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Paperback. In the early 1930s Soviet authorities launched a campaign to create "socialist" retailing and alsoendorsed Soviet consumerism. How did the Stalinist regime reconcile retailing and consumption with socialism?This book examines the discourses that the Stalinist regime's new approach to retailing and consumption engendered." Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJ; JFC; JFSR; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349364992
ISBN
9781349364992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.05

Paperback. External challenges, strategic threats, and war have shaped the course of modern British history. This volume examines how Britain mobilized to meet these challenges and how developments in the constitution, state, public sphere, and economy were a response to foreign policy issues from the Restoration to the rise of New Labour. Num Pages: 359 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
359
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349365470
ISBN
9781349365470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 170.60

Paperback. Based on papers from an international conference entitled Partisan and anti-partisan warfare in German-occupied Europe, 1939-1945, held at Glasgow Caledonian University in June 2007 in association with University of Strathclyde and German Historical Institute, London. Editor(s): Shepherd, B.; Pattinson, Juliette. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBW; HBWQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 433.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349365784
ISBN
9781349365784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.41

Paperback. An assessment of the role of the Middle Ages in national historiography and in modern conceptions of national identity, looking at relatively young nations, and regions which claim national traditions but were slow to achieve, or regain, separate statehood. Examples range from Ireland and Iceland through Austria and Italy to Finland and Greece. Editor(s): Marchal, G.; Evans, R. Series: Writing the Nation. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349366026
ISBN
9781349366026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.59

Paperback. This booktraverses the Indian Ocean in the period when the British held sway over the major oceanic waters of the world. In reviving the history of the Andamans as an important imperial prize, it offers a fresh perspective on the history of British colonialism, nationalism and the creation of modern India from its geographic periphery." Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJF; HBL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349366057
ISBN
9781349366057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.15

paperback. "For German townsmen, life during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was characterized by a culture of arms, with urban citizenry representing the armed power of the state. This book investigates how men were socialized to the martial ethic from all sides, and how masculine identity was confirmed with blades and guns"-- Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 401 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 593.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
401
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2011
SKU
V9781349366477
ISBN
9781349366477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 212.60

Paperback. "More than 800,000 Soviet women fought against Hitler's onslaught during the 'Great Patriotic War,' 1941-45. Female participation in military conflict on such a scale is historically unique. This is the first comprehensive study of the hitherto largely hidden history of the crucial role women played in the defeat of fascism on the Eastern Front" Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBJD; HBL; HBWQ; JFSJ; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 423.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
305
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349368167
ISBN
9781349368167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 139.70

Paperback. An account of how one Labour Party politician, after suffering the biggest setback of his political career, used the anti-Vietnam War demonstrations in Grosvenor Square, the battle over trade union reform and the Troubles in Northern Ireland to propel himself to No 10. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; HBJD1; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349368228
ISBN
9781349368228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.67

Paperback. This book offers a critique of the dominant conceptualization of heritage found in policy, which tends to privilege the white, middle and upper classes. Using Britain as an illustration, Waterton explores how and why recent policies continue to lean towards the predictable melding of cultural diversity with tendencies of assimilation." Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; JFCX; JFD; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349369119
ISBN
9781349369119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.36

Paperback. This fascinating study examines wartime Chinese-Soviet relations from a Moscow-based, Chinese perspective at the ambassadorial level. The book includes descriptions of everyday life in Moscow, of embassy business, of contemporary events and diplomacy, of intelligence operations, of meetings with Stalin, and of communications to and from Chongqing. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBJF; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349369232
ISBN
9781349369232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349369294
ISBN
9781349369294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.90

Paperback. This book explores women's organizations and their various educational contributions through local, state, and national networks from 1890 to 1960.Contributors investigate how women united to support and sustain education in both formal and informal settings, and examine various associations." Editor(s): Knupfer, Anne Meis; Woyshner, Christine A. Num Pages: 268 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; JFSJ; JNB; JNF; PNN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2008
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349369430
ISBN
9781349369430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 44.11

Paperback. Editor(s): Tamura, Eileen H. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; JNB; JNF; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 309.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2008
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349369966
ISBN
9781349369966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 44.11

Paperback. This book addresses the Lusophone Black Atlantic as a space of historical and cultural production between Portugal, Brazil, and Africa. The authors demonstrate how it has been shaped by diverse colonial cultures including the Portuguese imperial project. The Lusophone context offers a unique perspective on the history of the Atlantic. Editor(s): Naro, Nancy Priscilla; Sansi Roca, Roger; Treece, David H. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 266 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2007
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349370030
ISBN
9781349370030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 119.13

Paperback. This book examines the lost voices of returning World War II veterans in the immediate postwar years and shows how the developing Cold War silenced or altered dissenting opinions that many vets expressed upon their return. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349370191
ISBN
9781349370191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.67

Paperback. This book argues that while pain is an irreducible neuro-physiological phenomenon, how pain is experienced is powerfully inflected by language and culture. Using Second Empire France after Napoleon III's seizure of power as a particularly revealing time of re-acculturation, it elaborates on the "culture of denial." Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; HBJD; HBTB; JMH; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 261.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349370245
ISBN
9781349370245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 119.13

Paperback. In this book, Faber assesses the long-term impact of the Spanish Civil War on Hispanic Studies as an academic field in the United States and Great Britain. Combining institutional history with biography, the book gives a compelling account of the dilemmas that the war posed for four Hispanists who turned their love of Spain into their life's work. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; HBJK; HBL; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349370337
ISBN
9781349370337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. The focus of this book is on Pan-Asianism as a propeller behind Japan's expansionist policies from the Manchurian Incident in 1931 until the end of the Pacific War in 1945. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJF; HBW; HBWQ; JFC; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349370580
ISBN
9781349370580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 149.65

paperback. When collective memory is a source of national debate, the public representation of history quickly becomes a locus of controversy and ideological struggle.This work shows how French film has allowed for a public airing of current concerns through the lens of memory's recreations of the Occupation. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HBJD; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2008
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349370702
ISBN
9781349370702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.72

Paperback. Originally published: Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1913 as: England in 1815 as seen by a young Boston merchant. Editor(s): Rauch, A. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS; HBJD1; HBJK; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2009
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349370801
ISBN
9781349370801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.67

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