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Hardcover. Historians traditionally claim to be myth-breakers, but national history since the nineteenth century shows quite a record in myth-making. This exciting new volume compares how national historians in Europe have handled the opposing pulls of fact and fiction and shows which narrative strategies have contributed to the success of national histories. Editor(s): Berger, Stefan; Lorenz, Chris. Series: Writing the Nation. Num Pages: 561 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBAH; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 38. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 546
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230237926
- ISBN
- 9780230237926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.29
€ 136.29
Hardcover. This compendium looks at Asian and European policies for dealing with climate change, and possible impacts on conflicts and security. It clarifies the impacts of climate change on natural resources, on the frequency and expansion of natural disasters and the repercussions for environmentally-induced migration. Editor(s): Marquina, Antonio. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 528 pages, 53 black & white illustrations, 21 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; GTJ; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 165 x 34. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230237711
- ISBN
- 9780230237711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.78
€ 124.78
Hardcover. Analyzes why Left Parties enter national government, what they do when they get there and what effect this has on them. Alongside two comparative chapters, this book features detailed case-studies of European Left Parties in government. Editor(s): Olsen, Jonathan; Koss, Michael; Hough, Dan. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPFF; JPL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230236509
- ISBN
- 9780230236509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.01
€ 64.01
Hardcover. This book provides a novel approach to unemployment as a contested political field in Europe and examines the impact of welfare state regimes, conceived as political opportunity structures specific to this field, public debates and collective mobilizations in unemployment politics. Editor(s): Giugni, Marco G. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFA; JHBL; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490. Welfare States and Political Opportunities. 304 pages, 37 black & white tables, 1 figures. Editor(s): Giugni, Marco G. This book provides a novel approach to unemployment as a contested political field in Europe and examines the impact of welfare state regimes, conceived as political opportunity structures specific to this field, public debates and collective mobilizations in unemployment politics. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFA; JHBL; JPW. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 23. Weight: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230236165
- ISBN
- 9780230236165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.63
€ 64.63
Hardcover. Intense globalization, rapidly changing workplaces and family patterns have renewed the international interest in quality of life. This book examines different institutional arrangements, work-place conditions and gendered work and care that affect the conditions for achieving quality of work and life in European countries. Editor(s): Back-Wiklund, Margareta; Van der Lippe, Tanja; Den Dulk, Laura; Doornie-Huskies, Anneke. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFC; JHBK; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230235113
- ISBN
- 9780230235113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.49
€ 64.49
Hardcover. How did Sweden go from a financially backward country to one with a well functioning financial system? Why did this financial revolution occur after the mid-nineteenth century and not before? This book discusses the role of politics and economics in this change and what it means for economic development, market integration and financial crises. Editor(s): Ogren, Anders. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230234048
- ISBN
- 9780230234048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.53
€ 122.53
Hardcover. This book presents the experiences of eleven European countries in the field of territorial reforms. Based on case-studies that outline the basic features of the politics of territorial choice in the respective countries, the focus is on national policies, politics, and cleavages; the strategies employed and the outcomes of the reforms. Editor(s): Baldersheim, Harald; Rose, Lawrence E. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPB; JPR; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230233331
- ISBN
- 9780230233331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.94
€ 122.94
Hardcover. A pioneering exploration of the phenomenon of the composite state in Eighteenth-century Europe. Employing a comparative approach, it combines the findings of new research on Ireland with broader syntheses of major composite states in Europe -- those of France, Austria and Poland-Lithuania. Editor(s): Hayton, D. W.; Kelly, James; Bergin, John. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230231597
- ISBN
- 9780230231597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.58
€ 64.58
Hardcover. The first book-length study to critically examine the recent wave of Hitler biopics in German cinema and television. A group of international experts discuss films like Downfall in the context of earlier portrayals of Hitler and draw out their implications for the changing place of the Third Reich in the national historical imagination. Editor(s): Machtans, Karolin; Ruehl, Dr. Martin A. Series: The Holocaust and its Contexts. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; APFN; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230229907
- ISBN
- 9780230229907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.63
€ 64.63
Hardcover. Bringing together the latest research on the neglected area of second-hand exchange and consumption, this book offers fresh insights into the buying and selling of used goods in western-Europe during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and seeks to re-examine and redefine the relationship between modernity and the second-hand trade. Editor(s): Stobart, Dr. Jon; Van Damme, Ilja. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JFFT; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230229464
- ISBN
- 9780230229464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.10
€ 65.10
Hardcover. Housing finance structures and Institutional and regulatory/fiscal aspects in housing have changed significantly in recent years. This book examines the development in housing markets in Europe and the US, and looks at ways to make housing more affordable and housing market developments more stable. Editor(s): Arestis, Philip; Mooslechner, Peter; Wagner, Karin. Num Pages: 288 pages, 39 figures, 28 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; KCB; KCX; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230229037
- ISBN
- 9780230229037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.28
€ 123.28
Hardcover. A timely assessment of loyalist history, identity and community in Northern Ireland today which provides a comprehensive picture of how loyalism has reacted to changes since the Good Friday Agreement. Challenging simplistic stereotypes of loyalism this book provides a complex multi-faceted explanation of the loyalist imagination. Editor(s): McAuley, James W.; Spencer, Graham. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JPF; JPQ; JPV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230228856
- ISBN
- 9780230228856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.66
€ 64.66
Hardcover. Russian Bureaucracy and the State provides a rich and innovative assessment of Russian bureaucracy from 1881 to the present. From a variety of disciplinary perspectives, the work assesses the organization, personnel, and practices of officialdom across three different Russian regimes -- tsarist, Soviet and postcommunist. Editor(s): Rowney, Don Karl; Huskey, Eugene. Num Pages: 358 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; JPHC; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230228849
- ISBN
- 9780230228849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.13
€ 65.13
Hardcover. Focusing on contact between German and other languages, the contributors analyze the ways in which language practices and discourses on language have changed since the end of the Cold War. Editor(s): Carl, Jenny; Stevenson, Patrick. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 2ACG; CBG; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224353
- ISBN
- 9780230224353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.55
€ 64.55
Hardcover. A decade after the creation of EMU, Italy is still adjusting to the policy environment created by the euro. This book assesses Italy's experience in EMU, identifies the main challenges ahead, outlines key policy issues, and highlights how Italy's experience offers lessons for other euro area members. Editor(s): Buti, Marco. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; JPSN2; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230223356
- ISBN
- 9780230223356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.24
€ 123.24
Hardcover. A new look at models of cooperation for trades of the future. Using seven in-depth case studies, this book looks at how globalization affects the competitiveness of small businesses. It explores the opportunities that are open to them today, and the successful strategies and models that promote development. Editor(s): Gogl, Hans-Joachim; Schedler, Clemens. Num Pages: 343 pages, 174 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; KJVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230223318
- ISBN
- 9780230223318
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.34
€ 123.34
Hardcover. This collection of essays provides a series of fresh approaches to a fascinating subject: Jacobitism. The contributors focus on issues of identity and memory among Jacobites in Scotland, Ireland, England and Europe. They examine Jacobitism as an integral aspect of culture and society in the British Isles and beyond during the century after 1688. Editor(s): Monod, Paul Kleber; Pittock, Professor Murray; Szechi, D. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKS; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230222571
- ISBN
- 9780230222571
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.58
€ 64.58
Hardcover. An examination of population movements, both forced and voluntary, within the broader context of Europe in the aftermath of the Second World War, in both Western and Eastern Europe. The authors bring to life problems of war and post-war chaos, and assess lasting social, political and demographic consequences. Editor(s): Reinisch, Jessica; White, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 379 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JHBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230222045
- ISBN
- 9780230222045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.56
€ 123.56
Hardcover. Explains how William Gladstone responded to the 'Irish Question', and in so doing changed the British and Irish political landscape. Religion, land, self-government and nationalism became subjects of intensive political debate, raising issues about the constitution and national identity of the whole United Kingdom. Editor(s): Boyce, D. George; O'Day, Dr. Alan. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230221949
- ISBN
- 9780230221949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.59
€ 123.59
Hardcover. Featuring contributions by new and established nineteenth-century theatre scholars, this collection of critical essays is the first of its kind devoted solely to Victorian pantomime. It takes us through the various manifestations of British pantomime in the Victorian period and its ambivalent relationship with Victorian values. Editor(s): Davis, Jim. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ASZH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230221598
- ISBN
- 9780230221598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.90
€ 111.90
Hardcover. This book addresses essential questions about the determinants and dynamics of the French political system over the long haul. Beyond 'French exceptionalism', this long term perspective allows for the mapping of key institutions of the Fifth Republic both in terms of their evolution and the complex interplay between institutions and politics. Editor(s): Brouard, Sylvain; Appleton, Andrew M.; Mazur, Amy G. Series: French Politics, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230221246
- ISBN
- 9780230221246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.76
€ 123.76
Hardcover. British Party Politics and Ideology after New Labour brings together academics and politicians to debate the intellectual roots of the ideas that currently drive the main UK political parties. With major players responding to the arguments raised in each chapter, the book will be a must-read for anyone interested in or teaching British politics. Editor(s): Griffiths, Simon; Hickson, Kevin. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JM; JPF; JPL; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220768
- ISBN
- 9780230220768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.61
€ 64.61
Hardcover. This book analyzes Spanish political parties and institutions in comparative theoretical perspective. Two primary themes are addressed: institutionalization and the distribution of institutionalization in the polity, and the relationship between institutional design and representation. Editor(s): Field, Dr. Bonnie N.; Hamann, Professor Kerstin. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JPHV; JPL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219267
- ISBN
- 9780230219267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.86
€ 64.86
Hardcover. This edited volume provides new empirical evidence of far-reaching changes to welfare states globally, which have changed the boundaries of the 'public' and 'private' domain within the mixed economies of welfare. Various modes of policy intervention are investigated, providing a nuanced account of reforms in the past decade. Editor(s): Seeleib-Kaiser, Martin. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPJ; JKSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230205789
- ISBN
- 9780230205789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.13
€ 65.13