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Critical security studies : concepts and cases
Brings together a diverse new group of analysts seeking to explore issues of international relations and contribute to the development of a self-consciously critical perspective within security studies.
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- 0816628564
- Collation
- 1 online resource (xxiv, 379 p.)
- Series Title
- Borderlines (Minneapolis, Minn.), v. 8.
- Call Number
- [POL-SSS-14]
Corporate soldiers and international security : the rise of private military …
"This book is the first to explore comprehensively the rise of UK private military companies on the international stage."--Jacket.
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- 041536583X
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- xi, 196 pages ; 24 cm
- Series Title
- Contemporary security studies
- Call Number
- [POL-SSS-13]
Contingency, hegemony, universality : contemporary dialogues on the left
"What is the contemporary legacy of Gramsci's notion of hegemony? How can universality be reformulated now that its spurious versions have been so thoroughly criticized?" "In this ground-breaking project, Judith Butler, Ernesto Laclau and Slavoj Zizek engage in a dialogue on central questions of contemporary philosophy and politics. Their essays, organized as three contributions each that respo…
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- 1859847579
- Collation
- vi, 329 p. ; 20 cm
- Series Title
- Phronesis (London, England)
- Call Number
- [POL-SSS-12]
Complex deterrence : strategy in the global age
As the costs of a preemptive foreign policy in Iraq have become clear, strategies such as containment and deterrence have been gaining currency among policy makers. This comprehensive book offers an agenda for the contemporary practice of deterrence--especially as it applies to nuclear weapons--in an increasingly heterogeneous global and political setting. Moving beyond the precepts of traditio…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780226650029
- Collation
- 1 online resource (x, 345 p.) : ill.
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- -
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- [POL-SSS-11]
Breaking the phalanx : a new design for landpower in the 21st century
This work proposes the reorganization of America's ground forces on the strategic, operational and tactical levels. Central to the proposal is the simple thesis that the U.S. Army must take control of its future by exploiting the emerging revolution in military affairs. The analysis argues that a new Army warfighting organization will not only be more deployable and effective in Joint operation…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 0275957934
- Collation
- 1 online resource (xvi, 283 p.) : ill., maps.
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- -
- Call Number
- [POL-SSS-09]
Beyond security, ethics and violence : war against the other
"Anthony Burke offers an analysis of the historical roots of sovereignty and security, his critique of just war theory, and new essays on strategy, the concept of freedom and US exceptionalism. He pursues searching critical engagements with thinkers such as Giorgio Agamben, Hardt and Negri, Emmanuel Levinas, Carl von Clausewitz, Jean Bethke Elshtain, Michael Walzer, Michel Foucault and William …
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 0415384648
- Collation
- 1 online resource (xi, 284 p.)
- Series Title
- Routledge advances in international relations and global
- Call Number
- [POL-SSS-08]
Beyond fear : thinking sensibly about security in an uncertain world
Explains in detail, for example, why we need to design security systems that don't just work well, but fail well, and why secrecy on the part of government often undermines security.
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 0387026207
- Collation
- 295 p. ; 24 cm
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- -
- Call Number
- [POL-SSS-07]
Alexander the Great : lessons in strategy
Offers a strategic analysis of one of the military careers in history, identifying the most pertinent strategic lessons from the campaigns of Alexander the Great.
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780415358477
- Collation
- 192 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
- Series Title
- Cass series--strategy and history, 22.
- Call Number
- [POL-SSS-06]
After hegemony : cooperation and discord in the world political economy
Examines the current state of international politics and economics, discusses theories of rational cooperation, and considers the importance of institutions.
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 0691076766
- Collation
- ix, 290 p. ; 24 cm.
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- -
- Call Number
- [POL-SSS-05]
A purchasing manager's guide to strategic proactive procurement
Details the latest innovations in purchasing and supply management, and the trend in purchasing departments from reactive to proactive status. Case studies show how to add value at the four key stages, how to determine what to buy, and how to integrate the purchasing function with TQM.
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 0814402887
- Collation
- 1 online resource (xvi, 319 p.) : ill., maps.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- [POL-SSS-04]
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