Political activism / Political engagement

'History is moving pretty quickly these days, and the heroes and villains keep on changing parts' Ian FlemingIan Fleming's 007 returns in an original, authorised Bond thriller with a new introduction from Sunday Times bestselling author M J Arlidge Bond has been assigned to investigate one Dr.

Fully revised, updated and expanded third editionLobbying is a global industry which thrives wherever democracy is established.

Sie orientieren sich nicht wie die Ortsgemeinde an einer territorialen Zuständigkeit für ein bestimmtes Gebiet, sondern an bestimmten Themen, Zielgruppen und Lebenswelten.

In this groundbreaking new study on ladinas in Guatemala City, Patricia Harms contests the virtual erasure of women from the country's national memory and its historical consciousness.

The history of Mexico in the twentieth century is marked by conflict between church and state.

The Black Panther Party represents Black Panther Party members' coordinated responses over the last four decades to the failure of city, state, and federal bureaucrats to address the basic needs of their respective communities.

Walter Benjamin comparó las revoluciones con la fisión nuclear: un estallido capaz de liberar y multiplicar las energías contenidas en el pasado.

In diesem Buch taucht der Leser in die faszinierende Welt einer der ältesten und geheimnisvollsten Gesellschaften der Menschheitsgeschichte ein.

Is Islam a peaceful and tolerant religion?

Tools for Radical Democracy is an essential resource for grassroots organizers and leaders, students of activism and advocacy, and anyone trying to increase the civic participation of ordinary people.

Civic Revolutionaries offers a practical guide for renewing the great American tradition of spirited, breakthrough community leadership.

No matter what your political persuasion, The One-Hour Activist is your guide to influencing lawmakers, candidates, and reporters.

With the new edition of my book "e;Between Utopia and Tyranny: The Fascination and Horror of Communism"e; I offer you an in-depth analysis of the phenomenon of "e;communism"e;, introducing you to the history and ideologies behind one of the most influential political movements of the 20th century.

Is Islam a peaceful and tolerant religion?

One week after Ronald Reagan announced his candidacy for governor of California, the San Francisco Chronicle gibed: It was simply a flagrant example of miscasting.

Veteran political journalist Scott Farris tells the stories of legendary presidential also-rans, from Henry Clay to Stephen Douglas, from William Jennings Bryan to Thomas Dewey, and from Adlai Stevenson to Al Gore.

Der Umgang mit Migration ist seit der sogenannten Flüchtlingskrise 2015 Thema kontroverser Debatten.

Troubleshooters: They Never Let You Down.

Troubleshooters: They Never Let You Down.

Troubleshooters: They Never Let You Down.

Troubleshooters: They Never Let You Down.

Troubleshooters: They Never Let You Down.

A story of fighting to belong in a world that wasn't built for all of us and of one woman's activism--from the streets of Brooklyn and San Francisco to inside the halls of Washington--Being Heumann recounts Judy Heumann's lifelong battle to achieve respect, acceptance, and inclusion in society.

'Simply Brilliant' THE SECRET BARRISTER'Passionate and brilliantly argued' DAVID OLUSOGA'An admirably personal guide' MARINA HYDE'Smart, analytical, self-aware and important' ALASTAIR CAMPBELLTHE INTIMATE, REVEALING NEW BOOK FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING, PRIZE-WINNING HOW TO BE RIGHT There's no point having a mind if you're not willing to change it James O'Brien has built well over a million loyal listeners to his radio show by dissecting the opinions of callers live on air, every day.

The voice of reason in a world that won t shut up.

Young men and women who grew up in the digital age are expressing their dissatisfaction with governments, the military and corporations in a radically new way.

In September 2003, James 'Ash' Ashcroft, a former British Infantry Captain, arrived in Iraq as a 'gun for hire'.

Written by British political reporter Richard Wolffe, Renegade is an election epic as well as an insightful biography of the new President of the United States.

Inspiring and practical, BE THE CHANGE is the essential handbook for the budding activist.

Terrorism, mass uprisings, and political extremism are in the news every day.

Lobbying has long been part of the political landscape.

Political Theology II is Carl Schmitt's last book.

The Russian protests, sparked by the 2011 Duma election, have been widely portrayed as a colourful but inconsequential middle-class rebellion, confined to Moscow and organized by an unpopular opposition.

Networks of Outrage and Hope is an exploration of the new forms of social movements and protests that are erupting in the world today, from the Arab uprisings to the indignadas movement in Spain, from the Occupy Wall Street movement to the social protests in Turkey, Brazil and elsewhere.

Throughout human history, religion and politics have entertained the most intimate of connections as systems of authority regulating individuals and society.

New technologies have opened up fresh possibilities for public diplomacy, but this has not erased the importance of history.

We live in an era dominated by terrorism but struggle to understand its meaning and the real nature of the threat.

We see nonviolent resistance all over today s world, from Egypt s Tahrir Square to New York Occupy.

Recent years have seen an enormous increase in protests across the world in which citizens have challenged what they see as a deterioration of democratic institutions and the very civil, political and social rights that form the basis of democratic life.

This incisive book provides a critical history and analysis of community organizing, the tradition of bringing groups together to build power and forge grassroots leadership for social, economic, racial, and environmental justice.

Every day around the world there are dozens of protests both large and small.

'Ukraine is not a brothel!

From Gandhi's salt march to the US civil rights movement and Occupy Wall Street, nonviolent campaigns to promote democracy, human rights and social justice have long played an important transformative role in local, national and global politics.

Social movements play a central role in the scope and direction of social change.

n Many people across the world know Antonio Negri as an internationally renowned political thinker whose book, Empire, co-authored with Michael Hardt, is an international bestseller.

Mass protests have raged since the global financial crisis of 2008.

On 22 July 2011 a young man named Anders Behring Breivik carried out one of the most vicious terrorist acts in post-war Europe.

Social Movements in Global Politics is a timely new account of the unconventional, extra-institutional activities of social movements.

This book is about the global crisis and the right to resistance, about neoliberal biopolitics and direct democracy, about the responsibility of intellectuals and the poetry of the multitude.

Many of us may have participated in grassroots groups, changing the world in small and big ways, from building playgrounds and feeding the homeless, to protesting wars and ending legal segregation.