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Hardcover. This text, based on a manuscript of 2000 jokes, sheds light on the lost laughter of the "Golden Age" in the Netherlands, and provides insight on their attitudes towards sexuality and religion and other aspects of life, before religious treatises and books of manners warned against laughter. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333746745
- ISBN
- 9780333746745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.94
€ 126.94
Hardcover. Examines British political parties' attitude to policy on three key security issues: use of force; nuclear weapons; and security in Northern Ireland. The text argues that the parties' policies reflect their own views on security, and that international conditions often affect the policy pursued. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; JPL; JPQB; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 515.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333747216
- ISBN
- 9780333747216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Hardcover. This volume describes the hereditary theories that were current in Dickens's time and how these are reflected in his fiction. It argues that Dickens jettisoned his earlier belief in the prescriptive and deterministic potential of heredity after Darwin published "The Origin of the Species". Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333747230
- ISBN
- 9780333747230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.18
€ 127.18
Hardcover. This work, based on archival research, contests the assumptions that Romania remained pro-Western in the late 1930s and only joined the Axis as a result of Western negligence and German pressure. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVWR; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333747278
- ISBN
- 9780333747278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40
Hardback. The contributors to this collection give an "internal" perspective to the complicated processes of post-communist transformation which contains elements of democratization, marketization, nation building and the creation of a new international environment in the framework of globalization. Editor(s): Kostecki, Wojciech; Zukrowska, Katarzyna; Goralczyk, Bogdan J. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; JFFS; JPFC; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 561.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333748763
- ISBN
- 9780333748763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.48
€ 128.48
hardcover. This work examines the mechanisms of the Irish revolutionary Fenian Brotherhood in the early years of its existence. Drawing on a wide range of material, it seeks to set the Fenian struggle within the context of competing Church and state influence in mid-19th century Irish society. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; HBTV; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333749623
- ISBN
- 9780333749623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.84
€ 127.84
hardcover. This work uses a biographical approach to analyze the potential for, forms of, and constraints upon bureaucratic leadership in modern government. Case studies assess the impact of particular officials operating in various international departments. Editor(s): Theakston, Kevin. Series: Transforming Government. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JPHC; JPQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333749685
- ISBN
- 9780333749685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardback. Successive Conservative governments sought to reform research laboratories by applying the market based solution of "New Public Management". This volume explores and critiques that reform process. Series: Transforming Government. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPQB; PDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333749692
- ISBN
- 9780333749692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardback. How are the Germans coming to terms with reunification? Four issues are at the heart of this process and form the basis of this study: the new German identity; the role of nationalism in the republic; the role of inherited ideologies; and the role of Germany in Europe and the wider world. Editor(s): Williams, Howard; Wight, Colin; Kapferer, Norbert. Series: Anglo-German Foundation. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPR; JPF; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333749777
- ISBN
- 9780333749777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96
Hardcover. An autobiography of Michael Young, a key figure in 20th-century British history. The book covers the ideas he has put forward, supporting the family, community and society, and those he has implemented, such as the Consumers' Association. It also looks at the role he has played in British politics. Num Pages: 429 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333750230
- ISBN
- 9780333750230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.71
€ 184.71
Hardback. In 1996 the Lega Nord, the most important force in Italian politics since the 1980s, launched the idea of "Panadia", a separate Northern Italian nation. This work concerns how the Lega Lord has propelled the "Northern question" on to the national stage. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 423.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333750681
- ISBN
- 9780333750681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40
Hardback. Collection of case studies on interventions in ethnic conflicts in which the nature of the state is a core concern, asking how the projects themselves understand success and failure in resolution and emphasising the paradigm shift when intervenors and participants redefine the identities and interest at stake Editor(s): Ross, Marc Howard; Rothman, Jay. Series: Ethnic and Intercommunity Conflict Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DVC; 1DVT; 1DVUA; 1DVWYM; 1FBH; 1HFMS; 1KBB; 1KLCG; GTJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333751022
- ISBN
- 9780333751022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.31
€ 67.31
hardcover. Maggie Gunsberg examines popular genre cinema in Italy during the 1950s and 1960s, focusing on melodrama, peplum, horror and the spaghetti western. These genres are explored from a gender standpoint which takes into account the historical and socio-economic context of cinematic production and consumption. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; APF; JFD; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333751152
- ISBN
- 9780333751152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Hardcover. This text analyzes the emergence, evolution and theory of property rights and establishes the limits for privatization of state owned enterprises in the transitional economies of eastern Europe. This book contributes to the understanding of the emerging economic order of central and eastern Europe. Series: Studies in Economic Transition. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; KCL; KJF; KJVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333751428
- ISBN
- 9780333751428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Hardback. What factors determine the success of economic transition, development and growth? Examining the contrast between East German shock therapy and Hungary's gradualism, this work generates a set of conditions for economic development which imply some degree of state intervention and strategy. Series: Studies in Economic Transition. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 1DVH; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333751435
- ISBN
- 9780333751435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Hardcover. This text focuses on issues concerning identity in terms of Balkan and non-Balkan cultures, and examines questions of modernity and the fear of primitivism which is highlighted in certain types of narratives. The author also examines the emergence and development of the term "Balkan" itself. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333751688
- ISBN
- 9780333751688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Hardback. The Thatcher era was the most dramatic period in British politics since the 1940s. As Conservative Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher proved to be the 'Iron Lady' at home and abroad. This book analyzes the politics of the Thatcher era in an incisive and challenging manner. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPFM; JPL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333751961
- ISBN
- 9780333751961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.29
€ 128.29
The Treasury and Social Policy. The Contest for Control of Welfare Str...
Deakin, Nicholas; Parry, Richard
Hardback. What is the power of the Treasury in controlling the policies and development of the welfare state? Drawing on in-depth interviews with officials of the Treasury and the spending departments, this book traces the developing role of the Treasury in setting social policy, especially under Gordon Brown's chancellorship. Series: Transforming Government. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKS; JPH; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333752456
- ISBN
- 9780333752456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardback. This volume traces the course of Greece from a postwar developmental state to its current participation in the Euro zone. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 287 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVG; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333752777
- ISBN
- 9780333752777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
Hardback. Is there a link between the collapse of the Soviet Union, the radical reforms in China and Vietnam, and the current crisis in East Asia? The author of this book argues that the common factor in each is the crisis of state controlled economies, besieged by the developing forces of globalization. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JPQB; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333752869
- ISBN
- 9780333752869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88