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Paperback. The apparently excellent safety record with nuclear weapons has led scholars, policy-makers, and the public alike to believe that nuclear arsenals can serve as a secure deterrent for the foreseeable future. This book challenges such optimism. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 302 pages, 8 figs. 5 tables. BIC Classification: GTJ; JWMN; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691021010
- ISBN
- 9780691021010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.00€ 42.47
€ 53.00
€ 42.47
Paperback. Diversity plays a different role in a complex system than it does in an equilibrium system, where it often produces variation around the mean for performance measures. Offering an introduction to the role of diversity in complex adaptive systems, this title shows how diversity happens, how it is maintained, and how it affects complex systems. Series: Primers in Complex Systems. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 line illus. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691137674
- ISBN
- 9780691137674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 21.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Lyons Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762780969
- ISBN
- 9780762780969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.95
€ 18.99
€ 15.95
Hardback. As the 2012 presidential campaign begins: Profiles of twelve men who have run for the presidency and lost, but who, even in defeat, have had a greater impact on American history than many of those who have served as president-from Henry Clay to Stephen Douglas, William Jennings Bryan to Al Gore-Plus, mini-profiles on 22 "honorable mentions." Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 32. Weight in Grams: 39.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762763788
- ISBN
- 9780762763788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.03
€ 27.99
€ 22.03
Hardback. From the author of Almost President, the first dual biography and side-by-side political analysis of our oldest president and our youngest president, the Republican and Democratic spiritual leaders, born only six years apart, yet separated in the Oval Office by twenty years, the most influential Presidents of the past 50 years. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 42.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762781447
- ISBN
- 9780762781447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.27
€ 31.99
€ 24.27
Paperback. From the author of Almost President, the first dual biography and side-by-side political analysis of our oldest president and our youngest president, the Republican and Democratic spiritual leaders, born only six years apart, yet separated in the Oval Office by twenty years, the most influential presidents of the past 50 years. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 28. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762788583
- ISBN
- 9780762788583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.63
€ 20.99
€ 20.63
Hardcover. Editor(s): Fechner, Scott; Thayer, Rina. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JNKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 183 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781622579686
- ISBN
- 9781622579686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.64€ 158.03
€ 229.64
€ 158.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349442294
- ISBN
- 9781349442294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.88
€ 65.88
Hardback. This issue of Political Power and Social Theory explores the changes in science associated with the rise of neoliberalism since the 1970s. The collected papers together chart an important theoretical agenda for future research in the study of sciencesociety relations in the contemporary era. Editor(s): Frickel, Scott (Asst. Professor of Sociology, Tulane University, USA); Hess, David J. Series: Political Power and Social Theory. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783506682
- ISBN
- 9781783506682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.81
€ 135.81
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- None ed.
- SKU
- V9780813534138
- ISBN
- 9780813534138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.63
€ 41.99
€ 37.63
paperback. This book traces the intertwined histories of disaster experts-specialists in predicting the unpredictable and managing the unmanageable-revealing how their interdisciplinary research and practices over the past century have shaped modern America. Series: The City in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 360 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; GPQD; JFFC; RNR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222463
- ISBN
- 9780812222463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.28
€ 36.99
€ 34.28
Paperback. This timely book explores how changing territorial politics are impacting on social citizenship rights across the UK. Editor(s): Greer, Scott L. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420350
- ISBN
- 9781847420350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.98
€ 40.99
€ 38.98
Hardcover. A history of French homosexuals since 1942 in the interconnected realms of law, politics and the media, with a focus on the complex relationship between French republican values and the possibilities they have offered for change in each of these three spheres. Num Pages: 175 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230221055
- ISBN
- 9780230221055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.45
€ 127.45
Hardcover. Pulling together the most salient, current issues in the field today, The Handbook of Gangs provides a significant assessment by leading scholars of key topics related to gangs, gang members, and responses to gangs. Editor(s): Decker, Scott H.; Pyrooz, David C. Series: Wiley Handbooks in Criminology and Criminal Justice. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 176 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1040.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118726877
- ISBN
- 9781118726877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 218.43
€ 218.43
Hardcover. Editor(s): Harden, Scott T. Num Pages: 104 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600212536
- ISBN
- 9781600212536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.53€ 126.58
€ 182.53
€ 126.58
Paperback. The verb "declutter" has not yet made it into the Oxford English Dictionary, but its ever-increasing usage suggests that it's only a matter of time. The author finds that both the idea of organization and the role of the clutterologist are deeply ingrained in our culture, and that there is a fine line between clutter and deviance in America. Num Pages: 208 pages, 24 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCD; JMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 9. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226171715
- ISBN
- 9780226171715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. Asking us to look beyond the cities on the coasts, this title draws a different map, tracking how rural queers have responded to this myopic mindset. Interweaving a wide range of disciplines - art, media, literature, performance, and fashion studies - it develops a critique of how metronormativity saturates LGBTQ politics, artwork, and criticism. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; JFSF; JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814737194
- ISBN
- 9780814737194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.98
€ 32.99
€ 29.98
Hardcover. The verb "declutter" has not yet made it into the Oxford English Dictionary, but its ever-increasing usage suggests that it's only a matter of time. The author finds that both the idea of organization and the role of the clutterologist are deeply ingrained in our culture, and that there is a fine line between clutter and deviance in America. Num Pages: 208 pages, 24 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCD; JMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226171685
- ISBN
- 9780226171685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.22€ 79.61
€ 94.22
€ 79.61
Paperback. Here, Scott Herring studies work on American National Parks from a wide spectrum of creative minds, from early figures such as Muir and Thomas Moran to later observers of the parks such as Ansel Adams, Sylvia Plath, Edward Abbey, and Rick Bass. Series: Under the Sign of Nature: Explorations in Ecocriticism. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813922577
- ISBN
- 9780813922577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.36
€ 34.36
Paperback. Horton argues that the rise of the National Security State is stabbing at the heart of American democracy. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JPWL; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Avalon Publishing Group United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568585178
- ISBN
- 9781568585178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.66
€ 23.99
€ 16.66