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The US has long exploited Earth's orbit to enhance security, generate wealth, and reinforce its position as a world leader, but is ambivalent towards military activities in space. This book sees this as undermining the future security of the US, and suggests how to meet national security demands. Num Pages: 394 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JPS; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 747.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121987
- ISBN
- 9780813121987
Condition: New
€ 38.01
€ 38.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 38 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGU; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- A Cappella Books United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556527616
- ISBN
- 9781556527616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.34
€ 18.34
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471130649
- ISBN
- 9781471130649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Paperback. A seminal work on treating self-mutilation, revised and updated with illuminating case studies and newly available resources. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JMP; MJN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393319385
- ISBN
- 9780393319385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.42
€ 17.99
€ 16.42
Hardback. Latin America experienced an unprecedented wave of left-leaning governments between 1998 and 2010. This title examines the causes of this leftward turn and the consequences it carries for the region in the twenty-first century. It looks at several major themes regarding the contemporary Latin American Left. Editor(s): Levitsky, Steven; Roberts, Kenneth M. Num Pages: 496 pages, 15, 15 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JPB; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421401096
- ISBN
- 9781421401096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 36.87
€ 41.99
€ 36.87
Paperback. This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the key aspects of Norbert Elias's work. Editor(s): Loyal, Steven; Quilley, Stephen. Num Pages: 300 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521535090
- ISBN
- 9780521535090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.28
€ 56.28
Paperback. A sociological analysis of immigration in Ireland. It is the first major comprehensive study of labour and asylum immigration into Irish society Num Pages: 296 pages, Tables, black & white|Line drawings, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFFN; JPVR. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719078316
- ISBN
- 9780719078316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.75
€ 26.99
€ 26.75
Hardback. A sociological analysis of immigration in Ireland. It is the first major comprehensive study of labour and asylum immigration into Irish society Num Pages: 296 pages, Tables, black & white|Line drawings, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFFN; JPVR. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 163 x 239 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719078309
- ISBN
- 9780719078309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.46
€ 136.46
Paperback. This work presents a treatment of the issue of death, comparing the Western approach of "optimising" with the Eastern approach of "adapting". It analyses the nature of happiness, and explains how adaption may be implemented. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPD; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812693225
- ISBN
- 9780812693225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.41
€ 19.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199783069
- ISBN
- 9780199783069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 179.41
€ 179.41
Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: GB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231145329
- ISBN
- 9780231145329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.08
€ 74.08
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138643611
- ISBN
- 9781138643611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.99
€ 89.99
Paperback. Addresses two critical issues in contemporary thinking on the American Revolution--the ideological character of this event, and, more specifically, the relevance of "America's Philosopher, the Great Mr. Locke," in this experience Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCD; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780822314707
- ISBN
- 9780822314707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.95
€ 36.99
€ 33.95
Paperback. Considers psychological factors involved in theft and fraud, workplace violence, employee discrimination, and sexual harassment Editor(s): Elias, Steven M. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 tables, 7 figures. BIC Classification: JHBL; JKV; JMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814722619
- ISBN
- 9780814722619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.01
€ 52.01
Paperback. For the Tumbuka people of Malawi, traditional medical practices are filled with music. This ethnography explores a health care system populated by dancing prophets, singing patients and drummed spirits. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 260 pages, 16 halftones, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; AVGH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226265025
- ISBN
- 9780226265025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.35
€ 47.35
Paperback. A book on the critical role of music in African ritual which focuses on the Brekete/Gorovodu religion of the Ewe people. It analyzes their practices through a historical and ethnographic study of one of the dominant ritual sites on the southern coast of Ghana: a medicine shrine whose origins lie in the northern region of the country. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 colour plates, 25 halftones, 3 line drawings, 23 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; AVGH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226265056
- ISBN
- 9780226265056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.21
€ 45.21
Hardback. Gelber's highly readable and lively prose makes clear how this unique economic ritual survived into the industrial twentieth century, in the process adding a colorful and interesting chapter to the history of the automobile. Series: Gender Relations in the American Experience. Num Pages: 248 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFT; KJS; KNPR; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801889974
- ISBN
- 9780801889974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.73€ 50.66
€ 53.73
€ 50.66
Paperback. A riveting account of the critical hours following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and transfer of power to Lyndon B. Johnson Num Pages: 320 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465020362
- ISBN
- 9780465020362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.97
€ 17.99
€ 16.97
Paperback. Relations between Taiwan and the People's Republic of China have oscillated between outright hostility and wary detente ever since the Archipelago seceded from the Communist mainland over six decades ago. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JPS; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745660004
- ISBN
- 9780745660004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.29
€ 23.29
Hardback. Relations between Taiwan and the People's Republic of China have oscillated between outright hostility and wary detente ever since the Archipelago seceded from the Communist mainland over six decades ago. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JPS; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745659992
- ISBN
- 9780745659992
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77