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Hardback. * Natural disasters regularly reach a high degree of prominence in the media, but we rarely see the political aspects of the ways that disasters are managed and dealt with. * This book offers a comprehensive survey of the political history of disaster management, from World War I onwards. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPS; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745650685
ISBN
9780745650685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.17

Paperback. * Natural disasters regularly reach a high degree of prominence in the media, but we rarely see the political aspects of the ways that disasters are managed and dealt with. * This book offers a comprehensive survey of the political history of disaster management, from World War I onwards. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPS; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745650692
ISBN
9780745650692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.18

paperback. Examines the effects that operational failures after Hurricanes Agnes, Hugo, Andrew, and Katrina have had on the organizational design and operating principles of the disaster response system program, as well as the impact of 9/11 and the evolving role of the military. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JPA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 11. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804759724
ISBN
9780804759724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.04

Paperback. How Capitalism makes a fortune from disaster, poverty and catastrophe Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN1; JKSR; JPZ; KJVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 279 x 29. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784781187
ISBN
9781784781187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.11

Hardcover. Crisis, what crisis? How governments and corporations profit from disaster Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 35. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Verso
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784781156
ISBN
9781784781156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.96

Hardback. Editor(s): Vogan, Alfred R.; Dimond, Stephen B. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 186 x 16. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619422209
ISBN
9781619422209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 218.73
€ 147.77

Paperback. Editor(s): Lakoff, Professor Andrew. Series: Columbia / SSRC Book (Privatization of Risk). Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222. Series: Columbia / SSRC Book (Privatization of Risk). 160 pages. Editor(s): Lakoff, Professor Andrew. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPQB. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 10. Weight: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231146975
ISBN
9780231146975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; JH; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815623922
ISBN
9780815623922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.58

Paperback. Editor(s): Patel, Ana Cutter; De Greiff, Pablo; Waldorf, Lars. Series: Advancing Transitional Justice. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JP; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Social Science Research Council United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780984125708
ISBN
9780984125708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.61

Paperback. Looking at how the Korean nuclear crisis originated, escalated, and was ultimately defused, this work explores a web of intelligence failures by the US and intransigence within South Korea and the International Atomic Energy Agency. It pays attention to an American mindset that prefers coercion to cooperation in dealing with aggressive nations. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 1KBB; 3JJPR; JPS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691010069
ISBN
9780691010069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 45.60

Hardcover. "The author shares his firsthand experience with readers..For anyone interested in a short but highly readable account of our disarmament efforts, Smith's book is a good place to start." - Library Journal Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Derrydale Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568330624
ISBN
9781568330624
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.59

Paperback. Based on historical archives, interviews, and a survey evidence, this title suggests that the gun control campaign has been stymied by a combination of factors, including the inability to secure patronage resources, difficulties in articulating a message that resonates with supporters, and strategic decisions made in the name of effective policy. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138329
ISBN
9780691138329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Paperback. Looks at how national identity is shaped, gendered, and contested through spectacle and spectatorship. The specific identity in question is that of Argentina, and the focus of this book is directed toward the years 1976 to 1983 in which the Argentine armed forces were pitted against the Argentine people. Num Pages: 328 pages, 50 b&w photographs, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSJ; JPFN; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Third
SKU
V9780822318682
ISBN
9780822318682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.33

Paperback. Translator(s): Rose, Julie. Num Pages: 150 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
150
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816628452
ISBN
9780816628452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.39

Paperback. A culmination of various research projects, this collection of papers presents data that allows direct comparisons across national borders and detailed pictures of trends within countries. It shows that citizen disaffection in the Trilateral democracies is not the result of frayed social fabric, the end of the Cold War, or public cynicism. Editor(s): Pharr, Susan J.; Putnam, Robert D. Num Pages: 360 pages, 41 tables, 23 line illus. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691049243
ISBN
9780691049243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 45.69

Hardback. Editor(s): Hudson, Scarlett F. Num Pages: 141 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JP. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631176333
ISBN
9781631176333
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.16
€ 127.56

Paperback. This collection offers first-hand accounts, research studies and in-depth theoretical explorations of disabled children's childhoods. The accounts oppose the global imposition of problematic views of disability and childhood and instead, offer an open discussion of responsive and ethical research approaches. Editor(s): Curran, T; Runswick-Cole, Katherine. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSP; JHB; JHBK; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349435555
ISBN
9781349435555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 94.07
€ 93.02

Paperback. Explores the global changes in disability awareness, technology, and policy from the viewpoint of disabled people and their families in a range of local contexts. This book reports on ethnographic research in Brazil, Uganda, Botswana, Somalia, Britain, Israel, China, India, and Japan. It addresses the definition of human rights in local contexts. Editor(s): Ingstad, Benedicte; Whyte, Susan Reynolds. Num Pages: 334 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHMP; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520246171
ISBN
9780520246171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.66

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Univ College Dublin Pr
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621939
ISBN
9781900621939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.35

Paperback. Disabled persons' struggles for rights and recognition Num Pages: 318 pages, 11 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJP; JFFG; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222473
ISBN
9780253222473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 672 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBW; JPWL; JWH; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 42. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Serpent's Tail
Condition
New
SKU
9781846688515
ISBN
9781846688515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.51

Hardback. Who is the enemy? This is the question most asked in modern warfare. From our struggles in Ireland, to the Malayan Emergency, operations in India, Yemen, Kenya, Aden, Palestine, and of course Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan - this book covers the strategy and doctrine of counterinsurgency and how often these operations have been unsuccessful. Num Pages: 368 pages, 32 black & white plates. BIC Classification: HBW; JPWL; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 36. Weight in Grams: 796.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752464114
ISBN
9780752464114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.55

Paperback. .
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786631671
ISBN
9781786631671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. An illuminating account of the politics of Britain's decision to support the US-led invasion of Iraq. Num Pages: 224 pages, Notes Bibliography Index. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW3; JPFF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842777411
ISBN
9781842777411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.69

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