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Hardcover. A study of the history of modern insomnia, this book explores how poets, journalists, and doctors of the Victorian period found themselves in near-universal agreement that modernity and sleep were somehow incompatible. It investigates how psychologists, philosophers and literary artists worked to articulate its causes, and its potential cures. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; HPM; JMTD; MMZS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137268730
- ISBN
- 9781137268730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Paperback. Erik Ringmar elucidates how Europeans spread "civilization" by barbarian means in the 1860 destruction of the palace of the emperor of China. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 268 pages, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPC; 3JH; HBJD; HBJF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137268914
- ISBN
- 9781137268914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56
Hardcover. A study of riots in the urban US during the pivotal year of 1967, set within the context of the "long, hot summers." Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137269621
- ISBN
- 9781137269621
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.56
€ 149.56
Hardcover. This book examines the colonial state's approach to venereal disease and 'vice'-driven health risks in the first half of the nineteenth century. Further, it shows that these decisions had wide-ranging and often surprising consequences not simply for the army itself, but for India and the empire more broadly. Shortlisted for the 2014 Templer Award. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; HBTQ; JWT; MBX; MJCJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137270986
- ISBN
- 9781137270986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. Setting education in its political context, this book offers a history of good intentions, ranging from the birth of modern schooling and modern examination, to the rise (and fall) of meritocracy. In challenging all that is well-intentioned in education, this book reveals how our educational commitments are always underwritten by violence. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JNA; JNL; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137272850
- ISBN
- 9781137272850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Hardcover. This book examines how the war crime legacy resulting from the Yugoslav war of the 1990s on political and military transformation in Serbia was an impediment to security reform, democratization and the achievement of Western standards in the Belgrade armed forces. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWS; JPHV; JWKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137276131
- ISBN
- 9781137276131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. During the era of the French revolution, patriots across Europe tried to introduce a national uniform. This book, the first comparative study of national uniform schemes, discusses case studies from Austria, Bulgaria, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Turkey the United States, and Wales. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBTB; JFCK; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277138
- ISBN
- 9781137277138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Paperback. Holocaust as Fiction seeks to explain and critically evaluate the extraordinary success of Schlink's internationally acclaimed novel, The Reader, the widely read 'Selb' detective trilogy, and two popular films based closely on his work. Num Pages: 268 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2ACG; APF; DSBH; DSK; HBTZ1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277633
- ISBN
- 9781137277633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.00
€ 116.00
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137280855
- ISBN
- 9781137280855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.28
€ 198.28
hardcover. This book examines the revival of antique philosophy in the Renaissance as a literary preoccupation informed by wit. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137281814
- ISBN
- 9781137281814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.83
€ 67.83
Hardcover. This book provides an important study of a short-lived government making foreign policy in the shadow of an impending general election. It considers Britain's relations with the United States, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJPK; HBTQ; HBTW; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137284402
- ISBN
- 9781137284402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
hardcover. Philosophy of mind is one of the core disciplines in philosophy. The questions that it deals with are profound, vexed and intriguing. This volume of 15 new cutting-edge essays gives young researchers a chance to stir up new ideas. The topics covered include the nature of consciousness, cognition, and action. Editor(s): Sprevak, Mark; Kallestrup, Jesper. Series: New Waves in Philosophy. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286710
- ISBN
- 9781137286710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.72
€ 129.72
Paperback. Philosophy of mind is one of the core disciplines in philosophy. The questions that it deals with are profound, vexed and intriguing. This volume of 15 new cutting-edge essays gives young researchers a chance to stir up new ideas. The topics covered include the nature of consciousness, cognition, and action. Editor(s): Sprevak, Mark; Kallestrup, Jesper. Series: New Waves in Philosophy. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286727
- ISBN
- 9781137286727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Hardcover. This book, now in its fifth edition, provides a comprehensive introduction to Buddhist psychology and counselling, exploring key concepts in psychology and practical applications in mindfulness-based counselling techniques using Buddhist philosophy of mind, psychology, ethics and contemplative methods. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRE; JKSN2; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Fifth Edition, Revised
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137287533
- ISBN
- 9781137287533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Hardcover. This book searches for the origins of modern thinking in one of the best-known stories of our cultural heritage. By applying institutional and constitutional economics to biblical interpretation, it uses new approach to reconstruct the Paradise story. The author challenges the old conceptual dualism between economics and theology/philosophy. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137287694
- ISBN
- 9781137287694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.84
€ 127.84
Higher Education in Ireland: Practices, Policies and Possibilities
Loxley, Andrew, Seery, Aidan, Walsh, John
Hardcover. This collection provides the first in-depth, interdisciplinary and over-arching review of higher education in Ireland, situating higher education within the socio-cultural, political and historical context of the country over the past 40 years and the development of European and national policies. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTB; JNB; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137289872
- ISBN
- 9781137289872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. Commemorating traumatic events means attempting to activate collective memory. By examining images, metonymic invocations, built environments and digital outreach interventions, this book establishes some of the cognitive and emotional responses that make us incorporate the past suffering of others as a painful legacy of our own. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 174 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBA; JFC; JHB; JMRM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137290168
- ISBN
- 9781137290168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This book is an account of the modern German fascination with the art, politics and religion of ancient Greece from Winckelmann to Nietzsche's generation. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLA1; HBLL; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 221 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137293145
- ISBN
- 9781137293145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Paperback. This study of various female deities of Graeco-Roman antiquity is the first to provide evidence that primary goddesses were conceived of as virgin mothers in the earliest layers of their cults. By taking feminist analysis of divinities further, this book provides a fresh angle on our understanding of these deities. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBLA1; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137293428
- ISBN
- 9781137293428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.98
€ 38.98
Hardcover. In 1900 Hungary was a regional power in Europe with imperial pretensions; by 1919 it was crippled by profound territorial, social and national transformations. This book chronicles the development of eugenic thinking in early twentieth-century Hungary, examining how eugenics was an integral part of this dynamic historical transformation. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 353 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137293527
- ISBN
- 9781137293527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.91
€ 67.91