Negotiating with Terrorists: Strategy, Tactics, and Politics
ISBN: 9780415681926 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This edited volume addresses the important issue of negotiating with terrorists, and offers recommendations for best practice and processes. Hostage negotiation is the process of trying to align two often completely polarised parties. Authorities view hostage taking as unacceptable demands made by unacceptable means. However terrorists view their actions as completely justified, even on moral and religious grounds. If they are to try and reconcile these two sides, it is essential for hostage negotiators to understand terrorist culture, the hostage takers' profiles, their... This edited volume addresses the important issue of negotiating with terrorists, and offers recommendations for best practice and processes. <... |
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221,59 zł |
Maritime Security in Southeast Asia
ISBN: 9780415560054 / Angielski / Miękka / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In southeast Asia, maritime security has, over the past few years, taken on a much greater importance due to the Law of the Sea convention. This book aims to identify the nature of the maritime security problem and critically evaluates the various responses to improving the management of prevailing and emerging security threats.
In southeast Asia, maritime security has, over the past few years, taken on a much greater importance due to the Law of the Sea convention. This book ...
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221,59 zł |
Judicial Administration and Space Management: A Guide for Architects, Court Administrators, and Planners
ISBN: 9781616101411 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "An invaluable addition to the library of all who in any way are involved in court services or courthouse design and construction. It will be a definitive reference on current and future bridging between judicial administration and space management of court facilities."-- Leonard S. Parker, chairman, The Leonard Parker Associates, Architects, Inc., Minneapolis "A book that every court administrator in the country should read and study. Dr. Wong has pulled together the adage that form follows function in a work that will affect the design of every courthouse."-- J. William Lockhart,... "An invaluable addition to the library of all who in any way are involved in court services or courthouse design and construction. It will be a def... |
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178,89 zł |
Bullets in the Washing Machine
ISBN: 9780615541044 / Angielski / Miękka / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Melissa Littles, Founder of The Police Wife Life, is an advocate for Law Enforcement Officers and their families. Bullets in the Washing Machine, her first release, is a compilation of short stories and poems, focusing on seeing the positives through the daily struggles of living a life in Law Enforcement. Melissa hopes to not only bring encouragement to those in law enforcement but to bring awareness to the general public of the daily sacrifices and misconceptions related to law enforcement officers. Melissa Littles is married to Officer Bervis Littles of the Edmond Police Department, in...
Melissa Littles, Founder of The Police Wife Life, is an advocate for Law Enforcement Officers and their families. Bullets in the Washing Machine, her ...
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74,35 zł |
Blair's Just War: Iraq and the Illusion of Morality
ISBN: 9780230319271 / Angielski / Twarda / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bringing together both contemporary and historical Just War concepts, Peter Lee shows that Blair's illusion of morality evaporated quickly and irretrievably after the 2003 Iraq invasion because the ideas Blair relied upon were taken out of their historical context and applied in a global political system where they no longer hold sway.
Bringing together both contemporary and historical Just War concepts, Peter Lee shows that Blair's illusion of morality evaporated quickly and irretri...
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192,30 zł |
Germany, Poland, and Postmemorial Relations: In Search of a Livable Past
ISBN: 9780230337305 / Angielski / Twarda / 287 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Covering the period following the collapse of communism, the unification of Germany, and Poland's accession to the EU, this collection focuses on the interdependencies of German, Polish, and Jewish collective memories and their dialogic, transnational character, showing the collective nature of postmemory and the pressures that shape it.
Covering the period following the collapse of communism, the unification of Germany, and Poland's accession to the EU, this collection focuses on the ...
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192,30 zł |
Gender and Wildfire: Landscapes of Uncertainty
ISBN: 9780415502702 / Angielski / Twarda / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In pursuit of lifestyle change, affordable property, and proximity to nature, people from all walks of life are moving to the wildland-urban interface. Tragic wildfires and a predicted increase in high fire danger weather with climate change have triggered concern for the safety of such amenity-led migrants in wildfire-prone landscapes. This book examines wildfire awareness and preparedness amongst women, men, households, communities and agencies at the interface between city and beyond. It does so through an examination of two regions where wildfires are common and disastrous, and... In pursuit of lifestyle change, affordable property, and proximity to nature, people from all walks of life are moving to the wildland-urban interf... |
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730,42 zł |
Leadership in the Public Sector: Promises and Pitfalls
ISBN: 9780415591744 / Angielski / Twarda / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In view of the approaching age of austerity for the public sector, leadership is likely to continue to become a key theme. This edited volume brings together a host of material from the public sector to analyze the issue internationally. Teelken, Dent & Ferlie lead a team of contributors in examining three key aspects of this increasingly important theme: the meaning of public sector leadership, and how this changes in different contexts the implications for leadership style given the growing role of the private sector the response to the leadership issue from professionals moving into senior...
In view of the approaching age of austerity for the public sector, leadership is likely to continue to become a key theme. This edited volume brings t...
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730,42 zł |
Aggression, Crime and International Security: Moral, Political and Legal Dimensions of International Relations
ISBN: 9780415691567 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Aggression, Crime and International Security examines the concept of aggression in international relations and how it has been dealt with by international law and collective security organisations. This book analyses the evolution of the concept of aggression in international relations from World War I to the post-Rome Statute era. It charts the emergence of two competing visions of this notion: on the one hand, as a triggering mechanism for collective security enforcement among states, and, on the other, as an international crime giving rise to individual responsibility. The author argues...
Aggression, Crime and International Security examines the concept of aggression in international relations and how it has been dealt with by internati...
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166,18 zł |
Rights Gone Wrong: How Law Corrupts the Struggle for Equality
ISBN: 9781250013927 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A New York Times Book Review Notable Book A New York Times Book Review Notable Book |
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96,12 zł |
Funding Evil: How Terrorism is Financed and How to Stop it
ISBN: 9781885881168 / Angielski / Miękka / 394 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the book that led to strengthening Americans' free speech rights. In this updated edition of Funding Evil, Dr. Ehrenfeld describes what it took to successfully stop "Libel Tourism," from the silencing of American writers and publishers. It details how a single Saudi billionaire financier of al- Qaeda, managed to silence more than 45 writers and publishers - many Americans included - from exposing him and his ilk. He used British laws and courts that allow "libel tourism" to conduct his "lawfare," until he sued Dr. Ehrenfeld. She alone challenged him and the British courts. Her...
This is the book that led to strengthening Americans' free speech rights. In this updated edition of Funding Evil, Dr. Ehrenfeld describes what it too...
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74,59 zł |
Panoptic Dreams: Streetscape Video Surveillance in Canada
ISBN: 9780774818711 / Angielski / Twarda / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A definitive study of the implementation and implications of streetscape video surveillance systems in Canada.
A definitive study of the implementation and implications of streetscape video surveillance systems in Canada.
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473,52 zł |
Island of Vice: Theodore Roosevelt's Quest to Clean Up Sin-Loving New York
ISBN: 9780767926195 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the 1890s, young cocksure Theodore Roosevelt, years before the White House, was appointed police commissioner of corrupt, pleasure-loving New York, then teeming with 40,000 prostitutes, illegal casinos and all-night dance halls. The Harvard-educated Roosevelt, with a reformer s zeal, tried to wipe out the city s vice and corruption. He went head-to-head with Tammany Hall, took midnight rambles looking for derelict cops, banned barroom drinking on Sundays and tried to convince 2 million New Yorkers to enjoy wholesome family fun. In the 1890s, young cocksure Theodore Roosevelt, years before the White House, was appointed police commissioner of corrupt, pleasure-loving New Yo... |
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87,76 zł |
Right-Wing Resurgence: How a Domestic Terrorist Threat is Being Ignored
ISBN: 9781442218963 / Angielski / Twarda / 422 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 2008 there were 149 militia groups in the United States. In 2009, that number more than tripled to 512, and now there are nearly 600. In Right-Wing Resurgence, author Daryl Johnson offers a detailed account of the growth of right-wing extremism and militias in the United States and the ever-increasing threat they pose. The author is an acknowledged expert in this area and has been an intelligence analyst working for several federal agencies for nearly 20 years. The book is also a first-hand, insider's account of the DHS Right-Wing Extremism report from the person who wrote it. It is a...
In 2008 there were 149 militia groups in the United States. In 2009, that number more than tripled to 512, and now there are nearly 600. In Right-Wing...
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296,94 zł |
Organized Crime and Corruption in Georgia
ISBN: 9780415541855 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Based on research, this book provides a survey of organised crime and corruption in the republic of Georgia. It examines sectors which are particularly affected, such as the financial sector, energy and transport, and shows what a devastating effect crime and corruption have had on everyday life.
Based on research, this book provides a survey of organised crime and corruption in the republic of Georgia. It examines sectors which are particularl...
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221,59 zł |
Where Law Meets Reality: Forging African Transitional Justice
ISBN: 9780857490933 / Angielski / Miękka / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Exploring the dilemmas and complexities involved in addressing past human rights violations from an African perspective, this unique book argues for a more peaceful future.It challenges current transitional justice narratives which have inadequately addressed the concerns of postconflict societies in Africa and emphasizes the need to avoid representing African issues as exotic and exceptional. Unique and comprehensive, this book not only considers the core debates about how to develop a transitional justice agenda, but also assesses the potential of localized justice models to contribute to...
Exploring the dilemmas and complexities involved in addressing past human rights violations from an African perspective, this unique book argues for a...
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147,17 zł |
Underwater Forensic Investigation
ISBN: 9781466507500 / Angielski / Twarda / 371 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The evidence discovered at underwater crime scenes must be handled with the same attention to proper chain of custody procedures as with any other type of investigation. Improper handling of these scenes can lead to evidence being lost, unrecognizable, destroyed, contaminated, or rendered inadmissible at the time of trial. Updated and expanded, Underwater Forensic Investigation, Second Edition presents a comprehensive approach to the processing of an underwater crime scene and the steps necessary to conduct the operation. The book summarizes the history, physics, and laws... The evidence discovered at underwater crime scenes must be handled with the same attention to proper chain of custody procedures as with any other ... |
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680,04 zł |
The Randstad: A Polycentric Metropolis
ISBN: 9780415826099 / Angielski / Twarda / 362 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Randstad metropolitan region encompassing Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam and Utrecht in the western Netherlands is regarded worldwide as a model of a successful polycentric metropolis. It is widely cited as an example of an effectively functioning region made up of inter-connected small cities providing complementary functions which together provide the benefits of one larger monocentric city. The methods of strategic spatial planning, regional design and strategic projects are used as models for practitioners and students around the world. However, the functioning of this... The Randstad metropolitan region encompassing Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam and Utrecht in the western Netherlands is regarded worldwide as a mod... |
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528,93 zł |
Military Integration After Civil Wars: Multiethnic Armies, Identity and Post-Conflict Reconstruction
ISBN: 9780415642026 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines the role of multiethnic armies in post-conflict reconstruction, and demonstrates how they can promote peacebuilding efforts. The author challenges the assumption that multiethnic composition leads to weakness of the military, and shows how a multiethnic army is frequently the impetus for peacemaking in multiethnic societies. Three case studies (Nigeria, Lebanon and Bosnia-Herzegovina) determine that rather than external factors, it is the internal structures that make or break the military institution in a socially challenging environment. The book finds that where the...
This book examines the role of multiethnic armies in post-conflict reconstruction, and demonstrates how they can promote peacebuilding efforts. The au...
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261,89 zł |
Conflict, Security and the Reshaping of Society: The Civilization of War
ISBN: 9780415642064 / Angielski / Miękka / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An examination of the effect of contemporary wars (such as the 'War on Terror') on civil life at a global level, this volume connects two fields of research, showing how 'war' & 'security' tend to exchange targets & forms of action as well as personnel in modern society.
An examination of the effect of contemporary wars (such as the 'War on Terror') on civil life at a global level, this volume connects two fields of re...
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251,82 zł |