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Eleftherios Venizelos (1864-1936) was the outstanding Greek statesman of the first half of the twentieth century. Michael Llewellyn-Smith traces his early years, political apprenticeship in Crete, and energetic role in that island's emancipation fro..
40.78£
Brand: Taylor and Francis
Originally published in 1985, the level of anxiety and suspicion between the USA and the USSR had rarely been higher. Many advocates of arms control believed that effective verification would reduce tensions and lessen the risk of war. This book ana..
38.03£
When Kamala Harris became vice president of the United States, she made history as the first woman, first Black person, first South Asian American and first Caribbean American to hold the office. This stunning book covers Harris's life from her chil..
34.29£
Brand: Arcturus Publishing
Award-winning cartoonist Tony Husband tells the story of World War II through a selection of the era's finest political cartoons. Satire is one of the key weapons of war. Forget 'sticks and stones', each country uses cartoons to hit the enemy where ..
21.30£
Este libro explora varias perspectivas y experiencias de la vinculación social, enfocado sobre una universidad específica en Ecuador: la Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja. En formas diferentes los capítulos ahondan en el tema central de que 'fo..
26.52£
Law and violence are thought to share an antithetical relationship in postcolonial modernity. Violence is considered the other of law, lawlessness is understood to produce violence, and law is invoked and deployed to undo the violence of lawlessness..
54.01£
Recent conflicts such as those in Syria, Libya, Iraq and Afghanistan are increasingly characterised by a pluralisation of irregular and privatised forms of violence. These actors include, among others, warlords, mercenaries, terrorists, transnationa..
54.20£
Brand: Polity Press
After the Cold War, Africa earned the dubious distinction of being the world's most bloody continent. But how can we explain this proliferation of armed conflicts? What caused them and what were their main characteristics? And what did the world's g..
48.89£
Brand: Taylor and Francis
A new era of great power competition places a strategic premium on the efficiency with which states can pursue their aims. There is therefore likely to be an expanded scope for partnered operations. Partner force capacity building has a long history..
37.28£
Brand: Routledge Publisher
In this highly provocative and documented book, Thibault Muzergues describes how war in Europe is now more likely than it has been for at least the past 30 years, how it might come back to Europe and what Europeans can do to avoid getting drawn agai..
37.59£
Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
A book for anyone interested to know more about how the world really works by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ronan Farrow.'This is one of the most important books of our time.' Walter Isaacson'A masterpiece' Dan Simpson, Post-Gazette THE NEW YORK..
14.29£
Egyptian agriculture is uniquely dependent on water. The improvement of irrigation systems is therefore crucial. This text evaluates the ambitious Irrigation Improvement Project (IIP) and should be of interest to those concerned with issues of water..
122.09£
Brand: Taylor and Francis
From the first interactions between European and native peoples to the recent conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, military issues have always played an important role in American history. Now in its updated second edition, Ways of War comprehensively ..
82.82£
Brand: Ebury Publishing
'Galeotti sketches a bleak, but convincing picture of the man in the Kremlin and the political system that he dominates' - The TimesMeet the world's most dangerous man. Who is the real Vladimir Putin? What does he want? And what will he do next? Des..
13.53£
Can we solve big public problems anymore? Yes, we can. This provocative and inspiring book points the way.The huge challenges we face are daunting indeed: climate change, crumbling infrastructure, declining public education and social services. At t..
30.21£
Brand: Polity Press
Who are refugees? Who, if anyone, is responsible for protecting them? What forms should this protection take? In a world of people fleeing from civil wars, state failure, and environmental disasters, these are ethically and politically pressing ques..
16.03£
Brand: Bristol University Press
Analysing social change has too often been characterized by parochialism, either a Eurocentrism that projects European experience outwards or a disciplinary narrowness that ignores insights from other academic disciplines. This book moves beyond the..
38.93£
Brand: Quercus Publishing
The much-needed manifesto by the Sanest Politician in the Entire Cosmos, from capping the price of croissants at £1 to taking over Downing Street.Greetings, life-form! My name is Count Binface. I am an intergalactic space warrior, leader of the Recy..
20.53£
Brand: Profile
The UK has declared a 'climate emergency' and pledged to become carbon neutral by 2050. So how do we get there? Drawing on actions, policies and technologies already emerging around the world, Chris Goodall sets out the ways to achieve this. His pro..
12.94£
Brand: Polity Press
NATO, the most successful alliance in history, is beset by unresolved tensions and divergent interests that are undermining its cohesion, credibility and capability. In this new book, Mark Webber, James Sperling and Martin Smith explore four key pos..
26.37£
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing
The West feels lost. Brexit, Trump, the coronavirus: we hurtle from one crisis to another, lacking definition, terrified that our best days are behind us. The central argument of this book is that we can only face the future with hope if we have a ..
14.76£
Brand: Orion
'STOP THE COUNT!'Can you spot the Donald?Now Trump has graciously conceded the US presidential election to Joe Biden, it's becoming increasingly harder to track his whereabouts. In an array of crowded scenes, from building a wall around Mexico to ca..
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Brand: Princeton University Press
Nearly five hundred times in the past century, American presidents have deployed the nation's military abroad, on missions ranging from embassy evacuations to full-scale wars. The question of whether Congress has effectively limited the president's ..
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Brand: C Hurst Co Publishers Ltd
Why Europe Intervenes in Africa analyses the underlying causes of all European decisions for and against military interventions in conflicts in African states since the late 1980s. It focuses on the main European actors who have deployed troops in A..
26.98£