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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
€ 42.31
€ 42.31
Hardback. The radicalization of Muslims and Islamic institutions in the United States, Europe, and across the Islamic world has fostered a new generation of Islamist activists, many of them willing to use violence to achieve their aims. Num Pages: 182 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPF; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597973021
- ISBN
- 9781597973021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.00€ 27.61
€ 28.00
€ 27.61
Hardback. On October 23, 1983, nearly simultaneous suicide truck bombings killed 241 U.S. peacekeepers in their barracks at the Beirut International Airport (BIA) and 58 French paratroopers at their headquarters two miles north of BIA. In this long-awaited book, the Marine Corps commander of the U.S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 b&w photos, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPN; HBLW3; HBW; JPWL; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597974257
- ISBN
- 9781597974257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.69
€ 39.69
Public Opinion and International Intervention: Lessons from the Iraq W...
. Ed(S): Sobel, Richard; Furia, Peter; Barret...
paperback. Rarely has a foreign policy event spawned such interest in international public opinion as has the Iraq War. Editor(s): Sobel, Richard; Furia, Peter; Barrett, Bethany. Num Pages: 322 pages, tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBWS5; JPS; JPVK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597974936
- ISBN
- 9781597974936
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.67
€ 32.99
€ 29.67
Hardback. The period between 1775 and 1815 could be called the "critical period" of American foreign relations. At no time in American history was the existence of the republic in greater physical peril. Questions of foreign policy dominated American public life in a way unequalled until World War II. Series: Issues in the History of American Foreign Relations. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597975216
- ISBN
- 9781597975216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Hardback. Beginning with the Communist Saur Revolution of 1978 and continuing through Gen. David Petraeus's 2010 appointment replacing Stanley McChrystal as commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, this book is an inside account of one of the most vicious conflicts fought between the two Cold War superpowers: the Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979-89). Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597975308
- ISBN
- 9781597975308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.24
€ 29.99
€ 26.24
Warfare Welfare: The Not-So-Hidden Costs of America's Permanent War Ec...
Squires, Gregory D.; Raskin, Marcus G.
paperback. This edited volume reveals how a permanent war economy has made the United States unable to spread democracy abroad and has worsened domestic problems. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781597975339
- ISBN
- 9781597975339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.88
€ 34.99
€ 31.88
Hardback. The Revolutionary Years, 1775-1789, reveals how the nation's leaders asserted power during the fourteen crucial years from the Revolution's first shots at Lexington in April 1775 to the adoption of the Constitution in 1789. Num Pages: 174 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBWF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597976749
- ISBN
- 9781597976749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.00€ 27.73
€ 28.00
€ 27.73
hardcover. The killing of Osama bin Laden spotlighted Pakistan's unpredictable political dynamics, which are often driven by conspiracy theory, paranoia, and a sense of betrayal. In Pakistan, the late prime minister Benazir Bhutto famously declared, there is "always the story behind the story." In The Pakistan Cauldron, James P. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 b map; notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597979825
- ISBN
- 9781597979825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.45
€ 33.45
Negativity and Revolution: Adorno and Political Activism
. Ed(S): Holloway, John; Matamoros, Fernando;...
paperback. John Holloway et al explore solutions to postmodern political paralysis in the 'negative dialectics' of Theodor Adorno. Editor(s): Holloway, John; Matamoros, Fernando; Tischler, Sergio. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPFC; JPW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745328362
- ISBN
- 9780745328362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.72
€ 40.99
€ 31.72
Paperback. International responses to the outbreak of SARS, the spread of HIV/AIDS, and the promotion of health as a human right all demonstrate how global politics have a profound effect on the way we think about and respond to major health challenges. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS; MBN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640426
- ISBN
- 9780745640426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.04
€ 25.04
Hardback. This collection explores conceptions and practices of democracy of social movement organizations involved in global protest. Focusing on the global justice movement this book shows how they adopt radical new democratic approaches and thus provide a fundamental critique of conventional politics. Editor(s): Della Porta, Donatella. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSV; JPWF; YQN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230218833
- ISBN
- 9780230218833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.57
€ 122.57
Hardback. Why does the EU deal with some issues but not others? This is the central question of this book dedicated to agenda-setting processes in the EU. Through a comparison of EU and US policy agendas and the analysis of four case studies in environmental and health policy, this book offers a new understanding of how policy issues come onto the EU agenda. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JPA; JPB; JPQB; JPSN2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220539
- ISBN
- 9780230220539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.75
€ 63.75
Hardback. The UK is going through a period of unprecedented constitutional change. There is much unfinished business, and further changes still to come. Where are these changes taking us? In this book, leading political scientists and lawyers forecast the impact of these changes on the UK's key institutions and the constitution as a whole. Editor(s): Hazell, Robert. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; JPHC; LND. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 351
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220744
- ISBN
- 9780230220744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.98
€ 64.98
Hardback. This book provides an up-to-date analysis of the development and deployment of 'non-lethal' weapons by police and military organizations. It reviews the key technologies, issues, and dangers, with particular attention to the development of drugs, lasers, microwaves, and acoustics as incapacitating weapons. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS; JPWH; JWM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230221062
- ISBN
- 9780230221062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.49
€ 175.49
Hardback. Ethno-nationalism presents a multitude of challenges to the structure of the international political system and to the internal governance of states. This volume explores the multifaceted nature of these challenges across the world, while also examining how states have responded to meet them, through a wide range of case studies and comparisons. Editor(s): Guelke, Adrian. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JPB; JPFN; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224100
- ISBN
- 9780230224100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.58
€ 64.58
Hardcover. How have countries in the EU that were previously under Communist rule influenced the creation of a European policy towards other Post-Soviet nations? This study explores countries including the Czech Republic and Poland and shows how they have helped develop a coherent policy based reconciling political and historical foreign policy identities. Num Pages: 339 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230291300
- ISBN
- 9780230291300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.93
€ 64.93
Hardcover. This book analyzes ways how three fringe players of the modern diplomatic order - the Holy See, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, and the EU - have been accommodated within that order, revealing that the modern diplomatic order is less state-centric than conventionally assumed and is instead better conceived of as a heteronomy. Series: Studies in Diplomacy and International Relations. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSD; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230363939
- ISBN
- 9780230363939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.97
€ 121.97
Hardback. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312235185
- ISBN
- 9780312235185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.04
€ 123.04
Paperback. This volume examines core issues facing the contemporary welfare state, including the role of race in welfare, how different forms of welfare provision affect public attitudes, and how differing approaches to immigrant integration are influenced by constitutional rules. Editor(s): Steinmo, Sven; Rothstein, Bo. Series: Political Evolution & Institutional Change. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312296285
- ISBN
- 9780312296285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.42€ 44.54
€ 51.42
€ 44.54
Paperback. Label mounted on t.p.: Distributed in the United States by Crane, Russak & Co., N.Y. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333151693
- ISBN
- 9780333151693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.65
€ 64.65
Hardback. In this book, Christopher Hall traces the rise and fall of a previous arms limitation effort, the naval treaties of the interwar years, which controlled competition in the strategic weapons of that era - the battleships and other vessels of the British, American and other 'great power' navies. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333407059
- ISBN
- 9780333407059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.64
€ 122.64
Hardback. These conference proceedings bring together 12 new essays on a variety of key issues in the field of domestic and international monetary economics. The papers cover a wide range of topics aimed at meeting some of the challenges likely to arise during the late-20th century and beyond. Editor(s): Frowen, Stephen F. Num Pages: 395 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCA; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 37. Weight in Grams: 651.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 395
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333485279
- ISBN
- 9780333485279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.71
€ 186.71
Hardback. The author examines the relationships between the social problems of the mass age, developments in late 20th century capitalism, the growth of a mass media advertising system, and the operation and assumptions of liberal democracy. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; JPFK; JPHV; KNTY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333488706
- ISBN
- 9780333488706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.87
€ 121.87