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Paperback. By the 1940s, the idealization of motherhood had waned, and the American mothers found themselves blamed for a host of societal and psychological ills. This title traces this important shift by exploring the evolution of maternalist politics, changing perceptions of the mother-child bond, and the rise of new approaches to childbirth and suffering. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226670225
- ISBN
- 9780226670225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.94
€ 27.99
€ 22.94
Hardcover. Exploring such topics as maternal caregiving, childbirth, and women's political roles, this title deals with the groups that challenged older ideals of motherhood, including male critics who railed against female moral authority, psychological experts who hoped to expand their influence, and women who wished to be more than wives and mothers. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226670201
- ISBN
- 9780226670201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 78.75
€ 95.07
€ 78.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBFN; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Monash University Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781922235701
- ISBN
- 9781922235701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Paperback. Using a rich array of oral histories and archival sources, Tomboys and Bachelor Girls provides the first detailed academic study of lesbian identity and culture in post-war Britain for the scholarly and general reader. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719089923
- ISBN
- 9780719089923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.77
€ 26.99
€ 26.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 402 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- PM Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629631042
- ISBN
- 9781629631042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.84
€ 26.99
€ 24.84
Paperback. Describes Mao Zedong s life and thought in relation to the Chinese revolution and twentieth-century history. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822347958
- ISBN
- 9780822347958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.01
€ 26.99
€ 25.01
Paperback. Brings the imagination of women's writing from the Meiji period to English-language readers. Along with traditional prose selections, this anthology features short stories, plays, poetry, speeches, essays, and personal journal entries. It includes an introduction to each reading; and an index listing historical, social, and literary concepts. Editor(s): Copeland, Rebecca; Ortabasi, Melek. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 424 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJC; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137751
- ISBN
- 9780231137751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Hardback. Brings the imagination of women's writing from the Meiji period to English-language readers. Along with traditional prose selections, this anthology features short stories, plays, poetry, speeches, essays, and personal journal entries. It includes an introduction to each reading; and an index listing historical, social, and literary concepts. Editor(s): Copeland, Rebecca; Ortabasi, Melek. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 424 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJC; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137744
- ISBN
- 9780231137744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.89€ 85.15
€ 112.89
€ 85.15
Hardcover. Over the last few years, there has been a noticeable increase in studies on the postwar period of Germany, reflecting the crucial importance of these years for an understanding of the developments in the two Germanys. This is a study of U.S. occupation policy and its effects on German social and political developments in the major cities. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJD; HBWQ; JP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571810359
- ISBN
- 9781571810359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.32
€ 155.32
Hardback. Historians have long believed that Catholics were late and ambivalent supporters of the German nation. Rebecca Ayako Bennette's bold new interpretation demonstrates definitively that from the beginning in 1871, when Wilhelm I was proclaimed Kaiser of a unified Germany, Catholics were actively promoting a German national identity for the new Reich. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 380 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674065635
- ISBN
- 9780674065635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.73€ 56.15
€ 61.73
€ 56.15
Hardback. From the end of the 1930s through the 1940s, the New York fashion industry came into its own. This book presents an analysis of how New York sportswear evolved to become the definitive American style and how a modern fashion aesthetic was born. Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; 3JJH; AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845118969
- ISBN
- 9781845118969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.75€ 115.36
€ 130.75
€ 115.36
Hardback. A history of the assault of the Hungarian state during World War II against the multi-ethnic and multi-religious society in the Carpathian borderland with the aim of transforming the region into an integral part of a "Greater Hungary" dominated by ethnic Hungarians. Series: Stanford Studies on Central and Eastern. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804796668
- ISBN
- 9780804796668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.57
€ 128.57
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 466 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; KCB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 466
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691651859
- ISBN
- 9780691651859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 237.69
€ 237.69
Hardcover. Tells the story of the intercollegiate gridiron sport in the years immediately after World War I when the game underwent monumental changes that transformed it into one of America's fundamental sporting attractions and a commercial entity that would be recognizable to any twenty-first century fan. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBTB; JNM; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608868
- ISBN
- 9780815608868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.85
€ 32.99
€ 29.85
Hardback. Football's Stars of Summer reviews each year of this classic series, including the excitement of selecting the college players; the frequent battles between the two sides over game rules; and the All-Stars' grueling pre-game training camps in the heat of summer, that often produced plenty of surprises for everyone. Series: American Sports History Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810840270
- ISBN
- 9780810840270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.99
€ 157.99
In the postwar era, producers and consumers of cinema began to demand more freedom to make and view movies that accurately portrayed the complexities of real life. This work details the battles, fought largely in New York City, to secure "freedom of the screen" for film audiences. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124292
- ISBN
- 9780813124292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.81
€ 37.81
Paperback. Raymond Durgnat'sclassic study of how themiddle-class view of life as expressed in British cinema transformed our understanding of British films and also opened some disturbing new insights into a national character by whose enigmas and contradictions we have so long been fascinated. Includes a newforeword by Kevin Gough-Yates. Series: BFI Silver. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; APF; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 135 x 33. Weight in Grams: 650. British Movies from Austerity to Affluence. Series: BFI Silver. 416 pages, 79 black & white halftones. Raymond Durgnat'sclassic study of how themiddle-class view of life as expressed in British cinema transformed our understanding of British films and also opened some disturbing new insights into a national character by whose enigmas and contradictions we have so long been fascinated. Includes a newforeword by Kevin Gough-Yates. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; APF; HBTB. Dimension: 190 x 135 x 33. Weight: 650.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844574537
- ISBN
- 9781844574537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.85
€ 40.99
€ 33.85
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Antique Collectors Club Dist
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851497911
- ISBN
- 9781851497911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.80
€ 52.99
€ 40.80
Hardcover. Presents an account of institutional transformation under extreme stress that balances Churchill's self-serving memoirs. This work demonstrates that what political leaders demand from their armies is less important than what those armies are designed to do - and that this oft-recurring disconnect lies at the root of wartime civil-military tension. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 11 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615124
- ISBN
- 9780700615124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.59
€ 74.59
Paperback. Featureing Jim Broadbent, Brenda Blethyn and Luke Treadaway Utterly original, deeply moving and very funny, this is the story of Raymond Briggs' parents' marriage, lady's maid Ethel and milkman Ernest, from their first chance encounter in 1928, through the birth of their son Raymond in 1934, to their deaths, within months of each other, in 1971. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; AKLC; APFV; BGF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 287 x 9. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781911214601
- ISBN
- 9781911214601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.34
€ 17.99
€ 13.34
Paperback. This is the story of the most highly decorated German regimental commander of World War II, known as the "Panzer Graf" (Armoured Count). An aristocratic Silesian, whose ancestors had faced the Mongols at Leignitz, Strachwitz first won the Iron Cross in the Great War. Num Pages: 376 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612004327
- ISBN
- 9781612004327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.72
€ 20.99
€ 20.72
Hardback. Written by a noted expert on Newfoundland politics and intergovernmental affairs in Canada, this book studies a vital but frequently overlooked aspect of modern Canadian federalism. Num Pages: 448 pages, 23, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; 3JM; JPA; JPH; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442650251
- ISBN
- 9781442650251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.97
€ 86.97
Paperback. Analyzes spatial history of 19th and early 20th century Mexico, particularly political uses of mapping and surveying, to demonstrate multiple ways that space can be negotiated in the service of local or national agendas. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822334163
- ISBN
- 9780822334163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.59
€ 31.99
€ 28.59
Paperback. Historian Rayford Logan was part of a circle of intellectuals at Howard University in the 1930s-1950s. In 1944, he gathered together essays by 15 prominent black intellectuals. The outspoken views expressed in the essays helped to set the agenda for the civil rights movement. Editor(s): Logan, Rayford W. Series: The African-American Intellectual Heritage S. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268019648
- ISBN
- 9780268019648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.32
€ 43.99
€ 38.32