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Hardback. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403974693
ISBN
9781403974693
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. This comprehensive study traces the history of over forty royal free towns from the sixteenth-century to 1848 in the territories of what today are Hungary, Slovakia, and Romania. Szelenyi argues that these towns have been a neglected feature of national meta-narratives in Eastern Europe because their dwellers were often German speakers. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2006
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349535439
ISBN
9781349535439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. The Agreements of the People were a series of written constitutions proposed variously by Levellers, soldiers and citizens for the settlement of the nation at the height of the English Revolution. The essays in this book explore the various Agreements in the context of the constitutional crisis that engulfed England in the late 1640s and 1650s. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; 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
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349360260
ISBN
9781349360260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Paperback. This book traces the development of British answers to the problem of childhood cancer. The establishment of the NHS and better training for paediatricians, meant children were given access to experimental chemotherapy, sending cure rates soaring. Children with cancer were thrust into the spotlight as individuals' stories of hope hit the headlines. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; MBX; MQC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 325.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349541850
ISBN
9781349541850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.89

Paperback. Leading authors in the field of early modern studies explore a range of bad behaviours - like binge drinking, dicing, and procuring prostitutes at barbershops - in order to challenge the notion that early modern London was a corrupt city that ruined innocent young men. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 241 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349384990
ISBN
9781349384990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. For a million soldiers, sailors and marines, Hawaii was the "first strange place" on a journey to war - and to the new American post-war society. Drawing on documents, diaries, memoirs and interviews, this book shows how these changes were tested and explored in the environment of wartime Hawaii. Num Pages: 296 pages, 37 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBJM; HBTB; HBTD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801848674
ISBN
9780801848674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.49

Hardcover. The authors emphasize how local actors constructed their own adaptation of colonialism, identity, and autonomy, creating a multi-centric and entangled history of modern education. In both formal as well as informal aspects, they demonstrate that transnational and cross-cultural exchanges in education have been characterized by appropriation.. Editor(s): Bagchi, Barnita; Fuchs, Eckhardt; Rousmaniere, Kate. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 ill. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JNB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782382669
ISBN
9781782382669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.76

Hardcover. Boys at Sea is a study of homoerotic life in the Royal Navy during the age of sail. The book traces every feature of sexual life at sea, including seduction, rape, prostitution, courts martial, and the punishments meted out to those convicted of violating the stern moral code set down in the Articles of War. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM; HBW; JFSK2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230522282
ISBN
9780230522282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.90

Hardback. How Food Made History offers a wide-ranging overview of 5,000 years of global history, a period dominated by agriculture and urbanization. It traces the changing patterns of food production and consumption that have molded economic and social life and contributed fundamentally to the development of government and complex societies. Num Pages: 276 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405189484
ISBN
9781405189484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.02

Paperback. How Food Made History offers a wide-ranging overview of 5,000 years of global history, a period dominated by agriculture and urbanization. It traces the changing patterns of food production and consumption that have molded economic and social life and contributed fundamentally to the development of government and complex societies. Num Pages: 280 pages, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405189477
ISBN
9781405189477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.22

Hardback. Cutting-edge case studies examine the partisan and anti-partisan warfare which broke out across German-occupied eastern Europe during World War Two, showing how it was shaped in varied ways by factors including fighting power, political and economic structures, ideological and psychological influences, and the attitude of the wider population. Editor(s): Shepherd, Ben; Pattinson, Juliette. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2010th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230575691
ISBN
9780230575691
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.50

Paperback. The heroic narrative of monster-hunting in the twentieth century pits obstinate mainstream scientists against passionate amateur naturalists. Searching for Sasquatch shows that in actuality, many scientists eagerly sought out creatures like Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti, often risking their careers in the process. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTB; PDX; PDZ; VXQM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137349439
ISBN
9781137349439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 149.08

Paperback. In Ancient Greece and Rome, in Crusader campaigns and pirate adventures, same-sex romances were a common and condoned part of military culture. From the Peloponnesian War to the Gulf War, from Achelleus to Lawrence of Arabia gays and lesbians have played a crucial but often hidden role in military campaigns. Num Pages: 299 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFSK; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780814798867
ISBN
9780814798867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. Investigates the social and sexual world of these sea rovers Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBLH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814712368
ISBN
9780814712368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. This cultural and political study examines British perceptions and policies on India's Afghan Frontier between 1918 and 1948 and the impact of these on the local Pashtun population, India as a whole, and the decline of British imperialism in South Asia. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJF; HBL; HBTQ; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349476787
ISBN
9781349476787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 138.78

Hardback. This book integrates research on the production and marketing of basic foodstuffs for local needs into an investigation of slavery and export agriculture. It opens new perspectives for understanding how, during more than three centuries, slavery, plantations, and export agriculture shaped social and economic life in Brazil. Num Pages: 300 pages, 4 maps,bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804726320
ISBN
9780804726320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.98

Paperback. An examination ofhow the US military in Hawaii is depicted by museum curators, memorial builders, film makers, and newspaper reporters. These mediums convey information, and engage their audiences, in ways that, together, form a powerful advocacy for the benefits of militarism in the islands." Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB; HBW; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349309764
ISBN
9781349309764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.85

Paperback. In this fresh and controversial account of Britain's end of empire, Grob-Fitzgibbon reveals that the British government developed a successful strategy of decolonization following the Second World War based on devolving power to indigenous peoples within the Commonwealth. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 392 pages, 2 maps, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230248731
ISBN
9780230248731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.85

Paperback. This book by world-expert Barry Gough examines the period of Pax Britannica, in the century before World War I. Following events of those 100 years, the book follows how the British failed to maintain their global hegemony of sea power in the face of continental challenges. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 404 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBL; HBTQ; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349346349
ISBN
9781349346349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.87

Hardcover. Bronwen Everill offers a new perspective on African global history, applying a comparative approach to freed slave settlers in Sierra Leone and Liberia to understand their role in the anti-slavery colonization movements of Britain and America. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 1HFDL; HBJH; HBTQ; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137028679
ISBN
9781137028679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.08

Paperback. This book celebrates and critically assesses the Labour Party's role in shaping events of the 20th century. It brings together academics from a variety of disciplines to examine the history of the party's development. Editor(s): Brivati, Brian; Heffernan, Richard. Num Pages: 535 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBT; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 173 x 30. Weight in Grams: 830.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2000th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333746509
ISBN
9780333746509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.69

Hardcover. For German townsmen, life during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was characterized by a culture of arms, with urban citizenry representing the armed power of the state. This book investigates how men were socialized to the martial ethic from all sides, and how masculine identity was confirmed with blades and guns. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 401 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; GTJ; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 28. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230576568
ISBN
9780230576568
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 228.89

Paperback. This collection addresses the recent rebirth of interest in immigrant letters. As these letters are increasingly seen as key, rather than incidental, documents in the interpretations of gender, age, social class, and ethnicity/nationality, the scholars gathered here demonstrate a diversity of new approaches to their interpretation. Editor(s): Elliot, B. Num Pages: 325 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: D; HBAH; HBG; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349532636
ISBN
9781349532636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 138.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BM; BTH; HBJF; HBTB; HBWS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447253365
ISBN
9781447253365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

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