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Regional & national history
Hardcover. This study focuses on the idea of virtue and its place in political thought in 18th century France. Virtue could be used to impart moral authority to arguments about political power. The development of this strategic idea is traced through the works of key Enlightenment thinkers. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 533.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333949597
- ISBN
- 9780333949597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Hardback. This history of the Communist Party of Great Britain examines the party from its foundations in 1920 to its demise in the early 1990s. Drawing on original research and a reading of specialist texts, it analyses the rise and fall of the party and evaluates its role on the left of British politics. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFC; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333949689
- ISBN
- 9780333949689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.82
€ 127.82
Hardcover. In 1828 a strange youth, barely able to speak or walk appeared in Nuremberg. The case excited widespread curiosity; was the "wild man", as many claimed, the rightful heir to the Grand Duchy of Baden, or simply an ingenious fraud? This book examines the many ramifications of this case. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333962145
- ISBN
- 9780333962145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Hardback. Avram Taylor assesses the effect of credit on working-class communities and relates this to the debate about community. Based on extensive archival research and oral history interviews, this book combines lively individual accounts with theoretical arguments. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFF; JFSC; KFFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 407.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333962329
- ISBN
- 9780333962329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
Hardback. The idea of an Aryan race became an important feature of imperial culture in the 19th century, feeding into debates in Britain, Ireland, India, and the Pacific. This study traces the emergence and dissemination of Aryanism within the British Empire. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBJD1; HBJF; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333963609
- ISBN
- 9780333963609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.07
€ 128.07
Hardcover. Using archival material, Lawrence Tal asserts that Jordan's security between 1955 and 1967 was due primarily to the cohesion of its National Security Establishment, a ruling coalition of security and foreign policy professionals that included the monarchy, the political elite and the military. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPQ; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333963982
- ISBN
- 9780333963982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Hardcover. Bismarck's empire of 1871 did not strike like a bolt from the blue. The question of German unity had been brewing for decades. This volume reconstructs the way Victorians pictured this pre-history, discussing what kind of united Germany Britain would have welcomed. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 515.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333966150
- ISBN
- 9780333966150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.95
€ 127.95
Hardback. Exploring relationships between politics, the people and social change, this volume assesses the fortunes mainly of Labour, but also of the Communist Party and the New Left in postwar Britain. Series: Contemporary History in Context. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPFC; JPFF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333968369
- ISBN
- 9780333968369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Hardcover. At the Geneva Disarmament Conference, Britain was arguably the only Power capable of mediating between conflicting French and German demands over the Treaty's disarmament clauses. This analysis reveals that the traditional interpretation of British policy at the conference needs to be revised. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; GTJ; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPSF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333968505
- ISBN
- 9780333968505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.58
€ 127.58
Hardcover. In this reflective account of what the revolution has meant to various actors such as the dominant powers, the Third World, fellow revolutionaries and intellectuals, Geraldine Lievesley addresses significant themes with which the revolution has engaged and the problems that it has encountered. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333968529
- ISBN
- 9780333968529
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. In this reflective account of what the revolution has meant to various actors such as the dominant powers, the Third World, fellow revolutionaries and intellectuals, Geraldine Lievesley addresses significant themes with which the revolution has engaged and the problems that it has encountered. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333968536
- ISBN
- 9780333968536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.01
€ 66.01
Paperback. Sidney and Beatrice Webb had a hand in founding many of the institutions that formed British society notably the Fabian society, the Labour Party, the London School of Economics, and "The New Statesman". This biography considers their literary and institution building accomplishments. Num Pages: 397 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333968543
- ISBN
- 9780333968543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.21
€ 128.21
Hardback. This eleventh volume of the 'Dictionary of Labour Biography' incorporates studies of Labour movement figures together with special notes on related and neglected topics. It pays particular attention to the role and contributions of women and the multi-nationality of the British Labour movement. Editor(s): Gildart, Keith; Howell, David; Kirk, Neville. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; GBCB; HBJD1; HBLW; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 679.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333968727
- ISBN
- 9780333968727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.54
€ 195.54
Hardback. Editor(s): Gildart, Keith; Howell, David. Num Pages: 371 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; GBCB; HBJD1; HBLW; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 371
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333968734
- ISBN
- 9780333968734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.66
€ 195.66
Hardcover. The subject of this book is the policy of the two Germanies towards the talks on Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions (MBFR) in Europe during the 1970s. It makes use of newly declassified files to reveal the true purposes and intentions of the Warsaw Pact in those negotiations. Series: Cold War History. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBLW3; JPSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333968932
- ISBN
- 9780333968932
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardback. Marjo Kaartinen has in this book provided a portrait of the world of late-15th- and early-16th-century monks, friars and nuns, and their monastic vows of obedience, poverty, chastity and stability. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; HRCC2; HRCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333969243
- ISBN
- 9780333969243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Hardback. This study of the British "shell shocked" soldiers of the Great War combines social and medical history to investigate the experience of psychological casualties on the Western Front, in hospitals, and through their postwar lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBWN; JFFG; JMJ; MMKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333969267
- ISBN
- 9780333969267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
hardcover. This text examines the influence of the belief in American exceptionalism on the history of U.S. foreign policy since the Vietnam War. Trevor B. McCrisken analyzes attempts by each post-Vietnam U.S. administration to revive the popular belief in exceptionalism. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333970140
- ISBN
- 9780333970140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.03
€ 67.03
Hardcover. This work looks at the life of Nikolai Sukhanov who chronicled the events of the Russian Revolution. It shows that Sukhanov, much maligned and neglected for decades, was in fact one of the great moral forces in both the history and historiography of the Russian Revolution. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333970355
- ISBN
- 9780333970355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.97
€ 160.97
Paperback. This text provides a critical interpretation of the construction of Irish national identity in the longer perspective of history. Drawing on recent sociological theory, the authors argue that national identity was invented and codified by a nationalist intelligentsia in the late 19th century. Editor(s): Campling, Jo. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC; JH; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333971109
- ISBN
- 9780333971109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.94
€ 65.94
Hardcover. This text focuses on a 30-year period in Nicaraguan history when an oligraphic democracy protected the country from it more usual extremes of anarchy and tyranny. It provides a case study illustrating the relationship between legitimate government and economic development in a developing country. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333971284
- ISBN
- 9780333971284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Paperback. By paying special attention to the shadow cast by Lenin throughout the entire Soviet era, this text attempts to answer three fundamental questions about the socialist experiment in 20th-century Russia. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333972359
- ISBN
- 9780333972359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.68
€ 58.68
Hardcover. Explores the politicization of consumer goods in eighteenth-century Ireland. Moving beyond tangible items purchased by consumers, it examines the political manifestations of the consumption of elite leisure activities, entertainment and display, and in doing so makes a contribution to work on the cultural life of the Protestant Ascendancy. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333973554
- ISBN
- 9780333973554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.27
€ 128.27
Hardback. This book follows four Seventeenth-century Englishmen on their journeys around the Ottoman Empire while the British were, for the first time in history, becoming important players in the Mediterranean. This book shows that hostility between East and West is neither historical nor inevitable, but rather the result of selective memory. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDT; HBG; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333973646
- ISBN
- 9780333973646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.11
€ 68.11