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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138999015
- ISBN
- 9781138999015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.14
€ 52.14
paperback. An alternative perspective on the Cold War that broadens our understanding of the nature of political conflict. "Indispensable." Marilyn Young, New York University Series: Critical Introductions to World Politics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; HBG; HBLW3; JPF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745320946
- ISBN
- 9780745320946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 35.42
€ 45.99
€ 35.42
Paperback. Focusing on MIT and Stanford, Leslie offers a critical look at American science in the making. He reveals a regrettable series of misplaced priorities and missed opportunities that have characterized the recent history of science and technology in this country. Num Pages: 382 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; JNMN; JW; P. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231079594
- ISBN
- 9780231079594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.73
€ 45.99
€ 32.73
Hardcover. The Soviet boycott of the 1984 Olympic Games is explained as the result of a complex series of events and policies that culminated in a strategic decision to not participate in Los Angeles. Using IR framework, D'Agati developes and argues for the concept of surrogate wars as an alternative means for conflict between states. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137330611
- ISBN
- 9781137330611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.18
€ 64.18
Hardback. This book provides an exhaustive account of the United States Information Agency - an essential element of American foreign policy during the Cold War. Num Pages: 600 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JPS; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 262 x 183 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1176.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521819978
- ISBN
- 9780521819978
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.90
€ 131.90
Paperback. This text examines the political and social impact of the Cold War across the state of Pennsylvania, tracing the Red Scare's reverberations in party politics, the labour movement, ethnic organizations, schools and universities, and religious organizations. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 tables, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807847817
- ISBN
- 9780807847817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.02
€ 51.02
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 442 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; HBJD; HBTW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691645322
- ISBN
- 9780691645322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.87€ 129.99
€ 173.87
€ 129.99
Hardcover. Covers the entire Cold War period from the Yalta Conference of 1945 to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. This book analyzes the Cold War and the various ways that it impacted American life: how it stimulated the economy, was a primary agent of social cohesion (at least until the Vietnam War), and greatly inflated presidential power. Series: Problems in American History. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 34. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781577180517
- ISBN
- 9781577180517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.63
€ 145.63
Paperback. Covers the entire Cold War period from the Yalta Conference of 1945 to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. This book analyzes the Cold War and the various ways that it impacted American life: how it stimulated the economy, was a primary agent of social cohesion (at least until the Vietnam War), and greatly inflated presidential power. Series: Problems in American History. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 29. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781577180524
- ISBN
- 9781577180524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.39
€ 58.39
Hardback. Combines an historical account of American foreign and domestic politics 1945-1995 with summaries and analyses of 30 novels and films of the times, to give a sense of how Americans felt about themselves during the Cold War period and their collective anxiety about "the enemy" and the atomic bomb. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AB; GTB; JFCA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742510517
- ISBN
- 9780742510517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.98
€ 187.98
Paperback. This book traces the rise and fall of Anglo-American relations with India and Pakistan from independence in the 1940s, to the 1960s. Num Pages: 406 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FK; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107595507
- ISBN
- 9781107595507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.91
€ 39.91
Hardback. Focusing on the two decades framed by Indian independence in 1947 and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, this study examines American policy towards the Indian subcontinent, and analyzes the motivations behind America's pursuit of Pakistan and India as strategic Cold War prizes. Num Pages: 431 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 431
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231082266
- ISBN
- 9780231082266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.07
€ 151.07
Paperback. Focusing on the two decades framed by Indian independence in 1947 and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, this study examines American policy towards the Indian subcontinent, and analyzes the motivations behind America's pursuit of Pakistan and India as strategic Cold War prizes. Num Pages: 431 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 431
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231082273
- ISBN
- 9780231082273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.45
€ 50.45
Hardcover. The Cold War marked a new era for America's military, one dominated by nuclear weapons and air power that seemed to diminish the need for conventional forces. This title chronicles the US Army's struggles with its identity, structure, and mission in the face of those challenges. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, 29 photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 721.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615780
- ISBN
- 9780700615780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.65
€ 71.65
Paperback. This edition provides two new chapters covering superpower relations in the 1970s and the developments of the 1980s that led to the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Eastern bloc. The book also now contains a fuller chronology and suggestions for further reading. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631191384
- ISBN
- 9780631191384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 40.71
€ 42.99
€ 40.71
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415142786
- ISBN
- 9780415142786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.48
€ 48.48
Paperback. This collection brings together the most influential and commonly studied articles on the Cold War. Contributions cover the origins, evolution and termination of the Cold War and focus particularly on the United States, former Soviet Union, Britain, Germany and France. Editor(s): Larres, Klaus; Lane, Ann. Series: Blackwell Essential Readings in History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1DVU; 1KBB; HBG; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631207061
- ISBN
- 9780631207061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.71
€ 54.71
hardcover. With chronological chapters featuring emblematic Arctic explorers - including Elisha Kent Kane, Charles Hall, and Robert Peary - this title reveals why the North Pole, a region so geographically removed from Americans, became an iconic destination for discovery. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MTN; 3JH; HBJK; HBJQ; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 185 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226721842
- ISBN
- 9780226721842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.73€ 76.71
€ 92.73
€ 76.71
Paperback. In the late 1800s, "Arctic Fever" swept across the nation as dozens of American expeditions sailed north to the Arctic to find a sea route to Asia and, ultimately, to stand at the North Pole. This book argues, was an activity that unfolded in America as much as it did in the wintry hinterland. Num Pages: 200 pages, 14 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MTN; 3JH; HBJK; HBJQ; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226214153
- ISBN
- 9780226214153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.28
€ 31.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. Rule of law has vanished in America's criminal justice system. Prosecutors decide whom to punish; most accused never face a jury; policing is inconsistent; plea bargaining is rampant; and draconian sentencing fills prisons with mostly minority defendants. The author looks to history for the roots of these problems - and solutions. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725874
- ISBN
- 9780674725874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.08
€ 29.99
€ 25.08
Paperback. Editor(s): O'Brian, John. Num Pages: 353 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; AB; AC; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226306223
- ISBN
- 9780226306223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.74
€ 38.99
€ 30.74
Paperback. Series: Modern Library Classics. Num Pages: 896 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; DN; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 33. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 896
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812968262
- ISBN
- 9780812968262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.76
€ 26.99
€ 19.76
Hardback. A new edition of RLS's poetry, including many previously unpublished pieces. Editor(s): Lewis, Roger C. Series: The Collected Works of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 672 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1294.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748615575
- ISBN
- 9780748615575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.80
€ 146.80
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- The Library of America
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Box
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781598535280
- ISBN
- 9781598535280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.33€ 69.23
€ 78.33
€ 69.23