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Hardcover. Facing Down the Soviet Union reveals for the first time the historic deliberations regarding the Chevaline upgrade to Britain's Polaris force, the decisions to procure the Trident C-4 and then D-5 system from the Americans in 1980 and 1982. It also details the decision to base Ground Launched Cruise Missiles in the UK in 1983. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 1QFN; 3JJP; HBLW3; HBWS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137440310
- ISBN
- 9781137440310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.85
€ 67.85
Hardcover. This book, the first long-range history of the voluntary sector in Australia and the first internationally to compare philanthropy for Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in a settler society, explores how the race and gender ideologies embedded in philanthropy contributed to the construction of Australia's welfare state. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJM; HBTB; HBTQ; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137440495
- ISBN
- 9781137440495
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.31
€ 67.31
hardcover. Gabriel Vahanian's final work, Theopoetics of the Word weaves together Christian theology, continental philosophy and cultural studies to present a new theology of language and technology for the 21st century. Series: Radical Theologies and Philosophies. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 381.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137440617
- ISBN
- 9781137440617
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.99
€ 64.99
Paperback. Gabriel Vahanian's final work, Theopoetics of the Word weaves together Christian theology, continental philosophy and cultural studies to present a new theology of language and technology for the 21st century. Series: Radical Theologies and Philosophies. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137440624
- ISBN
- 9781137440624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.60
€ 65.60
Hardback. Strawser examines several possible ethical justifications for the killing of Osama bin Laden and finds nearly all of them wanting. One, however, he argues is sound: that bin Laden was liable to be killed as a necessary and proportionate act of defensive harm on behalf of innocent people. Num Pages: 87 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPWL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 87
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137440709
- ISBN
- 9781137440709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.22
€ 66.22
Hardcover. Kierkegaard and Kant on Radical Evil and the Highest Good is a major study of Kierkegaard's relation to Kant that gives a comprehensive account of radical evil and the highest good, two controversial doctrines with important consequences for ethics and religion. Num Pages: 339 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137440877
- ISBN
- 9781137440877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.51
€ 117.51
Hardcover. What could Wittgenstein's work contribute to the rapidly growing literature on life's meaning? This book not only examines Wittgenstein's scattered remarks about value and 'sense of life' but also argues that his philosophy and 'way of seeing' has far reaching implications for the ways theorists approach an ancient question: 'How shall one live?'. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137440907
- ISBN
- 9781137440907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Sudduth provides a critical exploration of classical empirical arguments for survival-arguments that purport to show that data collected from ostensibly paranormal phenomena constitute good evidence for the survival of the self after death. Utilizing the conceptual tools of formal epistemology, he argues that classical arguments are unsuccessful. Series: Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; HRAB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 223 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137440938
- ISBN
- 9781137440938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.44
€ 128.44
Hardcover. Telling West Indian Lives: Life Narrative and the Reform of Plantation Slavery Cultures 1804-1834 draws historical and literary attention to life story and narration in the late plantation slavery period. Drawing on new archival research, it highlights the ways written narrative shaped evangelical, philanthropic, and antislavery reform projects. Series: New Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJW; DS; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137441027
- ISBN
- 9781137441027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. This book examines the various Christian responses to Islam in Nigeria. It is a study of the complex, interreligious relationships in Nigeria. Using a polymethodic approach, the book grapples with many narratives dealing with interreligious competition and cooperation in Nigeria. Series: Christianities of the World. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137441188
- ISBN
- 9781137441188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Hardcover. Certain 19th Century presidencies contrast common perceptions of the office's authority and strength. These presidents were a strong group and were anything but insignificant. They fought substantial battles with Congress, and often won. This book seeks to provide more substantive analysis of maligned presidencies, and the legacies left behind. Series: The Evolving American Presidency. Num Pages: 154 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 181 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137441492
- ISBN
- 9781137441492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.26
€ 66.26
Hardback. In 1873, John Stuart Stuart-Glennie elaborated a theory of 'the moral revolution' to characterize the historical shift from roughly 600 BCE in a variety of civilizations, as part of a critical theory of history. This book brings light to the now eclipsed theory and offers new contexts and understandings of the phenomenon. Num Pages: 159 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137441584
- ISBN
- 9781137441584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.16
€ 128.16
Hardcover. Drawing on court records from London and the South West, Sexual Forensics in Victorian and Edwardian England explores medical roles in trials for sexual offences. Its focus on sexual maturity, a more flexible concept than the legal age of consent, enables histories of sexual crime to be seen in a new light. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; JFFE2; JKVF1; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137441706
- ISBN
- 9781137441706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.66
€ 138.66
Hardcover. The book chronicles the Occupation Loan that was forcibly obtained by the Third Reich from the Greece in 1942-1944 and demonstrates why Greece's claim for the repayment of the loan is still valid. To overcome the absence of a normal debt agreement between the two countries, various assessments of its current value are presented and discussed. Num Pages: 85 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; KCX; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137441942
- ISBN
- 9781137441942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.60
€ 65.60
hardcover. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS; HBJD1; JFSJ; JPA. 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
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137442321
- ISBN
- 9781137442321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.78
€ 161.78
Hardback. The legacy of antifascist partisan, Auschwitz survivor, and author Primo Levi continues to drive exciting interdisciplinary scholarship. The contributions to this intellectually rich, tightly organized volume - from many of the world's foremost Levi scholars - show a remarkable breadth across fields as varied as ethics, memory, and media studies. Editor(s): Vuohelainen, Minna; Chapman, Arthur. Series: Italian & Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; DSK; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137442338
- ISBN
- 9781137442338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. In 1940, the USSR occupied and annexed Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, leading to calls by many that the Soviets had violated international law. This book examines British, US, and Soviet policies toward the Baltic states, placing the true significance of the Baltic question in its proper geopolitical context. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTW; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137442369
- ISBN
- 9781137442369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Hardcover. Hegel and the Future of Systematic Philosophy critically rethinks and extends Hegel's project for systematic philosophy without foundations, engaging the most important contemporary debates concerning logic, epistemology, metaphysics, nature, mind, economic justice, political freedom, globalization, and literary theory. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137442376
- ISBN
- 9781137442376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.70
€ 116.70
Disaster, Death and the Emotions in the Shadow of the Apocalypse, 1400...
. Ed(S): Spinks, Jennifer; Zika, Charles
Hardback. Editor(s): Spinks, Jennifer; Zika, Charles. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Emotions. Num Pages: 386 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 37 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; HBJD; HBTB; JFFC; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137442703
- ISBN
- 9781137442703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.87
€ 162.87
Hardcover. Teaching piety and the highest good have been goals from the beginning of the Academy. Princeton University and Theological Seminary had their start in these same ideas. This book explores the concepts of reason and faith at early Princeton by looking at how this institution was shaped by a pursuit of piety and the knowledge of God. Num Pages: 161 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HP; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137443281
- ISBN
- 9781137443281
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29