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Warfare & defence

Hardback. "The papers published in this volume resulted from a conference on early Greek hoplite warfare held at Yale University in April 2008." Editor(s): Kagan, Donald M.; Viggiano, Gregory F. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 halftones. 5 line illus. 4 tables. 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143019
ISBN
9780691143019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.07
€ 45.21

Paperback. Examines how the financial and organizational challenges of adopting the methods of fighting wars can influence the international balance of power. This title argues that a state or actor wishing to adopt a military innovation must possess the financial resources to buy or build the technology and the internal organizational capacity. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 line illus. 21 tables. BIC Classification: JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143965
ISBN
9780691143965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardback. While focusing on social thought, this book draws on many disciplines, including philosophy, anthropology, and political science. It demonstrates the profound difficulties social thinkers - including liberals, socialists, and those intellectuals who could be regarded as the sociologists - had in coming to terms with the phenomenon of war. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150840
ISBN
9780691150840
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Hardback. Modern warfare is almost always multilateral to one degree or another, requiring countries to cooperate as allies or coalition partners. This title explores how government structures and party politics in NATO countries shape how battles are waged in the field. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1QFN; HBWS4; JPSN; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159386
ISBN
9780691159386
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 halftones. 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168432
ISBN
9780691168432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.68

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JPH; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691612034
ISBN
9780691612034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 42.58

Paperback. The description for this book, Strategy in the Missile Age, will be forthcoming. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691624617
ISBN
9780691624617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.97
€ 53.97

Paperback. Thomas examines global development and security agendas, and how they impact on individual human security in the 1990s. Series: Human Security in the Global Economy. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH; JWK; KCL; KCP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pluto Press
Edition
1st
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745314211
ISBN
9780745314211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.03

Paperback. Practical guide from a conflict-resolution expert that shows how ordinary people can become peace-builders in violent societies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 figures. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPVH; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Pluto Press
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745318356
ISBN
9780745318356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.81

Paperback. A comprehensive survey of the effect of US military bases abroad, including the movements against them. Editor(s): Lutz, Catherine. Series: Transnational Institute. Num Pages: 368 pages, 4 maps + 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JWK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745328324
ISBN
9780745328324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. Examines the methods used to depict, defend and justify the use of state violence in recent wars, from Iraq to Libya. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JPVN; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745331805
ISBN
9780745331805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.07
€ 84.39

Hardback. Reveals the corruption endemic in Britain's biggest arms deals over the last fifty years. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPS; JPZ; JWXF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745334271
ISBN
9780745334271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.07
€ 84.39

Paperback. aeo An exciting new introductory textbook that clearly lays out and explores both traditional and non--traditional approaches to security studies. aeo completely right up--to--date in its discussion of all the major new developments within security studies. aeo Accessibly written and suitable to readers with no previous knowledge of the area. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745617732
ISBN
9780745617732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.14

Paperback. Future developments in war, armed conflict and international relations are central to our collective fate in this century. This book looks forward by considering the forces that will drive changes in military organizations, sources of conflict, the power of states and the nature of the international system. Series: Themes for the 21st Century Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JM; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 187 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745625218
ISBN
9780745625218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.53

Hardback. Written by Hans Joas, one of Europea s leading social theorists. Asks how contemporary social and political thought can come to terms with the ongoing proliferation of war and state violence. Draws on a wide range of material, from World War I and Vietnam to the Gulf War and the conflicts in the Balkans. Translator(s): Livingstone, Rodney. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFE; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745626444
ISBN
9780745626444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.61

Hardback. Law, War and Crime examines the meaning of war crime trials and their cultural and political effects. Gerry Simpson traces the development the origins of the war crimes field from the outlawing of piracy to contemporary war crimes trials, and situates the phenomenon in the context of broader social and political forces. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JWXK; LBBS; LBBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745630229
ISBN
9780745630229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.24

Hardback. * Develops a major new theory of modern warfare, based around the idea that risks in modern war are placed on civilians rather than the military. * Written by a leading sociologist of war, the book includes analyses of recent conflicts such as the two Iraq wars, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Kosovo and the Falklands. Num Pages: 164 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JH; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745634104
ISBN
9780745634104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.24

Hardback. In recent years there has been a tendency to intervene in the military, political and economic affairs of failed and failing states and those emerging from violent conflict. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JWXK; LBBS; LBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745634227
ISBN
9780745634227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.24

Paperback. In the late 20th century many writers and activists envisioned new possibilities of transnational cooperation toward peace and global justice. Iris Marion Young aims to revive such hopes by responding clearly to what are seen as the global challenges of the modern day, including the war against Iraq and the conflict in Palestine/Israel. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745638355
ISBN
9780745638355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.53

Hardback. * A timely, comprehensive and highly readable survey of one of the most exciting and current areas of media studies. * Aims to be the authoritative textbook, providing a synopsis of the field from breaking news on television through to the impact of electronic and digital media, such as war blogging. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 262 x 183 x 20. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745638492
ISBN
9780745638492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.61

Hardback. * A new volume in Polity s successful War and Conflict in the Modern World series. * Offers a comprehensive analysis of the causes and consequences of sexual violence across a range of conflict zones. Series: War and Conflict in the Modern World. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JPWS; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745641874
ISBN
9780745641874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Hardback. In this book, David Sobek argues that there is no single explanation for war: factors leading to war in one case may well lead to peace in another. Understanding the onset of war, he contends, requires a movement away from single theories towards one that embraces the multi-faceted causes of war. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS; JW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745641980
ISBN
9780745641980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.24

Hardback. Wars throughout history have been fought in the name of ideology, religion and the pursuit of peace. Our thinking about war - when it is justified, how it should be fought and how it is perceived - has changed dramatically over time. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPS; JWA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745642871
ISBN
9780745642871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Paperback. War is a paradox. On the one hand, it destroys bodies and destroys communities. On the other hand, it is responsible for some of the strongest human bonds and has been the genesis of many of our most fundamental institutions. Series: PPSS - Polity Political Sociology Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745645803
ISBN
9780745645803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.53

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