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Hardback. Violent ethno-nationalist conflicts continue to mar the history of the twentieth century; yet no satisfactory answer to the question of why humans are susceptible to indoctrination by ideologies that lead to inter-group hostility has so far been found. Editor(s): Eibl-Eibesfeldt, Irenaus; Salter, Frank K. Num Pages: 450 pages, 24 halftones, 2 maps, 40 diagrams, 38 tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHM; JPF; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 32. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571819239
ISBN
9781571819239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.59

Paperback. This volume explores the domestic and transnational considerations associated with Indonesia's ascent, referring to its rise in terms of hard and soft power and its likely trajectory in the future. The range of contributors analyse economic resources, religious harmony, security, regional relations, leadership and foreign policy. Editor(s): Roberts, C; Habir, A; Sebastian, L. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPS; JPSN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 507.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349484942
ISBN
9781349484942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 143.82

Paperback. Offers a reassessment of the way in which infantry and dismounted cavalry achieved such striking successes. Series: Warfare in History. Num Pages: 228 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DD; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; JWD; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851155715
ISBN
9780851155715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.12

He argues that the human-machine systems used to coordinate forces were as critical to naval successes in World War II as the ships and commanders more familiar to historians. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JWMV2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421410265
ISBN
9781421410265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.09

Paperback. The modern means of communication have turned the world into an information fishbowl and, in terms of foreign policy and national security in post-Cold War power politics, helped transform international power politics. This book analyses the military, technological, and psychological aspects of information operations. Editor(s): Armistead, Leigh. Series: Issues in Twenty-First Century Warfare. Num Pages: 240 pages, tables, charts. BIC Classification: GPF; JP; JWKF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781574886993
ISBN
9781574886993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.89

Paperback. Introduced in 1998 by the Department of Defense, the concept of information operations (IO) proposed to revolutionize the ways in which warfare, diplomacy, and business were conducted. However, this transformation has not come to fruition. Two large gaps remain. This title focuses on these two discrepancies. Num Pages: 166 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597974363
ISBN
9781597974363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.42

Hardcover. Editor(s): Cox, Daniel S.; Ellis, Eric R. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621007876
ISBN
9781621007876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 287.03
€ 194.14

Hardback. New information technologies have contributed to the emergence of new lifestyles and modern strategic developments, but they have also provided new forms of weapons for all kinds of belligerents. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JWKF; UB; UR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848216600
ISBN
9781848216600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.21

Hardback. Why is it that soldiers may be killed in war but civilians may not be killed? By tracing the evolution of the principle of non-combatant immunity in Western thought from its medieval religious origins to its modern legal status, Colm McKeogh attempts to answer this question. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333972373
ISBN
9780333972373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.37

Paperback. "Innocent Civilians" traces the complex evolution of the principle of civilian immunity in war from its medieval religious origins to its modern legal status. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPA; JW; LBBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 275.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349429653
ISBN
9781349429653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.61

Hardback. Ottoman naval technology underwent a transformation under the rule of Sultan Selim III. New types of sailing warships such as two- and three-decked galleons, frigates and corvettes began to dominate the Ottoman fleet. The author argues that although the Ottoman Empire was independent power, some technological dependence on Europe remained. Series: Library of Ottoman Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QDT; HBJF; HBLL; JWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845116941
ISBN
9781845116941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.89
€ 123.46

Hardback. This book offers rich, tactical level detail on how American units in Iraq broke the back of the Sunni insurgency in Iraq from 2005-2007. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804773096
ISBN
9780804773096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.97

Paperback. This book offers rich, tactical level detail on how American units in Iraq broke the back of the Sunni insurgency in Iraq from 2005-2007. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804773102
ISBN
9780804773102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.18

Hardcover. Translator(s): Force, Edward. Num Pages: 248 pages, over 300 b/w and color photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: JWMV; TRP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 285 x 225 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1308.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887403385
ISBN
9780887403385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. This book considers security threats in the Gulf region. Examines both the traditional and the new challenges that the Gulf states face. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPSL; JWX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 144 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041270
ISBN
9781849041270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.15

Paperback. Inside Defense brings together scholars, policy experts and practitioners to provide a comprehensive view of the US military to understand the military's role in international politics and its relationship with domestic institutions and society. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPQB; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137343000
ISBN
9781137343000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.62

Hardback. Inside Defense brings together scholars, policy experts and practitioners to provide a comprehensive view of the U.S. military to understand the military's role in international politics and its relationship with domestic institutions and society. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPS; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 595.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230602601
ISBN
9780230602601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.21

Paperback. One of the most persistent myths to come out of World War II is that the Third Reich failed because a militarily incompetent Hitler and a small circle of "yes-men" consistently overrode the professional judgement of the German General Staff. This text seeks to dispel this long-standing myth. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 350 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWK; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700611874
ISBN
9780700611874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.63

Hardback. .
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762380
ISBN
9780804762380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.78

Paperback. This book presents an analytical account of the causes and dangerous consequences of nuclear proliferation in South Asia. Editor(s): Sagan, Scott Douglas. Num Pages: 296 pages, 9 tables, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804762397
ISBN
9780804762397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.02

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