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02346aam a2200349 i 4500 001 A04B223EFC8011EE9ABF7B513DECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240417010124 008 221007t20232023enka b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2022048482 020 $a 1032244607 020 $a 9781032244600 020 $a 1032244615 020 $a 9781032244617 035 $a (OCoLC)1347049044 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a JZ5595 $b .H68 2023 082 00 $a 355/.033 $2 23/eng/20221007 100 1 $a Hough, Peter, $d 1967- $e author. 245 10 $a Understanding global security / $c Peter Hough. 250 $a Fifth edition. 264 1 $a Abingdon, Oxon ; $b Routledge, $c 2023. 300 $a xxi, 307 pages : $b illustrations (black and white) ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "Fully revised and updated, this fifth edition of Understanding Global Security considers the variety of ways in which peoples' lives are threatened and / or secured in contemporary global politics. The traditional focus of Security Studies: war, deterrence and terrorism are analyzed alongside non-military security issues such as famine, crime, disease, disasters, environmental degradation and human rights abuses to provide a comprehensive survey of how and why people are killed in the contemporary world. Key concepts of International Relations and Globalization are defined and explained, prominent political thinkers and activists are profiled in short biographies and the human impact of the various security threats considered graphically illustrated in 'Top Ten' tables. Hence this textbook introduces students to the full range of security issues in a clear and concise format that is easy to follow. This highly acclaimed and popular academic text will continue to be essential reading for everyone interested in security"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Security, International. 650 7 $a Security, International. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01110895 776 08 $i Online version: $a Hough, Peter, 1967- $t Understanding global security $b Fifth edition. $d New York : Routledge, [2023] $z 9781003278689 $w (DLC) 2022048483 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20240417024655.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A04B223EFC8011EE9ABF7B513DECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search