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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

hardcover. This book surveys the transformation and projection of American power abroad since the collapse of the Berlin Wall. It summarizes U.S. handling of the Soviet Union's disintegration and covers the last seventeen years of U.S. interventions and conflicts. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2007th Edition
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230600942
ISBN
9780230600942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.61

Hardback. In this book, Faber assesses the long-term impact of the Spanish Civil War on Hispanic Studies as an academic field in the United States and Great Britain. Combining institutional history with biography, the book gives a compelling account of the dilemmas that the war posed for four Hispanists who turned their love of Spain into their life's work. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 495.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230600799
ISBN
9780230600799
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.23

Hardcover. The Meiji Restoration of 1868 is one of the most astonishing political events of the modern era, yet it doesn't fit easily with Western precedents of mass mobilization and social transformation. This book challenges some of the preconceptions that have hindered the Restoration being understood on its own terms. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230593862
ISBN
9780230593862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.62

Hardback. Following the spirit of Benjamin's Arcades Project, this book acts as a kaleidoscope of change in the 21st century, tracing its different reflections in the international contemporary while seeking to understand individual/collective reactions to change through a series of creative methodologies. Editor(s): Pusca, Anca M. Num Pages: 210 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230580862
ISBN
9780230580862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.36

Hardback. With contributions by experts from official agencies in Africa, international financial institutions, the private sector, and academia, this book focuses on financial sector development in Sub-Saharan Africa and how institutions can play a more active role in economic development. Editor(s): Quintyn, Marc; Verdier, Genevieve. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JM; KCM; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230580503
ISBN
9780230580503
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.41

Hardback. The displacement of population during and after the Second World War took place on a global scale and formed part of a longer historical process of violence, territorial reconfiguration and state 'development'. This book focuses on the profound political, social and economic upheavals in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe at this time. Editor(s): Gatrell, Peter; Baron, Nick. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1DVU; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230576018
ISBN
9780230576018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.25

Hardcover. Saint-Simonians were a group of young engineers and doctors who proposed original solutions to the social and banking crises of the early nineteenth century. Through an examination of the lives, ideals and activities of these men and women, the book analyses the influence of the Saint-Simonians on nineteenth-century French society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 maps, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230574731
ISBN
9780230574731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Hardback. Offering original insights on the prospects for a European, or even global, public sphere, this volume offers the writings of the original thinker Bernhard Peters (1949-2005) in English for the first time. Includes an introduction by the editor that outlines the importance of Peters' work and a preface by Jurgen Habermas. Editor(s): Wessler, Hartmut. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; 3JMC; GTC; JHBA; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230573536
ISBN
9780230573536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.41

Hardback. The 21st century has witnessed a fundamental transformation of political institutions and society, alongside cultural, global and complexity turns in social theory. This provocative text gives an overview of key issues, argues for an 'existential turn' in political sociology and brings the study of politics and society up to date. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; JHBA; JPA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230573321
ISBN
9780230573321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.64

Hardcover. Presenting a communicational perspective on the British empire in India during the 20th century, the book seeks to examine how, and explain why, British proconsuls, civil servants and even the monarch George V, as well as Indian nationalists, interacted with the media, primarily British and American, and with what consequences. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 figures, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 3JJ; GTC; HBJQ; HBLW; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230572584
ISBN
9780230572584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.50

Hardback. The first study of how Genevan Etienne Dumont, and his traumatic experience of the French Revolution, shaped the reception and presentation of 'Benthamism' and masked the true face of Jeremy Bentham, one of the architects of modern society who visualised a new world based on the values of transparency, accountability, and economy. Num Pages: 454 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
454
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230554221
ISBN
9780230554221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.57

Hardback. Examines the evolution of the modern Afghan state in the shadow of Britain's imperial presence in South Asia during the first half of the nineteenth century, and challenges the staid assumptions that the Afghans were little more than pawns in a larger Anglo-Russian imperial rivalry known as the 'Great Game'. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JH; HBJF1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230554214
ISBN
9780230554214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.28

Hardback. The Mass Image situates the creation of the first photographically illustrated magazines within the social relations of the emerging popular culture of late Victorian London. It demonstrates how photomechanical reproduction allowed the illustrated press to envisage modern life on a much more intense scale than ever before. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; AJCR; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 226 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230553279
ISBN
9780230553279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.44

Hardback. A history of 1950s and 1960s British political culture, Redefining British Politics interrogates ideas, movements and identities bordering social and political change: consumer organisations; campaigns about TV, morality and culture; Young Conservatism; and how party politics used media like TV and was represented in popular culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; HBJD1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230551244
ISBN
9780230551244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.77

Hardback. This period witnessed the first full flowering of women's writing in Britain. This illuminating volume features leading scholars who draw upon the last 25 years of scholarship and textual recovery to demonstrate the literary and cultural significance of women in the period, discussing writers such as Austen, Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley. Editor(s): Labbe, Jacqueline M. Series: History of British Women's Writing. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230550711
ISBN
9780230550711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.85

Hardback. This work focuses on the ideological intertwining between Czech, Magyar, Polish and Slovak, and the corresponding nationalisms steeped in these languages. The analysis is set against the earlier political and ideological history of these languages, and the panorama of the emergence and political uses of other languages of the region. Num Pages: 1168 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 3JH; 3JJ; JPFN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1834.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
1168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230550704
ISBN
9780230550704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 203.21

Hardback. This volume charts the most significant changes for a literary history of women in a period that saw the beginnings of a discourse of 'enlightened feminism'. It reveals that women engaged in forms old and new, seeking to shape and transform the culture of letters rather than simply reflect or respond to the work of their male contemporaries. Editor(s): Ballaster, Ros. Series: History of British Women's Writing. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 145 x 219 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230549388
ISBN
9780230549388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Hardback. The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars affected millions of people's lives across Europe and beyond. Yet the extent to which the constant warfare of the period 1792-1815 shaped everyday experience has been little studied. This volume of essays discusses the formative experience of these wars for men and women, as soldiers, citizens and civilians. Editor(s): Forrest, Alan I.; Hagemann, Karen; Rendall, Jane. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230545342
ISBN
9780230545342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.03

Hardback. This is the first comprehensive account of the diversity and complexity of censorship practices in Italy under the Fascist dictatorship. Through archival material it shows how practices of censorship were used to effect regime change, to measure and to shape public opinion, behaviour and attitudes in the twenty years of Mussolini's dictatorship. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; JFMD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230543089
ISBN
9780230543089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.16

Hardback. Examines the controversial establishment of the first Anglican Church in Boston in 1686, and how later, political leaders John Adams, Samuel Adams, and John Wilkes exploited the disputes as political dynamite together with taxation, trade, and the quartering of troops: topics which John Adams later recalled as causes of the American Revolution. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 345 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HRCC91. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
345
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230542976
ISBN
9780230542976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.36

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