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Analyzing the Drone Debates: Targeted Killings, Remote Warfare, and Mi...
Deshaw Rae, James, Crist, John
Hardcover. The book examines principal arguments for and against the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for surveillance and 'targeted killing.' Addressing both sides of the argument with clear and cogent details, the book provides a thorough introduction to ongoing debate about the future of warfare and its ethical implications. Num Pages: 157 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSF; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137393074
- ISBN
- 9781137393074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.28
€ 66.28
Hardback. Disability Incarcerated offers an outstanding collection of interdisciplinary scholarship examining the incarceration and segregation of people with disabilities the United States and Canada. Editor(s): Ben-Moshe, Liat; Chapman, Chris; Carey, Allison C.; Carey, A. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; JFFG; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 631.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137393234
- ISBN
- 9781137393234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.87
€ 128.87
Paperback. This book explores the cultural and societal development and implications of bilingual instruction in the American education system from the pre-Civil War era to the 1960s and 1970s. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFDM; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137393289
- ISBN
- 9781137393289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 39.21
€ 48.99
€ 39.21
Hardcover. Based on extensive fieldwork that began in Argentina, this book asks how detained and disappeared persons inhabit the categories that international law has constructed to mark, judge, understand, and repair the horror. Series: Memory Politics and Transitional Justice. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 1KLSU; JHB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137394149
- ISBN
- 9781137394149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
Hardcover. The Cleveland Play House has mirrored the achievements and struggles of both the city of Cleveland and the American theatre over the past one hundred years. This book challenges the established history (often put forward by the theatre itself) and long-held assumptions concerning the creation of the institution and its legacy. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 292 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137394347
- ISBN
- 9781137394347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.90€ 46.85
€ 52.90
€ 46.85
Hardcover. Taking as its starting point Delmore Schwartz's self-appointment as both a 'poet of the Hudson River' and 'laureate of the Atlantic,' this book comprehensively reassesses the poetic achievement of a critically neglected writer. Runchman reads Schwartz's poetry in relation to its national and international perspectives. Series: Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137394378
- ISBN
- 9781137394378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137394422
- ISBN
- 9781137394422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53
Hardcover. This is the first book to comprehensively examine Latin America's literary response to the deadly HIV virus. Proposing a bio-political reading of AIDs in the neoliberal era, Lina Meruane examines how literary representations of AIDS enter into larger discussions of community, sexuality, nation, displacement and globalization. Translator(s): Rosenberg, Andrea. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; DSBH; JFFH2; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137394989
- ISBN
- 9781137394989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the emergence of left-wing politics in two of the largest South American nations: Argentina and Brazil. It looks in particular at the transformation of democracy seen as "point of arrival" into democracy seen as an unending struggle for greater equality. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 1KLSB; JPFF; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137395016
- ISBN
- 9781137395016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.37
€ 66.37
Hardcover. Philanthropy in Transition examines the rising importance of new channels of giving, from purchase made from social market enterprises to social impact investing. While these movements extend the reach and appeal beyond traditional philanthropy, the result is a widening distance between donor and recipient that raises new challenges. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JKSN1; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137395610
- ISBN
- 9781137395610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.22
€ 66.22
Hardback. In the US, retirement savings are low while risk exposure is high, thus dooming many retirees to a low standard of living. This book offers straightforward solutions to build real retirement security for American families. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFD; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137395627
- ISBN
- 9781137395627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 43.25
€ 53.99
€ 43.25
Hardcover. The Future BRICS provides in depth quantitative and qualitative questions and answers about the future of the BRICS Forum as a synergistic economic alliance and is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the ongoing international debate about the economic future and sustainability of the emerging markets in general. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FKA; 1FPC; 1HFMS; 1KLSB; KCL; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137396433
- ISBN
- 9781137396433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.22
€ 66.22
Hardcover. After pioneering this technology and growing the market, COMSAT fell prey to changes in government policy and to its own lack of entrepreneurial talent. The author explores the factors which contributed to this rise and fall of COMSAT. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNTT; TJKS; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137396914
- ISBN
- 9781137396914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.97
€ 127.97
Hardcover. A comparative study of diplomatic transformations in the modern era with an emphasis on the creative qualities of diplomats. Num Pages: 74 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; 3J; J. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137397324
- ISBN
- 9781137397324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.56
€ 65.56
Hardcover. This book analyzes the foreign policy decision-making processes of Presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama during military intervention by way of contemporary foreign policy decision-making models (FPDMs). Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137397652
- ISBN
- 9781137397652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Hardcover. The book provides a fresh perspective on the shifting media landscape within Washington DC, re-evaluating journalist-source relationships, the power dynamic within the media corps, and the ways in which technology have changed the description of DC political news - detailing the ways in which media relationships are changing within Washington DC. Num Pages: 204 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 3JM; JFD; JFFS; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137398598
- ISBN
- 9781137398598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34
Hardcover. The book discussed how contemporary political campaigns are increasingly sensitive to candidate-centered appeals, analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of their own candidate to determine how their personalities, backgrounds, and likability and background fit into a campaign narrative, theme, and issue agenda. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF; JPHL; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137398604
- ISBN
- 9781137398604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Hardback. Three days after September 11, 2001, Congress passed an unprecedented authorization of the use of military force (AUMF 2001) that remains in force today. As the theatre of operation against terrorism changes, the applicability and legality of the AUMF 2001 is under increasing scrutiny - giving way to academic discussion over its current status. Num Pages: 141 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPV; JPWL; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 141
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137398628
- ISBN
- 9781137398628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.16
€ 66.16
Hardcover. Canadian Historical Writing presents an archaeology of contemporary Canadian historical writing within the theory and practice of historiography. Drawing on international debates within the fields of literary studies and history, the book focuses on the roles played by time, evidence, and interpretation in defining the historical. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137398888
- ISBN
- 9781137398888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.30
€ 66.30
Hardcover. In film, the femme fatale has long been constructed as a beautiful heterosexual Caucasian woman. Da Silva shows the need to incorporate diverse ethnic groups and male homosexuals into the range of "femmes" fatales and examines how the Brazilian representations cross gender, race, and class and offer alternatives to the dominant Hollywood model. Num Pages: 222 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137399205
- ISBN
- 9781137399205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.39
€ 67.39