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Political activism

Paperback. A comparative survey of guerrilla movements in Latin America, this title explores the origins and outcomes of rural insurgencies in nearly a dozen cases since 1956. Focusing on the personal backgrounds of the guerrillas themselves and on national social conditions, it explains why guerrillas emerged strongly in certain countries but not others. Num Pages: 454 pages, 2 figs., 43 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JJP; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Printing
Number of pages
454
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691023366
ISBN
9780691023366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.23
€ 64.47

Paperback. Offers an account of the IRA bomb that killed the author's 14-year-old twin brother, his grandparents and a family friend, published on the 30th anniversary of the atrocity. This title reveals a story of courage and fortitude as he, his family, and their English and Irish friends dealt with the shocking assassinations and their aftermath. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPL; BGA; HBJD1; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099543589
ISBN
9780099543589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Civil war and conflict within countries is the most prevalent threat to peace and security in the opening decades of the twenty-first century. This title examines the varied roles of religious leaders in societies divided by ethnic, racial, or religious conflict. Editor(s): Sisk, Timothy D. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: HRLP; JPWS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589017825
ISBN
9781589017825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.46

Paperback. Tells the story of how the FBI is America's real secret service. It is the story of America's war against spies, subversives and saboteurs - and the self-inflicted wounds American democracy suffered in battle. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSW1; JPSH; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141047959
ISBN
9780141047959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848845640
ISBN
9781848845640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 46.25

Paperback. An updated edition of this unique, bestselling history of the IRA, now including behind-the-scenes information on the recent advances made in the peace process. Num Pages: 832 pages, 60 b/w plates (32pp), With index. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJ; HBTV; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 53. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
HarperCollins London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006531555
ISBN
9780006531555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.89

Paperback. Traces the long history of American efforts to thwart terrorism, from World War II to the Munich Games hostage-taking to the first attack on the World Trade Center in 1993. Num Pages: 428 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 203 x 30. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465092826
ISBN
9780465092826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.48

Paperback. Counterpower is the power to remove the power of the 'haves', and no major campaign has been successful without it. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
New Internationalist Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780260327
ISBN
9781780260327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.77

Hardcover. By highlighting the scope and limitations of local NGO agencies, this book presents a unique perspective of the relationship between peacebuilding theory and its application in practice, outlining how well-educated, well-connected local decision makers and thinkers navigate the uneven power dynamics of the international aid system. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1FMNT; GTJ; JPB; JPS; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137369697
ISBN
9781137369697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.58

Hardcover. Is 'development' the answer for positive social change or a cynical western strategy for perpetuating inequality? Moving beyond an increasingly entrenched debate about the role of NGOs, this book reveals the practices and social relations through which ideas of development are concretely enacted. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 216 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; GTF; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230236424
ISBN
9780230236424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.00

Hardcover. We are understandably reluctant to "rank" moral atrocities. What is worse, genocide or terrorism? In this book, Thomas W. Simon argues that politicians use this to manipulate our sense of injustice by exaggerating terrorism and minimizing torture. He advocates for an international criminal code that encourages humanitarian intervention. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPB; JPVH; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137415103
ISBN
9781137415103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.90

Paperback. Offers a model of strategic lobbying that shows why some group lobbyists feel compelled to fight stronger, wealthier groups even when they know they will lose. This title offers answers about what kinds of policies are more likely to lead to intense competition and what kinds of interest groups have an advantage in protracted conflicts. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 44 figures, 34 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWD. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589017795
ISBN
9781589017795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.80

Paperback. Cyber War Will Not Take Place cuts through the hype and takes a fresh look at cyber security. Thomas Rid argues that the focus on war and winning distracts from the real challenge of cyberspace: non-violent confrontation that may rival or even replace violence in surprising ways. Series: Conflict Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JPWL; URH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849047128
ISBN
9781849047128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBTB; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566637114
ISBN
9781566637114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.06

paperback. Examines the nature of the contemporary threat within a historical context to discern continuities and change in terrorist behavior. This book challenges the idea of a global war on terrorism and suggests that the US would be better served by a policy aimed at reducing the risk of terrorist attack to an acceptable level at a reasonable cost. Num Pages: 176 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JPWL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804759700
ISBN
9780804759700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. * The classic account of the great Irish rebellion of 1798 Num Pages: 432 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349112527
ISBN
9780349112527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Hardcover. Global Injustice Symbols and Social Movements examines our collective moral and political maps, dotted with symbols shaped by political dynamics beyond their local or national origin and offers the first systematic sociological treatment of this important phenomenon. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137481160
ISBN
9781137481160
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

Paperback. Presents an account of the concept of revolution in the work of Deleuze and Guattari. This title provides the full length account of Deleuze and Guattari's relationship to a concrete revolutionary struggle. It also outlines the theoretical and practical origins of the return to political revolution. Series: Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HBTV; HPS; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748699797
ISBN
9780748699797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. This book examines the political exigencies facing both the US and the Chinese Communist Party during the decisive years of the Chinese Civil War. The book offers a new and challenging perspective on America's infamous loss in China, and on the Communists' victory. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; JPA; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2007
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349538362
ISBN
9781349538362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Shines a light on the Taliban's propaganda arm and its impact on the course of the war in Afghanistan. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; HBWS4; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849048439
ISBN
9781849048439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.18

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