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Hardcover. The early Cold War was a period of dramatic change. New superpowers emerged, the European powers were eclipsed, colonial empires tottered. Political leaders everywhere had to make immense adjustments. This volume explores their hopes and fears, their sense of their place in the world and of the constraints under which they laboured. Editor(s): Casey, Steven; Wright, Jonathan. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230249066
- ISBN
- 9780230249066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.52
€ 67.52
Hardcover. Some categorisations of US power have long governed analyses of American foreign policy - concepts such as 'empire', 'decline', 'superpower', 'the Cold War' and 'the War on Terror' - and have led to a distortion that sees US policy measured by broad labels, rather than on its own terms. This fresh new approach seeks to challenge these terms. Editor(s): Sewell, Bevan; Lucas, Scott. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230249899
- ISBN
- 9780230249899
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Condition: New
€ 67.95
€ 67.95
Hardcover. Scruton's Aesthetics is a comprehensive critical evaluation of one of the major aestheticians of our age. The lead essay by Scruton is followed by fourteen essays by international commentators plus Scruton's reply. All discuss matters of enduring importance. Editor(s): Hamilton, Andy; Zangwill, Nick. Num Pages: 338 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230251687
- ISBN
- 9780230251687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.41
€ 128.41
Hardcover. Offering one of the first analyses of how networks of science interacted within the British Empire during the past two centuries, this volume shows how the rise of formalized state networks of science in the mid nineteenth-century led to a constant tension between administrators and scientists. Editor(s): Bennett, Brett M.; Hodge, Joseph M. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252288
- ISBN
- 9780230252288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.65
€ 128.65
Hardcover. The events of 1968 are often seen purely as a student revolution, but impacted on every aspect of French society - theatre, film, sexuality, race, the countryside, the factories. This volume explores the full diversity of this extraordinary upheaval, and shows how 1968 continues to reverberate in France today. Editor(s): Jackson, Julian; Milne, Anna-Louise; Williams, James S. Num Pages: 454 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 223 x 30. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252585
- ISBN
- 9780230252585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.57
€ 68.57
Hardcover. Although we associate the Third Reich above all with suffering, pain and fear, pleasure played a central role in its social and cultural dynamics. This book explores the relationship between the rationing of pleasures as a means of political stabilization and the pressure on the Nazi regime to cater to popular cultural expectations. Editor(s): Swett, Pamela E. (McMaster University, Ontario); Ross, Corey; DAlmeida, Fabrice. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; HBWQ; JHBS; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition/First Printing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230271685
- ISBN
- 9780230271685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.77
€ 128.77
Hardcover. Nationalism was ubiquitous in nineteenth-century Europe. Yet, we know little about what the nation meant to ordinary people. In this book, both renowned historians and younger scholars try to answer this question. This book will appeal to specialists in the field but also offers helpful reading for any college and university course on nationalism. Editor(s): Van Ginderachter, Maarten; Beyen, Marnix. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272477
- ISBN
- 9780230272477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.61
€ 67.61
Hardcover. Over the last century, many 16th- and 17th-century events and personalities have been brought before home, cinema, exhibition, festival and theatrical audiences. This collection examines these representations, looking at recent television series, documentaries, pageantry, theatre and popular culture in various cultural and linguistic guises. Editor(s): Burnett, Mark Thornton; Streete, Adrian. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8, 8 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; APF; APT; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273436
- ISBN
- 9780230273436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Hardcover. The first comparative study of the spread of mass education around the world in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this unique new book uses a bottom-up focus and demonstrates, to an extent not appreciated hitherto, the gulf between the intentions of the government and the reality on the ground. Editor(s): Brockliss, Laurence; Sheldon, Nicola. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTB; JN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273504
- ISBN
- 9780230273504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.12
€ 68.12
Hardcover. Memories of and attitudes to the German Democratic Republic (GDR), or East Germany, within contemporary Germany are characterized by their variety and complexity, whilst the debate over how to remember the GDR tells us a lot about how Germans see themselves and their future. This volume provides a range of international perspectives. Editor(s): Clarke, David; Wolfel, Ute. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230275508
- ISBN
- 9780230275508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.91
€ 67.91
Hardcover. Spinoza believed that there was only one substance in reality, which he called 'God or nature'. A number of leading contemporary philosophers have defended monism, this strange and beautiful idea that the cosmos is the source of all being. This book explores both the historical roots of the monism in Spinoza, and its flowering in the 21st century. Editor(s): Goff, Philip. Series: Philosophers in Depth. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230279483
- ISBN
- 9780230279483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.23
€ 139.23
Hardcover. A study of contemporary philosophical and neuroscientific perspectives on the relation of action, perception, and cognition as it is lived in embodied and socially embedded experience. Editor(s): Schulkin, Jay. Series: New Directions in Philosophy and Cognitive Science. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282582
- ISBN
- 9780230282582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.67
€ 67.67
Hardcover. The book consists of a series of chapters on Carnap's ideal of explication as an alternative to the naturalistic conceptions of science, setting it in its historical context, discussing specific cases of explications, and enriching the on-going debate on conceptual engineering and naturalism in analytic philosophy. Editor(s): Wagner, Pierre; Beaney, Michael. Series: History of Analytic Philosophy. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282599
- ISBN
- 9780230282599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.95
€ 138.95
Hardcover. The idea of distance is one of the defining principles of modern historical method. This volume gives the discussion of historical distance new breadth, flexibility and importance by incorporating diverse modes of representation including photography, sculpture, painting, musical theatre, and fashion. Editor(s): Phillips, Mark Salber; Caine, Barbara; Thomas, Julia Adeney. Series: Re-Enactment History. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284081
- ISBN
- 9780230284081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Paperback. This innovative project unites leading scholars of English, History and French to examine the challenges of teaching early modern literature, history and culture within higher education. The volume sets out a variety of approaches to teaching the period and aims to revitalize the connection between teaching and research. Editor(s): Conroy, Derval; Clarke, Danielle. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBG; JNM; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284517
- ISBN
- 9780230284517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Hardcover. Responding to growing interest in the Kantian tradition and in issues concerning space and time, this volume offers an insightful and original contribution to the literature by bringing together analytical and phenomenological approaches in a productive exchange on topical issues such as action, perception, the body, and cognition and its limits. Editor(s): Baiasu, Roxana; Bird, Graham; Moore, Adrian W. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPJ. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284760
- ISBN
- 9780230284760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.95
€ 67.95
Hardcover. A volume devoted explicitly to the subtle and multidimensional phenomenon of background knowing that has to be recognized as an important element of the triad mind-body-world. The essays are inspired by seminal works on the topic by Searle and Dreyfus, but also make significant contribution in bringing the discussion beyond the classical confines. Editor(s): Radman, Zdravko. Series: New Directions in Philosophy and Cognitive Science. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285132
- ISBN
- 9780230285132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.61
€ 67.61
Paperback. Tracing sexual violence in Europe's twentieth century from the Armenian genocide to Auschwitz and Algeria to Bosnia, this pathbreaking volume expands military history to include the realm of sexuality. Examining both stories of consensual romance and of intimate brutality, it also contributes significant new insights to the history of sexuality. Editor(s): Herzog, Dagmar. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFFE1; JHBK5; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285637
- ISBN
- 9780230285637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.39
€ 138.39
Hardcover. Tackling central problems in philosophy of religion by referring to relevant theories and findings in cognitive science, anthropology, developmental psychology, decision theory, biology, physics, cosmology, the contributors address a range of topics, including divine attributes; God, creation and evolution; God and the universe; religious beliefs. Series: Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 figures. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230291102
- ISBN
- 9780230291102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
Hardcover. This innovative book presents for the first time detailed histories of the impact of the Great War on British cinema in the silent period, from actual war footage to fiction filmmaking. In doing so it explores how cinema helped to shape the public memory of the war during the 1920s. Editor(s): Williams, Michael; Hammond, Michael. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; APFN; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230292628
- ISBN
- 9780230292628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95