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Paperback. A book about how Scotland's Catholics participated in the extension of citizenship in Scotland and how it was transformed from an underground and isolated church to a multi-faceted institution that existed on a national scale. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HRAX; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719089930
ISBN
9780719089930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.54

Paperback. Women Police is the first in-depth historical study of women's involvement in uniform, plain-clothes and undercover policing in the UK. Topics covered include the regulation of prostitution, sexual violence, child abuse and neglect. T Series Editor(s): Sharpe, Pamela; Summerfield, Penny; Abrams, Lynn; Beattie, Cordelia. Series: Gender in History. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1; JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719089107
ISBN
9780719089107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.62

Paperback. This book gives a picture of a year's activities at the Theatre des Varietes. It includes an account of the financial side of the Theatre, impressions of the principal actors and actresses, as well as a month by month overview of what was actually performed. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Mike. Series: Durham Modern Languages Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AN; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 359.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719087776
ISBN
9780719087776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.16

Paperback. Series Editor(s): Lake, Peter; Milton, Anthony; Peacey, Jason; Gajda, Alexandra. Series: Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719087738
ISBN
9780719087738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.41

Paperback. Most accounts of the peace process are 'top-down', relying upon the views of political elites. This book is 'bottom-up', analysing the voices of those who actually 'fought the war'. What made them fight, why did they stop and what are the lessons for other conflict zones? Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; GTJ; HBJD1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719087448
ISBN
9780719087448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.77

Paperback. This is a study of the history and memory of Anglo-Jewry from medieval to the present. The particular focus is on the relationship between the local (in this case Hampshire), the national and the global. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD; JFSR1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719085987
ISBN
9780719085987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.48

Paperback. By contrasting mobs of rope-wielding white Southerners to the gun-toting policemen and administrators who formally defended white supremacy in South Africa, this book employs racial killing as an optic for examining the distinctive logic of the racial state in the two contexts. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 1KBBS; HBJH; HBJK; JFFE. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719085574
ISBN
9780719085574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.80

Paperback. Offers a comprehensive insight into a relatively neglected period of Irish history. This work is suitable for undergraduate and post-graduate students and lecturers of Irish history, and those in the general public with an interest in Irish history. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLL. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Manchester University Press Machester
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719085567
ISBN
9780719085567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.80

Paperback. David Jones has translated two important collections of short stories from the late thirteenth century that were assembled in the British Isles. The collections of narratives depict working daily life as well as offering a moral and theological insight into medieval life overall. Translator(s): Jones, David. Series Editor(s): Horrox, Rosemary; MacLean, Simon. Series: Manchester Medieval Sources. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719084256
ISBN
9780719084256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.57

Paperback. This collection of essays offers a radical re-evaluation of the nature of crowds and popular protest in the early modern period Series Editor(s): Lake, Peter; Milton, Anthony; Peacey, Jason; Gajda, Alexandra. Series: Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719082818
ISBN
9780719082818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.06

Paperback. This book is offers a fresh perspective on the history of the end of Empire. Using the Irish and Indian independence movements as its focus, it details how each country's nationalist agitators engaged with each other and exchanged ideas. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1FKA; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Manchester University Press Manchester
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719081712
ISBN
9780719081712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 159 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719081699
ISBN
9780719081699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.62

Paperback. Later medieval Europe saw a great deal of change and expansion of different kinds. This geographically broad textbook explores these events in a series of chapters on the different countries, covering the Holy Roman Empire, East-Central Europe, Scandinavia and Russia. It looks not only at political history but also at economy, society and culture. Series Editor(s): Rigby, Steve. Series: Manchester Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 31. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719080210
ISBN
9780719080210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.47

Paperback. Seeking the creation of a one-party totalitarian state, Ailtiri na hAiseirghe was Ireland's leading fascist movement during the Second World War. Architects of the Resurrection reconstructs the hidden history of this pro-Axis organisation, and its ambitious plans to make Ireland the leading light of ultra-right extremism in the postwar world. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFQ; JPL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719079986
ISBN
9780719079986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.90

Paperback. Presents the history of Royal College of Nursing, one of the largest nursing organizations in the world. This book deals with the position of nurses in British society during 20th century by examining the largest of their organizations. It sheds light on both gender relations and the position of women in the work place in Britain since 1916. Num Pages: 384 pages, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBTB; MBX; MQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719077968
ISBN
9780719077968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.22

Paperback. Explores the meaning of republicanism in contemporary Ireland. This book examines the connections, comparisons and contrasts between Irish republicanism and other strands of republican politics, the ideology and practice of official French republicanism and the broader European and American civic republican tradition. Editor(s): Honohan, Iseult. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; JPF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719075926
ISBN
9780719075926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.66

Paperback. This book analyses the forms of popular science, the social and economic status of those who practiced it and the audience, and the settings for scientific dissemination and appropriation. Series: Studies in Early Modern European History. Num Pages: 196 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719073748
ISBN
9780719073748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.60

Paperback. This book explores the importance of history to Elizabethan and early Stuart gentry and how this led to a vibrant antiquarian culture. The family, town and county histories written by the community, which form the core of the study, had an influence on the development of local history in England which lasted into the twentieth century. Series Editor(s): Lake, Peter; Milton, Anthony; Peacey, Jason; Gajda, Alexandra. Series: Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719072956
ISBN
9780719072956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.30

Paperback. The Scottish family tree detective is a practical, user- friendly guide to research in family history - in locating the ancestors and exploring their background. Its aim is to provide sign-posts to the past and to solve problems. Series Editor(s): Rogers, Colin. Series: The Family Tree Detective Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719071850
ISBN
9780719071850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.23

Paperback. Monasticism in Late Medieval England provides an ideal introduction to this subject for students and scholars alike. It combines translated sources relating to every aspect of late medieval monastic life with the first extended overview of pre-Reformation monasticism in England for a generation. Series Editor(s): Horrox, Rosemary; MacLean, Simon. Series: Manchester Medieval Sources. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HRCX8. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719071751
ISBN
9780719071751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.86

Paperback. The story of a short-lived but vehement eugenics movement that emerged among a group of Europeans in Kenya in the 1930s, unleashing a set of writings on racial differences in intelligence more extreme than that emanating from any other British colony in the twentieth century. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTQ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719071614
ISBN
9780719071614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.94

Paperback. This is the first English translation of two chronicles of long-acknowledged importance to European history in the period c.850-c.950. This period, which is widely taught in European and North American universities, saw the collapse of the Carolingian Empire and the rise in Germany of the 'First Reich' under the Ottonian dynasty. Translator(s): MacLean, Simon. Series: Manchester Medieval Sources. Num Pages: 328 pages, 5 line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719071355
ISBN
9780719071355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.30

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719069574
ISBN
9780719069574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.11

Paperback. This book challenges traditional notions of a radical revolution in government, identifying a more profound and general transition from reliance on gossip and personal information to new statistical forms of knowledge. Covers London, New South Wales and the Cape Colony, encompassing government insiders and those resisting colonial governments. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 232 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719069192
ISBN
9780719069192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.18

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