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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

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

Hardcover. This history of the 'Torrid Zone' offers a comprehensive and powerfully rich exploration of the 17th century Anglophone Atlantic world, overturning British and American historiographies and offering instead a vernacular history that skillfully negotiates diverse locations, periodizations, and the fraught waters of ethnicity and gender. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137479990
ISBN
9781137479990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.92

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

€ 105.94
€ 93.54

Hardcover. This work analyzes the role of competitive elections in the Ukraine's crucial democratic transition period of 1989 to 1998, focusing on how Ukrainian voters make vote choices and which electoral cleavages are most important. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJPR; HBTQ; HBTR; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333800454
ISBN
9780333800454
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349420537
ISBN
9781349420537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 117.90

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

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

Hardback. Editor(s): Duncan, Sarah; Schutte, Valerie. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; HBJD; HBTB; JFSJ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 529.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137597489
ISBN
9781137597489
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.27

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

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

€ 64.74
€ 49.94

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

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

Paperback. The Politics of Addiction examines power and policy-making in the context of a bitter conflict between private and publicly employed doctors treating addiction. Regulation was used by both the profession and the state to shape the treatment of addiction and who could provide it, with the media feeding into the process. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JHB; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349306886
ISBN
9781349306886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBTB; JPHC; JPQ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641058
ISBN
9780691641058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.12

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

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

€ 52.97
€ 41.64

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

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2010
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349382538
ISBN
9781349382538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.81

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

Paperback. How to Survive the English Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 19. Weight in Grams: 162.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder Paperbacks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KNW0010254
ISBN
9780719568473
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784993467
ISBN
9781784993467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.51

Hardcover. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 185 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1MTASF; 3JJPN; HBTB; HBW; JFD; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 219 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137556592
ISBN
9781137556592
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.39

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