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Defence strategy, planning & research

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Defence strategy, planning & research

Hardcover. This book challenges the widely held assumption that a nuclear-armed Iran would provoke a proliferation cascade in the Middle East. Arguing that a domino effect is by no means inevitable, the authors set out a number of policy measures that could be enacted by the international community to reduce this risk. Num Pages: 135 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPRB; JPS; JPSF; JWK; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137369802
ISBN
9781137369802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.06

Hardcover. An engaging assessment of the theoretical debates on the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). The contributions to this volume bring together sophisticated theoretical frameworks and extensive empirical research. Pluralistic in its approach, the volume emphasizes the role of conceptual diversity for better explaining the EU's CSDP. Editor(s): Kurowska, Xymena; Breuer, Fabian. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPSN2; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230277830
ISBN
9780230277830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.51

hardcover. Concerns Europe's apparent inability to cope with the complex international environment. Why does the Union fail to create a workable (sound) Common Foreign and Security policy? Five explanations for Euro-paralysis are considered in this work. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QFE; JPSN2; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
Edition
1998th Edition
SKU
V9780333730409
ISBN
9780333730409
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.07

Hardcover. Everyday security threats explores public perceptions of security threats in contemporary Britain, using data from extensive fieldwork and drawing on perspectives from International Relations, security studies and political psychology. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 black & white illustration, 8 graphs, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719096068
ISBN
9780719096068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.94

Paperback. This book shows how France and Britain are leaders in EU security and defence policy, explaining why both states need each other in this policy area. The lack of relevant military capacity in Europe today implies that the US favours a strong EU in this field. The paperback provides an update on the EU's position as an international security actor. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 247 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPSN2; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137307620
ISBN
9781137307620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.13

Hardcover. The development of a European security architecture comprising NATO, the EU, WEU, and the OSCE is covered in this book, providing a critical account of the re-projection, and redefinition of western values and institutions, in the post-Cold War era. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333719268
ISBN
9780333719268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.51

Hardback. The end of the Cold War has seen renewed enthusiasm for security institutions in Europe. Yet they failed to prevent post-communist conflicts, most notably Yugoslavia. This study offers a critical assessment of ongoing institutional changes and an analysis of the agenda for the future. Editor(s): Carnovale, Marco. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPSN2; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333632109
ISBN
9780333632109
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.85

Paperback. With the development in the 13th century of co-operative tactics using crossbowmen and heavy spearmen, circumstance began to arise in which the charge by Muslim horse-archers, and then by European armoured knights, could be defied. This book traces these and other examples of this 'jerky' and uneven process through its regional differences. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBLC1; HBW; JWD; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 178 x 5. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849087391
ISBN
9781849087391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.04

Hardcover. Num Pages: 157 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JPWL; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Nova Biomedical
Number of pages
157
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KMB0000032
ISBN
9781590338803
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 28.87

Hardcover. Investigates the degree to which a new "Cold Divide" separates Europe, by placing NATO/Russian relations within the wider context of post-Cold War political, social and economic divisions in Europe. Editor(s): Carr, Fergus. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPH; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333674345
ISBN
9780333674345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.61

Paperback. Although the authors believe that the level of conventional and nuclear forces in Europe should and will be reduced, they do not consider that the military instrument will have lost all of its value in European political affairs. They still see a need to be prepared for tension and conflict. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPS; JWK; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 311.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333513613
ISBN
9780333513613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.01

Paperback. Offers an account of how the tide was turned against the Nazis by the Allies in the Second World War. This book reveals the role of the problem-solvers and middle-men who made it happen - like Major-General Perry Hobart, who invented the 'funny tanks' which flattened the D-Day beaches. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 pp b/w inset. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141036090
ISBN
9780141036090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Series: Homeland Security Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white halftones, 21 tables. BIC Classification: JPWL; JWK; KNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598888164
ISBN
9781598888164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 167.05

Paperback. Political thinkers and scientists write on nuclear weapons and war in the 21st century, including Mikhail Gorbachev, Robert McNamara, ex-US Defence Secretary and Nobel Peace Laureate Joseph Rotblat, the only scientist to resign from the Manhattan Project, where the first nuclear weapons were made. Editor(s): Bruce, Maxwell. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSF; JWK; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 267.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333774823
ISBN
9780333774823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.23

Hardback. Editor(s): Thaler, William M. Num Pages: 162 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 187 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594541391
ISBN
9781594541391
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.57
€ 98.71

Hardback. The proliferation of advanced militarily relevant technologies in the Asia-Pacific over the past few decades has been a significant, and perhaps even alarming, development. This volume addresses how such technologies may affect military capabilities and military advantage in the region. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; JWKT; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137461278
ISBN
9781137461278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.37

Paperback. The overseas basing of troops has been a central pillar of American military strategy since World War II - and a controversial one. This book provides a historical and comparative context needed to understand what is at stake in overseas basing. It gives case studies of American bases in Japan, Italy, Turkey, the Philippines, and Spain. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134635
ISBN
9780691134635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardcover. Editor(s): Elsworth, Adam T. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w photos, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JWK; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607418023
ISBN
9781607418023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.33
€ 101.89

Paperback. Governments have at their disposal many economic instruments to promote national security, such as sanctions, foreign aid, international trade, international finance and laws blocking funds for international terrorism. This book examines the use of theses economic policies and addresses how best to measure their effectiveness. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JWK; KCC; KCLF; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230110625
ISBN
9780230110625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 94.57

Paperback. The East Sussex coastline has always been Britain's frontline defence against invasion. This title takes us to each of these sites (approximately 200 in total), describing what is to be seen today and their history. Num Pages: 176 pages, 100 illustrations 25 colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; HBW; JWK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752441702
ISBN
9780752441702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.04

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