Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Hardcover. Birmingham, Alabama looms large in the history of the twentieth-century black freedom struggle, but to date historians have mostly neglected the years after 1963. Here, author Robert Widell explores the evolution of Birmingham black activism into the 1970s, providing a valuable local perspective on the "long" black freedom struggle. Series: Contemporary Black History. Num Pages: 284 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 220 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137340955
- ISBN
- 9781137340955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.73
€ 67.73
Hardcover. Some of the first figures the Nazis conscripted in their rise to power were rhetoricians devoted to popularizing the German vocabulary of Leben (life). This fascinating study reexamines this movement through one of its most prominent exponents, Ludwig Klages, revealing the philosophical-cultural crises and political volatility of the Weimar era. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 314 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137342058
- ISBN
- 9781137342058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.32
€ 185.32
Italy and the Mediterranean: Words, Sounds, and Images of the Post-Col...
Bouchard, Norma, Ferme, Valerio
Hardcover. This book explores new ways that the Mediterranean has been discussed in Italian intellectual and artistic culture from the 1980s to the present. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLW3; HBLX; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137343451
- ISBN
- 9781137343451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.00
€ 68.00
Paperback. This is the first definitive study of the presidency of America's least understood and most under-appreciated Chief Executive. Combining government with private resources, Hoover became the first president to pit government action against the economic cycle, setting precedents and spawning ideas employed by his successor and all future presidents. Num Pages: 560 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137346735
- ISBN
- 9781137346735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 103.58
€ 103.58
Paperback. From mop-wielding turn-of-the-century housewives to modern soccer moms, American advertising from the late 1800s to today has been consistently depicted housework as women's work. This book analyzes print and TV ads, ad agency documents, and trade journals to show how the housewife framed household work as exclusively feminine care for the family. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBTB; JFDV; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137347237
- ISBN
- 9781137347237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardcover. Dialectical Democracy through Christian Thought offers an accessible yet theologically groundbreaking intervention into the battle over the role of government in the market. This book shows that the fight over policy involves a fundamental disagreement about who we are as human beings: independent individuals, or essentially social creatures. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAM2; HRCM; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137347268
- ISBN
- 9781137347268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Paperback. The intricate diplomacy that led to the peace agreement in Bosnia, known as the Dayton Accords, is here revealed in unprecedented detail. Based on thousands of still-classified government documents and dozens of interviews with key participants, this is a comprehensive story of high-level diplomacy, told from the inside. Num Pages: 270 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 1KBB; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 167 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137348050
- ISBN
- 9781137348050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Hardcover. India and the Quest for One World revolutionizes the history of human rights, with dramatic impact on some of the most contentious debates of our time, by capturing the exceptional efforts of Mahatma Gandhi and the Nehrus to counter the divisions of the Cold War with an uplifting new vision of justice built on the principle of "unity in diversity." Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137349828
- ISBN
- 9781137349828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
War Memories: The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in Modern European...
Forrest, Alan, Fran?Ois, ?Tienne
Paperback. The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars had an enduring influence on the collective memory of all European nations and regions, and have given them an international dimension. These essays look at how the French Wars were remembered in personal diaries, paintings and literature, allowing a comparative analysis with a transnational perspective. Editor(s): Hagemann, Karen. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 435 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137365408
- ISBN
- 9781137365408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.19
€ 68.19
Hardcover. Infant Mortality and Working-Class Child Care, 1850-1899 unlocks the hidden history of northern working-class child care in the nineteenth century, investigating the child care models of working-class women in industrial and domestic arenas who have traditionally been cast by historians as the villains of infant life. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137369031
- ISBN
- 9781137369031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardcover. Emerging from a long and exhausting conflict against the Boers in South Africa, Edwardians are often perceived as rocked by a profound set of doubts about the future of the British Empire. Drawing upon a wide range of popular sources, this study considers the level of middle-class engagement with such strains of pessimistic thought. Num Pages: 134 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137373403
- ISBN
- 9781137373403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
Hardback. Editor(s): Rajak, Svetozar; Botsiou, Konstantina E.; Karamouzi, Eirini; Hatzivassiliou, Evanthis. Series: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 371 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBJD; HBTW; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 217 x 27. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137439017
- ISBN
- 9781137439017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.90
€ 140.90
Hardcover. Num Pages: 281 pages, 1 colour illustrations, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137446046
- ISBN
- 9781137446046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.06
€ 161.06
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media. Num Pages: 347 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JFD; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137454997
- ISBN
- 9781137454997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.39
€ 128.39
Hardback. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ABC; 3F; 3H; DSA; DSBB; HBJD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 172 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137456502
- ISBN
- 9781137456502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.79
€ 116.79
Hardcover. Series: Palgrave Studies in Languages at War. Num Pages: 213 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; CFP; HBJF; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 220 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137461186
- ISBN
- 9781137461186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Hardcover. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137476678
- ISBN
- 9781137476678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.16
€ 150.16
Hardcover. The anthology investigates a number of pertinent questions surrounding democratic governance and human security in Sierra Leone after the end of the civil war. The questions include: how successful is the democratization process in Sierra Leone? Is Sierra Leone progressing towards sustained democracy or morphing into a hybrid regime? Editor(s): Mustapha, Marda; Bangura, Joseph J.; Newman, S. J. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; HBJH; HBTR; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137512840
- ISBN
- 9781137512840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.61
€ 67.61
Hardcover. Series: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 220 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137515292
- ISBN
- 9781137515292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardback. The career of Joseph Chamberlain continues to fascinate historians of Empire, British politics and Midland identity. This volume is the first attempt to create a multi-faceted study of his unique and innovative career, which left the two major political parties of the age shattered and British politics transformed. Editor(s): Cawood, Ian; Upton, Chris. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137528841
- ISBN
- 9781137528841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.72
€ 67.72