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Hardcover. Calhoun examines the centuries-old paradigm of just war theory to determine whether modern 'just war' rationalizations constitute sound justifications or pro-military propaganda. Her work reveals how the practice of modern war contradicts the most basic values and principles of modern Western democracies. Series: Twenty-First Century Perspectives on War, Peace, and Human Conflict. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JPA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 225 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137294623
ISBN
9781137294623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.38

Hardcover. Proceedings of a conference held at the University of Utah in 2010. Editor(s): Yavuz, M. Hakan; Sluglett, Peter. Num Pages: 616 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 46. Weight in Grams: 952.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607811503
ISBN
9781607811503
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.66
€ 69.00

Paperback. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBW; HBWQ; JFC; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349428502
ISBN
9781349428502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.11

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

€ 98.94
€ 82.04

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
€ 37.30

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
€ 39.52

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

€ 71.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; KCBM; KCZ; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408831687
ISBN
9781408831687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.76

Paperback. Series: Klement lectures on the Civil War. Num Pages: 37 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Marquette Univ Pr
Edition
Bklt
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874623314
ISBN
9780874623314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 460 pages, 1 black & white tables, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 706.
Publisher
Routledge
Number of pages
460
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857287837
ISBN
9781857287837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; GTJ; HP; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889203600
ISBN
9780889203600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBW; HBWQ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349508334
ISBN
9781349508334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.65

Hardcover. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403902849
ISBN
9781403902849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.54

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
€ 24.37

Hardcover. Presents a thorough collection of scholarship on the often misunderstood and neglected Balkan Wars of 1912 to 1913 that contributed to the outbreak of World War I. The essays contain critical inquiries into the diverse and interconnected processes of social, economic, and political exchange that escalated into conflict. Num Pages: 900 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1361.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Utah Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
884
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607812401
ISBN
9781607812401
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.66
€ 69.20

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

Hardcover. Editor(s): Lutz, David W.; Shimiyu, Paul M.; Osengo, George Ndemo; Oguta, Opiya A. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Academica Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936320097
ISBN
9781936320097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.20
€ 90.54

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
€ 24.18

Hardback. A study of Indian foreign policy under Jawaharlal Nehru, concentrating on the fundamental questions of war and peace. Looks at Nehru's handling of the disputes over the fate of Junagadh, Hyderabad and Kashmir in 1947-48; the refugee crisis in East and West Bengal in 1950; the Kashmir crisis in 1951; and the boundary dispute with China 1949-62. Num Pages: 382 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2010th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230242159
ISBN
9780230242159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.84

hardcover. The book traces the end of hostilities and the laboured negotiations towards peace and elections in Mozambique. The motivations of the guerrilla movement and government are examined, as well as international responses. The lessons for conflict resolution and peacekeeping for Africa and beyond are discussed. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; GTJ; HBJH; JPSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1998th Edition
SKU
V9780333681350
ISBN
9780333681350
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.39

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