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Mass Education and the Limits of State Building, C.1870-1930
. Ed(S): Brockliss, Laurence; Sheldon, Nicola
Paperback. The first comparative study of the spread of mass education around the world in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this unique new book uses a bottom-up focus and demonstrates, to an extent not appreciated hitherto, the gulf between the intentions of the government and the reality on the ground. Editor(s): Brockliss, Laurence; Sheldon, Nicola. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB; JFCX; JNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 256 x 23. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349323999
- ISBN
- 9781349323999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.17
€ 68.17
Paperback. Over the last century, many 16th- and 17th-century events and personalities have been brought before home, cinema, exhibition, festival and theatrical audiences. This collection examines these representations, looking at recent television series, documentaries, pageantry, theatre and popular culture invarious cultural and linguistic guises." Editor(s): Burnett, M.; Streete, Adrian. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; APF; AS; HBTB. 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
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349323937
- ISBN
- 9781349323937
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Despite reports of exile proving disastrous to the region, 300,000 Russian subjects, from political dissidents to the elderly and mentally disabled, were deported to Siberia from 1823-61. Their stories of physical and psychological suffering, heroism and personal resurrection, are recounted in this compelling history of tsarist Siberian exile. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBJD; HBJF; HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349323791
- ISBN
- 9781349323791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.34
€ 127.34
Paperback. "The two concepts at the centre of this book: Europe, and the Second World War, are constantly changing in public perception. Now that 'Europe' is an even more contested idea than ever, this volume informs the current discourse on European identity by analysing Europe's reaction to the tragedy, heroism and disgrace of the Second World War"-- Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBWQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349323739
- ISBN
- 9781349323739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.90
€ 66.90
Paperback. A significant contribution to memory studies and part of an emergent strand of work on global memory. This book offers important insights on topics relating to memory, globalization, international politics, international relations, Holocaust studies and media and communication studies. Editor(s): Conrad, S. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFD; JHB; JHBA; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349323562
- ISBN
- 9781349323562
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Condition: New
€ 105.62
€ 105.62
Paperback. "What have medieval nuns, parrot shooting, Freemasonry, and Shetland revelry got in common? This study of monastic orders, guilds, Freemasonry and friendly societies over centuries and across frontiers provides new insights into their contribution to the gendering of public space and the evolution of "separate spheres" in Europe"-- Num Pages: 283 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JFSJ; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349323364
- ISBN
- 9781349323364
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Nationalism was ubiquitous in nineteenth-century Europe. Yet, we know little about what the nation meant to ordinary people. In this book, both renowned historians and younger scholars try to answer this question. This book will appeal to specialists in the field but also offers helpful reading for any college and university course on nationalism. Editor(s): Van Ginderachter, Maarten; Beyen, Marnix. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349323241
- ISBN
- 9781349323241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Paperback. Editor(s): Mallett, Phillip. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 305.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349323135
- ISBN
- 9781349323135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.77
€ 65.77
Paperback. "The idea of the centralized state has played a powerful role in shaping French republicanism. But for two hundred years, many have tried to find other ways of being French and Republican. These essays challenge the traditional account, bringing together new insights from leading scholars"-- Editor(s): Jones, H. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; HBW; JPA. 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
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349323005
- ISBN
- 9781349323005
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Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34
Paperback. Leading scholars from both sides of the Atlantic explore translations as a key agent of change in the wider religious, cultural and literary developments of the early modern period, and restore translation to the centre of our understanding of the literature and history of Tudor England. Editor(s): Schurink, F. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSB; HBJD1. 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
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349322794
- ISBN
- 9781349322794
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Condition: New
€ 66.06
€ 66.06
Paperback. "Although we associate the Third Reich above all with suffering, pain, and fear, pleasure played a central role in its social and cultural dynamics. This book explores the relationship between the rationing of pleasures as a means of political stabilization and the pressure on the Nazi regime to cater to popular cultural expectations"-- Editor(s): Swett, Pamela E. (McMaster University, Ontario); Ross, C.; DAlmeida, Fabrice. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349322756
- ISBN
- 9781349322756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85
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
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.26
€ 116.26
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.85
€ 138.85
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.75
€ 67.75
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. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349321940
- ISBN
- 9781349321940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.37
€ 138.37
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349321902
- ISBN
- 9781349321902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.82
€ 127.82
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- SKU
- V9781349321353
- ISBN
- 9781349321353
Paperback
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. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349321223
- ISBN
- 9781349321223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.16
€ 66.16