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Hardcover. This book examines a range of public debates on the Nazi legacy in Germany since Schroder's SDP-Green coalition came to power in 1998. A central theme is the 'dialectic of normality' whereby references to Nazi past impact upon present normality. The book is a valuable resource for students of contemporary German politics, history and culture. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JFC; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230518049
- ISBN
- 9780230518049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.31
€ 67.31
Hardcover. This book discusses the visual and verbal city sketches which proliferated during the 'journalistic revolution' of the 1830s and 1840s. It shows how sketches transformed models of visual and printed media and of life science into a unique kind of sociology, presenting a self-critique of the middle class on the brink of industrial modernity. Num Pages: 378 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DNJ; DSBF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 169 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230518032
- ISBN
- 9780230518032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.95
€ 67.95
Hardcover. The history of adoption from 1918-1945, detailing the rise of adoption, the growth of adoption societies and considering the increasing emphasis on secrecy in adoption. Analyses adoption law from legalization in 1926, to regulation and reform in the 1930s, with regulations finally being enforced in 1943 amid concern about casual wartime adoptions. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517882
- ISBN
- 9780230517882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.11
€ 150.11
Hardcover. Sir Eric Phipps was British ambassador to Berlin during the crucial period between Hitler's decision to withdraw Germany from the League of Nations to his decision to become involved in the Spanish Civil War. This work features his diary entries that offers a witty evaluation of Hitler and other leading Nazis and their policies from 1933-1937. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPSD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517875
- ISBN
- 9780230517875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.06
€ 161.06
Hardcover. The book brings together for the first time John Addington Symonds' key writings on homosexuality, and the entire correspondence between Symonds and Havelock Ellis on the project of Sexual Inversion. The source edition contains a critical introduction to the sources. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517394
- ISBN
- 9780230517394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardcover. In a search for a deeper understanding of the complex relationship between gender, language and religious identity, this book gathers a global range of studies from the field of linguistics. It connects language use to both a religious and gender identity and shows how language works to unite, oppress, liberate or fracture the various participants. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; HR; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517295
- ISBN
- 9780230517295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
Hardcover. Henri Bergson is one of the truly great philosophers of the modernist period, and his work is undergoing a renaissance of interest. This collection of his essays and lectures from the period 1901-13, features ideas on life and consciousness, soul and body, mind and brain that remain highly pertinent to contemporary work in the philosophy of mind. Editor(s): Ansell-Pearson, Keith; Kolkman, Michael. Series: Henri Bergson Centennial Series. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517257
- ISBN
- 9780230517257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Paperback. Henri Bergson is one of the truly great philosophers of the modernist period, and interest in his work is currently experiencing a major renaissance. This essential book contains Bergson's classic statement that to philosophize is to reverse the habitual directions of our thinking, and his claim that true empiricism amounts to true metaphysics. Editor(s): Kolkman, Michael; Ansell-Pearson, Keith. Series: Henri Bergson Centennial Series. Num Pages: 102 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 6. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517233
- ISBN
- 9780230517233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.43
€ 70.43
Hardcover. Offering first major study of the views of the Conservative Party towards the key aspects of Anglo-German relations from 1905 to 1914, it examines the Conservative response to the German threat, and argues that it showed a marked absence of open hostility towards Germany. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW; JPFM; JPL; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 225 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517110
- ISBN
- 9780230517110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
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 evolution of public assistance for the poor in England from the late medieval era to the Industrial Revolution. Placing poor relief in the context of the unique class relations of agrarian capitalism, it considers how and why relief in England in the early modern period was distinct. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; JFSC; JKSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230516939
- ISBN
- 9780230516939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. This book explores the late medieval English cults which evolved around 'political martyrs'. By examining these cults the richness of political culture is revealed, and insights offered into the ways in which belief, worship, social and civic identities, and political language and practice were continuously constructed and re-constructed. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230516922
- ISBN
- 9780230516922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
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
€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Hardcover. Oliver Cromwell's readmission of the Jews to England in 1656 has traditionally been regarded as a watershed in the history of the Jews in England. As well as providing a critical account of the historiography of readmission as a definitive act of toleration, this book reinterprets Christian philosemitism of the early modern period. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HRAX; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230507746
- ISBN
- 9780230507746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Hardcover. This is the first major response to the challenge of neuroscience to religion. It considers eastern forms of religious experience as well as Christian viewpoints and challenges the idea of a mind identical to, or a by-product of, brain activity. It explores religion as inner experience of the Transcendent, and suggests a modern spirituality. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HRLK; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230507708
- ISBN
- 9780230507708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Paperback. The idea of an Aryan race became an important feature of imperial culture in the nineteenth century, feeding into debates in Britain, Ireland, India, and the Pacific. This work traces the emergence and dissemination of Aryanism within the British Empire. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBJD1; HBJF; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230507036
- ISBN
- 9780230507036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.09
€ 127.09
Paperback. In a broad sweep from Central Europe to Ireland and from the Sixteenth to the early Nineteenth-century, this work puts the Jewish community and its rabbinic and 'lay' leaders at the centre of Jewish history. Of surpassing value is Kochan's treatment of the community not only as a religious but also as a political unit. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230507012
- ISBN
- 9780230507012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Hardcover. Mainstream discussions of ethics often search for a problem-solving theory or explore ontological status. This book argues instead that the proper starting point should be the words and deeds of ordinary people in ordinary disagreements - the ethical concepts in play can only derive full meaning within the context of ordinary human lives. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230506909
- ISBN
- 9780230506909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. The western philosophical tradition has only recently explored alterity, in particular the alterity of woman as the other of man. This volume reflects on the ethical implications of this, and on the need for a rethinking of the implicit structures of Western philosophy, which exclude women as subjects who conceptualize the world and society. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230506879
- ISBN
- 9780230506879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. Rather than undermining it, this book argues that moral conflict is necessary for a liberal political community. It develops a new philosophical basis for political association based on an innovative account of the way journey narratives in literature shed light on the possibilities for solidarity in modern democratic societies. Num Pages: 193 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230506862
- ISBN
- 9780230506862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44