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Hardback. The idea that American historical development is different from that of other nations - "exceptionalism" - is an old one. The essays in this volume explore the ways in which the process of class formation in the United States can be said to be distinctive. Editor(s): Halpern, Rick; Morris, Jonathan. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333628102
- ISBN
- 9780333628102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.85
€ 194.85
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333628157
- ISBN
- 9780333628157
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardback. Japan experienced a remarkable growth in international finance, through a series of liberalization measures in the 1980s. However, her position in the global financial system is still limited. Historical comparison with Britain and the USA, as well as data, attempt to show why this contrast exists. Series: Studies on the Modern Japanese Economy. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPJ; 1KBB; KCBM; KCL; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333631218
- ISBN
- 9780333631218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.46
€ 127.46
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333632390
- ISBN
- 9780333632390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.61
€ 127.61
Hardcover. Drawing on a range of material from archives in the US and from a variety of primary historical sources, this study places Cather's major fiction in its cultural context. It explores "progressivism", "primitivism" and "Americanization" in such novels as "My Antonia" and "O Pioneers!". Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333634516
- ISBN
- 9780333634516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.95
€ 127.95
Hardback. Why have settler societies moved from a traditional position of ethnic insularity to being at the forefront of multicultural change? This book addresses the question through comparative study of Australia, Canada and New Zealand, set against the USA and UK experience. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1MBF; 1MBN; JFFN; JFSL1; JHMP; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333636879
- ISBN
- 9780333636879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. This book argues that while the USA was instrumental in establishing the "idea" of human rights as a dominant theme in international relations, powerful economic and political interests succeeded in ensuring that a strong international regime for the protection of human rights did not emerge. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333637968
- ISBN
- 9780333637968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Hardback. Evaluates the validity of a key proposition of public choice theory: that competition is associated with superior performance by governmental organizations. Three forms of competition in local government are identified, with their extent and consequences assessed in both the UK and USA. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JMH; JPR; KJF; KJM; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333641873
- ISBN
- 9780333641873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.54
€ 127.54
Hardcover. This text examines changing Soviet and Russian press coverage of the USA from the mid-1980s to 1996. It suggests that the end of the Cold War and the emergence of a more self confident Russia means that the symbolic and discursive significance of the United States for Russia has diminished. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; JFD; JPH; JPS; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333643143
- ISBN
- 9780333643143
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardback. This study traces the British and US responses to the Turco-Iraqi Pact of 1955, the Suez crisis, the Syrian crisis of 1957, civil strife in Lebanon, and the Iraqi Revolution of 1958. It shows how differing priorities promoted confrontation and co-operation over Middle Eastern questions. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF1; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333644553
- ISBN
- 9780333644553
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.09
€ 128.09
Hardback. Surveys the history of American allegorical writing from the Puritans through the period of American romanticism to postmodernism. In a series of theoretical chapters, this text discusses the cultural function of allegory in relation to the mythology of American exceptionalism. Series: Studies in Literature and Religion. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333646182
- ISBN
- 9780333646182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.42
€ 127.42
Paperback. Explores images and narratives of the family in the Hollywood cinema of the 1980s. This book explores how problematic representations of the family were in a period when the family was a pivotal political and social issue. Editor(s): Campling, Jo. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; APFA; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333648445
- ISBN
- 9780333648445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.06
€ 127.06
Paperback. This work untangles the interrelated perceptions, national interests and shifting power relations which have shaped American policies toward Japan over the last 140 years. It also highlights the international concerns by which Washington has attempted to define its interests towards Japan. Num Pages: 452 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW3; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 34. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333649558
- ISBN
- 9780333649558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.75
€ 67.75
Paperback. Tony Sharpe explores the symbiotic and antagonistic relations between Stevens's literary life and his working life as insurance executive, outlining the personal and publishing contexts that shaped his writing career, and suggesting how awareness of these contexts throws new light on the poems. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333650318
- ISBN
- 9780333650318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.58
€ 52.58
hardcover. Through the eyes of Churchill, Roosevelt and their successors, this work traces the development of the Anglo-American relationship since 1940, looking at its role in the shaping of the post-war world. It concludes that the relationship remains of value globally, and not just to Britain and America. Num Pages: 327 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1996th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333657430
- ISBN
- 9780333657430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.75
€ 67.75
Hardcover. An account of the historic economic events of the interwar years and after. This text is also a story about the liberal philosophies of the political economists, primarily British and American, who produced two of the great international institutions of our time. Num Pages: 448 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLW; KCL; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 38. Weight in Grams: 721.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan London
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333661161
- ISBN
- 9780333661161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.81
€ 195.81
Paperback. Between the end of the 19th century and the outbreak of World War II, Africans displaced by colonial rule created an African-American myth which aggrandized the life and attainments of African Americans. This text looks at the religious, educational, political and social areas of this myth. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333669808
- ISBN
- 9780333669808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.16
€ 66.16
Hardback. The essays in this collection show the pervasive presence of Dante in modern writing since the late 18th century. The contributors emphasize his influence on major British and Irish writers and also explore the responses in America, the Caribbean and Italy. Editor(s): Havely, N.R. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1DST; 1KBB; 1KJ; 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 521.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333670040
- ISBN
- 9780333670040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.49
€ 194.49
Paperback. This text asks such questions as: what is politics?; and what is antipolitics? Some authors trace antipolitical traditions in Western political thought, while others analyze the rhetoric of contemporary antipolitical actors in the US, the former Soviet Union, and South America. Editor(s): Schedler, Andreas. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 1KLS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333674031
- ISBN
- 9780333674031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.21
€ 71.21
Hardback. The essays in this volume explore continuities and changes in the role of philanthropic organizations in Europe and North America in the period around the French Revolution. Included is an analysis of policies towards poverty in different countries, and the development of welfare states. Editor(s): Cunningham, Hugh; Innes, Joanna. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; JFFA; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333674048
- ISBN
- 9780333674048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Hardback. This text examines the relations between Haiti and the United States through the literature of both countries. The West's mythification of Haiti is a strategy used to justify either ostracism or domination, a process traced here from the 19th century until it emerges strongly in the 1960s. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJH; 2ABM; DSBF; DSBH; JFC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 269.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333680179
- ISBN
- 9780333680179
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.42
€ 127.42
The Hollow Crown. Countervailing Trends in Core Executives.
. Ed(S): Bakvis, Herman; Rhodes, R. A. W.; We...
Hardback. This first volume in a set of comparative studies within the ESRC's Whitehall Programme focuses on core executives in five parliamentary democracies comparing the Westminster model as in Australia, Canada and Britain with the continental democracies of Germany and the Netherlands. Editor(s): Bakvis, Herman; Rhodes, R. A. W.; Weller, Patrick. Series: Transforming Government. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDN; 1DFG; 1KBC; 1MBF; JPHC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333681947
- ISBN
- 9780333681947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.21
€ 67.21
The Hollow Crown. Countervailing Trends in Core Executives.
. Ed(S): Weller, Patrick; Bakvis, Herman; Rho...
Paperback. This first volume in a set of comparative studies within the ESRC's Whitehall Programme focuses on core executives in five parliamentary democracies comparing the Westminster model as in Australia, Canada and Britain with the continental democracies of Germany and the Netherlands. Editor(s): Weller, Patrick; Bakvis, Herman; Rhodes, R. A. W. Series: Transforming Government. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDN; 1DFG; 1KBC; 1MBF; JPHC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333681954
- ISBN
- 9780333681954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This text draws on research on North America, Europe and Australia, to trace criminology's historical evolution, its current problems, disappointing achievements, and promising trends. It concludes with a prospective look at the future of criminology and criminology of the future. Num Pages: 358 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 1MBF; HBTB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 561.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333683101
- ISBN
- 9780333683101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.49
€ 72.49