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Paperback. Accounts for the origins of Social Security as we know it. This book tells the story of the Townsend Plan - a political organization that sought to alleviate poverty and end the Great Depression through a government-provided retirement stipend of $200 a month for every American over the age of sixty. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 352 pages, 34 halftones. 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; JKSG; JPA; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138268
- ISBN
- 9780691138268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
paperback. When Norms Collide examines the conditions under which transnational activism leads individuals and communities to abandon local norms and embrace international ones. It investigates the local dynamics of norm conflicts around female genital mutilation and early marriage. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPB; JPVH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190274924
- ISBN
- 9780190274924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.05
€ 59.05
Paperback. Since the early twentieth century, technological transfers from the United States to Latin American countries have involved technologies of violence for social control. This title includes essays that addresses the topic of state-sponsored terrorism in a variety of ways. Editor(s): Menjivar, Cecilia; Rodriguez, Nestor P. Num Pages: 388 pages, 1 graph, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JKV; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292706798
- ISBN
- 9780292706798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFF; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 238. .
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620970935
- ISBN
- 9781620970935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.57
€ 24.99
€ 23.57
Hardback. Argues that modern Middle Eastern terrorism stems from aborted efforts by Western intelligence agencies to co-opt political Islam as an opposing force against other global ideologies deemed more politically dangerous at the time. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; JPWL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742558564
- ISBN
- 9780742558564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.40
€ 79.40
Paperback. Used paperback, in very good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Harvill Secker
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KRF0037639
- ISBN
- 9781846552212
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 14.99€ 5.28
€ 14.99
€ 5.28
Paperback. Explains why the working class was largely missing from the 1989-90 revolution which led to the fall of socialism in Germany. This book documents workers' day-to-day experience of the labor process, workplace union politics, and class. It shows how three factors led most workers to withdraw from politics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; HBTV; JFSC; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252067518
- ISBN
- 9780252067518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.89€ 55.56
€ 55.89
€ 55.56
Paperback. Series: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 figures, 19 tables. BIC Classification: JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 446. The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict. Series: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare. 320 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JPWF. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight: 426.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231156837
- ISBN
- 9780231156837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.99
€ 30.99
€ 26.99
Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 figures, 19 tables. BIC Classification: JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press New York
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231156820
- ISBN
- 9780231156820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.72€ 57.47
€ 73.72
€ 57.47
Paperback. FRONTLINE REPORTS FROM TODAY'S REVOLUTIONS Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 200 x 26. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised and updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844670284
- ISBN
- 9781844670284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.51
€ 13.99
€ 13.51
Paperback. Firmly embedded in the Islamic religious thought, practice and ethos, jihad (colloquially, 'Islamic holy war') is far from being an anachronism. In the aftermath of September 11, statesman, laymen and scholars and would be researchers have struggled to explain and understand why Muslims would be willing to participate in jihad. Num Pages: 210 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- ATF Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789794333990
- ISBN
- 9789794333990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.17
€ 17.17
Paperback. Why do more people vote - or get involved in other civic and political activities - in some communities than in others? This book demonstrates that our communities shape our civic and political engagement, and that schools are especially significant communities for fostering strong civic norms. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 280 pages, 31 line illus. 35 tables. BIC Classification: JPHF; JPRB; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138299
- ISBN
- 9780691138299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. The war on terror is a lost cause. As the war heads towards its second decade, American security policy is in disarray - the Iraq War is a disaster, Afghanistan is deeply insecure and the al-Qaida movement remains as potent as ever with new generations of leaders coming to the fore. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641966
- ISBN
- 9780745641966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. The war on terror is a lost cause. As the war heads towards its second decade, American security policy is in disarray - the Iraq War is a disaster, Afghanistan is deeply insecure and the al-Qaida movement remains as potent as ever with new generations of leaders coming to the fore. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 219 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641973
- ISBN
- 9780745641973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.26
€ 22.26
Paperback. WikiLeaks infuriated the world's greatest superpower, embarrassed the British royal family and helped cause a revolution in North Africa. The man behind it was Julian Assange, one of the strangest figures ever to become a worldwide celebrity. Internet messiah or cyber-terrorist? Information freedom fighter or sex criminal? Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Guardian Faber Publishing
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Tie-In
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783350179
- ISBN
- 9781783350179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BM; JPFR; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594032653
- ISBN
- 9781594032653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.45
€ 19.45
Paperback. This book argues that it is witnesses who are the targets of terrorism and that the question of whose witnessing counts, and which stories are the most legitimate, is of vital importance for understanding the meanings and consequences of contemporary terrorism. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JKV; JKVM; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349335367
- ISBN
- 9781349335367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardcover. This book argues that it is witnesses who are the targets of terrorism and that the question of whose witnessing counts, and which stories are the most legitimate, is of vital importance for understanding the meanings and consequences of contemporary terrorism. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 figures. BIC Classification: JKV; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 170 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230299757
- ISBN
- 9780230299757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.37
€ 127.37
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- PM Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604860412
- ISBN
- 9781604860412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.43
€ 25.99
€ 22.43
Paperback. Maria Holt uses her research gathered in the Palestinian refugee camps of Lebanon and in the West Bank to look at the forms of violence suffered by women in the context of the wider conflict around them. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFFD; JFSJ1; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780761015
- ISBN
- 9781780761015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.03
€ 33.99
€ 29.03