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Hardback. This study on drought assessment and management first emphasizes theoretical aspects of drought assessment, management, and preparedness; it also includes a discussion of the concept of drought. It then presents case studies from Israel, India, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, the US and China. Editor(s): Wilhite, Donald A. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393375
- ISBN
- 9780792393375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.51
€ 186.51
Paperback. Most kids in the developed world finish high school--but not in the United States. More than a million drop out every year, and the numbers are rising. Dropping Out provides answers to fundamental questions: Who drops out, and why? What happens to them when they do? How can we prevent at-risk kids from short-circuiting their futures? Num Pages: 400 pages, 10 line illustrations, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNHX; JNLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066564
- ISBN
- 9780674066564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.69
€ 35.99
€ 30.69
Paperback. The port city of Liverpool, England, is home to one of the oldest Black communities in Britain. This title analyzes how this worldly origin story supports an avowedly local Black politic and identity. It also examines the rise and consequent dilemmas of Black identity. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691115634
- ISBN
- 9780691115634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.49
€ 52.99
€ 37.49
Paperback. Leading authorities write on the complex--and sometimes controversial--history, politics, and culture of rap and hip hop Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGP; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566393621
- ISBN
- 9781566393621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.80
€ 40.99
€ 35.80
paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Hazelden Trade
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781592851614
- ISBN
- 9781592851614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 15.42
€ 26.99
€ 15.42
Paperback. The drone revolution has already changed warfare, and will soon become a commonplace tool in a civilian context too. It is clear that drone technology is here to stay. Drones: What Everyone Needs to Know explains how the revolution happened, what its current contours are, and where we might be headed next. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JP; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190235352
- ISBN
- 9780190235352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.77
€ 17.99
€ 16.77
Hardcover. Presenting a conversation among leading scholars in the areas of international legal standards, counter-terrorism strategy, humanitarian law, and the ethics of force, this book takes an account of American drone campaigns and the developing legal, ethical, and strategic implications of way of warfare. Editor(s): Cortright, David; Fairhurst, Rachel; Wall, Kristen. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 halftone, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWK; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226258058
- ISBN
- 9780226258058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.55€ 77.70
€ 94.55
€ 77.70
Hardcover. BIC Classification: HBW; JPS; JPWL; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 140 x 25. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784538309
- ISBN
- 9781784538309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.24
€ 72.24
hardcover. Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015 One of the most significant and controversial developments in contemporary warfare is the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly referred to as drones. Series: War and Conflict in the Modern World. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: JPS; JWMV3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745680989
- ISBN
- 9780745680989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.78
€ 58.78
paperback. Drawing on philosophical debate, moral lessons from Greek mythology and transcripts of conversations between drone operators, this book re-evaluates the socio-political impact of drone warfare on the world - and its people. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPSL; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 182 x 110 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241970348
- ISBN
- 9780241970348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.75
€ 12.99
€ 9.75
Paperback. Editor(s): Rudaski, Erik. Num Pages: 121 pages. BIC Classification: JWXV. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 7. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631175428
- ISBN
- 9781631175428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.72€ 57.58
€ 82.72
€ 57.58
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 174 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783322958914
- ISBN
- 9783322958914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34
Paperback / so. Series: Perspektiven Kritischer Sozialer Arbeit. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JKSN; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531179940
- ISBN
- 9783531179940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.71
€ 57.71
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810034038
- ISBN
- 9783810034038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.17
€ 67.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 218 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JM; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 355.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540525820
- ISBN
- 9783540525820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.58
€ 77.58
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531116891
- ISBN
- 9783531116891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810018007
- ISBN
- 9783810018007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.52
€ 72.52
Paperback / so. Series: Focus Soziale Arbeit. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810031808
- ISBN
- 9783810031808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.83
€ 46.83
Paperback. The Berlin Wall was the symbol of the Cold War. This book tells the behind-the-scenes story of the communists' decision to build the Wall in 1961. It portrays the different approaches favored by the East Germans and the Soviets to stop the exodus of refugees to West Germany. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 368 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 1DVU; 3JJPG; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124285
- ISBN
- 9780691124285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.09€ 46.16
€ 59.09
€ 46.16
Hardcover. Strategies for long-term social impact This important new book illustrates how to create the social breakthroughs needed to solve urgent global threats such as poverty, disease, and hunger. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; KJVX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470922415
- ISBN
- 9780470922415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.57
€ 25.99
€ 23.57