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Decisions and Diplomacy: Studies in Twentieth Century International History
ISBN: 9780415097956 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The growing significance of international history and relations in recent years has been reflected in a growth of research and development of new courses. This collection of essays focus on three broad themes: the League of Nations and collective security, problems in British foreign policy, and European/International security in the interwar years. The book, in memory of Esmonde Robertson and George GrUn, distinguished historians of the London School of Economics, contains papers commissioned from some of the most formidable names in international history.
The growing significance of international history and relations in recent years has been reflected in a growth of research and development of new cour...
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462,39 |
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Revolution and War in Spain, 1931-1939
ISBN: 9780415098946 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This collection of essays constitutes a magnificent monument to recent scholarship on the Second Republic and the Civil War. It is indispensable for a full understanding of the period.' - Raymond Carr This collection of essays constitutes a magnificent monument to recent scholarship on the Second Republic and the Civil War. It is indispensable fo... |
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204,40 |
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American Foreign Relations Reconsidered: 1890-1993
ISBN: 9780415104760 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This textbook brings together 12 of the leading scholars of US foreign relations. Each contributor provides a concise summary of an important period or theme in US diplomatic and strategic affairs since the Spanish-American War. The articles follow the chronological development of the emergence of the US as a world power, but special themes such as the US policy process, economic interests, relations with the Third World, and the dynamics of the nuclear arms race have been singled out for separate treatment.
This textbook brings together 12 of the leading scholars of US foreign relations. Each contributor provides a concise summary of an important period o...
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754,51 |
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American Foreign Relations Reconsidered: 1890-1993
ISBN: 9780415104777 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This textbook brings together 12 of the leading scholars of US foreign relations. Each contributor provides a concise summary of an important period or theme in US diplomatic and strategic affairs since the Spanish-American War. The articles follow the chronological development of the emergence of the US as a world power, but special themes such as the US policy process, economic interests, relations with the Third World, and the dynamics of the nuclear arms race have been singled out for separate treatment.
This textbook brings together 12 of the leading scholars of US foreign relations. Each contributor provides a concise summary of an important period o...
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233,60 |
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Global Communications, International Affairs and the Media Since 1945
ISBN: 9780415116787 / Angielski / Twarda / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Analyzing the nature, role and impact of communications within the international arena since 1945, this work looks at how communications interacts with foreign policy in practice rather than theoretically. Using case studies, reference to theory and practical examples, the book provides an accessible guide to this growing field for students of communications studies, media studies, international relations and international history.
Analyzing the nature, role and impact of communications within the international arena since 1945, this work looks at how communications interacts wit...
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754,51 |
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Global Communications, International Affairs and the Media Since 1945
ISBN: 9780415116794 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Analyzing the nature, role and impact of communications within the international arena since 1945, this work looks at how communications interacts with foreign policy in practice rather than theoretically. Using case studies, reference to theory and practical examples, the book provides an accessible guide to this growing field for students of communications studies, media studies, international relations and international history.
Analyzing the nature, role and impact of communications within the international arena since 1945, this work looks at how communications interacts wit...
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233,60 |
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Colonialism and Development: Britain and Its Tropical Colonies, 1850-1960
ISBN: 9780415123082 / Angielski / Miękka / 436 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a study of Britain's economic and political relationship with its tropical colonies between 1850 and 1960. These colonies stretched right round the world from the West Indies, through West, Central and East Africa to Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Fiji and the smaller Pacific islands. The study focuses on the former colonies and their development problems (rather than on Britain) because this provides a crucial background to understanding the present opportunities and difficulties facing these countries since their independence. Meredith has also published Australia in the...
This is a study of Britain's economic and political relationship with its tropical colonies between 1850 and 1960. These colonies stretched right roun...
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296,89 |
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The Discipline of History and the History of Thought
ISBN: 9780415123464 / Angielski / Twarda / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Although much has been written of the nature of history and its disciplinary problems, less attention has been paid to the history of thought. M.C. Lemon's rigorously philosophical work first re-asserts the discipline of history in general as narrative based, before pursuing the methodological implications for the history of thought.
This original work of scholarship will raise the level of argument in philosophy of history and provoke debate among historians, philosophers, and political theorists. Although much has been written of the nature of history and its disciplinary problems, less attention has been paid to the history of thought. M.C. Le...
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803,19 |
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Nationalism in Europe: From 1815 to the Present
ISBN: 9780415125635 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nationalism is virtually impossible not to identify oneself with a nation-state, and yet nationalism is historically a modern phenomenon. This reader of classic texts draws on authors spanning a chronological period and from a variety of European countries - including John Stuart Mill and Otto Bauer - to explore the theme of nationalism in Europe. It provides texts long enough for the undergraduate student to study critically, and makes available the central building blocks for theoretical discussion.
Nationalism is virtually impossible not to identify oneself with a nation-state, and yet nationalism is historically a modern phenomenon. This reader ...
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754,51 |
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Nationalism in Europe: From 1815 to the Present
ISBN: 9780415125642 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nationalism is virtually impossible not to identify oneself with a nation-state, and yet nationalism is historically a modern phenomenon. This reader of classic texts draws on authors spanning a chronological period and from a variety of European countries - including John Stuart Mill and Otto Bauer - to explore the theme of nationalism in Europe. It provides texts long enough for the undergraduate student to study critically, and makes available the central building blocks for theoretical discussion.
Nationalism is virtually impossible not to identify oneself with a nation-state, and yet nationalism is historically a modern phenomenon. This reader ...
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204,40 |
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Women and Property: In Early Modern England
ISBN: 9780415133401 / Angielski / Miękka / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This ground-breaking book reveals the economic reality of ordinary women between the late 16th and early 18th centuries. Drawing on little-known sources, Amy Louise Erickson reconstructs day-to-day lives, showing how women owned, managed and inherited property on a scale previously unrecognised. Her complex and fascinating research, which contrasts the written laws with the actual practice, completely revises the traditional picture of women's economic status in pre-industrial England. Women and Property is essential reading for anyone interested in women, law and the past.
This ground-breaking book reveals the economic reality of ordinary women between the late 16th and early 18th centuries. Drawing on little-known sourc...
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204,40 |
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Illness and Healing Alternatives in Western Europe
ISBN: 9780415135818 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Despite the recent upsurge in interest in alternative medicine and unorthodox healers, Illness and Healing Alternatives in Western Europe is the first book to focus closely on the relationship between belief, culture, and healing in the past. In essays on France, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, and England, from the sixteenth century to the present day, the authors draw on a broad range of material, from studies of demonologists and reports of asylum doctors, to church archives and oral evidence.
Despite the recent upsurge in interest in alternative medicine and unorthodox healers, Illness and Healing Alternatives in Western Europe is ...
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754,51 |
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The International Economy since 1945
ISBN: 9780415140676 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In The International Economy Since 1945, Sidney Pollard describes the most important global developments in economics during the last half century. In this comprehensive history the author covers all geographical regions and considers the effects of the major countries on each other. The International Economy Since 1945 analyses institutional issues, such as monetary policy or the multinational company, as well as worldwide issues. The author considers the impact of policies on economic life and includes discussion of: * the threat to the environment caused... In The International Economy Since 1945, Sidney Pollard describes the most important global developments in economics during the last half... |
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199,53 |
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The Revels History of Drama
ISBN: 9780415143790 / Angielski / Twarda / 3342 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work provides a comprehensive account of drama written and performed in English from its roots in the medieval mystery plays to the progress of drama in Britain and America since 1945. The volumes, which are arranged chronologically, critically examine the drama, playwrights, actors and audiences of each period in their social and historical context.
Key themes in The Revels History of Drama include: * the changing attitudes of audiences and public taste * the developing roles of actors, managers and directors * the evolution of acting styles Each volume... This work provides a comprehensive account of drama written and performed in English from its roots in the medieval mystery plays to the progress of d...
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12305,75 |
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The English Nobility in the Late Middle Ages: The Fourteenth-Century Political Community
ISBN: 9780415148832 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Four things dominated the life of the medieval noble: warfare, politics, land and family. It is with these central themes that this book is concerned. The author provides a comprehensive synthesis and analysis of an especially formative age in the history of England's nobility, and age which was to play such a crucial role in the centuries to come.
Four things dominated the life of the medieval noble: warfare, politics, land and family. It is with these central themes that this book is concerned....
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204,40 |
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Taiwan and Chinese Nationalism: National Identity and Status in International Society
ISBN: 9780415157681 / Angielski / Twarda / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For China, Taiwan is next in line to be unified with the People's Republic after Hong Kong in 1997. China's claim on Taiwan is of great importance to the politics of Chinese Nationalism, and is central to the dynamics of power in this most volatile of regions. The democratic challenge from Taiwan is very potent and its status and identity within the international community is crucial to its survival.
Taiwan and Chinese Nationalism explores how Taiwan's status has come to be a symbol for the legitimacy of the Chinese regime in the evolution of Chinese nationalism. It also... For China, Taiwan is next in line to be unified with the People's Republic after Hong Kong in 1997. China's claim on Taiwan is of great importance to ...
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778,85 |
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Federal Britain: A History
ISBN: 9780415158626 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The United Kingdom faces with two major federal constitutional debates. The first is about the nations which comprise the British state and hence the division of power between Westminster and regional parliaments of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The second surrounds the United Kingdom and the European Union. This text explores the British engagement with the federal idea from the early 1600s onwards, and sets contemporary discussions in context. In the past four centuries, the British have often looked to the federal idea as a possible solution to problems of the unity of the United...
The United Kingdom faces with two major federal constitutional debates. The first is about the nations which comprise the British state and hence the ...
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754,51 |
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Federal Britain: A History
ISBN: 9780415158633 / Angielski / Miękka / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The United Kingdom faces with two major federal constitutional debates. The first is about the nations which comprise the British state and hence the division of power between Westminster and regional parliaments of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The second surrounds the United Kingdom and the European Union. This text explores the British engagement with the federal idea from the early 1600s onwards, and sets contemporary discussions in context. In the past four centuries, the British have often looked to the federal idea as a possible solution to problems of the unity of the United...
The United Kingdom faces with two major federal constitutional debates. The first is about the nations which comprise the British state and hence the ...
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204,40 |
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Race, Science and Medicine, 1700-1960
ISBN: 9780415181525 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Considering cases from Europe to India, this collection brings together research into the role played by racial issues in the production of medical knowledge. Confronting such controversial themes as colonialism and medicine, the origins of racial thinking and health and migration, the contributors examine the role played by medicine in the construction of racial categories.
Considering cases from Europe to India, this collection brings together research into the role played by racial issues in the production of medical kn...
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705,83 |
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The Earliest English Kings
ISBN: 9780415242103 / Angielski / Twarda / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Earliest English Kings is a fascinating survey of Anglo-Saxon History from the sixth century to the eighth century and the death of King Alfred. It explains and explores the 'Heptarchy' or the seven kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England, as well as the various peoples within them, wars, religion, King Offa and the coming of the Vikings. With maps and family trees, this book reveals the complex, distant and tumultuous events of Anglo-Saxon politics.
The Earliest English Kings is a fascinating survey of Anglo-Saxon History from the sixth century to the eighth century and the death of King ...
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754,51 |