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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. 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. Moving beyond both tourism and politics literatures' current understandings of how tourism is developed, this book offers an original theory of interlocking regimes to account for the manner in which public and private bodies either facilitate or prevent development within tourism. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284388
- ISBN
- 9780230284388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
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. An exploration of the recent financial crisis which argues that the hitherto dominant intellectual and policy paradigm of neo-liberalism has been fatally weakened and will in due course be replaced. The implications of the crisis for politico-cultural identities and our sense of ourselves as members of an ordered society are explored. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JMG; JP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290877
- ISBN
- 9780230290877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Hardcover. How can we use art to reconstruct ourselves and the material world? Is every individual an art object? Is the material world an art text? This book answers these questions by examining modernist literature, especially James Joyce and W.B. Yeats, in the context of anarchist intellectual thought and Georges Sorel's theory of social myth. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290952
- ISBN
- 9780230290952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This is the first in-depth analysis of the transition from the RUC to the PSNI seen through the eyes of key figures, inside and outside the organization. It provides a fresh insight into the wider social and political context in which this change occurred and is a significant contribution to the story of the Northern Ireland peace process. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JM; GTJ; JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230291997
- ISBN
- 9780230291997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. The question of how to move beyond contentious pasts exercises societies across the globe. Focusing on Northern Ireland, this book examines how historical injustices continue to haunt contemporary lives, and how institutional and juridical approaches to 'dealing' with the past often give way to a silencing consensus or re-marginalising victims. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JF; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230292000
- ISBN
- 9780230292000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. An exploration of political traditions and their usage in explanations of British politics. This book includes an evaluation of both classical and critical approaches to the British Political Tradition. It also analyses more recent uses of political tradition by Bevir, Rhodes and Marquand. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPA; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460. 288 pages. An exploration of political traditions and their usage in explanations of British politics. This book includes an evaluation of both classical and critical approaches to the British Political Tradition. It also analyses more recent uses of political tradition by Bevir, Rhodes and Marquand. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPA; JPQ. Dimension: 215 x 151 x 21. Weight: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230292024
- ISBN
- 9780230292024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Hardcover. Using south-western England as a focus for considering the continued place of witchcraft and demonology in provincial culture in the period between the English and French revolutions, Barry shows how witch-beliefs were intricately woven into the fabric of daily life, even at a time when they arguably ceased to be of interest to the educated. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Num Pages: 383 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKEW; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBTB; HRQX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 28. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230292260
- ISBN
- 9780230292260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.57
€ 162.57
Hardcover. This book explores the construction of identities within a lesbian group, outlining interactive tactics used in the production of mutually-negotiated norms of authenticity. Using ethnography and discourse analysis, a range of group-specific personae are revealed to be continually reworked and reproduced within the women's interaction. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; CFB; JFSK1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230292567
- ISBN
- 9780230292567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. Over the long eighteenth century English governance was transformed by large adjustments to the legal instruments and processes of power. This book documents and analyzes these shifts and focuses upon the changing relations between legal authority and the English people. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; JPQB; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230293014
- ISBN
- 9780230293014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.31
€ 68.31
Hardcover. The Paper War and the Development of Anglo-American Nationalisms, 1800-1825 offers fresh insight into the evolution of British and American nationalisms, the maturation of apologetics for slavery, and the early development of anti-Americanism, from approximately 1800 to 1830. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230294325
- ISBN
- 9780230294325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
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. Baker provides a unique insider perspective on factors affecting British Muslim converts and their susceptibility to violent radicalisation, including firsthand accounts of convicted terrorists Richard Reid (the 'Shoe Bomber'), Zacarius Moussaoui (the 20th 9/11 bomber), and Abdullah el-Faisal who is alleged to have been a radicalising influence. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; JFFE; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230296541
- ISBN
- 9780230296541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Hardcover. A comparative analysis of the evolution ofUK and German broadcasting policies, adding to the developing area of comparative research on media and communications policy. The book focuses on processes of marketization and liberalization as they have affected policy-making, national regulatory frameworks and media structures. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; JFD; JPQB; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230298613
- ISBN
- 9780230298613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Hardcover. The IRA's ability to exploit the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland was central to the organisation's capacity to wage its 'Long War' over a quarter of a century. This book is the first to look at the role of the border in sustaining the Provisionals and its central role in Anglo-Irish relations throughout the Troubles. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKN; 1DBR; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JPF; JPS; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230299962
- ISBN
- 9780230299962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Migrant Activism and Integration from Below in Ireland (Migration, Dia...
Lentin, Ronit, Moreo, Elena
Hardcover. This book analyzes the interaction between migrant activists and leaders and the state of the Republic of Ireland - a late player in Europe's immigration regime - against the background of an increasingly restrictive immigration regime. Editor(s): Lentin, Ronit; Moreo, Elena. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 214 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300620
- ISBN
- 9780230300620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
The Right Kind of History: Teaching the Past in Twentieth-Century Engl...
Cannadine, David, Keating, Jenny, Sheldon, Ni...
Hardcover. The fruit of a two-year research project, this ground-breaking book aims to provide the first historical account of the teaching of history in twentieth-century England, and a series of reflections and suggestions which will inform, feed into and influence the current and future debates about teaching in schools. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; HB; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300866
- ISBN
- 9780230300866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
The Right Kind of History. Teaching the Past in Twentieth-century Engl...
Cannadine, Mr David; Keating, Jenny; Sheldon,...
Paperback. The fruit of a two-year research project, this ground-breaking book aims to provide the first historical account of the teaching of history in twentieth-century England, and a series of reflections and suggestions which will inform, feed into and influence the current and future debates about teaching in schools. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; HB; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300873
- ISBN
- 9780230300873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48