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Hardcover. This book examines the impact of the new liberalism on English literary discourse from the fin-de-siecle to World War One. It maps out an extensive network of journalists, men of letters and political theorists, showing how their shared political and literary vocabularies offer new readings of liberalism's relation to an emerging modernist culture. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230391468
- ISBN
- 9780230391468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.12
€ 67.12
Hardcover. Moving away from orthodox narratives of the Raj and British presence in India, this book examines the significance of the networks and connections that South Asians established on British soil. Looking at the period 1858-1950, it presents readings of cultural history and points to the urgent need to open up the parameters of this field of study. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230392717
- ISBN
- 9780230392717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This book is the first comprehensive study of French medicine in nineteenth-century Algeria. It argues that the medicalization was a priority for colonial regimes, but this goal was thwarted by ineffectual French medicine, institutional rivalries, and the manner in which medicine became a focus for the resistance of French domination and rule. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HBA; 3JH; HBTB; HBTQ; MBP; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230500433
- ISBN
- 9780230500433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. This book examines changing responses towards refugees in modern France through French legal, intellectual, political and social history. Critical questions framed debates and policy: whether individuals had a natural human right to receive asylum and whether refugee policy was a matter for national government, or international agreement. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230507753
- ISBN
- 9780230507753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.41
€ 67.41
Hardcover. The first full-length scholarly history of the British fire service, 1800-1978, this book scrutinizes how firemen created a professional public service incumbent upon municipal government. It examines the influence of major fires and leading personalities within the fire service in constructing a professional ethos for municipal fire brigades. Num Pages: 243 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; JKSW2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517103
- ISBN
- 9780230517103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This book examines the Great Exhibition as a decisive moment in the formation of a capitalist world picture. In so doing it foregrounds a vision of peace and progress which took hold of British society, within the Crystal Palace and beyond. It emphasizes too that this Victorian understanding of global order legitimized imperial ambition. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230520752
- ISBN
- 9780230520752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.15
€ 67.15
Gender, Labour, War and Empire: Essays on Modern Britain (Genders and ...
Levine, Philippa, Grayzel, Susan R.
Hardcover. A lively collection of essays on the cultures of nineteenth and twentieth-century Britain. Topics range from prostitution and slavery to the effect of war on fashion magazine reporting to inter-racial marriage in the postwar years. Particular areas of focus include the Second World War, its legacies and the reactions to postwar decolonization. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230521193
- ISBN
- 9780230521193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Hardcover. This is the first book to explore the involvement of John Ruskin with the popular theatre of his time. Based on original archival research, this book offers a fresh look at the aesthetic and social theories of Ruskin and his direct and indirect influence on the commercial theatre of the late nineteenth century. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; AN; DSBF; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230524996
- ISBN
- 9780230524996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.03
€ 67.03
Hardcover. This volume explores the history of reading in the British Isles during a period in which the printed word became all pervasive. From wealthy readers of 'amatory fiction', through to men and women reading surreptitiously at the Victorian railway bookstall, it argues that a variety of new reading communities emerged during this period. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JF; 3JH; CFC; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230525382
- ISBN
- 9780230525382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.88
€ 66.88
Hardcover. Eglantyne Jebb was a teacher, social investigator and founder of the Save the Children Fund. Her 'Declaration of the Rights of the Child', adopted by League of Nations, shows evolution from Charity Organization Society model to philosophy of international mutual responsibility, children's rights and humanitarianism. Num Pages: 303 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; HBLL; HBTB; JKSB1; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230525603
- ISBN
- 9780230525603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.48
€ 67.48
Hardcover. Music and the Making of the Middle Class explores the making of middle-class culture by analyzing and comparing the ethos and organization of Leipzig's Gewandhaus and Birmingham's Triennial Festival. It employs a multidisciplinary approach to identify the social processes which formed the cultural configurations and meanings of art. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DFG; 3JH; AVGC4; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230545137
- ISBN
- 9780230545137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
Hardcover. Aristocratic women flourished in the Victorian literary world, their combination of class privilege and gendered exclusion generating distinctively socialized modes of participation in cultural and political activity. Their writing offers an important trope through which to consider the nature of political, private and public spheres. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230546707
- ISBN
- 9780230546707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.88
€ 66.88
Hardcover. Based on primary source research, this is the most comprehensive history of the Victoria Cross available, tracing the evolution of the award from its inception in 1856 to the most recent bestowals. The study also examines the evolution of the concept of heroism and how the definition of heroism changed along with the nature of warfare. Num Pages: 290 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230547056
- ISBN
- 9780230547056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.15
€ 60.15
Hardcover. The cult of the child performer was a significant emergence of the Victorian age. Fierce public debate and lasting legislation grew out of the conflict between a desire for juvenile display and a determination to stop exploitation. This study explores the social and artistic context of their lives and their developing professionalism as actors. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ANB; DSBF; JFSP1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230551558
- ISBN
- 9780230551558
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.63
€ 67.63
Hardcover. Medical ethics in Imperial Germany were entangled with professional, legal and social issues. This book shows how doctors' ethical decision-making was led by their notions of male honour, professional politics and a paternalistic doctor-patient relationship rather than concern for patients' interests or the right of the sick to self-determination. Num Pages: 206 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; MBDC; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230553309
- ISBN
- 9780230553309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.90
€ 66.90
Hardcover. Series: Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in Modern History. Num Pages: 342 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 4 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 218 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230554238
- ISBN
- 9780230554238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.53
€ 129.53
Hardcover. Traces the Islamic healing tradition's interaction with Indian society and politics as these evolved in tandem from 1600 to 1900, and demonstrates how an in-house struggle for hegemony can be as potent as external power in defining medical, social and national modernity. A pioneering work on the social and medical history of Indian Islam. Num Pages: 397 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JFSR2; MBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 223 x 28. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230554382
- ISBN
- 9780230554382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.08
€ 129.08
Hardcover. Through the prism of gender, this text explores the contrasting cultures and practice of mathematics and science and asks how they impacted on women. Claire Jones assesses nineteenth-century ideas about women's intellect, femininity and masculinity, and assesses how these attitudes shaped women's experiences as students and practitioners. Num Pages: 273 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; JFSJ1; PBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230555211
- ISBN
- 9780230555211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.15
€ 67.15
Hardcover. Going to War overturns conventional views of the role of public opinion, the armed forces, parliamentarians, NGOs and writers in the formation of British debates about impending wars. It shows the pressures and the reasons which have led to Britain's involvement in so many conflicts. Num Pages: 236 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230573345
- ISBN
- 9780230573345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Hardcover. Examining the social and political history of workers and entrepreneurs engaged in constructing the French capital from 1763-1815, this book argues that Paris construction was a core sector in which 'archaic' and 'innovative' practices were symbiotically used by guilds, the state, and enterprises to launch the commercial revolution in France. Num Pages: 362 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230574717
- ISBN
- 9780230574717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.63
€ 128.63