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Hardcover. Based on new archival research, this book uniquely presents a fresh interrogation of how, among London's fashionable society, dancing in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was variously a means of social modelling, change, conformity and creative individual expression. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; ASD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230277144
- ISBN
- 9780230277144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.20
€ 128.20
Hardcover. A valuable and objective reassessment of the role of Serbia and Serbs in WWII. Today, Serbian textbooks praise the Chetniks of Draza MIhailovic and make excuses for the collaboration of Milan Nedic's regime with the Axis. However, this new evaluation shows the more complex and controversial nature of the political alliances during the period. Editor(s): Listhaug, Ola. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230278301
- ISBN
- 9780230278301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.21
€ 68.21
Hardcover. The first book to tell the strange and fascinating story of General Zhang Xue-liang, the Chinese-Manchurian 'Young Marshall' - a man who left an indelible mark on the history of modern China, but few know his story. Unlocking the mystery of this man's life, Aron Shai helps to shed light on 20th-century China. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230279063
- ISBN
- 9780230279063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Engineering Society: The Role of the Human and Social Sciences in Mode...
Br?Ckweh, Kerstin, Wetzell, Richard F.
Hardcover. Explaining crime by reference to abnormalities of the brain is just one example of how the human and social sciences have influenced the approach to social problems in Western societies since 1880. Focusing on applications such as penal policy, therapy, and marketing, this volume examines how these sciences have become embedded in society. Editor(s): Ziemann, Benjamin; Schumann, Dirk. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; JFF; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230279070
- ISBN
- 9780230279070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.09
€ 68.09
Paperback. Propaganda during the Battle of Britain contributed to high national morale and optimism, with 'The 'Few's' prowess and valour projected through Air Ministry communiques and daily claims 'scores'. The media was a willing partner in portraying their heroism, also later consolidated in wartime publications, films and historiography. Num Pages: 404 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JFD; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230279964
- ISBN
- 9780230279964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.77
€ 128.77
Hardcover. An exploration of the 1932 prison riot in Dartmoor Convict Prison. One of the most notorious and destructive in English prison history, it received unprecedented public and media attention. This book examines the causes, events and consequences to shed new light on prison cultures and violence as well as penal policy and public attitudes. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282186
- ISBN
- 9780230282186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. Patricia Holland offers a fascinating study of the ways in which changes to public services, and shifts in the concept of 'the public' under Margaret Thatcher's three Conservative governments, were mediated by radio and television in the 1980s. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; APT; APW; JFDT; JPHL; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282377
- ISBN
- 9780230282377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. This book provides a detailed linguistic analysis of the nationalist discourses of the German Second Reich, which most effectively demonstrate the contrasting images of the German Self and its various Others, such as Jews, native Africans, gypsies and the enemy Other during the First World War. Num Pages: 236 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; CFF; CFG; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282650
- ISBN
- 9780230282650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Hardcover. The first account of the emergence and demise of preventive health care for workers. It explores how trade unions, employers, doctors and the government reconfigured the relationship between health, productivity and the factory over the course of the twentieth century within a broader political, industrial and social context. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBTB; HBTK; KNXC; MBNH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230283718
- ISBN
- 9780230283718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.31
€ 67.31
Hardcover. A lively and engaging study of on-screen and off-screen performances of masculinity, focusing on well-known male actors in American film and popular culture in the 1990s and 2000s. Peberdy examines specific social, cultural, historical and political contexts that have affected age, race, sexuality and fatherhood on screen. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; APFA; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230283787
- ISBN
- 9780230283787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. This book charts the social and cultural history of the scientific technique known as 'tissue culture'. It shows how tissue culture was a regular public presence in twentieth-century Britain, and argues that history can contribute to current debates surrounding research on human and animal tissue. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284272
- ISBN
- 9780230284272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. Between 1919 and 1939, crime received a prominent place on the international public agenda. This book explores the blueprint for twenty-first century international crime prevention - The League of Nations approach - which established institutions for confronting dangerous drugs, traffic in women and terrorist violence. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJG; HBLW; HBTB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 193 x 20. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284296
- ISBN
- 9780230284296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardcover. This book explores the ways in which Ayurveda, the oldest medical tradition of the Indian subcontinent, was transformed from a composite of 'ancient' medical knowledge into a 'modern' medical system, suited to the demands posed by apparatuses of health developed in late colonial India. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBTB; HBTQ; MBP; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284555
- ISBN
- 9780230284555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
The Presidents of the French Fifth Republic (French Politics, Society ...
Bell, David S., Gaffney, John
Hardcover. In the French Republic political leadership is normally provided by the presidency, albeit from a very narrow constitutional base. This volume examines the strengths and weaknesses of that leadership as well as the way that executive power has been established in the republican context. Series: French Politics, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; 3JM; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 221 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285224
- ISBN
- 9780230285224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This book explores an under-researched body of work from the early decades of the twentieth century, connecting plays, performances and practitioners together in dynamic dialogues. Moving across national, generational and social borders, the book reads experiments in Britain during this period alongside theatrical innovations overseas. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285781
- ISBN
- 9780230285781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Hardcover. Anne Fuchs traces the aftermath of the Dresden bombing in the collective imagination from 1945 to today. As a case study of an event that gained local, national and global iconicity, the book investigates the role of photography, fine art, architecture, literature and film in dialogue with the changing German socio-political landscape. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285811
- ISBN
- 9780230285811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.55
€ 139.55
Hardcover. An interdisciplinary study of the supernatural and the occult in fin-de-siecle France (1870-1914), the present volume examines the explosion of interest in devil-worship, magic and mysticism both from an historical perspective and through analysis of key literary works of the period. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJC; HRAX; HRLK2; HRQX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230293083
- ISBN
- 9780230293083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.74
€ 160.74
Hardcover. A repositioning of French women's struggle for suffrage within the distinct cultural landscape of the masculine honour system. Whether activists demanded admission to the popular ritual of the duel or publicly shamed men for their extramarital sexual behaviour, they appropriated extralegal honour codes to enact new civic and familial identities. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230294035
- ISBN
- 9780230294035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.83
€ 128.83
Moving Histories of Class and Community: Identity, Place and Belonging...
Rogaly, Ben, Taylor, Becky
Paperback. A major new study of white working class Britain since 1930, that shows how meanings of poverty have changed over time and how individuals reject categorization by the state. This book challenges accepted wisdom on the white working class, providing new understandings of community, place and class, arguing for the importance of migration. Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 figures, 2 maps, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBTB; HBTD; JFSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230295384
- ISBN
- 9780230295384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Hardcover. An analysis of Cuba's history from a British diplomatic perspective during the period of US political and economic domination, from 1898 to 1964. It investigates how Britain attempted to protect its trade and other interests in the island, whilst always sensitive to the reactions of its most important ally, the United States. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230295445
- ISBN
- 9780230295445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89