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  • COUNTER-TERRORISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS
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    COUNTER-TERRORISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS
    DAVID J. WHITTAKER
    The ever-present threat of terrorism and the growing human-rights backlash against anti-terrorist policies are becoming ever more significant on the international stage. Constant media-coverage and public concern have characterised the debate over the last ten years. This book is a fair and objective assessment of counter-terrorist policy and human rights worldwide, and covers ...

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  • TERRORISM
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    TERRORISM
    DAVID WHITTAKER
    What is terrorism and where does it come from? Who are the people who perpetrate terror? What are their motives? Terrorism is now everybody's major and constant fear. This easy-to-read, concise account of terrorism provides the essential global guide to understanding what the threat is and exactly where it comes from. Without this knowledge, argues David Whittaker, there can be...

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  • THE IMPACT AND LEGACY OF EDUCATIONAL SLOYD
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    THE IMPACT AND LEGACY OF EDUCATIONAL SLOYD
    DAVID J. WHITTAKER
    Originating in Finland in eighteen-sixty-five, Educational Sloyd used handicrafts practised in schools to promote educational completeness through the interdependence of the mind and body. These radical ideas spread throughout Europe and America and had a significant impact on the early development of manual training, manual arts, industrial education and technical education. T...

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  • CHINUA ACHEBE'S THINGS FALL APART
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    CHINUA ACHEBE'S THINGS FALL APART
    DAVID WHITTAKER / MPALIVE-HANGSON MSISKA
    Offering an insight into African culture that had not been portrayed before, Things Fall Apart is both a tragic and moving story of an individual set in the wider context of the coming of colonialism, as well as a powerful and complex political statement of cross-cultural encounters. This guide to Chinua Achebe’s compelling novel offers: an accessible introduction to the text a...

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  • UNITED NATIONS IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
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    UNITED NATIONS IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
    DAVID J. WHITTAKER
    Fifty years after the creation of the United Nations, there exists a vigorous debate as to its limitations and possibilities. In United Nations in the Contemporary World, David J. Whittaker examines how the UN works and assesses its position as a world organisation. The author explores the nature of the UN as a regime in contemporary international relations. He considers the ch...

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  • ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
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    ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
    DAVID J. WHITTAKER
    Examining a number of case studies, including Palestinian, Afghan and Iraqi refugees, David J. Whittaker’s book provides a balanced introduction to this very controversial subject. Fuelled by extensive coverage in the media, the issue of asylum seekers and refugees is one of the most talked about subjects in contemporary politics. Whittaker cuts through the emotive language to ...

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  • TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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    TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
    DAVID J. WHITTAKER
    A concise and accessible survey of this topical and complex subject, this is the first book of its type to focus on the terrorists, and their psychology, in an historical context. Focusing on a variety of prominent terrorist groups together with a number of less notorious ones, the book encourages readers to think about the mindset, motivation and tactics of terrorists. David J...

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  • THE UNITED NATIONS IN ACTION
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    THE UNITED NATIONS IN ACTION
    DAVID J. WHITTAKER
    This is a clear survey of the role played by the United Nations in the major political crises of the post-war world. In covering its high-profile, peace-keeping role, its support of new nations, and its involvement in new initiatives such as famine relief and drug control, the author presents an introduction to the UN in action. ...

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  • CONFLICT AND RECONCILIATION IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
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    CONFLICT AND RECONCILIATION IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
    DAVID J. WHITTAKER
    Conflict and Reconciliation in the Contemporary World gives a concise, original and multi-faceted introduction to the study of modern conflict situations. Using eight case- studies, from four continents: Yugoslavia, Israel, Northern Ireland, South Africa, El Salvador, Cambodia, Cyprus and Afghanistan, it includes discussion on: * threatened regional peace and security * cycles ...

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