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Warfare & defence

Paperback. Looking at how armies supportive of democracy are built, this title argues that the military is the important institution that states maintain, for without military elites who support democratic governance, democracy cannot be consolidated. It demonstrates that building democratic armies is the quintessential task of democratizing regimes. Num Pages: 472 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JPHV; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691137698
ISBN
9780691137698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardback. Looking at how armies supportive of democracy are built, this title argues that the military is the important institution that states maintain, for without military elites who support democratic governance, democracy cannot be consolidated. It demonstrates that building democratic armies is the quintessential task of democratizing regimes. Num Pages: 472 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JPHV; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 830.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691137681
ISBN
9780691137681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.32
€ 83.75

Hardback. Paints a portrait of Russian military politics. This book identifies three moments that gave rise to the Russian dilemma: Gorbachev's decision to invite military participation in Soviet politics; Yeltsin's acquiescence to a political system that gave generals a legitimate political presence; and, Putin's failure to press for military reforms. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JP; JWA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128962
ISBN
9780691128962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardback. Num Pages: 425 pages, 47 black & white illustrations, 144 colour illustrations, 147 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JW; KJQ; UNF; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 836.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Number of pages
425
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319534169
ISBN
9783319534169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: JFFE; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 179 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583224939
ISBN
9781583224939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.00

Hardback. This book examines the various mechanisms through which violent conflict undermines the health and well-being of populations. Num Pages: 208 pages, 20 tables, 21 figures. BIC Classification: JFFC; JP; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804758819
ISBN
9780804758819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804776745
ISBN
9780804776745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 329 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; JWG; JWK; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
RAND United States
Number of pages
329
Condition
New
SKU
V9780833023438
ISBN
9780833023438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.28

Hardback. Rituals of war and images of violence in Mesopotamia ca. 3000-500 BCE examined as "magical technologies of warfare." Num Pages: 280 pages, 38. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBW; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951849
ISBN
9781890951849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.19

Paperback. Editor(s): Davis, Zachary S. Series: Initiatives in Strategic Studies: Issues and Policies. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFC; JPS; JPSD; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349292097
ISBN
9781349292097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH; JFC; JPS; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349386703
ISBN
9781349386703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. The book summarizes the work of international criminal courts focusing on the political challenges faced by them. It is a practical, comprehensive manual on the origin and development of international criminal justice and includes the criminal tribunals of Nuremberg, Tokyo, Yugoslavia, Rwanda, East Timor, Sierra Leone, Cambodia, Lebanon, Iraq. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JWXK; LBBZ; LBHG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230294295
ISBN
9780230294295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.05

Paperback. The book summarizes the work of international criminal courts focusing on the political challenges faced by them. It is a practical, comprehensive manual on the origin and development of international criminal justice and includes the criminal tribunals of Nuremberg, Tokyo, Yugoslavia, Rwanda, East Timor, Sierra Leone, Cambodia, Lebanon, Iraq. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV; JPSN; JPVH; JW; LBBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349333301
ISBN
9781349333301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.15

Paperback. Understanding Collective Political Violence offers a unique view on contemporary processes of violent political mobilization across continents: Africa, Latin America, South East Asia and the Middle East. It pays particular attention to unconventional combatants such as women or children and details the drivers of their violent engagement." Editor(s): Guichaoua, Yvan. Series: Conflict, Inequality and Ethnicity. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; GTJ; JFSJ; JPA; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349330607
ISBN
9781349330607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.30

Paperback. The author of the international bestseller Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind looks at covert operations and assassination plots in the medieval period, matching anything to be found in our own era. Series: Warfare in History. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBLC; HBW; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843834526
ISBN
9781843834526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.91

Paperback. Assesses the historical significance of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE) - commonly called the Tokyo trial - established as the eastern counterpart of the Nuremberg trial in the immediate aftermath of World War II. This title explores some of the central misunderstandings and historiographical distortions. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JWXK; LBBS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
350
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674033399
ISBN
9780674033399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.65

Hardcover. In civil war the causal mechanism on recruitment of combatants is complicated because armed groups interact for context-based strategic. This book argues that a group will adopt varying mobilization strategies depending upon the difference in a group's influence between the stronghold and contested areas, using as examples two Cambodian civil wars. Series: Asia Today. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMC; JPWQ; JPWS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137364081
ISBN
9781137364081
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.34

Hardback. The defence industry was one of the pillars of the classic command economy system in Central Europe. Since the early 1990s the sector has gone through dramatic changes. This report describes how the defence industry adjusted to the changed political and economic environment in both the domestic and international context. Series: SIPRI Monographs. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; JPSN2; JWK; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 838.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199271733
ISBN
9780199271733
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.81
€ 63.36

Hardback. China s military transformation is one of the major geo-strategic developments of the 21st Century. Billions of dollars are being spent modernizing The People s Liberation Army (PLA) as China seeks to upgrade and expand its military capabilities to rival the US. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745670782
ISBN
9780745670782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Paperback. China's military transformation is one of the major geo-strategic developments of the 21st Century. Billions of dollars are being spent modernizing The People's Liberation Army (PLA) as China seeks to upgrade and expand its military capabilities to rival the US. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 138. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745670799
ISBN
9780745670799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.53

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