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Hardback. This book examines how the principal British maritime industries - shipping, shipbuilding and ports - adapted, or failed to adapt, to a changing world in the period 1918 to 1990, and discusses their reactions to the opportunities seemingly offered by offshore oil and gas from the mid-1960s. Series: Exeter maritime studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 frontispiece, 2 maps, 8 black & white illustrations, 24 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTM; KNGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897280
ISBN
9780859897280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.46

hardcover. The Seven Years War was the most successful in British History, with naval supremacy triumphantly asserted over France and Spain, and a vast new overseas empire conquered. This book tells the story of the British shipping that carried, supplied and sustained the British expeditions that shattered French and Spanish imperial power in America. Series: Exeter Maritime Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM; HBW; JWF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780859897860
ISBN
9780859897860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.46

Paperback. Provides an introduction to the women's movement and women's organizations in Russia and shows how their ability to organize was constrained by social structures and state policies. This book focuses on the development of women's activism and the challenges for activists in a time of resurgent nationalism and turmoil over democratic reform. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566395212
ISBN
9781566395212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.45

Hardback. The Cold War continues to shape international relations almost twenty years after being acknowledged as the central event of the last half of the twentieth century. Interpretations of how it ended thus remain crucial to an accurate understanding of global events and foreign policy. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBA; HBTW; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971744
ISBN
9781597971744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.32

Hardcover. Informal empire is a key mechanism of control that explains much of the configuration of the modern world. This book traces the broad outline of westernization through elite formations around the world in the modern era. It explains why the world is western and how formal empire describes only the tip of the iceberg of British and American power. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 221 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230232341
ISBN
9780230232341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.78

Paperback. In this revised and updated edition, Judith Friedlander places her widely acclaimed work in historical context. The book describes the lives of the inhabitants of an indigenous pueblo during the late 1960s and early 1970s and analyzes the ways that Indians like them have been discriminated against since early colonial times. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312238995
ISBN
9780312238995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.43

Hardback. An analysis of the poetic aspect of Chartism. Series: Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1210.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792321101
ISBN
9780792321101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 245.54

Hardback. Karl Menger (1902-1985), a pure mathematician, also took an active interest in both philosophy and economics. In this memoir, he relates how these subjects developed against the Viennese background, and describes his membership of the Vienna Circle and of the Mathematical Colloquium. Editor(s): Golland, Louise (University of Chicago, Illinois, USA); McGuinness, Brian. Series: Vienna Circle Collection. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFA; HBTB; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792327110
ISBN
9780792327110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.47

Paperback. This text describes the birth and early development of the International Astronomical Union. Attention is paid to the Union's bridging political controversies and maintaining the ties between astronomers in times of war or heavy political tension. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 563.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792329800
ISBN
9780792329800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 188.06

Hardback. This work consists of essays dealing with the astronomical knowledge and beliefs of cultures outside the United States and Europe. It includes essays on Astronomy and Religion, Astronomy and Myth, and Astronomy and Astrology. Editor(s): Selin, Helaine. Series: Science Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Science. Num Pages: 688 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBT; JFC; PDX; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1138.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
688
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792363637
ISBN
9780792363637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 415.72

paperback. This collection of fascinating historical case studies reveals the remarkable inner workings of the modern food provisioning system and the complex web of institutions that move food from the farm to the dinner table. Editor(s): Belasco, Warren; Horowitz, Roger. Series: Hagley Perspectives on Business and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 26 illus. BIC Classification: HBTK; KNAC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812221343
ISBN
9780812221343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Hardcover. Between 1917 and 1919 women enlisted in the Women's Land Army, a national organisation with the task of increasing domestic food production. Behind the scenes organisers laboured to not only recruit an army of women workers, but to also dispel public fears that Britain's Land Girls would be defeminized and devalued by their wartime experiences. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 221 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137363893
ISBN
9781137363893
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.93

Hardcover. This book examines magic's generally maleficent effect on humans from ancient Egypt through the Middle Ages, including tales from classical mythology, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim cultures. It shows that certain magical motifs lived on from age to age, but that it took until the Italian Renaissance for magic tales to become fairy tales. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRKP; HRQX2; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137380876
ISBN
9781137380876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.42

Hardcover. This book examines the structures and texture of rural social relationships, using one type of document found in abundance over all the four component parts of Britain and Ireland: petitions from tenants to their landlords. The book offers unexpected angles on many aspects of society and economy on estates in the 17th and 18th centuries. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137394088
ISBN
9781137394088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.07

Hardcover. Using a variety of cases from history and today's life, the book examines character attackers targeting the private lives, behavior, values, and identity of their victims. Numerous historical examples show that character assassination has always been a very effective weapon to win political battles or settle personal scores. Editor(s): Shiraev, Eric; Icks, Martijn. Num Pages: 294 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFJ; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 240 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137397867
ISBN
9781137397867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.84

Paperback. Examines Frantz Fanon's relevance to contemporary South African politics and by extension research on postcolonial Africa and the tragic development of postcolonies. Scholar Nigel C. Gibson offers theoretically informed historical analysis, providing insights into the circumstances that led to the current hegemony of neoliberalism in South Africa. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JJ; HBJH; HBTQ; JFSL3; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137414779
ISBN
9781137414779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.90

Paperback. This book is the first complete biography of Raphael Lemkin, the father of the United Nations Genocide Convention, based on his papers; and shows how his campaign for an international treaty succeeded. In addition, the book covers Lemkin's inauguration of the historical study of past genocides. Num Pages: 345 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTZ; JPVH; LBBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2008th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137427373
ISBN
9781137427373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 124.20

Paperback. A collection of essays on European historiography, focussing on the overlapping national histories in Europe presenting many of the contested areas through conflicting historiographies. Sponsored by the European Science Foundation, this unique volume is part of Writing the Nation, a major international project. Editor(s): Frank, Tibor; Hadler, Frank. Series: Writing the Nation. Num Pages: 448 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 21 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBAH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137428134
ISBN
9781137428134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 123.22

Hardcover. Johnson provides an historically rich examination of the intersection of early twentieth-century imperial culture, imperial politics, and imperial economics as reflected in the colonial built environment at New Delhi, a remarkably ambitious imperial capital built by the British between 1911 and 1931. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 colour tables, 3 maps, 5 black & white halftones, 2 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDB; HBJD1; HBJF; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137469861
ISBN
9781137469861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.30

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

€ 63.35

Paperback. This is a collection of papers providing an analysis of the Cyprus conflict and possible directions for its resolution. The essays blend political, economic, constitutional and socio-psychological considerations into a contemporary assessment of the problem. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBTQ; JPS. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 355.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349127832
ISBN
9781349127832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.43

Paperback. This volume brings together research on retailing, shopping and urban space; themes that have attracted wide interest in recent decades. The authors argue that the 'modernity' of the nineteenth century is often over-emphasised at the expense of recognising earlier innovation. Editor(s): Furnee, Jan Hein. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JHB; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349347193
ISBN
9781349347193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.35

Hardback. Proceedings of the Joint Discussion-17 at the 23rd IAU General Assembly, organised by the Commission 41, held in Kyoto, Japan, August 25-26, 1997 Editor(s): Ansari, S.M. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBT; PGC; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402006579
ISBN
9781402006579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.87

Paperback. The Liberation of the Serfs argues that slave labor can never be efficient and will therefore disappear by itself (though the process may take many years). The contributions herein address the economics of unfree labor in places like Prussia, Westphalia, Austria, Argentina and the British Empire. Editor(s): Backhaus, Jurgen George. Series: The European Heritage in Economics and the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 84 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBTS; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 4. Weight in Grams: 145.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
84
Condition
New
SKU
V9781489992697
ISBN
9781489992697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 120.17

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