Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardcover. This book addresses the development of 'civil' anti-Semitism in twentieth-century Britain, a crucial and often critically neglected strand of anti-Jewish rhetoric that, prior to 1934, was essential to the legitimization of proto-fascist political and literary discourses, as well as stylistic practices within literary modernism. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; DSB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230391666
- ISBN
- 9780230391666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.70
€ 62.70
Hardcover. The idea of "Utopia" has made a comeback in the age of globalization, and the bewildering technological shifts and economic uncertainties of the present era call for novel forms of utopia. Tally argues that a new form of utopian discourse is needed for understanding, and moving beyond, the current world system. Num Pages: 127 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3J; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230391895
- ISBN
- 9780230391895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.10
€ 77.10
Hardcover. This fascinating study delves into the lives of six Tudor women celebrated for their reputed wickedness. Collected here are accounts of Anne Boleyn, Katherine Howard, Anne Seymour, Lettice Dudley, and Jane and Alice More. Warnicke rescues these women from historical misrepresentations and helps us to rediscover the complex world of Tudor society. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 282 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230391925
- ISBN
- 9780230391925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.18
€ 63.18
Hardcover. Examining a range of fantasy films released in the past decade, Pheasant-Kelly looks at why these films are meaningful to current audiences. The imagery and themes reflecting 9/11, millennial anxieties, and environmental disasters have furthered fantasy's rise to dominance as they allow viewers to work through traumatic memories of these issues. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230392120
- ISBN
- 9780230392120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.12
€ 62.12
Hardcover. Moving away from orthodox narratives of the Raj and British presence in India, this book examines the significance of the networks and connections that South Asians established on British soil. Looking at the period 1858-1950, it presents readings of cultural history and points to the urgent need to open up the parameters of this field of study. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230392717
- ISBN
- 9780230392717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.59
€ 62.59
Hardcover. This project examines the development of forced labor in colonial Kenya from 1912 to 1930 and the parallel normalization of communal forced labor during this time period. Num Pages: 186 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230392953
- ISBN
- 9780230392953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.12
€ 62.12
Hardcover. An examination of fifteenth-century British queens through literature and history. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3J; HBAH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230392984
- ISBN
- 9780230392984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.76
€ 62.76
Hardcover. This book is the first comprehensive study of French medicine in nineteenth-century Algeria. It argues that the medicalization was a priority for colonial regimes, but this goal was thwarted by ineffectual French medicine, institutional rivalries, and the manner in which medicine became a focus for the resistance of French domination and rule. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HBA; 3JH; HBTB; HBTQ; MBP; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230500433
- ISBN
- 9780230500433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.71
€ 62.71
Paperback. In a broad sweep from Central Europe to Ireland and from the Sixteenth to the early Nineteenth-century, this work puts the Jewish community and its rabbinic and 'lay' leaders at the centre of Jewish history. Of surpassing value is Kochan's treatment of the community not only as a religious but also as a political unit. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230507012
- ISBN
- 9780230507012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.90
€ 62.90
Hardcover. British foreign policy towards Vietnam illustrates the evolution of Britain's position within world geopolitics, 1943-1950. It reflects the change of the Anglo-US relationship from equality to dependence, and demonstrates Britain's changing association with its colonies and with the other European imperial spheres within southeast Asia. Series: Global Conflict Since 1945. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230507050
- ISBN
- 9780230507050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.43
€ 62.43
Hardcover. Oliver Cromwell's readmission of the Jews to England in 1656 has traditionally been regarded as a watershed in the history of the Jews in England. As well as providing a critical account of the historiography of readmission as a definitive act of toleration, this book reinterprets Christian philosemitism of the early modern period. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HRAX; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230507746
- ISBN
- 9780230507746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.34
€ 62.34
Hardcover. This book examines changing responses towards refugees in modern France through French legal, intellectual, political and social history. Critical questions framed debates and policy: whether individuals had a natural human right to receive asylum and whether refugee policy was a matter for national government, or international agreement. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230507753
- ISBN
- 9780230507753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.04
€ 63.04
Hardcover. This book examines the evolution of public assistance for the poor in England from the late medieval era to the Industrial Revolution. Placing poor relief in the context of the unique class relations of agrarian capitalism, it considers how and why relief in England in the early modern period was distinct. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; JFSC; JKSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230516939
- ISBN
- 9780230516939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Hardcover. The first full-length scholarly history of the British fire service, 1800-1978, this book scrutinizes how firemen created a professional public service incumbent upon municipal government. It examines the influence of major fires and leading personalities within the fire service in constructing a professional ethos for municipal fire brigades. Num Pages: 243 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; JKSW2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517103
- ISBN
- 9780230517103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.59
€ 62.59
Hardcover. Offering first major study of the views of the Conservative Party towards the key aspects of Anglo-German relations from 1905 to 1914, it examines the Conservative response to the German threat, and argues that it showed a marked absence of open hostility towards Germany. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW; JPFM; JPL; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 225 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517110
- ISBN
- 9780230517110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.26
€ 62.26
Hardcover. Sir Eric Phipps was British ambassador to Berlin during the crucial period between Hitler's decision to withdraw Germany from the League of Nations to his decision to become involved in the Spanish Civil War. This work features his diary entries that offers a witty evaluation of Hitler and other leading Nazis and their policies from 1933-1937. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPSD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517875
- ISBN
- 9780230517875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.28
€ 150.28
Hardcover. The history of adoption from 1918-1945, detailing the rise of adoption, the growth of adoption societies and considering the increasing emphasis on secrecy in adoption. Analyses adoption law from legalization in 1926, to regulation and reform in the 1930s, with regulations finally being enforced in 1943 amid concern about casual wartime adoptions. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517882
- ISBN
- 9780230517882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.06
€ 140.06
Hardcover. This book examines the Great Exhibition as a decisive moment in the formation of a capitalist world picture. In so doing it foregrounds a vision of peace and progress which took hold of British society, within the Crystal Palace and beyond. It emphasizes too that this Victorian understanding of global order legitimized imperial ambition. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230520752
- ISBN
- 9780230520752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.79
€ 62.79
Gender, Labour, War and Empire: Essays on Modern Britain (Genders and ...
Levine, Philippa, Grayzel, Susan R.
Hardcover. A lively collection of essays on the cultures of nineteenth and twentieth-century Britain. Topics range from prostitution and slavery to the effect of war on fashion magazine reporting to inter-racial marriage in the postwar years. Particular areas of focus include the Second World War, its legacies and the reactions to postwar decolonization. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230521193
- ISBN
- 9780230521193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.90
€ 62.90
Hardcover. The first behind the scenes account of the general election to hit the shelves, The British General Election of 2010 is a must-read for anyone wanting to know how the action unfolded. Editor(s): Kavanagh, Dennis; Cowley, Philip. Num Pages: 454 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 220 x 36. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230521896
- ISBN
- 9780230521896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.52
€ 141.52