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Last updated: October 20, 2024

    The best books on Human Rights, recommended by Shami Chakrabarti

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    The best books on Human Rights - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

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    To Kill a Mockingbird
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    The best books on Human Rights - Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

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    Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix
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    The best books on Human Rights - The Rule of Law by Tom Bingham

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    The Rule of Law
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    The best books on Human Rights - Churchill’s Legacy by Peter Oborne and Jesse Norman

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    Churchill’s Legacy
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    The best books on Human Rights - The Ghost by Robert Harris

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    The Ghost
    by Robert Harris

  • Director of Liberty Shami Chakrabarti says Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a thinly veiled metaphor for the War on Terror

  • The best books on Human Rights - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
  • The best books on Human Rights - Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
  • The best books on Human Rights - The Rule of Law by Tom Bingham
  • The best books on Human Rights - Churchill’s Legacy by Peter Oborne and Jesse Norman
  • The best books on Human Rights - The Ghost by Robert Harris

The best books on Human Rights, recommended by Shami Chakrabarti

Director of Liberty Shami Chakrabarti says Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a thinly veiled metaphor for the War on Terror

The best books on Human Rights, recommended by Shami Chakrabarti

    The best books on Climate Justice, recommended by Mary Robinson

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    The best books on Climate Justice - Our Common Future by World Commission on Environment and Development

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    Our Common Future
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    The best books on Climate Justice - High Tide by Mark Lynas

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    High Tide
    by Mark Lynas

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    The best books on Climate Justice - The Ethics of Climate Change by James Garvey

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    The Ethics of Climate Change
    by James Garvey

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    The best books on Climate Justice - Human Rights and Climate Change by edited by Stephen Humphreys

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    Human Rights and Climate Change
    by edited by Stephen Humphreys

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    The best books on Climate Justice - Storms of my Grandchildren by James Hanson

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    Storms of my Grandchildren
    by James Hanson

  • The former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and President of Ireland picks the best books to read on climate justice.

  • The best books on Climate Justice - Our Common Future by World Commission on Environment and Development
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  • The best books on Climate Justice - The Ethics of Climate Change by James Garvey
  • The best books on Climate Justice - Human Rights and Climate Change by edited by Stephen Humphreys
  • The best books on Climate Justice - Storms of my Grandchildren by James Hanson

The best books on Climate Justice, recommended by Mary Robinson

The former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and President of Ireland picks the best books to read on climate justice.

The best books on Climate Justice, recommended by Mary Robinson

    The best books on Gender Equality, recommended by Nicola Jones

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    The best books on Gender Equality - Engendering Democracy in Brazil by Sonia E Alvarez

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    Engendering Democracy in Brazil
    by Sonia E Alvarez

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    The best books on Gender Equality - International Handbook of Gender and Poverty by Sylvia Chant

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    International Handbook of Gender and Poverty
    by Sylvia Chant

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    The best books on Gender Equality - The Invisible Heart by Nancy Folbre

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    The Invisible Heart
    by Nancy Folbre

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    The best books on Gender Equality - Women and Confucian Cultures by Dorothy Ko, JaHyun Kim Haboush, Joan R Piggott

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    Women and Confucian Cultures
    by Dorothy Ko, JaHyun Kim Haboush, Joan R Piggott

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    The best books on Gender Equality - Gender Equity in Health by Gita Sen and Piroska Östlin

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    Gender Equity in Health
    by Gita Sen and Piroska Östlin

  • The ODI research fellow discusses gender equality in the developing world and says that the authority to insist on safe sex and access to medical care is vital to establishing the most basic forms of gender equality

  • The best books on Gender Equality - Engendering Democracy in Brazil by Sonia E Alvarez
  • The best books on Gender Equality - International Handbook of Gender and Poverty by Sylvia Chant
  • The best books on Gender Equality - The Invisible Heart by Nancy Folbre
  • The best books on Gender Equality - Women and Confucian Cultures by Dorothy Ko, JaHyun Kim Haboush, Joan R Piggott
  • The best books on Gender Equality - Gender Equity in Health by Gita Sen and Piroska Östlin

The best books on Gender Equality, recommended by Nicola Jones

The ODI research fellow discusses gender equality in the developing world and says that the authority to insist on safe sex and access to medical care is vital to establishing the most basic forms of gender equality

The best books on Gender Equality, recommended by Nicola Jones

    The best books on Boys and Toxic Masculinity, recommended by Sue Palmer

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    The best books on Boys and Toxic Masculinity - Raising Boys by Steve Biddulph

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    Raising Boys
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    The best books on Boys and Toxic Masculinity - The Essential Difference by Simon Baron-Cohen

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    The Essential Difference
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    The best books on Boys and Toxic Masculinity - The Nurture Assumption by Judith Rich Harris

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    The Nurture Assumption
    by Judith Rich Harris

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    The best books on Boys and Toxic Masculinity - A Mind So Rare by Merlin Donald

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    A Mind So Rare
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    The best books on Boys and Toxic Masculinity - Creating Ever-cool by Gene Del Vecchio

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    Creating Ever-cool
    by Gene Del Vecchio

  • The child development expert Sue Palmer explains why modern life is making boys more sad, isolated and materialistic.

  • The best books on Boys and Toxic Masculinity - Raising Boys by Steve Biddulph
  • The best books on Boys and Toxic Masculinity - The Essential Difference by Simon Baron-Cohen
  • The best books on Boys and Toxic Masculinity - The Nurture Assumption by Judith Rich Harris
  • The best books on Boys and Toxic Masculinity - A Mind So Rare by Merlin Donald
  • The best books on Boys and Toxic Masculinity - Creating Ever-cool by Gene Del Vecchio

The best books on Boys and Toxic Masculinity, recommended by Sue Palmer

The child development expert Sue Palmer explains why modern life is making boys more sad, isolated and materialistic.

The best books on Boys and Toxic Masculinity, recommended by Sue Palmer

    The best books on Divided Cities, recommended by Jon Calame

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    The best books on Divided Cities - Imagined Communities by Benedict Anderson

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    Imagined Communities
    by Benedict Anderson

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    The best books on Divided Cities - Survival in Beirut by Lina Mikdadi Tabbara

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    Survival in Beirut
    by Lina Mikdadi Tabbara

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    The best books on Divided Cities - Northern Ireland's Troubles by Marie-Therese Fay, Mike Morrissey, Marie Smyth

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    Northern Ireland's Troubles
    by Marie-Therese Fay, Mike Morrissey, Marie Smyth

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    The best books on Divided Cities - City of Stone by M Benvenisti

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    City of Stone
    by M Benvenisti

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    The best books on Divided Cities - Cyprus 1957-1963: From Colonial Conflict to Constitutional Crisis by Diana Weston Markides

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    Cyprus 1957-1963: From Colonial Conflict to Constitutional Crisis
    by Diana Weston Markides

  • The architectural teacher and writer explores the origins and consequences of urban partition along ethnic lines and selects five books that focus on divided cities such as Jerusalem, Belfast and Beirut

  • The best books on Divided Cities - Imagined Communities by Benedict Anderson
  • The best books on Divided Cities - Survival in Beirut by Lina Mikdadi Tabbara
  • The best books on Divided Cities - Northern Ireland's Troubles by Marie-Therese Fay, Mike Morrissey, Marie Smyth
  • The best books on Divided Cities - City of Stone by M Benvenisti
  • The best books on Divided Cities - Cyprus 1957-1963: From Colonial Conflict to Constitutional Crisis by Diana Weston Markides

The best books on Divided Cities, recommended by Jon Calame

The architectural teacher and writer explores the origins and consequences of urban partition along ethnic lines and selects five books that focus on divided cities such as Jerusalem, Belfast and Beirut

The best books on Divided Cities, recommended by Jon Calame
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