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Hardcover. The story of how three remarkable New Yorkers helped over 3000 African American slaves escape to a life of liberty in Canada, in the decades before the American Civil War Num Pages: 320 pages, 35 black & white halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198737902
ISBN
9780198737902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.28

Paperback. A scholarly investigation of the lesser and greater port cities of the Persian Gulf, their hinterlands, their wider influence and future prospects Editor(s): Kamrava, Mehran. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 145. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849045636
ISBN
9781849045636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.89

Paperback. Although as much romanticized as the American cowboy, the Argentine gaucho lived a persecuted, marginal existence, beleaguered by mandatory passports, vagrancy laws, and forced military service. This title presents the story of this nineteenth-century migratory ranch hand. Num Pages: 273 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 19. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803292154
ISBN
9780803292154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pp. Of photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 203 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307473134
ISBN
9780307473134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. Emilio Bejel looks at Cuba's homoerotic culture through writings about homosexuality, placing them in the social and political contexts that led up to the Cuban revolution. The text maps out the way in which varying attitudes toward power and nationalism struggle for a stance on homosexual issues. Num Pages: 272 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; HBLW; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 181 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226041742
ISBN
9780226041742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. Unique insight into reality of life in Gaza Editor(s): Tawil-Souri, Helga; Matar, Dina. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBJF1; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849046244
ISBN
9781849046244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.48

Paperback. An eyewitness account of events in Gaza that brings home the horror of life in a war-zone, based on the author's candid and dramatic blog. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 169 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745330242
ISBN
9780745330242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.98

Paperback. A guide to Britain's swinging fashion scene. It looks back at the emergence of London as a major player in the world of style during the 1960s. It explores how the trend began and developed, and lists the most with-it Carnaby St boutiques and looks forward to the fashions of the future. Num Pages: 72 pages, 15 b/w; 8 col. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPK; AKTH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 104 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Old House Books
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908402561
ISBN
9781908402561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.31

hardcover. In 1936, Abe Sada committed the most notorious crime in twentieth-century Japan-the murder and emasculation of her lover. This detailed account of Sada's personal history, the events leading up to the crime, and its aftermath steps beyond the simplistic view of Abe Sada as a sexual deviate or hysterical woman to reveal a survivor. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130523
ISBN
9780231130523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.67

Paperback. Gender and Christianity in Medieval Europe seeks to explain the convergence of religion and gender in medieval Christendom. Essays in the volume examine how Europeans identified themselves as women, men, and Christians, and how these identities influenced religious belief and practice in everyday life. Editor(s): Bitel, Lisa M.; Lifshitz, Felice. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC1; HRAX; HRCV4. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220131
ISBN
9780812220131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. Traces the genealogy of modern womanhood in the encounters between Koreans and American Protestant missionaries in the early twentieth century, during Korea's colonization by Japan. This book presents an historically specific, textured analysis that sheds light on the interplay between local and global politics of gender and modernity. Series: Seoul-California Series in Korean Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HRCX7; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520098695
ISBN
9780520098695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. Making a powerful case for an alternative historiography of the region, this book will be invaluable for all those interested in Middle East history and politics, nationalism, gender, public health and refugees. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 line, 10 bw integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSJ; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848854819
ISBN
9781848854819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.96
€ 125.03

Paperback. Editor(s): Daybell, Professor James; Norrhem, Svante. Num Pages: 258 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138667426
ISBN
9781138667426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.84

Hardback. This volume makes a major contribution to Scottish, British and comparative gender, women's and labour history by combining personal testimony methodology, socio-economic and cultural analysis to reveal the dynamics of gender within a society considered by historians to be extremely misogynist Series: Scottish Historical Review Monographs. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748639816
ISBN
9780748639816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.47
€ 102.99

Paperback. This work looks at the crisis of gender in Weimar Germany through the analysis of selected cultural texts. It traces the crisis of gender identities, both male and female, and reveals how a variety of narratives of the time displaced an assortment of social anxieties onto sexual relations. Num Pages: 250 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 287.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Edition
2001st Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312293024
ISBN
9780312293024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.88
€ 75.12

Paperback. A comparative perspective on the way ideas of gender relations and identities shaped the struggle over resources, cultural practices, and political rights that followed the end of slavery in the Atlantic world Editor(s): Scully, Pamela; Paton, Diana. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KL; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822335948
ISBN
9780822335948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. A nuanced re-evaluation of the ways in which gender affected the use of physical space in early modern England. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 344. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series. 220 pages, black & white illustrations. A nuanced re-evaluation of the ways in which gender affected the use of physical space in early modern England. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight: 336.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843836506
ISBN
9781843836506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.90

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813534381
ISBN
9780813534381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.61

Paperback. Exploring the origins of welfare in the context of local politics, this book examines the first welfare policy created specifically for mother-only families in Chicago in 1911. This revealing study shows how assumptions about women's roles have historically shaped public policy. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 halftones, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFF; JFSJ1; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226303932
ISBN
9780226303932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

Paperback. Explores the role of gender on both the home and fighting fronts in Eastern Europe during the First and Second World Wars. This book includes themes such as: the ways in which wartime experiences challenge traditional gender roles; post-war restoration of gender order; collaboration and resistance; the body; and memory and commemoration. Editor(s): Wingfield, Nancy M.; Bucur-Deckard, Maria. Series: Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian & East European Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, 13 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJ; GTB; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 375.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253218445
ISBN
9780253218445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Paperback. Examines the issues of gender and class in the teaching profession of late imperial Russia, at a time when the vocation was becoming increasingly feminized in a zealously patriarchal society. Series: Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white tables, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFSC; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363. Lacking dustjacket otherwise a fine copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEC0000166
ISBN
9780822985761
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801489716
ISBN
9780801489716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.26

Paperback. Gender in Scottish History offers a new perspective on Scotland's past since around 1700, viewing some of the main themes with a gendered perspective. Editor(s): Abrams, Lynn; Gordon, Eleanor; Simonton, Deborah; Yeo, Eileen. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3J; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748617616
ISBN
9780748617616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.46

Hardback. Gender in Scottish History offers a new perspective on Scotland's past since around 1700, viewing some of the main themes with a gendered perspective. Editor(s): Abrams, Lynn; Gordon, Eleanor; Simonton, Deborah; Yeo, Eileen. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3J; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748617609
ISBN
9780748617609
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.13
€ 125.17

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