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Hardcover. Editor(s): Frank, Lisa Tendrich. Num Pages: 631 pages, 119. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GBC; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 46. Weight in Grams: 2545.
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851096008
ISBN
9781851096008
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.30
€ 169.83

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

€ 11.99
€ 10.17

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ilic, M.; Reid, Susan; Attwood, Lynne. Series: Studies in Russian and East European History and Society. Num Pages: 268 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPG; GTB; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403920430
ISBN
9781403920430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.00

Hardback. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 580 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HRH; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 44. Weight in Grams: 888.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
580
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312210571
ISBN
9780312210571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.62

Paperback. Editor(s): Hambly, Gavin R. G. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 580 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJF; JFSJ; JFSR; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 36. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
580
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312224516
ISBN
9780312224516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 118.54

paperback. Tracing the evolution of the role of women beginning with ancient Middle Eastern societies through the seventeenth century, this book examines the interplay between local practices and early Islamic beliefs and institutions. It also examines the development of the foundations of Islamic law and practice with regard to women. Series: Restoring Women to History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; HBJF1; HBJH; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253212641
ISBN
9780253212641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.20

Paperback. Written by a pioneer in the field of Middle Eastern women's history, this book presents a concise and comprehensive history of the lives of the region's women since the rise of Islam. It shows why hostile or apologetic responses are completely inadequate to the diversity and richness of the lives of Middle Eastern women. Num Pages: 432 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128634
ISBN
9780691128634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 42.58

Paperback. This study of the female members of the Order or Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem in the High Middle Ages analyses their presence in the context of female monasticism and compares their position to the position of women in other religious military orders. Introducing questions of gender into the history of the military orders. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; HBW; HRJ; JFSJ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349295722
ISBN
9781349295722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 149.83

Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 168 x 33. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162661
ISBN
9780231162661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.72
€ 57.47

Hardback. This book brings together a collection of essays by western scholars about women in the Stalin era (1928-53). It explores both the realities of women's lived experience in the 1930s and 1940s, and the various forms in which womanhood and femininity were represented and constructed in these decades. Series: Studies in Russian and East European History and Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333779309
ISBN
9780333779309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.95

Paperback. Through runic inscriptions and behind the veil of myth, this book aims to discover the true story of viking women. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 1DNC; HBJD1; HBLC; HDD; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386. 248 pages, black & white illustrations. Through runic inscriptions and behind the veil of myth, this book aims to discover the true story of viking women. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 1DNC; HBJD1; HBLC; HDD; JFC; JFSJ1. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight: 380.
Publisher
Boydell Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851153605
ISBN
9780851153605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.83

Paperback. Here are the stories of British women doctors and nurses who served abroad in the First World War. Filled with accounts of kindness and bravery, 'Women in the War Zone' honours the often unsung contribution made by those female doctors and nurses who helped to alleviate the suffering of the First World War. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752493602
ISBN
9780752493602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.74

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199782376
ISBN
9780199782376
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 20.67

Paperback. A detailed investigation of the place of women in thirteenth-century society, using individual case studies to reappraise orthodox opinion. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History. Num Pages: 262 pages, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAL; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 386 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Royal Historical Society
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861933341
ISBN
9780861933341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.34

Hardcover. Series Editor(s): Sharpe, Pamela; Summerfield, Penny; Abrams, Lynn; Beattie, Cordelia. Series: Gender in History. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; DSBD; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719099427
ISBN
9780719099427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.35

"Women of Privilege" traces the decline of a once-privileged Hudson River Valley family whose neighbors were Vanderbilts, Delanos, and Roosevelts. Based on diaries and journals, and written by a family descendant, it combines biography and memoir with social history. Num Pages: 285 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBJK; JFSC; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers United States
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897337243
ISBN
9780897337243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.74

Paperback. The remarkable stories of Scottish women throughout history.. Exciting and fascinating tales about princesses, witches, peasants and revolutionaries. Not merely reproducing the biographies of famous women such as Mary, Queen of Scots, Scottish Women reveals a new and interesting perspective on the lives of Scottish women throughout history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16pp colour section. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906817572
ISBN
9781906817572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Among the most prominent icons of the American south is that of the southern belle, immortalized by such figures as Scarlett O'Hara, Dolly Madison, and Lucy Pickens (whose elegant image graced the Confederate $100 bill). This title fills a gap in southern history and women's history. Editor(s): Farnham, Christie Anne. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814726556
ISBN
9780814726556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

paperback. The story of four Wabanaki Indian women, spanning the 17th to the 20th centuries. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3J; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5741 x 3556 x 9. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803282773
ISBN
9780803282773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.76

Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press,U.S. United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817915742
ISBN
9780817915742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. "First published 2006"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906817923
ISBN
9781906817923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.05

paperback. Based on the recollection of the author's mother, other relatives, and family records, this is a vivid picture of the everyday life of a samurai household in the last years of the Tokugawa period. Translator(s): Nakai, Kate Wildman. Num Pages: 228 pages, 18 half-tones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804731492
ISBN
9780804731492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.60

Paperback. The first study of how a group of diverse women spread, built and sustained a national network of branches supporting the militant suffrage campaign in Britain in the years before the First World War Series Editor(s): Sharpe, Pamela; Summerfield, Penny; Abrams, Lynn; Beattie, Cordelia. Series: Gender in History. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 161 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New in paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719070037
ISBN
9780719070037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.72

Hardback. Georges Duby is probably the most well-known historian of medieval Europe. This book is the final part of a major three-volume work on women in the Middle Ages. The theme is very topical and will appeal to historians of the Middle Ages, to those interested in the history of women, and to those interested in religious history. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; HRC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Volume 3
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745619002
ISBN
9780745619002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.12

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