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Hardcover. Exploring volunteering as a characteristic of modern wars, this book examines why individuals go to war. It studies the motivations, social backgrounds and military experiences of war volunteers in a wide range of conflicts since the French Revolution, and helps to interpret the relationship between war and society in modern times. Editor(s): Kruger, Christine G.; Levsen, Sonja. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBW; JWT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230228054
- ISBN
- 9780230228054
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.28
€ 150.28
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780394751726
- ISBN
- 9780075416524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.71
€ 23.99
€ 20.71
Paperback. This is a study of Arab writers such as Ghada al-Samman, Hanan al-Shaikh, Emily Nasrallah and Etel Adnan. It presents a constructive literary approach to the ravages of the civil war in the Lebanon. The ways in which women's consciousness is awakened in terms of female liberation is a theme. Num Pages: 228 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FBL; DSBH; HBJF1; HBW; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815603771
- ISBN
- 9780815603771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.76
€ 24.76
Hardcover. Explains how, before entering World War I, the United States sought a way to avoid the enormous cost of providing injured soldiers with pensions, which it had done since the Revolutionary War. This title includes a story that culminates in the postwar establishment of the Veteran's Administration. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JWJ; MQV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226482538
- ISBN
- 9780226482538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.12€ 79.61
€ 95.12
€ 79.61
Paperback. With US soldiers stationed around the world and engaged in multiple conflicts, Americans will be forced for the foreseeable future to come to terms with those permanently disabled in battle. This book explains how, before entering World War I, the United States sought a way to avoid the enormous cost of providing injured soldiers with pensions. Num Pages: 300 pages, 20 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWN; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226143354
- ISBN
- 9780226143354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608466917
- ISBN
- 9781608466917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.70
€ 52.99
€ 44.70
Hardback. This volume examines the impact of the wars in the Atlantic world between 1770 and 1830, focusing both on the military, economic, political, social and cultural demobilization that occurred immediately at their end, and their long-term legacy and memory. Editor(s): Forrest, Alan; Hagemann, Karen; Rowe, Michael. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 434 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 675.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 434
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137406484
- ISBN
- 9781137406484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.92
€ 106.92
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Compromise After Conflict. Num Pages: 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBJF; JKV; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319563237
- ISBN
- 9783319563237
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.54
€ 195.54
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784993498
- ISBN
- 9781784993498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.04
€ 27.04
Paperback. The imperial warfare of the period 1770-1830, including the American wars of independence and the Napoleonic wars, affected every continent. Covering southern India, the Caribbean, North and South America, and southern Africa, this volume explores the impact of revolutionary wars and how people's identities were shaped by their experiences. Editor(s): Bessel, Richard; Guyatt, Nicholas; Rendall, J. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBJD1; HBJF; HBJH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349311088
- ISBN
- 9781349311088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardcover. The imperial warfare of the period 1770-1830, including the American wars of independence and the Napoleonic wars, affected every continent. Covering southern India, the Caribbean, North and South America, and southern Africa, this volume explores the impact of revolutionary wars and how people's identities were shaped by their experiences. Editor(s): Bessel, Richard; Guyatt, Nicholas; Rendall, Jane. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBG; HBLL; HBW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230229891
- ISBN
- 9780230229891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.24
€ 128.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMC; DSB; HBTZ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816670970
- ISBN
- 9780816670970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardback. This is the first book to systematically integrate 'Jack Tar,' the common seaman, into the cultural history of modern Britain, treating him not as an occasional visitor from the ocean, but as an important part of national life. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230615915
- ISBN
- 9780230615915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Paperback. Presents and analyses fatwas - rulings of Islamic law - issued by religious sages and clerics on issues of war and peace in regard to the actual or future possibility of conducting a peace agreement between Muslim states and Israel. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; GTJ; HRH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 150 x 224 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194802
- ISBN
- 9781845194802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Hardcover. Differences among religious communities have motivated - and continue to motivate - many of the deadliest conflicts in human history. But how did political power and organized religion become so thoroughly intertwined? This book focuses on the "big three monotheisms" - Judaism, Islam, and Christianity - to consider such questions. Num Pages: 272 pages, 24 halftones, 2 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; HBTB; HRAM2; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226388434
- ISBN
- 9780226388434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.07€ 49.03
€ 57.07
€ 49.03
Hardback. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBW; JP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319495880
- ISBN
- 9783319495880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.60
€ 128.60
Paperback. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349390878
- ISBN
- 9781349390878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. This case study of the causes of the Thirty Years' War suggests an alternative framework to that of Absolutism, and views statebuilding as an interactive bargaining process that can engender challenges to political authority. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDU; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333572412
- ISBN
- 9780333572412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.84
€ 67.84
Hardback. Commemoration of war is done through sport on Anzac Day to remember Australia's war dead. War, Sport and the Anzac Tradition traces the creation of this sporting tradition at Gallipoli in 1915, and how it has evolved from late Victorian and Edwardian ideas of masculinity extolling prowess on the sports field as fostering prowess on the battlefield. Series: Palgrave Studies in Sport and Politics. Num Pages: 141 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBLX; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 141
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137487599
- ISBN
- 9781137487599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.13
€ 66.13
Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 11 tables, 4 maps, 15 charts. BIC Classification: HBTV; HBW; JHB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453175
- ISBN
- 9780801453175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.77
€ 140.77