Warfare & defence
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Warfare & defence
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
€ 23.05
€ 23.05
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
€ 77.43
€ 77.43
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
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Paperback. This important new book deals with the changing nature of war in the post--Cold War era and the emergence of new forms of warfare in which warlords, mercenaries and terrorists play an increasingly important role. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPWL; JWA; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745633374
- ISBN
- 9780745633374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.39
€ 23.39
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
€ 71.25
€ 71.25
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
€ 72.77
€ 72.77
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
€ 23.31
€ 23.31
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
€ 79.09
€ 79.09
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
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
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
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
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
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
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
€ 23.39
€ 23.39
Hardback. From Afghanistan and Sierra Leone to East Timor, the aftermath of any armed conflict presents a complex set of challenges. Whatever political agreements may have been reached, conflicts are often at risk of reigniting, and the fates of their former participants remain uncertain. Series: War and Conflict in the Modern World. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JPWS; JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745648859
- ISBN
- 9780745648859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.81
€ 59.81
Hardback. What does it mean to be secure? In the global news, we hear stories daily about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, about domestic-level conflicts around the world, about the challenges of cybersecurity and social security. Series: Dimensions of Security. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPS; JPWL; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651163
- ISBN
- 9780745651163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Hardback. Proxy wars represent a perennial strand in the history of conflict. The appeal of warfare on the cheap has proved an irresistible strategic allure for nations through the centuries. However, proxy wars remain a missing link in contemporary war and security studies. Series: War and Conflict in the Modern World. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651187
- ISBN
- 9780745651187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.65
€ 59.65
Hardback. Translator(s): Nunan, Timothy. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745652962
- ISBN
- 9780745652962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Hardback. International Security is a cutting-edge analysis of the key security challenges and developments in the post-Cold War world. Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653761
- ISBN
- 9780745653761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.77
€ 84.77
Hardcover. Explores international efforts to help the world's fragile post-civil war countries today build viable states that can provide for security and deliver the basic services essential for development. This book concludes with a road map toward a better global regime to enable peacebuilding and development-oriented statebuilding into the 21st century. Series: War and Conflict in the Modern World. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JPH; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661582
- ISBN
- 9780745661582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.16
€ 60.16
Paperback. What do we know about war crimes and justice? What are the discursive practices through which the dominant images of war crimes, atrocity and justice are understood? In this wide ranging text, Michael J. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671550
- ISBN
- 9780745671550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.49
€ 24.49
Hardcover. Free-roaming killer drones stalk the battlespace looking for organic targets. Human combatants are programmed to feel no pain. High-power microwave beams detonate munitions, jam communications, and cook internal organs. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; JWA; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745685953
- ISBN
- 9780745685953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.21
€ 47.21
Hardcover. This fully revised edition of Martin Shaw s classic, award-winning text proposes a way through the intellectual confusion surrounding genocide. In a thorough account of the idea s history, Shaw considers its origins and development and its relationships to concepts like ethnic cleansing and politicide. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JPS; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745687063
- ISBN
- 9780745687063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.70
€ 72.70
Hardcover. In 2013, Edward Snowden revealed that the NSA and its partners had been engaging in warrantless mass surveillance, using the internet and cellphone data, and driven by fear of terrorism under the sign of security . Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: JPSH; JPV; JWKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745690841
- ISBN
- 9780745690841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.81
€ 59.81
Paperback. Out of print for more than two decades, this book recognizes the unique contribution of these Canadians to the underground war effort in WWII. It is also a study of unstinting personal courage in the face of overwhelming odds. Num Pages: 352 pages, 38 b&w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774811002
- ISBN
- 9780774811002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17
Paperback. A multifaceted exploration of how humanitarian organizations, private militaries, and non-state armed groups are shaking the foundations of international humanitarian law. Editor(s): Perrin, Benjamin. Num Pages: 420 pages, , black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JPS; JPV; JWA; LNDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774822336
- ISBN
- 9780774822336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.70
€ 34.99
€ 31.70