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c 1800 to c 1900

Hardcover. Approaching the intersection of politics and science from the perspective of political history, this book looks at how nineteenth-century British Whigs used the themes of natural science to signal their identities, and how their devotion to a culture of liberality helped to define them. Offers a fresh take on a central theme in Victorian politics. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 222 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPFK; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230574847
ISBN
9780230574847
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.07

Hardcover. Madness in the Family explores how colonial families coped with insanity through a trans-colonial study of the relationships between families and public colonial hospitals for the insane in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and New Zealand between 1860 and 1914. Num Pages: 235 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1MB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJM; HBTQ; MBPK; MBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230578074
ISBN
9780230578074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. A thorough survey of the origins and development of the major distinct American commercial entertainments that emerged between over the course of the 19th century and into the 20th, including P.T. Barnum_s American Museum, freak show, and circus, as well as blackface minstrelry, Buffalo Bill_s Wild West Show, and vaudeville. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230604490
ISBN
9780230604490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.90

Hardcover. This study traces the conflict and co-operation that developed within and among literary families as they sought to leave their legacies in the English world of letters from 1760-1820. Series: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; DSA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230604759
ISBN
9780230604759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

Hardcover. Creating an American Identity examines the relationship between regionalism and nationalism in New England. Focusing on the years 1789-1825, it analyzes the process by which New Englanders used trans-Atlantic symbols as well as regional landscapes, values, and characteristics to create an American identity. Num Pages: 291 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPFN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230605268
ISBN
9780230605268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.14

Hardcover. This collection of essays explores how Progressivism was the historical catalyst for reforms across the social and political spectrum in Britain for over half a century. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230605800
ISBN
9780230605800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.03

Paperback. "May The Best Man Win" investigates the continual re-assessment and reassertion of various masculine ideals associated with sport in the British empire between 1880 and 1935. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBT; WS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230606357
ISBN
9780230606357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.94

Hardcover. Examining a variety of newspapers, novels, and Inquisition trials, Lang demonstrates how the accounts of conversion to the Catholic Church provide an unusual political opinion with serious ramifications in the shaping of national Italian identity during unification. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HRCC7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230606722
ISBN
9780230606722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.85

Hardcover. This collection brings together essays that explore the history and practices of testimonial marketing in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Editor(s): Moskowitz, Marina; Schweitzer, Marlis. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBTB; KJS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230615601
ISBN
9780230615601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. This text explores the reception of the royal family during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and its representation in fiction, poetry, and the popular press. Samuelian finds that popular response to the royal family has reflected the public's belief in their right of access to the private life of royalty. Series: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402. Sex, Scandal, and Monarchy in Print, 1780-1821. Series: Nineteenth Century Major Lives and Letters. 264 pages, 0. This text explores the reception of the royal family during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and its representation in fiction, poetry, and the popular press. Samuelian finds that popular response to the royal family has reflected the public's belief in their right of access to the private life of royalty. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 18. Weight: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230616301
ISBN
9780230616301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.03

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230616806
ISBN
9780230616806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.39

Hardcover. This book examines the relationship between antislavery texts and emerging representations of 'free labour' in mid-nineteenth-century America. Num Pages: 158 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230621480
ISBN
9780230621480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.28

This four-volume collective project by a team of leading scholars offers a vivid portrait of Jewish history in German-speaking countries over nearly four centuries. This series is sponsored by the Leo Baeck Institute, established in 1955 in Jerusalem, London, and New York for the purpose of advancing scholarship on the Jews in German-speaking lands. Editor(s): Meyer, Michael Andrew; Brenner, Michael. Num Pages: 422 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231074742
ISBN
9780231074742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.22

From Tammany Hall to the election of David Dinkins, this work offers insights into the effect of ethnic competition on the demise of urban political machines. It traces the effect of the arrival of large numbers of Jewish and Italian immigrants - and later black and Puerto Rican migrants - on the Irish-dominated political machine. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 403 pages, 35 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
403
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231076364
ISBN
9780231076364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.36

Combining historical and legal scholarship, this is an analysis of the history of child custody in the USA from colonial times to the present day. It draws on history to illuminate contemporary issues, offering a rich perspective on the historical relationship of children to their parents. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JKSB1; LA; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231080460
ISBN
9780231080460
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.15

Hardback. Distinguished Emerson scholar Joel Myerson has selected 350 letters written between 1813 and 1880 that best represents the scope of Emerson's correspondence. Editor(s): Myerson, Joel. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102827
ISBN
9780231102827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.52

Hardback. Offers students of women's history and nineteenth-century American culture with a source of information and interpretation. This book focuses on areas in which scholars have identified changes (such as suffrage and reform), and innovative explorations (for example, work on female sexuality). It features alphabetical encyclopedia-like entries. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GBC; GTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109208
ISBN
9780231109208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.69

Collects works of fiction, poetry, drama, and essay-writing from a pivotal time in Japanese history. This book reflects the political, social, and intellectual changes that occurred in Japanese society during this period. It reveals the influences in the development of Japanese literature. It includes biographical introductions for each writer. Series: Modern Asian Literature Series. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; 3JH; 3JJ; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1543.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
880
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118606
ISBN
9780231118606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.69

Presents the story in the years following the Civil War, when reformers - emboldened by the egalitarian rhetoric of the post-Civil War era - pressed New York City's oldest institution of higher learning to admit women in the 1870s. This book addresses the rise of modern feminism which furthered the cause of political reform. Num Pages: 400 pages, 51 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; HBT; JFSJ1; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 817.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231126441
ISBN
9780231126441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.71

Paperback. Offering an account of works by Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte, George Eliot, Robert Browning, and Joseph Conrad, this title explains why many Victorians nursed a hostile vision of man and society and how misanthropy - once a means of conveying integrity and justified disdain of society's excesses - turned immoral and quasi-criminal. Num Pages: 224 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; HPS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130653
ISBN
9780231130653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.31

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