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Hardcover. The diplomatic "special relationship" between the US and UK has received much attention from historians, while their shared history of racial inequality and civil rights struggles have been relatively understudied. This collection explores this other "special relationship," expanding our historical understanding of the global civil rights movement. Editor(s): Kelley, Robin D. G.; Tuck, Stephen. Series: Contemporary Black History. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137392695
- ISBN
- 9781137392695
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.37
€ 161.37
Hardcover. This work positions Arendt as a political writer attempting to find a way in which humanity, poised between the Holocaust and the atom bomb, might reclaim its position as the creators of a world fit for human habitation. Series: Critical Political Theory and Radical Practice. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137392954
- ISBN
- 9781137392954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardback. This book examines how, from the late nineteenth century through the 1920s, British policymakers, welfare providers, and working-class men struggled to accommodate men's dependence on the state within understandings of masculine citizenship. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137393203
- ISBN
- 9781137393203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.51
€ 129.51
Hardcover. This book looks at how sexuality is framed in enhancement scenarios and how descriptions of the resulting posthuman future are informed by mythological, historical and literary paradigms. It examines the glorious sex life we will allegedly enjoy due to greater control of our emotions, improved capacity for pleasure, and availability of sex robots. Num Pages: 106 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137393494
- ISBN
- 9781137393494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.84
€ 65.84
Hardcover. This book examines the structures and texture of rural social relationships, using one type of document found in abundance over all the four component parts of Britain and Ireland: petitions from tenants to their landlords. The book offers unexpected angles on many aspects of society and economy on estates in the 17th and 18th centuries. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137394088
- ISBN
- 9781137394088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. In this unique collection, theologians born and formed during the Cold War offer their insights and perspectives on theological relationships with such musical artists and groups as Joy Division, U2, Nick Cave, and John Coltrane. These essays demonstrate that one's personal music preferences can inform and influence professional interests. Editor(s): Grimshaw, Michael. Series: Radical Theologies and Philosophies. Num Pages: 229 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AVGP; HRAC; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137394132
- ISBN
- 9781137394132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. Transnational Turkish Islam provides an overview of Turkish organized Islam in seven European countries. It shows how Turkish Islamic organizations have developed from typical migrant associations in the 1970s and 1980s into present-day European Islamic associations with their own cultural and religious specificities and agendas. Num Pages: 146 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLW3; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137394217
- ISBN
- 9781137394217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardcover. Tied by history, politics, and faith to all corners of the globe, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict fascinates and infuriates people across the world. Based on new archive research and original interviews, Headlines from the Holy Land explains why this fiercely contested region exerts such a pull over leading correspondents and diplomats. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; DNJ; HBJF1; JPSD; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137395122
- ISBN
- 9781137395122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.20
€ 45.20
Hardcover. This radical new perspective from the Global South casts a fresh light on a major aspect of contemporary history and in doing so suggests an alternative interpretation of twentieth century revolutions, Socialism, left thinking and radical politics. Num Pages: 149 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBLW; JPF; JPFF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137395467
- ISBN
- 9781137395467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Hardcover. Philanthropy in Transition examines the rising importance of new channels of giving, from purchase made from social market enterprises to social impact investing. While these movements extend the reach and appeal beyond traditional philanthropy, the result is a widening distance between donor and recipient that raises new challenges. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JKSN1; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137395610
- ISBN
- 9781137395610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Hardback. In the 19th century, Alessandro Manzoni dedicated himself to writing the novel I promessi sposi that encouraged the Italian Risorgimento. This book traces how the renowned novelist was inspired by an event that occurred at the beginning of the 17th century, which he came to know about thanks to the secret collaboration of a Venetian archivist. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 139 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3J; DSBD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 329.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 139
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137395986
- ISBN
- 9781137395986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardback. Bringing together an interdisciplinary group of scholars, this volume explores nineteenth-century Italian sexualities from a variety of viewpoints, illuminating in particular personal and political relationships, same-sex desires, gender roles that defy societal norms, sexual behaviours of different classes and transnational encounters. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137396976
- ISBN
- 9781137396976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.42
€ 118.42
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 316 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137397768
- ISBN
- 9781137397768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.47
€ 185.47
Hardcover. Using a variety of cases from history and today's life, the book examines character attackers targeting the private lives, behavior, values, and identity of their victims. Numerous historical examples show that character assassination has always been a very effective weapon to win political battles or settle personal scores. Editor(s): Shiraev, Eric; Icks, Martijn. Num Pages: 294 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFJ; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 240 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137397867
- ISBN
- 9781137397867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.51
€ 128.51
Hardcover. A biblical, theological, and ethical discussion of the Abrahamic religions commitment to universal peace from a primarily Christian perspective to sustain contemporary praxis. Num Pages: 57 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137397966
- ISBN
- 9781137397966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.04
€ 66.04
Hardback. The Christian College and the Meaning of Academic Freedom is a study of the past record and current practice of the Protestant colleges in America in the quest to achieve intellectual honesty within academic community. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137398321
- ISBN
- 9781137398321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.57
€ 140.57
Hardcover. This book provides a lively study of the role that Australians and New Zealanders played in defining the British sporting concept of amateurism. In doing so, they contributed to understandings of wider British identity across the sporting world. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJD1; HBJM; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137398505
- ISBN
- 9781137398505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardback. How did writers understand the soul in late seventeenth-century England? This book considers depictions of the soul in literary texts that engage with Lucretius's Epicurean philosophy in De rerum natura or through the writings of the most important natural philosopher to disseminate Epicurean atomism in England, Walter Charleton (1619-1707). Num Pages: 94 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JD; DSBD; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 94
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137398574
- ISBN
- 9781137398574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
Hardcover. The Poetic Organization explores the inherent aspects of organization that revolve around poetic processes. This book is a commentary on poetic elements in organization that are critical to developmental areas of organizations, yet poetics are rarely given the attention deserved. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137398710
- ISBN
- 9781137398710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
Hardcover. This ground-breaking book applies trauma studies to the drama and literature of the ancient Greeks. Diverse essays explore how the Greeks responded to war and if what we now term "combat trauma," "post-traumatic stress," or "combat stress injury" can be discerned in ancient Greek culture. Editor(s): Meineck, Peter; Konstan, David. Series: New Antiquity. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137398857
- ISBN
- 9781137398857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.81
€ 161.81