Catálogo de libros: Control y libertades políticas

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  • Hands Off My Food!
    Dr. Sina McCullough
    Americans have stopped being watchdogs over their own food supply. Roughly 100 years ago, with the birth of the FDA, we handed that responsibility over to the government and the food industry. They, in turn, have fundamentally transformed our food supply and it’s making us sick, including our children. Not only are we losing our health to food related illnesses like cancer and ...
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    11,29 €

  • A New Map for Relationships
    Dorothie L. Hellman / Martin E.. Hellman
    What if you never had another fight or argument? And what if doing that helped bring peace to the world?You are invited to eavesdrop as Dorothie and Martin Hellman reveal the secrets that  allowed them to transform an almost failed marriage into one where they reclaimed the true love that they felt when they first met fifty years ago. Their marriage became a laboratory, where t...
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    26,40 €

  • Thousand Cricket Song
    Catherine Strisik
    The keen eye of compassion in each detail, the steady touch of its cadence in each unfolding line. Olga Broumas Author of Rave: Poems Here is a perfect, clean and delicate (powerful and often terrifying) work of art. In its simplicity lies profound emotion, both beautiful and laden with sadness. These masterful slim poems speak with...
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    15,05 €

  • Political Dawn
    An Anonymous American Author
    You are not reading this by happenstance.      The United States government no longer represents the American people. Money has become the dictator of the democratic process. Congress is divided and arguably entirely dysfunctional.      Lawmakers conspire with lobbyists and special interests to create legislation and regulation in their favor, mismanage the public purse, and ...
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    34,79 €

  • Cases on Grassroots Campaigns for Community Empowerment and Social Change
    Rebecca Nthogo Lekoko
    In modern times, political and social reform often starts at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder; common people with ordinary lives enact change through community organization and the desire to improve their own lives and the lives of those around them. Governments that support such movements can experience great advances and achievements in the long term. Cases on Grassroot...
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    230,00 €

  • Human Rights and Risks in the Digital Era
    Globalization, along with its digital and information communication technology counterparts, including the Internet and cyberspace, may signify a whole new era for human rights, characterized by new tensions, challenges, and risks for human rights, as well as new opportunities. Human Rights and Risks in the Digital Era: Globalization and the Effects of Information Technologies ...
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    236,37 €

  • Tishio la Ukombozi
    Amrit Wilson / Ahmada Shafi Adam
    Tishio la Ukombozi examines the role of the Umma Party of Zanzibar and its leader in the turbulent years of the Zanzibar revolution of the 1960s that was perceived in those Cold War years as a threat to the interests of the US and Europe. Based on declassified US and British documents, in-depth interviews and information released by WikiLeaks, Amrit Wilson offers an insightful ...
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    16,00 €

  • The View From First Mountain
    William G. Hanne / William GHanne
    The Croatian War of Independence ended with the success of Operation Storm on August 7, 1995.  Less than five months later, Bill Hanne found himself part of the Democracy Transition Long Range Management Program and packing for Zagreb.  With his background in military intelligence, plus graduate degrees in political geography and education policy and planning, Dr. Hanne brought...
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    35,53 €

  • Morte Após A Morte
    Anselmo Eduardo Felix
    Este livro nasce da inquietação que acompanha todos aqueles que olham para o infinito e se perguntam: se há um começo para a vida, haverá também um recomeço para a morte? Entre mitos, reflexões filosóficas e interpretações modernas, Morte após a morte convida o leitor a romper com a visão convencional e a considerar a possibilidade de que morrer não seja desaparecer, mas regene...
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    17,16 €

  • Democracia E A Dificuldade Em Ser Eterna
    Jorge Luiz De Santana Barreto
    Um livro para quem já percebeu que algo não está certo, e se recusa a aceitar a passividade como forma de vida.A Democracia não morre com um estrondo, ela se apaga em silêncio. ...
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    10,35 €

  • The Ride-Alongs
    Brandon Steiner / C. L. Steiner / Cary Steiner
    'You can’t become closely acquainted with anything from afar or through the lenses of other people. I needed to get in a car, patrol the streets, see with my own eyes the interactions that have been polarizing for as long as I’ve been alive.'When sports marketing guru Brandon Steiner wants to know something, he goes to the source. For The Ride-Alongs, he called upon the New Yor...
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    15,69 €

  • The Ride-Alongs
    Brandon Steiner / C. L. Steiner / Cary Steiner
    'You can’t become closely acquainted with anything from afar or through the lenses of other people. I needed to get in a car, patrol the streets, see with my own eyes the interactions that have been polarizing for as long as I’ve been alive.'When sports marketing guru Brandon Steiner wants to know something, he goes to the source. For The Ride-Alongs, he called upon the New Yor...
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    18,98 €

  • The Cost of Color
    Angelo Quentin
    IntroductionIn a nation built on the promises of freedom and equality, there exists a stark reality that has plagued the Black community for centuries - economic inequality. From the days of slavery to the Jim Crow era, to the present day, the economic disparities between Black and white Americans have persisted, casting a shadow of injustice over the land of opportunity. In '...
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    16,37 €

  • The UNO’s Three Failures
    Naim Tahir Baig
    Book DescriptionThe UN’s Three Failures: Gaza, Kashmir, and UkraineAn Exposé of International Inaction and Institutional CollapseIn this devastating critique of the United Nations, distinguished international relations scholar Dr. Naim Tahir Baig presents an unflinching examination of how the world’s premier peacekeeping institution has systematically failed to prevent or resol...
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    24,51 €

  • Blacklisted
    T.M Jefferson
    If you’re Black in America, you’re born blacklisted. From the moment you enter this world, there’s a system designed to keep you locked out-of power, wealth, and opportunity. It’s not broken; it was built this way. Felony convictions, hiring discrimination, redlining, school pipelines to prison -these aren’t accidents. They’re the modern-day Black Codes, updated for the 21st ce...
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    15,27 €

  • O Último Homem Livre
    Cristhyan Thiago Costa
    Em um mundo árido, onde a liberdade se tornou uma lenda e a tirania veste o manto da proteção, Caleb, um homem comum, inicia uma jornada extraordinária em busca da verdade, da justiça e do direito de viver em paz.“O Último Homem Livre” é uma fábula moderna e atemporal que une narrativa envolvente, princípios bíblicos, economia austríaca e os fundamentos do libertarianismo. A ca...
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    9,88 €

  • Lemmata for the Governance of AGI Societies
    Gwen Swan
    Lemmata for the Governance of AGI Societies: Balancing Human Values and IntelligentAutonomy'Lemmata for the Governance of AGI Societies: Balancing Human Values and Intelligent Autonomy'is a comprehensive exploration of the philosophical, ethical, and practical challenges posed bythe emergence of artificial general intelligence (AGI). This authoritative text provides a deepdive ...
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    69,47 €

  • Contra els límits
    En aquest recull d’articles s’estudien les reescriptures literàries que foren condicionades pel context de la Guerra Civil i la dictadura franquista, amb una doble línia d’interés. D’una banda, de la mà d’investigadors i investigadores de diverses universitats, hi ha capítols en què s’aborda l’abast de les tisores de la censura i els resultats literaris que se’n deriven, amb es...
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    14,50 €

  • Lettre [De De Sellon, Charles Lucas, Alexandre Vinet] Et Un Extrait D’un Discours [De De Sellon] En Faveur De L’abolition De La Peine De Mort ...
    Jean Jacques Sellon
    This historical document comprises a letter from Jean Jacques Sellon, Charles Lucas, and Alexandre Vinet, alongside an excerpt from a speech by Sellon, all advocating for the abolition of the death penalty. Dating back to 1827, this work offers insights into the early abolitionist movement in Europe and the arguments against capital punishment prevalent at the time. The corresp...
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    36,43 €

  • Lettre [De De Sellon, Charles Lucas, Alexandre Vinet] Et Un Extrait D’un Discours [De De Sellon] En Faveur De L’abolition De La Peine De Mort ...
    Jean Jacques Sellon
    This historical document comprises a letter from Jean Jacques Sellon, Charles Lucas, and Alexandre Vinet, alongside an excerpt from a speech by Sellon, all advocating for the abolition of the death penalty. Dating back to 1827, this work offers insights into the early abolitionist movement in Europe and the arguments against capital punishment prevalent at the time. The corresp...
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    25,10 €

  • The Anti-Slavery History of the John-Brown Year
    American Anti-Slavery Society
    The Anti-Slavery History of the John-Brown Year presents the twenty-seventh annual report of the American Anti-Slavery Society. Published in 1861, this historical document provides a detailed account of the anti-slavery movement during a pivotal year marked by the actions and legacy of John Brown. It offers invaluable insights into the political and social climate leading up to...
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    37,35 €

  • The Anti-Slavery History of the John-Brown Year
    American Anti-Slavery Society
    The Anti-Slavery History of the John-Brown Year presents the twenty-seventh annual report of the American Anti-Slavery Society. Published in 1861, this historical document provides a detailed account of the anti-slavery movement during a pivotal year marked by the actions and legacy of John Brown. It offers invaluable insights into the political and social climate leading up to...
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    26,02 €

  • Christian Science and Legislation. The Endeavor to Handicap Truth
    Clifford Pabody Smith / Edward Ancel Kimball / Septimus J. Hanna
    'Christian Science and Legislation: The Endeavor to Handicap Truth' delves into the early 20th-century debates surrounding the legal and political challenges faced by the Christian Science movement. Authored by Septimus J. Hanna, Edward Ancel Kimball, and Clifford Pabody Smith, this work examines attempts to restrict or regulate Christian Science practices through legislation. ...
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    33,70 €

  • Christian Science and Legislation. The Endeavor to Handicap Truth
    Clifford Pabody Smith / Edward Ancel Kimball / Septimus J. Hanna
    'Christian Science and Legislation: The Endeavor to Handicap Truth' delves into the early 20th-century debates surrounding the legal and political challenges faced by the Christian Science movement. Authored by Septimus J. Hanna, Edward Ancel Kimball, and Clifford Pabody Smith, this work examines attempts to restrict or regulate Christian Science practices through legislation. ...
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    20,06 €

  • Habeas Corpus and Martial Law
    Andrew Dickson White / Joel Parker / Roger Brooke Taney
    'Habeas Corpus and Martial Law' presents a critical review of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney’s opinion in the case of John Merryman during the American Civil War. This volume delves into the complexities surrounding the suspension of habeas corpus and the imposition of martial law, offering valuable insights into the constitutional debates of the era. Featuring contributions ...
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    32,96 €

  • Light on Racial Issues
    Sutton Elbert Griggs
    'Light on Racial Issues' explores the complexities and challenges surrounding race relations. Sutton Elbert Griggs, through insightful analysis, sheds light on the historical and contemporary aspects of racial discrimination and inequality. This book delves into the social, political, and economic factors that contribute to racial issues, offering perspectives on the pursuit of...
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    32,93 €

  • The Destiny of the American Negro; or, As an Eagle Stirreth up her Nest
    Lucius L Gant
    'The Destiny of the American Negro; or, As an Eagle Stirreth up her Nest' is a powerful and thought-provoking exploration of the African American experience in the United States. Written by Lucius L Gant, this work delves into the historical, social, and political challenges faced by Black Americans, while also offering a vision for their future. Gant examines themes of identit...
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    32,75 €

  • The Destiny of the American Negro; or, As an Eagle Stirreth up her Nest
    Lucius L Gant
    'The Destiny of the American Negro; or, As an Eagle Stirreth up her Nest' is a powerful and thought-provoking exploration of the African American experience in the United States. Written by Lucius L Gant, this work delves into the historical, social, and political challenges faced by Black Americans, while also offering a vision for their future. Gant examines themes of identit...
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    17,80 €

  • The Secession Movement In The United States, 1847-1852
    Melvin Johnson White
    'The Secession Movement In The United States, 1847-1852' examines the burgeoning secessionist sentiments in the United States during the crucial years leading up to the Civil War. Melvin Johnson White delves into the political, social, and economic factors that fueled the growing divide between the North and the South, focusing on the period immediately following the Mexican-Am...
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    33,75 €

  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights @ 75 In a Globalized World
    The Present work brings together a diverse range of scholarly contributions presented at the international conference marking the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights organized by Law School, Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies-Technical Campus in collaboration with Asian-African Legal Consultative Organisation, Indian Society of International...
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    43,88 €