Warfare & defence
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Warfare & defence
Hardcover. Arguing that the suffering of combatants is better understood through philosophy than psychology, as not trauma, but exile, this book investigates the experiences of torturers, UAV operators, cyberwarriors, and veterans to reveal not only the exile at the core of becoming a combatant, but the evasion from exile at the core of being a noncombatant. Editor(s): Gertz, Nolen; Brooks, Dr. Thom. Series: Palgrave Studies in Ethics and Public Policy. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137351210
- ISBN
- 9781137351210
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€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. This book argues that punishment's function is to communicate a message about an offenders' wrongdoing to society at large. It discusses both 'paradigmatic' cases of punishment, where a state punishes its own citizens, and non-paradigmatic cases such as the punishment of corporations and the punishment of war criminals by international tribunals. Series: Palgrave Studies in Ethics and Public Policy. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JKVP; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137357113
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- 9781137357113
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€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Hardcover. Examining peacebuilding through the intersection of security, development and democracy, Castaneda explores how the European Union has employed civilian tools for supporting peacebuilding in conflict-affected countries by working at the same time with CSOs and government institutions. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JPSN2; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 219 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
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- V9781137357304
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- 9781137357304
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€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Hardcover. This book analyzes the origins of conflicts and wars in the Persian Gulf, assesses the common factor(s) that have been their essential fuel, determines their fallout for the political, economic, and human development of the region, and provides insight into how they may be better contained. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPS; JW; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137358370
- ISBN
- 9781137358370
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€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. Taking military charter schools as her subject, and drawing on years of research at one school in particular, Brooke Johnson explores the underpinings of a culture based on militarization and neoliberal educational reforms and probes its effects on individual identity and social interactions at the school. Series: New Frontiers in Education, Culture and Politics. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNL; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137360922
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- 9781137360922
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€ 53.36€ 46.71
€ 53.36
€ 46.71
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364081
- ISBN
- 9781137364081
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€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. This original and detailed collection explores how regional actors deal with uncertainties that are inherent to the current geopolitical situation in East Asia. The contributors collectively demonstrate that strategic uncertainty has become a major factor in the shaping of the security order in East Asia. Editor(s): van der Putten, Frans-Paul. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KBB; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137364173
- ISBN
- 9781137364173
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€ 127.52
€ 127.52
Hardcover. Filmic constructions of war heroism have a profound impact on public perceptions of conflicts. Here, contributors examine the ways motifs of gender and heroism in war films are used to justify ideological positions, shape the understanding of the military conflicts, support political agendas and institutions, and influence collective memory. Editor(s): Kazecki, Jakub. Num Pages: 286 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APFN; JFC; JFSJ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137364531
- ISBN
- 9781137364531
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€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Hardcover. This book aims to provide for a path-breaking cross-regional comparison of the capabilities and readiness of Asia-Pacific countries to contribute to peace support missions, with an eye to identifying emerging trends and policy implications. Editor(s): Aoi, Chiyuki; Heng, Yee-Kuang. Series: Asia Today. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JPA; JPSF; JPSN1; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137366948
- ISBN
- 9781137366948
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€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. For more than a decade, international troops have been deployed to Afghanistan. Out of all NATO members, this mission was the most difficult for Germany that had thus far never engaged in combat and offensive military activities. This book analyses how Germany's experiences in Afghanistan have changed the country's strategic culture. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FCA; JPS; JWK; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137383785
- ISBN
- 9781137383785
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€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Hardcover. Through extensive analysis of the Swedish Armed Forces this study explores the possibilities and pitfalls of implementing of a gender perspective in military organizations and operations. It established a number of important lessons for similar attempts in other countries and discusses the continued process of implementation in the Swedish military Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; JFSJ; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137385048
- ISBN
- 9781137385048
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Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Hardcover. Since the late 1990s, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has countered a myriad of 'outlaw' threats at sea including piracy, terrorism, the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and the threat posed by 'rogue states'. Japan's innovative strategy has transformed maritime security governance in Southeast Asia and beyond. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JKVM; JPRB; JPS; JWF; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137385543
- ISBN
- 9781137385543
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€ 138.81
€ 138.81
Hardcover. Jina Kim investigates how North Korea rationalized its pursuit of nuclear weapons programs for more than two decades, by exploring the dialectical development of the nuclear crisis and the obstacles generated by complex internal Korean dynamics and conflicting interests amongst the major players concerned. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSF; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137386533
- ISBN
- 9781137386533
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€ 67.11
€ 67.11
The Millennial Generation and National Defense: Attitudes of Future Mi...
G. Ender, Morten, E. Rohall, David, D. Matthe...
Hardcover. This study captures the attitudes and values of the youth generation of college students in the USA toward the military, war, national defence, and foreign policy matters. Providing a unique insight into civilian and military Millenials, the authors explore the impact of 9/11 and the level of tolerance within the military. Num Pages: 174 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JMH; JWL; JWT; JWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137392312
- ISBN
- 9781137392312
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Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Analyzing the Drone Debates: Targeted Killings, Remote Warfare, and Mi...
Deshaw Rae, James, Crist, John
Hardcover. The book examines principal arguments for and against the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for surveillance and 'targeted killing.' Addressing both sides of the argument with clear and cogent details, the book provides a thorough introduction to ongoing debate about the future of warfare and its ethical implications. Num Pages: 157 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSF; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137393074
- ISBN
- 9781137393074
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€ 66.29
€ 66.29
Hardcover. This book details very simply and for even the most novice of potential analysts not only how to perform analytics which describe what is happening, predict what is going to happen, and optimize responses, but also places these analytics in the context of proactive strategy development. Num Pages: 207 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JWJ; KCC; KCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137395634
- ISBN
- 9781137395634
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€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. This book contributes to the field of conflict management and peace operations by empirically testing the relationship between robust peacekeeping and civilian protection. Num Pages: 276 pages, 10 black & white tables, 1 figures. BIC Classification: JPS; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137397850
- ISBN
- 9781137397850
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€ 106.74€ 87.87
€ 106.74
€ 87.87
Hardcover. "Soft" Counterinsurgency reviews the promises and achievements of Human Terrain Teams, the small groups of social scientists that were eventually embedded in every combat brigade in Iraq and Afghanistan. Num Pages: 118 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; HBWS5; JHBC; JWA; JWKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137404800
- ISBN
- 9781137404800
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Condition: New
€ 65.96
€ 65.96
Hardcover. This book explains Arab military responses to the social uprisings which began in 2011. Through a comparative case study analysis of Egyptian, Tunisian, Libyan, and Syrian militaries, it explains why militaries fractured, supported the regime in power, or removed their presidents. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPH; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 225 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137410047
- ISBN
- 9781137410047
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Condition: New
€ 149.71
€ 149.71
Paperback. An important contribution to a much needed critical turn in the vast and still rapidly growing child soldier literature. Editor(s): Beier, J. Marshall. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JPA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137415301
- ISBN
- 9781137415301
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Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardcover. In the aftermath of the Edward Snowden leaks, the Obama administration has been hard pressed to yield to greater transparency and openness to constructive change. This book provides a catalyst toward greater transparency, increased public awareness of the urgent need for constructive change, and the insight into what such change would require. Num Pages: 154 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH2; JPZ; JWKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137426215
- ISBN
- 9781137426215
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Condition: New
€ 66.05
€ 66.05
Hardcover. Reintegration programmes for ex-combatants are supposed to support the wider peace process. This study, based on detailed fieldwork, looks at the way they were carried out in Sierra Leone and Liberia and assesses the degree to which they were conducted in a participatory way. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 1HFDL; GTJ; JPS; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137428981
- ISBN
- 9781137428981
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Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Hardcover. In this book, five scholars square off in a lively debate over the ethics of drones and their contentious use. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPSF; JPVH; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137432612
- ISBN
- 9781137432612
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Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Hardcover. Between 1939 and 1945, over two hundred German and forty-five Allied servicemen were interned in neutral Ireland. They presented a series of extremely complex issues for the de Valera government, which strove to balance Ireland's international relationships with its obligations as a neutral. Num Pages: 131 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWT; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137446015
- ISBN
- 9781137446015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.05
€ 66.05