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Political activism

Paperback. What motivates suicide bombers in Iraq and around the world? Can winning the hearts and minds of local populations stop them? This book examines the use, strategies, successes, and failures of suicide bombing in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. It assesses the effectiveness of government responses. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 photos. BIC Classification: JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231133210
ISBN
9780231133210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.43

Hardback. What motivates suicide bombers in Iraq and around the world? Can winning the hearts and minds of local populations stop them? This book examines the use, strategies, successes, and failures of suicide bombing in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. It assesses the effectiveness of government responses. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 photos. BIC Classification: JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231133203
ISBN
9780231133203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.23
€ 64.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPWL2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442201484
ISBN
9781442201484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.61

Paperback. This title explores the background to the Drumcree stand-offs, the underlying motives of both Protestant and Catholic factions, and the ongoing efforts of the peacemakers to resolve this bitter dispute. Num Pages: 392 pages, 8pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 540. 8vo.
Good clean former library copy with neat labels inside front cover.North of Ireland.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KEX0294299
ISBN
9780413762603
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. The relationship between drugs and today's wars has grown more noticeable since the end of the Cold War and will likely gather strength in this era of increased globalization. Many violent groups and governments have recently turned to illicit narcotics in their entrepreneurial quests to stay viable in the post-Cold War world. Num Pages: 194 pages, tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JKVG; JPWL; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Potomac Books, Inc. United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781597972567
ISBN
9781597972567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.66

paperback. The relationship between drugs and today's wars has grown more noticeable since the end of the Cold War and will likely gather strength in this era of increased globalization. Many violent groups and governments have recently turned to illicit narcotics in their entrepreneurial quests to stay viable in the post-Cold War world. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JKVG; JKVM; JPWL; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Potomac Books United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597972574
ISBN
9781597972574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.99

Hardcover. BIC Classification: HBW; JPS; JPWL; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 140 x 25. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784538309
ISBN
9781784538309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.54

Paperback. The plan was to attach a Greenpeace pod to Gazprom's platform and launch a peaceful protest against oil being pumped from the icy waters of the Arctic. However, heavily armed commandos flooded the deck of the Arctic Sunrise and the Arctic Thirty began their ordeal at the hands of Putin's regime. This book tells their story. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1MTN; BTC; JKVP1; JPW; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 260 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Guardian Faber Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783350780
ISBN
9781783350780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hudson, Anna; Davidson, Edwin. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 263 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622574308
ISBN
9781622574308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 305.58
€ 207.81

Hardback. Num Pages: 294 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFF; JPWL; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349949595
ISBN
9781349949595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.88

Paperback. Enriched by vivid photographs of MSF operations and by ironic, self-critical cartoons drawn by a member of the Communications Department of MSF France, Doctors Without Borders highlights the bold mission of the renowned international humanitarian organization even as it demonstrates the intrinsic dilemmas of humanitarian action. Num Pages: 328 pages, 17, 6 black & white line drawings, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JKSR; JPWH; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421416922
ISBN
9781421416922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.39

Paperback. Diversionary War investigates whether leaders use military adventure to distract the public from domestic problems and, if so, whether such gambles pay off. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JPS; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804782463
ISBN
9780804782463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.83

hardcover. Diversionary War investigates whether leaders use military adventure to distract the public from domestic problems and, if so, whether such gambles pay off. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804782456
ISBN
9780804782456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.31

Paperback. Does participation lead citizens of democracies to invest or disinvest in democracy? How does mass participation affect political culture in countries undergoing political transition? This book examines the consequences of citizen involvement in Uganda, one among a number of countries employing the participatory model of constitutional reform. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 figures, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; JPHF; JPHV; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472069934
ISBN
9780472069934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.22

Hardcover. This volume is an analysis of the dilemmas confronting the communist party after Stalin's death in 1953. It focuses on how ordinary citizens received and reacted to the policy of the party and the state. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBLW3; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333990377
ISBN
9780333990377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.34

Paperback. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books United States
Number of pages
148
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608463046
ISBN
9781608463046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFHC; JPSH; JPWL2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780984185856
ISBN
9780984185856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.74

Hardcover. Disasters are part of the modern condition, a source of physical anxiety and existential angst, and they are increasing in frequency, cost and severity. Drawing on both disaster research and social theory, this book offers a critical examination of their causes, consequences and future avoidance. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6. BIC Classification: JFFC; JHBA; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137294258
ISBN
9781137294258
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.37

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

€ 150.43

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

€ 22.20

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
€ 29.44

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
€ 28.98

Paperback. .
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784784096
ISBN
9781784784096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.74

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