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Paperback. Elephants, lions, tigers and leopards evoke fascination and awe, fear and excitement.This bookanalyzes trained acts in twentieth-century live circus and cinema, reveals how humans anthropomorphize animals with their emotions, and interrogates the notion thatanimals embody a phenomenology of emotions and feelings in culture Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AP; AS; HBTB; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349319619
- ISBN
- 9781349319619
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. What are the means available to poetry to address crisis and how can both poets and critics meet the conflicts and challenges they face? This collection of essays addresses poetic and critical responses to the various crises encountered by contemporary writers and our society, from the Holocaust to the ecological crisis. Editor(s): Karhio, Anne; Armstrong, C. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSC; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349319817
- ISBN
- 9781349319817
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. For those who study memory, there is a nagging concern that memory studies are inherently backward-looking, and that memory itself hinders efforts to move forward. Unhinging memory from the past, this book brings together an interdisciplinary group of prominent scholars who bring the future into the study of memory. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR; JPVH; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 345.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349319893
- ISBN
- 9781349319893
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Irish culture is obsessed with the past, and this book asks why and how. In an innovative reading of Irish culture since 1980, Emilie Pine provides a new analysis of theatre, film, television, memoir and art, and interrogates the anti-nostalgia that characterizes so much of contemporary Irish culture. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349319916
- ISBN
- 9781349319916
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€ 126.62
€ 126.62
Paperback. Crisis in the Global Mediasphere examines the evolution of contemporary global crises as an effect of mediation and cultural change. The book argues that a crisis consciousness has emerged through the interaction of crisis conditions and a more expansive human desire for pleasure. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; HBTB; JFD; JFFS; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349319930
- ISBN
- 9781349319930
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
paperback. "In association with the Institute of English Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London." Editor(s): Owens, W. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- SKU
- V9781349320059
- ISBN
- 9781349320059
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Condition: New
€ 66.01
€ 66.01
The History of Reading. Evidence from the British Isles, c.1750-1950.
. Ed(S): Halsey, K.; Owens, W.
Paperback. 'Reading has a history. But how can we recover it?'This volumebrings together original research essays focusing on the history of reading in the British Isles, using evidence ranging from library records to Mass Observation surveystohighlight the social factors that influence a seemingly private, individual activity." Editor(s): Halsey, K.; Owens, W. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349320110
- ISBN
- 9781349320110
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Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34
Paperback. We inhabit a textually super-saturated and increasingly literate world. This volume encourages readers to consider the diverse methodologies used by historians of reading globally, and indicates how future research might take up the challenge of recording and interpreting the practices of readers in an increasingly digitized society. Editor(s): Crone, Rosalind; Towheed, Shafquat. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 325.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349320134
- ISBN
- 9781349320134
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Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Paperback. An analysis of the German Question's influence on the origins of the Cold War, arguing that the legal and diplomatic intercourse between the Allies regarding the treatment of the German Question brought forward the elements of intervention and coexistence which formed the basis for a relatively peaceful postwar international order. Series: Global Conflict and Security Since 1945. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; JPA; JPS; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 343.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349320356
- ISBN
- 9781349320356
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
paperback. Using detailed studies of fifteen exiled royal figures, the role of Exile in European Society and in the evolution of national cultures is examined. From the Jacobite court to the exiled Kings' of Hanover, the book provides an alternative history of monarchical power from the 16th to 20th century. Editor(s): Mansel, Philip; Riotte, Torsten. Num Pages: 373 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBW; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 373
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349320660
- ISBN
- 9781349320660
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Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Paperback. "This book was developed from a conference hosted by Christ Church, Oxford, in September 2009" -- p. vii. Editor(s): Casey, Steven; Wright, Jonathan. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJK; HBL; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349320684
- ISBN
- 9781349320684
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 379.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349320707
- ISBN
- 9781349320707
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Condition: New
€ 66.22
€ 66.22
Changing Work and Community Identities in European Regions
Kirk, John; Contrepois, Sylvie; Jefferys, Ste...
Paperback. "This book juxtaposes the experiences of regions that have lived or are living through industrial transition in coal-mining and manufacturing centres throughout Europe, opening the wayto a deeper understanding of the intensity of change and of how work helps shape new identities"-- Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JHBL; JPQB; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349320813
- ISBN
- 9781349320813
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Some categorisations of US power have long governed analyses of American foreign policy - concepts such as 'empire', 'decline', 'superpower', 'the Cold War' and 'the War on Terror' - and have led to a distortion that sees US policy measured by broad labels, rather than on its own terms. This fresh new approach seeks to challenge these terms. Editor(s): Sewell, Bevan; Lucas, S. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349321018
- ISBN
- 9781349321018
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€ 67.15
€ 67.15
paperback. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSJ; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- SKU
- V9781349321117
- ISBN
- 9781349321117
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Sequencing is often associatedwith the Human Genome Project and celebrated achievements concerning the DNA molecule. However, the history of this practice comprises not only academic biology, but also the world of computer-assisted information management. The book uncovers this history, qualifying the hype and expectations around genomics." Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBL; HBTB; MBX; PDX; PDZ; PSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349321223
- ISBN
- 9781349321223
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€ 66.16
€ 66.16
paperback. "This book takes a novel look at the modern Middle East through the prisms of six cascading negative critical turning points. It identifies the seeds of a potential seventh in the collective dignity deficits generated by poor governance paradigms and exacerbated by geopolitical competition for the region's natural resources"-- Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBJF; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- SKU
- V9781349321353
- ISBN
- 9781349321353
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Offering one of the first analyses of how networks of science interacted within the British Empire during the past two centuries, this volume shows how the rise of formalized state networks of science in the mid nineteenth-century led to a constant tension between administrators and scientists. Editor(s): Bennett, B.; Hodge, J. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBL; HBTQ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349321902
- ISBN
- 9781349321902
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Condition: New
€ 127.82
€ 127.82
Paperback. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBJM; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349321940
- ISBN
- 9781349321940
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Condition: New
€ 138.37
€ 138.37
Paperback. The events of 1968 are often seen purely as a student revolution, but impacted on every aspect of French society theatre, film, sexuality, race, the countryside, the factories. This volume explores the full diversity of this extraordinary upheaval, and shows how 1968 continues to reverberate in France today." Editor(s): Jackson, Julian; Milne, Anna-Louise; Williams, James S. Num Pages: 454 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBW; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349322206
- ISBN
- 9781349322206
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Condition: New
€ 67.75
€ 67.75
Paperback. Addressing the impact of the Russian Revolution and change and continuity in diplomacy during the transition from Empire to Soviet Union, this book examines how Russia's diplomacy was conducted, the diplomats behind it, the establishment of the Soviet diplomatic corps and the steps taken to integrate the Soviets into the diplomatic world. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBJD; HBL; JPA; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349322282
- ISBN
- 9781349322282
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Condition: New
€ 138.85
€ 138.85
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJK; HBL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349322305
- ISBN
- 9781349322305
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Condition: New
€ 116.26
€ 116.26
Paperback. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349322534
- ISBN
- 9781349322534
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Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
Paperback. A unique study of how syphilis, better known as the French disease in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, became so widespread and embedded in the society, culture and institutions of early modern Venice due to the pattern of sexual relations that developed from restrictive marital customs, widespread migration and male privilege. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349322558
- ISBN
- 9781349322558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.10
€ 66.10