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Paperback. Explaining crime by reference to abnormalities of the brain is just one example of how the human and social sciences have influenced the approach to social problems in Western societies since 1880. Focusing on applications such as penal policy, therapy, and marketing, this volume examines how these sciences have become embedded in society. Editor(s): Schumann, D.; Ziemann, Benjamin. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBL; HBTB; JHB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349326808
- ISBN
- 9781349326808
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Condition: New
€ 67.31
€ 67.31
Paperback. Engineers are empire-builders. Watt, Brunel, and others worked to build and expand personal and business empires of material technology and in so doing these engineers also became active agents of political and economic empire. This book provides a fascinating exploration of the cultural construction of the large-scale technologies of empire. Num Pages: 362 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230507043
- ISBN
- 9780230507043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.87
€ 138.87
Hardback. Engineers are empire-builders. Watt, Brunel, and others worked to build and expand personal and business empires of material technology and in so doing these engineers also became active agents of political and economic empire. This book provides a fascinating exploration of the cultural construction of the large-scale technologies of empire. Num Pages: 362 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 611.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333772782
- ISBN
- 9780333772782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.80
€ 128.80
Paperback. Editor(s): Boss, Michael; Maher, Eamon. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240. . New.
- Publisher
- Veritas Publications
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781853906428
- ISBN
- 9781853906428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.69
€ 15.69
Paperback. Includes papers originally presented at the workshop "Beyond Deconstruction: Engaging Colonial Knowledge," held at King's College, Cambridge, in Sept. 2006, as well as some post-conference papers. Editor(s): Roque, Ricardo; Wagner, K. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG; HBJF; HBJH; HBL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349317660
- ISBN
- 9781349317660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardback. Argues that the West's attempts to remake foreign societies in its own image - even with the best of intentions - invariably fail. This title focuses on various operations in Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, East Timor, Afghanistan, and Iraq, comparing these cases to the colonial activities of Great Britain, France, and the United States. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129138
- ISBN
- 9780231129138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.69€ 80.25
€ 104.69
€ 80.25
Paperback. Argues that the West's attempts to remake foreign societies in its own image - even with the best of intentions - invariably fail. This title focuses on various operations in Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, East Timor, Afghanistan, and Iraq, comparing these cases to the colonial activities of Great Britain, France, and the United States. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 181 x 13. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129121
- ISBN
- 9780231129121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Paperback. New paperback edition of critically acclaimed, lively and gripping account of the British invasion and occupation of Iraq and of the Arab revolt against it, the most serious armed uprising against British rule in the twentieth century. Vividly brings to life key players such as Winston Churchill, T.E. Lawrence, Gertrude Bell, Sir Mark Sykes. Num Pages: 503 pages, 7 maps, 15 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Saqi Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863561702
- ISBN
- 9780863561702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.48
€ 15.99
€ 14.48
paperback. Presents five stories of individuals interned at Ft Lincoln, North Dakota, during World War II. Num Pages: 216 pages, 36 images. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803228061
- ISBN
- 9780803228061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Hardcover. A documentary history telling the story of how the Comintern (Communist International) participated in and was ultimately destroyed by the Stalinist repression in the late 1930s. The author analyzes the Comintern's roles as agent, instrument and victim of terror using archival documents. Translator(s): Staklo, Vadim A. Series: Annals of Communism. Num Pages: 560 pages, 29 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 921.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300082425
- ISBN
- 9780300082425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.14€ 59.22
€ 76.14
€ 59.22
Series: Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy and Peace. Num Pages: 366 pages, 8 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813166407
- ISBN
- 9780813166407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.94
€ 52.94
paperback. Before Alexander Solzhenitsyn's "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" shocked the Western world, some readers already knew of prison life in the Soviet Union, the Eastern bloc and other Communist countries. This is a selection of excerpts from nine widely read books from this gulag literature. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; JPS; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781566635219
- ISBN
- 9781566635219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.25
€ 17.99
€ 17.25
Hardback. In this book, Donald Critchlow has selected excerpts from nine of the most widely read books from the powerful genre of Gulag literature. Editor(s): Critchlow, Donald T.; Critchlow, Agnieszka. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; JPS; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566634564
- ISBN
- 9781566634564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.31
€ 36.31
Paperback. This collection of essays offers a fresh perspective on the definition and origins of terrorism, broadening the field to include slave revolts and urban tensions, and considering how the "war on terrorism" had already matured by 1870 as a way to justify often bloody campaigns against labor unions, nationalist freedom fighters, and reformers. Editor(s): Land, Isaac. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTQ; HBW; JKV; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349372317
- ISBN
- 9781349372317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Series: Conjunctions of Religion and Power in the Medieval Past. Num Pages: 328 pages, 5, 3 maps, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 239 x 28. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801445026
- ISBN
- 9780801445026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. Analyzes the early years of the French Revolution to reveal the true difficulty of founding a liberal democracy in the midst of continual warfare, repeated coups d'etat, and endemic civil strife. This book highlights the role played by violence and fear in generating illiberal politics. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 b&w illustrations 2 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927299
- ISBN
- 9780813927299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.33
€ 43.33
Hardcover. The completion of the monumental history of the decisive World War II Stalingrad campaign by the world's leading scholar of the Soviet-Nazi War. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 800 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619559
- ISBN
- 9780700619559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.02
€ 90.02
Hardcover. The completion of the monumental history of the decisive World War II Stalingrad campaign by the world's leading scholar of the Soviet-Nazi War. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1166.
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619542
- ISBN
- 9780700619542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.75
€ 87.75
paperback. The story of what happened at the colonial fortified town of Louisbourg between 1749 and 1758 is one of the great dramas of the history of Canada, indeed North America. This book presents the dramatic military and social history of this short-lived and significant fortress, seaport, and community, and the citizens who made it their home. Series: France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization Series. Num Pages: 382 pages, 13 photos, 3 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803260092
- ISBN
- 9780803260092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.99
€ 21.99
€ 20.99
Hardback. From the Acteal Massacre to Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon, this exciting reference, created for a high school audience, explores the rich culture, the depth of achievement, and the creative energy of Mexico and its people. Num Pages: 376 pages, 65 b&w halftones & line illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; GBC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 222 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1225.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810842915
- ISBN
- 9780810842915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.82
€ 147.82