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Hardcover. In the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, Detroit and Turin were both sites of significant political and social upheaval. This comparative and transnational study examines the political and theoretical developments that emerged in these two "motor cities" among activist workers and political militants during these decades. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137311696
- ISBN
- 9781137311696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
Hardcover. This book examines British scientific and antiquarian travels in the "North," circa 1790-1830. British perceptions, representations and imaginings of the North are considered part of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century processes of British self-fashioning as a Northern nation, and key in unifying the expanding North Atlantic empire. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137311313
- ISBN
- 9781137311313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.67
€ 62.67
Hardcover. This book traces the rise of the political dynasty in the Middle East and, in the process, provides the context for the current Arab uprising. The author shows that a father-to-son transfer of power has no basis in Islam, and yet the idea of dynastic power became entrenched in the Middle East. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308115
- ISBN
- 9781137308115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.12
€ 62.12
Hardcover. At the close of the 19th century, strange new forms of energy arrested the American public's attention in ways that no scientific discovery ever had before. This groundbreaking cultural history tells the story of the first nuclear culture, one whose lasting effects would be seen in the familiar "atomic age" of the post-war twentieth century. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 258 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; THK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137307217
- ISBN
- 9781137307217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.57
€ 139.57
Hardcover. This study investigates the various extreme-rightist leagues in Algeria, with particular attention to certain key themes, among them the rabid xenophobia directed at the Jewish population and local Muslims. It demonstrates that fascism helped to construct a racial hierarchy to preserve European hegemony and a pool of cheap labor. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JJG; HBJH; HBLW; HBTQ; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137307088
- ISBN
- 9781137307088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.67
€ 62.67
Hardcover. Bad Presidents seeks to interpret the meaning of presidential 'badness' by investigating the ways in which eleven presidents were 'bad.' The author brings a unique, and often amusing perspective on the idea of the presidency, and begins a new conversation about the definition of presidential success and failure. Series: The Evolving American Presidency. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137306586
- ISBN
- 9781137306586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.98
€ 61.98
Paperback. In a life full of momentous episodes, Theodore Roosevelt's fifteen-month post-presidential odyssey to Africa and Europe has never been given its due place. A tale of daring adventure, international celebrity, a friendship lost, and a political legacy transformed, Theodore Roosevelt Abroad is the first full account of this important time in history. Num Pages: 236 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1H; 1KBB; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137306395
- ISBN
- 9781137306395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.00
€ 62.00
Paperback. Gender and Decolonization in the Congo focuses on women and questions of gender in its examination of Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961), the assassinated leader of the independent Congo. Num Pages: 247 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTR; JFSJ1; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137306388
- ISBN
- 9781137306388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.84
€ 61.84
Hardcover. This local history of Griqua Philippolis (1824-1862) and Afrikaner Orania (1990-2013) gets at the crux of the ever-pertinent land question in South Africa. Identifying the many layers of dispossession definitive of the South African past, the book presents a provocative new argument about land rights and the residues of settler colonialism. Num Pages: 184 pages, 2 maps, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFM; HBJH; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137305763
- ISBN
- 9781137305763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.69
€ 61.69
Hardcover. Through the first comprehensive investigation and analysis of the English language trench periodicals of the First World War, The Soldiers' Press presents a cultural interpretation of the means and methods through which consent was negotiated between the trenches and the home front. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137303257
- ISBN
- 9781137303257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.10
€ 63.10
Hardcover. This compelling new study examines the intersection between women, religion and politics in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century in Britain. It demonstrates that what inspired Dissenting and Anglican women to political action was their concern for the survival of the Protestant religion both at home and abroad. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 211 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137303196
- ISBN
- 9781137303196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Hardcover. In this book, the first written about the globalization of the English language by a professional historian, the exploration of English's global ascendancy receives its proper historical due. This brief, accessible volume breaks new ground in its organization, emphasis on causation, and conclusions. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFB; CFF; HBG; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137303059
- ISBN
- 9781137303059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.71
€ 118.71
Hardcover. What does it mean to be a Muslim - in this world, in this deeply transformative time? Hamid Dabashi suggests that the transition to a changed, post-Western world requires the crafting of a new language of critical conversation with Islam and its cosmopolitan heritage - a language that is tuned to the emerging, not the disappearing, world Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJF1; HBTR; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137301284
- ISBN
- 9781137301284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.96
€ 58.96
Hardcover. It is no exaggeration to say that the study of history has been transformed significantly during the last twenty-odd years. Akira Iriye, the world authority on transnational history, examines the emergence and growth of global and transnational history, away from more traditional, nation-centred perspectives. Num Pages: 100 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137299826
- ISBN
- 9781137299826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.14
€ 87.14
Hardcover. The wide-ranging fascination with India in Wilhelmine Germany emerged during a time of extraordinary cultural and political tensions. This study shows how religious (denominational and spiritual) dilemmas, political agendas, and shifting social consensus became inextricably entangled in the wider German encounter with India during the Kaiserreich. Num Pages: 259 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137299710
- ISBN
- 9781137299710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.95
€ 62.95
Hardcover. According to conventional wisdom, by the late 1800s, the image of Bible as a supernatural and infallible text crumbled in the eyes of intellectuals under the assaults of secularizing forces. This book corrects the narrative by arguing that in America, the road to skepticism had already been paved by the Scriptures' most able and ardent defenders. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137299659
- ISBN
- 9781137299659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.56
€ 108.56
Hardcover. Providing a unique critical perspective to debates on slavery, this book brings the literature on transatlantic slavery into dialogue with research on informal sector labour, child labour, migration, debt, prisoners, and sex work in the contemporary world in order to challenge popular and policy discourse on modern slavery. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTS; JFFE; JFM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137297273
- ISBN
- 9781137297273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.10
€ 119.10
Hardcover. This study reveals the more complex reality of Early Modern Naples than what has commonly been represented, in which royal representatives in the city came to depend on the assistance of a series of merchants, financiers, and bureaucrats who shared a common identity as conversos, descendants of converted Jews. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DST; 1QSM; 3J; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137295149
- ISBN
- 9781137295149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.85
€ 118.85
Hardcover. Based on analysis of archival and published sources, Opponents of the Annales School examines for the first time those who have dared to criticise and ignore one of the most successful currents of thought in modern historiography. It offers an original contribution to the understanding of an unavoidable chapter in modern intellectual history. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 221 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137294975
- ISBN
- 9781137294975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.95
€ 62.95
Hardcover. Assuming power in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party was soon faced with a crucial problem: how to construct the socialist 'New Man'? Using Foucault's theory of 'technologies of the self', Lynteris examines the conflict between self-cultivation and the abolition of the self in the biopolitically neuralgic field of 'socialist medicine'. Num Pages: 136 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137293824
- ISBN
- 9781137293824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.75
€ 61.75