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Paperback. According to conventional wisdom, by the late 1800s, the image of Bible as a supernatural and infallible text crumbled in the eyes of intellectuals under the assaults of secularizing forces. This book corrects the narrative by arguing that in America, the road to skepticism had already been paved by the Scriptures' most able and ardent defenders. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB; HPC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349452880
- ISBN
- 9781349452880
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Condition: New
€ 66.14
€ 66.14
Paperback. This is the first book to consider the moral regulation of the female body through an analysis of the crime of infanticide. An in-depth perspective from the nineteenth century to the present, Cossins provides a revealing insight into the history of a little-known but widespread social crime. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ; JHB; JKSB1; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349452743
- ISBN
- 9781349452743
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Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
paperback. This fascinating study explores the multifarious erotic themes associated with the magic lantern shows, which proved the dominant visual medium of the West for 350 years, and analyses how the shows influenced the portrayals of sexuality in major works of Gothic fiction. Series: Palgrave Gothic. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS; DSA; HBTB; JFC. 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
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349452521
- ISBN
- 9781349452521
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Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Paperback. Editor(s): Chare, Nicholas. Series: The Holocaust and its Contexts. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBWQ; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349452170
- ISBN
- 9781349452170
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Condition: New
€ 65.88
€ 65.88
Paperback. Textiles are a key component of the industrial and consumer revolutions, yet we lack a coherent picture of how the marketing of textiles varied across the long 18th century and between different regions. This book provides important new insights into the ways in which changes in the supply of textiles related to shifting patterns of demand. Editor(s): Blonde, Bruno. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349451777
- ISBN
- 9781349451777
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Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Paperback. This study reveals the more complex reality of Early Modern Naples than what has commonly been represented, in which royal representatives in the city came to depend on the assistance of a series of merchants, financiers, and bureaucrats who shared a common identity as conversos, descendants of converted Jews. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; HBTQ; HPC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349451753
- ISBN
- 9781349451753
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Condition: New
€ 126.56
€ 126.56
Paperback. Addressing cultural representations of women's participation in the political violence and terrorism of the Italian anni di piombo ('years of lead', c. 1969-83), this book conceptualizes Italy's experience of political violence during those years as a form of cultural and collective trauma. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; HBTB; JFC; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349451432
- ISBN
- 9781349451432
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Condition: New
€ 66.26
€ 66.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD; HBL; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349451081
- ISBN
- 9781349451081
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Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
paperback. An examination of the fall of the Iron Curtain and its significance from the perspective of Greece.
Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DS; HBJ; HBJD; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DS; HBJ; HBJD; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349450923
- ISBN
- 9781349450923
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book examines the encounters between leading 'analytic' and 'continental' philosophers: Frege and Husserl, Carnap and Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Bataille and Ayer, the Royaumont colloquium, and Derrida with Searle. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPC; HPCF5; HPL; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349450459
- ISBN
- 9781349450459
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Condition: New
€ 160.26
€ 160.26
Paperback. This volume explores the politics of memory involved in 'coming to terms with the past' of mass dictatorship on a global scale. Considering how a growing sense of global connectivity and global human rights politics changed the memory landscape, the essays explore entangled pasts of dictatorships. Series: Mass Dictatorship in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349450312
- ISBN
- 9781349450312
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Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Paperback. Italy faced a number of catastrophes in the long sixteenth century. This economic and demographic history follows the consequences of these catastrophes - the action of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse - War, Famine and Plague, all followed by Death. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349450275
- ISBN
- 9781349450275
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Condition: New
€ 138.11
€ 138.11
Paperback. Offering unique insights into the writing and production of television drama series such as The Killing and Borgen, produced by DR, the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, Novrup Redvall explores the creative collaborations in writers' rooms and 'production hotels' through detailed case studies of Denmark's public service production culture. Series: Palgrave Studies in Screenwriting. Num Pages: 252 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APF; APFD; HBTB; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349449910
- ISBN
- 9781349449910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.23
€ 47.23
Paperback. This collection uses Theodore Roosevelt to form a fresh approach to the history of US and European relations, arguing that the best place to look for the origins of the modern transatlantic relationship is in Roosevelt's life and career. Editor(s): Krabbendam, Hans; Thompson, J. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJK; HBL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349449361
- ISBN
- 9781349449361
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Condition: New
€ 65.84
€ 65.84
paperback. 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: HBJD; HBJK; HBL; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- SKU
- V9781349449132
- ISBN
- 9781349449132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book examines the partnerships between Britain's famed redcoats and the foreign corps that were a consistent and valuable part of Britain's military endeavors in the eighteenth century. While most histories have portrayed these associations as fraught with discord, a study of eyewitness accounts tells a different story. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349449002
- ISBN
- 9781349449002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.05
€ 66.05
Paperback. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJF; HBJH; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349448982
- ISBN
- 9781349448982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
paperback. Conceptualizing production studies from a European perspective, the book evaluates the history of European thought on production: theories of practice, the languages, grammars, and poetics of film, practical theories of production systems such as film dramaturgy, and the self-theorizing of European auteurs and professionals. Editor(s): Szczepanik, Petr; Vonderau, Patrick. Series: Global Cinema. Num Pages: 274 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HBJD; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- SKU
- V9781349448517
- ISBN
- 9781349448517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.21
€ 127.21
Paperback. Charting the growing religious pluralism of British society, this book investigates the diverse formations of masculinity within and across specific religions, regions and immigrant communities. Contributors look beyond conventional realms of worship to examine men's diverse religious cultures in a variety of contexts. Editor(s): Morgan, S. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349448289
- ISBN
- 9781349448289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Paperback. After the Great War, Veterans were a new transnational mass phenomenon. This volume uses case studies to discuss the extent and impact of international veterans' organisations and draws out important comparative points between well-researched and documented movements and those that are less well-known. Editor(s): Newman, J.; Eichenberg, Julia. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349448234
- ISBN
- 9781349448234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.68
€ 126.68