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Hardback. The book explains why some Third World states have centralized, conventional military forces while others rely on militias, paramilitaries, and other non-state actors using detailed case studies of Indonesia, Iraq, and Iran and offers policy recommendations for dealing with weak states based on this analysis. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804773584
- ISBN
- 9780804773584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.04
€ 121.04
Hardback. This book examines how states make soldiers and what happens to fallen military elites when they no longer fit into the political spectrum. Num Pages: 288 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804773959
- ISBN
- 9780804773959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.72
€ 144.72
Hardback. This book investigates a recent Peruvian decentralization reform that is considered to be one of the most participatory in Latin America. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 437.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804773973
- ISBN
- 9780804773973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.64
€ 126.64
Hardback. Editor(s): Wirtz, James J.; Lavoy, Peter R. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804774000
- ISBN
- 9780804774000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.54
€ 178.54
Hardback. This book explores the malaise present in post-colonial Tonga, analyzing the way in which segments of this small-scale society hold on to different understandings of what modernity is, how it should be made relevant to local contexts, and how it should mesh with practices and symbols of tradition. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804774055
- ISBN
- 9780804774055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.63
€ 121.63
Hardback. Explores the strategies behind some of the most innovative human rights campaigns and exciting human rights victories of recent years. Series: Stanford Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804774505
- ISBN
- 9780804774505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.93
€ 132.93
Hardback. Cleansing Honor with Blood examines the daily experiences of interpersonal violence, the elaboration of masculine identities around honor and the practice of violence, and the contests for power and authority among free poor men from the hinterlands of the northeastern Brazilian province of Ceara between 1845 and 1889. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804774567
- ISBN
- 9780804774567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.04
€ 82.04
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804774581
- ISBN
- 9780804774581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.91
€ 132.91
Hardback. On Flexibility presents a force planning concept that will enable armies to cope with the growing diversity of battlefield requirements, and especially with technological and doctrinal surprises, through applied adaptability and flexibility, minimizing the over dependence on intelligence and prediction involved in this process today. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804774888
- ISBN
- 9780804774888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.09
€ 133.09
hardcover. In this book, the authors offer a map for diagnosing foreign policy mistakes and a compass for steering clear of them. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 615.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford Security Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804774987
- ISBN
- 9780804774987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.80
€ 167.80
Hardback. This work examines how Indian and Vietnamese immigrants in the Dallas-Arlington-Fort Worth area of Texas learn and practice civic engagement. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804775281
- ISBN
- 9780804775281
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.80
€ 155.80
Hardback. This book explains the origins, processes, and outcomes of South Korea's militant unionism and Taiwan's partisan unionism by investigating the interaction between labor unions and democratic institutions, especially political parties. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 1FPK; JPQB; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804775373
- ISBN
- 9780804775373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.68
€ 80.68
Hardback. This book examines faculty and students at four universities around the world to understand the diverse ways individuals experience and define citizenship in the age of globalization. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 583.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804775410
- ISBN
- 9780804775410
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.40
€ 156.40
Hardback. The book analyzes U.S. national security and defense policy utilizing a new approach to civil-military relations, and includes both the uniformed military and the private security contractors. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804775489
- ISBN
- 9780804775489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.31
€ 144.31
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JPSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 647.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804775526
- ISBN
- 9780804775526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.81
€ 179.81
Hardback. This book describes what Intelligence Community (IC) analysts do, how they do it, and how they are affected by the political context that shapes, uses, and sometimes abuses their output. It is written by a 25-year intelligence professional. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804775939
- ISBN
- 9780804775939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.89
€ 120.89
Hardback. This book examines and criticizes recent research on social movements, in particular the strengths and limitations of political opportunity structures as a theoretical tool. Editor(s): Jasper, James M.; Goodwin, Jeff. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804776110
- ISBN
- 9780804776110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.42
€ 133.42
Hardback. The book shows how men's militarization has been both challenged and reinforced in the context of Russia's post-communist transition and the Chechen wars. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804776196
- ISBN
- 9780804776196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.51
€ 132.51
Hardback. This book advances a cultural perspective on economic development to show that economic success can result from the symbolic resources that nations, regions and communities have at their disposal. Editor(s): Bandelj, Nina; Wherry, Frederick F. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804776448
- ISBN
- 9780804776448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.15
€ 144.15
Hardback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804776738
- ISBN
- 9780804776738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.69
€ 131.69