Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
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
€ 62.59
€ 62.59
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
€ 60.49
€ 60.49
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
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
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
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
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
€ 63.23
€ 63.23
Paperback. This study of the political and legal thought of the American Revolution and founding period explores the differences in the perceptions of judicial and jural power that characterized the conditions of law in late 18th century America, as compared to her British counterparts. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJK; HBL; L. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349100583
- ISBN
- 9781349100583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.84
€ 66.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349099238
- ISBN
- 9781349099238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.72
€ 66.72
Paperback. Latin America has long had a reputation for violence and unpredictability. In this study, two specialists in Latin American politics present a new view of this vital region, its frustrations, setbacks and its exciting possibilities. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349097975
- ISBN
- 9781349097975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Paperback. Many events of the divided society from Elizabeth I to Charles I were taken as an unmistakable sign that the world was entering its last days. This text shows how pervasive was this pessimistic mood and how powerfully it affected English writing from Shakespeare to Milton. Num Pages: 398 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJD; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349097722
- ISBN
- 9781349097722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.87
€ 62.87
Paperback. The period between the Revolution of 1917 and Stalin's coming to power in the early 1930s was one of the most exciting for all branches of the arts in Russia. This study tries to show how the diversity of the Soviet arts of the 1920s continued the major trends of the pre-Revolutionary years. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AF; DSBH; HBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 261.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349097234
- ISBN
- 9781349097234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.22
€ 56.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 355.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349096961
- ISBN
- 9781349096961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.49
€ 46.49
Paperback. Focusing on the Black Sea fleet between 1827-1841, this book assesses Russia's naval strength against other Mediterranean powers, especially the Ottoman Empire, arguing their limitations came from geographic, political and economic considerations. Primary and secondary sources are utilized. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 429.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1991
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349096022
- ISBN
- 9781349096022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
Paperback. Twelve international economists analyze every government since Peron's first presidency, including the latest military administrations. The years 1958-74 are examined in a new light and the postscript refers to President Alfonsin's changing economic strategy in his first years of government. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 365 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; KCB; KCP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 365
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349095131
- ISBN
- 9781349095131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.62
€ 62.62
Paperback. This volume contains a series of biographical essays on seven of the most influential economists in Britain since World War II. Each essay gives background details and a critical assessment of the economist's work, examining his or her impact on the development of modern economics. Editor(s): Greenaway, Professor David; Presley, John R. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 301.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349093786
- ISBN
- 9781349093786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.59
€ 61.59
Paperback. An examination of France's presence in the South Pacific after the takeover of Tahiti. It places the South Pacific in the context of overall French expansion and current theories of colonialism and imperialism and evaluates the French impact on Oceania. Num Pages: 387 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJM; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 387
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349090860
- ISBN
- 9781349090860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.87
€ 62.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 390 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349088386
- ISBN
- 9781349088386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 98.83
€ 98.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349085460
- ISBN
- 9781349085460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJF; HBL; HBTQ; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349080670
- ISBN
- 9781349080670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.21
€ 118.21
Paperback. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBJD; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 301.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1988
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349077151
- ISBN
- 9781349077151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.18
€ 118.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HBJF; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349071708
- ISBN
- 9781349071708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349065875
- ISBN
- 9781349065875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.10
€ 118.10
Paperback. The book provides a comprehensive description and analysis of Soviet secrecy: how national security differs from the private sort, and how this secrecy influences information policy, both domestic and international. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 389.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349064793
- ISBN
- 9781349064793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.71
€ 46.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 107 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 163.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 107
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349064441
- ISBN
- 9781349064441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.89
€ 65.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349063680
- ISBN
- 9781349063680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.84
€ 66.84