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Paperback. Through a close-reading of the work of five prominent American postmodernist writers, this book re-evaluatesthe role of the past in recent American fiction, outlines the development of the postmodernist historical novel and considers the waning influence of postmodernism in contemporary American literature." Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; HBJK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349334506
ISBN
9781349334506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.26

Paperback. "This book addresses the contemporary disillusion with truth, manifest in sceptical relativism. Contending that all contemporary theories of truth are too narrow, it argues for a novel conception of truth, by showing how error is implicated in the actions of all living things; and by analyzing uses of 'true' in non-linguistic contexts"-- Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349334247
ISBN
9781349334247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.29

Paperback. Was France fascist in the interwar period? This comprehensive historical, political and sociological account follows the rise of engineers and political "non-conformists" in the first half of the twentieth century, examining the French technocracy's relationship with the rise of fascism in France and later the establishment of the Fourth Republic. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349334148
ISBN
9781349334148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Missionary Discourse examines missionary writings from India and southern Africa to explore colonial discourses about race, religion, gender and culture. The book is organised around three themes: family, sickness and violence, which were key areas of missionary concern, and important axes around which colonial difference was forged. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJF; HBJH; HBL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349333981
ISBN
9781349333981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Going beyond the hype of recent fMRI 'findings', thisinterdisciplinary collection examines such questions as: Do women and men have significantly different brains? Do women empathize, while men systematize? Is there a 'feminine' ethics? What does brain research on intersex conditions tell us about sex and gender? Editor(s): Jacobson, Anne Jaap. Series: New Directions in Philosophy and Cognitive Science. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; HPS; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349333929
ISBN
9781349333929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 149.87

Paperback. This volume inscribes an innovative domain of inquiry, bringing museum and heritage studies to bear on questions of transitional justice, memory and post-conflict reconciliation. As practitioners, artists, curators, activists and academics, the contributorsexplore the challenges of bearing witness to past conflicts." Editor(s): Milton, C.; Patterson, M. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; HBTB; JFC; JFCX; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349333905
ISBN
9781349333905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 149.87

Paperback. Drawing on a wide range of resources, including the history of philosophy, her role as director of a cognitive neuroscience group, and her Wittgensteinian training at Oxford, Jacobson provides fresh views on representation, concepts, perception, action, emotion and belief. Series: New Directions in Philosophy and Cognitive Science. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 261.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349333882
ISBN
9781349333882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.52

paperback. Since the pioneering work of Donald Davidson on action, many philosophers have taken critical stances on his causal account. This book criticizes Davidson's event-causal view of action, and offers instead an agent causal view both to describe what an action is and to set a framework for how actions are explained. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPC; HPCF3; HPL; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2012
SKU
V9781349333820
ISBN
9781349333820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.84

Paperback. Presents the case for an exciting new research program in the social sciences based on the theory of recognition developed by Axel Honneth and others in recent years. The theory provides a frame for revealing new insights about conflicts and the potential of recognition theory to guide just resolutions of these conflicts is also explored. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB; JPA; JPB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349333745
ISBN
9781349333745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. 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: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HR; JFF; JPA; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349333721
ISBN
9781349333721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJF; HBL; HBTQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349333622
ISBN
9781349333622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.68

Paperback. An analysis of Cuba's history from a British diplomatic perspective during the period of US political and economic domination, from 1898 to 1964. It investigates how Britain attempted to protect its trade and other interests in the island, whilst always sensitive to the reactions of its most important ally, the United States. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; JPA; JPS; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349333523
ISBN
9781349333523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.53

Paperback. The story of how the concept of a pantheon, a building honouring great individuals, spread across Revolutionary Europe and interacted with socio-political and cultural changes. Analysing the canon and iconography of each pantheon, Bouwers shows how the commemoration of war and celebration of nationhood gave way to the protection of elite interests. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AMA; HBJD; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349333448
ISBN
9781349333448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.43

Paperback. At the turn of the twentieth century women played a key role in debates about the nature of the Irish nation. Examining women's participation in nationalist and rural reform groups, this book is an important contribution to our understanding of Irish identity in the prelude to revolution and how it was shaped by women. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349333387
ISBN
9781349333387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Paperback. 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: HBJD1; HBJK; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349333363
ISBN
9781349333363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.02

Paperback. A readable andadvanced introductory-level textfocusing on the ethical dimensions and impact of Lacan's thinking. This book argues thata rethinking of the subject necessitates arethinking ofour relation to law, tradition and morality, as well as our understanding of guilt, responsibility and desire." Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMAF; JMR; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349333240
ISBN
9781349333240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.75

Paperback. Based on extensive analysis of surveys from recent decades, this book provides a detailed study of the attitudes of religious groups in Britain. It looks at continuity and change in relation to party support, ideology, abortion, homosexuality and gay rights, foreign policy, and public opinion towards religion in public life. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAM; JHBC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 389.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349333110
ISBN
9781349333110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Beattie, A.; Schick, K. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; HPQ; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349332953
ISBN
9781349332953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.88

Paperback. The end of Stalinist Russia, China's change under Deng Xiaoping and the publication of previously unexplored documents of Marx in the MEGA2 opened a new epoch in the analysis of Marx. Marx's Discourse With Hegel is both a product and contribution to this rebirth of Marxism by its reformulation of the relationship between Hegel and Marx Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349332793
ISBN
9781349332793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.41

Paperback. "This original and scholarly work uses three detailed case studies of plays Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, King Lear and Cymbeline to cast light on the ways in which early modern writers used metaphor to explore how identities emerge from the interaction of competing regional and spiritual topographies"-- Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSB; DSC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 379.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349332779
ISBN
9781349332779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

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