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Theory of warfare & military science
Paperback. This book provides a stimulating discussion of, and introduction to, just war theory. Editor(s): Evans, Mark. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748620753
- ISBN
- 9780748620753
€ 31.25
€ 31.25
Paperback. A study of the evolving 'national styles' of conducting insurgencies and counter-insurgency, as influenced by transnational trends, ideas and practices. Editor(s): Heuser, Beatrice; Shamir, Eitan. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBW; JWA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316501009
- ISBN
- 9781316501009
€ 27.64
€ 27.64
Paperback. Takes the reader from the late nineteenth century to the aftermath of Abu Ghraib, from slavery and the electric chair to electrotorture in American inner cities, and from French and British colonial prison cells and the Spanish-American War to the fields of Vietnam, the wars of the Middle East, and the democracies of Latin America and Europe. Num Pages: 880 pages, 1 halftone. 9 tables. BIC Classification: HBT; JPA; JWA; JWKT; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1234.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 880
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143330
- ISBN
- 9780691143330
€ 52.99€ 46.80
€ 52.99
€ 46.80
Hardcover. Provides a new approach to thinking about security forces and their relationship to state building by examining the past two centuries of armed conflict. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JPWS; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Hurst & Co.
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849040815
- ISBN
- 9781849040815
€ 49.99€ 49.98
€ 49.99
€ 49.98
Hardcover. A revealing insight in to the hidden contours of Chinese strategic thought Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042420
- ISBN
- 9781849042420
€ 31.99€ 28.68
€ 31.99
€ 28.68
Hardcover. The causes of war - why people fight - is one of the big questions of human existence. Azar Gat's book, ranging from the beginning of prehistory to the 21st century, offers a definitive answer to the lingering mystery. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 black & white illustrations and 4 maps. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBW; JPWS; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198795025
- ISBN
- 9780198795025
€ 31.99€ 22.66
€ 31.99
€ 22.66
Hardcover. This book explains the period of great power peace in the last fifty years and outlines the path to perpetuating it. Drawing on the Realist tradition and challenging conventional wisdom about the causes of American primacy, Baron explores contributions to peace made by the balance of power, nuclear weapons, democracy and globalization. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 figures, 7 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137299475
- ISBN
- 9781137299475
€ 96.48
€ 96.48
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752499673
- ISBN
- 9780752499673
€ 12.81
€ 12.81
Hardcover. With contributions from scholars, this book raises disturbing questions: Can warfare be anything other than barbaric? Are we all human, or are some of us less human than others in wartime? Can torture ever be justified? This book presents an analysis of the human misery and complex moral dimensions of modern warfare. Editor(s): Kassimeris, George. Num Pages: 333 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850657996
- ISBN
- 9781850657996
€ 23.97
€ 23.97
Hardcover. This book provides a stimulating discussion of, and introduction to, just war theory. Editor(s): Evans, Mark. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JWA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748620746
- ISBN
- 9780748620746
€ 102.00
€ 102.00
Hardcover. Contrary to the serene assumptions of the 1990s, the history did not end. Civilisations are busy clashing against one another, and the self-proclaimed pacified humanity is showing its barbaric roots. To better understand how ideological enmity of today is moulded, spread and managed, this book investigates the propaganda operations of the past. Editor(s): Vuorinen, Marja. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPVN; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Unabridged edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781443836418
- ISBN
- 9781443836418
€ 51.63
€ 51.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: JPWS; JWA; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509502325
- ISBN
- 9781509502325
€ 25.32
€ 25.32
Paperback. How the wars of the near future will be fought and who will win them Num Pages: 430 pages, 16. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 33. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304367344
- ISBN
- 9780304367344
€ 16.99€ 13.29
€ 16.99
€ 13.29
Hardcover. Unlike most books on the ethics of war, this book rejects the 'just war' tradition, proposing a virtue ethics of war to take its place. Like torture, war cannot be justified. It answers the question: 'If war is a very great evil, would a leader with courage, justice, compassion, and all the other moral virtues ever choose to fight a war?' Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137263407
- ISBN
- 9781137263407
€ 96.48
€ 96.48
Hardcover. Editor(s): Eldridge, Robert D.; Midford, Paul. Num Pages: 416 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 21 colour illustrations, 31 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPS; JWA; JWD; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 218 x 30. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137565310
- ISBN
- 9781137565310
€ 85.57
€ 85.57
Paperback. A suggestive analysis of military 'ways of seeing'. It reveals the convergence of perception and destruction in the parallel technologies of warfare and cinema. Series: Radical Thinkers. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; HPM; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844673469
- ISBN
- 9781844673469
€ 17.15
€ 17.15
Paperback. Which is better, appeasement or a war to end war? Such questions reflect the confusion that besets liberal-minded men and women in the face of war. This work traces the pattern in their attitudes from Erasmus to the Americans after Vietnam, and concludes that peacemaking 'is a task which has to be tackled afresh every day of our lives'. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850658917
- ISBN
- 9781850658917
€ 18.76
€ 18.76
Hardcover. Editor(s): Quinn, Malcolm. Num Pages: 141 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWA; LNDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 231 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634859127
- ISBN
- 9781634859127
€ 194.85€ 185.87
€ 194.85
€ 185.87
Hardcover. Exploring the formation, evolution and effectiveness of the regional security arrangements of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the author examines a number of vital and troubling questions: Why has SADC struggled to establish a viable security regime? Why has it been unable to engage in successful peacemaking? Series Editor(s): Shaw, Professor Timothy M. Series: The International Political Economy of New Regionalisms Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, Includes 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFM; GTJ; JPS; JWA; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Ashgate Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409430445
- ISBN
- 9781409430445
€ 148.99
€ 148.99
Hardcover. This book argues that understanding truces is crucial for our ability to wind down wars. We have paid too much attention to the idea of permanent peace, yet few conflicts end in this way. The book describes how truce makers think, which truces can be morally justified and provides a philosophical history of truce making in the Western tradition. Series: Palgrave Studies in Ethics and Public Policy. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137385949
- ISBN
- 9781137385949
€ 90.64
€ 90.64
Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF; JWA; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 110 x 8. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007420124
- ISBN
- 9780007420124
€ 5.10
€ 5.10
Strategy: Context and Adaptation from Archidamus to Airpower (Transfor...
Richard Bailey, James W. Forsyth Jr, Mark O. ...
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JWA; JWKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781682470039
- ISBN
- 9781682470039
€ 60.25
€ 60.25
Hardcover. Examining the dialectic of war and peace between the outbreak of WWI and the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014, this book compares globalization with the interwar period. It examines how the first decade's positive peace, diplomacy, and hopes were replaced by negative peace, and explains the growing role of military strategy in that period. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; GTJ; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137601490
- ISBN
- 9781137601490
€ 108.15
€ 108.15
Hardcover. Provocative look at contemporary conflicts - wars taking place in resource rich countries filled with impoverished people Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBWS; JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042697
- ISBN
- 9781849042697
€ 55.19
€ 55.19