Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardcover. This volume argues that post-war Britain's "imperial over-extension" has been exaggerated. It shows how Britain developed and adjusted its defence strategy based upon the perceived Communist threat and available resources. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 353 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FP; 3JJPG; HBG; HBLW3; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333801482
- ISBN
- 9780333801482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.53
€ 128.53
Hardback. This is a study of the struggle for power between two totalitarian dictatorships in the north of Europe (Germany and Russia) and the battle for survival of a small nation caught between them (Finland). Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 73. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333801499
- ISBN
- 9780333801499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.88
€ 204.88
Hardback. The United Nations (UN) must either remain a "decision frozen in time" or develop an agenda to be relevant to 21st-century global governance. This study examines UN change processes, assessing learning strategies that would allow the UN to maintain relevance amidst evolving global governance. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; JFFS; JPSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333801512
- ISBN
- 9780333801512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.31
€ 67.31
Paperback. This exploration of the full diversity of the Italian Antimafia draws on primary sources and interviews to provide the first complete analysis of social, political and grassroots efforts since 1992. This fascinating study looks at Antimafia initiatives within the context of international initiatives against organized crime. Num Pages: 257 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JKVF; JKVM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333801581
- ISBN
- 9780333801581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.37
€ 71.37
Hardcover. For 30 years the Labour Party was wracked by conflict over membership of the European Community, swinging back and forth, pro and anti, when in and out of office. It was a conflict that helped keep the party in opposition for 18 years until it abandoned its socialist basis under New Labour. Series: Contemporary History in Context S. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; JPFF; JPL; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 527.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333801604
- ISBN
- 9780333801604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Hardback. The increasing interdependence of the world economy has huge implications for global finance in the 21st century. This volume brings together leading scholars and practitioners to offer in-depth analyses of the new direction open to the financial services industry. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; KFFK; KNST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333802014
- ISBN
- 9780333802014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.60
€ 128.60
Hardcover. In his study of a leading Russian literary journal during the last decade of Soviet power, Simon Cosgrove argues that Russian nationalism was an important ideological element in Soviet political life, consisting of two opposing tendencies. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPN; DSBH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFN; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333802038
- ISBN
- 9780333802038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.03
€ 67.03
Hardcover. This text mediates between critics, readers, the author and the original audience, using the "new rhetoric" to open fresh perspectives on writers as diverse as Christopher Marlowe, Lucy Hutchinson and Margaret Cavendish. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3J; CFG; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333802526
- ISBN
- 9780333802526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 210.48
€ 210.48
Hardcover. In its specially commissioned 14 chapters, this book discusses a range of issues around the theme of male spirituality in the 19th century, drawing from history, cultural studies, art history and literary criticism. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; HRC; JFC; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333802533
- ISBN
- 9780333802533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.82
€ 127.82
Hardcover. These essays submit one of the most momentous events in English history - the execution of King Charles I - to rigorous scholarship, and contextualize it in the light of historiography at the beginning of the 21st century, not least regarding relations between the three kingdoms of Britain. Editor(s): Peacey, Jason. Num Pages: 306 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333802595
- ISBN
- 9780333802595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.21
€ 128.21
Hardback. This text presents a re-examination of classical issues in the relationship between different forms of democratization, civil, political and social, and examines Chile's transition to democracy during the 1990s as a typical case of the modern sequence. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JJPR; JPHV; KCF; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 601.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333803851
- ISBN
- 9780333803851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.29
€ 128.29
Hardcover. Following the abolition of the British slave trade in 1807, a group of politicians began to agitate for reform of England's "bloody code" of criminal statutes. This examines the politics and propaganda of criminal law reform from 1808 to the Whig succession to power in 1830. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HRC; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333803882
- ISBN
- 9780333803882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardback. Explores the impact of foreign migrant workers on sovereign power in Japan and examines how the country's immigration control has been reshaped by their existence. A particular focus is the transition of these workers from "temporary workers" to "long-term stayers" or "social beings". Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFFN; JPH; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333804322
- ISBN
- 9780333804322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.21
€ 67.21
Hardcover. The command and control of military operations is a difficult art. "The Challenges of High Command" explores British ideas of how this should be done and, with the guidance of leading military historians, looks at the practicalities of British experience in World Wars I and II and later wars. Editor(s): Sheffield, G. D.; Till, Geoffrey. Series: Cormorant Security Studies Series. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333804384
- ISBN
- 9780333804384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.52
€ 127.52
Hardback. Sudden shifts of perspective and hotly contested controversies have fundamentally changed our view of Johnson. This volume offers an informed account of what has been achieved, and points to the new directions in which scholarship is developing. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; BGH; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333804476
- ISBN
- 9780333804476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.89
€ 194.89
Hardcover. A thematic account of British foreign policy between 1900 and 2000. Issues covered include Imperial overstretch, the reluctance to engage politically or militarily with Europe, alliance management, force, loss of Great Power status, Britain's impact on the international system and future prospect. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333804483
- ISBN
- 9780333804483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.66
€ 127.66
Hardcover. In 1945, Britain emerged as one of the 'Big Three' victors of the Second World War. Most people, in Britain and elsewhere, seem to have assumed that the British Empire would endure for a very long time to come. Yet within twenty years British power and influence had been enormously reduced. This book studies the causes and course of the process. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJPG; HBG; HBLW3; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333804544
- ISBN
- 9780333804544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.10
€ 66.10
Hardcover. The Lewinsky scandal provided President Clinton with a stern challenge to his political credibility in 1998-99. Robert Busby explains how and why Clinton survived the most serious Constitutional crisis since Watergate. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333912508
- ISBN
- 9780333912508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.95
€ 127.95
hardcover. Using the European Defence Community (EDC) as a case study, this book examines the competing and often conflicting view of the British and American governments towards European integration in the early 1950s. The ECD finally collapsed in 1954 and was succeeded by the Western European Union. Series: Cold War History. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333913192
- ISBN
- 9780333913192
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.95
€ 127.95
Hardback. The issue of alcohol has never been far from British politics. Drawing upon a wide range of primary sources, John Greenaway uses the complex politics of the issue to shed light upon the changing political system and to test various theories of the policymaking process. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFM; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333917824
- ISBN
- 9780333917824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.09
€ 128.09
Hardcover. After fascism's defeat in 1945, Britain did not co-operate with Franco's Spanish opponents to end his dictatorship. This study demonstrates how divisions in the Spanish opposition were one factor, but argues that Britain's strategic and commercial interests in Spain also acted as a disincentive. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DSE; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHX; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333917961
- ISBN
- 9780333917961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.82
€ 127.82
Paperback. This study examines the evolution and significance of the parading tradition in Ireland. Since 1995, confrontations over parades have existed side by side with the Northern Ireland peace process. The book traces the parading tradition from the 17th century to the present. Editor(s): Fraser, T. G. Series: Ethnic and Intercommunity Conflict Series. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3J; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333918364
- ISBN
- 9780333918364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This book explores the way Henry James's writing career was influenced by social upheavals in Victorian England, particularly in relation to sexuality and gender. Num Pages: 162 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 389.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333918746
- ISBN
- 9780333918746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.42
€ 66.42
Hardcover. In 1936 a group of Chinese communists were released from jail after a humiliating renunciation of communism. Pamela Lubell uncovers the history of these communists, known as the Sixty-one, and in doing so produces an account of the tensions within the Chinese Communist Party. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333919552
- ISBN
- 9780333919552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.82
€ 127.82