History: earliest times to present day
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History: earliest times to present day
Hardcover. This volume offers a new cultural and political history of the idea of the nation. Situating the history of international politics and the idea of the nation in the history of psychology, it reveals the popularity and political importance of a transnational discourse of the psychology of nations that had taken shape in the previous half-century. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBLW; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230007178
- ISBN
- 9780230007178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Hardcover. A neglected aspect of Byzantium, physical beauty appears as a quality with an unmistakable dark side, relating ambiguously to notions of power, goodness, evil, masculinity, effeminacy, life and death. Examined as an attribute of the human and, in particular, of the male body, this study of beauty refines our understanding of the Byzantine world. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ACK; HBG; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230007154
- ISBN
- 9780230007154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. This volumes offers a comprehensive and critical overview of ideas of how virilite has been imagined in France from the Eighteenth century. Incorporating insights of cultural and social historians, this collection approaches masculinities in a complex and interdisciplinary manner that will appeal to a wide range of readers. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFSJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230006614
- ISBN
- 9780230006614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.07
€ 150.07
Hardcover. Using German and previously closed or underutilized Soviet archives, this work brings to date the historiography of one of the most important aspects of twentieth-century international relations: the steps by which Germany and Soviet Russia would find common ground and establish a relationship whose impact would be felt throughout World War II. Num Pages: 206 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230006447
- ISBN
- 9780230006447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Arguing on recent cognitive evidence that reading a Bible is much more difficult for human brains than seeing images, this book exposes the depth and breadth of Protestant theologians' misunderstandings about how people could reform their spiritual lives - how they could literally change their minds. Num Pages: 254 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HPN; HRCC9; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230006317
- ISBN
- 9780230006317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardcover. How might theatre intervene in violent inter-ethnic conflicts? This book addresses this question through detailed case studies in the Balkans and the Middle East, showing how theatrical facilitations model ways that ethnic oppositions can move towards ethical relationships. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 235 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW3; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230005396
- ISBN
- 9780230005396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This comprehensive study examines Polish demonology in relation to witchcraft trials in Wielkopolska, revealing the witch as a force for both good and evil. It explores the use of witchcraft, the nature of accusations and the role of gender. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230005211
- ISBN
- 9780230005211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.22
€ 161.22
Hardcover. Based on extensive archival research, this book is the first wide-ranging analysis of how memories of the Franco-Prussian War shaped French political culture and identities. Examining war remembrance as an emerging mass phenomenon in Europe, it sheds new light on the relationship between memories and the emergence of new concepts of the nation. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 225 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230005198
- ISBN
- 9780230005198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.20
€ 128.20
Hardcover. The history of the Aztecs has been haunted by the spectre of human sacrifice. Reinvesting the Aztecs with a humanity frequently denied to them, and exploring their spectacular religious violence as a comprehensible element of life, this book integrates a fresh interpretation of gender with an innovative study of the everyday life of the Aztecs. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 3H; HBJK; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230003309
- ISBN
- 9780230003309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Hardcover. During the 1930s Europe was convulsed by political violence. The National Socialists rose to power in Germany and Fascists campaigned in Britain, Spain and France. Yet Europe was also transformed in this decade through new applications of film, photography and radio. In fact, these political and technological developments were closely intertwined. Num Pages: 215 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230003286
- ISBN
- 9780230003286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40
Hardcover. This book provides an insight to the cultural work involved in violence at sea in this period of maritime history. It is the first to consider how 'piracy' and representations of 'pirates' both shape and were shaped by political, social and religious debates, showing how attitudes to 'piracy' and violence at sea were debated between 1550 and 1650. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBG; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230003279
- ISBN
- 9780230003279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Contributors to this Hansard Society/Palgrave volume consider how British government and politics changed as Tony Blair gave way to Gordon Brown. Gordon at the Helm looks at a range of factors under Brown such as public opinion, party and opposition politics, British government and administration, public policy, local government and foreign policy. Editor(s): Drewry, G.; Giddings, Philip. Series: Palgrave Review of British Politics. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLX; JPL; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230002609
- ISBN
- 9780230002609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.08
€ 128.08
Hardcover. Explores economic tendencies, political relationships and social situations that combined to create a specific socio-political habitat in East Germany after the building of the Berlin Wall. This book writes the people back into the history of East Germany. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230001602
- ISBN
- 9780230001602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
Hardcover. The essays in this volume analyse issues of national and regional identity during a key phase of nation-state formation in mid-nineteenth century Europe. By asking how contemporaries articulated regional and national identities, the book offers a fresh prospective on the process of nationalization in modern German, Austrian and Italian histories. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230000360
- ISBN
- 9780230000360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 232 x 41. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143189558
- ISBN
- 9780143189558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.36
€ 24.99
€ 22.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 808 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 48. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143112396
- ISBN
- 9780143112396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.68
€ 29.99
€ 25.68
Paperback. Offers a look inside a country torn apart - from corrupt officials to warlords and child brides - while revisiting the author's own family's deep roots to the land. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 204 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061934704
- ISBN
- 9780061934704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.86
€ 19.99
€ 17.86
Paperback. The antagonism between the Persian and the Greek colonies on the Ionian coast of Asia Minor began with Cyrus I and continued for some 200 years until the Empire was destroyed by Alexander's Macedonians. This book looks at the arms, equipment and organization of these forces. Illustrator(s): Chew, Simon. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, 12 colour and 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLA; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 246 x 5. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855322509
- ISBN
- 9781855322509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.02
€ 23.99
€ 19.02
Hardcover. In this, his third volume on the history of political ideas, Vogelin continues his exploration of political thought, illuminating the great figures of the high Middle Ages and particulary focusing on the "civilizational schism" which resulted in the disappearance of the "sacrum imperium". Series: Collected Works of Eric Voegelin. Num Pages: 304 pages, index. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826211545
- ISBN
- 9780826211545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.56
€ 86.56
paperback. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823224906
- ISBN
- 9780823224906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.83
€ 50.83
Hardback. This study seeks to lay bare the relationship between the sociopolitical structures that shaped peasant lives in Manchuria (northeast China) during the Qing dynasty and the development of that region's economy. Num Pages: 440 pages, 13 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752718
- ISBN
- 9780804752718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.45
€ 97.45
paperback. To explain why Russia took the course it did, McCauley examines the period through the prism of government, including Yeltsin's shadow government, and looks at the military, police, security and intelligence services. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582357648
- ISBN
- 9780582357648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.12
€ 54.12
paperback. A history of the Polish Partitions - a subject which is as much concerned with the diplomatic history of late 18th-century Europe as a whole as the fate of an individual country. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVP; HBJD; HBLL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582292741
- ISBN
- 9780582292741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.69
€ 66.69
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300094510
- ISBN
- 9780300094510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.04
€ 23.99
€ 18.04