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Hardcover. A major historical study of the global arms trade, revolving around the transfer of small arms from metropolitan Europe to the turbulent frontiers of Indian Ocean societies during the 'long' nineteenth century (c.1780-1914). Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBLL; HBW; JWXF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230354852
- ISBN
- 9780230354852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
Hardcover. Using case studies of cholera, plague, malaria, and yellow fever, this book analyzes how factors such as public health diplomacy, trade, imperial governance, medical technologies, and cultural norms operated within global and colonial conceptions of political and epidemiological risk to shape infectious disease policies in colonial India. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230354609
- ISBN
- 9780230354609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. Southgate draws on ideas within history, philosophy, literature, psychology, and theology to explore two traditions: contentment with our situation as it is, and the aspiration to transcend it. He discusses the possibility of escape from intellectual constraints, and advocates a positive 'duty of discontent', and its implications. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPS; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230354593
- ISBN
- 9780230354593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. The Southern Caribbean was the last frontier in the Atlantic world and the most contested region in the Caribbean during the Age of Revolution. As well as illuminating this little-understood region, the book seeks to complicate our understanding of the Caribbean, the role of 'free people of colour' and the nature of slavery. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230354081
- ISBN
- 9780230354081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Hardcover. The Rise and Fall of Radical Westminster, 1780-1890 explores a critical chapter in the story of Britain's transition to democracy. Utilising the remarkably rich documentation generated by Westminster elections, Baer reveals how the most radical political space in the age of oligarchy became the most conservative and tranquil in an age of democracy. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 379 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230349315
- ISBN
- 9780230349315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.75
€ 128.75
Hardcover. Recreating the diplomatic career of Jack Garnett, from 1902-1919, John Fisher reveals a fascinating individual as well as contextualizing his story with regard to British policy in the countries to which he was posted in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America, during a period of rapid change in international politics and in Britain's world role. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348974
- ISBN
- 9780230348974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.95
€ 67.95
Hardcover. This first analysis of Spinoza's philosophy of law shows that he revolutionizes modern philosophy from within by developing an entirely new natural law theory connecting his ontology to radically democratic political views. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348691
- ISBN
- 9780230348691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardcover. The philosophy of the humanistic sciences has been a blind-spot in analytic philosophy. This book argues that by adopting an appropriate pragmatic analysis of explanation and interpretation it is possible to show that scientific practice of humanistic sciences can be understood on similar lines to scientific practice of natural and social sciences. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348561
- ISBN
- 9780230348561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Hardcover. Taking a fresh look the history of northern working-class life in the second half of the twentieth century, this book turns to the concept of generation and generational change. The author explores Zygmunt Bauman's bold vision of modern historical change as the shift from solid modernity to liquid modernity. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKEY; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348141
- ISBN
- 9780230348141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. Although current debates in epistemology and philosophy of mind show a renewed interest in perceptual illusions, there is no systematic work in the philosophy of perception and in the psychology of perception with respect to the concept of illusion and the relation between illusion and error. This book aims to fill that gap. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; JMRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230347908
- ISBN
- 9780230347908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.76
€ 67.76
Hardcover. Any attempt to help us reason in more accurate ways faces a problem: While we acknowledge that others stand to benefit from intellectual advice, each and every one of us tends to consider ourselves an exception, on account of overconfidence. The solution? Accept a form of epistemic paternalism. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230347892
- ISBN
- 9780230347892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardback. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230347854
- ISBN
- 9780230347854
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.69
€ 138.69
Hardcover. Confusion, controversy and even fear surrounds the political phenomenon of radicalism. This book attempts to make conceptual and historical sense of this phenomenon, both as a kind of practice and as a kind of thought, before defending it in a traditional if unfashionable form: a form that is historically progressive and politically humanistic. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230347847
- ISBN
- 9780230347847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. Harrowing and redeeming, this is the history of a unique 'adoption' system. For generations, local families, grateful for the sacrifice of their liberators from Nazi occupation, have cared for not only the graves, but the memories, of over 10,000 US soldiers in the cemetery of Margraten in the Netherlands. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JWTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230346635
- ISBN
- 9780230346635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.41
€ 139.41
Hardcover. In a rare combination of comprehensive coverage and sustained critical focus, this book examines Japan's progress through its entire history to its current status as an economic, technological, and cultural superpower. A key factor is a pragmatic determination to succeed. Little-known facts are also brought to light, and the latest findings used. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 220 x 13. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Third Edition, Revised Edition, 3rd edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230346611
- ISBN
- 9780230346611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.39
€ 183.39
Hardcover. An innovative diplomatic and intellectual history of decolonization, post-colonial nation building and international human rights and development discourses, this study of the role of the ILO during 1940-70 opens up new perspectives on the significance of international organisations as actors in the history of the 20th century. Series: International Labour Organization (ILO) Century Series. Num Pages: 429 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBLW3; HBTK; HBTR; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 31. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230343627
- ISBN
- 9780230343627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.90
€ 140.90
Hardcover. In the Third Reich, political dissidents were not the only ones liable to be punished for their crimes. Their parents, siblings and relatives also risked reprisals. This concept - known as Sippenhaft - was based in ideas of blood and purity. This definitive study surveys the threats, fears and infliction of this part of the Nazi system of terror. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230343054
- ISBN
- 9780230343054
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. This book features a critique of key philosophical doctrines that dominate the Iraq war debate: just war theory, humanitarian intervention, democratic realism, and preventive war doctrine. The author evaluates each and develops a philosophical approach that offers a model for thinking through the philosophical dilemmas introduced by new wars. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBWS5; HPS; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230341531
- ISBN
- 9780230341531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Paperback. The book proposes a critical theory of the role and place of religion in public health and argues for a programmatic reorientation of these two fields of practice and inquiry to more effectively align religious health assets - widely present in many contexts - and public health services and facilities. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JFFH2; JPA; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230341524
- ISBN
- 9780230341524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.54
€ 71.54
Hardcover. A collective biography of the veterans of the battle of El Santuario (1829), this book uses the untold stories of ordinary lives to examine the history of the imperial conflicts that shaped politics and society in Colombia and Venezuela after independence from colonial rule. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 268 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; 1KLSV; 3JH; HBJK; HBTR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230341319
- ISBN
- 9780230341319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.52
€ 67.52