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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardcover. An exploration of headhunting and the collection of heads for European museums in the context of colonial wars, from the 1870s to the 1930s. The book offers a new understanding of the mutually dependent interaction between indigenous peoples and colonial powers, and how collected remains became regarded as objects of wider significance. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMNT; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230222052
- ISBN
- 9780230222052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.87
€ 183.87
Hardcover. Andrew Dilley offers a major new study of financial dependence, examining the connections this dependence forged between the City and political life in Edwardian Australia and Canada, mediated by ideas of political economy. In doing so he reconstructs the occasionally imperialistic politic of finance which pervaded the British World at this time. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1KBC; 1MBF; 1QFC; 3JJC; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230222038
- ISBN
- 9780230222038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.60
€ 67.60
Hardcover. A fascinating anthology of narratives from the period 1735-1830, by European women who recount their enslavement in North Africa. The first such collection, it includes an extensive introduction which links the discourse on contemporary Western women captives in Iran, Afghanistan and Iraq with that of former white captives in North Africa. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230221987
- ISBN
- 9780230221987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.57€ 136.94
€ 142.57
€ 136.94
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230221383
- ISBN
- 9780230221383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardcover. A history of French homosexuals since 1942 in the interconnected realms of law, politics and the media, with a focus on the complex relationship between French republican values and the possibilities they have offered for change in each of these three spheres. Num Pages: 175 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230221055
- ISBN
- 9780230221055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.42
€ 127.42
Hardcover. The first biography of Alfred Webb, Irish nationalist and president of the 1894 Indian National Congress. The biography explores how Webb viewed nationalism as a vehicle for global social justice. Drawing on archives in Britain, Ireland and India the author reveals how Irish and Indians used cosmopolitan London to create networks across the Empire. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1FKA; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBJF; JPFN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220850
- ISBN
- 9780230220850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. A unique study of how a deeply religious country like India acquired the laws and policies of a secular state, highlighting the contradictory effects of British imperial policies, the complex role played by Indian Christians, and how this highly divided community shaped its own identity and debated that of their new nation. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220058
- ISBN
- 9780230220058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.72
€ 67.72
Hardcover. The first book to provide a detailed analysis of the body-trafficking networks of the dead poor that underpinned the expansion of medical education from Victorian times. With an even-handed approach to the business of anatomy, Hurren uses remarkable case histories which still echo a vibrant body-business on the internet today in a biomedical age. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTB; MBX; MFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219663
- ISBN
- 9780230219663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.89
€ 128.89
Hardcover. A new account of voting between the First and Second Reform Bills, outlining a new interpretation of electoral behaviour, and emphasizing the links between individual electors and their social context. It also explores the consequences of these ideas for local political organization, suffragism, and the development of the party system. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219656
- ISBN
- 9780230219656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
The British Insurance Industry Since 1900: The Era of Transformation (...
Carter, Robert, Falush, Peter
Hardcover. A comprehensive chronicle of the transformation of the intensely competitive British insurance industry in response to evolving economic, social, technological and political conditions. It analyzes the fast-changing shape of the distribution system, the role of the state and the shifting boundaries of insurability and risk transfer. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 252 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; KFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 224 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219649
- ISBN
- 9780230219649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. In the 75th anniversary of CARA (Council for Assisting Refugee Academics), this book explores the experiences and achievements of refugee academics and their rescuers to recount Britain's past relationship with overseas victims of persecution, and as vital questions about our present-day attitudes towards immigration and asylum. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLW; JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230218789
- ISBN
- 9780230218789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.70
€ 44.70
Hardcover. Explores the dynamics between Orthodoxy and politics in Romania, providing an accessible narrative on church-state relations from the establishment of the state in 1859 to the rise of CeauAuescu in 1965. The book argues that Romanian national communism had an ally in a strong Church, and analyzes religious diplomacy with actors in the West. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBLW; HRAM2; HRCC8. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230218017
- ISBN
- 9780230218017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Paperback. Chris Cook lifts the lid on the 'third Party;' charting their fascinating journey over the last century, from the landslide victory of 1906 under Asquith, via their descent into divisions and decline in the interwar years, to in-depth analysis of the 2010 British Election and their return to Government in the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8, 8 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JMC; JPFK; JPHF; JPL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 7 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230210448
- ISBN
- 9780230210448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. Chris Cook lifts the lid on the 'third Party;' charting their fascinating journey over the last century, from the landslide victory of 1906 under Asquith, via their descent into divisions and decline in the interwar years, to in-depth analysis of the 2010 British Election and their return to Government in the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition. Num Pages: 370 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JMC; JPFK; JPHF; JPL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Seventh Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230210431
- ISBN
- 9780230210431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.08
€ 68.08
Hardcover. After the German occupation of 1940, Britain was forced to reassess its relationship with Norway, a country largely on the periphery of the main theatres of the Second World War. Christopher Mann examines British military policy towards Norway, concentrating on the commando raids, deception planning and naval operations. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DNN; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230210226
- ISBN
- 9780230210226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.24
€ 128.24
Hardcover. Henry Gurney was the last Chief Secretary of the Mandate Government of Palestine. From mid-March to mid-May 1948, at his HQ in Jerusalem's King David Hotel, he wrote his diary under fire from Jews and Arabs alike, with both groups taking aim at the British Administration as the Mandate drew to a close and the country spiralled into violence. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJPG; BJ; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230209862
- ISBN
- 9780230209862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. A major production site of Soviet KV and T-34 tanks in WWII, the town of Cheliabinsk in the Urals was nicknamed 'Tankograd', its civilian machine-building factories swiftly converted to arms production. This book gives a social, economic and political panorama that describes everyday life in a typical Soviet company town during the Stalin era. Num Pages: 363 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230208872
- ISBN
- 9780230208872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.76
€ 161.76
Hardcover. This is the first full-length study of the organization that incubated Britain's most provocative and successful fascist movement. Exploring Sir Oswald Mosley's secession from Labour, his evolving politics and his eventual embrace of fascism, this book examines the process by which he transformed from Labour politician to fascist. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFQ; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230206977
- ISBN
- 9780230206977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
A Political Romance: Léon Gambetta, Léonie Léon and the Making of t...
Foley, Susan K., Sowerwine, Charles
Hardcover. Leon Gambetta is renowned as a founder of the French Third Republic. This unique study of his correspondence with his lover, Leonie Leon, provides a fascinating insight into their intimate and political partnership. It brings to life Gambetta as lover and politician, the unknown figure of Leon, and the political and cultural world of 1870s Paris. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBTB; HBTV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230206861
- ISBN
- 9780230206861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53
Hardcover. This book deals with three main aspects of the history of Indian business: The relationship between business and politics, the position of merchants and businessmen in the economy and society of late colonial India, and how particular merchant networks extended the range of their operations to the entire subcontinent and the wider world. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 515.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230205987
- ISBN
- 9780230205987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.36
€ 67.36