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Hardcover. What will German foreign policy look like in 2015? This book speculates by making a provocative argument: what drives German foreign policy is its power position in Europe and on the international stage. Crawford examines Germany's manoeuvres in the Balkans, its role in EMU, and its leadership in curbing Europe's proliferation of WMD technology. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 252 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JPQB; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230521087
ISBN
9780230521087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.03

Hardcover. This book shows that, far from incorporating everything into an all-consuming necessity, Hegel's philosophy requires the novelty of unexpected contingencies to maintain its systematic pretensions. John Burbidge explores how Hegel applied this approach to chemistry, biology, psychology and history, and proposes implications on contemporary science. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HPCD; HPL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230527522
ISBN
9780230527522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.24

Hardcover. This book traces shifting attitudes towards science and technology, nature and the environment in Twentieth-century Germany. It approaches them through discussion of a range of literary texts and explores the philosophical influences on them and their political contexts, and asks what part novels and plays have played in environmental debate. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 343 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; DSBH; JFC; JPA; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 221 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230535459
ISBN
9780230535459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.60

Hardcover. This tells the story of the development of the private equity industry in Germany. It is the first comprehensive history of the private equity industry for any country, revealing the vicissitudes of private equity investing, warts and all. It is an engaging chronicle for anyone interested in the industry or the modern German economy. Num Pages: 639 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; KFFH; KFFM; KJV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 42. Weight in Grams: 906.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230537767
ISBN
9780230537767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.24
€ 58.63

Hardcover. Music and the Making of the Middle Class explores the making of middle-class culture by analyzing and comparing the ethos and organization of Leipzig's Gewandhaus and Birmingham's Triennial Festival. It employs a multidisciplinary approach to identify the social processes which formed the cultural configurations and meanings of art. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DFG; 3JH; AVGC4; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230545137
ISBN
9780230545137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.87
€ 48.76

Hardcover. Medical ethics in Imperial Germany were entangled with professional, legal and social issues. This book shows how doctors' ethical decision-making was led by their notions of male honour, professional politics and a paternalistic doctor-patient relationship rather than concern for patients' interests or the right of the sick to self-determination. Num Pages: 206 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; MBDC; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230553309
ISBN
9780230553309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.87
€ 43.83

Hardcover. Offers an analysis of fundamental shifts in German cultural memory. This study challenges the institutional boundaries of Germany's memory culture that have guided and arguably limited German identity debates by focusing on the resurgence of family stories in fiction, autobiography and in film. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; APFA; DNF; JFC; JWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 495.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230554054
ISBN
9780230554054
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.04

Hardcover. Offering the first comparative survey of public houses in pre-industrial Europe and drawing on a vast range of primary sources, this study establishes inns and taverns as principal communication sites in local communities. Contested and continuously renegotiated, they catered for basic human needs as well as infinite forms of social exchange. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230554085
ISBN
9780230554085
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.37

Hardcover. For German townsmen, life during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was characterized by a culture of arms, with urban citizenry representing the armed power of the state. This book investigates how men were socialized to the martial ethic from all sides, and how masculine identity was confirmed with blades and guns. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 401 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; GTJ; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 28. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230576568
ISBN
9780230576568
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.99
€ 97.18

Hardcover. As the first book-length examination of the role of German print culture in mediating Europe's knowledge of the newly discovered people of Africa, South Asia, and the Americas, this work highlights a unique and early incident of visual accuracy and an unprecedented investment in the practice of ethnography. Series: History of Text Technologies. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1H; 1K; 3JB; AFH; HBTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 536. New Worlds in Print Culture. Series: History of Text Technologies. 296 pages, Illustrations. As the first book-length examination of the role of German print culture in mediating Europe's knowledge of the newly discovered people of Africa, South Asia, and the Americas, this work highlights a unique and early incident of visual accuracy and an unprecedented investment in the practice of ethnography. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1H; 1K; 3JB; AFH; HBTP. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 19. Weight: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230620292
ISBN
9780230620292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.95

Paperback. Rubenfeld and the contributors to this collection posit that German physicians betrayed the Hippocratic Oath when they chose knowledge over wisdom, the state over the individual, a fuhrer over God, and personal gain over professional ethics. Num Pages: 233 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230621923
ISBN
9780230621923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.49
€ 44.24

This four-volume collective project by a team of leading scholars offers a vivid portrait of Jewish history in German-speaking countries over nearly four centuries. This series is sponsored by the Leo Baeck Institute, established in 1955 in Jerusalem, London, and New York for the purpose of advancing scholarship on the Jews in German-speaking lands. Editor(s): Meyer, Michael Andrew; Brenner, Michael. Num Pages: 422 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231074742
ISBN
9780231074742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 119.57

This four-volume collective project by a team of leading scholars offers a vivid portrait of Jewish history in German-speaking countries over nearly four centuries. This series is sponsored by the Leo Baeck Institute, established in 1955 in Jerusalem, London, and New York for the purpose of advancing scholarship on the Jews in German-speaking lands. Editor(s): Brenner, Michael; Meyer, Michael Andrew; Mendes-Flohr, Paul; Lowenstein, Steven M. Series: German-Jewish history in modern times. Num Pages: 466 pages, With a new Preface. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 862.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
466
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231074780
ISBN
9780231074780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.87
€ 68.38

Looking at the structure of the international system, this work seeks to explain the causes of World War II. The author argues that the structure of the international system was tripolar, not multipolar and this must be considered in any examination of the antecedent causes and events of the war. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231110723
ISBN
9780231110723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 111.00
€ 76.70

Combines into a single volume, two of Adorno's most important postwar works - "Interventions: Nine Critical Models" (1963) and "Catchwords: Critical Models II" (1969). This book reflects the intellectually provocative Adorno as he addresses such issues as the dangers of ideological conformity, and the fragility of democracy, educational reform. Translator(s): Pickford, Henry W. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 817.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135047
ISBN
9780231135047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 97.12
€ 76.70

Surveys the materials and experimental practices of radioactivity research in early twentieth century Vienna, focusing on radioactive materials, instruments, women's work in physics, and gendered skills. This title shows how experimental cultures in radioactivity are constructed and reshaped by politics as well as scientists of different genders. Series: Gutenberg-E. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJC; HBTB; PDN; PDX; PN; TBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135580
ISBN
9780231135580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.00
€ 59.80

Hardback. Features research on the environmental background, physical human evolution, and cultural development in Central Europe and Moravia during the Pleistocene. Series: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
311
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306452505
ISBN
9780306452505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Hardback. This volume is a result of a symposium that was part of the Euro-American Mammal Congress. It includes reports from Europe and North America on beaver ecology, management programmes and conservation efforts. The essence of this symposium and volume are a reconciliation between humans and beavers. Editor(s): Busher, Peter E.; Dzieciolowski, Ryszard M. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1KB; RNC; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 1310.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306461217
ISBN
9780306461217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.07

Hardback. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HB; JFSL1; JMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 551.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312213039
ISBN
9780312213039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Hardback. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DVU; HBT; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 425.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312230685
ISBN
9780312230685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.76

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