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History: earliest times to present day
Hardback. This book charts the growth of the university settlement movement, a fundamental influence in the shaping of the welfare state, from 1918 to Margaret Thatcher's election in 1979. It looks at the complex relationships between charities, the welfare state and individuals and the ways in which change was negotiated over the twentieth century. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JKSN1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719078750
- ISBN
- 9780719078750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.50
€ 158.50
Paperback. Examination of welfare during the last years of the Poor Law, bringing out the impact of poverty on particular sections of society - the lone mother and the elderly. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 206
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838661
- ISBN
- 9781843838661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.01
€ 33.99
€ 33.01
Paperback. In the 1990s, policy specialists made "dependency" the issue and crafted incentives to get people off welfare. This work gives an account of the thinking behind these very different views of "the poverty problem," in a century-spanning inquiry into the politics, institutions, ideologies, and social science that shaped poverty research and policy. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFCX; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780691102559
- ISBN
- 9780691102559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.29
€ 46.99
€ 33.29
Paperback. First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd
- SKU
- V9780582355088
- ISBN
- 9780582355088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. An analysis of the changing attitudes to poverty from Victorian times up until the outbreak of the First World War in which the author reviews the old system of poor relief and looks at the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, which became a milestone in social legislation. In the SEMINAR STUDIES IN HISTORY series. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 152 pages, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Addison Wesley Longman
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582315549
- ISBN
- 9780582315549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 45.62
€ 47.99
€ 45.62
Paperback. This study views the peasantry in the context of the historical experience of conquest and domination. Since the 1950s the community of Chilca has become more mobilized and confident, and increasingly affected by capitalism, urbanization, the Peruvian Revolution and agrarian reform. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HBJK; HBL; JFF; JHB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349123216
- ISBN
- 9781349123216
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Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Hardback. Series: Wolverhampton Military Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50-75 maps & ills. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 170. .
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911096559
- ISBN
- 9781911096559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.19
€ 46.99
€ 33.19
Hardcover. Editor(s): Bilde, Pia Guldager; Lawall, Mark L. Num Pages: 383 pages, b/w & colour illus. BIC Classification: HBLA; HD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 176 x 25. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779345324
- ISBN
- 9788779345324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.91
€ 67.91
Hardcover. Considers how ceramic vessels in Greece and the rest of the Eastern Mediterranean were made, used and stayed in use serving various secondary purposes, before finally being discarded. This title focuses on evidence from Roman Italy, which raises the question of the impact of similar cultural forces on pottery from other periods and places. Editor(s): Lawall, Mark L.; Lund, John. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA1; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 232 x 14. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779345874
- ISBN
- 9788779345874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.71
€ 47.71
Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWQ; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 34. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465075256
- ISBN
- 9780465075256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.37
€ 46.37
Paperback. Europe in 1945 was prostrate. Much of the continent was devastated by war, mass slaughter, bombing and chaos. Large areas of Eastern Europe were falling under Soviet control, exchanging one despotism for another. This title tells the rich and complex story of how we got from there to here. Num Pages: 960 pages, 24pp b/w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 176 x 51. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099542032
- ISBN
- 9780099542032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.69
€ 21.99
€ 16.69
Hardback. This broad--ranging and original text provides an accessible introduction to British politics since 1945, challenging many well--established orthodoxies. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745620299
- ISBN
- 9780745620299
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.45
€ 79.45
Paperback. A comprehensive, yet accessible introduction to British Politics since 1945 and to the development of the British state. Essential reading for scholars concerned with questions of social, political and economic change, especially future change after an era of Conservative domination. Num Pages: 268 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745620305
- ISBN
- 9780745620305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.52
€ 26.52
Hardcover. This book explores the discourse and practice of anti-racism in the first two decades following World War II, uncovering the ways scientific and cultural discourses of 'race' continued to circulate in the early period of contemporary globalization through the lens on UNESCO. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137003836
- ISBN
- 9781137003836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
paperback. This book explores the discourse and practice of anti-racism in the first two decades following World War II, uncovering the ways scientific and cultural discourses of 'race' continued to circulate in the early period of contemporary globalization through the lens on UNESCO. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- SKU
- V9781349434411
- ISBN
- 9781349434411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. More than a quarter century after its publication in English, Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose" remains a popular novel among medievalists and non-medievalists alike. This collection of essays approaches the novel as a primary text in medieval studies courses and seeks to provide ways of integrating it into such courses effectively. Editor(s): Ganze, Alison. Series: Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 b/w illustrations, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSK; HBLC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632344
- ISBN
- 9780815632344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.29
€ 52.29
Paperback. This text examines Bill Clinton's role in redefining the institution of the presidency, and his effect on future presidents' economic and foreign policies. The contributors highlight the president's gained "celebrity status", his impeachment and his style of presidency. Editor(s): Schier, Steven E. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822957423
- ISBN
- 9780822957423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.23
€ 76.23
Hardback. Cacciari discusses Vienna at a crucial turning point in Western thinking, as the 19th century ended, treating this extraordinarily rich concentration of people and events as the hub upon which wheeled into the 20th century. Translator(s): Friedman, Roger. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 236 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; DSBH; HBJD; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780804727099
- ISBN
- 9780804727099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.81
€ 118.81
hardcover. This work studies Nahuas and Spaniards in the central Mexican jurisdiction of Coyoacan from the Spanish conquest until 1650, crafting a multidimensional portrait of their relations in both institutional and informal settings. Num Pages: 376 pages, 9 half-tones 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 721.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727730
- ISBN
- 9780804727730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.27
€ 91.27
Paperback. Explores the relation between the pre-colonial and colonial past to the postcolonial present in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBAH; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822329664
- ISBN
- 9780822329664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Postcolonial Migrants and Identity Politics: Europe, Russia, Japan and...
Ulbe Bosma, Jan Lucassen, And Gert Oostindie
World War II sparked a wave of decolonizations throughout the world. These transfers of sovereignty resulted in extensive, unforeseen movements of citizens and subjects to their former countries. Present-day Western Europe, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Portugal are home to six million first-generation postcolonial migrants. Editor(s): Bosma, Ulbe; Lucassen, Jan; Oostindie, Gert. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBLW3; HBTR; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492. Europe, Russia, Japan and the United States in Comparison. Series: International Studies in Social History. 270 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Bosma, Ulbe; Lucassen, Jan; Oostindie, Gert. World War II sparked a wave of decolonizations throughout the world. These transfers of sovereignty resulted in extensive, unforeseen movements of citizens and subjects to their former countries. Present-day Western Europe, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Portugal are home to six million first-generation postcolonial migrants. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBLW3; HBTR; JFFN. Dimension: 164 x 232 x 18. Weight: 492.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857453273
- ISBN
- 9780857453273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 162.85
€ 162.85
Hardback. This volume constitutes a multidisciplinary intervention into the emerging field of postcolonial studies in Italy, bringing together cultural and social history, critical and political theory, literary and cinematic analyses, ethnomusicology and cultural studies, anthropological fieldwork, and race, gender, diaspora, and urban studies. Editor(s): Romeo, Caterina. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 333 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 29. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137281456
- ISBN
- 9781137281456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.30
€ 152.30
Paperback. The postcolonial condition is one of the most significant factors shaping culture and lived experience in Italy today. The essays gathered here explore the postcolonial context in which a wide array of discourses, social practices, and forms of cultural production are challenging the notion of Italy's national homogeneity. Editor(s): Romeo, Caterina. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 333 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137375049
- ISBN
- 9781137375049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 162.67
€ 162.67
Paperback. This volume constitutes a multidisciplinary intervention into the emerging field of postcolonial studies in Italy, bringing together cultural and social history, critical and political theory, literary and cinematic analyses, ethnomusicology and cultural studies, anthropological fieldwork, and race, gender, diaspora, and urban studies. Editor(s): Romeo, Caterina. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 333 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349448173
- ISBN
- 9781349448173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 150.19
€ 150.19