History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
hardcover. Ordinary women helped restart Japan's postwar recovery by selling sex to Allied servicemen, but they were sacrificed as symbols of national shame by a country that has yet to recover full sovereignty. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804776912
- ISBN
- 9780804776912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.75
€ 116.75
Paperback. How school-aged girls used the legal system to gain access to contact sports Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ1; JHBS; LAZ; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252075841
- ISBN
- 9780252075841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.14
€ 29.99
€ 29.14
Paperback. The source of tremendous power and focus of incredible devotion, throughout history notions of beauty have been integral to social life. Each age has had its own standards: a gleaming white brow during the Renaissance, the black eyebrows considered charming in the early eighteenth century, and the thin lips thought desirable by Victorians. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3J; HBTB; WJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 214 x 4. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747808398
- ISBN
- 9780747808398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.95
€ 11.99
€ 9.95
Paperback. Chronicles the struggles of immigrants who have fled their homelands in search of a better life in the United States, only to be marginalized by the society that they hoped would embrace them. This book argues that marginalization fosters antagonism within ethnic groups while undermining the ethnic solidarity emphasized by scholars of immigration. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 halftones, 3 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFN; JFSR; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691037820
- ISBN
- 9780691037820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.64
€ 52.92
€ 41.64
Paperback. The compelling story of the only concentration camp for women by the acclaimed author of A Life in Secrets. Num Pages: 848 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349120034
- ISBN
- 9780349120034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.00
€ 19.99
€ 14.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPQ; MBDC; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403987242
- ISBN
- 9781403987242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.44
€ 42.99
€ 35.44
Paperback. This work looks at the massacre at the village of Oradour in 1944, and how the French State has preserved the entire ruins of the village, which is now a tourist destination. Through interviews and research, the history of a shattering event and its memorial afterlife are investigated. Num Pages: 317 pages, 25 black-and-white photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 317
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520224834
- ISBN
- 9780520224834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.13
€ 35.99
€ 26.13
Hardback. A groundbreaking examination of post-war photography in East and West Germany Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 colour images + 170 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; AJ; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1142.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300184440
- ISBN
- 9780300184440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 49.94
€ 64.68
€ 49.94
Hardback. This book provides an insightful new study, drawn from the largely unpublished Buddhist paintings at Dunhuang, of medieval Chinese wall painting, workshop production, and artistic performance in theory and practice. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4 tables, 155 illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1FPC; AFC; AGR; HBT; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 29. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804745338
- ISBN
- 9780804745338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.73
€ 92.73
Hardcover. Sarah Cleland brings you 50 scone recipes from the National Trust. Num Pages: 128 pages, Colour photography throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKN; 1DBKW; HBTB; WBVS; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 136. .
- Publisher
- National Trust
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909881938
- ISBN
- 9781909881938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.58
€ 13.99
€ 11.58
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888644909
- ISBN
- 9780888644909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.80
€ 40.99
€ 28.80
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, 24 colour illustrations in a 16 page plate section. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; APFA; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784538217
- ISBN
- 9781784538217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.84€ 93.54
€ 105.84
€ 93.54
Paperback. Sarah Pomeroy seeks to reconstruct the lives and the world of Sparta's women-including how their legal status changed over time and how they held on to their surprising autonomy. Written by one of the leading authorities on women in antiquity, this is the first full-length study of Spartan women. Num Pages: 216 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195130676
- ISBN
- 9780195130676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.43
€ 61.43
Paperback. Drawing from ethnographic fieldwork and postcolonial theory, Sarah A. Radcliffe centers the experiences of rural indigenous women in Ecuador to show how the efforts of development agencies to reduce social and economic equality fail because they do not reckon with the legacies of colonialism. Num Pages: 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360100
- ISBN
- 9780822360100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.38
€ 32.99
€ 32.38
hardcover. From literary journalist Sara Mansfield Taber comes a deep and wondrous memoir of her exotic childhood as the daughter of a covert CIA operative. Born under an Assumed Name portrays the thrilling and confusing life of a girl growing up abroad in a world of secrecy and diplomacy - and the heavy toll it takes on her and her father. Num Pages: 396 pages, 64 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBJK; HBTM; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597976985
- ISBN
- 9781597976985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.41
€ 40.41
Hardcover. Using the considerable wealth of National Trust records from many properties, the author has provided a chronological guide to the art of dining. Num Pages: 348 pages, 300 colour, 50 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 244 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1654. The History of Cooking and Eating. 348 pages, 300 colour, 50 b/w illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; WB. Dimension: 251 x 244 x 29. Weight: 1654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- National Trust
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907892356
- ISBN
- 9781907892356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.11
€ 17.11
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Jollies Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780995466005
- ISBN
- 9780995466005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.81
€ 14.99
€ 13.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 223 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652296573
- ISBN
- 9789652296573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.37
€ 21.99
€ 16.37
Paperback. Focused on marital immigration from China to Taiwan, the book documents the struggles of these women and men as they seek acceptance and recognition in their new home. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 b/w, 2 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; HBTB; JFFN; JHBK; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286238
- ISBN
- 9780520286238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.41
€ 33.99
€ 24.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 12 colour photos & 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTB; HRAX; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Vehicule Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550653168
- ISBN
- 9781550653168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.88
€ 18.99
€ 17.88