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Hardback. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is often considered an "aberration" where monarchy was reduced by the nobility to impotence, and which was consequently partitioned. This text assesses the institution and idea of monarchy in one of Europe's largest and most neglected states. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1DVUF; HBJD; HBLH; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333773826
ISBN
9780333773826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.00

Hardcover. This volume, bringing together leading experts in the field, focuses on the role of the French army in the Algerian War. It shows that the war was just as much about conflicts of ideas, beliefs and loyalties as it was about simple military operations. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBJH; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333774564
ISBN
9780333774564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.15

Hardcover. This volume relates the development of Anglo-Australian-New-Zealand relations during and immediately after World War II to the role of the United States in the south west Pacific. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 271 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1MBF; 1MBN; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBJM; HBWQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333775004
ISBN
9780333775004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.24

Hardcover. This text focuses on the collapse of the post-war consensus in the mid-1970s crisis and the emergence of a new consensus in the 1990s. The author follows this process through six key policy areas including civil service reform, privatization, macro-economic management and relations with Europe. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333775714
ISBN
9780333775714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Hardcover. "Designing US Economic Policy" examines the development of US economic policy in the aftermath of World War II. It analyzes the work of Leon H. Keyserling, a major economic advisor to Harry S. Trueman and provides insight into the post-war period of American economic policy. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333775752
ISBN
9780333775752
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.06

Hardback. An international team of scholars explores the myriad legacies of the war for South Africa, for Britain, for the Empire and beyond. The introduction sets the contributions in context, and the afterword offers thought-provoking reflections on their cumulative significance. Editor(s): Omissi, David; Thompson, Andrew. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
329
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333776995
ISBN
9780333776995
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.82

Hardback. An insight into the cultural traditions that have shaped the Balkan region from pagan times, through folk culture, the medieval Christian churches, the encounter between Christianity and Islam, up to the religious and national mythologies that have proved so destructive in the modern era. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 268 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVW; HBJD; HRAX; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333778104
ISBN
9780333778104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.85

Hardback. This book brings together a collection of essays by western scholars about women in the Stalin era (1928-53). It explores both the realities of women's lived experience in the 1930s and 1940s, and the various forms in which womanhood and femininity were represented and constructed in these decades. Series: Studies in Russian and East European History and Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333779309
ISBN
9780333779309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.95

Paperback. This study investigates the place of the royal court and the operation of patronage in several European kingdoms in the early Middle Ages. It seeks to identify the roots of later medieval developments, and especially of the Carolingian Renaissance, in the centuries immediately succeeding the period of Roman rule. Series: Medieval Culture & Society. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC1. Category: (G) General; (U) Tertiary Education. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333786666
ISBN
9780333786666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 160.89

Hardcover. This text focuses on a key period in Latin American history, the transition from colonial status, via the revolutions for independence, to national organization. The essays provide in-depth studies of 18th-century society, the colonial state, and the roots of independence in Spanish America. Series: Institute of Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 519.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333786789
ISBN
9780333786789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Hardback. This is a study of crowds and crowd activity during the most turbulent period of Ireland's history. The introduction proposes an outline history of the crowd in Ireland and is followed by eight specialist studies of crowd activity. Editor(s): Jupp, Peter; Magennis, Eoin. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JMH; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1013.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333789902
ISBN
9780333789902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.42

Paperback. This first-hand account of the Geneva Conference of 1954 shows the triumph of old-fashioned diplomacy, which Britain initiated and France completed and offers a better model for the 21st century to follow. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 1FML; 1FMV; GTB; GTJ; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333790007
ISBN
9780333790007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. Challenging the notion that there was no "popular imperialism" in France, this book examines the importance of France's colonial role in the development of French society and culture after 1870. Editor(s): Chafer, Tony; Sackur, Amanda. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333791806
ISBN
9780333791806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Hardback. This volume presents 19 original essays by Japanese, British and other international historians and covers the evolving military relationship from the 19th century through to the end of the 20th century. Editor(s): Gow, I. T. M.; Hirama, Yoichi; Chapman, John. Series: The History of Anglo-Japanese Relations, 1600-2000. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJM; HBLL; HBLW; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
329
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333791967
ISBN
9780333791967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.51

hardcover. This volume is concerned with the development of business and economic relations between Britain and Japan from the early 17th century up to the late 20th century. Attention is given to commodity trade, capital flows, the transfer of knowledge and the balance of power between the two nations. Editor(s): Sugiyama, Shinya. Series: The History of Anglo-Japanese Relations, 1600-2000. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPJ; 3J; HBJD1; HBJF; JPS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 595.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
2002nd Edition
SKU
V9780333791974
ISBN
9780333791974
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.81

Hardback. This work surveys the turbulent course of Yugoslavia's history, in the context of the struggles between great powers for control of the Balkans. This book explains why Yugoslavia disintegrated and takes the events up to the arrest of Milosevic in 2001. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333792414
ISBN
9780333792414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.88

Hardcover. This text looks at the intervention of Napoleon III in Mexico in the 1860s. The book considers whether this was consistent with his foreign policy and his belief that free trade would lead to peace. It covers his attempts to achieve his goal and how he was thwarted by his own representatives. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBG; HBJD; HBLL; JPS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333793022
ISBN
9780333793022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.97

Hardcover. An analysis of US policy towards Indonesian nationalism that concludes Truman's support for independence was based on his Cold War priorities and not principled backing for self-determination and reveals Eisenhower's New Look led to a CIA-backed intervention, propelling Indonesia towards communism. Series: Cold War History. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333793152
ISBN
9780333793152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.82

Hardcover. The surrender of Hong Kong to the Japanese in December 1941 started the collapse of British power in the Far East. The colony became critical in Britain's battle to retain her Empire. This text sheds light on the Anglo-American relationship and the significance of Britain's "imperial mentality". Series: Contemporary History in Context. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; HBJD1; HBJF; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333793336
ISBN
9780333793336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.90

Hardback. This is a study of the convict in the Atlantic world of the 18th century. It concentrates on the diverse characters of the transported men, women and children, and their fate in the colonies - exploring at the local level the contrasts in sentencing, shipping and settlement of convicts in America. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; 3JF; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333793381
ISBN
9780333793381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.85

Hardcover. This volume examines populist elements in the life and work of William Wordsworth. It provides a study of Wordsworth's views on social change in rural Britain and a new presepctive on the industrial revolution. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 591.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333794364
ISBN
9780333794364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.31

Hardback. Leonid Brezhnev was leader of the Soviet Union for almost two decades when it was at the height of its powers. This book is a reappraisal of both Brezhnev, the man, and the system over which he ruled. Editor(s): Bacon, Edwin; Sandle, Mark. Series: Studies in Russian and East European History and Society. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 140 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333794630
ISBN
9780333794630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Hardcover. "Why Allende? Why Pinochet?" covers the two most conflicting Chilean governments of this century. The book ends with a discussion of the legacies of both governments. In the historical Chilean memory of the century, human rights violations will occupy a special place. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPF; JPVH; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333800539
ISBN
9780333800539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.16

Hardcover. The absence in Medieval Hungary of fief holding and vassalage has often been cited by historians as evidence of Hungary's early "deviation" from European norms. This book argues that Medieval Hungary was, nevertheless, familiar with many institutions characteristic of noble society in Europe. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVH; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333800850
ISBN
9780333800850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.82

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