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Hardcover. During the Elizabethan era, writers such as Shakespeare, Spenser, Sidney, Daniel, and others frequently expounded on mercy, exploring the sources and outcomes of clemency. This fresh reading of such depictions shows that the concept of mercy was a contested one, directly shaped by tensions over the exercise of judgment by a woman on the throne. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; DSBD; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137371744
ISBN
9781137371744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.63

Hardcover. Between 1917 and 1919 women enlisted in the Women's Land Army, a national organisation with the task of increasing domestic food production. Behind the scenes organisers laboured to not only recruit an army of women workers, but to also dispel public fears that Britain's Land Girls would be defeminized and devalued by their wartime experiences. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 221 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137363893
ISBN
9781137363893
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.93

Hardcover. This ground-breaking collection explores the assumptions behind and practices for performance implicit in the manuscripts and playtexts of the medieval and early modern eras, focusing on work which engages with performance-oriented research. Editor(s): Bennett, Susan; Polito, Mary. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; AMG; ANF; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137320162
ISBN
9781137320162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.30

Paperback. Exploring the first purpose-built prison community of its kind, the HMP Dovegate Therapeutic Community, this book provides the most comprehensive coverage of this research to date, following the progress of individual prisoners' through therapy and highlighting the key essentials for prisoners to address their motivations and criminal behaviour. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMS; JKVP1; JKVQ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137306203
ISBN
9781137306203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 124.82

Hardcover. Conflicting conservative and radical impulses in English society after WWII were played out in microcosm in education. They particularly shaped English teaching, examined in three post-war London schools in a detailed study that uses oral history-interviews with former teachers and students-and documents including mark books and students' work. Series: Secondary Education in a Changing World. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPG; JNL; JNU; YQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 221 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137005137
ISBN
9781137005137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.74
€ 45.02

hardcover. In its study of selected Danish food companies and their activities in three important export markets - France, Germany and the UK - this text examines market orientation in the food sector. It also investigates how food companies can become more market-oriented. Num Pages: 284 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1DND; KCCD; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
1996th Edition
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792396499
ISBN
9780792396499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.10

Hardback. Since the 1970s, economic theory has extended its field of application to non-market goods such as environmental resources and health. The technique of the contingent valuation method (CVM), which has mainly been used to assign a monetary value to environmental goods, is discussed in this text. Editor(s): Christe, Nathalie G.; Soguel, Nils C. Series: Studies in Risk and Uncertainty. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFH; 1DND; 1DNS; KCC; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
193
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792395782
ISBN
9780792395782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.87

Hardback. Examines the effects of deregulation on the energy and telecommunications industries in an economic environment that has changed dramatically since deregulation was first introduced in those industries several years ago. This book discusses the aspects of deregulation that appear to be succeeding and those that seem to be failing. Editor(s): Crew, Michael A.; Schuh, Joseph C. Series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; KJU; KNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792375692
ISBN
9780792375692
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.16

Hardback. Aims to describe the similarities and differences in the timing and kind of transition among the post-war cohorts in Austria, Britain, Flanders (Belgium), France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, and Spain. This work also aims to bring together the results of individual-level studies from these ten European countries. Editor(s): Corijn, Martine; Klijzing, Erik. Series: European Studies of Population. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DDB; 1DDN; 1DFA; 1DFG; 1DNN; 1DSE; 1DST; 1DVP; JFSJ; JFSP3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792369653
ISBN
9780792369653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.17

Hardback. Argues that the theme of Mill's life and work was his belief in human improvement and progress. This study defines the importance of Mill's growth ethic and aims to clear up the misinterpretations surrounding his notions of positive and negative freedom, the status of children, the legitimacy of authority, and support for British colonialism. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792368540
ISBN
9780792368540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.80

Hardback. Examines the evolution of technical practice, working environment and social interactions of chemical engineering. This book is suitable for historians, sociologists of the professions, and for practitioners themselves. Series: Chemists and Chemistry (Closed). Num Pages: 350 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; PN; TDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792366928
ISBN
9780792366928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.44

Hardback. This is an analysis of the optical revolution in the context of early 20th-century Britain. Far from merely involving the replacement of one optical theory by another, the revolution also involved substantial changes in instruments and the practices that surround them. Series: Science and Philosophy. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; PDX; PHJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792363491
ISBN
9780792363491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.82

Hardback. George Berkeley's views on money and banking broke the conceptual link between money and metallic substance in "The Querist", a work published between 1735 and 1737 in Dublin, consisting entirely of questions. This work explains what economic and social forces caused him to write "The Querist" in response to a major economic crisis in Ireland. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 460 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; HPS; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 819.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792362975
ISBN
9780792362975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.03

hardcover. A comparative study of university-industry R and D collaborations in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan. It examines a phenomenon of importance in advanced industrial societies - the partnership of higher educational institutions with industry to commercialize the results of scientific and technological research. Series: Library of Public Policy & Public Administration. Num Pages: 161 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JP; KJMV6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
2000th Edition
Number of pages
161
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792360735
ISBN
9780792360735
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.61

Paperback. Provides practical estimates of one key area of neglect in the present national accounts - the measurement of environmental damages. The book sets out the methodology for making such estimates and then applies it to data from four countries: Germany, Italy, The Netherlands and the UK. Editor(s): Markandya, Anil; Pavan, Marcella. Series: Economics, Energy and Environment. Num Pages: 371 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDN; 1DFG; 1DST; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Number of pages
371
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792356004
ISBN
9780792356004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 188.90

Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Conversion of Former BTW Facilities: Development & Production of Prophylactic, Diagnostic & Therapeutic Measures for Countering Diseases, Budapest, Hungary, 5-9 November 1997 Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 1. Num Pages: 222 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1DVUA; 1FCZ; LBBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792352501
ISBN
9780792352501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 125.14

Hardback. Agricultural pollution (with nitrates and pesticides) is one of the biggest threats to drinking water resources. This title analyses preventive action aimed at farming practices within the context of problematical national agricultural policy and the need to implement EU directives on water quality. Editor(s): Schrama, Geerten J.I. Series: Environment & Policy. Num Pages: 375 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDN; 1DFG; RBK; RNF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 724.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792351047
ISBN
9780792351047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.69

Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Vilnius, Lithuania, October 3-6, 1996 Editor(s): Prunskiene, Kazimiera; Altvater, Elmar. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 4. Num Pages: 162 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DD; 1DV; 1FC; 1KB; JH; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792346890
ISBN
9780792346890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.36

Hardback. The philosophy of the Cambridge Platonists in the mid-seventeenth century constituted a unique return to many themes of classical Christian Platonism in epistemology and metaphysics. This book consists of a series of original papers written by leading scholars of the period from England, France and Australia. Editor(s): Rogers, G. A. J. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792345305
ISBN
9780792345305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.23

Hardback. Brings together a study of a particular legal system - that of Scotland - with a number of (mainly contemporary) theories of or about law. Rather than endorsing any one legal theory, this work ends with some tentative conclusions about legal theory itself. It offers an information base for those embarking on courses in comparative law or politics. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKS; 1DBKW; LAB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792343103
ISBN
9780792343103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.47

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