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Paperback. An invaluable and comprehensive collection of US infantry weapons of WW2. Num Pages: 192 pages, 250 B&W plates, 8/16 of Colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 249 x 13. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473827226
ISBN
9781473827226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.14

Hardcover. Offers a study of US independent films marginalised in and by the rise of 'indie' culture. This book develops an expanded understanding of US 'indie' film culture. It also identifies the contribution of a community of US 'indie' filmmakers and actors, with a particular emphasis on women practitioners. Editor(s): Perkins, Claire; Verevis, Constantine. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JM; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748692446
ISBN
9780748692446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.86
€ 103.24

Hardcover. Was the Bush administration was successful in legitimating its preferences with habeas corpus, torture, and extraordinary rendition? As American transforms in the post-Bush era, scholars have begun to assess the post-9/11 period in American foreign and domestic policy, asking difficult questions regarding torture and human rights. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137363213
ISBN
9781137363213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.24

Hardback. Editor(s): Montagne, Bruno. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Number of pages
150
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628083644
ISBN
9781628083644
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.71
€ 128.36

Hardback. This book argues that while the USA was instrumental in establishing the "idea" of human rights as a dominant theme in international relations, powerful economic and political interests succeeded in ensuring that a strong international regime for the protection of human rights did not emerge. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333637968
ISBN
9780333637968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.87

Paperback. Versatile warships, the heavy cruisers of the Baltimore class, and their successors in the Oregon City and Des Moines classes, commonly acted as carrier escorts throughout World War II, but also performed bombardment duties in support of amphibious landings. This is a guide to the US' heavy cruiser classes. Illustrator(s): Wright, Paul. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW; HBW; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 186 x 5. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782006329
ISBN
9781782006329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

Hardcover. Why has the US proven unable to enact a foreign policy of restraint in the post-Cold War era? For all but a brief period in the 1990s, US foreign policy is marked by an assertive appearance despite relative hegemony. This book examines the causes and impact of US foreign policy - measuring its successes, pitfalls, and what the future has in store. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137364630
ISBN
9781137364630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.35

Paperback. Exposes the power of pro-Israeli lobby groups in US politics. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JPS; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745322582
ISBN
9780745322582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.57

Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, 13 colour illustrations, 13 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319453262
ISBN
9783319453262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.53

Paperback. This engaging teaching text on United States foreign policy interprets the foreign policy decision-making process through the lens of political debate and exchange. It introduces historical developments and theories of U.S. foreign policy and features critical analysis of contemporary trends in U.S. Series: Principles of Political Science. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444331004
ISBN
9781444331004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.12

Hardcover. The book has three objectives: to expose students to the ways different US presidents handled major foreign policy making problems; to test the explanatory value of alternative decision-making models; And to reintroduce students to a wide range of critical US foreign policy issues. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137294852
ISBN
9781137294852
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.43

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

€ 67.39

Hardcover. US Foreign Policy and the Modernization of Iran examines the evolution of US-Iranian relations during the presidencies of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard M. Nixon. It demonstrates how successive administrations struggled to exert influence over the Shah of Iran's regime domestic and foreign policy. Series: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137482204
ISBN
9781137482204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.32

Hardcover. This book provides a fresh perspective on the origins of the confrontation between the US and Iran. It demonstrates that, contrary to the claims of Iran's leaders, there was no instinctive American hostility towards the Revolution, and explains why many assumptions guiding US policy were inappropriate for dealing with the new reality in Iran. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137329868
ISBN
9781137329868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.13

Paperback. Analyzing the strategic underpinnings of hegemony, this book offers insights into the links between military and commercial power as it charts the rise of a historical rarity: the incidental superpower. It is suitable for students and general readers as well as scholars. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 figure, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626160910
ISBN
9781626160910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.69

Hardcover. This book argues that the uniqueness of US regulation derives from its success in promoting four principles of competitive fairness that US players demand from financial markets. An understanding of the evolution of US regulation, including recent reform, is also included. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFS; KCP; LNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 501.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333770863
ISBN
9780333770863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.57

Paperback. US Environmental Policy provides a comprehensive look at the creation, implementation, and evaluation of environmental policy, which is of particular importance in an era of congressional gridlock. Num Pages: 250 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPA; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137482099
ISBN
9781137482099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.44

Hardback. Environmental issues in the USA are more important now than ever before. The devastation inflicted by Hurricane Katrina and Deepwater Horizon, as well as growing evidence of global warming, highlight a nation caught in environmental crisis. This book includes 14 illustrations showing environmental destruction both real and imagined. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514. Inviting Doomsday. 256 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. Environmental issues in the USA are more important now than ever before. The devastation inflicted by Hurricane Katrina and Deepwater Horizon, as well as growing evidence of global warming, highlight a nation caught in environmental crisis. This book includes 14 illustrations showing environmental destruction both real and imagined. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RN. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 25. Weight: 506.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748622634
ISBN
9780748622634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.86
€ 103.50

Paperback. Environmental issues in the USA are more important now than ever before. The devastation inflicted by Hurricane Katrina and Deepwater Horizon, as well as growing evidence of global warming, highlight a nation caught in environmental crisis. This book includes 14 illustrations showing environmental destruction both real and imagined. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 374. Inviting Doomsday. 256 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. Environmental issues in the USA are more important now than ever before. The devastation inflicted by Hurricane Katrina and Deepwater Horizon, as well as growing evidence of global warming, highlight a nation caught in environmental crisis. This book includes 14 illustrations showing environmental destruction both real and imagined. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RN. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight: 374.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748622641
ISBN
9780748622641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.47

Paperback. This new edition of "Elections USA" offers a thorough account of the electoral process at all levels and in all branches of American government, placing the issues in context. The book also provides details of other related themes including the history and nature of American political parties. Series: Politics Today. Num Pages: 256 pages, tables, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UA) A / AS level; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404. Like new, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KSG0001389
ISBN
9780719045080
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages, 8 black & white tables, 16 black & white halftones, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 250 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138657649
ISBN
9781138657649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.80

Paperback. The Forrestal class (Forrestal, Saratoga, Ranger, and Independence) was the first completed class of US Navy supercarriers, so-named for their 25 percent size increase over the World War II-era carriers such as the Midway class, and the strength of their air wings. This title deals with this topic. Illustrator(s): Wright, Paul. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTW; JWMV2; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 245 x 3. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782003809
ISBN
9781782003809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. Editor(s): Humphries, Marc. Num Pages: 60 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KC; KNBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 108.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
60
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594540479
ISBN
9781594540479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 34.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 273 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JKSR; JPS; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349949991
ISBN
9781349949991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.00

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