Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Hardcover. With its focus on Latina/o communities in the United States, this collection of essays identifies and investigates the salient narrative and aesthetic strategies with which an individual or a collective represents transnational experiences and identities in literary and cultural texts. Editor(s): Concannon, Kevin; Lomeli, Francisco A.; Priewe, Marc. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606326
- ISBN
- 9780230606326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.37€ 47.31
€ 53.37
€ 47.31
Hardcover. A defining work in the "Inner Emigration" literary movement, Friedrich Reck-Malleczewen's History of the Munster Anabaptists was written in 1937 as a criticism of the Nazi regime. This English translation includes documents, scholarly essays, and a detailed introduction. Editor(s): Lippe, George von der; Reck-Malleczewen, Viktoria. Num Pages: 221 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230605473
- ISBN
- 9780230605473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.87
€ 149.87
Hardcover. This book surveys Franco-German relations from the French Revolution to the 1990s, collecting the most current research from area specialists. Editor(s): Germond, Carine; Turk, Henning. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DSE; HBJD; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230604520
- ISBN
- 9780230604520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.60
€ 128.60
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230603028
- ISBN
- 9780230603028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.76
€ 150.76
Hardcover. This book introduces Africana Cultures and Policy Studies as an interdisciplinary field of study, rooted in the historical experience of people of African descent and focusing on policy development, anlaysis, and practical application. Editor(s): Williams, Zachery. Series: Contemporary Black History. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230602809
- ISBN
- 9780230602809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.83
€ 67.83
Hardcover. An annotated edition of an American's engaging account of culture and politics in England during a crucial period in British history. This new edition features an extensive introduction, numerous primary-source appendices, and other critical apparatus. Editor(s): Rauch, Alan. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230601482
- ISBN
- 9780230601482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. This collection of essays focuses attention on how medieval gender intersects with other categories of difference, particularly religion and ethnicity. It treats the period c.800-1500, with a particular focus on the era of the Gregorian reform movement, the First Crusade, and its linked attacks on Jews at home. Editor(s): Beattie, Cordelia; Fenton, Kirsten A. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230579927
- ISBN
- 9780230579927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
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
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
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
€ 67.88
€ 67.88
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
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
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
€ 128.29
€ 128.29
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
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
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
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
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
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
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
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
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
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
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
€ 66.89
€ 66.89
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
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
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
€ 67.13
€ 67.13