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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
€ 24.18
Hardcover. Japan was shaken by the 'double disaster' of earthquake and sarin gas attack in 1995, and in 2011 it was hit once again by the 'triple disaster' of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown. This international, multi-disciplinary group of scholars examines the state and societal responses to the disasters and social crisis. Editor(s): Mullins, Mark R.; Nakano, Koichi. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRAM2; JFFC; JPA; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137521316
- ISBN
- 9781137521316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.26
€ 140.26
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
€ 26.04
Paperback. Series: Disaster Research in Practice S. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; KJ; PSAF; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 323.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461292708
- ISBN
- 9781461292708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.31
€ 118.31
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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 220.21€ 147.77
€ 220.21
€ 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
€ 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
€ 23.58
Paperback. Editor(s): Sorenson, John. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFF; JPA; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1995
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349242597
- ISBN
- 9781349242597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.65
€ 118.65
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
€ 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
€ 59.20€ 45.60
€ 59.20
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 59.20€ 45.69
€ 59.20
€ 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
€ 189.43€ 127.56
€ 189.43
€ 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
€ 94.71€ 93.02
€ 94.71
€ 93.02
Paperback. In Disability, Public Space Performance and Spectatorship: Unconscious Performers, Bree Hadley examines the performance practices of disabled artists in the US, UK, Europe and Australasia who re-engage, re-enact and re-envisage the stereotyping they are subject to in the very public spaces and places where this stereotyping typically plays out. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS; JFC; JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349484492
- ISBN
- 9781349484492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.36
€ 61.36