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Regional & national history
Paperback. "The first book to tell the strange and fascinating story of General Zhang Xue-liang, the Chinese-Manchurian "Young Marshall"--a man who left an indelible mark on the history of modern China, but few know his story. Unlocking the mystery of this man's life, the author helps to shed light on 20th-century China."-- Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; HBJF; HBL; HBW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349326785
- ISBN
- 9781349326785
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
European Cinema in Motion: Migrant and Diasporic Film in Contemporary ...
. Ed(S): Berghahn, D.; Sternberg, C.
paperback. This collection brings together international experts on the cinema of migration and diaspora in postcolonial and postnational Europe. It offers a comprehensive theoretical and analytical discussion of a highly productive creative sector and documents the spectrum of this area of exploration in European, transnational and World Cinema studies. Editor(s): Berghahn, D.; Sternberg, C. Series: Palgrave European Film and Media Studies. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HBJD; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- SKU
- V9781349326709
- ISBN
- 9781349326709
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Britain's Imperial Muse explores the classics' contribution to British imperialism and to the experience of empire in India through the long 19th century. It reveals the classics role as a foundational source for positive conceptions of empire and a rhetorical arsenal used by commentators to justify conquest and domination, especially of India. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349326433
- ISBN
- 9781349326433
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Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Paperback. Through discussion of a dazzling array of artists in India and the diaspora, this bookdelineates a new language of dance on the global stage. Myriad movement vocabularies intersect the dancers' creative landscape, whilecutting-edge creative choreography parodies gender and cultural stereotypes, and represents social issues." Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; ASD; HBJF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349326334
- ISBN
- 9781349326334
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Ghost stories are always in conversation with novelistic modes with which they are contemporary. This book examines examples fromSir Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, Henry James andRudyard Kipling, amongst others, to the end of the twentieth century, looking at how they address empire, class, property, history and trauma." Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 385.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349326150
- ISBN
- 9781349326150
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. A valuable and objective reassessment of the role of Serbia and Serbs in WWII. Today, Serbian textbooks praise the Chetniks of Draa MIhailovi? and make excuses for the collaboration of Milan Nedi?'s regime with the Axis. However, this new evaluation shows the more complex and controversial nature of the political alliances during the period. Editor(s): Listhaug, Ola. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 528.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349326112
- ISBN
- 9781349326112
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Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Paperback. Spencer Mawby analyses the conflicts between the British government and Caribbean nationalists over regional integration, the Cold War, immigration policy and financial aid in the decades before Jamaica, Trinidad and the other territories of the Anglophone Caribbean became independent. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJK; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349326075
- ISBN
- 9781349326075
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Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Paperback. Using a wide range of rich original sources, this unique reference guide provides a remarkable picture of England's medieval Jewry. Following an extensive introduction, the dictionary includes illustrations, maps, and over 40 topographic, 30 biographic and 80 general entries, including texts of key legislation. Num Pages: 466 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; HBJD1; HBTB; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 466
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349326037
- ISBN
- 9781349326037
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Condition: New
€ 195.80
€ 195.80
Paperback. This book offers a critical account of historical books about Britain written for children, including realist novels, non-fiction, fantasy and alternative histories. It also investigates the literary, ideological and philosophical challenges involved in writing about the past, especially for an audience whose knowledge of history is often limited. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSY; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349325870
- ISBN
- 9781349325870
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Condition: New
€ 71.37
€ 71.37
paperback. "Even in an age of emerging nationhood, English men and women still thought very much in terms of their parishes, towns, and counties. This book examines the vitality of early modern local consciousness and its deployment by writers to mediate the larger political, religious, and cultural changes of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries"-- Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HBJD; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- SKU
- V9781349325610
- ISBN
- 9781349325610
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Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Paperback. "This book unites research in philosophy and cognitive science with cultural history to re-examine memory in early modern religious practices. Offering an ecological approach to memory and culture, it argues that models derived from Extended Mind and Distributed Cognition can bridge the gap between individual and social models of memory"-- Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBTB; HPM; HRAB; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349325399
- ISBN
- 9781349325399
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Condition: New
€ 66.00
€ 66.00
Paperback. Memories of and attitudes to the German Democratic Republic (GDR), or East Germany, within contemporary Germany are characterized by their variety and complexity, whilst the debate over how to remember the GDR tells us a lot about how Germans see themselves and their future. This volume provides a range of international perspectives. Editor(s): Clarke, David; Wolfel, Ute. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349324866
- ISBN
- 9781349324866
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. "This collection by leading scholars in the field provides a fascinating and ground-breaking introduction to current research in Irish Romantic studies. It proves the international scope and aesthetic appeal of Irish writing in this period, and shows the importance of Ireland to wider currents in Romanticism"-- Editor(s): Kelly, J. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349324507
- ISBN
- 9781349324507
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Condition: New
€ 66.02
€ 66.02
Paperback. Starting with the first man-made satellite 'Sputnik' in 1957 and culminating four years later with the first human in space, Yuri Gagarin, space became a new utopian horizon. This book explores the profound repercussions of the Soviet space exploration program on culture and everyday life in Eastern Europe, especially in the Soviet Union itself. Editor(s): Maurer, E.; Ruthers, Monica; Scheide, Carmen. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBJD; HBL; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349324378
- ISBN
- 9781349324378
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Condition: New
€ 161.28
€ 161.28
Paperback. Describes the lives, theories, and legacies of six great minds in finance who changed the way we look at financial markets and equilibrium. Bachelier, Samuelson, Fama, Ross, Tobin, and Shiller; proponents and critics of the market efficiency theories who redefined modern finance, creating the foundation on which all financial analysis rests. Series: Great Minds in Finance. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; KC; KFF; KFFH; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349324354
- ISBN
- 9781349324354
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Condition: New
€ 126.76
€ 126.76
Paperback. Despite reports of exile proving disastrous to the region, 300,000 Russian subjects, from political dissidents to the elderly and mentally disabled, were deported to Siberia from 1823-61. Their stories of physical and psychological suffering, heroism and personal resurrection, are recounted in this compelling history of tsarist Siberian exile. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBJD; HBJF; HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349323791
- ISBN
- 9781349323791
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€ 127.36
€ 127.36
Paperback. "The two concepts at the centre of this book: Europe, and the Second World War, are constantly changing in public perception. Now that 'Europe' is an even more contested idea than ever, this volume informs the current discourse on European identity by analysing Europe's reaction to the tragedy, heroism and disgrace of the Second World War"-- Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBWQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349323739
- ISBN
- 9781349323739
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Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Paperback. "What have medieval nuns, parrot shooting, Freemasonry, and Shetland revelry got in common? This study of monastic orders, guilds, Freemasonry and friendly societies over centuries and across frontiers provides new insights into their contribution to the gendering of public space and the evolution of "separate spheres" in Europe"-- Num Pages: 283 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JFSJ; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349323364
- ISBN
- 9781349323364
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Nationalism was ubiquitous in nineteenth-century Europe. Yet, we know little about what the nation meant to ordinary people. In this book, both renowned historians and younger scholars try to answer this question. This book will appeal to specialists in the field but also offers helpful reading for any college and university course on nationalism. Editor(s): Van Ginderachter, Maarten; Beyen, Marnix. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 359.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349323241
- ISBN
- 9781349323241
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. "The idea of the centralized state has played a powerful role in shaping French republicanism. But for two hundred years, many have tried to find other ways of being French and Republican. These essays challenge the traditional account, bringing together new insights from leading scholars"-- Editor(s): Jones, H. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; HBW; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349323005
- ISBN
- 9781349323005
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Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Paperback. Leading scholars from both sides of the Atlantic explore translations as a key agent of change in the wider religious, cultural and literary developments of the early modern period, and restore translation to the centre of our understanding of the literature and history of Tudor England. Editor(s): Schurink, F. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSB; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349322794
- ISBN
- 9781349322794
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Condition: New
€ 66.08
€ 66.08
Paperback. "Although we associate the Third Reich above all with suffering, pain, and fear, pleasure played a central role in its social and cultural dynamics. This book explores the relationship between the rationing of pleasures as a means of political stabilization and the pressure on the Nazi regime to cater to popular cultural expectations"-- Editor(s): Swett, Pamela E. (McMaster University, Ontario); Ross, C.; DAlmeida, Fabrice. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349322756
- ISBN
- 9781349322756
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Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Paperback. A unique study of how syphilis, better known as the French disease in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, became so widespread and embedded in the society, culture and institutions of early modern Venice due to the pattern of sexual relations that developed from restrictive marital customs, widespread migration and male privilege. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349322558
- ISBN
- 9781349322558
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Condition: New
€ 66.08
€ 66.08
Paperback. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349322534
- ISBN
- 9781349322534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20