Political Activism

The Northern Ireland conflict was one of the most bloody, protracted, and bitter campaigns of terrorist violence in modern history. Rooted in the p...

They are reviled. For centuries the Roma have wandered Europe; during the Holocaust half a million were killed. After World War II and during the T...

This book brings together an extraordinary wealth of experience and will be an eye-opener for many readers. It seeks to provide an introduction to...

The modern world struggles to make sense of the savage violence and terror perpetrated by Islamic State. In this timely publication Dr Patrick Sook...

It was supposed to be mission accomplished. Yet nearly ten years after the so-called victory in Iraq, the West faces a terror threat unprecedented ...

Contesting Austerity compares the contentious responses to austerity in Portugal and Spain between 2008 and 2015. While in Spain a sustained wave o...

In development circles, there is now widespread consensus that social entrepreneurs represent a far better mechanism to respond to needs than we ha...

What is the meaning of revolution in the twenty-first century?One hundred years ago ''''October 1917'''' was a unique event inspiring socialists an...

When the convulsions of the Arab Spring first became manifest in Syria in March 2011, the Ba'athist regime was quick to blame the pro- tests on the...

In 2009, the New Brunswick provincial government leased over a million hectares of land to Texas-based Southwestern Energy for the purposes of natu...

'Simon Woolley revolutionised British politics' - GuardianCan an outsider ever become a member of the establishment?Simon Woolley is a member of th...

What is the meaning of revolution in the twenty-first century?One hundred years ago ''''October 1917'''' was a unique event inspiring socialists an...

For many the Russian Revolution of 1917 was a symbol of hope. In the eyes of its critics, however, Soviet authoritarianism and the horrors of the g...

The Super-Afrikaners, originally published in 1978, scandalised a nation as it exposed the secret workings of the Broederbond. Out of print for ove...

This landmark history chronicles the dramatic, decade-long war against al Qaida and provides a model for understanding the ebb and flow of terroris...

A seminal work on the power of nonviolent action, this classic book outlines, in a systematic way, the elements involved in successfully opposing m...