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paperback. These five philosophical essays are designed to constitute a unified whole, in both their critical and their constructive dimensions. Vincent addresses the crisis of meaning, the repetitiousness of technological processes and mechanisms and the declining sense of the real in political life. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 156 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 251.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1991st Edition
- SKU
- V9780333513811
- ISBN
- 9780333513811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.60
€ 65.60
Hardback. Surveys the growth of the South African economy since 1910, when the four provinces came together to form the Union of South Africa. The theme of this book is the economic organization that made possible the growth of the South African economy. Num Pages: 393 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; KCB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 393
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333515303
- ISBN
- 9780333515303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.44
€ 195.44
Paperback. This study of political institutions provides an objective appraisal of the precolonial institutions of the Basotho before colonial rule in 1868. It appraizes the impact of colonial rule on the old political structure, the introduction of new institutions and the development of new perceptions. Num Pages: 374 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFML; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333515709
- ISBN
- 9780333515709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.77
€ 72.77
Hardback. Analyzing the social consequences of recent development strategies in Latin America, this volume introduces readers to official strategies, private initiatives and individual responses to issues of welfare and poverty during the 20th century. These issues are addressed from several disciplines. Editor(s): Abel, Christopher; Lewis, Colin M. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 479 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 1QSC; GTF; HBJK; HBLW; JFFA; JKS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 40. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 479
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333517376
- ISBN
- 9780333517376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.12
€ 196.12
Hardback. Several aspects of the social division of labour and food insecurity in Tanzania 1919-1985 are studied in this book. These range from maize and millet shifting, cultivation of woodland and wooded grassland areas, to government labour policy and the male migrant bachelor wage labour system. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333519387
- ISBN
- 9780333519387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.32
€ 128.32
Hardback. Explores the relationship between contemporary literary theory and analytic philosophy. Central topics in the volume include self, ethics, interpretation, language and characterizations of "analytic" and "continental" philosophy. Editor(s): Freadman, Richard; Reinhardt, Lloyd. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333521298
- ISBN
- 9780333521298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.24
€ 128.24
Hardback. Reflects the approach the Chinese have pursued since the last century and especially why after so many successful or unsuccessful revolutions they finally took up reform as a means to solve their national problems. The authors expose the undercurrents pushing the leaders to economic reform. Series: Studies on the Chinese Economy. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333521809
- ISBN
- 9780333521809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.24
€ 194.24
Hardback. The Great War is a collection of seven original essays and three critical comments by senior scholars dealing with the greatest conflict in modern history to its time - the 1914-18 World War. The Great War is edited by the distinguished historian of the First World War, R.J.Q.Adams. Editor(s): Adams, R. J. Q. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBWN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 150. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333522325
- ISBN
- 9780333522325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.48
€ 127.48
Paperback. Children's literature came into existence in printed form in the 18th century. This book charts its development by examining concurrent developments in society such as the spread of education, the developments in printing techniques and changes in the definition of childhood. Editor(s): Butts, Dennis. Series: Insights Series. Num Pages: 143 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSY; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 215.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 143
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333522479
- ISBN
- 9780333522479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.36
€ 65.36
Hardback. Charting the origins of the Blue Funnel Shipping Line, this book traces its history through both world wars, the 1930s depression and the new challenges of containerization in the 1960s. It discusses the current role of agencies, conferences, singular management structure and key individuals. Num Pages: 430 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; KNGS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 38. Weight in Grams: 697.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333522837
- ISBN
- 9780333522837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.37
€ 129.37
Hardcover. During the decade of the 1940s, Greece experienced harsh German/Italian/Bulgarian occupation, the emergence of a powerful resistance movement and civil war between communist and nationalists. This title affords a penetrating insight into the history of the 1940s from a variety of perspectives. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333523698
- ISBN
- 9780333523698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardback. A collection of papers presented at a conference organized by Keston College and the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, to mark the millennium of Christianity in Russia. The overall aim of this book is to correct the increasing neglect of the role of religion in Russian history. Editor(s): Hosking, Geoffrey. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1DVUK; HRCC2; HRCC8. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333524459
- ISBN
- 9780333524459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.22
€ 195.22
Paperback. This is a study of the radical peasant trade union which thrived in parts of south and west Germany in the 1920s. The Free Peasantry, as it was known, challenged the authority of the state through food delivery strikes, a separatist putsch which ended in bloodshed. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 311.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333524480
- ISBN
- 9780333524480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.02
€ 66.02
Paperback. The aim of this study is to assemble and interpret economic and social change in Ireland since 1960. The authors place these changes in the context of the Irish experience since independence, and compare Ireland's problems and economic progress to that of other developed countries. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLW3; JH; KCB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333524961
- ISBN
- 9780333524961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Hardback. Explores the meanings ascribed to sexual difference within early 19th-century French socialism, and the implications of such definitions for women. The author attempts to illustrate how gender distinctions provided a tool of social criticism and an image of the idealized future. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ1; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333525302
- ISBN
- 9780333525302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96
Paperback. A study of American pragmatism, this book looks at all the different stages from the Emersonian roots, through the dilemma of the mid-century pragmatic intellectual up to the decline and resurgence of American pragmatism. It also discusses prophetic pragmatism. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333525692
- ISBN
- 9780333525692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardback. In this volume, Muslim, Christian and Jewish writers explore the nature of the Islamic religion and its impact on a pluralistic society. Topics explored include the Islamic belief in God, revelation in the Abrahamic faiths, the Quranic conception of apostleship, and the nature of prophethood. Series: Library of Philosophy and Religion. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333526125
- ISBN
- 9780333526125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. Political projects of modern nation-states, the specificities of their nationalist histories and the positioning of Islam vis-a-vis diverse nationalisms are addressed in this volume with respect to their implications and consequences for women through a series of case studies. Editor(s): Kandiyoti, Deniz. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HRH; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JPHC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333526965
- ISBN
- 9780333526965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. BIC Classification: HPQ. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 183.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333529621
- ISBN
- 9780333529621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.62
€ 59.62
Hardcover. A comprehensive work on the religions of China, which includes chapters on ancient religions, Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Chinese Islam, Christianity in China, as well as on popular religion. There is a continuity between religion and philosophy through the maxim "Heaven and man are one". Series: Themes in Comparative Religion S. Num Pages: 291 pages, notes, chronological table, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRA; HRKN; HRLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333531730
- ISBN
- 9780333531730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.20
€ 128.20