM of a book has it all. ... A triumph of a book. It should form the basis for a national curriculum in law. -- Joanna Hardy-SusskindPacked with concise, useful facts and tells you how to defend yourself in a pub fight. So just what we need! * The Law Society Gazette *

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Book SynopsisDrive critical, engaged learning. Helping learners more deeply understand historical concepts, the student-centred approach of this new Course Book enables broader, big picture understanding. Developed directly with the IB and fully supporting the new 2015 syllabus, the structured format helps you easily progress through the new course content.Table of Contents1. Case study 1: Apartheid South Africa (1948-1964) ; 1.1 Introduction to apartheid in South Africa ; 1.2 The nature and characteristics of discrimination ; 1.3 Protests and action ; 1.4 The role and significance of key individuals ; 2. Case Study 2: Civil Rights Movement in the United States (1954-1965) ; 2.1 Introduction to discrimination in the United States ; 2.2 Freedom Summer, 1964 ; 3. Internal Assessment ; 4. C

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Book SynopsisAt its founding, social workers were human rights defenders who advocated for societal reforms and fought against social exclusion and discriminatory practices that violated human rights. As social work grew and developed professional skill sets, values, and ethics, the focus turned toward professionalizing social work by creating theories and interventions to guide social work practice, and justice was no longer the driving force. The role of social workers as human rights defenders faded as the place of justice in social work receded. Social work practice moved from instigating change toward maintaining the existing social infrastructure.In A Human Rights-Based Approach to Justice in Social Work Practice, Shirley Gatenio Gabel presents a human rights-based approach toward justice in social work practice that is more in line with social work''s roots and the intentions of its founders, and moves us past the false micro/macro dichotomy within social work. A rights-based approach seeks to transform societies in ways that care with respect and dignity for one another. This renewed approach requires the full participation of impacted individuals and communities to create systems supportive of human rights and economic, social, and environmental justice. Readers will be challenged to think critically about the social infrastructure we have built, who benefits from it, who doesn''t, and how it perpetuates inequities.Using case examples, exercises, and reflection activities, this book will serve as a go-to guide on implementing and integrating a rights-based approach to justice in social work practice.Trade ReviewThis essential text calls social work back to its roots of fighting systematic oppression and injustice. It provides the fundamental knowledge students need about human rights and justice with how to apply the rights-based approach at every level of social work practice to be 'human rights defenders.'" * Susan Mapp, PhD, MSSW, Elizabethtown College *This is a unique masterpiece that is appropriate to become a classic text for students, instructors, scholars, and social development practitioners working hard to ensure social justice by complying human rights-based approaches. The book is comprehensive, analytical, thought-provoking, and apprehends the focus on human rights and justice distinguished social workers from other helping professionals. The book presents a human rights-based approach to justice in social work practice using diversity, positionality, sustainability, and intersectionality lenses to ensure justice in social work practice." * Golam M. Mathbor, MSW, PhD, Professor and Program Director, Doctor of Social Work (DSW) in Human Rights Leadership, School of Social Work, Monmouth University, West Long Branch *Brilliant! Engaging and its content readily accessible. An essential read for bringing the profession back to its historical roots of disrupting and fighting against social exclusion and discriminatory practices that violate human rights. A Human Rights Based Approach to Justice in Social Work Practice is transformative and introduces its readers to critically think, act, and advocate to promote social, economic, and environmental justice for all." * Rebecca L. Thomas, PhD, University of Connecticut, School of Social Work *Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1: Ethics, Morals, Human Rights, and Justice in Social Work Practice Section 1: Human Rights Chapter 2: Human Dignity and Respect for All Chapter 3: Evolving Concepts of Human Rights Chapter 4: Modern Human Rights Chapter 5: American Exceptionalism to International Human Rights Laws Section 2: Diversity, Privilege, Oppression, and Intersectionality Chapter 6: Diversity, Privilege, and Oppression Chapter 7: Social Identities, Positionality, and Intersectionality Section 3: Justice Chapter 8: What Is Justice? Chapter 9: Social Justice Chapter 10: Economic Justice Chapter 11: Environmental Justice Section 4: Integrating a Human Rights Approach to Justice in Social Work Practice Chapter 12: Applying a Rights-Based Approach to Justice in Social Work Chapter 13: Conclusion Appendix: Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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Book SynopsisThis new study offers a fresh interpretation of apartheid South Africa. Emerging out of the author''s long-standing interests in the history of racial segregation, and drawing on a great deal of new scholarship, archival collections, and personal memoirs, he situates apartheid in global as well as local contexts. The overall conception of Apartheid, 1948-1994 is to integrate studies of resistance with the analysis of power, paying attention to the importance of ideas, institutions, and culture. Saul Dubow refamiliarises and defamiliarise apartheid so as to approach South Africa''s white supremacist past from unlikely perspectives. He asks not only why apartheid was defeated, but how it survived so long. He neither presumes the rise of apartheid nor its demise. This synoptic reinterpretation is designed to introduce students to apartheid and to generate new questions for experts in the field.Trade ReviewThis work is a first-rate, clearly written account of a bizarre 20th century political experiment. * Alexander du Toit, Times Higher Education *As a lecturer on modern South African history, I will find this book extremely valuable. It provides a strong, textured historical narrative and simultaneously engages critically in key conceptual debates. It is impressively up-to-date and draws on an immensely wide range of literature, much of which is helpfully laid out in a bibliographical annexure ... the book stands in any context as an important work of synthesis with a coherent, and sometimes controversial, set of arguments. * Clive Glaser, South African Historical Journal *Dubow's history emphasizes ideas and contexts, from global realities like the Cold War to philosophical, theological, and theoretical debates. It is a superb, easily readable, book that offers a comprehensive historical overview and nuanced analysis. * Fran Buntman, American Historical Review *Apartheid 19481994 is relevant for a broad audience. * Melanie Boehi, H-Soz-Kult *Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. The Apartheid Election, 1948 ; 2. The Consolidation of Apartheid ; 3. Sharpeville and its Aftermath ; 4. Apartheid Regnant ; 5. The Opposition Destroyed ; 6. Cracks within the System ; 7. The Limits and Dangers of Reform ; 8. A Balancing of Forces ; 9. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisPulling back the curtain on patriarchy's current workings to reveal not only blatant sexism, but complicity and tokenism dressed up as modernisation.

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Book SynopsisIn the third edition of his classic work, revised extensively and updated to include recent developments on the international scene, Jack Donnelly explains and defends a richly interdisciplinary account of human rights as universal rights. He shows that any conception of human rights—and the idea of human rights itself—is historically specific...Trade ReviewEvery once in a while a book appears that treats the leading issues of a subject in such a clear and challenging manner that it becomes central to understanding that subject. Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice is just such a book. Donnelly's interpretations are clear and argued with zest. * American Political Science Review *This wide-ranging book looks at all aspects of human rights, drawing on political theory, sociology, and international relations as well as international law. * Foreign Affairs *What Donnelly does better than anyone else is to lay before the reader a coherent conceptual framework for an understanding of international human rights as an operative part of international life. The book remains at the top of any bibliography of indispensable books dealing with human rights. * Human Rights & Human Welfare *Table of ContentsPreface to the Third EditionIntroductionPart I. Toward a Theory of Human Rights1. The Concept of Human RightsHow Rights WorkSpecial Features of Human RightsHuman Nature and Human RightsHuman Rights and Related PracticesAnalytic and Substantive TheoriesThe Failure of Foundational AppealsCoping with Contentious Foundations2. The Universal Declaration ModelThe Universal DeclarationThe Universal Declaration ModelHuman Dignity and Human RightsIndividual RightsInterdependence and IndivisibilityThe State and International Human RightsRespecting, Protecting, and Providing Human RightsRealizing Human Rights and Human Dignity3. Economic Rights and Group RightsThe Status of Economic and Social RightsGroup Rights and Human Rights4. Equal Concern and RespectHegemony and Settled NormsAn Overlapping Consensus on International Human RightsMoral Theory, Political Theory, and Human RightsEqual Concern and RespectToward a Liberal Theory of Human RightsConsensus: Overlapping but BoundedPart II. The Universality and Relativity of Human Rights5. A Brief History of Human RightsPolitics and Justice in the Premodern Non-Western WorldThe Premodern WestThe Modern Invention of Human RightsThe American and French RevolutionsApproaching the Universal DeclarationExpanding the Subjects and Substance of Human Rights6. The Relative Universality of Human Rights"Universal" and "Relative"The Universality of Internationally Recognized Human RightsThree Levels of Universality and ParticularityRelative Universality: A Multidimensional Perspective7. Universality in a World of ParticularitiesCulture and the Relativity of Human RightsAdvocating Universality in a World of ParticularitiesPart III. Human Rights and Human Dignity8. Dignity: Particularistic and Universalistic Conceptions in the WestDignitas: The Roman Roots of DignityBiblical Conceptions: Kavod and Imago DeiKantRights and Dignity in the WestDignity and the Foundations of Human Rights9. Humanity, Dignity, and Politics in Confucian ChinaCosmology and EthicsConfucians and the Early Empires“Neo-Confucianism” and Song Imperial RuleTwentieth-Century Encounters with “Rights”Human Rights and Asian Values10. Humans and Society in Hindu South AsiaCosmologySocial PhilosophyCasteHindu UniversalismOpposition to Caste DiscriminationHinduism and Human Rights in Contemporary IndiaPart IV. Human Rights and International Action11. International Human Rights RegimesThe Global Human Rights RegimePolitical Foundations of the Global RegimeRegional Human Rights RegimesSingle-Issue Human Rights RegimesAssessing Multilateral Human Rights MechanismsThe Evolution of Human Rights Regimes12. Human Rights and Foreign PolicyHuman Rights and the National InterestInternational Human Rights and National IdentityMeans and Mechanisms of Bilateral ActionThe Aims of Human Rights PolicyForeign Policy and Human Rights PolicyThe Limits of International ActionAppendix: Arguments against International Human Rights PoliciesPart V. Contemporary Issues13. Human Rights, Democracy, and DevelopmentThe Contemporary Language of LegitimacyDefining DemocracyDemocracy and Human RightsDefining DevelopmentDevelopment-Rights TradeoffsDevelopment and Civil and Political RightsMarkets and Economic and Social RightsThe Liberal Democratic Welfare State14. The West and Economic and Social RightsThe Universal Declaration of Human RightsDomestic Western PracticeThe International Human Rights CovenantsFunctional and Regional OrganizationsFurther Evidence of Western SupportUnderstanding the Sources of the MythWhy Does It Matter?15. Humanitarian Intervention against GenocideIntervention and International LawHumanitarian Intervention and International LawThe Moral Standing of the StatePolitics, Partisanship, and International OrderChanging Conceptions of Security and SovereigntyJustifying the Anti-genocide NormChanging Legal Practices“Justifying” Humanitarian InterventionMixed Motives and ConsistencyPolitics and the Authority to InterveneJudging the Kosovo InterventionDarfur and the Future of Humanitarian Intervention16. Nondiscrimination for All: The Case of Sexual MinoritiesThe Right to NondiscriminationNondiscrimination and Political StruggleDiscrimination against Sexual MinoritiesNature, (Im)morality, and Public MoralsStrategies for InclusionPaths of Incremental ChangeReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisAfter their parents rose up against the excesses of the Shah, increasing numbers of young Iranians are risking jail for things their counterparts in the West take for granted. Here, the author who spent his youth amidst the turbulence of the Islamic Revolution, argues that Iran's youth are in near-open revolt for want of greater personal freedom.Trade Review'A detailed insider's view of Iran's recent history and its impact on the new generation that is both entertaining and thought provoking.' Jordan Times 'Fascinating and highly readable ... with his vivid style and eye for detail, [Basmenji] takes the reader right inside Iranian society.' The Saudi Gazette 'An accurate account of Iranian society, history and culture...easy to read, and full of enlightening commentaries on personalities, events and trends.' Middle East Journal

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Book SynopsisAt once a memoir, a call to support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, and an argument for queer solidarity across borders, this book tells the story of how novelist and activist Sarah Schulman's became aware of how issues of the Israeli occupation of Palestine were tied to her own gay and lesbian politics.Trade Review"Al-Shulman has written an honest, warm, and moving book. This is a book about how the political heart expands to encompass the rights of queers and the rights of Palestinians, the rights of you and the rights of me, the rights of individuals and the rights of collectivities. This vision is neither stingy nor utopian, but deeply realistic. A must-read."—Vijay Prashad, author of Uncle Swami: South Asians in America Today"This is a great book, brave, and compassionate. A journey of discovery, a coming of age, and more important, a search for justice. Our world is a better place for its existence. Read it, please."—Rabih Alameddine, author of The Hakawati"This is an extraordinary, challenging, and moving book. It is both an honest account of the work Sarah Schulman had to do to allow the full reality of the occupation of Palestine to be registered in her consciousness, and a story—told firmly yet gently, with patience and care—of the shared labor of building activist worlds on occupied grounds. We embark on a journey with Sarah Schulman and many other activists, from Palestine, the U.S. and beyond, as they persist in the effort to make the liberation of Palestine essential to queer politics. We follow their footsteps, we trace the paths; we hear the conversations; we share the meals. If activism involves hard often painstaking work, if it involves mundane and ordinary tasks, we learn that it can also create connections that nourish and sustain. I hope this book becomes a teacher. I hope we join the invitation to become part of a new queer international where liberation for all is the common goal."—Sara Ahmed, author of On Being Included: Racism and Diversity in Institutional Life“Solidarity, reciprocity, and recognition here reinforce each other, broadening the range of human rights that each movement affirms. The queer activist learns about colonialism and the anti-occupation activist learns about feminism. It is a remarkable testament to the value of the risk that Schulman ran in agreeing to deny her lesbian and gay constituency in Israel in favour of a broader human rights agenda in which their rights too might find validation and defence.” -- Gerry Kearns * Dubin Review of Books *“Written with verve and grace, Israel/ Palestine and the Queer International is eye-opening, courageous, investigative, an activists’ how-to manual, and a shining example of the best in contemporary gay liberation thinking of the sort we have come to expect from Sarah Schulman. The book is by turns hard-headed (in the best sense), clear-sighted, and tender and moving.” -- Doug Ireland * Gay City News *“[A] provocative argument against Israel’s recent attempt to market itself as a gay tourist destination. . . . [H]er skepticism regarding power is bracing. Schulman not only upends many of her own unquestioned assumptions, she also clarifies the connection between seemingly innocuous acts, like an effusive travel-section article extolling Tel Aviv’s gay-friendly cafes, and imperialism, racial prejudice and class struggle.” -- Raymond Simon * Philadelphia Weekly *“[Schulman] eloquently and cogently describes how her awareness and transformation happened. She presents interesting stories about the queer Palestinians she meets, and bonds with, including anti-occupation activists, as well as details about the unique coming-out process for Palestinians.” -- Gary Kramer * Philadelphia Gay News *“Schulman offers an honest and unflinching look at her step-by-step process for challenging her own biases. It's courageous work, and something we don't see nearly enough of, especially when it comes to hot-button issues.” -- Kel Munger * Colorado Springs Independent *“Schulman’s ‘willful ignorance regarding Israel and Palestine’ is both acknowledged and interrogated through her own self-questioning and activism in this concise yet powerful activist-roman. . . . Is homonationalism the activist’s cry of the 21st century? Are you ready to interrogate your privilege? It is this call to acknowledge and interrogate our privilege and our ignorance that concludes Schulman’s fine work. . . .” -- Marcie Bianco * Lambda Literary Review *“Schulman’s greatest strength in this moving accuont of her politicization around Palestine is her personal exploration of how Jewish historical trauma is linked to the Israeli oppression of Palestinians. . . . This powerful narrative will be particularly helpful for folks struggling to understand the intersection of Jewish identity, queerness, and anti-occupation work.” -- Wendy Elisheva Somerson * Bitch *“A great introduction to the Israeli occupation of Palestine, and to the role of queers in that struggle. Schulman offers a thoughtful, if somewhat uneven, presentation of the relationship between the two struggles, the impact of identity politics, and the devastation caused by colonialism and nationalism. She has generously taken us on her journey of self-examination and inspires others to do the same.” -- Jody Raphael * Women's Review of Books *"Israel/Palestine and the Queer International offers an insightful, critical and personal interpretation of the issues surrounding movements to divest from Israel, boycott Israel’s official economy and draw attention to Israel’s supposed pinkwashing. As always, Schulman’s writing is sophisticated, intelligent and yet accessible." -- David Gorshein * Journal of Modern Jewish Studies *“I am hopeful that Schulman's book can help more queer folks understand the link between queer issues and Palestine solidarity, as well as how to combat pinkwashing efforts. This book can help us learn how to respond to arguments that use the concepts of dialogue, discrimination, and diversity to promote a narrow vision of gay rights aligned with state rights. By insisting on a power analysis as part of her critique of global politics, Schulman demands that we consider who is being excluded when we focus on the ‘safety’ and ‘rights’ of some LGBT folks without linking these rights to anti-colonial struggle.” -- Wendy Elisheva Somerson * Tikkun *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction: Before 1 Part I. Solidarity Visit 1. Awareness 23 2. Preparation: Learning from Cinema 40 3. Maps 48 4. The Jewish Embrace 58 5. Solidarity Visit 67 6. Palestine 77 7. Finding the Strategy 86 Part II. Al-U.S. Tour 8. Homonationalism 103 9. Amreeka 133 10. Backlash 156 11. Understanding 172 Conclusion: There Is No Conclusion 175 Appendix; Brand Israel and Pinkwashing: A Documentary Guide 179 Index 187

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Book Synopsis'It's fair to say that Peter Hitchens remains one of the most misrepresented figures in the British media... Hitchens is in reality one of the most thought-provoking and intelligent commentators on life in contemporary Britain' -- Neil Clark, Spectator From identification cards to how we protect our property, public debate rages over what our basic human rights are, and how they are to be protected.In this trenchant and provocative book Peter Hitchens sets out to show that popular views of these hotly contested issues - from crime and punishment to so-called 'soft drugs' - are based on mistaken beliefs, massaged figures and cheap slogans. His powerful and counter-intuitive conclusions make challenging reading for those on both the Left and the Right and are essential reading for all concerned with creating a lawful and peaceful society.The Abolition of Liberty argues that because of the misdemeanours of the few, the liberty of the many is seriously jeopardized.'The issues Hitchens is addressing are important and his willingness to challenge shibboleths is often illuminating ... he is rightly scathing about attempts to deal with crime by raising the conviction rate.' -- John Willman, Financial Times'It is a pleasure to read a lucid polemic by a man who is so obviously more interested in the welfare of the common man than in the approbation of his peers' Theodore Dalrymple, Sunday Telegraph'[This book] should not be ignored... there are several pressing challenges to liberals and the left in particular.' -- Jonathan Freedland, GuardianTrade ReviewHitchens is both wise and brave to call for a revival of morality and responsibility -- Joshua Rozenberg, Daily Telegraph'The issues Hitchens is addressing are important and his willingness to challenge shibboleths is often illuminating ... he is rightly scathing about attempts to deal with crime by raising the conviction rate.' -- John Willman, Financial Times'It is a pleasure to read a lucid polemic by a man who is so obviously more interested in the welfare of the common man than in the approbation of his peers' Theodore Dalrymple, Sunday Telegraph'[This book] should not be ignored... there are several pressing challenges to liberals and the left in particular. -- Jonathan Freedland, Guardian

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Book SynopsisWritten from the maxim “it takes a lawyer, an activist, and a storyteller to change the world", The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated shows how the law and social movements can reinforce each other in the struggle for justice and freedom. In these vibrant narratives, 25 of the world’s most accomplished movement lawyers and activists become storytellers, reflecting on their experiences at the frontlines of some of the most significant struggles of our time. In an era where human rights are under threat, their words offer both an inspiration and a compass for the way movements can use the law – and must sometimes break it – to bring about social justice. The contributors here take you into their worlds: Jennifer Robinson frantically orchestrating a protest outside London’s Ecuadorean embassy to prevent the authorities from arresting her client Julian Assange; Justin Hansford at the barricades during the protests over the murder of Black teenager Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri; Ghida Frangieh in Lebanon’s detention centres trying to access arrested protestors during the 2019 revolution; Pavel Chikov defending Pussy Riot and other abused prisoners in Russia; Ayisha Siddiqa, a shy Pakistani immigrant, discovering community in her new home while leading the 2019 youth climate strike in Manhattan; Greenpeace activist Kumi Naidoo on a rubber dinghy in stormy Arctic seas contemplating his mortality as he races to occupy an oil rig. The stories in The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated capture the complex, and often-awkward dance between legal reform and social change. They are more than compelling portraits of fascinating lives and work, they are revelatory: of generational transitions; of epochal change and apocalyptic anxiety; of the ethical dilemmas that define our age; and of how one can make a positive impact when the odds are stacked against you in a harsh world of climate crisis and ruthless globalization. Contributors: Phelister Abdalla, Alejandra Ancheita, Joe Athialy, Baher Azmy, Pavel Chikov, Ghida Frangieh, Njeri Gateru, Mark Gevisser, Robin Gorna, Justin Hansford, Mark Heywood, Benjamin Hoffman, David Hunter, Ka Hsaw Wa, Julia Lalla-Maharajh, Kumi Naidoo, Nana Ama Nketia-Quaidoo, Katie Redford, Jennifer Robinson, Ayisha Siddiqa, Eimear Sparks, Klementyna Suchanov, Marissa Vahlsing, Krystal Two Bulls, David Wicker, Farhana Yamin and JingJing Zhang.Trade Review“The law is no magic bullet when it comes to bringing about change, but if you understand its power as a tool, you can harness it to bring about the change yourself—especially if you do it with others as a movement. In this respect I have found The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated to be transformational.”—Jane Fonda “Every person in this book has spent their lives acting like the house is on fire and responding to the world’s most pressing problems with the urgency they deserve. But more than that, they are offering a roadmap for doing what is often considered to be impossible, but necessary. They are the true leaders that the world needs to listen to and follow.”—Greta Thunberg “These are the lawyers who give my profession a good name! They are also the movement leaders we all need to be listening to. They write with passion, joy and wisdom. The result is a collection of beautiful personal essays by powerful people who have figured out what it takes to shift power and win—often in ‘impossible’ situations and places.”—Van Jones “If you say you want a revolution, this stirring volume teaches what every human rights lawyer learns the hard way: lasting victories are only won through an ‘inside-outside’ game, where lawyers fight in court for what activists fight in the streets. The chapters take you on a dizzying tour d’horizon spanning Black Lives Matter, environmental justice, reproductive rights, global financial accountability, and AIDS action, unfolding on the streets of New York, labor camps in Burma, the Peruvian Amazon, India, Kenya, Xi’s China and Putin’s Russia. The stories are inspiring and the lessons bracing.”—Harold Hongju Koh, former Dean, Yale Law SchoolTable of ContentsSome Personal Reflections on People-Power and Legal Power: A Foreword, by Jane Fonda“It Takes A Lawyer, an Activist and a Storyteller”: An Introduction to this book, by Mark Gevisser Case Study – Human Rights: Doe vs UnocalThe Activist’s Perspective: The Revolution will not be Litigated, by Ka Hsaw WaThe Lawyer’s Perspective: It’s All About Power, by Katie Redford Lawyers on People PowerLawyering, Leadership and Learning Lessons: My Journey in the Black Lives Matter Movement, by Justin HansfordWho Owns The Streets?: The roots of the Movement for Black Lives in New York City’s ‘Stop and Frisk’ Case, by Baher AzmyFive Ways a Legal Strategy Can Help a Movement, by Baher Azmy‘The Law is Too Important to be Left in the Hands of Lawyers Alone’: Protecting Detainees during the Lebanese Uprising, by Ghida FrangiehFrom police torture to surveillance: What it means to be a “human rights lawyer” in Putin’s Russia, Pavel Chikov in conversation with Mark GevisserLaw, Information and Power: On Being Julian Assange’s Lawyer, by Jennifer RobinsonBuilding Spaces of Hope: Working for Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Mexico, by Alejandra AncheitaThe River Brings Oil: Working for Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in the Peruvian Amazon, by Marissa Vahlsing and Benjamin HoffmanThe Path to Legal Empowerment: Holding China accountable for environmental pollution at home and abroad, by JingJing Zhang.The Decriminalisation of Homosexuality in Kenya, Njeri Gateru in conversation with Mark Gevisser. Case Study – Financial Accountability : The World BankThe Activist’s Perspective: From Narmada to Tata Mundra in India, by Joe AthialyThe Lawyer’s Perspective: Narrative Justice in the Global Financial Accountability Movement, by David Hunter Activists on Legal PowerJonny and Me: Three Decades of Debating ‘The Power of Law’ and ‘The Power of People’ with Jonathan Cooper OBE, by Robin GornaLearning from the South African AIDS Treatment Action Campaign: Rethinking law’s relationship with social justice movements, by Mark HeywoodShe Would Have Reproductive Justice”: A Story from Ireland’s Movement to Repeal the 8th Amendment – and the Ongoing Fight, by Eimear Sparks.The Rule of Law vs Poland’s Repressive ‘Law and Justice’ Regime, Klementyna Suchanow in conversation with Eimear SparksEnding Female Genital Cutting: What About the Law?, by Julia Lalla-Maharajh OBELaw and Stones: Sex Workers’ Rights in Kenya, by Phelister Abdalla A Community, its Abusive Chief, and the Role of the Law: The Story of Nwoase in Ghana, by Nana Ama Nketia-QuaidooStanding Up At Standing Rock: An Indigenous Warrior’s Experience, Krystal TwoBulls in conversation with Mark Gevisser and Katie Redford Case Study – Climate EmergencyThe Lawyer’s Perspective: Why the Climate Emergency Needs Lawyers to Break the Law, by Farhana YaminThe Veteran Activist’s Perspective: From Racial apartheid to Climate apartheid, Kumi Naidoo in conversation with Mark GevisserThe Youth Activist’s Perspective: On Being a Young Brown Woman on the Frontline, by Ayisha SiddiqaThe Conversation: The Youth Climate Justice Movement, David Wicker and others. Rules for Radical LawyersRules for Radical Lawyers: A Practical Primer, by Katie RedfordFrom IRAC to VISTA, by Katie Redford

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Book SynopsisWho is the ''Devil''? And what is he due? The Devil is anyone who disagrees with you. And what he is due is the right to speak his mind. He must have this for your own safety''s sake because his freedom is inextricably tied to your own. If he can be censored, why shouldn''t you be censored? If we put barriers up to silence ''unpleasant'' ideas, what''s to stop the silencing of any discussion? This book is a full-throated defense of free speech and open inquiry in politics, science, and culture by the New York Times bestselling author and skeptic Michael Shermer. The new collection of essays and articles takes the Devil by the horns by tackling five key themes: free thought and free speech, politics and society, scientific humanism, religion, and the ideas of controversial intellectuals. For our own sake, we must give the Devil his due.Trade Review'Michael Shermer is our most fearless explorer of alternative, crackpot, and dangerous ideas, and at the same time one of our most powerful voices for science, sanity, and humane values. In this engrossing collection, Shermer shows why these missions are consistent: it's the searchlight of reason that best exposes errors and evil.' Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress'This is a rather difficult book for me to blurb, given that an entire chapter is devoted to criticizing my claims about pragmatic truth vis-à-vis scientific truth. However, Dr. Michael Shermer is a very clear thinker, and the kind of skeptic that is always necessary to ensure that public thought, scientific and otherwise, maintains a certain clarity. He's a passionate advocate of free speech, for this and many other reasons - to the point of entitling his new book Giving the Devil His Due, which is devoted to many worthwhile topics, but to free speech above all. Despite our disagreements, this is a necessary book for our times. Read it. And thank God and the powers that be that you have the right to do so.' Jordan B. Peterson, University of Toronto, and author of 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos'Michael Shermer is a fearless defender of free speech, open inquiry, and freedom of thought and conscience, including - and especially - for those with whom he disagrees. Giving the Devil His Due is one of the strongest bulwarks against the tyranny of censorship that I have read.' Nadine Strossen, New York University, former President of the ACLU, and author of Hate: Why We Should Resist it with Free Speech, Not Censorship'… a detailed roadmap for thinking well and clearly about interesting and challenging ideas. This vivid, erudite, broad, and deep collection of essays is marvelously written - so much so that, as you finish one essay, you cannot resist starting the next. And the range - from ancient civilizations to the colonization of Mars, from free speech on campus to gun control in cities - is as astonishing as it is engaging.' Nicholas A. Christakis, MD, Ph.D, author of Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society'As always, Michael Shermer is hard-hitting, thought-provoking, and brilliant. The fascinating essays in this wide-ranging book will make you think - and then rethink.' Amy Chua, Yale University, and author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations'Michael Shermer is the voice of reason, and this is a book of his best essays - the ones we most need to read to understand the madness of our time and to imagine a more reasonable future. The range of questions Shermer addresses and the breadth of his knowledge make this book a delight to read.' Jonathan Haidt, New York University, author of The Righteous Mind, and co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind'Giving the Devil His Due is a treasure trove for lovers of the humanities and society at large as viewed through the perspective of scholarly minds, treatises, and essays. It's marvelously ripened and full of wonderful tales… ' Robert Hunziker, Counterpunch'A powerful case is made here for why free speech is the best way to drive out bad ideas and fake news.' The Times'A collection of skilful elucidations of academic ideas.' Christopher Silvester, The Critic'Each essay is well crafted to provoke thoughtful reflection and amply referenced for those who wish to dig deeper into each topic … However, for any reader new to scepticism, Giving the Devil his Due would be an auspicious place to start.' Don Carpenetti, Chemistry WorldTable of ContentsIntroduction. Who is the Devil and what is he due?; Part I. The Advocatus Diaboli: Reflections on Free Thought and Free Speech: 1. Giving the Devil his due: why freedom of inquiry and speech in science and politics is inviolable; 2. Banning evil: in the shadow of the Christchurch massacre, myths about evil and hate speech are misleading; 3. Free speech even if it hurts: defending Holocaust denier David Irving; 4. Free to inquire: the evolution-creationism controversy as a test case in equal time and free speech; 5. Ben Stein's blunder: why intelligent design advocates are not free speech martyrs; 6. What went wrong? Campus unrest, viewpoint diversity, and freedom of speech; Part II. Homo Religiosus: Reflections on God and Religion: 7. E pluribus unum for all faiths and for none; 8. Atheism and liberty: raising consciousness for religious skepticism through political freedom; 9. The curious case of Scientology: is it a religion or a cult?; 10. Does the Universe have a purpose?; 11. Why is there something rather than nothing?; Part III. Deferred Dreams: Reflections on Politics and Society: 12. Another dream deferred: how identity politics, intersectionality theory, and tribal divisiveness are inverting Martin Luther King, Jr's dream; 13. Healing the bonds of affection: the case for classical liberalism; 14. Governing mars: lessons for the red planet from experiments in governing the blue planet; 15. The Sandy Hook effect: what we can and cannot do about gun violence; 16. On guns and tyranny; 17. Debating guns: what conservatives and liberals really differ on about guns (and everything else); 18. Another fatal conceit: the lesson from evolutionary economics is bottom-up self-organization, not top-down government design; Part IV. Scientia Humanitatis: Reflections on Scientific Humanism: 19. Scientific naturalism: a manifesto for Enlightenment humanism; 20. Mr Hume: tear. Down. This. Wall.; 21. Kardashev's types and Sparks' law: how to build civilization 1.0; 22. How lives turn out: genes, environment, and luck – what we can and cannot control; Part V. Transcendent Thinkers: Reflections on Controversial Intellectuals: 23. Transcendent man: an elegaic essay to Paul Kurtz – a skeptic's skeptic; 24. The real hitch: did Christopher Hitchens really keep two sets of books about his beliefs?; 25. The skeptic's chaplain: Richard Dawkins as a fountainhead of skepticism; 26. Have archetype – will travel: the Jordan Peterson phenomenon; 27. Romancing the past: Graham Hancock and the quest for a lost civilization.

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Book SynopsisDo states have a duty to assimilate refugees to their own citizens? Are refugees entitled to freedom of movement, to be allowed to work, to have access to public welfare programs, or to be reunited with family members? Indeed, is there even a duty to admit refugees at all? This fundamentally rewritten second edition of the award-winning treatise presents the only comprehensive analysis of the human rights of refugees set by the UN Refugee Convention and international human rights law. It follows the refugee''s journey from flight to solution, examining every rights issue both historically and by reference to the decisions of senior courts from around the world. Nor is this a purely doctrinal book: Hathaway''s incisive legal analysis is tested against and applied to hundreds of protection challenges around the world, ensuring the relevance of this book''s analysis to responding to the hard facts of refugee life on the ground.Trade ReviewPraise for the First Edition: '… painstakingly researched, cogently argued, and beautifully written … An instant classic on the topic of refugee rights.' Penelope Mathew, American Journal of International LawPraise for the First Edition: '… the authoritative comprehensive commentary of the Convention. As usual, the strength of Hathaway's approach lies in the precision of his legal analysis.' Catherine Phuong, Human Rights Law ReviewPraise for the First Edition: 'If there is one book in the area of international refugee law of which it can be properly said that it is indispensable for everybody, working either in practice or academically with international refugee law, it is this new book by Hathaway … It will remain for a long time the fundamental opus of international refugee law.' Kay Hailbronner, International Journal of Refugee Law'… impressive and well-researched … For those interested in the rights of refugees under international law, it would be surprising if there were any authors who had given this topic more detailed consideration than Professor Hathaway.' Paul Keeley, Law Society GazetteTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The evolution of the refugee rights regime; 2. An interactive approach to interpreting refugee rights; 3. The structure of entitlement under the refugee convention; 4. Rights of refugees physically present; 5. Rights of refugees lawfully or habitually present; 6. Rights of refugees lawfully staying; 7. Rights of solution; Appendices; Select bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe masterful English debut of Alhierd Bacharevic, a new voice from Belarus Alicia and her brother Avi are imprisoned in a camp on the edge of a forest where children are trained to forget their language through therapy, coercion, drugs, and larynx surgery. The Leid (or Belarusian language) is considered a sickness to be cured and replaced by the only pure form of language, the Lingo (Russian). A contemporary Hansel and Gretel adventure, the children escape into the forest and end up in even greater danger... A feat of translation, Bacharevic’s story is brilliantly rendered into English and Scots from Russian and Belarusian. Trade Review"Bacharevic’s rich, provocative novel offers a kaleidoscopic picture of language as fairy-tale forest, as Gulag, as monument, as tomb, as everlasting life."—The New York Times'What we get is a book that is both a translation and a collage—an independent, multilingual literary work. It is an ingenious response to the novel’s polyphony and a tribute to the Scottish language that echoes the tribute Bacharevič pays to the Belarusian tongue.'—New York Review of Books"Readers will be stirred by Bacharevič’s ardent, earnest devotion."—Publishers Weekly‘You can take this book on many levels, from the philosophical and psychological analysis of what it does to a nation and a people to remove, control and suppress its mother tongue, to an exciting tale of two runaway children in a forest trying to survive on blueberries and avoid the threatening adults along their way.’—The Scotsman'Kafkaesque and with elements of cyberpunk. Alhierd Bacharevic is the foremost figure of today’s Belarusian literature.'—New Eastern European'Bacharevic hits you in the eye with the truth, and it hurts.'—Maria Martysevich

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Book SynopsisThroughout the ages and across every continent, people have struggled against those in power and raised their voices in protest-rallying others around them or, sometimes, inspiring uprisings many years later. This anthology, global in scope, presents voices of dissent from every era of human history: speeches and pamphlets, poems and songs, plays and manifestos. Every age has its iconoclasts, and yet the greatest among them build on the words and actions of their forerunners. The Verso Book of Dissent should be in the arsenal of every rebel who understands that words and ideas are the ultimate weapons.Trade ReviewThe Verso Book of Dissent shows the many ways in which the constant struggle to create a better world has broken through the walls of apathy and acquiescence. -- Noam ChomskyA delightful anthology to dip into if you are or have ever been disgruntled with the status quo . for radicals everywhere. -- Nick Lezard * Guardian *A very right-on compendium of opposition to authority. -- Gavin Bowd * Scotland on Sunday *Reading the [The Verso Book of Dissent] is like encountering the best version of our angry selves. -- Jonathan Messinger * Time Out Chicago *A near-definitive anthology. -- Richard Whittaker * Austin Chronicle *The anthology's editors excerpt the writings of a wide array of historical figures, including Socrates . Martin Luther King . [and] the Marquis de Sade. * National *A unique anthology. * Kaleidoscope *Almost a Leftist coffee-table book ... a good gift for budding activists and writers. * Global Comment *This anthology presents voices of dissent from throughout history and across the globe: speeches and pamphlets, poems and songs, plays and manifestos, demonstrating that words and ideas are the ultimate weapons. * Greenlight Books *

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Book SynopsisThe uncompromising Nick Cohen exposes the reality behind the freedoms we enjoy in the book that won Polemic of the Year at the 2013 Political Book Awards.After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the collapse of Communism, and the advent of the Web which allowed for even the smallest voice to be heard, everywhere you turned you were told that we were living in an age of unparalleled freedom.You Can''t Read This Book' argues that this view is dangerously naive. From the revolution in Iran that wasn''t, to the Great Firewall of China and the imposition of super-injunctions from the filthy rich protecting their privacy, the traditional opponents of freedom of speech - religious fanaticism, plutocratic power and dictatorial states - are thriving and in many respects finding the world a more comfortable place in the early 21st century than they did in the late 20th.Trade Review‘Cohen is perhaps the most insightful, thought-provoking and entertaining political writer in Britain today, and comes from the honest tradition of English liberal thought that threads from John Milton to John Stuart Mill and George Orwell’ Telegraph, Ed West ‘Nick Cohen’s books are like the best Smiths songs; however depressing the content, the execution is so shimmering, so incandescent with indignation that the overall effect is transcendently uplifting’ Julie Burchill, Prospect ‘It is useful to have all this material in one place, particularly for the benefit of young people, who must be taught about previous disputes over free expression’ Hanif Kureishi, Independent ‘You can read this book, and you probably should’ Hugo Rifkind, The Spectator ‘Into the space vacated by the controversialist Christopher Hitchens we might recruit the sardonic, sceptical columnist Nick Cohen’ Iain Finlayson, The Times ‘Nick Cohen’s new book is a corrective to the tendency of internet utopians to think that the web has ushered in an “age of transparency” New Statesman ‘Writing with passion, wit and erudition, Cohen draws upon the spirit of Orwell and Milton in his call for a fightback against the onslaught on free speech’ Metro, 4 stars ‘You Can’t Read This Book. You can, OF COURSE. And you should. Cohen is right about everything that matters.’ Standpoint, Anthony Julius

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Book Synopsis'Anyone interested in the future of autocracy should buy it' Anne Applebaum, author of Twilight of Demoracy**Winner of the Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing**A devastating account of China's genocide of the Uyghurs, by a leading Uyghur activist and Time #100 nomineeNury Turkel was born in a re-education' camp in China at the height of the Cultural Revolution. He spent the first several months of his life in captivity with his mother, who was beaten and starved while pregnant with him, whilst his father served a penal sentence in an agricultural labour camp. Following this traumatic start and not without a heavy dose of good fortune he was later able to travel to the US for his undergraduate studies in 1995 and was granted asylum in the country in 1998 where, as a lawyer, he is now a tireless and renowned activist for the plight of his people.Part memoir, part call-to-action, No Escape will be the first major book to tell the story of the Chinese government's terrible oppression ofTrade Review‘No Escape is a heart-rending and deeply shocking account of the Chinese Communist Party’s systematic persecution of the Uyghur people and their unique, ancient culture … I urge everybody, regardless of political affiliation, to please, read this book’Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, author of The Enemy Within: A Tale of Muslim Britain ‘The genocide in China needed this book for us to demand international action. It is painful but essential reading’Nazir Afzal, former Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England ‘Nury Turkel is a giant of our generation … No Escape is required reading for anyone hoping for a better world’Luke de Pulford, co-founder and director of Arise Foundation and coordinator of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China ‘Vital … No Escape is an important testimony to one of the greatest humanitarian outrages of our time’Irish Times

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Book SynopsisHow Russians, the Rich and the Government Try to Prevent Free Speech and How to Stop Them.ESSENTIAL' Amal ClooneyAUTHORITATIVE' Sir Geoffrey Bindman KCIMPORTANT 'Baroness Helena Kennedy KCCOULD HARDLY BE MORE TIMELY' Alan RusbridgerThe British tradition of free speech is a myth. From the middle ages to the present, the law of defamation has worked to cover up misbehaviour by the rich and powerful, whose legal mercenaries intimidate investigative journalists.Now a new terror has been added through misguided judicial development of the laws of privacy, breach of confidence and data protection, to suppress the reporting of truths of public importance to tell.Drawing upon the author's unparalleled experience of defending journalists and editors in English and Commonwealth courtrooms over the past half-century, the book describes the hidden world of lawfare, in which authors struggle against unfair rules that put them always on the defensive and against a costs burden that runs to millions. Law schools do not teach freedom of speech and judges in the Supreme Court do not understand it.This book identifies and advocates the reforms that will be necessary before Britain can truly boast that it is a land of free speech, rather than a place where free speech can come very expensive.

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Book SynopsisIn The Net Delusion: How Not to Liberate the World Evgeny Morozov argues that our utopian, internet-centric thinking holds devastating consequences for the future of democracy. We were promised that the internet would set us free. From the Middle East''s ''twitter revolution'' to Facebook activism, technology would spread democracy and bring us together as never before. We couldn''t have been more wrong. In The Net Delusion Evgeny Morozov shows why internet freedom is an illusion. Not only that - in many cases the net is actually helping oppressive regimes to stifle dissent, track dissidents and keep people pacified, with companies such as Google and Amazon helping them do it. This book shows that free information doesn''t mean free people - and that, right now, everyone''s liberty is at stake. ''Offers a rare note of wisdom and common sense, on an issue overwhelmed by digital utopians''   Malcolm GladwellTrade ReviewEvgeny Morozov offers a rare note of wisdom and common sense, on an issue overwhelmed by digital utopians -- MALCOLM GLADWELLGleefully iconoclastic ... not just unfailingly readable: it is also a provocative, enlightening and welcome riposte to the cyber-utopian worldview. * The Economist *A delight ... his demolition job on the embarrassments of "internet freedom" is comprehensive ... as we go down the rabbit-hole of WikiLeaks, Morozov's humane and rational lantern will help us land without breaking our legs. -- Pat Kane * The Independent *A passionate and heavily researched account of the case against the cyber-utopians ... only by becoming "cyber-realists" can we hope to make humane and effective policy. -- Bryan Appleyard * New Statesman *Evgeny Morozov is wonderfully knowledgeable about the Internet-he seems to have studied every use of it, or every political use, in every country in the world (and to have read all the posts). And he is wonderfully sophisticated and tough-minded about politics. This is a rare combination, and it makes for a powerful argument against the latest versions of technological romanticism. His book should be required reading for every political activist who hopes to change the world on the Internet. * Michael Walzer, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton *The Net Delusion is considerably more than an assault on political rhetoric ... a war against complacency. -- Tom Chatfield * Observer *Required reading for all ... a compelling primer and rebuff to the "cyber utopians" ... trenchant and persuasive. -- John Kampfner * Sunday Times *Lively and combative ... dauntingly well-informed ... injects a welcome dose of common sense into an issue that has been absurdly lacking in it. -- John Preston * Sunday Telegraph *Piercing...convincing...timely. -- Ben Hammersley * Financial Times *[M]ore than rewards a respectful reading, not only for the author's impressive knowledge of the internet toolbox...but because of his ability to relate such technological gadgetry to the increasing challenges that are being posed to entrenched authoritarianism -- James M Murphy * Times Literary Supplement *Selected by the New York Times as one of the 100 Notable Books of 2011 * New York Times *

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Book SynopsisOn Liberty is the story of today''s threats to our freedoms and a highly personal, impassioned plea in defence of fundamental rights, from Shami Chakrabarti, Britain''s leading human rights campaignerOn 11 September 2001, our world changed. The West''s response to 9/11 has morphed into a period of exception. Governments have decided that the rule of law and human rights are often too costly. In On Liberty, Shami Chakrabarti explores why our fundamental rights and freedoms are indispensable. She shows, too, the unprecedented pressures those rights are under today. Drawing on her own work in high-profile campaigns, from privacy laws to anti-terror legislation, Chakrabarti shows the threats to our democratic institutions and why our rights are paramount in upholding democracy.''Probably the most effective public affairs lobbyist of the past 20 years'' - David Aaronovitch, The Times ''The undaunted freedom fighter'' - Observer''The most dangerous woman in Britain'' - Sun

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Book SynopsisEurope is facing its greatest refugee crisis since the Second World War, yet the institutions responding to it remain virtually unchanged from those created in the post-war era. Going beyond the scenes of desperation which have become all-too-familiar in the past few years, Alexander Betts and Paul Collier show that this crisis offers an opportunity for reform if international policy-makers focus on delivering humane, effective and sustainable outcomes - both for Europe and for countries that border conflict zones. Refugees need more than simply food, tents and blankets, and research demonstrates that they can offer tangible economic benefits to their adopted countries if given the right to work and education. Refuge sets out an alternative vision that can empower refugees to help themselves, contribute to their host societies, and even rebuild their countries of origin.Trade ReviewRefuge is the first comprehensive attempt in years to rethink from first principles a system hidebound by old thinking and hand-wringing. Its ideas demand a hearing -- 'Books of the Year 2017' * Economist *[A] brilliant polemic ... [Refuge] is very strong on diagnosis ... [Betts and Collier] come up with a number of ingenious remedies -- Robert Fox * Evening Standard *Brilliant ... Instead of making the usual hand-wringing humanitarian gestures, Betts and Collier have come up with some mind-blowingly simple, practical solutions, particularly for refugees from fragile or war-torn states -- Sarah Baxter * Sunday Times *This book is a rare and wonderful thing: a work of politically engaged scholarship with a trenchant analysis and original solutions ... Betts and Collier can look at the bigger picture. They may thereby have helped to improve millions of lives -- David Goodhart * Standpoint *A brilliantly argued book... It's a call to action and it's absolutely needed -- Sayeeda WarsiA page-turner -- Nomia Iqbal * BBC Asian Network *Based on careful historical and economic analysis, Refuge proposes win-win-win improvements for the world's 20 million international refugees. The integration of refugees encamped across the borders of their homelands into the economies of their hosts will contribute to their hosts' development; dispel the refugees' loss of hope; and further allow them to contribute to their homelands, if it is ever safe for their return. Refuge is the seminal work on one of the world's most important problems -- George Akerlof, Nobel Laureate in Economics 2001This book is both timely and radical. But is also down to earth and practical. It is time to stop spouting the same old mantras about the existing refugee conventions and look at how we can best genuinely help refugees both now and in the future. Collier and Betts point the way -- David Cameron, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2010-2016)Refugees and policy makers need practical answers to what is now a global crisis. This valuable book represents the kind of can-do thinking that we need to see -- David Miliband, International Rescue CommitteeThis book is a must-read on one of the defining issues of our time. As the number of refugees reaches record highs, Refuge takes us beyond the simple emotional versus political split of the migration debate, by offering smart, practical solutions to address the global crisis. As such, every policymaker, and concerned citizen should read it! -- Dambisa Moyo, author of 'Dead Aid' and 'Winner Takes All'Superb, accessible and riveting... Their book is a manifesto for caring for the uprooted in the twenty-first century... Their argument is thorough and seductive... A bolder and brighter vision * Times Literary Supplement *At once compassionate and dispassionate, and full of bold and innovative thinking -- Justin Marozzi * Sunday Times *

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Book SynopsisHuman Rights: Theory and Practice is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary text written by a global team of experts with coverage and content unrivaled by any other text on the market. With contributions from an international panel of experts, including political scientists, lawyers, philosophers, and policy-makers, this text is unmatched in its ability to provide students with a practical, comprehensive and 21st century perspectives on the theory, study and practice of human rights. In addition to in-depth theoretical content, the book features unrivaled coverage of human rights issues in practice, with a wide range of case studies allowing students to explore true-to-life examples from around the world. There are also dynamic pedagogical features that encourage critical analysis, challenge students to question their assumptions, and facilitate class dialogue on key issues. This text comes to us as a highly-respected and successful OUP UK title. With high export sales to the US in previoTrade ReviewOverall, the Goodhart text provides an excellent thematic introduction to the study of human rights covering a wide range of issues and perspectives. The authors of this text provide an extensive array of suggestions for further reading to provide supplementation to this material for more advanced students at the graduate level. * Michael Sullivan, St. Mary's University *Overall it is a good book. Its main strengths are the breadth of coverage and the relevance of these topics to students. * Jelena Subotic, Georgia State University *Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors Introduction, Michael Goodhart Part I: Theory 1. The Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights, Anthony Langlois Introduction The Emergence of Rights Language Modern Human Rights Types of Human Rights: Liberty and Welfare Rights Group Rights Human Rights as a Political Project Conclusion 2. Human Rights in International Law, Rhona Smith Introduction Historical Evolution of International Human Rights Law Sources of International Human Rights Law Monitoring and Enforcing International Human Rights Law Conclusion 3. The Politics of Human Rights, Michael Goodhart Introduction The Invention of Human Rights Why Are Human Rights Controversial? Thinking Politically about Human Rights Conclusion 4. Feminist Approaches to Human Rights, Laura Parisi Introduction Women's Rights are Human Rights : Evolution of the Discourse The Structural Indivisibility of Rights and CEDAW Gender Equality and Human Rights: Contemporary Issues Conclusion 5. Imperialism and Human Rights, Bonny Ibhawoh Introduction Linking Imperialism and Human Rights Empire and Atrocity Strategic Human Rights Self-Determination and Racial Equality Nationalism and Decolonization Conclusion 6. The Social Life of Human Rights, Damien Short Introduction Sociology of Human Rights Anthropology of Human Rights A Common Thread: The Social Construction of Right Conclusion 7. Human Rights Claiming as a Performative Practice, Karen Zivi Introduction The Human Rights Gap Theorizing Performativity Human Rights Performativity Conclusion Part II: Practice 8. Genocide, Scott Straus Introduction The Origins of the Concept of 'Genocide' Theories of Genocide Case Studies: Rwanda and Darfur Rwanda Darfur Conclusion 9. Humanitarian Intervention, Alan Kuperman Introduction to Humanitarian Intervention Evolving Concepts of Intervention Military Intervention Obstacles to Effective Intervention Unintended Consequences of Intervention Case Study of Intervention: Bosnia Conclusion: Lessons of Humanitarian Intervention 10. Transitional Justice, Joanna Quinn Introduction Retributive Justice Restorative Justice Reparative Justice Putting Transitional Justice into Practice Case Study: Uganda Conclusion 11. Treaties, monitoring, and enforcement, Emily Ritter Introduction International Treaty Creation and Ratification Compliance in Law and Action Monitoring Compliance Enforcement in Instances of Non-Compliance Case Study: The Black Lives Matter Movement Conclusion 12. Political Democracy and State Repression, Christian Davenport Introduction Understanding the Democracy-Repression Nexus Case Studies: Democracy and Repression in the United States in Two Historical Periods The Path to Peace: Directions for Future Research Conclusion 13. Migration and Refugees, Gil Loescher & Kurt Mills Introduction Assessing the Problem The Problem of Defining Refugees The UNHCR, Human Rights, and the International Refugee Regime Case Study: Forced Displacement in Myanmar The Way Forward: The Need for New Alliances and New Actors Conclusion 14. Human Rights and the Environment, Sumudu Atapattu Introduction What are environmental rights? Convergence between human rights and environmental protection Synergies and challenges of using a human rights framework for environmental issues Regional systems of human rights Emergence of a right to a healthy environment and its implications Case study - Teitiota v. New Zealand Conclusion 15. Indigenous Rights and Language Sovereignty, Odilia Romero, Joseph Berra, & Shannon Speed Introduction From erasure to sovereignty: a trajectory of reclamation The imposition and persistence of settler colonial structures Human rights harms through the lens of Indigenous language knowledge keepers Identity, language and sovereignty Conclusion 16. Social movements and human rights, Jackie Smith Introduction Social Movements and Human Rights The Diffusion of Human Rights Case Study: Human Rights Cities "Bringing Human Rights Home" Human Rights Globalization & Cities Conclusion 17. Theory in Practice: Making Human Rights Claims in a Human Rights Way, Brooke Ackerly Introduction Universal Human Rights and Cultural Relativism Human Rights Struggles Case Study: Theory in Practice Conclusion 18. Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Human Rights, Cricket Keating and Cindy Burack Introduction Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity rights as human rights Organizing for SOGI human rights Critiques of SOGI Human rights activism Case Study: Uganda Conclusion 19. Religion and Human Rights, Roja Fazaeli and Joel Hanisek Introduction Historical context of the relationship A complex relationship The Masterpiece Cakeshop Case The Bahin Case Conclusion 20. The human right to water, Madeline Baer Introduction Defining Water The Human Right to Water Privatization of Water Creating the Human Right to Water in International Law Case Study: Bolivia Conclusion 21. The SDGs and economic rights, Inga Winkler & Matheus de Carvalho Hernandez Introduction History and Development of the SDGs The Reflection of Human Rights in the Sustainable Development Agenda Accountability: Central to Human Rights but not the SDGs Case Study: Reducing Inequalities Conclusion

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewOverall, Kapoor and Zalloua's negative approach makes an important contribution to International Relations literature in a genuine academic spirit, for it challenges some of the most basic assumptions that implicitly sustain current debates about global affairs. Readers should be warned that some of their most basic certainties might be shaken. * Juan Telleria, International Affairs *In a world of escalating contradictions and looming catastrophes, starkly increasing inequalities and exploitation, and devastation of the environment produced by global capitalism, what is most dearly needed is a passionate plea for universal politics provided by this book. Between the tide of identity politics, with its incapacity to address global issues, and the vicissitudes of abstract universalism, Kapoor and Zalloua develop a powerful case for a reinvention of universality that does justice to radical philosophical thought and to the invigoration of the politics of solidarity. * Mladen Dolar, University of Ljubljana, The European Graduate School *Universal Politics by Ilan Kapoor and Zahi Zalloua comes at a moment that could not have been more timely—when the world seems to be exploding with particularisms and when capital appears as the only universal. Avoiding both the trap of neocolonial universalism and the narrow particularism of identity-based politics, the book develops a truly compelling concept of universal politics. An absolute must-read for anyone interested in emancipatory politics. * Alenka Zupančič, Institute of Philosophy at the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts *An important intervention that opens up the problematic conceptualization of identity and ethical relationships in theories of cosmopolitanism to the alternative notion of negative universal politics and its corollary empty subject. Drawing principally on the work of the Slovenian philosopher Slavoj %Zi%zek, Kapoor and Zalloua demonstrate the importance of this universal politics through various case studies that envision a common solidarity of the excluded around the concurrent double struggle against domination and exploitation. They also prove the continued relevance of %Zi%zek's ideas to contemporary leftist struggles. A must-read for concerned political theorists, cultural studies scholars, philosophers, and leftist activists. * Jamil Khader, Professor of English and Dean of Research, Bethlehem University *Table of ContentsChapter 1: Universal Politics Chapter 2: Universalisms Compared Chapter 3: Universal Versus Decentralized Politics Chapter 4: What a (Negative) Universal Politics Might Look Like Today Conclusion: After the System: the Challenges of a Universal Politics

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Book SynopsisWild Democracy calls for a more anarchic, more courageous democracy. This is an ethic for people who know the rights they hold, and who struggle to rule themselves. This is an ethic for unfinished revolutions; an ethic for those who will not be mastered. This is an ethic for those who hold fast to the rights they have by nature. This is an ethic that requires courage. Democracy is always a risky business; full of promise and danger. The promise is the freedom to rule ourselves. The danger is fear: fear of the unknown, fear of the unruly, fear of one another, fear of anarchy. Fear leads to authoritarianism. The fearful look for a strong hand, a powerful leader, a protector, a gun. Anarchy leads to courage, to self-reliance, self-discipline, self-rule, and solidarity. Anarchy is the nursery of democracy. It is not anarchy we have to fear, it is authoritarianism.We have been taught to see the people as a problem to be managed. Anne Norton sees them as a source of strength. Anarchic democrTrade ReviewThe knowledge of the commons may not be common knowledge right now, but it will be one day because Anne Norton is its prophet. 'If we are to be democrats,' she says, 'we must learn anarchy.' That means practicing the discipline needed to live with others with whom we differ and joining with others to democratize law. Part ethics, part politics, part how-to book, Wild Democracy is a brilliant cri de coeur. Written for readers of all classes and backgrounds, this book is a powerful, empathic call to the democracy of ungovernability needed to counter tyranny, authoritarianism, the rule of experts or judges, today's faceless algorithms, and whatever's coming next. * Bonnie Honig, author of Shell-Shocked and A Feminist Theory of Refusal *Wild Democracy is a beautifully written manifesto, a path forward, a philosophical tone poem, a luscious essay, an inspiration, a very different way to see. Norton imagines what real democracy looks like—bold, anarchic, piratical—and guides us through its prospects and its pitfalls. This is the most exciting and iconoclastic book I've read in a long time. * James A. Morone, author of Republic of Wrath and Hellfire Nation *Wild Democracy is a democratic compass for the twenty-first century. Anne Norton brings a new, bold, and regenerating perspective on democracy, its practice, virtues, and ethics. This book is a must-read for anyone who cares about the present and the future of democracy. Norton shows us that democracy is not stable but is always open to change. Democratic life does not coincide with voting. It demands that people face the possibility of change with courage and discipline. Wild Democracy invites us to deeply rethink democracy as a form of life and togetherness. * Massimiliano Tomba, author of Insurgent Universality *Norton's new book Wild Democracy: Anarchy, Courage, and Ruling the Law sets out a capacious, anarchic, populist, energetic conception of democracy, above and beyond the narrow confines of political systems, lawmaking, and contemporary rivalries. * Samuel McIlhagga, Los Angeles Review of Books *This is a fine addition to literature in the past 20 years exploring how people throughout history challenged authoritarianism...Highly recommended. All readership levels. * Choice *The best work of democratic theory in decades. A provocation on every page, each indispensable for our times. * Wendy Brown, Institute for Advanced Study *Table of ContentsForward Theses for democrats I. Anarchy, courage, democracy 1. Anarchy is the shadow and salvation of democracy. Authoritarianism is the enemy. 2. For anarchy, we need the anarchic. 3. Democrats are shabby. 4. Fear is the enemy of the democrat. 5. If people are to rule themselves, they must have courage. 6. Democrats take risks. II. Free people keep something wild in them 1. Rebellion is not only a right: it is a duty. 2. The democratic citizen is both subject and sovereign. 3. Self rule is a discipline. 4. Empire is the enemy of the democratic. 5. Free people keep something wild in them. IV. The canon of Western political philosophy was forged against the people. 1. The canon of Western political philosophy was forged against the people. 2. Forget Athens. Forget democratic genealogies. V. Democracies are generative. Democracies are excessive. Democrats live with open hands. 1. Democracies are places of wild diversity. 2. The democratic disposition is cosmopolitan. 3. How free people love their countries. 4. Democracies are generative. Democracies are excessive. Democrats live with open hands. 5. All you need for democracy is humanity. VI. Taxes are how people pay for the work they do together. 1. Democratic politics is born from human fragility. 2. The strength of the poor is the strength of democracy. 3. Want and democratic drive. 4. Taxes are how the people pay for the work they do together. VII. Rights are born in the body. 1. Rights are grounded in the body. 2. People have the right to life, to liberty and to the pursuit of happiness. 3. People have the right to speak and to be silent. 4. People have the right to assemble. 5. People have the right to a place in the world. People have the right to move. 6. Rights are inalienable. 7. Rights are common. 8. Rights find their limits in the body. VIII. Free People rule the law. 1. Rights are above, below and beyond the law. Rights undergird the law. Rights elevate the law. 2. Rule law. Do not simply be ruled by it. 3. People should judge. 4. The people are wise. 5. Democracies depend on truth. 6. Truth prospers when the people rule. IX. Liberalism is a problem for democracy. 1. Undemocratic governments are unjust but not all democracies are just. Democracy is a necessary but not sufficient condition for justice. 2. The problem with liberalism 3. In defense of populism. 4. Institutions alone cannot ensure that the people rule. 5. How free people might choose their leaders. 6. Decentralization protects the rule of the people. 7. People can always recall their representatives, servants and officials. 8. Executive energy belongs to the many rather than the one. 9. The people, steering. X. Force is the enemy of the free. 1. Military power is a danger to democracy. 2. Free people go to war together or not at all. 3. Private weaponry is an offense to free people. 4. Punishment demeans the democratic. 5. Free people are not policed. XI. We have not yet finished with revolution. 1. Without free and courageous people, there are no democratic governments. 2. We are not democrats yet. We do not yet rule ourselves. 3. Self rule is a discipline. 4. We have not yet finished with revolution. 5. Democracy is not an idyllic state, democracy is a struggle. 6. Democracy is fugitive. XII. The time of the democratic is past, present and future. 1. Democracy is episodic 2. The time of democracy is a time of celebration. 3. The time of democracy is a time of danger. 4. The time of democracy is a time of creation 5. Democratic time is sacred time. 6. The time of the democratic is past, present, and future. XIII. People who rule themselves look both forward and back. 1. Democrats are conservative, progressive and radical. 2. Democracy moves upward. 3. Democracy moves downward. 4. People who rule themselves look both forward and back. XIV. Free people carry the democratic with them. 1. Assembly preserves the anarchic. Assembly nurtures the democratic. 2. Democracy belongs to the city. 3. Democracy belongs to the country. 4. Free people carry the democratic with them. They should carry it into the factory, the shop, the school. 5. Democracy cannot be fenced out of the economic realm or separated from the social. 6. The rule of the people lives and is endangered in each person's body. XV. The friends and enemies of the democratic and how to deal with them. 1. Equality is proper to democracy. 2. Inequality corrupts democracy. 3. Friendship teaches people to live democratic lives. 4. The enemies of the democratic and how to deal with them. XVI. Let us walk like gods. 1. In ruling themselves, people become divine. 2. The voice of the people is the voice of God. 3. The people sing. 4. The earth belongs to the living. Appendix of Imperatives Acknowledgements

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Book SynopsisSome would argue that scarcely a day passes without a new assault on our privacy. In the wake of the whistle-blower Edward Snowden''s revelations about the extent of surveillance conducted by the security services in the United States, Britain, and elsewhere, concerns about individual privacy have significantly increased. The Internet generates risks, unimagined even twenty years ago, to the security and integrity of information in all its forms. The manner in which information is collected, stored, exchanged, and used has changed forever; and with it, the character of the threats to individual privacy. The scale of accessible private data generated by the phenomenal growth of blogs, social media, and other contrivances of our information age pose disturbing threats to our privacy. And the hunger for gossip continues to fuel sensationalist media that frequently degrade the notion of a private domain to which we reasonably lay claim.In the new edition of this Very Short Introduction, Raymond Wacks looks at all aspects of privacy to include numerous recent changes, and considers how this fundamental value might be reconciled with competing interests such as security and freedom of expression.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade ReviewAlthough physically small, this is a dense book stuffed with facts and arguments. It is to be read slowly and with consideration. And perhaps a degree of worry that Privacy is still so badly defined and addressed by legislation. * Concatenation, Peter Tyres *[T]here is, to our knowledge, no more erudite and persuasive an advocate for protecting privacy than Raymond Wacks. If you ever find yourself in a debate on privacy versus free speech, this is the succinct yet thoroughly researched source of some very effective arguments in favour of privacy. * Philip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers *Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. Privacy in peril ; 2. An enduring value ; 3. A legal right ; 4. Privacy and freedom of expression ; 5. Data protection ; 6. The death of privacy? ; References ; Further reading ; Index

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Book SynopsisFreedom of speech is central to the liberal democratic tradition. It touches on every aspect of our social and political system and receives explicit and implicit protection in every modern democratic constitution. It is frequently referred to in public discourse and has inspired a wealth of legal and philosophical literature. The liberty to speak freely is often questioned; what is the relationship between this freedom and other rights and values, how far does this freedom extend, and how is it applied to contemporary challenges?The Oxford Handbook on Freedom of Speech seeks to answer these and other pressing questions. It provides a critical analysis of the foundations, rationales, and ideas that underpin freedom of speech as a political idea, and as a principle of positive constitutional law. In doing so, it examines freedom of speech in a variety of national and supranational settings from an international perspective.Compiled by a team of renowned experts in the field, this handbo

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Book SynopsisThe law of torts is concerned with the secondary obligations generated by the infringement of primary rights. This work seeks to show that this apparently simple proposition enables us to understand the law of torts as found in the common law. Using primarily English materials, but drawing heavily upon the law of other common law jurisdictions, Stevens seeks to give an account of the law of torts which relies upon the core material familiar to most students and practitioners with a grasp of the law of torts. This material is drawn together in support of a single argument in a provocative and accessible style, and puts forward a new theoretical model for analysing the law of torts, providing an overarching framework for radically reconceiving the subject.Trade ReviewThis is a major contribution to the literature, demanding the attention of anyone with a serious interest in the theory of the law of tortious responsibility. * European Tort Law *This intelligent and ambitious book is going to influence deeply future discourse. * Russell Brown, Canadian Business Law Journal *Torts and Rights is full of stimulating and provocative analysis and argument, both descriptive and normative. It deserves a large and wide audience. * Peter Cane, The Modern Law Review *In Torts and Rights, Stevens has taken the claim of rights-based theorists one step further and in a far-ranging tour de force shows how most of the well-recognised torts can be understood from this perspective. * JW Neyers, Kings Law Journal *Whilst Stevens audience may not find themselves in agreement with all of his conclusions, few will be able to deny the coherence of his presentation or the clarity of his reasoning. Its impact on the law of torts is bound to be significant; tort lawyers, you have been warned. * Sarah Green, The Cambridge Law Journal *A much clearer and rational analysis of the structure of tort law * Simon Douglas, Law Quarterly Review *Packed with a host of valuable insights * John Murphy, Oxford Journal of Legal Studies *Stevens presents a convincing and hard-hitting rights-based portrayal of the whole of the law of torts in an economical 361 pages. * JW Neyers, King's Law Journal, 19 *A valuable contribution to the subject. * Lord Hoffmann, from the Foreword *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. Rights ; 3. Loss ; 4. Remedies ; 5. Fault ; 6. Causation ; 7. Remoteness ; 8. Privity ; 9. Concurrence ; 10. State ; 11. Attribution ; 12. Accessories ; 13. Classification ; 14. Policy ; 15. Justice ; 16. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisA liberal society stands on the proposition that we should all take seriously the idea that we might be wrong. The author makes a persuasive argument for the value of liberal science and the idea that conflicting views produce knowledge within society. The answer to bias and prejudice, he argues, is pluralism - not purism.Trade Review"Fiercely argued.... What sets his study apart is his attempt to situate recent developments in a long-range historical perspective and to defend the system of free intellectual inquiry as a socially productive method of channeling prejudice." (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times) "It is a melancholy fact that this elegant book, which is slender and sharp as a stiletto, is needed, now even more than two decades ago. Armed with it, readers can slice through the pernicious ideas that are producing the still-thickening thicket of rules, codes, and regulations restricting freedom of thought and expression." (George F. Will, from the foreword)"

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Living in the Future: Utopianism and the Long Civil Rights Movement links several cohorts of twentieth-century utopian radicals who worked to build a world they envisioned in the midst of one they lamented. . . Wolcott demonstrates a coherence of vision across civil rights efforts where historians have more often seen fracture and rupture... It is a history of coherent, deeply rooted and ideologically cohesive dissent - and a plea for its continuation." * The Journal of Southern History *“In this beautifully written, deeply researched, and groundbreaking study of black utopian activist movements, Wolcott recovers the forgotten histories that inspired the Civil Rights Movement. She gives extraordinary texture to the work of utopia on the ground and shows how utopia isn’t just a good theory, but a real, attainable, and necessary practice that can energize all those who care about the future and repairing our world. This astonishing book will forever change how we think about utopia and the struggle for democracy, both in the United States and across the globe.” * Alex Zamalin, author of Black Utopia: The History of an Idea from Black Nationalism to Afrofuturism *“I could not stop reading this fascinating, surprising, and inspiring book. Sweeping in scope while still richly detailed, Living in the Future deserves to become a foundational text in our understanding of the long Civil Rights Movement. While famous figures like Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. emerge in a new light, these pages are full of lesser-known activists who dreamed of a better world and then fought to build it. Their stories are rich and moving—and full of lessons for all those who wish to achieve peace and justice in our world today.” * Nico Slate, author of The Prism of Race: W.E.B. Du Bois, Langston Hughes, Paul Robeson, and the Colored World of Cedric Dover *"Wolcott effectively pulls previously siloed fields of study together by consulting an array of primary sources, researching in archives that house the records of the labor movement, Black culture, and both urban and rural histories. . . . As Living in the Future proves, utopianism had a major impact on the civil rights movement because activists had learned from and trained each other for decades before the 1950s." * H-Nationalism *"Wolcott’s juxtaposition of labor and religious histories with well-known civil rights activists... will encourage historians in all these fields to be in more direct conversation with one another. As Living in the Future proves, utopianism had a major impact on the civil rights movement because activists had learned from and trained each other for decades before the 1950s." * H-Net Reviews *"It is generally acknowledged that the 'classical' civil rights movement—the protest movement that began with the Montgomery bus boycott and faded away after the death of Martin Luther King, Jr.—drew considerable strength from pre-existing ideas and organizations. . . . But the origin story that has found most favor among historians finds the roots of the 'classical' movement in the left-wing activism of the New Deal era, with the Communist Party and the Congress of Industrial Organizations leading the way. . . . This elegantly written study offers a different perspective. In emphasizing the importance of the Marxist-influenced Left, Victoria Wolcott contends, too many historians have overlooked or belittled the significance of 'utopian socialists and radical pacifists' . . . The conclusions of this splendid study are persuasive. The radical nonviolence that guided the civil rights movement 'grew out of relatively small groups of activists committed to utopian interracialism.' And far from being a milquetoast ideology that posed no challenge to the capitalist order, the utopianism espoused by these groups, and bequeathed to the civil rights movement, sought both racial equality and economic justice." * Society for US Intellectual History *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations, Table, and Map Introduction 1 Chapter 1 The Workers Chapter 2 The Cooperators Chapter 3 The Divinites Chapter 4 The Fellowshippers Chapter 5 The Pacifists Afterword Acknowledgments Notes Index

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Book SynopsisIntroduction; A.Twum-Danso Imoh  & R.Ame The Convention on the Rights of the Child: A Product and Facilitator of a Global Childhood; A.Twum-Danso Imoh Universalizing Early Childhood: History, Forms, and Logics; M.Tag Early Child Development Policy: The Colonization of the World's Childrearing Practices?; K.Monaghan The Rhetoric and Realities of Early Childhood Programmes Promoted by the World Bank; H.Penn The Construction of the Child in Ghanaian Welfare Policy; S.Laird 'This is how we do it here'. The Persistence of the Physical Punishment of Children in Ghana in the Face of Globalizing Ideals; A.Twum-Danso Imoh Making Gender and Generation: Between the Local and the Global in Africa; K.Wells Caught up in Between Change and Continuity: Challenging Contemporary Childhood in Saudi Arabia; H.Khalifa The Rites of the Child: Global discourses of Youth and Reintegrating Child soldiers in Sierra Leone; S.Shepler Conclusion; R.Ame  & A.Twum-Danso ImohTrade Review"This book provides an interesting mix of theory, history and case studies all of which concern the ways that childhoods are changing in response to globalisation. Its international focus and emphasis on the full age range of childhood will make it invaluable for those in Development Studies, Early Years, as well as those with a more general interest in Childhood Studies." - Children & SocietyTable of ContentsIntroduction; A.Twum-Danso Imoh & R.Ame The Convention on the Rights of the Child: A Product and Facilitator of a Global Childhood; A.Twum-Danso Imoh Universalizing Early Childhood: History, Forms, and Logics; M.Tag Early Child Development Policy: The Colonization of the World's Childrearing Practices?; K.Monaghan The Rhetoric and Realities of Early Childhood Programmes Promoted by the World Bank; H.Penn The Construction of the Child in Ghanaian Welfare Policy; S.Laird 'This is how we do it here'. The Persistence of the Physical Punishment of Children in Ghana in the Face of Globalizing Ideals; A.Twum-Danso Imoh Making Gender and Generation: Between the Local and the Global in Africa; K.Wells Caught up in Between Change and Continuity: Challenging Contemporary Childhood in Saudi Arabia; H.Khalifa The Rites of the Child: Global discourses of Youth and Reintegrating Child soldiers in Sierra Leone; S.Shepler Conclusion; R.Ame & A.Twum-Danso Imoh

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Book SynopsisMaking the Future is the latest collection of essays from Noam Chomsky, one of our most vital and provocative voices of political dissent. Taking up the thread from 2007''s Interventions, these penetrating and compelling articles examine numerous topics, including the financial crisis, Obama''s presidency, WikiLeaks and the on-going conflicts in the Middle East.Restating and refining his commitment to democracy and finding inspiration in the popular uprisings of the Arab Spring, Making the Future is Chomsky''s fiercely-argued and timely comment on a fast-changing world.Praise for Noam Chomsky:''Chomsky is one of a small band of individuals fighting a whole industry. And that makes him not only brilliant, but heroic'' Arundhati Roy''Noam Chomsky is a global phenomenon . . . he may be the most widely read American voice on foreign policy on the planet today'' New York Times BTrade ReviewChomsky is one of a small band of individuals fighting a whole industry. And that makes him not only brilliant, but heroic -- Arundhati RoyNoam Chomsky is an inspiration all over the world - to millions I suspect - for the simple reason that he is a truth-teller on an epic scale -- John PilgerNoam Chomsky is a global phenomenon . . . he may be the most widely read American voice on foreign policy on the planet today * The New York Times Book Review *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This theoretically sophisticated and politically powerful book marks a groundbreaking moment in the anthropological study of Kashmir and South Asia that will also make an excellent text in undergraduate and graduate seminar on various themes and topics." * New Books in Islamic Studies (NBN) *"By focusing on the embodiment of kinship ties and mobilization of ritual that sustain those left behind, Resisting Disappearance sensitively shows how the political reality of ongoing occupation transforms everyday lives. Ather Zia’s compelling book will be of interest to students of militarization, occupation and colonization, gender politics and kinship, ritual, everyday life, and activism, at all levels." * Political and Legal Anthropology Review *"An indispensable text...Ather Zia weaves together a haunting, collective memoir of Muslim women’s organizing in Kashmir." * South Asian History and Culture *"The depth and familiarity of Zia’s analysis is inspiring...This is a truly marvellous book—it is a key contribution to anthropology and feminism." * South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies *"Resisting Disappearance is about what all of our society forgets: How Kashmiri women are continually resisting, striving every day and resisting the disappearances of family members,usually, sons, husbands or fathers...remarkable as it makes us understand the nuances and the multiple dynamics within Kashmir." * Feminism in India *"[A]n important and successful addition to both ethnographic works and works of feminist political theory on South and Central Asia." * Journal of Asian Studies *"[W]ith its engaging conversations on enforced disappearances... Zia’s work goes beyond Kashmir and is a testimony to the thousands of lives left un-grieved in conflict zones." * The India Forum *"The work pushes the boundary of ethnographic writing by recovering the aesthetics of poetry in the context of doing fieldwork in violent sites." * Borderlines *"[A]m imperative and urgent text... very lucid in style and structure and stands as evidence of Zia’s deeply reflective and introspective scholarship." * Doing Sociology *

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