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Hardback. Examining the role of home and family in the latter part of the 20th century, this book covers such subjects as the single parent, institutions and homes, the role of the mother in the family, and domestic architecture and domestic life. Editor(s): Allan, Professor Graham; Crow, Graham. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333489741
- ISBN
- 9780333489741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.45
€ 127.45
Hardback. Victorian traveller, Mary Kingsley, has been portrayed as a victim of 19th-century attitudes towards women, a brave and daring explorer, an anti-imperialist agitator and even a feminist heroine. In this biography the author examines and then confronts all these portraits. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; JFFK; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333489208
- ISBN
- 9780333489208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.84
€ 127.84
Paperback. An examination of the impact of the industrial society on women and their expectations, values, personalities and achievements in the labour force. It explores the changes that have occurred in Western industrial societies and attempts to explain their reasons and effects on women and society. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333488690
- ISBN
- 9780333488690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.64
€ 60.64
Hardback. An investigation into how the public brawling between communists and Nazis during the Weimar era masked a more subtle and complex relationship. This work suggests that the communists were forced into compromising strategies to counter the popularity of the Nazis at every level of society. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPFQ; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333487747
- ISBN
- 9780333487747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.60
€ 194.60
The Image of Women in Contemporary Soviet Fiction. Selected Short Stor...
Sigrid . Ed(S): McLaughlin
paperback. The stories in this collection portray Soviet women of different ages and educational backgrounds at home and at work, in cities and villages. Their themes reflect the social changes in Soviet life in the past 20 years, and are aimed to stimulate inquiry into social and feminist issues. Editor(s): McLaughlin, Sigrid. Translator(s): McLaughlin, Sigrid. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1989th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333487235
- ISBN
- 9780333487235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.47
€ 27.47
Hardcover. This text provides a detailed account of the attitudes of leading communists, including Marx, Engels, Lenin, Trotsky, Gorky, Gramsci, Lukacs, Mao Zedong and John Maclean, towards education and culture during the first 100 years of the communist movement. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; JNA; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333485866
- ISBN
- 9780333485866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardback. A study of Shelley's poetry, approaching it from the viewpoint of contemporary Jungian analytical psychology that incorporates the theories of Melanie Klein and D.W. Winnicott. Material that relates to the earliest stages of the ego's development - to the pre-Oedipal situation - are used. Series: Studies in romanticism. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC; JMAF; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333482957
- ISBN
- 9780333482957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.48
€ 127.48
Paperback. Part of a series, this collection contains essays delivered as papers, which focus on 18th-century British culture. Other titles in the series, by various authors, include "The Crisis in Historical Materialism", "The Freudian Subject" and "Alice Doesn't: Feminism, Semiotics and Cinema". Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 280 pages, 43 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333482889
- ISBN
- 9780333482889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Hardcover. Deals with the foreign policy of the former Soviet Union, Russia and South Asia. The book is a multi-dimensional analysis of Soviet-American rivalry, and Soviet determination to expand in the direction of South Asia and the Gulf. Num Pages: 393 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FB; 1FKP; 3JJP; HBT; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333482278
- ISBN
- 9780333482278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.07
€ 129.07
hardcover. The author examines a selection of early 20th century novels, written by women, in an attempt to examine the development of female images of "self". The writers quoted include Antonia White, Dorothy Richardson and May Sinclair. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1992nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780333482032
- ISBN
- 9780333482032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Paperback. A personal interpretation of the impact of the Chernobyl disaster both in the Soviet Union and the West, examining the environmental consequences, Soviet media coverage, reconstruction of life in the disaster zone (including the city built for Chernobyl workers) and safety changes in the industry. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JFFC; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333481981
- ISBN
- 9780333481981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardback. A survey of the political economy of James Buchanan seeking to explain his theories in detail and evaluate them in depth, covering topics such as the constitution and its failure, democracy, operational rules for the constitution and economics. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; KCA; KCP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333476390
- ISBN
- 9780333476390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.54
€ 127.54
Hardback. This study attempts to bring the debate about nuclear weapons and arms control up to date by assessing the reasons for the recent superpower agreement, the decline of the peace movements, the new threats to international stability and the prospects for further detente. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JWMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333476116
- ISBN
- 9780333476116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.66
€ 193.66
Paperback. Looks at the issue of equal pay for equal value with regards the race, class and gender of employees. Chapters examine such topics as comparable worth and its impact on black women, gender and class in comparable worth, equal worth in British banking and comparable worth in US nursing. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFSJ; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 389.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333475072
- ISBN
- 9780333475072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.33
€ 127.33
Hardcover. This work examines the ideas, assumptions and theories that underpin how leaders of parties in intractable conflicts begin and sustain a process of peacemaking by offering to their adversaries the modern equivalent of "olive branches". Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Macmillan Pub Co
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333474334
- ISBN
- 9780333474334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.28
€ 129.28
Paperback. This book gives up-to-date assessments of key trends and issues in the Federal Republic with sufficient background analysis to make the treatment of the various topics accessible to those without detailed prior knowledge of German politics. Editor(s): Smith, Gordon; etc.; Paterson, William E.; Merki, Peter H. Num Pages: 379 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 483.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333473689
- ISBN
- 9780333473689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.44
€ 28.44
Paperback. A study concentrating on the sociology of industrial conflict and focusing on the causes of industrial disputes and their meanings for those involved. The author has aimed to present the views and theories of others, dealing mainly with Britain but including some international comparisons. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KNXB1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 4th edition
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333473610
- ISBN
- 9780333473610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Hardback. This text does not dispute the validity of the postmodern critique but is concerned to resist the irrationality which seems to coincide with anti-positivism. The concept utilized is one of justice, a concept that the author uses to demonstrate the theories of both Habermas and Lyotard. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Culture & Society. Num Pages: 128 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JH; LAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333473238
- ISBN
- 9780333473238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.18
€ 193.18
Paperback. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333472545
- ISBN
- 9780333472545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.31
€ 71.31
Paperback. This volume contains a series of essays which examine microeconomic or structural issues and attempt to explain why alternative prescriptions to monetarism could have avoided the massive rise in unemployment in the 1980s. Policies are suggested which could reduce and stabilize unemployment levels. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333471333
- ISBN
- 9780333471333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.09
€ 72.09