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Paperback. Shows that bankers dread war - an aversion rooted in pragmatism, not idealism. This book also shows that, when faced with the prospect of war or international political crisis, national financial communities favor caution and demonstrate a marked aversion to war. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 line illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: JPS; JW; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134611
- ISBN
- 9780691134611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Appeasement was unfairly discredited by Neville Chamberlain's disastrous attempt to satisfy Hitler's territorial ambition, suggests the author of this work. He attempts to restore appeasement to its proper place as a legitimate and useful diplomatic strategy. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121604
- ISBN
- 9780813121604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.52
€ 47.52
Paperback. Examines appeasement in the context of both Britain's domestic policies and her international commitments, within Europe and beyond. This book includes a discussion of the historiography surrounding appeasement, and analysis of changing public opinion and of the 'appeasers' themselves. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 112 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJ; GTJ; HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631203261
- ISBN
- 9780631203261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.45
€ 52.45
Hardcover. This book casts a critical look at the dominant position that fashion has come to occupy in contemporary society. It addresses various aspects of fashion in postmodern culture including makeup, cosmetic surgery, tattoos, ornament in dress and the blurring of gender boundaries. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHBA; PNN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230607620
- ISBN
- 9780230607620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.50
€ 124.50
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 438 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691624334
- ISBN
- 9780691624334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.92€ 53.41
€ 68.92
€ 53.41
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 438 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691650937
- ISBN
- 9780691650937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.38
€ 219.38
Paperback. Having gained access to California prisoners and corrections officials and to thousands of prisoners' written grievances and institutional responses, the authors take us inside one of the most significant, yet largely invisible, institutions in the United States. Num Pages: 264 pages, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP1; JKVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284180
- ISBN
- 9780520284180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Editor(s): Aaron, Craig. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 204 x 28. Weight in Grams: 743.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. New York
- Edition
- Seven Stories Press 1st Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583222751
- ISBN
- 9781583222751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.23
€ 21.23
Hardback. Editor(s): Tarnow, Andy M. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; JWXV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 110
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624176890
- ISBN
- 9781624176890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.82€ 136.72
€ 200.82
€ 136.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages, 33 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 1KBBF; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 224 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764340062
- ISBN
- 9780764340062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 15.75
€ 19.00
€ 15.75
Hardcover. This study of the ways in which an ideology of terror becomes rooted in society explains the historical character of the revolutionary tradition to which so many Italians professed allegiance, examining its origins and internal tensions, the men who shaped it, and its impact and legacy in Italy. Num Pages: 292 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; JPFC; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010369
- ISBN
- 9780674010369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.43€ 65.34
€ 72.43
€ 65.34
Apostle of Human Progress: Lester Frank Ward and American Political Th...
Rafferty, Edward C. (Assistant Professor Of S...
hardcover. Lester Frank Ward is regarded as one of the greatest thinkers of the late 19th century. This work covers how Ward's thought laid the foundations for the modern administrative state, and brings out his contributions to 20th century American liberalism. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 376 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFCX; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742522169
- ISBN
- 9780742522169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.91
€ 199.91
Paperback. Lester Frank Ward is regarded as one of the greatest thinkers of the late 19th century. This work covers how Ward's thought laid the foundations for the modern administrative state, and brings out his contributions to 20th century American liberalism. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 376 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742522176
- ISBN
- 9780742522176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.62
€ 83.62
Paperback. During her lifetime Marie de Gournay was celebrated as one of the seventy most famous women of all time. This volume presents translations of four of Gournay's works that address feminist issues. This volume includes previously unpublished work. Translator(s): Hillman, Richard; Quesnel, Colette. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JB; 3JD; DNF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226305561
- ISBN
- 9780226305561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. This is an account of an Indian people's struggle to maintain an identity in American society. Also included is a study of "The Mohawks in High Steel" by Joseph Mitchell. Series: Iroquois & Their Neighbors S. Num Pages: 330 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 109 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815625643
- ISBN
- 9780815625643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.81
€ 26.81
Hardback. This book positions inquiries into the historical abuse of children in care within the context of transitional justice. It examines investigation, apology and redress processes across a range of Western nations to trace the growth of the movement, national particularities and the impact of the work on professionals involved. Editor(s): Skold, Johanna; Swain, Shurlee. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1; LNAC12. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137457547
- ISBN
- 9781137457547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.41
€ 64.41
Paperback. He connects the evolving image of a unified globe to politically powerful conceptions of human unity. Num Pages: 352 pages, 54, 49 black & white halftones, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCX; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801874444
- ISBN
- 9780801874444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.22
€ 36.99
€ 31.22
Paperback. Contains the English translations of Apollodorus' "Library" and Hyginus' "Fabulae" - the two important surviving 'handbooks' of classical mythography. This work discusses the issues of authorship, aim, and influence. It also includes an index of people and geographic locations, and an index of authors and works cited by the mythographers. Translator(s): Trzaskoma, Stephen M.; Smith, R. Scott. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps, geneal. tables. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 247
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208209
- ISBN
- 9780872208209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.15
€ 24.99
€ 23.15
Hardback. Explores the significance of apocalyptic movements and the role they have played in the rise of the West and The Empire of Modernity. This book offers a novel basis for rethinking our social order and its ambivalent relations to sacred history. It suggests the cataclysmic end of the world. Num Pages: 296 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745645087
- ISBN
- 9780745645087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.45
€ 72.45
Paperback. Reviews 3000 years of apocalyptic thought. Tracing the history of millenarianism from ancient times to the 17th century, this book investigates the modern and postmodern debates in which apocalyptic themes are recirculated, from Zoroaster to Derrida. Num Pages: 350 pages, index. BIC Classification: DSB; HPCA; HPCB; HRA; JFCX; JFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631190820
- ISBN
- 9780631190820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.57
€ 54.57