Bob Jessop presents an up-to-date account of his distinctive approach to the dialectics of structure & strategy in the exercise of state power. While his earlier work critically surveys other state theories, this book focuses on the development of his own strategic-relational approach. ...

Although the Israeli state subscribes to the principles of administrative fairness & equality for Jews & Arabs before the law, the reality looks very different. Focusing on Arab land loss inside Israel proper & the struggle over development resources, this study explores the interaction between Arab local authorities, their Jewish neighbors.. ...

Thriller sequel set in Philadelphia. The streets of Philly are about to run red with blood & white with coke as the hottest gangster on the East Coast calls the shots from the inside of a jail cell. Hardcore King Pin Beans (Beanie Sigel) doesn't care if he's locked down in solitary confinement, the 'hood belongs to him'. Out for revenge against the renegade Harlem gangster who iced him (Damon Dash), Beans joins forces with flashy Miami playboy Loco (N.O.R.E.) to find the criminal mastermind who betrayed them all. Friends become enemies & enemies become dead as the city of brotherly love explodes into a bloody jailhouse riot. ...

The State Secrets Privilege is an evidentiary rule created by United States legal precedent. The court is asked to exclude evidence from a legal case based solely on an affidavit submitted by the government stating court proceedings might disclose sensitive information which might endanger national security & military secrets in particular. ...

Drawing on the reports of Truth Commissions from six countries, Gareau examines a harrowing array of human rights abuses by US-supported dictators, governments & paramilitary groups against their own peoples. This is an analysis of the US counter-insurgency policy during the Cold War. ...

An account of the violations of human rights perpetrated against the Catholic community in Northern Ireland by the British State through the activities of its security force & the RUC. The author contends that Britain should acknowledge that it has acted unlawfully & immorally. ...