Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Hardcover. Editor(s): Barber, John; Dzeniskevich, Andrei. Series: Studies in Russian and East European History and Society. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403901422
- ISBN
- 9781403901422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.82
€ 139.82
Hardcover. Editor(s): McLoughlin, Barry; McDermott, Kevin. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPQ; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403901194
- ISBN
- 9781403901194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.41
€ 119.41
Paperback. Papers that grew out of a conference held at Chawton House Library in 2007. Editor(s): Hunt, A.; Whitelock, Anna. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 282 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349380930
- ISBN
- 9781349380930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.41
€ 129.41
Hardcover. This volume advances the discussions of leadership in Africa's specific history, culture, economy, and politics. The book promotes an understanding of leadership and its paradoxes and illuminates the conditions under which political leadership has been produced, and how those conditions have shaped leaders. Editor(s): Obadare, Ebenezer; Adebanwi, Wale. Series: African Histories and Modernities. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJH; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137563576
- ISBN
- 9781137563576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.10
€ 140.10
Hardcover. Where is Egypt headed? Did the people 'bring down the government'? Has the country become the first front in a regional counter-revolution backed by the Gulf monarchies? These are only some of the questions that this volume - the first to describe the ongoing dynamics in Egypt since the outbreak of revolution - explores. Editor(s): Rougier, Bernard; Lacroix, Stephane. Translator(s): Schoch, Cynthia; Angell, John. Series: The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JMG; HBJH; HBLX; JPH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137563200
- ISBN
- 9781137563200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.74
€ 62.74
Hardcover. In modernizing Russia, obshchestvennost', an indigenous Russian word, began functioning as a term to illuminate newly emerging active parts of society and their public identities. This volume approaches various phenomena associated with the term throughout the revolution, examining it in the context of the press, public opinion, and activists. Editor(s): Matsui, Yasuhiro. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJF; HBJD; HBTB; HBTV4; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137547224
- ISBN
- 9781137547224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. What is distinctive about this book is its interdisciplinary approach towards deciphering the complex meanings of President Gabriel Mugabe of Zimbabwe making it possible to evaluate Mugabe from a historical, political, philosophical, gender, literal and decolonial perspectives. It is concerned with capturing various meanings of Mugabeism. Editor(s): Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Sabelo J. Series: African Histories and Modernities. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 628.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137543448
- ISBN
- 9781137543448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.51
€ 63.51
Hardcover. Leading international Holocaust scholars reflect upon their personal experiences and professional trajectories over many decades of immersion in the field. Changes are examined within the context of individual odysseys, including shifting cultural milieus and robust academic conflicts. Editor(s): Browning, Christopher R.; Heschel, Susannah; Marrus, Michael R.; Shain, Milton. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137514189
- ISBN
- 9781137514189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.41
€ 129.41
Hardcover. Women, Reform, and Resistance documents the challenges faced by Irish women from 1850 to 1950 and their complex reactions. By investigating prisons, and hospitals; interrogating court records and memoirs; and exploring the 'imaginative resistance' women expressed through folk tales; authors illuminate previously obscured experiences of Irish women. Editor(s): Brophy, Christina S.; Delay, Cara. Num Pages: 253 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; HRCC7; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137513137
- ISBN
- 9781137513137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.96
€ 149.96
Hardcover. This book brings together the newest and the most innovative scholarship on Nigerian children-one of the least researched groups in African colonial history. It engages the changing conceptions of childhood, relating it to the broader themes about modernity, power, agency, and social transformation under imperial rule. Editor(s): Aderinto, Saheed. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSP31. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137501622
- ISBN
- 9781137501622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.36
€ 62.36
Hardcover. The island of Sicily has for centuries been a meeting point where civilizations transformed one another and gave life to the cultural developments at the foundation of European modernity. The essays collected here explore Sicily as a place where these cultural interactions have produced conflict but also new material and intellectual exchange. Editor(s): Karagoz, Claudia; Summerfield, Giovanna. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 black & white tables, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137491107
- ISBN
- 9781137491107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.36
€ 62.36
Hardcover. Since the 1980s, democratic struggles have triggered constitutional reforms, elections, and other forms of political progress. This comprehensive volume offers refreshing perspectives on Africa's democratic renewal and will open up dialogue on the trends and trajectory of Africa's democratic future. Editor(s): Adejumobi, Said. Num Pages: 254 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137484338
- ISBN
- 9781137484338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.48
€ 62.48
Hardcover. Bringing together the most recent research on the Cultural Revolution in China, musicologists, historians, literary scholars, and others discuss the music and its political implications. Combined, these chapters, paint a vibrant picture of the long-lasting impact that the musical revolution had on ordinary citizens, as well as political leaders. Editor(s): Pang, Laikwan; Clark, Paul; Tsai, Tsan-Huang. Series: Chinese Literature and Culture in the World. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AV; HBJF; HBLW3; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137479105
- ISBN
- 9781137479105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.03
€ 109.03
Hardcover. This book examines the role of mercantile networks in linking Asian economies to the global economy. It contains fourteen contributions on East, Southeast and South Asia covering the period from 1750 to the present. Editor(s): Bosma, Ulbe; Webster, Anthony; De Melo, Jaime. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 3JF; HBJF; HBTQ; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137463913
- ISBN
- 9781137463913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.41
€ 140.41
Hardcover. This book explores ways in which passions came to be conceived, performed and authenticated in the eighteenth-century marketplace of print. It considers satire and sympathy in various environments, ranging from popular novels and journalism, through philosophical studies of the Scottish Enlightenment, to last words, aesthetics, and plastic surgery. Editor(s): Lemmings, David; Kerr, Heather; Phiddian, Robert. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Emotions. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; JFD; JMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137455406
- ISBN
- 9781137455406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.95
€ 62.95
Hardcover. Bringing together an international team of specialists, this volume considers the place of royal heirs within their families, their education and accommodation, their ability to overcome succession crises, the consequences of the death of an heir and finally the roles royal heirs played during the First World War. Editor(s): Mehrkens, Heidi; Muller, Frank Lorenz. Series: Palgrave Studies in Modern Monarchy. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBTB; JPF; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137454966
- ISBN
- 9781137454966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.69
€ 119.69
Hardcover. Twelve years have gone by since the passing of George L. Mosse, yet his work still provides essential tools for historical analysis and influences contemporary research. This volume provides a re-examination of his historiographical production and an analysis of his influence in the context of Italian history. Editor(s): Benadusi, Lorenzo; Caravale, Professor Giorgio. Series: Italian & Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137448507
- ISBN
- 9781137448507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.98
€ 61.98
Hardcover. Though Elizabeth I never left England, she wrote extensively to correspondents abroad, and these letters were of central importance to the politics of the period. This volume presents the findings of a major international research project on this correspondence, including newly edited translations of 15 of Elizabeth's letters in foreign languages. Editor(s): Bajetta, Carlo M.; Coatalen, Guillame; Gibson, Jonathan (University of Warwick, UK). Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137448408
- ISBN
- 9781137448408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.73
€ 139.73
Hardcover. In this book, twelve scholars of early modern history analyse various categories and cases of deception and false identity in the age of geographical discoveries and of forced conversions: from two-faced conversos to serial converts, from demoniacs to stigmatics, and from self-appointed ambassadors to lying cosmographer. Editor(s): Eliav-Feldon, Miriam; Herzig, Tamar. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; HRAX; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137447487
- ISBN
- 9781137447487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.69
€ 98.69
Hardcover. In France in an Era of Global War, scholars re-examine experiences of French politics, occupation, empire and entanglements with the Anglophone world between 1914 and 1945. In doing so, they question the long-standing myths and assumptions which continue to surround this period, and offer new avenues of enquiry. Editor(s): Broch, Ludivine; Carrol, Alison. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; JPS; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137443489
- ISBN
- 9781137443489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Hardcover. States without former colonies, it has been argued, were intensely involved in colonial practices. This anthology looks at Switzerland, which, by its very strong economic involvements with colonialism, its doctrine of neutrality, and its transnationally entangled scientific community, constitutes a perfect case in point. Editor(s): Purtschert, Patricia; Fischer-Tine, Harald. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137442734
- ISBN
- 9781137442734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.55
€ 150.55
Hardcover. 60 years after independence, African nations still find it difficult to face a number of challenges, from establishing meaningful democratic institutions to establish social structures centered on the advancement of gender equality. This volume approaches these contemporary African challenges while combating a reflexive and facile Afro-Pessimism. Editor(s): Falola, Toyin; Mbah, Emmanuel M. Series: African Histories and Modernities. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; 3JMG; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137438911
- ISBN
- 9781137438911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Hardcover. This collection of essays explores the inter-imperial connections between British, Spanish, Dutch, and French Caribbean colonies, and the 'Old World' countries which founded them. Grounded in primary archival research, the thirteen contributors focus on the ways that participants in the Atlantic World economy transcended imperial boundaries. Editor(s): Leonard, Adrian; Pretel, David. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBTQ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137432711
- ISBN
- 9781137432711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.11
€ 151.11
Hardcover. In order to better understand processes of European integration, this book offers a new perspective that compares past experiences of change to current transitional moments at the European level. It addresses key questions about European society, EU integration and social change to reveal the social construction of emergent polities and societies. Editor(s): Borner, Stefanie; Eigmuller, Monika. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; HBJD; JFFS; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137411242
- ISBN
- 9781137411242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.79
€ 62.79