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Hardback. Against prevailing views on what it means to enjoy power as individuals, cultures, or nations, this book looks at the making of cultural and national identities in modern China as building success from failure. Num Pages: 344 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBF; DSBH; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804751766
ISBN
9780804751766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Haymarket Books United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608463039
ISBN
9781608463039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.42

Paperback. Failure-to-protect policies and practices are intended to better ensure the safety and protection of children. But as this book demonstrates, these policies actually increase danger for children and for their mothers. " Editor(s): Carlton, Rosemary; Krane, Julia; Lapierre, Simon. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552665565
ISBN
9781552665565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.59

Paperback. Underscores the impossible mission that the U.S. public attempts to impose on students in schools: to contain the anger and rage that they feel toward society. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JNA; JNSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742519848
ISBN
9780742519848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.38

Hardback. Failure to Adjust presents an especially timely analysis of the trade policies of the Obama administration, and discusses how America can reassert itself as the leader in setting rules for international economic competition that would spread the benefits of global trade and investment more broadly. Series: A Council on Foreign Relations Book. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442272606
ISBN
9781442272606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.92

hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 36. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742551107
ISBN
9780742551107
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.23

Paperback. Valens will always be remembered for his spectacular defeat and death at the hands of the Goths in the Battle of Adrianople. This singular misfortune won him a front-row seat among history's great losers. This book presents the biography of the Roman emperor Valens and his troubled reign (AD 364-78). Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 476 pages, 21 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283893
ISBN
9780520283893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Uses the FNO framework for action to guide school leaders on how to create a high performing school. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781452268279
ISBN
9781452268279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.22

Hardback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: JNF; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 907.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Independent Institute,U.S. United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598132120
ISBN
9781598132120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: JNF; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Independent Institute,U.S. United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598132137
ISBN
9781598132137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.17

Paperback. Failing to Protect explains why the respect in which the UN is held is not matched by admiration for its practical attempts to safeguard human rights. The book shows how certain countries and political blocs manipulate and undermine the UN's human rights efforts and argues for urgent and radical reform at the international level. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JPSN1; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044097
ISBN
9781849044097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.47

Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Energy. Num Pages: 110 pages, 34 colour illustrations, 34 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPW; KCX; KNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 191.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319478142
ISBN
9783319478142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.20

Paperback. 'Unique.' Edward W. Said Leading Harvard scholar chronicles 20 years of conflict in Gaza. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745322346
ISBN
9780745322346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 25.13

Hardcover. The original 1944 G I Bill holds a special place in the American imagination. This book takes the story of veterans' politics beyond the 1944 G I Bill as he seeks to uncover the reasons why Vietnam veterans were less well compensated than their predecessors. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814724873
ISBN
9780814724873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.48

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817913649
ISBN
9780817913649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479843138
ISBN
9781479843138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. The United States asserts the right to use military force against 'failed states' around the globe. Offering an examination of America, this title argues that America shares features with many of the regimes it insists are failing and constitute a danger to their neighbours. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141023038
ISBN
9780141023038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Considers the phenomenon of state failure and asks how the international community might better detect signs of state decay at an early stage and devise legally and politically legitimate responses. Editor(s): Trauschweizer, Ingo; Miner, Steven Merritt. Series: Baker Series in Peace and Conflict Stud. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; GTJ; HBG; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821420911
ISBN
9780821420911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. The main aim of this book is to explain how mainly American, but also British, policy makers have planned and largely managed to create an international order in their own image, the 'New World Order'. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JPF; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719074622
ISBN
9780719074622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.97

Hardcover. Seeks to explain why law enforcement resists science Num Pages: 269 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JKV; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814790557
ISBN
9780814790557
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.11

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