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Propaganda, the Press and Conflict: The Gulf War and Kosovo by David R. Willcox 9780415407915
RRP: £43.99£38.44An incisive analysis of the use of the press for propaganda purposes during conflicts, using the first Gulf War and the intervention in Kosovo as case studies. As the contemporary analysis of propaganda during conflict has tended to focus considerably... -
Striving for Military Stability in Europe: Negotiation, Implementation and Adaptation of the CFE Treaty Jane M. O. Sharp 9780415407953
RRP: £43.99£38.44This new book traces the changing relationship between Russia and NATO through the prism of conventional arms control, and focuses on the negotiation, implementation and adaptation of the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty. It shows that... -
Chinese Civil-Military Relations: The Transformation of the People's Liberation Army by Nan Li 9780415407861
RRP: £53.99£46.87This new book addresses three key issues: What has changed in Chinese civil-military relations? What can account for changes? And what are the implications for Chinese security policy and strategic behaviour? It tackles these questions by keenly... -
If China Attacks Taiwan: Military Strategy, Politics and Economics Steve Tsang 9780415407854
RRP: £43.99£38.44This is a new analysis of the key issues facing Chinese policy makers in their approach towards Taiwan. This is one of the most tense and potentially explosive relationships in world politics. This book explains succinctly the impetus, the methods and... -
The Iraq War: European Perspectives on Politics, Strategy and Operations by Jan Hallenberg 9780415407793
RRP: £43.99£38.44We are living amidst the fallout of the most controversial conflict of our times. This book is a tough examination of how and why it was fought and of its continuing effects. This major new work contains analysis of the Iraq War from several different... -
Myanmar's Foreign Policy: Domestic Influences and International Implications Jurgen Haacke (London School of Economics & Political Science, London, UK) 9780415407267
RRP: £26.99£23.46Against the background of its problematic human-rights record and the military regime's continued extra-constitutional rule, Myanmar has faced mounting diplomatic pressure from the international community since the renewed detention of Daw Aung San Suu... -
Confronting Past Human Rights Violations by Chandra Lekha Sriram 9780415407588
RRP: £43.99£38.44This book examines what makes accountability for previous violations more or less possible for transitional regimes to achieve. It closely examines the other vital goals of such regimes against which accountability is often balanced. The options... -
Peace Operations and Human Rights by Ray Murphy 9780415495752
RRP: £28.99£25.09The protection and promotion of human rights is an integral part of contemporary international peacekeeping operations. It is also a controversial aspect of peace operations at both an institutional and operational level. By bringing together a wide... -
The Warrior Ethos: Military Culture and the War on Terror Christopher Coker (London School of Economics & Political Science, London, UK) 9780415424523
RRP: £43.99£38.44This is the first scholarly book to look at the role of the 'warrior' in modern war, arguing that warriors' actions, and indeed thoughts, are increasingly patrolled and that the modern battlefield is an unforgiving environment in which to discharge their... -
Vietnam in Iraq: Tactics, Lessons, Legacies and Ghosts David Ryan 9780415405638
RRP: £45.99£40.13More than most post-1970 conflicts involving US forces, the conflict in Iraq has been fought out against a background of frequently invoked memories from the era of the Vietnam War. The essays in this book offer a series of perspectives on connections... -
The Seven Years War: A Transatlantic History by Matt Schumann 9780415394178
RRP: £53.99£46.87This is the first comprehensive one-volume overview of the diplomatic, military and maritime history of the causes and conduct of the Seven Years' War and its American manifestation, the French and Indian War (1753-63). The Seven Years' War was the... -
Networks, Terrorism and Global Insurgency by Robert J. Bunker 9780415385947
RRP: £54.99£47.72This new book brings together leading terrorism scholars and defence professionals to discuss the impact of networks on conflict and war. Post-modern terrorism and topics of global insurgency are also comprehensively covered. The text is divided into... -
Countering Terrorism and WMD: Creating a Global Counter-Terrorism Network by Peter Katona 9780415384995
RRP: £53.99£46.87This volume shows us that in order to deal with today's Fourth Generation asymmetric warfare by terrorist groups using conventional arms and weapons of mass destruction, we need a new `global networked' approach. The contributors examine the various... -
Where is Nato Going? by Martin Smith 9780415384148
RRP: £105.00£90.86Since the end of the Cold War, and especially since September 11 2001, the future of NATO has been the subject of intense debate. This book brings together a group of international relations specialists in order to offer fresh perspectives on the... -
Civil-Military Relations in Post-Communist Europe: Reviewing the Transition by Timothy Edmunds 9780415376310
RRP: £86.99£75.54Fifteen years after the fall of communism, we are able to appraise the results of the multi-faceted postcommunist transition in Central and Eastern Europe with authority. This volume specifically addresses the fascinating area of Civil-Military... -
Military Politics and Democratization in Indonesia by Jun Honna 9780415374187
RRP: £37.99£33.38The military have had a key role to play in Indonesia's recent history and may well have a decisive role to play in her future. This book examines the role of the military in the downfall of Suharto and their ongoing influence on the succeeding... -
US Internal Security Assistance to South Vietnam: Insurgency, Subversion and Public Order by William Rosenau 9780415369985
RRP: £135.00£117.28This new study of American support to the regime of Ngo Dinh Diem in South Vietnam illuminates many contemporary events and foreign policies. During the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations, the United States used foreign police and paramilitary... -
China and International Institutions: Alternate Paths to Global Power by Marc Lanteigne 9780415365840
RRP: £135.00£117.28China has shifted its foreign policy from one that avoided engagement in international organizations to one that is now embracing them. These moves present a new challenge to international relations theory. How will the global community be affected by... -
Alfred Von Schlieffen's Military Writings Robert Foley 9780415408622
RRP: £53.99£46.87A collection of some of the writings of Generalfeldmarschall Alfred Graf von Schlieffen, one of the more intriguing of Imperial Germany's military figures. Schlieffens 15 years as Chief of the General staff left a stamp upon both military and political... -
The Continental Commitment: Britain, Hanover and Interventionism 1714-1793 by Professor Jeremy Black 9780415362924
RRP: £135.00£117.28Recent debates about British political and military strategies, derived in particular from dissension about Britain's relationship with Europe and from disagreement over the Iraq war, has led to a greater awareness of the problematic nature of the... -
Missile Defence: International, Regional and National Implications by Sten Rynning 9780415361200
RRP: £135.00£117.28The missile defence policy of the US plays a crucial role in international affairs and is normally studied from a US perspective. This book is different, it delivers a sharp analysis of regional and national variations and integrates them with US... -
International Sanctions: Between Wars and Words by Carina Staibano 9780415355971
RRP: £61.99£53.61The main theme of the book is that the new types of sanctions constitute a challenge to the international system. First, there are more of the targeted sanctions, including financial, travel, aviation, special commodity and arms sanctions. Furthermore,... -
Globalisation and the Future of Terrorism: Patterns and Predictions Brynjar Lia 9780415402965
RRP: £43.99£38.44Drawing upon new research and methods outside the traditional focus, and by taking both a theoretical approach and a new practical predictive perspective, Brynjar Lia delivers a fresh and fascinating contribution to terrorism studies. Globalisation and... -
Reintegrating Armed Groups After Conflict: Politics, Violence and Transition by Mats Berdal 9780415596619
RRP: £53.99£9.92This book looks at the political reintegration of armed groups after civil wars and the challenges of transforming `rebel', `insurgent' or other non-state armed groups into viable political entities. Drawing on eight case studies, the definition of... -
Clinton's Foreign Policy: Between the Bushes, 1992-2000 John Dumbrell 9780415595759
RRP: £53.99£46.87This volume is a detailed account of President Clinton's foreign policy during 1992-2000, covering the main substantive issues of his administration, including Iraq, Bosnia and Kosovo. The book emphasizes Clinton's adaptation of the elder Bush's 'New... -
Archaeology of the Military Orders: A Survey of the Urban Centres, Rural Settlements and Castles of the Military Orders in the Latin East (c.1120-1291) by Adrian J. Boas 9780415299800
RRP: £125.00£108.26Including previously unpublished and little known material, this cutting-edge book presents a detailed discussion of the archaeological evidence of the five military orders in the Latin East: the Hospitallers the Templars the Teutonic Knights the Leper... -
The Pacific Campaign in World War II: From Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal by William Bruce Johnson 9780415587143
RRP: £53.99£47.27This is a fascinating new account of how diplomacy and politics gave way to military strategy and warfare in the Pacific. Presenting previously unpublished photographs, interviews with veterans, newly commissioned maps and new translations of... -
Indian Naval Strategy in the Twenty-first Century by James R. Holmes 9780415586009
RRP: £53.99£46.87This is the first academic study of India's emerging maritime strategy, and offers a systematic analysis of the interplay between Western military thought and Indian maritime traditions. By a quirk of historical fate, Europe embarked on its Age of... -
Russian Energy Power and Foreign Relations: Implications for Conflict and Cooperation Jeronim Perovic 9780415585996
RRP: £43.99£38.44This book examines Russia's new assertiveness and the role of energy as a key factor in shaping the country's behavior in international relations, and in building political and economic power domestically, since the 1990s.Energy transformed Russia's... -
Churchill and the Strategic Dilemmas before the World Wars: Essays in Honor of Michael I. Handel by John Maurer 9780415761420
RRP: £32.99£29.16Before Michael I. Handel died his colleagues and students compiled this collection of essays that were written for a conference on strategy held during 2001. The papers address Churchill's views and ideas on war, strategy and realpolitik.Book... -
The Boer War: Direction, Experience and Image John Gooch 9780415761239
RRP: £49.99£43.50This collections of essays by leading British and South African scholars, looking at the Boer War, focuses on three aspects: how the British Military functioned; the role of the Boers, Afrikaners and Zulus; and the media presentation of the war to the... -
Conflict and Insurgency in the Contemporary Middle East by Barry Rubin 9780415582124
RRP: £53.99£46.87Political violence and instability in the Middle East is arguably the world's most important political issue. The region is certainly the globe's leading area for turmoil, war, and violence; and its conflicts have continuously involved Western countries... -
Energy Security and Global Politics: The Militarization of Resource Management Daniel Moran 9780415579667
RRP: £43.99£38.44This book analyses the strategic dimensions of energy security, particularly where energy resources have become the object of military competition. The volume explores the risks that may arise from conditions of increasing economic competition and... -
Cyber-Conflict and Global Politics by Athina Karatzogianni 9780415576574
RRP: £43.99£38.44This volume examines theoretical and empirical issues relating to cyberconflict and its implications for global security and politics. Taking a multidimensional approach to current debates in internet politics, the book comprises essays by leading... -
Defending Democracy and Securing Diversity by Christian Leuprecht 9780415576499
RRP: £135.00£117.28Old sergeants say, "we're here to defend democracy, not to practice it!" But are they right? The special mandate with which defence and security organizations are tasked imposes unique constraints with respect to the accommodation of diversity... -
Armed Groups and Contemporary Conflicts: Challenging the Weberian State by Keith Krause 9780415574570
RRP: £37.99£33.38Armed groups operating beyond the state have become the most important actors in most contemporary wars and violent conflicts, from Iraq and Afghanistan to Colombia and Somalia. They come in a dizzying array of forms: some informally linked to the state... -
Terrorism: The Basics by James M. Lutz 9780415573337
RRP: £94.99£82.35Terrorism: The Basics is an ideal starting point for anyone interested in one of the most discussed, written about and analysed aspects of modern life. Common misconceptions are dispelled as the authors provide clear and jargon-free answers to the big... -
Causes and Consequences of International Conflict: Data, Methods and Theory by Glenn Palmer 9780415569552
RRP: £35.99£31.69Investigation into the causes of international conflict has in many ways formed the central locus of the early work in the scientific investigation of world politics. This edited volume contains the most recent quantitative work in this area, reflecting... -
China, the United States, and South-East Asia: Contending Perspectives on Politics, Security, and Economics by Sheldon W. Simon 9780415569507
RRP: £43.99£38.44China's emergence as a great power is a global concern that can potentially alter the structure of world politics. Its rise is multidimensional, affecting the political, security, and economic affairs of all states that comprise the world's fastest... -
Pessimism and British War Policy, 1916-1918 Brock Millman 9780415761260
RRP: £32.99£29.16This analysis of Britains war policy during the last years of the Great War argues that it was strongly affected by a mood of pessimism. The policy was revised after the defeats suffered by the allies in 1917, so much so that Britain almost "tumbled into...