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Hardback. Throughout the Cold War, theorists argue, nuclear arms stopped war, as both sides could retaliate with "mutual assured destruction". This fact begs the question: why did the USA not strike preemptively before the USSR developed atomic arms? This text sets the case for such a preventive nuclear war. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJP; JPS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765800220
- ISBN
- 9780765800220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.27
€ 110.27
Paperback. Series: International Monographs in Prehistory, Archaeological S. Num Pages: 418 pages, 99 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 300. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- International Monographs in Prehistory United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781879621220
- ISBN
- 9781879621220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.56
€ 75.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 51. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Publisher
- Intercollegiate Studies Institute
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 30th anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933859125
- ISBN
- 9781933859125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.36
€ 31.99
€ 25.36
paperback. Num Pages: 552 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pearson United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780133067941
- ISBN
- 9780133067941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 249.61
€ 249.61
Paperback. A great man on an even greater stage: Benjamin Franklin arrives in London at the very moment it becomes the epicentre of the greatest power in the world. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780227351
- ISBN
- 9781780227351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Ranging from the Ishango Bone of central Africa and the Inca quipu of South America to the dawn of modern mathematics, this book points out that human beings everywhere have been capable of advanced and innovative mathematical thinking. It shows us the deep influence that the Egyptians and Babylonians had on the Greeks. Num Pages: 584 pages, 6 halftones. 164 line illus. 18 tables. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KLS; PBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Third
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135267
- ISBN
- 9780691135267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.72
€ 46.99
€ 33.72
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFCA; WBN; WTHR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 292 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1284.
- Publisher
- Santa Monica Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595800893
- ISBN
- 9781595800893
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.73
€ 51.99
€ 46.73
Paperback. Driving Detroit paints a portrait of metropolitan Detroit through an imaginative application of social science, song lyrics, poems, and oral history to explain why the city has fallen from industrial powerhouse into urban dysfunction. Series: Metropolitan Portraits. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; JFSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812222951
- ISBN
- 9780812222951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Paperback. Offers a revealing portrait of New York at the moment it was emerging as a major metropolis. This book is suitable for students of urban social history, popular culture, literature, and journalism. Editor(s): Blumin, Stuart M. Num Pages: 251 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520067226
- ISBN
- 9780520067226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 6 b/w photos & 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; JFHF; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 167 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764335945
- ISBN
- 9780764335945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.57
€ 16.99
€ 12.57
Hardback. Focuses on constructing a safer and more efficient financial system based on the lessons learned from the financial debacles of the 1980s. This book contains essays that discuss the economic and political forces (both propelling and opposing banking reform) and describe the intellectual history of the deposit insurance reform provisions of FDICIA. Editor(s): Kaufman, George G. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KC; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393832
- ISBN
- 9780792393832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.55
€ 125.55
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 542 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 542
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691652764
- ISBN
- 9780691652764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 266.91
€ 266.91
Paperback. The true story of covert operations during the War on Terror, written by the founder of one of the most respected private intelligence agencies in the world, dubbed the 'shadow CIA' Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Abacus London
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349118925
- ISBN
- 9780349118925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Hardback. Editor(s): Fragopoulos, George; Naydan, Liliana M. Num Pages: 258 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JFC; JPWL2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319406534
- ISBN
- 9783319406534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.34
€ 132.34
Paperback. Though originally an interloper in a system of justice mediated by courtroom battles, plea bargaining now dominates American criminal justice. This book traces the evolution of plea bargaining from its beginnings in the early 19th century to its present pervasive role. Num Pages: 416 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751353
- ISBN
- 9780804751353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.22
€ 40.99
€ 36.22
Paperback. Presents an overview of extensive research carried out by archeologist George MacDonald in the 1960s and 1970s to document the history of the Haida villages of the Queen Charlotte Islands. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 7112 x 5817 x 8. Weight in Grams: 363. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0007295
- ISBN
- 9780774803311
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. A landmark collection, spanning ninety years of U.S. history, of the never-before-published diaries of George F. Kennan, America's most famous diplomat. Editor(s): Costigliola, Frank. Num Pages: 768 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; BJ; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 155 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1246.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393073270
- ISBN
- 9780393073270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.90
€ 42.99
€ 38.90
Paperback. Offers an overview and critique of the foreign policy of an emerging great power whose claims to rightness often spill over into self-righteousness, whose ambitions conflict with power realities, whose judgmentalism precludes the interests of other states, and whose domestic politics frequently prevent prudent policies and result in overstretch. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 203 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Enlarged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226431482
- ISBN
- 9780226431482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.99
€ 27.99
€ 22.99
Recounts the evolution and development of the US Army's modern mechanized cavalry and the doctrines necessary to use it effectively, and explores the debates over how best to use cavalry. Illustrated with many photographs, maps, and charts, this book examines how technology revolutionized US forces in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 512 pages, 96 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBW; JWD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 989.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124032
- ISBN
- 9780813124032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.53
€ 50.53
Paperback. In 1968, Mexico prepared to host the Olympic games amid growing civil unrest. In this study of the afterlives of the '68 Movement, the author explores how urban spaces - material but also literary, photographic, and cinematic - became an archive of 1968, providing a framework for de facto modes of justice for years to come. Num Pages: 336 pages, 28 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBTV; JPWQ; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520291072
- ISBN
- 9780520291072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888396426
- ISBN
- 9780888396426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.12
€ 25.99
€ 18.12
Paperback. Governor General's Award-winning author George Elliott Clarke identifies African-Canadian literature's distinguishing characteristics, argues its relevance to both African Diasporic and Canadian Studies and critiques several of its key creators and texts. Num Pages: 504 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 172 x 34. Weight in Grams: 946.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802081919
- ISBN
- 9780802081919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 49.59
€ 54.99
€ 49.59
Paperback. Founded in 1965, the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) is an American institution with an international reputation. This work establishes the full importance and vitality of the AACM. It uncovers a vibrant, multicultural universe and reveals a major piece of the history of avant-garde music and art. Num Pages: 690 pages, 4 colour plates, 71 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 690
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226476964
- ISBN
- 9780226476964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.19
€ 47.99
€ 37.19
Hardcover. Toxic Plants of North America, Second Edition is an up-to-date, comprehensive reference for both wild and cultivated toxic plants on the North American continent. Num Pages: 1390 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 277 x 225 x 57. Weight in Grams: 3578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 1390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813820347
- ISBN
- 9780813820347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 363.50
€ 363.50