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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Ultimately, Cohn argues, women are the protagonists of this book, whether the issue is their support of other women or the resolution of conflict in the streets of Florence, the control of their own dowries or the salvation of their own souls. Num Pages: 264 pages, 19, 19 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801853098
ISBN
9780801853098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.09

Paperback. During the Second World War women proved themselves indispensable to the war effort serving in both military uniformed units abroad and in home front organisations through the darkest hours of the Blitz. This book tells the stories of these women in their own words. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBLW; HBWQ; JFSJ1; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
9780747808121
ISBN
9780747808121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

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

€ 40.99
€ 31.66

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

€ 16.99
€ 13.93

Paperback. As millions of young men marched off to war, they left behind mothers, wives and sisters who were determined to contribute to the British cause. They were first enrolled as nurses to treat wounded soldiers. Later in the war they were accepted into the armed services. This book looks at the realities and myths of the women's role in the war effort. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 150 x 6. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747807520
ISBN
9780747807520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.19

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

€ 40.15

Paperback. 200 years ago, the women of revolutionary Paris were demanding legal equality in marriage; educational opportunities for girls; and public instruction, licensing, and support for midwives. This title presents sixty documents which focuses on these and other socioeconomic struggles by women and their impact on the French Revolutionary era. Editor(s): Levy, Darline G. Translator(s): Applewhite, Harriet Branson; Johnson, Mary. Num Pages: 244 pages, samples. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 575.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252008559
ISBN
9780252008559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.19

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

€ 38.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. During the 1960s, scholars constructed a model of cultural evolution in which men cooperated in the hunting of big game while women gathered plant food, "immobilized" by pregnancy and childcare. The essays in Women in Prehistory challenge this model as they reconsider women's social and economic roles. Editor(s): Claassen, Cheryl; Joyce, Rosemary A. Series: Regendering the past. Num Pages: 288 pages, 52 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBLC; HDDA; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216028
ISBN
9780812216028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.19

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

€ 44.99
€ 39.62

Hardback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474415477
ISBN
9781474415477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.46
€ 92.82

Paperback. "A welcome and useful introduction to the study of medieval women."-- Editor(s): Stuard, Susan Mosher. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812210880
ISBN
9780812210880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.71

Paperback. "First edition published 2002 by Pearson Education Limited"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 314 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138855687
ISBN
9781138855687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.14

Paperback. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812212099
ISBN
9780812212099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.47

hardcover. The romance of flying the airways that developed above the British empire between the two world wars seduced young women with the promise of independence, glamour, and adventure. This title explores the struggle of women pilots as they attempted to produce, define, and gain access to the spaces created when popular and commercial flying took off. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 maps and 3 photographs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; JFSJ1; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773533370
ISBN
9780773533370
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.69

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

€ 345.14

Paperback. The history of women in ancient Rome gives a unique insight into one of the world's most dynamic super-power civilisations and, at the same time, illuminates any number of admirable, exciting and dangerous women fighting to be heard in a world run by men. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 123 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445643762
ISBN
9781445643762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.05

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

€ 36.99
€ 23.46

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

€ 49.79

Offers a way of conceptualising how women's drinking habits changed over more than a century in Britain. Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 328 pages, Tables, black & white|Illustrations, black & white|Graphs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719052644
ISBN
9780719052644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 154.01

Paperback. This study investigates changing patterns of women's participation in early American courts across a broad range of legal actions - including proceedings related to debt, divorce, illicit sex, rape and slander. It argues that women had more opportunity to be heard during the Puritan era. Num Pages: 400 pages, 6 illustrations, 18 tables, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; JFSJ1; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
3rd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807845615
ISBN
9780807845615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.28

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
€ 18.18

Paperback. As many as 20,000 women worked in Union and Confederate hospitals during America's bloodiest war. This title provides the history of these female relief workers and shows how the domestic and military arenas merged in Civil War America, blurring the line between homefront and battle-front. Series: Civil War America. Num Pages: 376 pages, 45 illustrations, 8 figures, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807858196
ISBN
9780807858196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.31

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

€ 50.99
€ 36.95

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