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Hardback. This work is a study of the social and economic opportunities open to and seized upon by Muslim Hausa women, primarily in the city of Katsina, Nigeria, since the 1970s. Series: Institute of Social Studies, the Hague. Num Pages: 489 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JJP; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
489
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333984567
ISBN
9780333984567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.83

Hardcover. Summoning a wide range of French and American archival sources, this work demonstrates that the structure and dynamics of the Franco-American relationship during the post-war period were embedded in complex multilateral relationships within the Western alliance. Series: Cold War History. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333984574
ISBN
9780333984574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.15

Hardback. This volume assesses the influence of electoral systems on political change in 20 post-communist European states. The main finding is that electoral institutions have systematic effects on the formation of representative structures. Series: One Europe or Several?. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJP; JPFC; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333987650
ISBN
9780333987650
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.66

Hardback. This monograph provides an interpretation of the friendly societies in Britain. It shows the role of the friendly societies in the political activism of workers, changing understandings of masculinity and femininity, the ritualised expression of social tensions and the origins of the welfare state. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; JKSB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333990315
ISBN
9780333990315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.82

Hardback. This title is a study of the power of the Russian parliament in the policy process from 1994-2001, within the context of executive legislative relations. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333992838
ISBN
9780333992838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.97

hardcover. This volume charts the history of the worldwide introduction of an operative treatment method for broken bones, osteosynthesis, by a Swiss-based association called AO. It thus sheds light on the mechanisms of medical innovation at the crossroads of surgery, science and industry. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; MBX; MNS; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
2002nd Edition
SKU
V9780333993057
ISBN
9780333993057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.77

Hardback. The interpretation of Walter Benjamin's work presented here analyzes some of the central enigmatic features of his writing, arguing that they result from the co-presence of religious scepticism and the desire for a religious foundation of social life. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HPCF5; HRAB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333993590
ISBN
9780333993590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.90

Paperback. These essays include picture portraits of figures, both major and minor, from the 19th and 20th centuries. The essays also reflect on the major events and their impact including the Paris peace settlement of 1919 and the legacy of Stalin in Russian history. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; HBA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333994016
ISBN
9780333994016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.96

Paperback. With easily understood maps and text, this atlas depicts complex issues in an accessible manner. The author also looks at themes such as cultural issues and detente to the reader, presenting the Cold War in all its complexities in a form which is both useful and understandable. Num Pages: 127 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HBTP; JPS; RGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
127
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333994047
ISBN
9780333994047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.71

Hardback. This study examines the large body of literature on Nazism that was produced in the years 1933-1939. Shifting attention away from high politics or appeasement, it reveals that a remarkably wide range of responses was available to the reading public. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 479.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333994054
ISBN
9780333994054
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.09

Hardback. This collection of essays by leading scholars in their fields provides a comprehensive survey of Holocaust historiography, and covers both long-established historical disputes as well as research questions and methodologies that have developed during the massive growth in Holocaust studies. Editor(s): Stone, Dan. Num Pages: 584 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBAH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1029.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333997451
ISBN
9780333997451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 208.90

Hardcover. This volume examines the distinctive features of British and American conservative writings on government and society in the post-Cold War era. Bruce Pilbeam examines the possibility that conservatism is exhausted as an ideology of contemporary relevance. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJP; JPA; JPFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333997659
ISBN
9780333997659
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.37

Hardcover. Peter Clegg presents a detailed analysis of the development of the Caribbean banana trade and analyzes why the influence and importance of the traditional actors within the trade has diminished since 1970. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3JJP; KCLT; KCP; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 471.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333998496
ISBN
9780333998496
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.09

Hardcover. This volume examines issues of economic interest faced by Latin America economies in the late 20th century, such as macroeconomic problems, financial crises, the development of trade and trade agreements and labour issues. Of particular interest are the chapters dealing with Argentina. Editor(s): Bour, Enrique; Heymann, Daniel; Navajas, Fernando. Series: International Economic Association. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJ; KCB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333999356
ISBN
9780333999356
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.24

Hardback. Presents the comprehensive synthesis and analysis of major developments in reforming programs in modernizing the Chinese writing system. This book traces the language policy and planning related developments for Chinese characters, with particular emphasis on post-1950 period in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Series: Language Policy. Num Pages: 418 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 3JJP; CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 791.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387485744
ISBN
9780387485744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 202.63

Paperback. Includes a translation by A.I. Miller of A. Einstein's "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies" Num Pages: 446 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJC; PDX; PGK; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387948706
ISBN
9780387948706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 134.57

Num Pages: 1 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 238 x 34. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
1
Condition
New
SKU
V9780399583551
ISBN
9780399583551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1MKLS; 3JJH; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 30. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
NAL
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451473769
ISBN
9780451473769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.20

Paperback. The tenth anniversary edition of New York Times bestselling author Peter Balakian's exploration of the Ottoman Turkish government's extermination of more than one million Armenians in 1915 Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1DVUR; 3JJF; BM; HBJF; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
Anv
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465010196
ISBN
9780465010196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.32

Paperback. Celebrates the leadership of Dr. King and challenges America to renew its commitment to his vision Num Pages: 304 pages, P. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 119 x 196 x 20. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Civitas Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465012862
ISBN
9780465012862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.06

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