Warfare & defence
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Warfare & defence
Paperback. This volume brings together international scholars reflecting on the theory and practice of international security, human security, natural resources and environmental change. It contributes by 'centring the margins' and privileging alternative conceptions and understandings of environmental (in)security. Editor(s): Schnurr, Matthew A.; Swatuk, Larry A. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JPA; JW; KCP; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349334209
- ISBN
- 9781349334209
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€ 64.01
€ 64.01
Paperback. This book analyses the political and ethnical tensions that characterize Nigeria, which derive both from colonial and contemporary conflicts. It points out three major factors why Nigeria has not yet collapsed like many other African states: ethnic power sharing amongst the political elite, the military with its national outlook, and oil wealth. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JPSD; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349334711
- ISBN
- 9781349334711
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€ 62.95
€ 62.95
paperback. An international and interdisciplinary group of experts shed light upon the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict today, how it evolved and likely scenarios. Taking into account a changed political landscape, including the EU's new foreign policy instruments, they also make concrete policy proposals to make war less likely. Editor(s): Kambeck, M; Ghazaryan, S. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPA; JPS; JPSD; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- SKU
- V9781349336449
- ISBN
- 9781349336449
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€ 63.57
€ 63.57
Paperback. Using a case study based approach, Weissmannanalyses the post-Cold War East Asian security setting to demonstratewhy there is a paradoxical inter-state peace. He points out processes that have been important for the creation of a continuing relative peace in East Asia, as well as conflict prevention and peacebuilding mechanisms." Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; GTJ; JFC; JPS; JW; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349339440
- ISBN
- 9781349339440
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€ 63.23
€ 63.23
Paperback. Al-Rodhan sheds new light on the debate about the geopolitics of outer space, going beyond applying traditional International Relations approaches to space power and security by introducing a multidimensional spatial framework. The meta-geopolitics framework includes space and expands classical power considerations to cover seven state capacities. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPP; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349339679
- ISBN
- 9781349339679
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€ 63.63
€ 63.63
Paperback. Managing identity through biometric technology has become a routine and ubiquitous practice in recent years. This book interrogates what is at stake in the merging of the body and technology for surveillance and securitization purposes drawing on a number of critical theories and philosophies. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB; JKV; JP; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 325.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- 1st ed. 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349340477
- ISBN
- 9781349340477
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€ 120.98
€ 120.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JP; JW; KCL; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349342266
- ISBN
- 9781349342266
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€ 64.29
€ 64.29
Paperback. Exploring the cultural politics of Cuba's epic military engagement in the Angolan civil war, this book narrates the transformation of Cuban national identity from Latin African to Caribbean through the experience of internationalism in Angola. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 243 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH; JFC; JP; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 319.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349343706
- ISBN
- 9781349343706
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€ 64.01
€ 64.01
Paperback. A major historical study of the global arms trade, revolving around the transfer of small arms from metropolitan Europe to the turbulent frontiers of Indian Ocean societies during the 'long' nineteenth century (c.1780-1914). Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBL; HBTQ; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349346639
- ISBN
- 9781349346639
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€ 63.51
€ 63.51
paperback. Using the cases ofNorthern Cyprus and Transdniestria, the authorexamines state-building as practiced by informal states. Exploring symbolic and economic dimensions of state-building projects and using insights from political sociology, sheinvestigates how they function under circumstances of non-recognition." Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JPA; JPS; JW; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349347964
- ISBN
- 9781349347964
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€ 62.96
€ 62.96
Paperback. Butler sheds light on how American political leaders sell the decision to intervene with military force to the public and howa just war frame is employed in US foreign policy. He provides three post-Cold Warexamples of foreign policy crises: thePersian Gulf War (1990-91), Kosovo (1999), and Afghanistan (2001)." Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFFS; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349348039
- ISBN
- 9781349348039
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€ 63.57
€ 63.57
Paperback. In this concise introduction to the complexities of contemporary western intelligence and its dynamics during an era of globalization, Adam Svendsen discusses intelligence cooperation in the early 21st century, with a sharp focus on counter-terrorism and WMD counter-proliferation during the 'War on Terror.' Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS; JPSD; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349348077
- ISBN
- 9781349348077
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€ 64.18
€ 64.18
Paperback. The EU has long been seen as confederation that has failed to assert itself effectively on the international stage. In this collection, a series of experts discuss how the EU has shed its reputation as a weak international actor in light of its policies on police cooperation and intelligence-sharing as part of the global effort to combat terrorism Editor(s): Leonard, S. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JPSN; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 335.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349348527
- ISBN
- 9781349348527
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€ 62.83
€ 62.83
Paperback. Roger examines how developments in new media technologies, such as the internet, blogs, camera/video phones, have fundamentally altered the way in which governments, militaries, terrorists, NGOs, and citizens engage with images. He argues that there has been a paradigm shift from techno-war to image warfare, which emerged on 9/11. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JHB; JPA; JPS; JW; UB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349349081
- ISBN
- 9781349349081
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€ 63.10
€ 63.10
Paperback. Offering a comprehensive account of the work of Hedley Bull, Ayson analyses the breadth of Bull's work as a Foreign Office official for Harold Wilson's government, the complexity of his views, including Bull's unpublished papers, and challenges some of the comfortable assertions about Bull's place in the English School of IR. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JPSN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349349104
- ISBN
- 9781349349104
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€ 121.99
€ 121.99
Paperback. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPB; JPS; JPSN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349349128
- ISBN
- 9781349349128
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€ 63.36
€ 63.36
Paperback. This collection offers a new reflection on rape in war time through 15 case studies, ranging from Greece to Nigeria. It questions the specificity of rape as a universal transgression, its place in memories of war, its legacies, including children born from rape, and the challenge of writing about intimate violence as both a scientist and a human. Editor(s): Branche, Raphaelle; Virgili, Fabrice. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349349203
- ISBN
- 9781349349203
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€ 63.36
€ 63.36
Paperback. Through detailed case studies ranging from the 18th century until today, this book explores the role of foreign languages in military alliances, in occupation and in peace building. It brings together academic researchers and practitioners from the museum and interpreting worlds and the military Editor(s): Footitt, Hilary; Kelly, M. Series: Palgrave Studies in Languages at War. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFP; HBTB; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349349487
- ISBN
- 9781349349487
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€ 122.33
€ 122.33
Paperback. Thalakada argues that the principal purpose of US alliances have shifted since the end of the Cold War from containing communist expansionism (balance of power) to preserving and exercising US power (management of power).He also looks across all US alliances highlighting the trend from regionally-based to more globally-active alliances. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPA; JPS; JPSD; JPSN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349349807
- ISBN
- 9781349349807
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€ 62.88
€ 62.88
Paperback. This book proposes the idea of a 'discourse trap' in which the discourses and associated terminology devised for political or military reasons can entrap policymakers by motivating or constraining their actions. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JHB; JPA; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349350858
- ISBN
- 9781349350858
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€ 63.34
€ 63.34
Paperback. Russia has recently re-emerged as the dominant political, economic and military actor in former Soviet nations. Kanetand Freire bring together a stellar cast of contributors to consider Russia's recent return as a major regional and international actor and its likely future policy toward its neighbours." Editor(s): Freire, Maria Raquel; Kanet, Roger E. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 313
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349351237
- ISBN
- 9781349351237
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€ 63.69
€ 63.69
Paperback. This collection reflects on the significance of the 9/11 terrorist attacks for the transatlantic alliance. Offering an analysis of NATO's evolution since 2001, it examines key topics such as the alliance's wars in Afghanistan, its military operation in Libya, global partnerships, burden-sharing and relations with the US and Russia. Editor(s): Hallams, Ellen; Ratti, Luca. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 347 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JPSN; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349351527
- ISBN
- 9781349351527
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€ 63.77
€ 63.77
paperback. This volume examines the gap between agreements and actual peace.It offers different explanations for the successes and failures of the three processes - in South Africa, Northern Ireland and Israel-Palestine - and provides historical and comparative perspectives on the failure of the Middle East peace process." Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPB; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- SKU
- V9781349353415
- ISBN
- 9781349353415
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Condition: New
€ 63.51
€ 63.51
Paperback. This book explains why international donors may succeed in putting war-torn countries on the path of democratic transition and negative peace, but fail to consolidate the gains they make. Critical of neo-institutionalism, but sympathetic to historical and normative institutionalism, this book advances 'complex realist institutionalism' theory. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPA; JPHV; JPS; JW; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349356249
- ISBN
- 9781349356249
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€ 63.34
€ 63.34