This book on human rights practices chronicles dramatic changes and the stories of the people defending human rights in the countries of Iran and I...

The Freedom of Information Act allows any person—individual or corporate, citizen or not—to request and obtain existing, identifiable, and unpublis...

Terrorism is the threat of the age, or so we are told, and inevitably associated with it is the word 'Islam'. The notion of the 'Muslim terrorist' ...

This study explores the linkages between religion, gender and nation and examines them in the context of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI). Contra...

This special issue deals with the phenomenon of violence in the post-Soviet space. The central preoccupation is to examine both political and legal...

In 1877, Kate Edger became the first woman to graduate from a New Zealand university. The New Zealand Herald enthusiastically hailed her achievemen...

Presenting forty-four essays, this is L. Ron Hubbard’s long and unblinking look at precisely what plagues 21st century Earth -- the whys, wherefore...

" Laïcité: l'expression publique de la religion " est un livre qui défend la laïcité au sens originel du mot, c'est-à-dire la liberté de conscience...

" Laïcité: l'expression publique de la religion " est un livre qui défend la laïcité au sens originel du mot, c'est-à-dire la liberté de conscience...

The son of Greek migrant parents, Jackomos was born in Collingwood and grew up in the Great Depression, mixing with people from a range of backgrou...

India, part of a land-locked sub-continent, has no option but to emphasise its maritime perspective if it has to attain its destined role in the em...

This collection covers the major trends of the media environment of the post-Communist world and their recent development, with special focus on Ru...

The establishment of international human rights has resulted in a radical change in the relation between minority groups and states. Modern democra...

Examining various cultural products-music, cartoons, travel guides, ideographic treaties, film, and especially the literary arts-the contributors o...

Naturalisation is the process that grants U.S. citizenship to lawful permanent residents (LPRs) who fulfil requirements established by Congress in ...

Diane Bell invites her readers into the complex and contested world of the cultural beliefs and practices of the Ngarrindjeri of South Australia; t...

Asia as a continent accounts for half the world’s population. Within its boundaries, there is an incomparable diversity of cultures, socio-economic...

Asia as a continent accounts for half the world’s population. Within its boundaries, there is an incomparable diversity of cultures, socio-economic...

Today’s renewed interest in our basic rights has become part of popular culture and breaking news, and this colorful new way to approach human righ...

In November 2004, Mulrunji Doomadgee's tragic death triggered civil unrest within the Indigenous community of Palm Island. This led to the first pr...

Este libro propone un abordaje actualizado sobre violaciones de los derechos humanos,memoria social y violencia en América Latina. Se integran pers...

On the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, hundreds of people gathered in Edmonton, Alberta to reflect on the accomp...

Human rights conditions in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) remain a central issue in U.S.-China ties. Different perceptions of human rights ar...

The notion of personal privacy has been long present in American society. The Bill of Rights gave constitutional recognition to several privacy asp...