History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Hardback. Charting the origins of the Blue Funnel Shipping Line, this book traces its history through both world wars, the 1930s depression and the new challenges of containerization in the 1960s. It discusses the current role of agencies, conferences, singular management structure and key individuals. Num Pages: 430 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; KNGS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 38. Weight in Grams: 697.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333522837
- ISBN
- 9780333522837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.37
€ 129.37
Hardback. Adopts a varied approach to the study of the "material world" in the French literature, thought and visual arts of the 19th century. The book moves from purely philosphical definitions to a more general treatment of materialism, examining the repercussions of the emergence of a consumer society. Editor(s): Rigby, Brian. Series: Warwick Studies in the European Humanities. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JH; DSA; DSB; HBTB; HPN; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333532669
- ISBN
- 9780333532669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.20
€ 194.20
Hardback. An exploration of the public and private beliefs of governors such as Sir Thomas Brisbane, Sir John Colbourne, Sir George Grey and Lord Elgin as they struggled to survive in colonial cultures which both defied and vilified their personal qualities. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333539040
- ISBN
- 9780333539040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.68
€ 128.68
hardcover. Examines the nature of the relationship among the different religious communities in the Ottoman Empire. In particular, the book regards the situation of the Jews in the Turkish Republic. Num Pages: 394 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 661.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1991st Edition
- SKU
- V9780333547366
- ISBN
- 9780333547366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.46
€ 195.46
Hardback. In 1990 ten per cent of Indian babies died in their first year - in Kerala the rate was less than three per cent. Kerala also boasted India's longest life expectancy and highest female literacy. This book explains how the combination of politics and women has produced the Kerala model. Series: Cambridge Commonwealth Series. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333548080
- ISBN
- 9780333548080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 316.25
€ 316.25
Paperback. This text analyzes the changing context and conditions of production and livelihood amongst Southeast Asia's peasants since the beginning of the 19th century. Series: A Modern Economic History of Southeast Asia. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFSF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 453.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333552940
- ISBN
- 9780333552940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan London
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333555651
- ISBN
- 9780333555651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.39
€ 130.39
Paperback. In April 1791 the "Queen" sailed from Cobh in Cork with the first cargo of Irish convicts destined for New South Wales. During the next 76 years, Ireland supplied 40,000 of all the convicts transported to Australia. This book looks at what happened to these exiles. Editor(s): Reece, Bob (Senior Lecturer in History, Murdoch University, Australia). Num Pages: 340 pages, illustrations, plates, appendices, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1MBF; HBTQ; HBTR; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 447.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333564370
- ISBN
- 9780333564370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Hardcover. This volume represents Yasuma Takata's synthesis of economics and sociology. He published articles on sociology in German, whilst as an economist he remained rather unknown in the West. His scope ranges from a critical analysis of Marx whilst accommodating Veblen, Pareto and Schumpeter. Series: Classics in the History and Development of Economics. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX; JH; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333575338
- ISBN
- 9780333575338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.55
€ 128.55
Hardback. The neutrality maintained by Turkey during World War II allowed it to rescue Jews from the Holocaust. Despite opposition, the Turkish government instructed its diplomats in Eastern Europe to provide assistance to Jews being persecuted - permitting 100,000 Jews transit through Turkey. Num Pages: 434 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333582343
- ISBN
- 9780333582343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.83
€ 195.83
Hardback. In contrast to the dissident movements of Eastern Europe, the East German movement remained committed to the revisionist reform of the communist regime. This book argues that the peculiarities of German history and culture prevented the possibility of a "national" opposition to communism. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; HBTV; JPFC; JPWF; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 521.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333617397
- ISBN
- 9780333617397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.20
€ 128.20
Paperback. Based on local research, this work examines 19th-century education, family life and employment of working-class girls and women. It also draws on evidence from social, labour and women's history in an analysis of the purpose and practices of girls' education, both public and private. Editor(s): Campling, Jo. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSC; JFSJ1; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333622018
- ISBN
- 9780333622018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. This text revolves around the interplay between culture and catastrophe. It examines various German and Jewish responses to Nazism and its roots, and demonstrates the ongoing relevance of that experience to contemporary culture and collective and individual self-definitions. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBTB; JFC; JPA; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333623138
- ISBN
- 9780333623138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.98
€ 71.98
Hardback. This text provides a critical interpretation of the construction of Irish national identity in the longer perspective of history. Drawing on recent sociological theory, the authors argue that national identity was invented and codified by a nationalist intelligentsia in the late 19th century. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC; JH; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333627976
- ISBN
- 9780333627976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89
Hardback. The idea that American historical development is different from that of other nations - "exceptionalism" - is an old one. The essays in this volume explore the ways in which the process of class formation in the United States can be said to be distinctive. Editor(s): Halpern, Rick; Morris, Jonathan. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333628102
- ISBN
- 9780333628102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.89
€ 194.89
Hardcover. The essays collected here all take issue with the claim that the Victorian period is the antithesis of our own. They show how characteristic postmodern anxieties and celebrations concerning truth, certainty and identity informed Victorian culture at all levels. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Groves Dictionaries Inc
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333629017
- ISBN
- 9780333629017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12
Hardback. By exposing how they failed to satisfy their own prescriptions for appropriate poor relief, this volume asks whether the "Charity Organisation Society" was itself morally equipped to castigate others about sin. The book provides quantitative and qualitative analyses of primary source data. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333633793
- ISBN
- 9780333633793
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.12
€ 194.12
The Changing Face of Death. Historical Accounts of Death and Disposal....
. Ed(S): Howarth, Glennys; Jupp, Peter C.
Hardback. This work argues that attitudes to death and to disposal are formed culturally. It examines the factors in the formation and decline of such attitudes by analyzing specific issues from the 15th to the 20th century. Editor(s): Howarth, Glennys; Jupp, Peter C. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFC; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333638637
- ISBN
- 9780333638637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
hardcover. This text studies the use of naval power in the 20th century, and asks what it is for, and what it can do. Editor(s): Rodger, N. A. M. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBTM; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1996th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333644133
- ISBN
- 9780333644133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.60
€ 194.60
Paperback. This title explores the growing importance of prisons, both lay and ecclesiastical, in western Europe between 1000 and 1300. Included is a discussion of conditions within prisons, the means of release open to some captives, and writing in or about prison. Editor(s): Stacey, Robert. Series: Medieval Culture & Society. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; HBTS; JKVP1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333647158
- ISBN
- 9780333647158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.11
€ 58.11