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Hardcover. Thomas Linehan offers a fresh perspective on late Victorian and Edwardian socialism by examining the socialist revival of these years from the standpoint of modernism. In so doing, he explores the modernist mission as extending beyond the concerns of the literary and artistic avant-garde to incorporate political and social movements. Series: Modernism and.. Num Pages: 185 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLW; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230230101
- ISBN
- 9780230230101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Paperback. What is truth? Philosophers are interested in a range of issues involving the concept of truth beginning with what sorts of things can be true. This is a collection of eighteen new and original research papers on truth and other alethic phenomena by twenty of the most promising young scholars working on truth today. Editor(s): Wright, Cory D.; Pederson, Nikolaj J. L. L. Series: New Waves in Philosophy. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230229983
- ISBN
- 9780230229983
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Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Hardcover. Examining how the press in Britain, Sweden and Finland responded to the Holocaust immediately after the Second World War, Holmila offers new insights into the challenge posed by the Holocaust for liberal democracies by looking at the reporting of the liberation of the camps, the Nuremberg trial and the Jewish immigration to Palestine. Series: The Holocaust and its Contexts. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; HBTZ1; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 208 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230229778
- ISBN
- 9780230229778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
Modernism and Public Reform in Late Imperial Russia: Rural Professiona...
Gerasimov, Ilya, Gerasimov, Ilya V.
Hardcover. This book is a comprehensive reconstruction of the successful attempt by rural professionals in late imperial Russia to engage peasants in a common public sphere. Covers a range of aspects, from personal income and the dynamics of the job market to ideological conflicts and psychological transformation. Based on hundreds of individual life stories. Num Pages: 335 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; JFSC; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 1. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230229471
- ISBN
- 9780230229471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.13
€ 129.13
Poland and European Integration: The Ideas and Movements of Polish Exi...
Lane, Thomas, Wolanski, Marian
Hardcover. Today's Euroscepticism contrasts sharply with the idealism of the thousands of Poles thrust out of their country after 1939 by war, occupation and communism. How could a future Poland find security and progress, but by membership in a union of European states? This book explores how Poles in exile attempted to shape opinion in Poland and the West. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW; JFSL; JPSN2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230229372
- ISBN
- 9780230229372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.77
€ 128.77
Hardcover. The first study of the depictions of the Ancient World on the Victorian and Edwardian stage, this book analyzes plays set in and dramatising the histories of Greece, Rome, Egypt, Babylon and the Holy Land. In doing so, it seeks to locate theatre within the wider culture, tracing its links and interaction with other cultural forms. Num Pages: 278 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSG; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230229365
- ISBN
- 9780230229365
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Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Hardcover. This unique collection focuses on Hegel's Philosophy of Action as it relates to current concerns. Including key papers by Taylor, MacIntyre, and McDowell as well as eleven especially commissioned contributions, it aims to readdress the dialogue between Hegel and contemporary philosophy of action. Series: Philosophers in Depth. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230229082
- ISBN
- 9780230229082
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Condition: New
€ 128.29
€ 128.29
Hardcover. An examination of how the US military in Hawaii is depicted by museum curators, memorial builders, film makers, and newspaper reporters. These mediums convey information, and engage their audiences, in ways that, together, form a powerful advocacy for the benefits of militarism in the islands. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MKPH; HBJK; HBJM; HBTQ; HBW; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468. Colonialism, Memory and Resistance. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. 288 pages, 46 black & white illustrations. An examination of how the US military in Hawaii is depicted by museum curators, memorial builders, film makers, and newspaper reporters. These mediums convey information, and engage their audiences, in ways that, together, form a powerful advocacy for the benefits of militarism in the islands. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MKPH; HBJK; HBJM; HBTQ; HBW; JFD. Dimension: 226 x 143 x 21. Weight: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230227828
- ISBN
- 9780230227828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Hardcover. Shows the role of historians in making 'Dominion' status, which combined autonomy with unity and provided the peaceful route by which Canada, Australia and New Zealand gained their independence within the British Commmonwealth of Nations, while South Africa, the Irish Free State and India, also Dominions, chose to become republics. Num Pages: 393 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 221 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230227811
- ISBN
- 9780230227811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.49
€ 129.49
Hardcover. How can egalitarian ideals be put into action? This book sets out a fresh interdisciplinary model for equality studies. Integrating normative questions about the ideal of equality with empirical issues about the nature of inequality, it applies a fresh framework to a range of contemporary inequalities. Num Pages: 339 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFJ; JHBA; JPA; JPF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230227170
- ISBN
- 9780230227170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.58
€ 161.58
Paperback. Innovative young philosophers present new research articles on a variety of contemporary issues including relation between language and thought, normativity of language, prospects for a naturalistic account of language, nature of linguistic understanding, semantics of proper names and expressive terms, a contemporary construal of analytic truth Editor(s): Sawyer, Sarah. Series: New Waves in Philosophy. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224377
- ISBN
- 9780230224377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. Simpson offers a reflective and theoretical explanation of the ways in which unionists conceive of the past in the present post-conflict environment. He considers the ways in which scholarly literature has often painted an outdated and inaccurate portrait of a highly complex people. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; GTJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JHMC; JPA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224148
- ISBN
- 9780230224148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Hardcover. Prozorov offers a radical reinterpretation of contemporary Russian politics in terms of Agamben's philosophy. Reconstructing Agamben's conception of the end of history, that challenges the Hegelian thesis, Prozorov approaches post-communist Russia as a post-historical terrain, in which the teleological dimension of politics has been deactivated. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HPS; JHBA; JPA; JPFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 221 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224131
- ISBN
- 9780230224131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96
Hardcover. A pioneering study of the development of one of the key critical discourses in contemporary Irish studies, this book covers all the major figures, publications and debates within Irish postcolonial criticism, delivering a commentary on this diverse body of work as well as positioning Irish postcolonial criticism within the wider postcolonial field. Num Pages: 276 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH; DSG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Basingstoke, UK
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224063
- ISBN
- 9780230224063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Hardcover. This innovative urban history of Dublin explores the symbols and spaces of the Irish capital between the Restoration in 1660 and the advent of neoclassical public architecture in the 1770s. The meanings ascribed to statues, churches, houses, and public buildings are traced in detail, using a wide range of visual and written sources. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JD; 3JF; AMX; HBJD1; HBTB; HRCC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230223899
- ISBN
- 9780230223899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.26
€ 139.26
Paperback. Cutting-edge research is presented by some of the best philosophers of religion of the new generation, who address such topics as divine attributes, the origin of the universe, evolution and design, implications and puzzles of religious doctrines, morality and God, and the meaning of life. Editor(s): Nagasawa, Yujin; Wielenberg, Erik J. Series: New Waves in Philosophy. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230223851
- ISBN
- 9780230223851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.37
€ 60.37
Hardcover. Yakinthou throws light on the challenges of adopting political settlements in frozen conflicts and divided societies by focusing on the conflict in Cyprus, the resolution of which has for years been held up, in large part by elite intransigence. The book offers answers for why elites in Cyprus are so unwilling to adopt a power-sharing solution. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVC; 1FB; GTJ; HBJF1; JPA; JPB; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230223752
- ISBN
- 9780230223752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.08
€ 128.08
Hardcover. The late Victorian period witnessed the remarkable revival of magical practice and belief. Butler examines the individuals, institutions and literature associated with this revival and demonstrates how Victorian occultism provided an alternative to the tightening camps of science and religion in a social environment that nurtured magical beliefs. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HRQX2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230223394
- ISBN
- 9780230223394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.77
€ 160.77
Paperback. Migration - people moving in as immigrants, around as migrants, and out as emigrants - is a major theme of Irish history. This is the first book to offer both a survey of the last four centuries and an integrated analysis of migration, reflecting a more inclusive definition of the 'people of Ireland'. Num Pages: 423 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Basingstoke, UK
- Number of pages
- 458
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230222564
- ISBN
- 9780230222564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 140.40
€ 140.40
Paperback. A collection of new essays by young scholars on the cutting edge of this ancient philosophical area. Diverse topics, including ontology, free will, fundamental properties, and causation, the volume will appeal both to specialists and to anyone interested in the present and future state of metaphysics in the English-speaking world. Editor(s): Hazlett, Allan. Series: New Waves in Philosophy. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230222335
- ISBN
- 9780230222335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41