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Paperback. In Ireland, 1951, the young June Goulding took up a position as midwife in a home for unmarried mothers run. It was a place of secrets, lies and cruelty. This memoir tells the story of twelve women's experiences in this home and of the hardships they endured, but also the kindness June offered them, and the hope she was able to bring. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA; HBTB; MQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091902056
ISBN
9780091902056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.95

Paperback. Features the personal memories that give an insight into the lives of the people who lived in and around the Gloucestershire market town neighbours of Fairford and Lechlade. This title documents the individuality of the people and paints a picture of the lives lead, daily work and social experiences enjoyed, both public and private. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; HBTD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 237 x 9. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752422725
ISBN
9780752422725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. This textbook covers the key areas of women's lives in the period 1850-1945 and should be welcomed by students and teachers as an introduction to a formative period in women's history. Editor(s): Purvis, June. Series: Women's and Gender History. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 233 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415238892
ISBN
9780415238892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.78

Hardcover. Illustrated 8vo.Good copy in slightly worn original cloth . Maritime History.The Sea.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Putnam New York
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1929
Edition
Seventh Impression
SKU
KEX0254504
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A book on tattoo literature and culture. It traces the origins and significance of tattoo in the works of nineteenth and twentieth-century artists, travelers, missionaries, scientists, and such writers as Herman Melville, Margaret Mead, and Albert Wendt. It shows how culture has been etched on the human form and on a body of literature. Num Pages: 304 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: AFY; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231143691
ISBN
9780231143691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.22

Paperback. Editor(s): Matthaus, Jurgen. Series: Oxford Oral History Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199772537
ISBN
9780199772537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.73

Paperback. This probing look at a generation of New Orleanians and how they redefined a society shattered by the Civil War engages historical actors on their own terms and makes real the human dimension of life during this difficult period in American history. Num Pages: 324 pages, 6, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421416977
ISBN
9781421416977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.35

Paperback. Examines the rise and abrupt decline of anti-Catholic literature during the Progressive Era, as well as the issues and motivations that informed anti-Catholic writers and their "Romanist" opponents. This work explores the connection between anti-Catholicism and nationalism from 1910-1919. It is intended for scholars and students of history. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; HRCC7; JFCA; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268036058
ISBN
9780268036058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. Feminist historians have long analysed the constructions and meanings of home, whether as domestic space or the place of belonging and longing. In Homes and Homecomings an international group of scholars provide inspiring new historical perspectives on the politics of homes and homecomings. Editor(s): Adler, K. H.; Hamilton, Carrie. Series: Gender and History Special Issues. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444336504
ISBN
9781444336504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.42

paperback. Series: Societas. Num Pages: 150 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBT; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 251.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Imprint Academic United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907845515
ISBN
9780907845515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.48

Paperback. In the early days of the post-Cold War "New World Order", international leaders failed to stop horrific genocides in Bosnia and Rwanda. The author recommends practical steps the international community can take to greatly improve its response the next time genocide occurs. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HBTZ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 223.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
Edition
2001st Edition
SKU
V9780312293253
ISBN
9780312293253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.05
€ 24.90

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
273
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2004th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403960078
ISBN
9781403960078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.80
€ 52.98

Paperback. "This collection of essays explores the emergence of economic societies in the British Isles and their development into a European, American and global reform movement in the eighteenth century. Its fourteen contributions demonstrate the intellectual horizons and international networks of this widespread and influential phenomenon"-- Editor(s): Stapelbroek, Koen; Marjanen, Jani. Num Pages: 398 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 507.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349346301
ISBN
9781349346301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.40

Paperback. Paperback, red spine (blank). 119pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Dun Laoghaire Sailing School Dublin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
SKU
KON0819233
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Merten, Kai; Kramer, Lucia. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: HBTR; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837632941
ISBN
9783837632941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.73

Hardback. A masterful introduction to and appreciation of sociology as a window into our world Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300106671
ISBN
9780300106671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.45

Hardback. A subtle investigation of how fears of cultural dilution and violence have shaped Afrikaner identity historically and in the present day. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBTR; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849046817
ISBN
9781849046817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.07

hardcover. Using hitherto unexplored archival sources, memoirs, interviews, and materials from the vibrant interwar Jewish and Polish presses, Kalman Weiser investigates the rise and fall of Yiddishism and of Prylucki's political party in the post-World War I era. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJPG; HBTB; JFSR1; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 747.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802099907
ISBN
9780802099907
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.82

Paperback. Maclean's history of Indian revolutionaries in the interwar years situates their politics of violence in the broader context of the freedom struggle and Congress politics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043328
ISBN
9781849043328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.22

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Protea Boekhuis South Africa
Number of pages
1344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869197490
ISBN
9781869197490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.22

Hardback. Presents an engrossing story of loss and rebirth, political faith and disillusionment, and the persistence of Jewishness redefined as an integral element of the post-war generation's Polishness Series: The Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253009074
ISBN
9780253009074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.01

Paperback. The scandalous history of the men of Essex Num Pages: 192 pages, 36. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445645216
ISBN
9781445645216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.94

Paperback. The scandalous history of the women of Essex. Num Pages: 192 pages, 59. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 214. The Scandalous History of the Women of Essex. 192 pages, 59 Illustrations. The scandalous history of the women of Essex. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; HBTB; JFSJ1. Dimension: 199 x 126 x 17. Weight: 182.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445606927
ISBN
9781445606927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.94

paperback. An assessment of how race, class, and gender shape social identity in the United States. The author argues that changes in racial assignment have shaped the ways American Jews of different eras have constructed their own ethnoracial identities. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813525907
ISBN
9780813525907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.73

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