Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. Series: Studies in Gender History. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; JHBD; JPA; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 439.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1992
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349122462
- ISBN
- 9781349122462
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Condition: New
€ 193.99
€ 193.99
Paperback. A study of the relationship between the presidential power in Mexico and of key societal groups. This text examines how this has developed since the 1960s. Other titles in this series include "Gender, Culture and Empire," "Black Writers From South Africa" and "Kabuki in Modern Japan." Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 291.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349121946
- ISBN
- 9781349121946
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Condition: New
€ 65.88
€ 65.88
Paperback. Using Thai-language archival material, this book examines a crucial element in the dismantling of the traditional government structure and the installation of a Western-style administration - the creation of a modern Ministry of Finance. Series: Studies in the Economies of East and South-East Asia. Num Pages: 158 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBL; JPA; KCZ; KFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349121717
- ISBN
- 9781349121717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.89
€ 70.89
Paperback. Editor(s): Fraser, T. G.; Lowe, Peter. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 271.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349121625
- ISBN
- 9781349121625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.56
€ 126.56
Paperback. In the author's opinion, commercial relations between China and Britain in the 1950s determined subsequent economic relations between the countries more than is commonly recognized. This book examines how trade was effected by the revolution and the crises surrounding the Korean war. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJF; HBL; JPS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349119950
- ISBN
- 9781349119950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Paperback. A report on the activities of the Komintern in the Isthmus in a crucial period of time. Cerdas-Cruz discusses the debates, reports and resolutions adopted by that organization on such issues as the revolution and its character, and the Party and its nature. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBW; JPA; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349119868
- ISBN
- 9781349119868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.08
€ 66.08
Paperback. This collection examines the complex struggle for supremacy conducted between the United States and Britain in the decade following World War I. The aim is to throw light on a crucial period in the history of British and American foreign policy and on 20th-century international affairs. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJK; HBL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1991
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349119219
- ISBN
- 9781349119219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Paperback. In 1951, Britain's major overseas asset was Iranian oil, discovered, produced and exported by a British company. This book relates how Britain planned to use force in order to retain control of the world's largest oil refinery at Abadan. Num Pages: 149 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJF; HBL; THRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 149
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349119158
- ISBN
- 9781349119158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.36
€ 65.36
Paperback. This study examines the interaction of peasant and official Russia in the period prior to the reforms of 1861. In a series of case studies the issues of communication and understanding between the peasantry and officialdom, peasant aims and behavioural patterns are explored. Series: Studies in Soviet History and Society. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349118359
- ISBN
- 9781349118359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Paperback. This is a study of the parliamentary history of the Whigs during the Age of Reform, describing the extent to which both Grey and Melbourne's governments, with Peel's assistance, attempted to safeguard the interests of the landed aristocracy while allowing for moderate reforms in Church and State. Num Pages: 411 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 411
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349117499
- ISBN
- 9781349117499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
paperback. Based on the author's doctoral dissertation at Oxford, this study examines with a historical perspective the national defence strategy of Finland 1944-1989. The author explores Finland's dilemma with respect to its geographic position and the Cold War politics between the US and the USSR. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; JPA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1991
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349116386
- ISBN
- 9781349116386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.37
€ 71.37
Paperback. The Great War is a collection of seven original essays and three critical comments by senior scholars dealing with the greatest conflict in modern history to its time - the 1914-18 World War. The Great War is edited by the distinguished historian of the First World War, R.J.Q.Adams. Editor(s): Adams, R. J. Q. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 271.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349114566
- ISBN
- 9781349114566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.56
€ 126.56
Paperback. Series: Studies on the Chinese Economy. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349114382
- ISBN
- 9781349114382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.27
€ 193.27
Paperback. A comprehensive study of the Warsaw Treaty Organization. The author examines the historical events which led to its formation, its development as a military machine, and focuses on both the political and the military aspects of the WTO and its international relations with non-WTO countries. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 325.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349112524
- ISBN
- 9781349112524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.63
€ 71.63
paperback. This work contains papers presented at a conference called "Current Developments in Laos" in Washington DC in 1988. The topics covered range from Lao nationalism and American policy, 1954-1959, to Laotian refugees in Thailand. Editor(s): Zasloff, Joseph J.; Unger, Leonard. Num Pages: 367 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBL; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1991
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349112166
- ISBN
- 9781349112166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Paperback. This book offers a comparative view of the world-views, values and institutions in Asia and the Middle East. The account takes the form of a historical narrative, focused on the most relevant events and features in the process of continual change. Num Pages: 362 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349111497
- ISBN
- 9781349111497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Paperback. Series: Studies in the Economies of East and South-East Asia. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBL; KCL; KCM; KCP; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349110407
- ISBN
- 9781349110407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.42
€ 127.42
Paperback. A collection of papers reflecting a wide range of thought, from the history of Russian economic thought to the possible ramifications of changes in contemporary Soviet economic policy with respect to the problems created by a functioning "capitalist-style" market. Num Pages: 375 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; KCA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349109937
- ISBN
- 9781349109937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 413 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBL; HBTQ; HBWQ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 413
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349108305
- ISBN
- 9781349108305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.61
€ 67.61
Paperback. The essays are devoted to the four "eights" in Czech history: 1918, when the Republic was founded; 1938, when its western parts were handed over to Hitler; 1948, when the Communists took power; and 1968, when an effort to create "socialism with a human face" was crushed by Soviet tanks. Editor(s): Strouhal, Edward; Stone, Norman. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349106462
- ISBN
- 9781349106462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Paperback. Examines the way economic historians have approached two sets of problems. Should the French economy in 18th and 19th centuries be considered "retarded," or an early European development success, and, should economic performance be explained by material conditions, or in social terms. Series: Studies in economic & social history. Num Pages: 82 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 82
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349105984
- ISBN
- 9781349105984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.75
€ 64.75
Paperback. The aim of this book is to set the 1957 Windscale accident in its historical context in the immediate post-war period and the early days of the Cold War, to describe the event and its consequences and to evaluate it from the vantage point of 1990. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; JFF; MBN; THRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349105847
- ISBN
- 9781349105847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.73
€ 71.73
Paperback. This historical study of the development of social welfare systems in divergent countries draws on a variety of essays to examine the work of each country in turn, followed by a comparison of all three and an examination of social experiments in regions of recent settlement. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBJM; HBTB; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 291.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349103454
- ISBN
- 9781349103454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.39
€ 71.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 436 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; HBJD; HBJF; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349101597
- ISBN
- 9781349101597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71