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Hardback. The political, social, cultural, and religious crises Jews encountered in their long history influenced the development of Jewish culture, thought, and religion. This title describe how Jews coped with these threatening events, especially how they consequently had to rethink and shape their Jewish identity anew. Editor(s): Lange, Armin; Romheld, K.F. Diethard; Weigold, Matthias. Series: Schriften Des Institutum Judaicum Delitzschianum. Num Pages: 288 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9783525542088
ISBN
9783525542088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.95
€ 86.37

Paperback. The new world created through Anglophone emigration in the 19th century has been much studied. But there have been few accounts of what this meant for the Indigenous populations. This book shows that Indigenous communities tenaciously held land in the midst of dispossession, whilst becoming interconnected through their struggles to do so. Editor(s): Laidlaw, Zoe; Lester, Alan. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349497355
ISBN
9781349497355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 138.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Kummels, Ingrid; Rauhut, Claudia; Rinke, Stefan; Timm, Birte. Num Pages: 300 pages, 20 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBTQ; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837626070
ISBN
9783837626070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.31
€ 41.70

Paperback. Exploring volunteering as a characteristic of modern wars, this book examines why individuals go to war. It studies the motivations, social backgrounds and military experiences of war volunteersin a wide range of conflicts since the French Revolution, and helps to interpret the relationship between war and society in modern times." Editor(s): Kruger, Christine G.; Levsen, Sonja. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
309
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349309931
ISBN
9781349309931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 160.53

Paperback. This collection uses Theodore Roosevelt to form a fresh approach to the history of US and European relations, arguing that the best place to look for the origins of the modern transatlantic relationship is in Roosevelt's life and career. Editor(s): Krabbendam, Hans; Thompson, J. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJK; HBL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349449361
ISBN
9781349449361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.82

paperback. Based on the case of the ILO, both as an actor and driver of international social policy, this collection explores the internationalization process of social rights, in a number of national and international contexts. This collection brings together a variety of new scholarship by a group of highly qualified and internationally renowned scholars. Editor(s): Kott, Sandrine; Droux, Joelle. Series: International Labour Organization (ILO) Century Series. Num Pages: 361 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB; JHBL; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
361
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349344758
ISBN
9781349344758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 138.85

Paperback. This broad-ranging collection introduces the key methodologies and debates surrounding the study of the textiles and dress of the Middle Ages. New critical viewpoints are brought to bear on the medieval material in the areas of archaeology, art and architecture, economics, law, history, literature, religion, and textile technology. Editor(s): Koslin, Desiree G.; Snyder, Janet. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; AKTH; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230602359
ISBN
9780230602359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 138.34

Paperback. Editor(s): Korte, Barbara; Lechner, Doris. Num Pages: 222 pages, 26 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837625936
ISBN
9783837625936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 35.56

Paperback. This transdisciplinary volume traces the history of tourism from the Renaissance to the present day, combining the findings of historical and literary research. Editor(s): Korte, Barbara; Harvie, Christopher; Schneider, R.; Berghoff, Hartmut. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; J; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
323
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349665136
ISBN
9781349665136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Paperback. Editor(s): Kordela, A. Kiarina; Vardoulakis, Dimitris. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; DS; HBJD; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349295265
ISBN
9781349295265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.18

Paperback. Covering the period following the collapse of communism, the unification of Germany, and Poland's accession to the EU, this collection focuses on the interdependencies of German, Polish, and Jewish collective memories and their dialogic, transnational character, showing the collective nature of postmemory and the pressures that shape it. Editor(s): Kopp, K; Nizynska, J. Series: Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies Series. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349340811
ISBN
9781349340811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.52

Paperback. This volume takes a decentered look at early modern empires and rejects the center/periphery divide. With an unconventional geographical set of cases, including the Holy Roman Empire, the Habsburg, Iberian, French and British empires, as well as China, contributors seize the spatial dynamics of the scientific enterprise. Editor(s): Kontler, Laszlo; Romano, Antonella; Sebastiani, Silvia; Torok, Borbala Zsuzsanna. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 287 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG; HBJD; HBL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349503339
ISBN
9781349503339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.16

Paperback. This book explores women's organizations and their various educational contributions through local, state, and national networks from 1890 to 1960. Contributors investigate how women united to support and sustain education in both formal and informal settings and examine various associations. Editor(s): Knupfer, Anne Meis; Woyshner, Christine A. Num Pages: 268 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1; JNB; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 214 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137366061
ISBN
9781137366061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 46.45

Hardback. The Culture of the Gift in Eighteenth-Century England analyzes the long overlooked role of gift exchange in literary texts and cultural documents and provides innovative readings of how gift transactions shaped the institutions and practices that gave this era its distinctive identity. Editor(s): Klekar, Cynthia; Zionkowski, Linda. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; DSBD; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 475.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230608290
ISBN
9780230608290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.09

Paperback. With studies of China, India, West Africa, South America and Europe, this book provides a global perspective on food consumption in the modern world. Combing ethnographic, historical and comparative analyses, the volume celebrates the contributions of Jack Goody to the anthropology of food. Editor(s): Klein, Jakob A.; Murcott, Anne. Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JHBL; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349459742
ISBN
9781349459742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.86

hardcover. As gentlemen of the Royal Society in London sat down to their turtle dinner in 1793 they were participating in an historical event: an act simultaneously of fine dining and colonialism. Feasting and drinking, the communities in which they occurred, and larger themes of historical significance are explored here offering new insights into the past. Editor(s): Kirkby, Diane; Luckins, Tanja. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2007th Edition
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230517158
ISBN
9780230517158
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.64

Hardback. Editor(s): King, Victor T.; Zawawi, Ibrahim; Noor, Hasharina Hassan. Series: Asia in Transition. Num Pages: 634 pages, 25 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMNX; HBJF; HBTB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1112.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Number of pages
634
Condition
New
SKU
V9789811006715
ISBN
9789811006715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.23

Paperback. Mass Dictatorship and Modernity is the second volume in the 'Mass Dictatorship' series. A transnational, academic research venture, it interrogates mass dictatorship in a broad historical context, focusing on the emergence of modernity through interactions of center and periphery, empire and colony, and democracy and dictatorship on a global scale. Editor(s): Kim, M.; Schoenhals, Michael. Series: Mass Dictatorship in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349454464
ISBN
9781349454464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.34

Paperback. This book explores the impact of biblical reading practices on scientific thought in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth centuries. It addresses the idea that the natural philosophers of the era forged their new sciences despite, rather than because of, the pervasive bible-centeredness of early modern thought. Editor(s): Killeen, Kevin; Forshaw, Peter J. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HPC; HRAX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349353385
ISBN
9781349353385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.41

Paperback. Contributors to this volume highlight the failure and socio-economic and political problems of post-colonial African state and make constructive and convincing suggestions of how the problems can be addressed. They do not argue for the scrapping of the state but its reconstitution in ways that will enable it to be people's-oriented. Editor(s): Kieh, Dr. George Klay, Jr.; Agbese, Pita Ogaba. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBTB; JPA; JPHV; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 411.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2007
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349534388
ISBN
9781349534388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. As the European Society for Pediatric Radiology enters its fourth decade, this volume salutes its existence by outlining its aims and research. Editor(s): Kaufmann, H. J.; Ringertz, Hans; Sweet, Elisabeth. Num Pages: 124 pages, 41 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; HBTB; MJW; MMPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 205.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
Number of pages
124
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540565413
ISBN
9783540565413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.70

Hardback. Examines the processes of cultural exchange as they occurred in empire building, looking at Early Mesopotamia, Africa, Greece, Japan, India, the Arab world, and empires in other parts of the globe. Editor(s): Kasinec, Wendy F.; Polushin, Michael A. Series: The World Beat Series. Num Pages: 243 pages, maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1H; 1KBB; 1M; HBG; HBTQ; HBTR; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842027304
ISBN
9780842027304
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.81

Paperback. What are the means available to poetry to address crisis and how can both poets and critics meet the conflicts and challenges they face? This collection of essays addresses poetic and critical responses to the various crises encountered by contemporary writers and our society, from the Holocaust to the ecological crisis. Editor(s): Karhio, Anne; Armstrong, C. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSC; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349319817
ISBN
9781349319817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

paperback. Editor(s): Kaplan, Amy; Pease, Donald E. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 680 pages, 19ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1039.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
680
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822314134
ISBN
9780822314134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

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