Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Hardcover. The first electronic communication network transformed language, distance, and time. This book researches the telegraph system of the British Indian Empire, c.1850 to 1920, exploring one of the most significant transnational phenomena of the imperial world, and the link between communication, Empire, and social change. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTK; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472. Crisis and Panic in the Indian Empire, C.1830-1920. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. 296 pages, 16, 3 black & white illustrations, 4 maps, 2 diagrames, 7 black & white tables. The first electronic communication network transformed language, distance, and time. This book researches the telegraph system of the British Indian Empire, c.1850 to 1920, exploring one of the most significant transnational phenomena of the imperial world, and the link between communication, Empire, and social change. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTK; HBTQ. Dimension: 141 x 223 x 23. Weight: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230205062
- ISBN
- 9780230205062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
Hardcover. The trial of the seven bishops in 1688 was a signifcant prelude to the Glorious Revolution, as popular support for the bishops led to a widespread welcome for William of Orange's invasion. Their prosecution showed James II at his most intolerant, and threatened the only institution for which most English people felt more loyalty than the monarchy. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HRAX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230204003
- ISBN
- 9780230204003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.64
€ 67.64
Hardcover. Offers a fascinating view of the social history of Georgian London through the workings of the Summary courts. By analyzing the summary proceedings and the use of the law by ordinary citizens - to prosecute theft, violence and resolve disputes - this study represents an important addition to our understanding of the criminal justice system. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JKV. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 221 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398. The Summary Courts of the City of London in the Late Eighteenth Century. 240 pages, 28 black & white tables, 5 black & white illustrations. Offers a fascinating view of the social history of Georgian London through the workings of the Summary courts. By analyzing the summary proceedings and the use of the law by ordinary citizens - to prosecute theft, violence and resolve disputes - this study represents an important addition to our understanding of the criminal justice system. Cateogry: (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JKV. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 23. Weight: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230203976
- ISBN
- 9780230203976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Written by a senior Indian diplomat, this book provides a unique and far-reaching exploration of the British Commonwealth and its impact since the Second World War on Britain's adjustment to a world without Empire. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFC; HBG; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230203679
- ISBN
- 9780230203679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.22
€ 71.22
Paperback. This day by day account of the Dreyfus Affair chronicles for the first time in English the drama that destabilized French society (1894-1906) and reverberated across the world. Meticulous research, new translations of key documents, a wealth of primary sources and illustrations and a select bibliography make this an indispensable reference work. Num Pages: 560 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230202856
- ISBN
- 9780230202856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.01
€ 64.01
Hardcover. The first comparative study of how the French Popular Front and its right-wing opponents transformed the masses into the people, whether in demonstrations and festivals, or theatre and film. Seven chapters examine the representation of the crowd, workers, electorate, nation and symbolic community, exploring parallels between left and right. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230202771
- ISBN
- 9780230202771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.24
€ 128.24
Farming to Halves: The Hidden History of Sharefarming in England from ...
Griffiths, Elizabeth, Overton, Mark
Hardcover. Farming to halves is the English version of sharefarming, a system of letting land familiar in Europe and the New World, but thought to never have existed in England. This book reveals its hidden history in England, overturning traditional accounts of the relationship between landlords and tenants in the course of English Agrarian development. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; KCZ; KFFR; KNAC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230202238
- ISBN
- 9780230202238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. Having lost an election, been thrown out by their party, or retired on grounds of ill-health, what do former British prime ministers do? In the first book to look at the lives, political roles and influence of former prime ministers, Theakston analyzes all the former prime ministers from Walpole in the 18th century to Blair today. Series: Understanding Governance. Num Pages: 277 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230202184
- ISBN
- 9780230202184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Hardcover. Martyn Frampton explores the recent evolution of Sinn Fein, from the 'birth' of the modern party in 1981, down to the latest Irish General Election. He analyzes the strategic objectives and ideology underpinning Sinn Fein's activity across this period, with particular focus on the years of the Northern Irish peace process. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230202177
- ISBN
- 9780230202177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardcover. As home to 1920s excess and Hitler's Final Solution, Berlin's physical and symbolic landscape was an important staging ground for the highs and lows of modernity. In Cold War Berlin, social and political boundaries were porous, and the rubble gave refuge to a re-emerging gay and lesbian scene, youth gangs, prostitutes, hoods, and hustlers. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230202016
- ISBN
- 9780230202016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.09
€ 68.09
Hardcover. The first detailed and systematic study of the social science of poverty as practiced by the Victorian experts who had so much influence on relief policy in this area, and who were among the founders of British social science. The book examines what they knew, or what they thought they knew, about the poor. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 139 x 220 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230201897
- ISBN
- 9780230201897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. Based on interview material with a wide range of Protestant clergy in Northern Ireland, this book examines how Protestant identity impacts on the possibility of peace and stability and argues for greater involvement by the Protestant churches in the transition from conflict to a 'post-conflict' Northern Ireland. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; GTJ; HBJD1; HRCC9; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230201613
- ISBN
- 9780230201613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.61
€ 67.61
Hardcover. This book is a study of the history and structure of the constitutional system in Turkey, starting with the historical development of constitutional government. Series: Middle East Today. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLL; HBLW; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230121003
- ISBN
- 9780230121003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Paperback. Delves into the cultural history of the freak show and offers nuanced context within the larger social changes in the United States. Reveals disturbing truths about early twentieth-century prejudices and opens a space for exploring the profound social impact of contemporary events. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230120983
- ISBN
- 9780230120983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.69
€ 65.69
Hardcover. The resolution of the civil war in El Salvador coincided with the end of the Cold War. After two years of negotiations and a decade-long effort to implement the peace accords, this work questions how peace was made and whether it has endured. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; GTJ; HBJK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230120945
- ISBN
- 9780230120945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Hardcover. The Post-Dictatorship Generation in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay explores how young adults in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay make sense of the 1970s socialist projects and the ensuing years of repression in their activism, film, and literature. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 1KLSH; 1KLSU; HBJK; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230120600
- ISBN
- 9780230120600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Paperback. The first biography of Ernst Julius Rohm - German military officer, commander of the Nazi Stormtroopers, and homosexual. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230120501
- ISBN
- 9780230120501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.87
€ 71.87
Paperback. This book argues that contemporary Italian history has been marked by a tendency towards divided memory. Events have been interpreted in contrasting ways, and the facts themselves often contested. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230120495
- ISBN
- 9780230120495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.15
€ 138.15
Hardcover. Author Anne Kane analyzes the intertwined cultural, political and social transformations that occur during historical events by focusing specifically on the case of the Irish Land War, a pivotal event in the formation of the modern Irish nation. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 298 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230120297
- ISBN
- 9780230120297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Hardcover. Why and how did Japan Table Tennis Association President Goto Koji invite China to participate in the World Table Tennis Championships in Nagoya, Japan, in 1971 (the Nagoya World's)? Against strong opposition at home and abroad, Goto Koji created a stage for Premier Zhou Enlai to launch Ping-Pong Diplomacy, which changed world history forever Num Pages: 244 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230118133
- ISBN
- 9780230118133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.03€ 81.31
€ 97.03
€ 81.31
Paperback. This book is a comprehensive investigation, discussion, and analysis of the origins and development of the first civil war in the Sudan, which occurred between 1955 and 1972. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJP; HBJH; HBW; HBWS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230117884
- ISBN
- 9780230117884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Paperback. A comparative history of the Spanish, Yugoslav and Greek Civil Wars 1936-1949 from the standpoints of politics, socio-economic structures, national questions, international conjunctures and foreign interventions. From the shifting nexus of relations between domestic and international conditions, Minehan explores the similarities and differences. Num Pages: 414 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBW; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230117877
- ISBN
- 9780230117877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Hardcover. Examines Frantz Fanon's relevance to contemporary South African politics and by extension research on postcolonial Africa and the tragic development of postcolonies. Scholar Nigel C. Gibson offers theoretically informed historical analysis, providing insights into the circumstances that led to the current hegemony of neoliberalism in South Africa. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JJ; HBJH; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230117846
- ISBN
- 9780230117846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.03
€ 68.03
Hardcover. Looks at the political and social history of the Gold Coast in West Africa from the early 16th century to the second half of the 18th. The book examines how political entities in Nzema were structured territorially, as well as the formation of ruling groups and aspects of their political, economic, and military actions. Translator(s): Cameron, Allan; Valsecchi, Pierluigi. Num Pages: 328 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJH; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230117761
- ISBN
- 9780230117761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.09
€ 68.09