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History: specific events & topics

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

€ 71.27

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

€ 66.65

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

€ 127.21

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

€ 127.93

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

€ 128.24

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

€ 127.42

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

€ 67.59

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

€ 251.91

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

€ 127.42

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

€ 67.55

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

€ 72.48

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

€ 194.08

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

€ 72.57

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

€ 128.08

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

€ 194.17

Hardback. BIC Classification: HBTB. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan US
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312212070
ISBN
9780312212070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.75
€ 89.24

Paperback. Series: Studies in Gender History. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JFFK; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 355.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312210137
ISBN
9780312210137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 193.42

Hardback. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJD; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 495.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312176525
ISBN
9780312176525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JPA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 541.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312174453
ISBN
9780312174453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 117.27

Hardback. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJF; HBL; HBTQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 521.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312120900
ISBN
9780312120900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.36

Hardcover. This journal, originally kept as part of a study of race and ethnic relations in Trinidad, records daily field experiences where the observers/researchers were engaged in participant observation. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230622005
ISBN
9780230622005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.07

Paperback. An oral-history-based biography of a seminal Asian-American activist. The book traces Embrey's life from her youth in the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles, to her harrowing experiences in the Japanese internment camps, to her many decades of passionate advocacy on behalf of her fellow internees. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 206 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTD; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230621657
ISBN
9780230621657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Using first-person narratives collected through oral history interviews, this groundbreaking book collects black women's memories of their public and private lives during the period of legal segregation in the American South. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2010th Edition
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230621527
ISBN
9780230621527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.20

Paperback. This book narrates and analyzes the southern tours that Booker T. Washington and his associates undertook in 1908-1912, relating them to Washington's racial philosophy and its impact on the various parts of black society. Num Pages: 260 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230621381
ISBN
9780230621381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

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