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Paperback. Demonstrates the impact of diasporas on interstate relations, and forms some propositions regarding the conditions affecting the influence exerted by diasporas. Problems and dilemmas are reviewed, and a comparison is made of three archetypical diasporas: the Greek, the Jewish and the Armenian. Editor(s): Constas, Dimitri; Platias, Athanassios G. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349127085
ISBN
9781349127085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.18

Hardback. The unprecedented scope and intensity of the First World War has prompted an enormous body of retrospective scholarship. However, efforts to provide a coherent synthesis about the war's impact and significance have remained circumscribed, tending to focus either on the operational outlines of military strategy and tactics or on the cultural legacy. Editor(s): Coetzee, Frans; Coetzee, Marilyn Shevin. Num Pages: 384 pages, Bibliog., Index. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBJD; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 593.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571810175
ISBN
9781571810175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.92

Hardback. This book propels the study of American revolutionary and radical Thomas Paine into the twenty-first century by engaging an interdisciplinary and international group of scholars in an exploration of Paine's role in politics, literature, and the invention of the global. Editor(s): Cleary, Scott; Stabell, I. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBTV; JPFK; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137578181
ISBN
9781137578181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Paperback. Memories of and attitudes to the German Democratic Republic (GDR), or East Germany, within contemporary Germany are characterized by their variety and complexity, whilst the debate over how to remember the GDR tells us a lot about how Germans see themselves and their future. This volume provides a range of international perspectives. Editor(s): Clarke, David; Wolfel, Ute. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349324866
ISBN
9781349324866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. Editor(s): Cho, Joanne Miyang; McGetchin, Douglas T. Series: Palgrave Series in Asian German Studies. Num Pages: 299 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1F; HBJD; HBJF; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319404387
ISBN
9783319404387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.23

Hardback. Genius as a historical concept, rather than as a presumed trans-historical fact, is surprisingly underexamined, even as millions of daily decisions-personal, institutional, and governmental-are made according to unexamined assumptions about it. The essays in this book show that the origins and uses of concepts of genius warrant careful examination. Editor(s): Chaplin, Joyce E.; McMahon, Darrin M. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137497659
ISBN
9781137497659
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.88

Paperback. This volume offers an unusual, interdisciplinary collaboration of scholars working on the major regions of the global South. The authors probe important episodes of resistance in the colony and postcolony for the light they shed on the vexed notion of counterhegemony, enriching our notion of resistance and pointing to new directions for research. Editor(s): Chalcraft, John; Noorani, Yaseen. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; HBTQ; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349285471
ISBN
9781349285471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.52

Hardback. Challenging the notion that there was no "popular imperialism" in France, this book examines the importance of France's colonial role in the development of French society and culture after 1870. Editor(s): Chafer, Tony; Sackur, Amanda. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333791806
ISBN
9780333791806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Hardback. Editor(s): Cesnuityte, Vida; Luck, Detlev. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 346 pages, 53 colour illustrations, 53 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; JFC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 601.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137590275
ISBN
9781137590275
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.47

Hardback. Editor(s): Catlos, Brian A.; Kinoshita, Sharon. Series: Mediterranean Perspectives. Num Pages: 2 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319557250
ISBN
9783319557250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.55

Paperback. This book explores the 'mental maps' ofleading political figuresof the era of two world wars. Chapters focus on those giants whoseideas cast a compelling shadow: Lloyd George, Lenin, Mussolini, Hitler, Roosevelt, Churchill, Briand and Stresemann, as well as other important figures: Poincare, Atatuerk, Bene, Chiang and Mao." Editor(s): Casey, S; Wright, J. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBL; HBTQ; JHB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349283071
ISBN
9781349283071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Editor(s): Carter, Sarah; Nugent, Late Maria. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 maps, Illustrations, black & white|Maps. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 282 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784991401
ISBN
9781784991401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 169.05

Paperback. Editor(s): Campbell, Sheila; Hall, Bert S.; Klausner, David. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBLA; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 301.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349218844
ISBN
9781349218844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.70

Hardback. Medieval medicine had a strong spiritual dimension, and this text describes various theories of illness and curing. It also evaluates medieval material according to the findings of modern medicine, showing, for instance, how the notion of "flying venom" relates to modern germ theory. Editor(s): Campbell, Sheila; etc.; Hall, Bert; Klausner, David (Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, Canada). Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBNH; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333550656
ISBN
9780333550656
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.66

Hardback. Years ago, when Martinus W Beijerinck in Delft and Friedrich Loeffler on Riems Island discovered a new class of infectious agents in plants and animals, a new discipline was born. This book, a compilation of papers written by recognized scientists, gives an impression of the early days and talks about the state of viology since the pioneer period. Editor(s): Calisher, Charles H.; Horzinek, Marian C. Series: Archives of Virology: Supplementa. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBT; PSGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 838.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Springer Verlag GmbH Austria
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9783211833841
ISBN
9783211833841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.13

Paperback. Editor(s): Calisher, Charles H.; Horzinek, Marian C. Series: Archives of Virology: Supplementa. Num Pages: 224 pages, 61 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; PSGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Springer Verlag GmbH Austria
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9783211833605
ISBN
9783211833605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 195.28

Paperback. This volume investigates what role colonial communities and diaspora have had in shaping the Portuguese empire and its heritage, exploring topics such as Portuguese migration to Africa, the Ismaili and the Swiss presence in Mozambique, the Goanese in East Africa, the Chinese in Brazil, and the history of the African presence in Portugal. Editor(s): Cahen, M. (Department of Mathematics, Free University of Brussels, Belgium). Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 363 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTQ; JFC; JFFN; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
363
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349346042
ISBN
9781349346042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.23

Hardback. The exodus of refugees from Nazi Germany in the 1930s has received far more attention from historians, social scientists, and demographers than many other migrations and persecutions in Europe. Editor(s): Caestecker, Frank; Moore, Dr. Bob. Num Pages: 360 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455873
ISBN
9781845455873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.41

Hardback. Editor(s): Byron, G.; Punter, D. BIC Classification: HBTB. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 495.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312222239
ISBN
9780312222239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.21

Paperback. Editor(s): Butler, L.; Stockwell, Sarah E. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJH; HBL; HBTQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349348268
ISBN
9781349348268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.98

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