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Paperback. Footbinding originated in the dance culture of China's medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maid's quarters, and peasant households. Neither condemning nor defending foot-binding, this work debunks many myths and misconceptions about its origins, development, and its eventual end. Num Pages: 360 pages, 53 b/w photographs, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596. A Revisionist History of Footbinding. 360 pages, Illustrations, map. Footbinding originated in the dance culture of China's medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maid's quarters, and peasant households. Neither condemning nor defending foot-binding, this work debunks many myths and misconceptions about its origins, development, and its eventual end. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFCK. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 25. Weight: 566.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253902
- ISBN
- 9780520253902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. This work reveals the existence of a previously unknown stratum of literate women among the urban gentry in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century China. Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 line diagrams 18 half-tones 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804723596
- ISBN
- 9780804723596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. This volume rewrites the history of East Asia by rethinking the contentious relationship between Confucianism and women. The book reveals Confucianism as a modern construct that does not reflect the social and cultural histories of East Asia before the 19th century. Editor(s): Ko, Dorothy; Haboush, JaHyun Kim; Piggott, Joan R. Num Pages: 350 pages, 14 b/w illustrations, 14 tables, 3 music examples, 4 charts, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1FPK; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; HRKN1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520231382
- ISBN
- 9780520231382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Get an authentic perspective on Native peoples past, present and future Understand key historical events as they actually happened Want to know more about America's indigenous peoples? This straightforward guide breaks down their thousand-year-plus history and explains their influence on European settlement of the continent. Num Pages: 364 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 189 x 21. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470148419
- ISBN
- 9780470148419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.19
€ 18.99
€ 15.19
Hardcover. "Commissioning organisation: Dorothy Pickles. 222 p. 21cm. Original cloth. Minor bumping to edges, tight binding with clean and bright text in a worn and torn d.w., overall a very good copy." Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Methuen London
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1960
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- SKU
- KEX0045539
- ISBN
- 9780416627404
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Commissioning organisation: Dorothy Pickles. 222 p. 21cm. Original cloth. A good clean copy. Previous owners name on front endpaper. Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Methuen London
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1960
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- SKU
- KEX0049558
- ISBN
- 9780416627404
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This book examines the problems of public health provision in historical perspective. It outlines the development of public health in Britain from the ancient world, through the medieval and early modern periods to the modern state. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JKSW; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 388
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415200363
- ISBN
- 9780415200363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.21
€ 59.21
Hardcover. 242pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Alfred A Knope, New York
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1905
- SKU
- KHS1006266
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A unique document offering unrivalled insight into women's minds and lives during the Second World War. Editor(s): Sheridan, Dorothy. Series: Women in History. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BG; DN; HBJD1; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842126172
- ISBN
- 9781842126172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Hardcover. Editor(s): Roberts, Stephen. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTB; JPH; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Verso
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781688489
- ISBN
- 9781781688489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.91
€ 121.91
Paperback. Editor(s): Thompson, Dorothy. Series: History in Depth. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 409. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KOG0003669
- ISBN
- 9780333111369
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Bolton was built on the cotton industry with, at its peak, over 200 mills in the town: the last closed in 2002 after a gradual decline throughout the twentieth century. This illustrated book includes information about the transport infrastructure that made all this industrial activity practicable, as well as essential public utilities. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBTK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750944427
- ISBN
- 9780750944427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Hardcover. "Towards a Just World" tells the remarkable story of the long struggle to craft the concept of international justice that we have today. Dorothy V. Jones focuses on the first half of the 20th century, the pivotal years in which justice took on expanded meaning. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBT; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226409481
- ISBN
- 9780226409481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.12€ 79.61
€ 95.12
€ 79.61
Hardcover. Rivers figure prominently in a nation's historical memory, and the Volga and Mississippi have special importance in Russian and American cultures. Beginning in the pre-modern world, both rivers served as critical trade routes connecting cultures in an extensive exchange network, while also sustaining populations through their surrounding wetlands. Series: Environment in History: International Perspectives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; HBTB; HBTP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384311
- ISBN
- 9781782384311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.28
€ 162.28
Hardcover. 288 p. illus. 23 cm. Publishers cloth. Nice copy. Slight rubbing to edges of spine. Nice dw with slight wear to edges. Keywords: Social classes
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Longman & Green
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1956
- SKU
- KEX0071247
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 6.86
€ 6.86
Hardcover. 8vo. A good copy in original wrappers.History of India in the twentieth century.The Commomwealth.Indian Literature.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1950
- Publisher
- Gollancz
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0270027
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. Bestselling author Dot May Dunn returns with more of her wonderful life experiences. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMD; 3JJH; BM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 250 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409148128
- ISBN
- 9781409148128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. The heart-warming tale of a wartime childhood. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMD; 3JJH; BM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KTG0002333
- ISBN
- 9781409148098
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The heart-warming tale of a wartime childhood. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMD; 3JJH; BM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228. Some light shelf wear, else as new
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KRA0011055
- ISBN
- 9781409148098
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; WSSN7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 6452 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1361.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781439912829
- ISBN
- 9781439912829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.82
€ 38.82
Paperback. An outstandingly written, action-packed memoir of a decorated British soldier's experience of fighting Taliban forces in Afghanistan in summer 2006. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 pages colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pocket Books London
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847393999
- ISBN
- 9781847393999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 70 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Robert D. Reed Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 70
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931741248
- ISBN
- 9781931741248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.22
€ 12.22
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim; Hector, Gareth. Series: Duel. Num Pages: 80 pages, 50 b/w; 20 col. BIC Classification: HBW; HBWS; JW; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 8. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472818898
- ISBN
- 9781472818898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 256 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609807566
- ISBN
- 9781609807566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.34
€ 18.99
€ 16.34