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Hardcover. This book is a 'hidden' history of Bletchley Park during the Second World War, which explores the agency from a social and gendered perspective. It examines themes such as: the experience of wartime staff members; the town in which the agency was situated; and the cultural influences on the wartime evolution of the agency. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 black & white tables, 2 graphs. BIC Classification: 1DBKESU; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137484925
- ISBN
- 9781137484925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. This carefully researched history draws on archival sources as well as a wealth of new interviews with on-the-ground activists, political actors, international figures, and others to move beyond the narratives-both the German and American varieties-that have dominated the historical memory of German reunification. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 31. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137488701
- ISBN
- 9781137488701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.08
€ 69.08
Hardback. Series: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBL; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJH; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137489494
- ISBN
- 9781137489494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Hardcover. A realistic understanding of the mafia must avoid depictions both of a monolithic organization and of localized, isolated groups. Here, renowned historian Salvatore Lupo analyzes the mafia as a network of varied relationships and institutions, the result of a complex cultural and social encounter that was shaped by multiple, diverse environments. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD; HBTB; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137491350
- ISBN
- 9781137491350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.88
€ 182.88
hardcover. This book provides a unique perspective on the decline of sterling and Britain's responsive economic policy-making in the 1960's and '70s. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QFE; 3JJPK; 3JJPR; KCBM; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137491411
- ISBN
- 9781137491411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96
Hardcover. This book presents the first panoramic study of minkan (citizen publications) in China before the Internet. This recent history of citizen publications contributes to the reclamation of a lost past of resistance. It is an exercise in remembering a past that has been marginalized by official history and recovering ideas obliterated by state power. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137492074
- ISBN
- 9781137492074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; 3JJC; HRAX; JFSJ; JFSR1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137493873
- ISBN
- 9781137493873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96
Hardback. Trade and technology networks developed in the Yangzi Delta in the early twentieth century. The complexities of the machinery trade and the fragmentation of the Chinese market drove them to rely on foreign trade, surviving in wartime Shanghai and in postwar Hong Kong. These networks were the pioneers of the reform and opening up process in China. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBTK; KCK; KCLT; KNDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137494047
- ISBN
- 9781137494047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.65
€ 149.65
Paperback. By casting designers as authors, cultural critics, activists, entrepreneurs, and global cartographers, Essin tells a story about scenic images on the page, stage, and beyond that helped American audiences see the everyday landscapes and exotic destinations from a modern perspective. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ANH; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137496645
- ISBN
- 9781137496645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.22€ 50.29
€ 58.22
€ 50.29
Paperback. This book demonstrates the international dimension of eugenic racial policy and of scientific racism over the course of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBT; JFSL; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137497000
- ISBN
- 9781137497000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.14
€ 72.14
Hardcover. Through case studies of prominent cultural products, this book takes a longitudinal approach to the influence and conceptualization of the Civil War in democratic Spain. Stafford explores the stories told about the war during the transition to democracy and how these narratives have morphed in light of the polemics about historical memory. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural Heritage and Conflict. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137501493
- ISBN
- 9781137501493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardback. Num Pages: 127 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJD; HBJK; HBWN; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 127
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137501561
- ISBN
- 9781137501561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.81
€ 65.81
Hardcover. During the revolution in Iran, a small, fanatical group called the Forqan used targeted assassinations of religious leaders to fight the Ayatollah Khomeini's plan to establish a theocratic Islamic state. Ronen A. Cohen examines what really happened behind the fog of revolution. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJPL; JPFR; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137502490
- ISBN
- 9781137502490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Hardback. Child labor greatly contributed to the cultural and economic success of the British Victorian theatrical industry. This book highlights the complexities of the battle for child labor laws, the arguments for the needs of the theatre industry, and the weight of opposition that confronted any attempt to control employers. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; AN; HBTB; JFSP1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137503176
- ISBN
- 9781137503176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. Alarming levels of fear and suspicion developed in Australia following the German victories in Europe of 1940. It was believed the Nazis had prepared an army of subversives - a Fifth Column - to undermine the war effort. These suspicions plagued the Australian home front for much of the war. Num Pages: 229 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJH; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137506665
- ISBN
- 9781137506665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardback. This volume compares one of the largest instances of 'ethnic cleansing' - the German expellees from the East (Vertriebene) - with the most important case of decolonization migration - the French repatriates of Algeria (pieds-noirs). Editor(s): Borutta, Manuel; Jansen, Jan C. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137508409
- ISBN
- 9781137508409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.04
€ 106.04
Hardcover. Since 1989, when the movement for Kashmiri independence took the form of an armed insurgency, it has been one of the most highly militarized regions in the world. This book is based on the idea that preserving memory is central to the struggle for justice and to someday rebuild a society shattered by two decades of armed conflict. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJP; JFFE; JPVH; JPVR; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137509055
- ISBN
- 9781137509055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Hardcover. The 'Cominternians' who staffed the Communist International in Moscow from its establishment in 1919 to its dissolution in 1943 led transnational lives and formed a cosmopolitan but closed and privileged world. The book tells of their experience in the Soviet Union through the decades of hope and terror. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; JPFC; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137510280
- ISBN
- 9781137510280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.69
€ 127.69
Hardback. Num Pages: 294 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD; JHB; JPA; JPSN2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137511461
- ISBN
- 9781137511461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Hardback. Num Pages: 114 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; 3JJPR; 3JMC; 3JMG; JPP; KNBG; RNFY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 114
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137511492
- ISBN
- 9781137511492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.49
€ 71.49