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Paperback. Exposes the fact that slavery remains widespread in Sudan and is not grounded in the current civil war but on old prejudices between the Muslim north and the Christian south. "A shocking account of Sudanese slavery."-Crime & Justice International Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812217629
- ISBN
- 9780812217629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.80
€ 36.99
€ 35.80
Paperback. Constructs the complex decisionmaking process attending the break-up of Pakistan and the subsequent war between India and Pakistan. This title includes data derived from interviews with principal players in each of the countries involved - Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh - including Indira Gandhi and leaders of the Awami League in Bangladesh. Num Pages: 350 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKB; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520076655
- ISBN
- 9780520076655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.84
€ 38.99
€ 27.84
hardcover. In the late autumn of 1864, Sherman's troops cut a four-week long path of terror through Georgia. The March to the Sea shocked Georgians from Atlanta to Savannah. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 152 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780842028509
- ISBN
- 9780842028509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.38
€ 145.38
Paperback. In the late autumn of 1864, Sherman's troops cut a four-week long path of terror through Georgia. The March to the Sea shocked Georgians from Atlanta to Savannah. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 152 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842028516
- ISBN
- 9780842028516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.12
€ 48.12
Paperback. Editor(s): Newitt, Professor Malyn. Series: Lost & Found: Classic Travel Writing S. Num Pages: 256 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JH; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 133. .
- Publisher
- Non Basic Stock Line
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904955696
- ISBN
- 9781904955696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.55
€ 19.99
€ 19.55
Paperback. Explores how various government leaders assess the cost of war in terms of domestic politics and their own postwar fates. This book develops the argument that two sides will wage war until both gain sufficient knowledge of the other's strengths and weaknesses so as to agree on the probable outcome of continued war. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 line illus., 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1DVUA; HBG; HBJD; HBWN; JPA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691049441
- ISBN
- 9780691049441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.64
€ 52.92
€ 41.64
Hardback. On 9 July 2011, South Sudan became an independent state after more than half a century of civil conflict wrought with human rights abuse. The post-colonial history of Sudan has been characterised by two Civil Wars which have highlighted questions of national and regional identity in the post-colonial period. Series: International Library of African Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLX; HBWS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 28. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780762272
- ISBN
- 9781780762272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.89€ 135.20
€ 152.89
€ 135.20
hardcover. The hostilities that saw the break-up of Tito's Yugoslavia ravaged the Balkans and generated some of the most tragic episodes in modern history. War and Peace in the Balkans explores the history of the conflict and its themes from an insider's perspective. Series: International Library of War Studies. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; HBJD; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850438892
- ISBN
- 9781850438892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.75
€ 69.75
Paperback. * The first book to focus on war and peace in the ancient world. * Takes a global perspective, covering a large number of early civilizations, from China, India and West Asia, through the Mediterranean to the Americas. Series: Ancient World: Comparative Histories. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 247 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405145268
- ISBN
- 9781405145268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 53.83
€ 53.99
€ 53.83
Hardback. * The first book to focus on war and peace in the ancient world. * Takes a global perspective, covering a large number of early civilizations, from China, India and West Asia, through the Mediterranean to the Americas. Series: Ancient World: Comparative Histories. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405145251
- ISBN
- 9781405145251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.79
€ 121.79
Paperback. War and Peace in Islam: The Uses and Abuses of Jihad aims to reveal the real meaning of jihad and to rectify many of the misunderstandings that surround both it and Islam's relation with the 'Other'. Editor(s): Muhammad, Ghazi Bin; Kalin, Ibrahim; Kamali, Mohammad Hashim. Num Pages: 548 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 35. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- Islamic Texts Society
- Number of pages
- 548
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903682838
- ISBN
- 9781903682838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.23
€ 33.99
€ 24.23
Paperback. John Keegan concentrates in this book on significant war themes: the impact of war on the 20th century and the forms it has taken; the origin of war in human nature and history; the adoption and use of war by states as an instrument of policy; and the experience of war by individuals. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; HB; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0000311
- ISBN
- 9780712665667
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In the first full-length study of Japan in the Great War, Dickinson highlights the profound impact of the events of 1914-19 on Japan and argues that the war and the collapse of Japan's model, Imperial Germany, aggravated a tumultuous Japanese domestic debate over national identity that generated a drive for national power in the 1930s. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 396 pages, 21ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJF; HBJF; HBWN; JPH; JWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005075
- ISBN
- 9780674005075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.41
€ 27.99
€ 24.41
Hardback. This comprehensive introduction to the study of war and genocide presents a disturbing case that the potential for slaughter is deeply rooted in the political, economic, social and ideological relations of the modern world. Most accounts of war and genocide treat them as separate phenomena. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; HBG; HBLW; HBTZ; JFFE; JHBA; JPA; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745619064
- ISBN
- 9780745619064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.81
€ 71.81
Paperback. Goldstein explains the exclusion of women from combat across history and cultures. Num Pages: 540 pages, 44 b/w illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSJ1; JHMC; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 37. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521001809
- ISBN
- 9780521001809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.57
€ 41.99
€ 39.57
Hardback. The Honganji branch of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism was a powerhouse that exercised its military will by fanning violent uprisings of ikko ikki, loosely structured "leagues of one mind". This title looks at the complex and often contradictory relationship between these ikko leagues and the Honganji institution. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 275 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HRE; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674025097
- ISBN
- 9780674025097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.31
€ 44.99
€ 37.31
Hardback. A study of US imperialism that argues America's leaders have chosen to go to war for influence and power ever since the declaration of independence. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745327655
- ISBN
- 9780745327655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.96€ 82.07
€ 99.96
€ 82.07
Paperback. Alongside war, there has always been diplomacy; alongside the warlord, the diplomat seeking a nonmilitary solution. Diplomatic efforts have shortened some of our worst wars and exacerbated others. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps, charts, tables. BIC Classification: HBG; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574889444
- ISBN
- 9781574889444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.27
€ 30.99
€ 27.27
Hardback. Editor(s): Minear, Richard H. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742568136
- ISBN
- 9780742568136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.05
€ 146.05
Hardback. In this latest addition to the War & Conflict Through the Ages series, Brian Sandberg offers a truly global examination of the intersections between war, culture, and society in the early modern period. Series: War and Conflict Through the Ages. Num Pages: 374 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBLH; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745646022
- ISBN
- 9780745646022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.06
€ 78.06