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History: specific events & topics
The Aftermath of Suffrage: Women, Gender, and Politics in Britain, 191...
Gottlieb, Julie V., Toye, Richard
Hardcover. This collection explores the aftermath of the Representation of the People Act, which gave some British women the vote. Experts examine the paths taken by both former-suffragists as well as their anti-suffragist adversaries, the practices of suffrage commemoration, and the changing priorities and formations of British feminism in this era. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137015334
- ISBN
- 9781137015334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
America Imagined: Explaining the United States in Nineteenth-Century E...
K?Rner, Axel, Smith, Adam I. P.
Hardcover. A wide-ranging collection looking at how the United States has historically been perceived in Europe and Latin America. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 1KL; 3JH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137018977
- ISBN
- 9781137018977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Hardcover. While serving as an introduction to ecumenical liberal Protestantism and the social gospel over the course of the twentieth-century this book also highlights certain totalitarian as well as more fundamental conservative tendencies within those movements. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; HRAM2; HRAX; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137019899
- ISBN
- 9781137019899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Paperback. This work explores the wide-ranging educational activism of conservative Protestant fundamentalists in the 1920s. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBTB; HRAM3; HRLP; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137021014
- ISBN
- 9781137021014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.26
€ 66.26
Hardcover. Drawing on interviews with key players and previously unused archival sources, this book offers a fascinating account of a critical period in Fine Gael's history when the party was challenged to define its place in Irish politics. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137022059
- ISBN
- 9781137022059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.20
€ 128.20
Hardcover. A study of commercialized opera culture in Russia, exploring the 'melodramatic imagination' Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 273 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; AVGC9; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137023445
- ISBN
- 9781137023445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. An account of the origins of American involvement in the Middle East during the Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; HBTQ; HBW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137025241
- ISBN
- 9781137025241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
Paperback. A fresh and fascinating look at the Space Age that demolishes the myth of the fearless, hot-shot astronaut. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137025289
- ISBN
- 9781137025289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.26
€ 66.26
Paperback. This follow up to Violent London deals in detail with the story behind the 2010 and 2011 riots both from the perspective of the protesters, rioters and from the point of view of the police and government. Bloom uses reportage, parliamentary, police and security briefings, as well as the voices and theory of modern protest, to tell the story. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 41 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JMG; HBJD1; HBLX; HBTV; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2012 ed.
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137029355
- ISBN
- 9781137029355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.01
€ 27.01
Hardcover. From interpretations of the Holocaust to fascist thought and anti-fascists' responses, this book tackles topics which are rarely studied in conjunction. This is a unique collection of essays on a wide variety of subjects, which contributes to understanding the roots and consequences of mid-twentieth-century Europe's great catastrophe. Editor(s): Stone, Dan. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBLW3; HBTZ1; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137029522
- ISBN
- 9781137029522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. Alfred Weber was an important participant in the dialogue over the political and cultural crises of the late Empire and Weimar Republic. This study connects Weber's career to the social, political, intellectual, cultural, and institutional contexts of the period. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137031143
- ISBN
- 9781137031143
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Hardcover. Silencing Race provides a historical analysis of the construction of silences surrounding issues of racial inequality, violence, and discrimination in Puerto Rico. Examining the ongoing racialization of Puerto Rican workers, it explores the 'class-making' of race. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1K; HBTQ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137263216
- ISBN
- 9781137263216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.24
€ 162.24
Paperback. Examining the social and political history of workers and entrepreneurs engaged in constructing the French capital from 1763-1815, this book argues that Paris construction was a core sector in which 'archaic' and 'innovative' practices were symbiotically used by guilds, the state, and enterprises to launch the commercial revolution in France. Num Pages: 362 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137264343
- ISBN
- 9781137264343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.81
€ 127.81
Hardcover. This study illuminates the commonalities and the peculiarities of different slaveries and contributes to a growing body of literature that showcases the flexibility of slavery as an institution. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3J; HBJH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137268662
- ISBN
- 9781137268662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardcover. 'Modernisation' was one of the most pervasive ideologies of the twentieth century. Focusing on a case study of the Kariba Dam in central-southern Africa and based on an array of primary sources and interviews the book provides a nuanced understanding of development in the turbulent late 1950s, a time when most colonies moved towards independence. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; 3J; HBJH; HBT; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137268761
- ISBN
- 9781137268761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.70
€ 139.70
Paperback. The first book to explore the remarkable political alliance and often volatile friendship between Eleanor Roosevelt and Adlai Stevenson. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 243 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137270320
- ISBN
- 9781137270320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.12
€ 66.12
Paperback. An exploration of the ways in which children learned and were taught to read, against the background of the transition from Ottoman Empire to Turkish Republic. This study gives us a fresh perspective on the transition from empire to republic by showing us the ways that reading was central to the construction of modernity. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDT; 3JH; CJCR; HBTB; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137270931
- ISBN
- 9781137270931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Hardcover. Looking at the relationship between modernity and the rise of charismatic leaders, Agnes Horvath uses 'threshold' situations to trace the conditions out of which political regimes developed. The focus on rationalism and structure has led to a systematic neglect of uncertain liminal moments, which gave new direction to societies and cultures. Series: Modernism and.. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBTB; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 134 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277855
- ISBN
- 9781137277855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.97
€ 60.97
Hardcover. In an innovative approach, this interdisciplinary book considers the impact of genocide on the contemporary international order rather than appealing to the idea of humanity. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JKV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 226 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137280251
- ISBN
- 9781137280251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Drawing on theories of sublimity, trauma, and ecocriticism, this book examines how the often sharp division between European American and African American experiences of the natural world developed in American culture and history, and how those natural experiences, in turn, shaped the construction of race. Series: Signs of Race. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137280527
- ISBN
- 9781137280527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.21
€ 138.21
Paperback. This book collects original research essays to explore the diverse uses of photographs and photography in oral history, from the use of photos as memory triggers to their deployment in the telling of life stories. The book's contributors include both oral historians and photography scholars and critics. Editor(s): Freund, Alexander; Thomson, Alistair. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 270 pages, 61 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137280626
- ISBN
- 9781137280626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.98
€ 38.98
Paperback. The rich and fascinating oral narrative of an African American WWII fighter pilot, radio personality, and co-founder of Harlem's American Negro Theater. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 1KLCM; 3JJH; HBJK; HBTD; JFSL3; JWG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137281968
- ISBN
- 9781137281968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.26
€ 66.26
Hardcover. This beautifully written history traces the fortunes of Charles Darwin and his contemporaries in Chile. It explains how they showed Chileans a new way to see their own natural environment, teaching a younger generation of scientists there and forging international networks that helped to shape the modern world. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 309 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JH; HBTB; PDX; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286055
- ISBN
- 9781137286055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. This book demonstrates the international dimension of eugenic racial policy and of scientific racism over the course of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; HBTZ; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286116
- ISBN
- 9781137286116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71