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Western Continental Europe

paperback. Widely hailed on publication as the definitive analysis of one of the major features of the European political landscape, this immediate classic is now available in paperback for the first time. An essential resource for all those working on European politics. Editor(s): Muller, Wolfgang C.; Strom, Kaare. Series: Comparative Politics. Num Pages: 618 pages, numerous tables. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DD; 3JJP; JPH; JPL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
618
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198297611
ISBN
9780198297611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 96.34

paperback. Larry Silver investigates the origins of new pictorial types and their media as a phenomenon of sixteenth-century Antwerp and interprets several pictorial genres as he charts their evolution and their role in the development and marketing of individual artistic styles. Num Pages: 392 pages, 152 illus. BIC Classification: 1DDB; ACN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 757.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812222111
ISBN
9780812222111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.77

Paperback. Series: Materiels de L'Armee de L'Air. Num Pages: 65 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 193 x 10. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Histoire and Collections
Condition
New
SKU
V9782352500902
ISBN
9782352500902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.12

Hardcover. An awkward, curious girl growing up in a foreign country, the author finds solace and security in strange and beautiful objects. In this book, her journey reveals the magic of seemingly ordinary objects to distract us from our lives, construct order in an unpredictable world, and reveal the power of stories to shape and reflect who we are. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJPR; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061963896
ISBN
9780061963896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 21.39

Gaffney analyzes how de Gaulle came to power in 1958: The drama surrounding the Fourth Republic's collapse, and the focus upon an exceptional individual meant that de Gaulle was able to confer a particular style of leadership on the Fifth Republic. The five Presidents who came after him have each capitalized on their own political 'persona.' Series: French Politics, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230001817
ISBN
9780230001817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.07

Hardcover. During the 1930s Europe was convulsed by political violence. The National Socialists rose to power in Germany and Fascists campaigned in Britain, Spain and France. Yet Europe was also transformed in this decade through new applications of film, photography and radio. In fact, these political and technological developments were closely intertwined. Num Pages: 215 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230003286
ISBN
9780230003286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.37

Hardcover. Based on extensive archival research, this book is the first wide-ranging analysis of how memories of the Franco-Prussian War shaped French political culture and identities. Examining war remembrance as an emerging mass phenomenon in Europe, it sheds new light on the relationship between memories and the emergence of new concepts of the nation. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 225 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230005198
ISBN
9780230005198
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.19

Hardcover. This volumes offers a comprehensive and critical overview of ideas of how virilite has been imagined in France from the Eighteenth century. Incorporating insights of cultural and social historians, this collection approaches masculinities in a complex and interdisciplinary manner that will appeal to a wide range of readers. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFSJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230006614
ISBN
9780230006614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.04

Hardcover. Paul Smith examines how the Senate has attempted, since 1958, to locate itself within the French (semi-) presidential system, how it asserts its place in relation to the President, Government and National Assembly and how it has sought, in recent years, to develop an autonomous and particular sense of identity. Series: French Politics, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230008113
ISBN
9780230008113
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.78

Hardcover. This collection gathers many of the best-known names in the field of Anglo-French relations and provides an authoritative survey of the field. Starting with the crucial period of the First World War and ending with the equally complex question of the second Iraq War, the study has an emphasis on British perceptions of the Entente. Editor(s): Capet, Antoine. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 147 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230009028
ISBN
9780230009028
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.76

Hardcover. A different approach to French liberalism which, rather than beginning with an a priori definition of liberalism, focuses on the political thought of Benjamin Constant and Germaine de Stael, to advance a new interpretation of the timing and character of French (and more broadly European) liberalism. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBTB; HPCD; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230110090
ISBN
9780230110090
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.21

Hardcover. Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork, this book analyzes public discourses on secularism in France to consider how Islam becomes subsumed under the fetishized headscarf, how women's bodies come to represent collective identities, and how the activism and engagement of suburban Muslim women with secular politics is ignored. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HRAC; HRH; HRLM7; HRQA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230121010
ISBN
9780230121010
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.90

Hardcover. The first comparative study of how the French Popular Front and its right-wing opponents transformed the masses into the people, whether in demonstrations and festivals, or theatre and film. Seven chapters examine the representation of the crowd, workers, electorate, nation and symbolic community, exploring parallels between left and right. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230202771
ISBN
9780230202771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.21

Paperback. This day by day account of the Dreyfus Affair chronicles for the first time in English the drama that destabilized French society (1894-1906) and reverberated across the world. Meticulous research, new translations of key documents, a wealth of primary sources and illustrations and a select bibliography make this an indispensable reference work. Num Pages: 560 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 856.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230202856
ISBN
9780230202856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.99

Paperback. How do European states adjust to international markets? Why do French governments of both left and right face a public confidence crisis? In this book, leading experts on France chart the dramatic changes that have taken place in its polity, economy and society since the 1980s and develop an analysis of social change relevant to all democracies. Editor(s): Culpepper, Pepper D.; Hall, Peter A.; Palier, Bruno. Series: French Politics, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JP; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230204478
ISBN
9780230204478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Hardcover. The author examines how social change and philosophical crisis in the 1980s created the conditions for the return of religion to contemporary French intellectual life. It highlights a critical conjuncture in recent French history when religion was revitalized in French secularism as an expression of individual identity. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HRAB; HRAX; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230205192
ISBN
9780230205192
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.24

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

Hardcover. Documenting an audacious Franco-German movement for moral disarmament, instigated in 1921 by war veteran and French Catholic politician Marc Sangnier, in this transnational study Gearoid Barry examines the European resonance of Sangnier's Peace Congresses and their political and religious ecumenism within France in the era of two World Wars. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 172 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230218253
ISBN
9780230218253
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.15

Analyzes the notion of the French exception and the ways in which it has informed both academic analysis and political commentary on France today. Adopting a comparative and interdisciplinary approach it examines the resilience of the notion of French exceptionalism and evaluates its relevance in a changing domestic and global context. Editor(s): Chafer, Tony; Godin, Emmanuel. Series: French Politics, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; JPB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230220782
ISBN
9780230220782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.27

Hardcover. The book presents an analysis of empirical data on immigrant child poverty in the context of a controversial debate on the European migration policy, with special reference to Switzerland and France. It presents an alternative approach based on child rights and social justice. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFH; JFFA; JFFN; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition UK
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230221048
ISBN
9780230221048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.64

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