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15 produkter
Life During Wartime
Resisting Counterinsurgency
Av Kristian Williams, William Munger m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
196 kr
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Life During Wartime
Resisting Counterinsurgency
Av William Munger, Lara Messersmith-Glavin m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
239 kr
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"Together, the writers sound a sobering warning: the American government is an iron fist in a velvet glove whose purpose remains preserving the status quo and enriching the rich."— Publishers Weekly What happens when the techniques of counterinsurgency, developed to squash small skirmishes and …
Our Enemies in Blue
Police and Power in America
E-bok, 2015
252 kr
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Let''s begin with the basics: violence is an inherent part of policing. The police represent the most direct means by which the state imposes its will on the citizenry. They are armed, trained, and authorized to use force. Like the possibility of arrest, the threat of violence is implicit in every …
Between the Bullet and the Lie
Essays on Orwell
E-bok, 2017
186 kr
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"Rather than provide literary criticism or biography, Kristian Williams is most concerned in this felicitous collection to derive George Orwell''s method—the process he used to translate personal experiences and worldly explorations into democratic anti-capitalist principles, and convey them to …
Resist Everything Except Temptation
The Anarchist Philosophy of Oscar Wilde
Häftad, 2020
158 kr
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Oscar Wilde is remembered as a wit and a dandy, as a gay martyr, and as a brilliant writer, but his philosophical depth and political radicalism are often forgotten. Resist Everything Except Temptation locates Wilde firmly in the anarchist tradition, and argues that only when we take his politics …
Resist Everything Except Temptation
The Anarchist Philosophy of Oscar Wilde
E-bok, 2020
244 kr
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Oscar Wilde is remembered as a wit and a dandy, as a gay martyr, and as a brilliant writer, but his philosophical depth and political radicalism are often forgotten. Resist Everything Except Temptation locates Wilde in the tradition of left-wing anarchism, and argues that only when we take his …
Policing the Progressive City
Portland, Oregon, from Settlement to Uprising
Häftad, 2026
208 kr
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This is a story of Portland, Oregon, from an outpost of the Hudson's Bay Company, through its founding as a city and the long and lively twentieth century shaped by organized crime, labor unrest, and waves of migration. But more so, this is a story of how over the course of nearly 200 years, the …
Policing the Progressive City
Portland, Oregon, from Settlement to Uprising
E-bok, 2026
310 kr
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The dangers of progressive policing as told through a study of Portland, Oregon.Policing the Progressive Citytells the story of how Portlands law and order has been shaped for over two hundred years by business interests, political climbers, and social campaignersas well as its history of mass …
Gang Politics
Revolution, Repression, and Crime
Häftad, 2022
137 kr
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In Gang Politics, Kristian Williams examines our society's understanding of social and political violence, what gets romanticised, misunderstood, or muddled. He explores the complex intersections between 'gangs' of all sorts - cops and criminals, Proud Boys and Antifa, Panthers and skinheads - …
Gang Politics
Revolution, Repression, and Crime
E-bok, 2022
212 kr
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In three taut essays, Kristian Williams examines our society’s understanding of social and political violence, what gets romanticized, misunderstood, or muddled. He explores the complex intersections between “gangs” of all sorts—cops and criminals, Proud Boys and antifa, Panthers and …
Our Enemies in Blue
Police and Power in America
Häftad, 2015
177 kr
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We have reached a point in history where the systemic nature of police brutality can hardly be denied - and yet, many deny it. Each new case, they say, was perpetrated by a mere bad apple on the force. In Our Enemies in Blue, Kristian Williams gives the lie behind that assumption due consideration. …
