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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. Socialist Optimism offers an alternative political economy for the twenty-first century - a rigorous, detailed blueprint focused upon the education and upbringing of children in the context of social equality and household security. It gives a unity and direction to progressive policies that are otherwise seen to be a form of pragmatic tinkering. Num Pages: 522 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
522
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137563941
ISBN
9781137563941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.78

Paperback. Socialist Optimism offers an alternative political economy for the twenty-first century - a rigorous, detailed blueprint focused upon the education and upbringing of children in the context of social equality and household security. It gives a unity and direction to progressive policies that are otherwise seen to be a form of pragmatic tinkering. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1 figures. BIC Classification: 3JM; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137563958
ISBN
9781137563958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.77

Hardback. Socialist Reformers and the Collapse of the German Democratic Republic explores an overlooked aspect of the fall of Communism in East Germany and the subsequent re-unification of East and West Germany. In doing so it analyzes the political activist 'reformers' in Germany: who they were, what they wanted, and why they failed. Num Pages: 95 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 269.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
95
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137574152
ISBN
9781137574152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.70

Paperback. Sets socialism within its historical context from pre-revolutionary France to the present. The authors contend that socialism came into being at the end of the 18th century as a response to the Industrial Revolution and as an attempt to change the consciousness and organization of society. Editor(s): Fried, Albert; Sanders, Ronald. Series: A Morningside Book S. Num Pages: 619 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; JFCX; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 32. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
revised edition
Number of pages
619
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231082655
ISBN
9780231082655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.45

Hardback. Does Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) affect society in the 21st century? This book explores various facets of SRI to address its potential and limits to create societal change. Little research has been undertaken on the societal impacts of SRI. With this book we contribute to this debate, pushing the boundaries of SRI even further. Series: Critical Studies on Corporate Responsibility, Governance and Sustainability. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783504671
ISBN
9781783504671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.81

Hardcover. Contributors to this volume outline how societal actors have been closely involved in European integration from the founding of the EU to the Maastricht Treaty. Based on newly accessible sources, the authors discuss the participation of political parties, business groups and civil society organizations in European polity-building and policy-making. Editor(s): Kaiser, Wolfram; Meyer, Jan-Henrik. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFE; 3JJP; JPA; JPL; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137017642
ISBN
9781137017642
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.39

Hardback. The work of a number of prominent British researchers has been brought together in this collection which focuses on the connections between politics, social aspirations and economics in explaining why the Bolsheviks were able to seize control and establish a communist regime. Editor(s): Service, Robert. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333469101
ISBN
9780333469101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.46

Hardcover. Based on new archival research, this book uniquely presents a fresh interrogation of how, among London's fashionable society, dancing in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was variously a means of social modelling, change, conformity and creative individual expression. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; ASD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230277144
ISBN
9780230277144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.19

Paperback. The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries have traditionally been regarded by historians as a period of intense and formative historical change, so much so that they have often been described as early modern' - an epoch separate from the medieval' and the modern'. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745641300
ISBN
9780745641300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.08

Hardback. Tracing the evolution of French sociology from the early twentieth century to the present day, this insightful book brings to the fore the renowned origins but relatively slow institutional development of the discipline in France. Series: Sociology Transformed. Num Pages: 91 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; HPS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 267.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
91
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137450531
ISBN
9781137450531
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. Series: Sociology Transformed. Num Pages: 111 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJP; HBTB; HPS; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 219 x 13. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137581860
ISBN
9781137581860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. Num Pages: 168 pages, 15 photographs, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APFA; APFN; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813576947
ISBN
9780813576947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.16

Hardback. Based on contemporary accounts, settlers' reminiscences, and the work of other historians, Sod Busting dives deeply into the practical realities of how things worked to make vivid one of the quintessentially American experiences, breaking new land. Series: How Things Worked. Num Pages: 144 pages, 12, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; TV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421414508
ISBN
9781421414508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.54

Paperback. Based on contemporary accounts, settlers' reminiscences, and the work of other historians, Sod Busting dives deeply into the practical realities of how things worked to make vivid one of the quintessentially American experiences, breaking new land. Series: How Things Worked. Num Pages: 144 pages, 12, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; TV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781421414515
ISBN
9781421414515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.32

When Rob Amberg first met Dellie Norton, she was 76 years old and had lived most of her life in the mountain community of Sodom Laurel, North Carolina. This work traces the relationship between them, years marked by the seasons of raising and harvesting food and by the gatherings of family. Num Pages: 192 pages, 134 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 3JJP; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1170.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807827420
ISBN
9780807827420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.71

Paperback. Drawing on both literary and historical evidence, Puff shows that speakers of German associated sodomy with Italy, and increasingly, the Catholic Church. This study will interest historians of gender, sexuality and religion, as well as scholars of medieval history and culture. Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DFH; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226685069
ISBN
9780226685069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. On average a Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent would be dead within three months of being parachuted into action. This work features the story of these agents, some of whom were women as young as 22, following them through their experiences beginning with their recruitment and their unorthodox training methods. Illustrator(s): Noon, Steve. Series: Warrior. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 187 x 6. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846032769
ISBN
9781846032769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Hardcover. The actual course given to all secret agents in SOE before working behind enemy lines. It includes everything you needed to know to go undercover - from documents, cover stories and how to live off the land to how to get through an interrogation. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 112 x 15. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
William Collins
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008103613
ISBN
9780008103613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. Explores the mysterious world of the tools Special Operations Executive used for their missions of subversion and sabotage. From high explosive technology to chemical and biological devices; from the techniques of air supply to incendiarism; this book reveals about the tools that allowed the world of spying and spies to operate during wartime. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752453293
ISBN
9780752453293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. The SOE (Special Operations Executive) was one of the most innovative British creations of the Second World War. This book looks at the men and women who made up the SOE, the rigorous training to which they were subjected, and their lives during and after the war. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, 55 b/w; 5 col. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 211 x 9. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Shire Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784420406
ISBN
9781784420406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, 195 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 288 x 19. Weight in Grams: 972.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Schiffer Military History
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764351983
ISBN
9780764351983
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.63

Paperback. Illuminates a pathbreaking black radical feminist politics forged by black women leftists active in the U.S. Communist Party between its founding in 1919 and its demise in the 1950s. Num Pages: 328 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350507
ISBN
9780822350507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Hardback. Illuminates a pathbreaking black radical feminist politics forged by black women leftists active in the U.S. Communist Party between its founding in 1919 and its demise in the 1950s. Num Pages: 328 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822350330
ISBN
9780822350330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.91

Hardcover. Discusses recent technological applications and advances in sol-gel processing of various ceramics, gels and glasses. Also features historical aspects from the initial discovery of the development of sol-gel processing for ceramics 50 years ago. Editor(s): Komarneni, Sridhar; Sakka, Sumio; Phule, Pradeep P.; Laine, Richard M. Series: Ceramic Transactions. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; TDCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 185 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
American Ceramic Society United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781574980639
ISBN
9781574980639
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.52

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