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Hardcover. Wolfendale argues that the prevalence of military torture is linked to military training methods that cultivate the psychological dispositions connected to crimes of obedience. While these methods are used, the military has no credible claim to professional status. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPVH; JWX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230001824
- ISBN
- 9780230001824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. This book argues that the prevalence of military torture is linked to military training methods that cultivate the psychological dispositions connected to crimes of obedience. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349280162
- ISBN
- 9781349280162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.97
€ 126.97
Hardback. Looks at the relationship between torture and colonial domination through a examination of the French army's coercive tactics during the Algerian war from 1954 to 1962. This book presents an anatomy of torture - its methods, justifications, functions, and consequences. It also shows how torture was central to guerre revolutionnaire. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HBA; 3JJPG; HBW; JWKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691131351
- ISBN
- 9780691131351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.29€ 55.08
€ 70.29
€ 55.08
Hardcover. Argues that the use of the terms 'war' and 'terror' dehumanize the enemy and permit treatment that would otherwise be impermissible. This title examines the implications and corrupting impact of the attempt to impose 'good' through violence and the attempt to spread democratic values by unethical means. Translator(s): Walker, Gila. Series: The French List. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JPVH; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 124 x 169 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First edition.
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906497361
- ISBN
- 9781906497361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.76
€ 11.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 600 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 789.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590171523
- ISBN
- 9781590171523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.92
€ 27.99
€ 25.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; APFN; JFD; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349339952
- ISBN
- 9781349339952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 159.98
€ 159.98
Paperback. Series: War Culture. Num Pages: 268 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; APFA; HBJK; HBLX; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813564029
- ISBN
- 9780813564029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.75
€ 49.75
Paperback. This text tells the story of how the idea that physical suffering could be a path to redemption became a fixed part of the French legal system during the early modern period. Using documents from criminal cases, it looks at the theory and practice of judicial torture in France from 1600 to 1788. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HRAB; JFCX; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226757544
- ISBN
- 9780226757544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.59
€ 36.99
€ 29.59
Paperback. As a child, Victoria Spry was brutally beaten, neglected and starved by the woman she called Mummy. It took eighteen years of heartache and despair before she found the courage to expose her mum. Tortured is Victoria's gripping story of survival. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091960353
- ISBN
- 9780091960353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. Takes us into a world that lies at the heart of the maximum security prison. Focusing on the 'supermaximums' - and the mental health units that complement them, this book conveys the internal contradictions of a system mandated to both punish and treat. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 329 pages, 25 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520240766
- ISBN
- 9780520240766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.36
€ 40.99
€ 29.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNRV; KJSU; KJU; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 177 x 25. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787943929
- ISBN
- 9780787943929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.74
€ 111.74
Paperback. BIC Classification: JHBK. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531160931
- ISBN
- 9783531160931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.43
€ 61.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 46 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JWD; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 286 x 222 x 3. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- RAND United States
- Number of pages
- 46
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780833023223
- ISBN
- 9780833023223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.36
€ 12.36
Hardback. Why do people enter total institutions -- places that confine and control them around the clock -- and how does the experience change them? This book updates Goffman's classic model by introducing the Re-inventive Institution, where members voluntarily commit themselves to pursue regimes of self-improvement. Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHMC; JMH; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230232013
- ISBN
- 9780230232013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.51
€ 128.51
Paperback. Why do people enter total institutions places that confine and control them around the clock and how does the experience change them? This book updates Goffman's classic model by introducing the Re-inventive Institution, where members voluntarily commit themselves to pursue regimes of self-improvement." Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHM; JMS; MBNH9; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349312412
- ISBN
- 9781349312412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.72
€ 127.72
Paperback. Total Leaders puts the minds of the most respected futurist, leadership, and change authorities to work for you in one simple yet dynamic leadership model that will help you strengthen your insights, performance, and effectiveness. Num Pages: 142 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578860555
- ISBN
- 9781578860555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.04
€ 59.04
Hardback. This new edition of the widely read Total Leaders book significantly deepens the theoretical grounding and applicability of the original Total Leader Model, and expands its connection to other significant dimensions of leadership, professionalism, personal empowerment, learning, life, and change. Num Pages: 154 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607095309
- ISBN
- 9781607095309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.08
€ 140.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JHB; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816687770
- ISBN
- 9780816687770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.97
€ 24.99
€ 22.97
paperback. Designed as an answer to the question of the inclusiveness of the popular culture, this book argues that the values of popular music, media, politics, debates over social issues, and international trade have become everyday propaganda to which everyone relates in some way. Series: Routledge Communication Series. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780805808926
- ISBN
- 9780805808926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.95
€ 71.95
VHS video. This popular book and video present the principles and applications of TQM for transformation of schools. The author is recognized as the leading authority on this approach to school reform. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 118 x 30. Weight in Grams: 267.
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566761499
- ISBN
- 9781566761499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 304.51
€ 304.51