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The 1989 Revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe. From Communism to ...
. Ed(S): McDermott, Kevin; Stibbe, Matthew
This book reassesses a defining historical, political and ideological moment in contemporary history: the 1989 revolutions in central and eastern Europe. Bringing together experts from a variety of disciplines, the volume examines the rapid dismantling of the communist regimes in the late 1980s and the transition to pluralism in the 1990s. Editor(s): McDermott, Kevin; Stibbe, Matthew. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJD; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719085277
- ISBN
- 9780719085277
Condition: New
€ 163.40
€ 163.40
Collection of new essays about the earl of Essex, one of the most important figures of the Elizabethan court Editor(s): Connolly, Annaliese; Hopkins, Lisa. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719084942
- ISBN
- 9780719084942
Condition: New
€ 152.73
€ 152.73
Hardback. The first English translation of Frutolf of Michelsberg's Chronicle, one of the most significant chronicles of the Middle Ages. Series Editor(s): Horrox, Rosemary; MacLean, Simon. Series: Manchester Medieval Sources. Num Pages: 348 pages, Maps|Figures|Diagrams. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 222 x 33. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719084690
- ISBN
- 9780719084690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.91
€ 138.91
Hardback. The first book to examine the proposition that Irish public servants in India were moved by their 'Irishness' to subvert or eccentrically implement policies of the Raj. Essential reading for those wishing to understand the three-way interaction between the Irish, the empire and the peoples of India. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Maps. BIC Classification: 1FK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 163 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719083853
- ISBN
- 9780719083853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.95
€ 149.95
Hardback. Exposes the inner workings of inquisitions in medieval France through expert translations of primary sources. Series Editor(s): Horrox, Rosemary; MacLean, Simon. Series: Manchester Medieval Sources. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HRCC2; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 223 x 46. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719081316
- ISBN
- 9780719081316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.75
€ 162.75
hardcover. Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy (1833-1918) was one of the most significant pioneers of the British women's emancipation movement. Wolstenholme Elmy referred to herself as an 'initiator' of movements, and she was at the heart of every campaign Victorian feminists conducted. This title presents a portrait of this 'Insurgent woman'. Series Editor(s): Sharpe, Pamela; Summerfield, Penny; Abrams, Lynn; Beattie, Cordelia. Series: Gender in History. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 221 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780719081095
- ISBN
- 9780719081095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.63
€ 149.63
Hardback. This study of British shipbuilding in its heyday brings together original discussions of the organization of production, the relationship between leaders and members of the industry's key trade union, and the involvement of that union in wider labour politics. Num Pages: 384 pages, Tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 43. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719081033
- ISBN
- 9780719081033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.95
€ 150.95
Hardback. Explores a new area of Cromwellian studies that has not been fully explored before and covers a wide range of both domestic and international research. Its wide chronological and geographical range make it attractive to those interested in the history of other periods and countries, as well as to students of early modern Britain. Editor(s): Mills, Jane A. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719080890
- ISBN
- 9780719080890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.52
€ 161.52
Hardback. Why did Bismarck's new German State degenerate into Hitler's Third Reich? What happened to Europe's leading industrial nation - cultural heirs to Kant, Goethe, Durer and Bach? How did East and West Germany diverge after 1945? This study explores German social mores, political structures and national psyche over several centuries. Editor(s): Schweitzer, Reicke. Translator(s): Schweitzer, Reicke. Num Pages: 352 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 167 x 32. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719080869
- ISBN
- 9780719080869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.49
€ 148.49
A trans-national study of the neglected influences of nation, empire and race upon the development and electoral fortunes of the Labour Party in Britain and the Australian Labor Party from their formative years of the 1900s to the elections of 2010. It engages with traditional explanations of Labour politics based largely upon class. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1MBF; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJM; HBTQ; JPL. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719080791
- ISBN
- 9780719080791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.41
€ 152.41
Hardback. This book follows Thomas Jones, the first Welsh missionary from rural Wales to Cherrapunji, now one of the most Christianised parts of India. It foregrounds broader political, scientific, racial and military ideologies that mobilised the Khasi Hills into an interconnected network of imperial control. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 maps, Illustrations, black & white|Maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 1FKA; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719080357
- ISBN
- 9780719080357
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.91
€ 150.91
hardcover. Through an examination of the rite and practice of consecrating (dedication) churches in eleventh-century Italy, A Sacred City examines how ritual was employed to foster the Gregorian reform and how sacred space shaped identity, generated conflict, and provoked a debate over symbolic meaning and ecclesiology among the reformers. Series Editor(s): Rigby, Steve. Series: Manchester Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HRAX; HRC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 30. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780719080265
- ISBN
- 9780719080265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.55
€ 149.55
Hardback. This book examines the activities of William Blundell, a seventeenth-century Catholic gentleman, and using the approaches of the history of reading provides a detailed analysis of his mindset. The findings of the study challenge a historical determinism which removes Catholics from the mainstream of early-modern society. Series Editor(s): Lake, Peter; Milton, Anthony; Peacey, Jason; Gajda, Alexandra. Series: Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719080241
- ISBN
- 9780719080241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.08
€ 150.08
Hardback. Later medieval Europe saw a great deal of change and expansion of different kinds. This geographically broad textbook explores these events in a series of chapters on the different countries, covering the Holy Roman Empire, East-Central Europe, Scandinavia and Russia. It looks not only at political history but also at economy, society and culture. Series Editor(s): Rigby, Steve. Series: Manchester Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 218 x 143 x 37. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719080203
- ISBN
- 9780719080203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.61
€ 140.61
hardcover. A study of the republican Henry Neville in his many facets as country gentleman, politician, political thinker, rebel and libeller. It traces the development of Neville's political thought from the English Civil Wars to the Exclusion Crisis. It is suitable for students and academics of Early Modern studies. Series Editor(s): Lake, Peter; Milton, Anthony; Peacey, Jason; Gajda, Alexandra. Series: Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780719079467
- ISBN
- 9780719079467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.23
€ 150.23
Hardback. The English republican tradition and eighteenth-century France offers the first full account of the role played by English republican ideas in eighteenth-century French moral and political thought Series Editor(s): Bergin, Joseph; Roberts, Penny; Naphy, Bill. Series: Studies in Early Modern European History. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719079320
- ISBN
- 9780719079320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.85
€ 149.85
Hardback. Paints a picture of the study of music in eleventh- and early twelfth-century Germany. This book focuses on the activity of a group of prominent intellectuals based in the monastic and cathedral schools of the German Kingdom, charting their sources and shared concerns, while examining their reception and modification of each others' ideas. Series Editor(s): Rigby, Steve. Series: Manchester Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3H; AV; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719078897
- ISBN
- 9780719078897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.55
€ 149.55
Hardback. This book explores responses to poverty in eighteenth-century England, with an eye to some of the odder manifestations of charity and poor relief. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719078835
- ISBN
- 9780719078835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.06
€ 151.06
Hardback. This book charts the growth of the university settlement movement, a fundamental influence in the shaping of the welfare state, from 1918 to Margaret Thatcher's election in 1979. It looks at the complex relationships between charities, the welfare state and individuals and the ways in which change was negotiated over the twentieth century. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JKSN1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719078750
- ISBN
- 9780719078750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.98
€ 149.98
Hardback. This book examines Bulmer Hobson (1883-1969) nationalist career in the period 1900-16, as well as his lesser-known activities in the years after the rebellion. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719078682
- ISBN
- 9780719078682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.14
€ 139.14
Hardback. This book deals with the communication of power of the viceregal court of Spanish Naples in the seventeenth-century, showing how various forms of media affect politics, culture, and society Series Editor(s): Bergin, Joseph; Roberts, Penny; Naphy, Bill. Series: Studies in Early Modern European History. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719078224
- ISBN
- 9780719078224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.60
€ 149.60
Hardback. This is the first English translation of two chronicles of long-acknowledged importance to European history in the period c.850-c.950. This period, which is widely taught in European and North American universities, saw the collapse of the Carolingian Empire and the rise in Germany of the 'First Reich' under the Ottonian dynasty. Translator(s): MacLean, Simon. Series Editor(s): Horrox, Rosemary; MacLean, Simon. Series: Manchester Medieval Sources. Num Pages: 328 pages, Line drawings, unspecified|Maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 30. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719071348
- ISBN
- 9780719071348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.81
€ 138.81
Hardback. This book tells the forgotten story of four to five thousand British civilians who were interned at the Ruhleben camp near Berlin during the First World War. Together they formed a unique community in the heart of enemy territory, based on a diverse and extremely rich culture of enduring significance. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWXR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719070846
- ISBN
- 9780719070846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.08
€ 138.08
Hardback. Thie books investigates controversies surrounding prostitution, homosexuality and the age of consent in the British Empire, and draws conclusions about the importance of sex as a nexus of imperial power relations. It will be of particular interest to academics and students in Geography, History, Postcolonial Criticism and Gender/Sexuality Studies. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSJ; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719070068
- ISBN
- 9780719070068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.86
€ 138.86