Defence strategy, planning & research
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Defence strategy, planning & research
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
€ 122.94
€ 122.94
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
€ 152.65
€ 152.65
Hardcover. Everyday Occupations engages visual culture and the ethnography of space, satire and parody, poetry and political critique to examine militarization as it is wielded as a cultural and political tool, and as it is experienced as a material form of violence and symbolic domination. Editor(s): Visweswaran, Kamala. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; JPVH; JWK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 30. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812244878
- ISBN
- 9780812244878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.86
€ 97.86
William A. Taylor illustrates how army leaders failed to adapt their strategy to the political realities of the day and underscores the delicate balance in American democracy between civilian and military control of strategy. This story is vital because of the ultimate outcome of the failure of the UMT initiative: the birth of the Cold War draft. Series: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTW; JPH; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623491468
- ISBN
- 9781623491468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.75
€ 51.99
€ 43.75
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
€ 63.54
€ 63.54
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
€ 123.36
€ 123.36
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
€ 122.73
€ 122.73
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
€ 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
€ 122.49
€ 122.49
Paperback. EU security governance provides the first comprehensive treatment of the EU as a security actor. It covers four dimensions of security - assurance, prevention, compellance and protection - that range from military interventions to state-building efforts to internal security in the age of terrorism. Num Pages: 304 pages, Tables, black & white|Line drawings, unspecified. BIC Classification: JPSN2; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719074691
- ISBN
- 9780719074691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.52
€ 39.52
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
€ 63.43
€ 63.43
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€ 13.27
€ 17.99
€ 13.27
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
€ 159.41
€ 159.41
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
€ 68.44
€ 68.44
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
€ 139.33€ 96.54
€ 139.33
€ 96.54
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
€ 63.74
€ 63.74
Emerging Cognitive Neuroscience and Related Technologies
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paperback. Explores various specific research areas that have implications for US national security, and should therefore be monitored consistently by the intelligence community. This book is suitable for the health industry, the military, and those with a vested interest in technologies such as brain imaging and cognitive or physical enhancers. Num Pages: 214 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWKF; MJN; TTBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- National Academies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780309118941
- ISBN
- 9780309118941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.86€ 60.76
€ 63.86
€ 60.76
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
€ 36.99€ 27.13
€ 36.99
€ 27.13
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
€ 143.97€ 99.65
€ 143.97
€ 99.65
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWA; JWK; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691652597
- ISBN
- 9780691652597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.18
€ 147.18