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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Hardcover. This study discusses the contribution of individual men to the emancipation of women between 1850 and 1920. These include the pioneer of feminism, J.S. Mill, the allies of Josephine Butler, the men who risked imprisonment for making available information on contraception, and sympathetic writers. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First edition.
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333737330
ISBN
9780333737330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.88

Hardback. This book reconsiders the Chinese Cultural Revolution from the perspective of the current economic and political climate. With contributions from leading international scholars this volume brings together the latest research on explanations for China's revolution and its legacy. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333738351
ISBN
9780333738351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.38

Hardback. This study challenges the conventional polarities used to describe British politics of the 1790s Pitt versus Fox, Burke versus Paine, Church versus Dissent, ruling class versus working class, Jacobin versus anti-Jacobin. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; GBCS; HBJD1; HBLL; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333738511
ISBN
9780333738511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.41

Hardback. This study provides an reassessment of the appeasement myths about Hitler by examining a central yet understudied figure. The British Ambassador of the period, Sir Nevile Henderson, has been described as "our Nazi Ambassador in Berlin" by historians and popular memory alike. Series: Studies in diplomacy. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DFG; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 475.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333739877
ISBN
9780333739877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.88

Hardcover. This book looks at how the spread of syphilis was linked to socio-economic transformation, land dispossession and migrancy, and how urbanization disrupted social networks - factors similarly important in the AIDS crisis. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; JFFH; JFFJ; JFSL; MBN; MBX; MJCJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333740446
ISBN
9780333740446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. This work examines the response of the Western Alliance to the Polish Crisis (1980-83). The author analyses the different views of Europe and the United States regarding enforcement in East West relations and the opposition in Western Europe to the American approach. Series: Cold War History. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPN; HBJD; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333740668
ISBN
9780333740668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.73

Hardback. This study looks at communism's attempts to come to terms with nationalism between Marx and Yeltsin, and how the inability of communist theorists and practitioners to achieve an effective synthesis between nationalism and communism contributed to communism's collapse. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBLH; HBLW; JPFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
309
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333741573
ISBN
9780333741573
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.65

Hardback. In this collection, the essays explore and re-examine the threats and ideas of revolution, and the byzantine networks and character of British radical culture in the turbulent and intriguing years between 1775 and 1848. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333743096
ISBN
9780333743096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.90

Hardback. Peacekeeping operations have become a central issue in international relations since the end of the Cold War. This work underlines the mixture of defensive and offensive stimuli driving Russian 'peacekeeping' strategies, and highlights the dangers that the new Russian Federation faces in undertaking these operations. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTJ; HBJD; HBLW3; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333744758
ISBN
9780333744758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.27

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

€ 126.92

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

€ 127.82

Hardcover. An analysis of the psychological appeal of the airship worldwide and how this appeal was exploited for ulterior political purposes; such as by Count Zeppelin to advance German militarism, by American Admiral Moffett to fight US Army aviation ambitions, and Stalin to foster world Communism. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JPS; JPVN; JWG; WGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333751282
ISBN
9780333751282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.24

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

€ 128.27

Hardback. This study analyses the 17th century revival of monasticism by English women who founded convents in France and the Low Countries. It argues that despite strict monastic enclosure and exile, the women nevertheless engaged actively in the spiritual and political controversies of their day. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDN; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HRCX8; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 447.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333753705
ISBN
9780333753705
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.90

Hardback. Using primary sources and personal experience, this volume traces the origins of microbiology at the government establishments at Porton Down. It traces Porton's pioneering work on deadly diseases such as anthrax, through to the Centre's modern role in healthcare. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWW; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW; JWMC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 719.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333753835
ISBN
9780333753835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.37

Hardcover. As well as examining the relationship between the armed services of Britain and France, these essays analyse key themes in Anglo-French inter-war defence politics - disarmament, intelligence and imperial defence - and joint military, political and economic preparations for a second world war. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPS; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333754535
ISBN
9780333754535
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.64

Hardback. Centred on the dramatic premiership of Terence O'Neill, this text examines the most hopeful decade for Ulster Unionism this century. O'Neill's bold ambition to reach out to Catholics inspired optimism but also massive political instability. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPK; GTJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333760758
ISBN
9780333760758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.24

Hardback. Despite the Second World War and the Holocaust, post-war Britain was not immune to fascism. This book explains how it was that fascism could grow so fast, and how it then went into decline. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBWQ; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 351.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333760857
ISBN
9780333760857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

hardcover. This book explores the context in which Indian convicts were transported to Mauritius after the British took control, and put to work building the infrastructure necessary to fuel the expansion of the sugar industry. It is shows how convicts experienced transportation and were integrated. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HSU; 3JH; HBJF; HBJH; HBLL; JKVP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
Edition
2000th Edition
SKU
V9780333761120
ISBN
9780333761120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.49

Hardcover. This study of global political history since 1941, with a particular emphasis on America's attitude to neutrality, draws on newly released documentation, most importantly on Southeast Asia and the Vietnam War. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Rev Upd
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333762561
ISBN
9780333762561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

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