Military history
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Military history
Paperback. Jane Tynan offers new perspectives on the cultural history of the First World War by examining the clothing worn by British combatants on the western front. Khaki emerges as a significant part of war experience, which embodied gender, social class and ethnicity, impacted the tailoring trade and became a touchstone for pacifist resistance. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AK; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349337170
- ISBN
- 9781349337170
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Condition: New
€ 65.90
€ 65.90
Paperback. This book offers an exciting new take on the relationship between law and power. The 1856 Declaration of Paris marks the precise moment when international law became universal, and was an aggressive and successful British move to end privateering forever - then the United States' main weapon in case of war with Britain. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBJK; HBW; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349337385
- ISBN
- 9781349337385
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Condition: New
€ 66.02
€ 66.02
Experiences of War and Nationality in Denmark and Norway, 1807-1815
Glenthoj, Rasmus; Ottosen, Morten Nordhagen
Paperback. This book explores the impact of the Napoleonic wars on Danish-Norwegian society and accounts for war experiences and the transformation of identities among the popular classes and educated elites alike." Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 327 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBW; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349337866
- ISBN
- 9781349337866
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Condition: New
€ 149.51
€ 149.51
The Women's War of 1929. Gender and Violence in Colonial Nigeria.
Matera, Marc; Bastian, Misty L.; Kent, Susan ...
Paperback. In 1929, tens of thousands of south eastern Nigerian women rose up against British authority in whatis known as the Women's War. This bookbrings togther, for the first time, the multiple perspectives of the war's colonized and colonial participants and examines its various actions within a single, gendered analytical frame." Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJH; HBTB; HBTQ; HBW; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349337965
- ISBN
- 9781349337965
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Condition: New
€ 149.75
€ 149.75
Paperback. Warfare in the modern era has often been described in terms of national armies fighting national wars. This volume challenges the view by examining transnational aspects of military mobilization from the eighteenth century to the present. Truly global in scope, it offers an alternative way of reading the military history of the last 250 years. Editor(s): Collins, B.; Arielli, Nir. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349340125
- ISBN
- 9781349340125
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Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
paperback. This book combines social and institutional histories of Russia, focusing on the secret police and their evolving relationship with the peasantry. Based on an analysis of Cheka/OGPU reports, it argues that the police did not initially respond to peasant resistance to Bolshevik demands simply with the gun rather, they listened to peasant voices." Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJ; HBJD; HBL; HBW; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- SKU
- V9781349341979
- ISBN
- 9781349341979
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Condition: New
€ 65.60
€ 65.60
Paperback. Argues that the examination of contemporary American war narratives can lead to newfound understandings of American literature, American history, and American national purpose. To prove such a contention, the book blends literary, rhetorical, and cultural methods of analysis. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBW; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349342587
- ISBN
- 9781349342587
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Originally published in Italian: Bologna: Il mulino, c2008. Translator(s): Giovanni Mazhar, Noor. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 209 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 275.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349343492
- ISBN
- 9781349343492
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
paperback. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- SKU
- V9781349344505
- ISBN
- 9781349344505
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Condition: New
€ 66.26
€ 66.26
Paperback. This book by world-expert Barry Gough examines the period of Pax Britannica, in the century before World War I. Following events of those 100 years, the book follows how the British failed to maintain their global hegemony of sea power in the face of continental challenges. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 404 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBL; HBTQ; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349346349
- ISBN
- 9781349346349
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Condition: New
€ 48.88
€ 48.88
Paperback. A major historical study of the global arms trade, revolving around the transfer of small arms from metropolitan Europe to the turbulent frontiers of Indian Ocean societies during the 'long' nineteenth century (c.1780-1914). Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBL; HBTQ; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349346639
- ISBN
- 9781349346639
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Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Paperback. Christoph Laucht offers the first investigation into the roles played by two German-born emigre atomic scientists, Klaus Fuchs and Rudolf Peierls, in the development of British nuclear culture, especially the practice of nuclear science and the political implications of the atomic scientists' work, from the start of the Second World War until 1959. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBWQ; JPA; PDR; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349346677
- ISBN
- 9781349346677
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349348640
- ISBN
- 9781349348640
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Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. Offering a new perspective on the British experience of the Second World War in Europe, this book provides a series of snapshots of the role which languages played in the key processes of British war-making, moving from frameworks of perception and intelligence gathering, through to liberation/occupation, and on to the aftermath of conflict. Series: Palgrave Studies in Languages at War. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFP; HBTB; HBWQ. 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
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349348749
- ISBN
- 9781349348749
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Condition: New
€ 126.76
€ 126.76
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349348831
- ISBN
- 9781349348831
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Condition: New
€ 65.76
€ 65.76
Paperback. This collection offers a new reflection on rape in war time through 15 case studies, ranging from Greece to Nigeria. It questions the specificity of rape as a universal transgression, its place in memories of war, its legacies, including children born from rape, and the challenge of writing about intimate violence as both a scientist and a human. Editor(s): Branche, Raphaelle; Virgili, Fabrice. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349349203
- ISBN
- 9781349349203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.12
€ 66.12
Paperback. Through detailed case studies ranging from the 18th century until today, this book explores the role of foreign languages in military alliances, in occupation and in peace building. It brings together academic researchers and practitioners from the museum and interpreting worlds and the military Editor(s): Footitt, Hilary; Kelly, M. Series: Palgrave Studies in Languages at War. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFP; HBTB; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349349487
- ISBN
- 9781349349487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. Covering the period between the Munich Agreement and the Communist Coup in February 1948, this groundbreaking work offers a novel, provocative analysis of the political activities and plans of the Czechoslovak exiles during and after the war years, and of the implementation of the plans in liberated Czechoslovakia after 1945. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HBWQ; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349350018
- ISBN
- 9781349350018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.12
€ 66.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349350032
- ISBN
- 9781349350032
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Condition: New
€ 66.26
€ 66.26
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS; HBJD; HBL; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349350551
- ISBN
- 9781349350551
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Condition: New
€ 53.37€ 47.16
€ 53.37
€ 47.16
Paperback. This is the first examination of the Israeli and Egyptian peace process between 1967-1973, which highlights the rise and fall of Soviet influence after the Six Day War and explores how the increasing importance of America's political leadership affected the region. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJH; HBL; HBW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349350872
- ISBN
- 9781349350872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.30
€ 127.30
Paperback. This collection brings together international scholars pursuing cutting-edge research on spatial identities under National Socialism. They demonstrate that the spatial identities of the Third Reich can be approached as a history of interrelated dimensions; Heimat, region and Empire were constantly reconstructed through this interrelationship. Series: The Holocaust and its Contexts. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349351466
- ISBN
- 9781349351466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. British foreign policy towards Vietnam illustrates the evolution of Britain's position within world geopolitics, 1943-1950. It reflects the change of the Anglo-US relationship from equality to dependence, and demonstrates Britain's changing association with its colonies and with the other European imperial spheres within southeast Asia. Series: Global Conflict and Security Since 1945. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJF; HBJK; HBL; HBW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 315.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349353347
- ISBN
- 9781349353347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book is the first complete biography of Raphael Lemkin, the father of the United Nations Genocide Convention. Num Pages: 338 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBL; HBWQ; HRJ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 443.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349354689
- ISBN
- 9781349354689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.81
€ 138.81