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paperback. SECDEF offers an expert's insights into one of the most difficult jobs in Washington. Of the twenty-one men who have held the post of secretary of defense since it was created in 1947, only half served more than eighteen months. The first, James Forrestal, committed suicide soon after leaving the Pentagon. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JW. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc. United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887952
- ISBN
- 9781574887952
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.07
€ 21.99
€ 21.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 514 pages. BIC Classification: JP. Dimension: 233 x 158. Weight in Grams: 760.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Number of pages
- 514
- Condition
- New
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- SKU
- V9780691607603
- ISBN
- 9780691607603
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Condition: New
€ 82.70€ 63.85
€ 82.70
€ 63.85
hardcover. Alanson B Houghton was an American industrialist, politician, and diplomat. He was the world's most influential diplomat during the New Era of the 1920s. This text provides an account of Houghton's diplomatic experience and consequently a fresh assessment of US foreign policy during a pivotal decade in world history. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 288 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780842050500
- ISBN
- 9780842050500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.86
€ 160.86
hardcover. The book analyses the revolution in the life sciences, the changing nature of warfare, and the impact of biodefense activities on the regimes to prohibit chemical and biological weapons and puts forward proposals to strengthen these regimes. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JPSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804782753
- ISBN
- 9780804782753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.23
€ 63.23
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823251971
- ISBN
- 9780823251971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.09
€ 45.09
Paperback. Series: Critical social studies. Num Pages: 161 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 232. Ex-libris with usual markings. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1977th Edition
- SKU
- KSS0012078
- ISBN
- 9780333220559
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
paperback. In this text Richard B. Miller attempts to shed new light on the potential of casuistry case-based reasoning for resolving questions of conscience raised by the practical quandaries of modern life. Num Pages: 322 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226526379
- ISBN
- 9780226526379
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.74
€ 38.99
€ 30.74
Hardback. This book investigates a recent Peruvian decentralization reform that is considered to be one of the most participatory in Latin America. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 437.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804773973
- ISBN
- 9780804773973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.68
€ 122.68
Hardcover. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FKA; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- New Century Publications India
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788177084153
- ISBN
- 9788177084153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.43€ 45.33
€ 64.43
€ 45.33
Hardcover. This is a critical, learned edition of the General Report on Tunny with Emphasis on Statistical Methods (aka The Newmanry Report), prepared in 1945 and declassified in 2000. The Report was a technical account of what the team of cryptanalysts did in their work at Bletchley Park during WWII. Editor(s): Diffie, Whitfield; Field, J. V.; Reeds, James A. Num Pages: 792 pages. BIC Classification: GPJ; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 262 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470465899
- ISBN
- 9780470465899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.56
€ 150.56
Hardcover. A timely and critical review and analysis of the development and implementation of New Labour's rural policies since 1997. Editor(s): Woods, Michael. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JFSF; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 249 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861349323
- ISBN
- 9781861349323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.74
€ 100.74
Hardback. 2004 threw into sharp relief the principal features of the political conjuncture, one in which the Italian political transition shows few signs of coming to a conclusion. This volume gives an overview of the year's developments regarding the government's approach to the European constitution, the new judicial system, and the pensions legislation. Editor(s): Guarnieri, Carlo; Newell, James. Series: Italian Politics. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451370
- ISBN
- 9781845451370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.48
€ 156.48
Paperback. Explains that it was Lenin who made Karl Marx's thought explicitly political, who extended it beyond the confines of Europe, who put it into practice. This title demonstrates that truth and partisanship are not mutually exclusive as is often suggested. Editor(s): Budgen, Sebastian; Kouvelakis, Stathis; Zizek, Slavoj. Translator(s): Fernbach, David. Series: [SIC] Series. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 268 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339410
- ISBN
- 9780822339410
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
Hardback. This "Long War" has left its imprint on virtually every aspect of American life. This book looks at America's response to the national-security crisis touched off by the events of World War II. It considers topics ranging from grand strategy and strategic bombing to ideology and economics, and assesses the changing American way of war. Editor(s): Bacevich, Andrew J. Num Pages: 608 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JPQB; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 998.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231131582
- ISBN
- 9780231131582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.07€ 81.39
€ 108.07
€ 81.39
Hardback. In popular perception cultural differences or ethnic affiliation are factors that cause conflict or political fragmentation although this is not borne out by historical evidence. This book puts forward an alternative conflict theory.. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 5 tables, 2 diagrams. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFFE; JPWS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454944
- ISBN
- 9781845454944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.91
€ 155.91
Paperback. Two--thirds of the population of the world are poor, and their number is growing in the first as well as in the third world, despite billions of dollars of aid. The economic development policies of the last two decades, and the theory which gave rise to them, have been discredited. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557863003
- ISBN
- 9781557863003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 49.03
€ 49.99
€ 49.03
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 187 x 26. Weight in Grams: 917.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742565333
- ISBN
- 9780742565333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.25
€ 160.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTR; JFHC; JPH; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Progressive Press United States
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781615771646
- ISBN
- 9781615771646
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.69
€ 18.99
€ 13.69
Paperback. By analysing writings of 'the Jeffersonian Circle,' Boorstin explores concepts of God, nature, equality, toleration, education and government in order to illuminate their underlying world view. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226064970
- ISBN
- 9780226064970
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.85
€ 31.99
€ 24.85
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691651385
- ISBN
- 9780691651385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.63
€ 170.63
Paperback. This study argues that the Exchange Stabilization Fund is an important element of US foreign and economic policy and that it should remain controlled by the Treasury. Henning also covers the legislative history of the ESF and proposes principles by which the Fund should be administered. Series: Policy Analyses in International Economics. Num Pages: 140 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JPS; KCBM; KCL; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Institute for International Economics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881322712
- ISBN
- 9780881322712
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.27
€ 21.99
€ 17.27
Hardback. Through case studies, this study examines Mexico's reform exprerience in privatization, and explains how institutional dynamics and the capacity to solve the problem of policy "costs" strongly affected reformers' prospects of success. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742511118
- ISBN
- 9780742511118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.41
€ 176.41
Hardcover. Editor(s): Parish, Justin C. Num Pages: 252 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 182 x 21. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616686369
- ISBN
- 9781616686369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.07€ 133.45
€ 199.07
€ 133.45
Paperback. The story of the proposed - and ultimately thwarted - building of a dam, nearly 50 years ago in Arizona, which would have destroyed wildlife, flooded archaeological sites and forced the Havapai Indians off their ancestral home. It is also a study of rationality as a cultural, organisational and political construct. Series: Language & Legal Discourse S. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 map, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSL1; JPVH3; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226217949
- ISBN
- 9780226217949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.35
€ 38.99
€ 30.35