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Regional & national history
Hardcover. This innovative book draws together literature, law and economic and social history to investigate the meanings and uses of legitimacy in nineteenth-century Britain. This broad range of essays highlights the ways in which contested narratives and interested performances shaped the idea of legitimate authority during this period. Editor(s): Finn, Margot; Lobban, Michael; Taylor, Jenny Bourne. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576520
- ISBN
- 9780230576520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.46
€ 66.46
Hardcover. An assessment of the role of the Middle Ages in national historiography and in modern conceptions of national identity, looking at relatively young nations, and regions which claim national traditions but were slow to achieve, or regain, separate statehood. Examples range from Ireland and Iceland through Austria and Italy to Finland and Greece. Editor(s): Evans, R. J. W.; Marchal, Guy P. Series: Writing the Nation. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBAH; HBJD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 244 x 20. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576025
- ISBN
- 9780230576025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.87
€ 67.87
Hardcover. Women in Russian Culture and Society, 1700-1825 is a collection of essays by leading researchers shedding new light on women as writers, actresses, nuns and missionaries. It illuminates the lives of merchant and serf women as well as noblewomen and focuses on women's culture in Russia during this period. Editor(s): Rosslyn, Wendy; Tosi, Alessandra. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230553231
- ISBN
- 9780230553231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. This volume concentrates on the 'conceptual boundary' through Europe which is determined by Western and Eastern Christianity. The chapters show that the boundary has never been a stable and defined division, but that it was also subject to change and development and a place of encounter and exchange between religions and cultures. Editor(s): Bremer, Thomas. Series: Studies in Central and Eastern Europe. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; HBJD; HRCC2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230550766
- ISBN
- 9780230550766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.90
€ 66.90
Hardcover. This volume extends the 'British Isles' approach pioneered by Robin Frame and Rees Davies to the later middle ages. Through examination of issues such as frontier formation, colonial identities and connections with the wider world it explores whether this period saw the bonds between the British Isles weaken, strengthen, or simply alter. Editor(s): Smith, Brendan. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JB; HBJD1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230542891
- ISBN
- 9780230542891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.70
€ 127.70
Hardcover. Tracing sexual violence in Europe's twentieth century from the Armenian genocide to Auschwitz and Algeria to Bosnia, this pathbreaking volume expands military history to include the realm of sexuality. Examining both stories of consensual romance and of intimate brutality, it also contributes significant new insights to the history of sexuality. Editor(s): Herzog, Dagmar. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFFE2; JHBK5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230542532
- ISBN
- 9780230542532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.27
€ 128.27
Hardcover. This book offers a detailed examination of the living arrangements and material circumstances of the poor betweeen 1650 and 1850. Chapters investigate poor households in urban, rural and metropolitan contexts, and contribute to wider investigations into British economic and social conditions in the long Eighteenth century. Editor(s): McEwan, Joanne; Sharpe, Pamela. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230542426
- ISBN
- 9780230542426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Hardcover. A fascinating collection of essays by renowned and emerging scholars exploring how everyday matters from farting to friendship reveal extraordinary aspects of early modern life, while seemingly exceptional acts and beliefs -- such as those of ghosts, prophecies, and cannibalism -- illuminate something of the routine experience of ordinary people. Editor(s): McShane, Angela; Walker, Garthine. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230537248
- ISBN
- 9780230537248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.03
€ 67.03
Hardcover. Through the eyes of a young American female radical socialist, living and working in Barcelona during the Catalan Revolution and the Spanish Civil War, the dreams, the nightmares and the realities of European politics in the age of dictatorship are fully brought to life. An autobiographical commentary written on the eve of World War Two. Editor(s): Hom, Gerd-Rainer. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP; JPFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230527393
- ISBN
- 9780230527393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
Hardcover. An exploration of links between opinion and governance in Early Modern England, studying moral panics about crime, sex and belief. Hypothesizing that media-driven panics proliferated in the 1700s, with the development of newspapers and government sensibility to opinion, it also considers earlier panics about cross-dressing and witchcraft. Editor(s): Lemmings, David; Walker, Claire. Num Pages: 290 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFFP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230527324
- ISBN
- 9780230527324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.21
€ 67.21
Hardcover. This fascinating collection of essays is the first full-length scholarly study of the genesis and influence of Alan Peacock's intellectually radical 'Report of the Committee on Financing the BBC' (1986), which fundamentally altered the principles governing the development of broadcasting policy in the UK. Editor(s): O'Malley, Tom; Jones, Janet. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JFD; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230524743
- ISBN
- 9780230524743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.21
€ 67.21
Hardcover. This book is the first study of the role of British Ambassadors in shaping Anglo-American relations during the first generation of the 'special relationship'. As well as showing how ambassadors wielded influence in Washington and helped to formulate British foreign policy, it offers insights into the role of the embassy in modern diplomacy. Editor(s): Hopkins, Michael F.; Kelly, Saul; Young, John W. (Chair of International History, University of Nottingham). Num Pages: 251 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJK; HBLW3; JPSD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230522169
- ISBN
- 9780230522169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.88
€ 66.88
Hardcover. This book explores the political and religious world of early Bourbon France, focusing on the search for stable accord that characterised its political and religious life. Chapters examine developments that shaped the Bourbon realm through the century: assertions of royal authority, rules of political negotiation, and the evolution of Devot piety. Editor(s): Forrestal, Alison; Nelson, Eric. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230521391
- ISBN
- 9780230521391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.15
€ 67.15
Hardcover. France's liberation was expected to trigger a decisive break both with the Vichy regime and with the pre-war Third Republic. What happened was an untidy patchwork of unplanned continuities and false starts. This volume analyses the complex process of regime change, economic renewal, social transformation, and adjustment to a fast-evolving world. Editor(s): Knapp, Andrew. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230521216
- ISBN
- 9780230521216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.12
€ 67.12
Hardcover. Provides an examination of medicine and the market in pre-modern England, colonial North America and British India. This book explores the themes in the social history of medicine, including midwifery, magic, gender, books, public health, poverty, the social organization of medical practice and colonialism, from the 15th to the mid-19th centuries. Editor(s): Jenner, Mark S. R.; Wallis, Patrick. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FKA; 1KB; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230506435
- ISBN
- 9780230506435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.25
€ 161.25
Hardcover. Vietnam precipitated a crisis in national self-confidence and a breakdown in political consensus out of which ideological perspectives - including neo-conservatism - emerged. This book offers perspectives on a defining event in 'the American Century', examining its historical and political significance and also its continuing cultural relevance. Editor(s): Ropert, Jon. Series: Global Conflict and Security Since 1945. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230500426
- ISBN
- 9780230500426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.52
€ 66.52
Hardcover. 'Bearing Gifts to Greeks' focuses on the under-documented work of the relief agencies involved in dealing with wartime famine and humanitarian aid in Greece during the tripartite occupation and the ensuing civil war in the 1940s. A selection of remarkable photographs from the time, many of which have not been published before, support the text. Editor(s): Clogg, Richard. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBWQ; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230500358
- ISBN
- 9780230500358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardcover. This volume asks which national histories underpinned which national identity constructions in almost every nation state in Europe during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It explores the construction of national identities through history writing and analyses their interrelationship with histories of ethnicity/race, class and religion. Editor(s): Lorenz, Chris; Berger, Stefan. Series: Writing the Nation. Num Pages: 656 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; HBA; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 158 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230500068
- ISBN
- 9780230500068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.26
€ 132.26
Hardcover. Institutions, networks and communities "standardized" the historical discipline and profession in the nineteenth and twentieth century, in both the old and the new European nation states. This collection focuses on the growth of the infrastructure of historiography: the archives, journals, biographical dictionaries and the historical museums. Editor(s): Porciani, Ilaria; Tollebeek, Jo. Series: Writing the Nation. Num Pages: 452 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBAH; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230500051
- ISBN
- 9780230500051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.79
€ 69.79
Hardcover. This work seeks to take a fresh look at the contentious question of the longevity and popularity of Mussolini's regime in Italy. In particular, it draws upon new research to challenge what has been the most influential paradigm over the last couple of decades, namely, the interpretation of Italian fascism as a consensual dictatorship. Editor(s): Albanese, Giulia; Pergher, Roberta. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3J; HBJD; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230392922
- ISBN
- 9780230392922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Hardcover. Exploring the ways in which the GDR has been remembered since its demise in 1989/90, this volume asks how memory of the former state continues to shape contemporary Germany. Its contributors offer multiple perspectives on the GDR and offer new insights into the complex relationship between past and present. Editor(s): Saunders, Anna; Pinfold, Debbie. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230360570
- ISBN
- 9780230360570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Hardcover. This volume of essays focuses upon Britain's international and imperial role from the mid-Victorian era through until the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. Editor(s): Baxter, Christopher; Dockrill, Michael L.; Hamilton, Keith. Series: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230360440
- ISBN
- 9780230360440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardcover. This collection of essays focuses Britain's role in global affairs since the Second World War. The essays cover a broad field, from relations with Japan and China, through European and African developments, to defence planning in Whitehall. Editor(s): Young, John W.; Pedaliu, Effie G. H.; Kandiah, Michael D. Series: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTW; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230360396
- ISBN
- 9780230360396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardcover. A major academic controversy has raged in recent years over the analysis of the political and religious commitments of Samuel Johnson, the most commanding of the 'commanding heights' of eighteenth-century English letters. This book, one of a trilogy from Palgrave, brings that debate to a decisive conclusion, retrieving the 'historic Johnson.' Editor(s): Clark, J. C. D.; Erskine-Hill, Howard. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230355996
- ISBN
- 9780230355996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.88
€ 66.88