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Paperback. Joseph De Sapio examines how individuals not only understood their contacts with industrial modernity as distinct from the inherited traditional rhythms of the eighteenth century, but how they conceived of their own positions within the increasingly sophisticated political, social, and commercial paradigms of the Victorian years. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349488148
ISBN
9781349488148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.66

Paperback. This book provides a lively study of the role that Australians and New Zealanders played in defining the British sporting concept of amateurism. In doing so, they contributed to understandings of wider British identity across the sporting world. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBJM; HBTB; HBTQ; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349485383
ISBN
9781349485383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.62

Paperback. Too often, scholars treat transnationalism as a conflict in which the local, regional, and national give way to globalized identity. As these varied studies of German cities show, though, the urban environment is actually a site of trans-localism that is not merely oppositional, but that adapts itself dialectically to the forces of globalization. Editor(s): Diefendorf, Jeffry M.; Ward, J. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349482573
ISBN
9781349482573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.71

Paperback. How was anti-communism organised in the West? This book covers the agents, aims, and arguments of various transnational anti-communist activists during the Cold War. Existing narratives often place the United States - and especially the CIA - at the centre of anti-communist activity. The book instead opens up new fields of research transnationally. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349482146
ISBN
9781349482146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 143.72

Paperback. The book examines Muslim-European interactions in the interwar period and provides original insights into the emergence of geopolitical and intellectual East West networks that transcended national, cultural, and linguistic borders." Editor(s): Ryad, Umar. Series: The Modern Muslim World. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HRAM; HRAX; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349481811
ISBN
9781349481811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.83

Paperback. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJF; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349480968
ISBN
9781349480968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.25

Paperback. Editor(s): Costa-Pinto, Antonio; Kallis, A. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG; HBJD; JPA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
317
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349480883
ISBN
9781349480883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 153.03

Paperback. This book examines magic's generally maleficent effect on humans from ancient Egypt through the Middle Ages, including tales from classical mythology, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim cultures. It shows that certain magical motifs lived on from age to age, but that it took until the Italian Renaissance for magic tales to become fairy tales. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349479467
ISBN
9781349479467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 110.22

Paperback. Since the 18th century, Greenland's geometric center, Eismitte, has been one of the most forbidding but scientifically rich locations in the Arctic. Tracing its history from European contact through the Cold War, this study shows how Eismitte was the setting for scientific knowledge production as well as diplomatic maneuvering. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; J; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349479412
ISBN
9781349479412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.26

Paperback. Despite the claims of Steven Pinker and others, violence has remained a historical constant since the Enlightenment, even though its forms and visibility have been radically transformed. Accordingly, the studies gathered here recast debate over violence in modern societies by undermining teleological and reassuring narratives of progress. Editor(s): Martschukat, Jurgen; Niedermeier, Silvan. Num Pages: 318 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB; HBW; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349478439
ISBN
9781349478439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.26

Paperback. Despite the explosion of interest in the "global 1968," the arts in this period - both popular and avant-garde forms - have too often been neglected. This interdisciplinary volume brings together scholars in history, cultural studies, musicology and other areas to explore the symbiosis of the sonic and the visual in the counterculture of the 1960s. Editor(s): Brown, T. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AV; HBG; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349477265
ISBN
9781349477265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.88

Paperback. "Meals in Early Judaism: Social Formation at the Table is the first book about the meals of early Judaism. As such it breaks important new ground in establishing the basis for understanding the centrality of meals in this pivotal period of Judaism and providing a framework of historical patterns and influences"-- Editor(s): Marks, S. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HRAX; HRCG; HRJ; JFC; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349476190
ISBN
9781349476190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 131.30

Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Emotions. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB; JMQ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349476138
ISBN
9781349476138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.33

Paperback. This book demonstrates how the two adversaries of the Cold War, West Germany and East Germany, endeavored to create two distinct and unique German identities. In their endeavor to claim legitimacy, the German cinematic representation of the American West became an important cultural weapon of mass dissemination during the Cold War. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBJK; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349473243
ISBN
9781349473243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.07

Paperback. Cat Wilson brings together two strands of historical scholarship: Churchill's work as a historian and the history of WWII in the Far East. Examining Churchill's portrayal of the British Empire's war against Japan, as set down in his memoirs, it ascertains whether he mythologised wartime Anglo-American relations to present a 'special relationship'. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBJF; HBJK; HBL; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349473168
ISBN
9781349473168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.67

Paperback. In this thought-provoking book, renowned peace negotiator Ross argues that the Bush administrations problems stem from its inability to use the tools of statecraft--diplomatic, economic, and military--to advance the nations interests around the world. Editor(s): Scheipers, Sibylle. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB; HBW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349472703
ISBN
9781349472703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 143.76

Paperback. After World War II, the AFL-CIO pursued an ambitious agenda of containing global communism and helping to throw off the shackles of colonialism. This sweeping collection brings together contributions from leading historians to explore its successes, challenges, and inevitable compromises as it pursued these initiatives during the Cold War. Editor(s): Waters, Robert Anthony,, Jr.; Goethem, Geert van. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB; JHBL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
313
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349471850
ISBN
9781349471850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 132.95

paperback. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBJD1; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2013
SKU
V9781349470037
ISBN
9781349470037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 153.13

Paperback. Spanning from the Caribbean to East Asia and covering almost 3,000 years of history, from Classical Antiquity to the eve of the twenty-first century, Persistent Piracy is an important contribution to the history of the state formation as well as the history of violence at sea. Editor(s): Amirell, Stefan Eklof; Muller, Leos. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBJF; HBL; JKV; LBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349469406
ISBN
9781349469406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 141.91

paperback. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2013
SKU
V9781349468126
ISBN
9781349468126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.99

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