History: earliest times to present day
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History: earliest times to present day
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
€ 50.43
€ 50.43
Paperback. This is an account of three English working--class communities in England from 1940 to 1970. The story is told through the words and memories of those who lived through it. The book is at once vivid, moving and eye--opening. Series: Family, Sexuality & Social Relations in Past Times. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBTD; JFS; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631196136
- ISBN
- 9780631196136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.70
€ 64.70
Paperback. This work shows how women between the 12th and 16th centuries were able to carve out areas of influence by exploiting the institutional church and by manipulating religious precepts. Contributors argue that women's participation in religious life offered them access to power in all its forms. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC7; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226066394
- ISBN
- 9780226066394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.29
€ 47.29
Paperback. This sourcebook fully exploits the rich legal material of the imperial period, explaining the rights women held under Roman law, the restrictions to which they were subject, and legal regulations on marriage, divorce and widowhood. Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World. Num Pages: 376 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; JFSJ1; LAFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415152419
- ISBN
- 9780415152419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.83
€ 71.83
Paperback. In a challenging and authoritative analysis, Parvin Paidar considers how Iranian women have been affected, and their position redefined, by the political transformations of twentieth-century Iran. Editor(s): Tripp, Charles. Series Editor(s): Clancy-Smith, Julia A.; Gershoni, Israel; Owen, Roger; Sayigh, Yezid; Tucker, Judith E. Series: Cambridge Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 424 pages, 7 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW; JFFK; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521595728
- ISBN
- 9780521595728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.71
€ 49.71
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801494819
- ISBN
- 9780801494819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.36
€ 36.99
€ 36.36
Paperback. A complete reappraisal of the scale and significance of female criminality in a period of major legislative changes. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History. Num Pages: 194 pages, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Royal Historical Society
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861933303
- ISBN
- 9780861933303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.64
€ 42.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; HBWS5; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 13154th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141918
- ISBN
- 9780231141918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.83
€ 37.83
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124094
- ISBN
- 9780691124094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.34
€ 63.34
paperback. In 1900, Baron von Ketteler, the German Minister, was assassinated in a Peking street. By 4pm the first shots were fired and a siege by Boxers and imperial troops had begun. Among the besieged were 148 women from around the world and Maud, the Baron's widow. This book tells their story. Num Pages: 430 pages, 4 maps, 44 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLW; JFSJ1; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 32. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Holo Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st.ed.
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953773060
- ISBN
- 9780953773060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.48
€ 19.99
€ 18.48
Paperback. An examination of the effects of the process of industrialization on the lives of women, both as paid workers and within the home. Num Pages: 96 pages, Bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; HBG; HBLL; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631153030
- ISBN
- 9780631153030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.19
€ 63.19
Hardcover. A much-needed analysis of how women behaved in Greek society, how they were regarded, and the restrictions imposed on their actions. Given that ancient Greece was very much a man's world, most books on Greek society still tend to focus on men. Women had significant roles to play in Greek society and culture-this book illuminates those roles. Num Pages: 240 pages, 36 black and white illustrations and one map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781555620
- ISBN
- 9781781555620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.60
€ 32.60
Paperback. A collection of source material on women in the ancient Greek world including literary, rhetorical, philosophical and legal sources, and papyri and inscriptions. Beginning in the eighth century BCE, it covers archaic and Classical Athens, Etruscan Italy and the Roman Republic, concluding with the late Roman Empire and the advent of Christianity. Series: Continuum Sources in Ancient History. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408. A Sourcebook. Series: Continuum Sources in Ancient History. 336 pages. A collection of source material on women in the ancient Greek world including literary, rhetorical, philosophical and legal sources, and papyri and inscriptions. Beginning in the eighth century BCE, it covers archaic and Classical Athens, Etruscan Italy and the Roman Republic, concluding with the late Roman Empire and the advent of Christianity. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1; JFSJ1. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 15. Weight: 432.
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441179630
- ISBN
- 9781441179630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.84
€ 46.84
A rich and accessible selection of Greek and Roman original sources all of which are in translation. Series: Bloomsbury Sources in Ancient History. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441164216
- ISBN
- 9781441164216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.48
€ 49.48
Hardback. Editor(s): Budin, Stephanie Lynn; Turfa, Jean MacIntosh. Series: Rewriting Antiquity. Num Pages: 1110 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA1; HBW; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 174. Weight in Grams: 2676.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138808362
- ISBN
- 9781138808362
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 397.68
€ 397.68
paperback. A valuable collection of over 100 sources and documents relating to the public and private lives of women in Ireland during the period 1800-1918. Series: Irish history. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 21. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781859180389
- ISBN
- 9781859180389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.00€ 22.28
€ 29.00
€ 22.28
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474415477
- ISBN
- 9781474415477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.85
€ 145.85
Paperback. During the nineteenth-century, European women experienced dramatic and enduring changes in their familial, working and political lives. Breaking away from traditional categories, the authors of this book provide a sense of the variety and complexity of women's lives across national and regional boundaries. Series: Gender and History. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333676066
- ISBN
- 9780333676066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.27
€ 57.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; CFF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801485206
- ISBN
- 9780801485206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 36.15
€ 38.99
€ 36.15
Paperback. In the eighth and ninth centuries, three Byzantine empresses - Irene, Euphrosyne, and Theodora - changed history. Their efforts restored the veneration of icons, saving Byzantium from a symbolic and decorative art and ensuring its influence for centuries to come. This book shows how these women exercised imperial sovereignty. Num Pages: 328 pages, 9 color illus. 5 line illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780691117805
- ISBN
- 9780691117805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 30.83
€ 40.99
€ 30.83
Paperback. This study integrates a wide range of material on the women of ancient Greece and Rome into one volume. It gathers primary written and visual documentation on the lives of these women and presents them in a chronological sequence, within their historical and cultural contexts. Num Pages: 448 pages, numerous halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 24. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195098624
- ISBN
- 9780195098624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 189.76
€ 189.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, 25 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826335197
- ISBN
- 9780826335197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.09
€ 37.09
Paperback. The First World War was fought on two fronts. In a military sense it was fought on the battlefields throughout Europe, the Gallipoli peninsular and other such theatres of war, but on the Home Front it was the arduous efforts of women that kept the country running. Num Pages: 176 pages, 176 pages of integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473834149
- ISBN
- 9781473834149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
€ 17.99
€ 14.25
Paperback. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226436180
- ISBN
- 9780226436180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.09
€ 52.09