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Sister to the king of France, queen of Navarre, gifted writer, religious reformer, and patron of the arts - in her many roles, Marguerite de Navarre (1492-1549) was one of the most important figures of the French Renaissance. This title offers her biography in English. Num Pages: 448 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; BGH; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134125
- ISBN
- 9780231134125
Condition: New
€ 102.23
€ 102.23
he eminent historian Leopold Haimson examines the nature of political power in Russia during the years leading to the Bolshevik revolution. The book explores the issue of power as it was reflected in struggles of Russian workers to control their own lives and in the outlooks and strategies of leading political figures on the objectives of the revolution and the ways to achieve them. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231132824
- ISBN
- 9780231132824
Condition: New
€ 94.97
€ 94.97
The northern Adriatic Sea is transient, most recently flooded between 18,000 to 6,000 years ago following the last glacial maximum, and it will drain again with the onset of the next glacial period. This book enables us to understand better the ecological structure of the Adriatic's floor. Series: The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology. Num Pages: 328 pages, 47 halftones, 49 line drawings, 27 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QS; PSAF; PSPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231132428
- ISBN
- 9780231132428
Condition: New
€ 108.29
€ 108.29
Paperback. Offering an account of works by Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte, George Eliot, Robert Browning, and Joseph Conrad, this title explains why many Victorians nursed a hostile vision of man and society and how misanthropy - once a means of conveying integrity and justified disdain of society's excesses - turned immoral and quasi-criminal. Num Pages: 224 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; HPS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130653
- ISBN
- 9780231130653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.38
€ 42.38
With the expansion of the publishing industry between the 16th and 18th centuries, reading for pleasure became possible for an increasing number of people. This work examines the proliferation of romances in early modern England, as well as their vilification by elite writers. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD; DSK; FRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 186 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123785
- ISBN
- 9780231123785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 130.58
€ 130.58
Paperback. Is the United States "overstretched" in its international commitments? This book examines differing responses to overstretch in modern history, focusing mostly on military and economic policies in the U.S. and Britain over the past century. Num Pages: 350 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113274
- ISBN
- 9780231113274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.26
€ 49.26
Looking at the structure of the international system, this work seeks to explain the causes of World War II. The author argues that the structure of the international system was tripolar, not multipolar and this must be considered in any examination of the antecedent causes and events of the war. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231110723
- ISBN
- 9780231110723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 148.08
€ 148.08
Arguing that the personally and culturally complex concepts of love and emotional intimacy offer a more useful perspective for understanding male-male relations of the eighteenth century than scholarship which focuses exclusively on sexual behavior, Haggerty examines several eighteenth -century archetypes of same-sex relations in which sensibility and sexuality emerge as interdependent. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; DSBD; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231110426
- ISBN
- 9780231110426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 136.12
€ 136.12
Present a synthesis of the findings in the field of European fossil footprints. This book charts a path of evolutionary proliferation from the proto-dinosaurs of the Early Triassic period to the dinosaurs' decline and disappearance in the Upper Cretaceous. Num Pages: 360 pages, 96 illus, 38 photo. BIC Classification: 1D; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231107105
- ISBN
- 9780231107105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.82
€ 84.82
Paperback. Using sources from the Polish underground press of the late 1970s, this is a detailed account of the movement for democracy in Poland prior to the birth of the Solidarity trade union. The text stresses the work of the important activist groups that began the democratic process. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; JPFF; JPFK; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231080934
- ISBN
- 9780231080934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.49
€ 52.49
This four-volume collective project by a team of leading scholars offers a vivid portrait of Jewish history in German-speaking countries over nearly four centuries. This series is sponsored by the Leo Baeck Institute, established in 1955 in Jerusalem, London, and New York for the purpose of advancing scholarship on the Jews in German-speaking lands. Editor(s): Brenner, Michael; Meyer, Michael Andrew; Mendes-Flohr, Paul; Lowenstein, Steven M. Series: German-Jewish history in modern times. Num Pages: 466 pages, With a new Preface. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 466
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231074780
- ISBN
- 9780231074780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.42
€ 120.42
This four-volume collective project by a team of leading scholars offers a vivid portrait of Jewish history in German-speaking countries over nearly four centuries. This series is sponsored by the Leo Baeck Institute, established in 1955 in Jerusalem, London, and New York for the purpose of advancing scholarship on the Jews in German-speaking lands. Editor(s): Meyer, Michael Andrew; Brenner, Michael. Num Pages: 422 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231074742
- ISBN
- 9780231074742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.98
€ 119.98
Offers a detailed look at the day-to-day life of the Russian composer, and describes his opinions on his work, his colleagues, and other composers and conductors. Editor(s): Jonas, Florence. Num Pages: 578 pages, music,1port. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 578
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231052603
- ISBN
- 9780231052603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 144.71
€ 144.71
Hardback. Small children are regularly captivated by programmes made especially for them -- ranging from classics like Sesame Street to more recent arrivals such as Blues Clues and Teletubbies. This book examines the industry interests behind preschool television, and how commercial, creative and curricular priorities shape and inform what is produced. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; APT; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230574403
- ISBN
- 9780230574403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36
€ 65.36
Hardcover. Market Power explores society and economy in medieval Iberia, examining the intersection of regional commercial interests, lordship, and royal authority as part of the evolution of a small village into a rural market town. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 259 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; HBLC1; KCCD; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230391703
- ISBN
- 9780230391703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.18
€ 65.18
Hardcover. Focusing on care workers for the elderly, this book examines the paradoxical position of irregular migrants in European society, who are often labelled as 'illegal' residents but who in fact provide much needed, essential support to welfare systems. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JHBL; JKSG; KJWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230343160
- ISBN
- 9780230343160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.42
€ 64.42
Crime News in Modern Britain: Press Reporting and Responsibility, 1820...
Rowbotham, Judith, Pegg, Samantha, Stevenson,...
Hardcover. Drawing together examples from broadsheet and tabloid newspapers this account of English crime reportage takes readers from the late eighteenth century to the present day. In the post-Leveson world, it is a timely and engaging contextualisation of the history of printed crime news and investigative journalism. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLX; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230303591
- ISBN
- 9780230303591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.06
€ 65.06
The Right Kind of History. Teaching the Past in Twentieth-century Engl...
Cannadine, Mr David; Keating, Jenny; Sheldon,...
Paperback. The fruit of a two-year research project, this ground-breaking book aims to provide the first historical account of the teaching of history in twentieth-century England, and a series of reflections and suggestions which will inform, feed into and influence the current and future debates about teaching in schools. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; HB; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300873
- ISBN
- 9780230300873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.53
€ 70.53
Hardcover. Drawing on cross-national European data from the European Social Survey as well as Swedish national survey data and registers, this book investigates social capital in relation to health and health inequalities in European welfare states. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23 black & white tables, 24 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; JKSB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230293434
- ISBN
- 9780230293434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.21
€ 65.21
Paperback. Migration - people moving in as immigrants, around as migrants, and out as emigrants - is a major theme of Irish history. This is the first book to offer both a survey of the last four centuries and an integrated analysis of migration, reflecting a more inclusive definition of the 'people of Ireland'. Num Pages: 423 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Basingstoke, UK
- Number of pages
- 458
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230222564
- ISBN
- 9780230222564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 136.52
€ 136.52