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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 8 books in this booklist
£16.99 paperback (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781912408672 | ISBN 10: 1912408678
During the cold war, the US government sought to establish an overseas military presence in the Indian Ocean. This graphic novel is a shocking account of British complicity in the forced exodus of the Chagos Islanders from their homeland to make that ... more
View book details£9.99 paperback (2020) - ISBN 13: 9780141986722 | ISBN 10: 0141986727
A passionate defence of humanity and a work of radical optimism from the international bestselling author of Postcapitalism. How do we preserve what makes us human in an age of uncertainty? Are we now just consumers shaped by market forces? A se ... more
View book details£8.99 paperback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781846045028 | ISBN 10: 1846045029
In this powerful book, Dr Shirin Ebadi, Iranian human rights lawyer and activist, tells of her fight for reform inside Iran, and the devastating backlash she faced after winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Â Having fought tirelessly for democracy, equa ... more
View book details£20.00 hardback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781846275838 | ISBN 10: 1846275830
In 1889, the first Official Secrets Act was passed, creating offences of 'disclosure of information' and 'breach of official trust'. It limited and monitored what the public could, and should, be told. Since then a culture of secrecy has flourished. ... more
View book details£7.99 paperback (2015) - ISBN 13: 9780198706168 | ISBN 10: 0198706162
Today it is usually not long before a problem gets expressed as a human rights issue. An appeal to human rights in the face of injustice can be a heartfelt and morally justified demand for some, while for others it remains merely an empty slogan. &nb ... more
View book details£9.99 paperback (2015) - ISBN 13: 9780141976310 | ISBN 10: 0141976314
On 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 - who joined Liberty, ... more
View book details£5.99 paperback (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781771642095 | ISBN 10: 1771642092
"Raif Badawi's is an important voice for all of us to hear, mild, nuanced, but clear. His examination of his culture is perceptive and rigorous. Of course he must be saved from the dreadful sentence against him and the appalling conditions of his imp ... more
View book details£9.99 paperback (2007) - ISBN 13: 9780552773324 | ISBN 10: 0552773328
When Nelson Mandela stepped out of prison to freedom in 1990, the elation in South Africa and around the world was palpable. But true freedom for his people remains a distant dream. Why? From South Africa to India and beyond, a rapacious economic sys ... more
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