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Hardback. In this important new book the renowned historian Serge Gruzinski returns to two episodes in the sixteenth century which mark a decisive stage in global history and show how China and Mexico experienced the expansion of Europe. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745667119
- ISBN
- 9780745667119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.78
€ 78.78
hardcover. Few doubt that China wants to be a major economic and military power on the world stage. To achieve this ambitious goal, however, the PRC leadership knows that China must first become an advanced information-based society. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745669793
- ISBN
- 9780745669793
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardcover. During the Cold War the concept of international security was understood in military terms as the threat or use of force by states. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 173 x 19. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745670539
- ISBN
- 9780745670539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.78
€ 78.78
Hardback. China s military transformation is one of the major geo-strategic developments of the 21st Century. Billions of dollars are being spent modernizing The People s Liberation Army (PLA) as China seeks to upgrade and expand its military capabilities to rival the US. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745670782
- ISBN
- 9780745670782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
hardcover. Jerusalem has for centuries been known as the spiritual center for the three largest monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Yet Jerusalem s other-worldly transcendence is far from the daily reality of Jerusalem, a city bombarded by conflict. Num Pages: 172 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 47. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745671031
- ISBN
- 9780745671031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.10
€ 66.10
hardcover. * David Vincent is a foremost social historian and has been working on the history of privacy and secrecy for a number of years * This new book will be a short history of privacy since the middle ages. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHB; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745671123
- ISBN
- 9780745671123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.02
€ 72.02
Hardcover. We see nonviolent resistance all over today s world, from Egypt s Tahrir Square to New York Occupy. Although we think of the last century as one marked by wars and violent conflict, in fact it was just as much a century of nonviolence as the achievements of Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745671185
- ISBN
- 9780745671185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Hardcover. In the mediated digital era, communication is changing fast and eating up ever greater shares of real-world power. Corporate battles and guerrilla wars are fought on Twitter. Facebook is the new Berlin, home to tinkers, tailors, spies and terrorist recruiters. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JPW; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745671260
- ISBN
- 9780745671260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Hardcover. What does it mean to live dangerously? This is not just a philosophical question or an ethical call to reflect upon our own individual recklessness. It is a deeply political issue, fundamental to the new doctrine of resilience that is becoming a key term of art for governing planetary life in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745671529
- ISBN
- 9780745671529
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Hardcover. What do we know about war crimes and justice? What are the discursive practices through which the dominant images of war crimes, atrocity and justice are understood? In this wide ranging text, Michael J. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 396 x 22. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745671543
- ISBN
- 9780745671543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Hardcover. * This second, fully revised and expanded edition of Diehl and Balas s successful text, expertly guides students through the complexities of peace operations in a focused, engaging and authoritative way. Series: War and Conflict in the Modern World. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671802
- ISBN
- 9780745671802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardcover. Far more comprehensive than any existing text on this topic The combinations of theory and case studies offer an easy path to understanding key issues Several chapters address genuinely new issues while others shed new light on older concerns Treats an important and rapidly growing area of study. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 186 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745680163
- ISBN
- 9780745680163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Hardback. The second edition of Presidential Campaign Communication is designed to help readers understand and appreciate how the people of the United States use human communication to select their presidents. Series: Contemporary Political Communication. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTC; JFD; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 181 x 23. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745680224
- ISBN
- 9780745680224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.78
€ 78.78
Hardcover. Since the end of the Cold War a significant number of peace agreements have been signed, many of them in bloody intra-state conflicts that were previously thought beyond resolution. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745680262
- ISBN
- 9780745680262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.40
€ 72.40
Hardcover. From Gandhi?s salt march to the US civil rights movement and Occupy Wall Street, nonviolent campaigns to promote democracy, human rights and social justice have long played an important transformative role in local, national and global politics. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 49. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745682662
- ISBN
- 9780745682662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Hardcover. 'Ukraine is not a brothel!' This was the first cry of rage uttered by Femen during Euro 2012. Bare-breasted and crowned with flowers, perched on their high heels, Femen transform their bodies into instruments of political expression through slogans and drawings flaunted on their skin. Translator(s): Brown, Andrew. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; JFFK; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745683218
- ISBN
- 9780745683218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.88
€ 59.88
Hardcover. On 26 August 1974, Michel Foucault completed work on Discipline and Punish, and on that very same day began writing the first volume of The History of Sexuality. A little under ten years later, on 25 June 1984, shortly after the second and third volumes were published, he was dead. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745683911
- ISBN
- 9780745683911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Hardcover. The emergence of modern sciences in the seventeenth century profoundly renewed our understanding of Nature. For the last three centuries new ideas of Nature have been continuously developed by theology, politics, economics, and science, especially the sciences of the material world. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745684338
- ISBN
- 9780745684338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.78
€ 78.78
Hardcover. Philosophers have never shied away from interrogating the nature of our obligations beyond borders. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 172 x 31. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745685175
- ISBN
- 9780745685175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Hardcover. In what ways has global urbanization affected the political process? This book offers a reflection on the transformations of urban politics worldwide in the past four decades, from interpersonal street-level politics to transnational governing institutions. Series: Urban Futures. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745685496
- ISBN
- 9780745685496
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. Iran stands at a critical juncture in its history. In the era of Presidents Hassan Rouhani and Barack Obama, the Islamic Republic has a unique opportunity to regain its traditional greatness as a cradle of rich civilisation and culture, with a capacity to be a very influential and stabilising regional actor. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745685649
- ISBN
- 9780745685649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.88
€ 59.88
hardcover. * Alain Badiou is probably the most widely read and influential philosopher in France today. Alain Finkielkraut is also a well-known public intellectual in France * Both have attracted controversy in the past and they hold strongly contrasting political views. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745685694
- ISBN
- 9780745685694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardcover. Conflict is inherent to all human and inter-state relations, but it is not inevitable. Since the end of the Cold-War, the prevention of conflict escalation into violence through management and resolution has become a fundamental objective of the international system. Series: WCMW - War and Conflict in the Modern World. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFFE; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745686912
- ISBN
- 9780745686912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.28
€ 65.28
Paperback. Conflict is inherent to all human and inter-state relations, but it is not inevitable. Since the end of the Cold-War, the prevention of conflict escalation into violence through management and resolution has become a fundamental objective of the international system. Series: WCMW - War and Conflict in the Modern World. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFFE; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745686929
- ISBN
- 9780745686929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.11
€ 22.11