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History: specific events & topics
Hardcover. This groundbreaking volume examines the transnational dimensions of Black Power - how Black Power thinkers and activists drew on foreign movements and vice versa how individuals and groups in other parts of the world interpreted 'Black Power,' from African liberation movements to anti-caste agitation in India to indigenous protests in New Zealand. Editor(s): Slate, Nico. Series: Contemporary Black History. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137285058
- ISBN
- 9781137285058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.12
€ 140.12
Paperback. This groundbreaking volume examines the transnational dimensions of Black Power - how Black Power thinkers and activists drew on foreign movements and vice versa how individuals and groups in other parts of the world interpreted 'Black Power,' from African liberation movements to anti-caste agitation in India to indigenous protests in New Zealand. Editor(s): Slate, Nico. Series: Contemporary Black History. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- y First edition
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137285065
- ISBN
- 9781137285065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 149.87
€ 149.87
Hardcover. A period of great change for Europe, the thirteenth-century was a time of both animosity and intimacy for Jewish and Christian communities. In this wide-ranging collection, scholars discuss the changing paradigms in the research and history of Jews and Christians in medieval Europe, discussing law, scholarly pursuits, art, culture, and poetry. Editor(s): Baumgarten, Elisheva; Galinsky, Judah D. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137287199
- ISBN
- 9781137287199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.84
€ 116.84
Hardcover. The First World War cannot be sufficiently documented and understood without considering the analytical category of gender. This exciting volume examines key issues in this area, including the 'home front' and battlefront, violence, pacifism, citizenship and emphasizes the relevance of gender within the expanding field of First World War Studies. Editor(s): Hammerle, Christa; Uberegger, Oswald; Bader-Zaar, Birgitta. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137302199
- ISBN
- 9781137302199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. Finland's Holocaust considers antisemitism and the figure of the Holocaust in today's Finland. Taking up a range of issues - from cultural history, folklore, and sports, to the interpretation of military and national history - this collection examines how the writing of history has engaged and evaded the figure of the Holocaust. Editor(s): Muir, Simo; Worthen, Hana. Series: The Holocaust and its Contexts. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137302649
- ISBN
- 9781137302649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.20
€ 128.20
Hardcover. The volume focuses on the relationship between migration, health and illness in a global context from c.1820 to the present day. It takes a wide range of finely-grained case studies to examine epidemic disease and its containment, chronic illness and mental breakdown and the health management of migrant populations in the modern world. Editor(s): Cox, Catherine; Marland, Hilary. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 216 pages, 6 black & white tables, 1 graphs, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; HBTQ; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137303226
- ISBN
- 9781137303226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. Mass Dictatorship and Modernity is the second volume in the 'Mass Dictatorship' series. A transnational, academic research venture, it interrogates mass dictatorship in a broad historical context, focusing on the emergence of modernity through interactions of center and periphery, empire and colony, and democracy and dictatorship on a global scale. Editor(s): Kim, Michael; Schoenhals, Michael; Kim, Yong-Woo. Series: Mass Dictatorship in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBTB; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137304322
- ISBN
- 9781137304322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Hardcover. Drawing upon economic history, cultural studies, intellectual history and the history of science and medicine, this collection of case studies examines the transatlantic transfer and transformation of goods and ideas, with particular emphasis on their reception in Europe. Editor(s): Aram, Bethany; Yun Casalilla, Bartolome. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBTB; HBTQ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137324047
- ISBN
- 9781137324047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.48
€ 151.48
Hardcover. Port cities were the means through which cultural and economic exchange took place between continental societies and the maritime world. In examining the ports of Brazil, the Caribbean and West Africa, this volume will provide fresh insight into the meaning of the 'First Globalisation'. Editor(s): Suarez Bosa, Miguel. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QSA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTM; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137327970
- ISBN
- 9781137327970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. This collection probes the troubling connections between war and republic during Revolutionary era, 1776-1840. It presents the work of an international team of scholars, some of them in English for the first time. Editor(s): Serna, Pierre; De Francesco, Antonino; Miller, Judith A. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137328816
- ISBN
- 9781137328816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.51
€ 128.51
Hardcover. Bringing together renowned scholars in the field with younger researchers, this interdisciplinary study of the history of post-war industrial policy in Europe investigates transfers across borders and locates industrial policy in the context of the Cold War from a global perspective. Editor(s): Grabas, Christian; Nutzenadel, Alexander. Num Pages: 401 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTK; HBTW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137329899
- ISBN
- 9781137329899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.31
€ 68.31
Hardcover. This volume in the series Mass Dictatorship in the Twentieth Century series sees twelve Swedish, Korean and Japanese scholars, theorists, and historians of fiction and non-fiction probe the literary subject of life in 20th century mass dictatorships. Editor(s): Schoenhals, Michael; Sarsenov, Karin. Series: Mass Dictatorship in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 327 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBTB; JPF; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137330680
- ISBN
- 9781137330680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Hardcover. This interdisciplinary volume aims to understand the linkages between the origins and aftermaths of genocide. Exploring social dynamics and human behaviour, this collection considers the interplay of various psychological, political, anthropological and historical factors at work in genocidal processes. Editor(s): Ingelaere, Bert; Parmentier, Stephan; Haers, Jacques; Segaert, Barbara. Series: Rethinking Political Violence. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 graphs, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JFFE; JFM; JPS; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137332424
- ISBN
- 9781137332424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. The industrial age has proved to be a formative period for Europe. Industrial heritage nowadays bears witness to the development that took place in differently structured regions. This volume presents different paths of industrial development and gives an overview of the concepts of regions, used among economic, social and cultural historians. Editor(s): Czierpka, Juliane; Oerters, Kathrin; Thorade, Nora. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; HBTK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137333407
- ISBN
- 9781137333407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. Drawing on extensive new research, and bringing much new scholarship before English readers for the first time, this wide-ranging volume examines how knowledge was created and circulated throughout the Dutch Empire, and how these processes compared with those of the Imperial Britain, Spain, and Russia. Editor(s): Boomgaard, Peter. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137334015
- ISBN
- 9781137334015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Hardcover. This volume explores some of the critical reconfigurations of the Union as wrought by the Civil War and offer insights into public memory of what the conflict signified. Editor(s): Morgan, Iwan W.; Davies, Philip John. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137336477
- ISBN
- 9781137336477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. Because oral history interviews are personal interactions between human beings, they rarely conform to a methodological ideal. These reflections from oral historians provide honest and rigorous analyses of actual oral history practice that address the complexities of a human-centered methodology. Editor(s): Sheftel, Anna; Zembrzycki, Stacey. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 326 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBA; HBTD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137339638
- ISBN
- 9781137339638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.90
€ 78.90
Hardcover. Moving beyond the current fixation on "state construction," the interdisciplinary work gathered here explores regulatory authority in South Sudan's borderlands from both contemporary and historical perspectives. Taken together, these studies show how emerging governance practices challenge the bounded categorizations of "state" and "non-state." Editor(s): Vaughan, Christopher; Schomerus, Mareike; De Vries, Lotje. Series: Palgrave Series in African Borderlands Studies. Num Pages: 260 pages, 5 maps, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HBTR; JPHC; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137340887
- ISBN
- 9781137340887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. Colonial Girlhood in Literature, Culture and History, 1840-1950 explores a range of real and fictional colonial girlhood experiences from Jamaica, Mauritius, South Africa, India, New Zealand, Australia, England, Ireland, and Canada to reflect on the transitional state of girlhood between childhood and adulthood. Editor(s): Moruzi, Kristine; Smith, Michelle J. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; DSK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137356345
- ISBN
- 9781137356345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.47
€ 67.47
Paperback. 'The only true history of a country', wrote Thomas Macaulay, 'is to be found in its newspapers'. Media and the British Empire explores how the media shaped and defined the economic, social, political and cultural dynamics of the British Empire by viewing it from the perspective of the colonized as well as the colonizers. Editor(s): Kaul, Chandrika. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBAH; HBTQ; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137358318
- ISBN
- 9781137358318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.16
€ 127.16
Hardcover. Despite the claims of Steven Pinker and others, violence has remained a historical constant since the Enlightenment, even though its forms and visibility have been radically transformed. Accordingly, the studies gathered here recast debate over violence in modern societies by undermining teleological and reassuring narratives of progress. Editor(s): Martschukat, Jurgen; Niedermeier, Silvan. Num Pages: 318 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137378682
- ISBN
- 9781137378682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. The book brings together original, state-of-the-art historical research from several continents and examines how mainly local peasant societies responded to colonial pressures to produce a range of different commodities. It offers new directions in the study of African, Asian, Caribbean, and Latin American societies. Editor(s): Hazareesingh, Sandip; Maat, Harro. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 figures, 4 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137381095
- ISBN
- 9781137381095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.55
€ 116.55
Hardcover. A critical assessment of one of Britain's foremost historians and university leaders of the second half of the 20th century. Editor(s): Taylor, Miles. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137392572
- ISBN
- 9781137392572
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.00
€ 68.00
Hardcover. This book examines how theatre in its various forms adapted itself to the new conditions of 1914-1918. Contributors draw on a range of source materials to show the different kinds of theatrical provision and performance cultures in operation not only in London but across parts of Britain and also in Australia and at the Front. Editor(s): Maunder, Andrew. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; AN; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137401991
- ISBN
- 9781137401991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.51
€ 128.51