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Political activism

Hardback. The Honganji branch of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism was a powerhouse that exercised its military will by fanning violent uprisings of ikko ikki, loosely structured "leagues of one mind". This title looks at the complex and often contradictory relationship between these ikko leagues and the Honganji institution. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 275 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HRE; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674025097
ISBN
9780674025097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8. BIC Classification: JFMA; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801488191
ISBN
9780801488191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.49

Paperback. A teenage revolutionary's gripping, darkly comic account of life, love and fighting for freedom in Latin America in the 1980s Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; BGLA; BM; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846272028
ISBN
9781846272028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Hardback. Translator(s): Kuster, Ted. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; GTF; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853459033
ISBN
9780853459033
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.50

Paperback. An essential guide to the best and most practical survival information available from the American Armed Forces, edited for civilian use by the same packager who brought us The U.S. Armed Forces Survival Manual that sold over 600,000 copies in the 1980s. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPWL; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465007974
ISBN
9780465007974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.79

Paperback. On 27 May 1942 a Czech agent threw a bomb at a passing Mercedes Reinhard Heydrich was travelling in. The assassination sent a shock wave through the Nazi leadership and provoked ferocious reprisals against Czechs and Jews. This book is based on archive material and interviews with surviving members of SOE and Czech military intelligence. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPWL1; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Birlinn Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843410362
ISBN
9781843410362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.83

Paperback. Looks at the creation of contemporary Muslim jihadists. Interweaving historical and ethnographic evidence, this book explains how refuge-seeking has become a socially and politically debased practice in the Kashmir region and why this devaluation has turned refugee men into potential militants. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 342 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFD; JFSR2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474. Refugee Families and the Making of Kashmiri Jihadists. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. 342 pages. Looks at the creation of contemporary Muslim jihadists. Interweaving historical and ethnographic evidence, this book explains how refuge-seeking has become a socially and politically debased practice in the Kashmir region and why this devaluation has turned refugee men into potential militants. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFD; JFSR2; JPW. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. Weight: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274211
ISBN
9780520274211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. Reveals why Pakistan supports the group despite mounting international pressure to disband it Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 145. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849045728
ISBN
9781849045728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 58.53

Paperback. Explores the impact of protests on social change and on the distribution of political power, particularly greater access of subordinate groups to government policy makers. A theory of political opportunities helps explain these issues about the origins, activities and outcomes of protests. Num Pages: 399 pages, tables, notes, index. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; JPA; JPWD; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 622.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
399
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1995th Edition
SKU
KIN0002099
ISBN
9780333625484
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. With more than 35 years experience of jihadist activism, Abu Mus'ab al-Suri remains the foremost theoretician in the global jihadist movement today, despite his capture in Pakistan in late 2005. This book includes a translation of two key chapters from al-Suri's seminal work "The Global Islamic Resistance Call". Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSR2; JPF; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
550
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850659914
ISBN
9781850659914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 B/W photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTV; JPL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 774.
Publisher
Nation Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568585550
ISBN
9781568585550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.55

hardcover. This study of the transnational exchange of identity discourses asks why the French see queer theory as an American conspiracy against the traditional family and national identity. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFSK2; JPA; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804798860
ISBN
9780804798860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.47

Paperback. Beginning with a dissection of the instruction manual given to each of the 9/11 hijackers, this book talks about the September 11 and serves as a study on the character of religion. It shows how the terrorists justified acts of destruction and mass murder "in the name of God, the most merciful, the most compassionate." Num Pages: 190 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University Of Chicago Press
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226482033
ISBN
9780226482033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.26

Paperback. Even in the period following the electoral defeat of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) in 1990, the revolution of 1979 continues to have a profound effect on the political economy of Nicaragua. This book focuses on the FSLN understanding of the relationships between the state, party, and mass actors, and the nature of social classes. Series: Research in International Studies - Latin America Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPA; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 661. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896801851
ISBN
9780896801851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.96

Paperback. Editor(s): Hoffman, Bruce; Reinares, Fernando. Series: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare. Num Pages: 696 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPS; JPWL; JWK; LNFV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 35. Weight in Grams: 948.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168991
ISBN
9780231168991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. Includes essays that advance our understanding of the causes of ethnic and communal conflict, the regional and international implications of such conflicts, and what the international community can do to minimize the potential for instability and violence. This volume is intended for scholars, students, and policymakers alike. Editor(s): Brown, Michael E. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; JPS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 231 x 9. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Printing, Highlighting
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691000688
ISBN
9780691000688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 46.71

Paperback. Editor(s): Hawthorne, Susan; Winter, Bronwyn. Num Pages: 500 pages, 2 portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFK; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876756277
ISBN
9781876756277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JFD; JPWL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
286
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442247611
ISBN
9781442247611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 50.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, 8 pages of b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BGH; JPWF; KNAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Barbican Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909954144
ISBN
9781909954144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.53

Hardcover. This book explores the community experience of the Irish Revolution. Series: Reappraisals in Irish History. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 242 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781382974
ISBN
9781781382974
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.22

Paperback. Tells the story of contemporary Ireland, from the clash between Catholic nationalist and socialist republicanism in the 1960s and '70s through the Workers' Party's eventual rejection of irredentism. Num Pages: 688 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJD1; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 43. Weight in Grams: 470 658pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780141028453
ISBN
9780141028453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.36

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSR; JPWH; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634661
ISBN
9780691634661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.99
€ 126.73

paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSR; JPWH; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691605739
ISBN
9780691605739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 51.18

Hardback. In 2013, the United States suffered its worst terrorist bombing since 9/11 at the annual running of the Boston Marathon. When the culprits turned out to be U.S. residents of Chechen descent, Americans were shocked and confused. Why would members of an obscure Russian minority group consider America their enemy? Inferno in Chechnya is the first book Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUAC; 1KBB; HRAM9; JFFE; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611687378
ISBN
9781611687378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

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