History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Hardback. With easily understood maps and text, this atlas depicts complex issues in an accessible manner. The author also looks at themes such as cultural issues and detente to the reader, presenting the Cold War in all its complexities in a form which is both useful and understandable. Num Pages: 127 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HBTP; JPS; RGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 191 x 13. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 127
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333994030
- ISBN
- 9780333994030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.48
€ 62.48
The Making of Modern Tourism. The Cultural History of the British Expe...
. Ed(S): Berghoff, Hartmut; Harvie, Christoph...
Hardback. Images which dominate advertisements for tourist products had to be constructed and sustained, invented and remoulded over a long period. This book concerns the idea that without this distinctive historical and cultural "baggage", the social practice of taking holidays may not have evolved. Editor(s): Berghoff, Hartmut; Harvie, Christopher; Korte, Barbara; Schneider, Ralf. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3J; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333971147
- ISBN
- 9780333971147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.66
€ 119.66
Paperback. The essays in this collection explore the British popular press since 1896 from Harmsworth's "Daily Mail" to Maxwell's "Mirror". Topics include: early dealings with the BBC; the role of photojournalism; the contribution of Reuters; and the roots of financial journalism for a mass market. Editor(s): Catterall, Peter; Seymour-Ure, Colin (Professor of Government, University of Kent, Canterbury); Smith, Adrian. Series: Contemporary History in Context S. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBT; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333919972
- ISBN
- 9780333919972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.60
€ 56.60
Hardback. This work challenges contemporary thinking on memory by examining the complex ways in which the social inheritance of the Nazi Holocaust is gendered. It considers how the past is handed down in the US, Poland and Britain through means such as historiography, autobiographies, films and museums. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JFC; JFSJ; JMRM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333761472
- ISBN
- 9780333761472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.41
€ 129.41
Hardback. Authoritarianism, power, domination and political identity in 1990s Indonesia are examined here. The author seeks to clarify the relationship between knowledge and "real" politics. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HBTQ; HBTR; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333761113
- ISBN
- 9780333761113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.26
€ 119.26
Paperback. The Holocaust is both a point of reference in the past and a point of moral interdiction and imperative in the present. Yet how is the modern reader to relate it to the present? The essays in this book examine the problems of representation in literature of these poignant and horrific events. Editor(s): Leak, Andrew N.; Piazis, George. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333738870
- ISBN
- 9780333738870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56
Hardback. In the twentieth century, glamour has often been associated with the cinema and its stars, though fashion, 'high society', popular music, shopping, glossy magazines and advertising have all sought to harness its allure. The authors explore the origins and uses of the aura of glamour and trace its history and power as a language of visual seduction. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HBTB; JFCA; JFD; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333733806
- ISBN
- 9780333733806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.26
€ 62.26
Paperback. This volume examines the church's history, theology and ethics in order to discover reasons for the inconsistencies in its approach to human rights issues. Plantak identifies certain historical, pragmatic and theological issues and examines three major issues of social ethics, the 'New Theology' and Adventist theological thinking. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPQ; HRCC2; HRCC99; HRCM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333724484
- ISBN
- 9780333724484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.62
€ 118.62
Hardback. This study analyses poor relief in pre-industrial Europe, 1800-1850, as a survival strategy of the poor and a control strategy of the elites. A simple model of poor relief is presented, and tested against the historical records. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333696033
- ISBN
- 9780333696033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.30
€ 119.30
Hardback. In this work about the precursor to the comic book, Kelly Boyd traces the evolution of the boy's story paper and its impact on the imaginative world of working-class readers. Series: Studies in Gender History. Num Pages: 284 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSY; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333641729
- ISBN
- 9780333641729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.57
€ 119.57
Hardback. 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: 196 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 20. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333622001
- ISBN
- 9780333622001
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.82
€ 118.82
Hardback. Provides a series of interrelated chapters analyzing why Iran, among all countries, has seen so many revolutionary movements in the 20th century; the degree to which its religion, Shi'ism, is revolutionary; and the history of revolutionary and resistance movements in the modern Muslim world. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBTB; HBTV; HRH; JFC; JFSR2; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 313
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333618882
- ISBN
- 9780333618882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.12
€ 63.12
Hardcover. Based on extensive research in formerly secret archives, this volume examines the progress of Soviet industrialisation against the background of the rising threat of aggression from Germany, Japan and Italy, and the consolidation of Stalin's power. Num Pages: 496 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTK; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 34. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333586853
- ISBN
- 9780333586853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 234.69
€ 234.69
Hardback. This text reviews the post-1978 reform process in the context of two centuries of Chinese economic, social and political history. Agricultural, industrial and financial reforms and the attraction of foreign trade and direct investment are analyzed in detail. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333515600
- ISBN
- 9780333515600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.82
€ 118.82
Hardcover. Armstrong, the engineers, armament makers and naval shipbuilders was set up in 1847 by William Armstrong at Elswick, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. This book analyzes Armstrong's 80 years rise, decline and reorganization, treating it, in some ways, as a case study of British industrial malaise. Series: Studies in Business History. Num Pages: 304 pages, tables, maps, illustrations, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JWM; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 226 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333497593
- ISBN
- 9780333497593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.10
€ 63.10
Paperback. A collection of critical literary studies focusing on the relationship between literature and imperialism in an artistic, historical and cultural context. Series: Insights Series. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333475256
- ISBN
- 9780333475256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.68
€ 67.68
Paperback. This reference contains 50 colour full-page maps and extensive explanatory text to explore the often complicated and war-torn history of the Balkans. The maps not only illustrate the area's physical geography, but also the political development and key moments in Balkans history. Num Pages: 136 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVW; HBJD; HBTP; JP; RGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 10. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312239701
- ISBN
- 9780312239701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 180.86
€ 180.86
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
€ 67.76
€ 67.76
Hardback. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBT; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312231941
- ISBN
- 9780312231941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.43
€ 119.43
Hardcover. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312230517
- ISBN
- 9780312230517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.94
€ 180.94