Warfare & defence
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Warfare & defence
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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Condition: New
€ 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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Condition: New
€ 63.34
€ 63.34
Paperback. This book shows how France and Britain are leaders in EU security and defense policy, and explains why both states need each other in this policy area. The lack of relevant military capacity in Europe today implies that the US favors a strong EU in this field. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 247 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349356669
- ISBN
- 9781349356669
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€ 63.78
€ 63.78
Paperback. Private military organizations are a new and important feature of the international landscape. They offer control of potential massive violence to the highest bidder with very limited accountability. This book offers critical insights into both the phenomenon and the challenges of and potential for regulation. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JW; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349357062
- ISBN
- 9781349357062
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Condition: New
€ 121.64
€ 121.64
Paperback. War is always defined in relation to something else: peace, society, civilisation, friendship or love. What is the relationship between war and its 'other'? Are they opposites or versions of one another? This book surveys four hundred years of thinking about the definition of war, from Hobbes and Clausewitz to Badiou and i ek." Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AS; HBW; HPQ; HPS; JFCX; 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
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349359073
- ISBN
- 9781349359073
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Condition: New
€ 62.66
€ 62.66
Paperback. Drawing on the concept of hermeneutics the book argues that the successes and setbacks of conflict transformation in Teso can be understood through analyzing the impact of memory, identity, closure and power on social change and calls for a comprehensive effort of dealing with the past in war-torn societies. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AP; GTF; JHB; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349359301
- ISBN
- 9781349359301
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Condition: New
€ 62.98
€ 62.98
Paperback. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBW; JPA; JPS; 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
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349359325
- ISBN
- 9781349359325
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Condition: New
€ 63.03
€ 63.03
Paperback. Humanitarian Intervention after Kosovo identifies why the dominant pro-intervention position has not and cannot serve as a progressive template for establishing a viable model for humanitarian intervention. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JPSD; JPVH; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349359851
- ISBN
- 9781349359851
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Condition: New
€ 63.11
€ 63.11
Paperback. In 1998 the UK adopted a policy of 'new humanitarianism' to address the shortcomings of humanitarian assistance. Sierra Leone became a test case. This book provides an analysis of this approach, placing the experience of Sierra Leone in context with Sudan and Iraq, and showing how the policy affects the future of international humanitarian policy. Series: Palgrave Studies in Development. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; 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
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349360680
- ISBN
- 9781349360680
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Condition: New
€ 63.11
€ 63.11
Paperback. An examination of why Russia chose to jeopardize its embryonic partnership with the West in favour of alignment with states like China, Iran and Iraq and what this means for the stability of the emerging international system. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JPSD; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349361038
- ISBN
- 9781349361038
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Condition: New
€ 63.91
€ 63.91
Paperback. This volumeoutlines the methods appropriate to an English School understanding of international relations and their assumptions about how knowledge of the social is gained.It makes clear what is involved in 'an English School approach'and what such an approach delivers in the contemporary understanding of international relations." Editor(s): Navari, Cornelia. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA; JPS; JPSD; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349361502
- ISBN
- 9781349361502
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Condition: New
€ 121.25
€ 121.25
Paperback. Discussing the UK experience in the 'war on terror', this book critically analyses the discourse of 'war' and ideas of the politics of panic, as well as forensically analyzing the effectiveness of counter-terrorist policies such as intelligence gathering and processing, counter-terrorist finance and public order. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV; JPS; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349362523
- ISBN
- 9781349362523
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Condition: New
€ 121.99
€ 121.99
Paperback. Using a unique analytical framework, the UN Secretariat's Influence on the Evolution of Peacekeeping reveals deep insights in the UN's peacekeeping decision-making and shows that even international bureaucracies with limited autonomy can shape international politics. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JHB; JPA; JPS; JPSN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349364190
- ISBN
- 9781349364190
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Condition: New
€ 132.50
€ 132.50
paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPA; JPS; JW; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- SKU
- V9781349370535
- ISBN
- 9781349370535
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Condition: New
€ 64.18
€ 64.18
Paperback. The focus of this book is on Pan-Asianism as a propeller behind Japan's expansionist policies from the Manchurian Incident in 1931 until the end of the Pacific War in 1945. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJF; HBW; HBWQ; JFC; 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
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349370580
- ISBN
- 9781349370580
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Condition: New
€ 152.71
€ 152.71
Paperback. This book describes the intense mobilization of American society in the Global War on Terrorism coupled with trends in progress before 9/11. With its focus on maximizing civilian casualties, terrorism has been uniquely able to arouse the popular emotion and make us rethink the use of military force. Series: The Day That Changed Everything?. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; JPA; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349371884
- ISBN
- 9781349371884
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Condition: New
€ 63.78
€ 63.78
Paperback. This volume highlights the impact of global trends on defense reform and civil-military relations, including phenomena such as globalization and economic liberalization that are not usually associated with such matters. Series: Initiatives in Strategic Studies: Issues and Policies. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349372072
- ISBN
- 9781349372072
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Condition: New
€ 63.78
€ 63.78
Paperback. This book examines the intersections between international lawand national policies, and nuclear proliferationanddisarmament, offeringa way out if policy makers of leading countries can summon the vision and political will to move away from the nuclear precipice andensure humanity's future." Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 313
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349375707
- ISBN
- 9781349375707
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Condition: New
€ 64.26
€ 64.26
Paperback. Why do Britain, France, and Italy provide or refuse military support for U.S.-led uses of force? This book provides a unique, multiple-case study analysis of transatlantic burden-sharing. Sixty original interviews with top policymakers and analysts provide insight into allies' decisions regarding the Kosovo War, Afghanistan, and the Iraq War. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; JPSD; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349378548
- ISBN
- 9781349378548
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Condition: New
€ 63.46
€ 63.46
Paperback. "Gender and decolonization in the Congo focuses on women and questions of gender in its examination of Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961), the assassinated leader of the independent Congo"--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 247 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH; JFSJ; JPA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349379255
- ISBN
- 9781349379255
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Condition: New
€ 64.01
€ 64.01
Paperback. Terrorist organizations and international criminal networks pose an increasing danger to the world. This book looks at diverse groupsfrom Al Qaeda toMexican drug cartels and includesa chapter on terrorist WMD threats. This look at sub-state rivals is recommended to all serious students of international security." Editor(s): Schneider, B.; Post, J. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPB; JPS; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349380770
- ISBN
- 9781349380770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.18
€ 64.18