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Regional & national history
Hardcover. This new study of Napoleon emphasizes his ties to the French Revolution, his embodiment of its militancy, and his rescue of its legacies. Jordan's work illuminates all aspects of his fabulous career, his views of the Revolution and history, the artists who created and embellished his image, and much of his talk about himself and his achievements. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2; HBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230362819
- ISBN
- 9780230362819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.65
€ 128.65
Paperback. An examination of the fraught dynamics of identity politics in and between Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State/ Republic of Ireland from 1921 to the present. This book provides a new understanding of the 'Troubles' and the peace process. Commemorations and the influence of history receive special attention, as does the European context. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DBR; 3JJ; GTJ; HBJD1; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230361478
- ISBN
- 9780230361478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Hardcover. This is the first in-depth historical study of Byzantine Cappadocia. The authors draw on extensive textual and archaeological materials to examine the nature and place of Cappadocia in the Byzantine Empire from the fourth through eleventh centuries. Num Pages: 353 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJD; HBJF; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230361065
- ISBN
- 9780230361065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.62
€ 139.62
Hardcover. Num Pages: 363 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AMX; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 601.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230360358
- ISBN
- 9780230360358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.51
€ 128.51
Hardcover. Num Pages: 323 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, 3 black & white tables, 8 colour t. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230359338
- ISBN
- 9780230359338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.40
€ 140.40
Hardcover. In this original study British rule in Burma is examined through quotidian acts of corruption. Saha outlines a novel way to study the colonial state as it was experienced in everyday life, revealing a complex world of state practices where legality and illegality were inseparable: the informal world upon which formal colonial power rested. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMB; HBJF; HBTQ; JPZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230358270
- ISBN
- 9780230358270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. Using case studies of cholera, plague, malaria, and yellow fever, this book analyzes how factors such as public health diplomacy, trade, imperial governance, medical technologies, and cultural norms operated within global and colonial conceptions of political and epidemiological risk to shape infectious disease policies in colonial India. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230354609
- ISBN
- 9780230354609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. The Southern Caribbean was the last frontier in the Atlantic world and the most contested region in the Caribbean during the Age of Revolution. As well as illuminating this little-understood region, the book seeks to complicate our understanding of the Caribbean, the role of 'free people of colour' and the nature of slavery. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230354081
- ISBN
- 9780230354081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Hardcover. The Rise and Fall of Radical Westminster, 1780-1890 explores a critical chapter in the story of Britain's transition to democracy. Utilising the remarkably rich documentation generated by Westminster elections, Baer reveals how the most radical political space in the age of oligarchy became the most conservative and tranquil in an age of democracy. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 379 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230349315
- ISBN
- 9780230349315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.75
€ 128.75
Hardcover. Recreating the diplomatic career of Jack Garnett, from 1902-1919, John Fisher reveals a fascinating individual as well as contextualizing his story with regard to British policy in the countries to which he was posted in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America, during a period of rapid change in international politics and in Britain's world role. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348974
- ISBN
- 9780230348974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.95
€ 67.95
Hardcover. Taking a fresh look the history of northern working-class life in the second half of the twentieth century, this book turns to the concept of generation and generational change. The author explores Zygmunt Bauman's bold vision of modern historical change as the shift from solid modernity to liquid modernity. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKEY; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348141
- ISBN
- 9780230348141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. Harrowing and redeeming, this is the history of a unique 'adoption' system. For generations, local families, grateful for the sacrifice of their liberators from Nazi occupation, have cared for not only the graves, but the memories, of over 10,000 US soldiers in the cemetery of Margraten in the Netherlands. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JWTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230346635
- ISBN
- 9780230346635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.41
€ 139.41
Hardcover. In a rare combination of comprehensive coverage and sustained critical focus, this book examines Japan's progress through its entire history to its current status as an economic, technological, and cultural superpower. A key factor is a pragmatic determination to succeed. Little-known facts are also brought to light, and the latest findings used. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 220 x 13. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Third Edition, Revised Edition, 3rd edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230346611
- ISBN
- 9780230346611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.39
€ 183.39
Hardcover. In the Third Reich, political dissidents were not the only ones liable to be punished for their crimes. Their parents, siblings and relatives also risked reprisals. This concept - known as Sippenhaft - was based in ideas of blood and purity. This definitive study surveys the threats, fears and infliction of this part of the Nazi system of terror. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230343054
- ISBN
- 9780230343054
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. A collective biography of the veterans of the battle of El Santuario (1829), this book uses the untold stories of ordinary lives to examine the history of the imperial conflicts that shaped politics and society in Colombia and Venezuela after independence from colonial rule. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 268 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; 1KLSV; 3JH; HBJK; HBTR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230341319
- ISBN
- 9780230341319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.52
€ 67.52
Paperback. Deploying concepts of interpretation, liberation, and survival, esteemed literary critic Herbert Lindenberger reflects on the diverse fates of his family during the Holocaust. Combining public, family, and personal record with literary, musical, and art criticism, One Family's Shoah suggests a new way of writing cultural history. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 238 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230341159
- ISBN
- 9780230341159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Hardcover. This book explores the gender politics of the reign of Mary I of England from her coronation to her funeral and examines the ways in which the queen and her supporters used language, royal ceremonies, and images to bolster her right to rule and define her image as queen. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DD; 3JB; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230341043
- ISBN
- 9780230341043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.31
€ 67.31
Hardcover. This book uses both oral and conventional historical methods to describe and analyze the history of lung transplantation in the US. While drawing on accounts from doctors and other specialists, it primarily focuses on the experiences of patients and explores themes of uncertainty, timing, identity, coping, and quality of life. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340916
- ISBN
- 9780230340916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.60
€ 128.60
The Long Shadow of the British Empire: The Ongoing Legacies of Race an...
Juliette Bridgette Milner-Thornton
Hardcover. This book explores the lived experiences of formerly colonized people in the privacy of their homes, communities, workplaces, and classrooms, and the associations created from these social interactions. It examines the centrality of gender and social identity in the formation of non-western people in the British Empire. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMZ; HBJH; JHB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340183
- ISBN
- 9780230340183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.32
€ 128.32
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340169
- ISBN
- 9780230340169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Hardcover. Overturning the 20th century's prevalent view of the Macedonians, Damianopoulos uses three domains of evidence - historical documentation, cognitive self-descriptor reports, and sociocultural features - to demonstrate that the Macedonians are a unique, non-Slav, non-Greek, ethnic identity. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWYM; 3JH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230339859
- ISBN
- 9780230339859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.99
€ 149.99
Paperback. Based on archival research on three continents, this book addresses the interpenetration of two closely related movements: the struggle against white supremacy and Jim Crow in the US, and the struggle against similar forces and for national liberation in Colonial Kenya. Series: Contemporary Black History. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJH; HBJK; HBTB; HBTV; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 227 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230339026
- ISBN
- 9780230339026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.96
€ 116.96
Hardcover. This book combines social and institutional histories of Russia, focusing on the secret police and their evolving relationship with the peasantry. Based on an analysis of Cheka/OGPU reports, it argues that the police did not initially respond to peasant resistance to Bolshevik demands simply with the gun-rather, they listened to peasant voices. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4; JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338869
- ISBN
- 9780230338869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Hardcover. This book details the Italian immigrant experience in San Francisco from the Gold Rush to the Mayoralty of George Moscone - which is to say the entire life cycle of the Italian community - and defines the concept of community in a way never seen before. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338784
- ISBN
- 9780230338784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86